Hey Adam! It has been a long time, and we need to have more Crescent Valley going on. I am slowly working my way back to that I guess, and these fun little cozy stories are a way I can do that <3
I think I will approach the "large" factor like GTA did by opening up different city parts as you progress. This way, the player has a limited scope on things at first but as they progress on the timeline more and more is opened up for them.