Interest: Lots of interest: I spent a good few years in StE and they were some of my favorite RP memories
Location: hmmm pretty important? One location makes it a lot easier for characters to meet and I recall struggling to work with CR that had left Locke City. On the other hand, I also like the open-world aspect a lot.
Anything else: I really think StE at its best had a fun-filled, wacky tone to it that it kind of lost in the second season. I think I'd really prefer the game to maintain that level of fun combined with drama in the face of alien invaders