Come on now. He obviously threw medieval realism out the window. Did I miss the part where orcs and magic and goblins and all of that existed in medieval times? Did medieval peasants have enough money to have mansions with a separate room for every kid, and a bunch of extra rooms like studies, the way most of the families in the game have? Do you think a lot of women owned and operated their own businesses the way they do in this story? The medieval setting was used loosely as a theme, that's it. There is nothing vaguely realistic about this game, you don't even die you just magically wake up in bed.
Actually... yes that was quiet common... the only commoner with a big house as you describe used to be Roderick whom is a carpenter and build his own house.
The other villagers inherited the buildings they live in and many are quiet run down on closer inspection... if not for MC rebuilding his and Emilies houses they might have collapsed before long.
Pennys family used to be very rich by owning several hectar farm land... and even if her house looks nice her barn is a pile of wood waiting to collapse.
Even back in middle ages women had to drag their own weigth... and not everyone was married, the game displays the struggles of a single mother quiet well.
The older ladies in question make it a point to repeatedly comment on how they are so much older than the MC and they cannot understand how he would be attracted to them, and it's wrong for them to be interested in someone so much younger than them. It is 100% implied if not stated outright, that they have DECADES on him. Plus just look at them... they are very overweight and have saggy boobs and just their overall appearance is much older than you are suggesting. Their daughters look to be in their 20s... again as you said, they cannot (and should not) be underage, so that means 18-19 bare minimum... and they don't even look that young. The MC also do not look to be a teenager, I would guess he is in his 20s.
So what?
MC is around 19 years old Emily in particular considers herself in the last years/decade of her live.
Claire only makes such comments once you start to date Kate and keeps asking MC why he'd bother with someone like her if he could have her daugther...Verena never says anything like that though.
Mira and Arianna are 18, Frisha is around 21... Penny is likely the same age Pia is around 20 I suppose, Tia is slightly older than MC... and we can't really tell with most of the none human races.
Your point is still lacking any real evidence or backing.
The women are more than a decade older than MC that's true, that doesn't make them GILFs.
Normally they wouldn't have any fancy lingerie or Bras... the fact they have is artistic liberty of the Devs since people like sexy lingerie.
Aside of Gwen or Nyra I wouldn't talk about sacking tits much either... sure they are beyond their prime but they are still sexy.
You are just stretching it to try to make a point. Verena is in her 20s? Really? Maybe I overshot saying they are 50-60, maybe it's more like 40s-50s but early 30s is an absurd suggestion. Let's also not forget you have to bang the witch to get magic powers, and she is super wrinkly and has a gray bush and the whole 9 yards.
Like we said Gwen and Nyra are clearly GILFs so again you only validate our point by failing to make your own.
And mainstream appeal = 18-30, fit (not overweight) with a pretty face. The same thing it's been pretty much throughout human history - this is not some deeply personal original idea of mine, if you notice the women throughout history who have been famously attractive were young, fit, and had pretty faces - they weren't middle-aged and heavyset. Note cleopatra, helen of troy, the four beauties of China, etc. I have been all over the world and I have seen a lot of paintings and statues of ancient figures and I can tell you this, the women who are presented as being ravishingly beautiful, the ones people fought wars over and who were accused of manipulating powerful men with their beauty, are pretty much universally young, fit, and pretty. This concept cross all centuries and cultures from what I have seen. But sure act like I'm weird for liking what most men have been into since the dawn of civilization.
That's not main appeal that is YOUR main appeal... would you direct to your source which confirms that claim?
I doubt you could as that is clearly incorrect and very subjective as repeatedly pointed out.
...Let's take Cleopatra... she was considered the most beautiful women in the roman empire... in her 30s after haveing a son... not to mention Nophretete a women even more beautiful than Cleopatra.
Do people like young women? sure... but do they despise older women or consider them less attractive? hardly... so yeah you are a strange one on that point