All the brown-haired male MCs look the same to me, but I did quickly notice the new girl pretty much was a matured version of Claire. I don't mind at all though since I like Claire.
Well to be honest, apart from the more recent handheld games, the protagonists have looked alike. Most of the male protagonists carried the same name too. Jack. So it's not really something to be suprised about.
But in this game that is just their default appearance.
You can change the color of their skin, hair, eyes. As well as their hair style, outfit, and possibly other things.
Maybe that was the point? Maybe marvelous wants to take HM back to its roots?
Back to its roots with 2x4 fields? That makes no sense. xD
I instantly thought of Pete and Claire as well. (Prefer the originals, though I don't like Claire much to begin with so it goes to say I really don't like the default girl)
@dino Well you can change their outfits so that souldn't be to big of an issue. The only question is how quickly can you begin to change their outfits. I would imagine you can select your character's general appearance from the start. Would you also be able to choose your starting outfit, or have a secondary set in your home? But if the hat is seperate from the outfit, I would imagine you could remove it very early in the game.