Shout Out / Rune Factory 4

• The diary found in Obsidian Manor. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts.
• Vishnal was inspired to become a butler by a man named Sebastian who despite being amazing dedicated all his efforts to making his master look even more impressive.
• The game also has a few Pokémon references. Dolce quotes the "I choose you" line and tries to send Pico to use Thunderbolt, and Pico comments on how it would have been super effective if she could use it. Clorica makes a pun off of Tentacool and Tentacruel at the Squid Catch Festival. And then there's Amber quoting a certain Youngster:
  Amber: "I like juices. They're yummy and easy to drink."
• The bath section of the bathhouse is named Bell Bath (and Beyond).
• According to their description, the Power Gloves are so bad.
• There is a NPC who would love to go dungeon crawling, but he took an arrow to the knee a few years back
• Amber at one point asks Forte "Are you a gumshoe, pal?" Just like Detective Gumshoe.
• You can craft or find a Ruby Rod. Its flavor text suggests "No one can stop the feelings gushing out from this weapon."
• The description for the Rush Punch skill promises: "Enemies are already dead."
• If Frey marries Arthur, when he asks for kids he'll ask her "Would you please bear my child?"
• One town event has Volkanon yell out the memetic "I've fallen and I can't get up!" line from the Life Alert commercials.
• During the Hope Spot, Porcoline has a voice clip where he says, "Show me your moves!"
• The wooden baseball bat's description mentions that only kids in striped shirts makes a weapon like this their first choice.
• The Twin Leeks weapon contains a number of stat boosts that equal 39, and using them will make you want to sing polka.
• Upon flying to The Floating Island your airship is attacked by monsters, after defeating them Arthur praises your fighting skills, in which you could be humble, or say "Gimme More!" If you say the latter, Arthur will reply "You're like a Tiger! You're GRRRRRRREAT!", referencing the Frosted Flakes tagline and tiger mascot.
• If the player gets in a relationship with Margaret, when she attempts to tell the player she loves him, she will first attempt to confess, but then claim that there's a "Wooly doing the Leekspin" behind them; after marrying her, she'll be able to get past the love part of the word... only to then stop short and say To be continued...
• The order to let Raven stay home instead of coming to Selphia every day ends with (That's so her!).
• When you have the fortune teller assess your compatibility with a party member, she chants "Mekka lekka hi... mekka hiney ho!"
• Illuminata has a number of shoutouts herself:
  • She yells "OBJECTION!" in at least one scene.
  • Illuminata also has a voice clip where she says "No need, my dear Watson!"
  • One of the exchanges which can happen during a harvest festival:
  Illuminata:"It was you, on your farmland, with the hoe! I accuse you of growing that crop!"
  Lest/Frey:(Possible answer): "Yes, And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids and your dragon!"
• Some of the pet names during the Buddy Battle festival are shout outs to other franchises:
  • Vishnal called one of his combat pets Sebastian after the man who inspired him to become a butler. The other's name? Alfred.
  • Clorica's beloved fighting duo are called Kotaro and Minami.
  • Xiao Pai, keeping with her comic relief motif, named her two buddies Menchi and Nabeshin.