The plot of Persona 4 was inspired by the work of mystery novelists owing to its murder mystery premise. The rural setting was based on a town on the outskirts of Mount Fuji and intended as a "'nowhere' place" and is the central setting to have players sympathize with the daily life of the characters. The developers added many in-game events to prevent the game from becoming stale. During the localization, numerous alterations to names and cultural references were made to preserve the effect through translation, but some Japanese cultural references were altered or removed.<br />...<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxeAU7wgu_Q" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxeAU7wgu_Q</a>