Let's imagine that you have a game in which you care for a character.
But could you imagine one day getting into that game yourself?
MiSide is an adventure game with horror elements, telling the story
of a
simple guy who, for mystical reasons, finds himself in a mobile
simulation. Appearing in the house he has just observed on his
smartphone screen, the hero becomes confused. The stunned guy
follows
the instructions of a certain device he discovered in the bedroom. A
few
moments later, he is greeted by a pretty girl, whose image is also
familiar to the young man from this mobile game.
It’s also around this point that the game’s logic starts breaking down.
After Mita appears in the anime-style flesh, dialogue prompts to learn
more about how I entered her game and why only make me more confused.
Asking outright about what happened triggers a black screen while Mita
presumably explains, and when the game cuts back to her she declares
“And here you are!” like I have any idea of what she said. Other
dialogue that should give me goosebumps ends up being similarly
frustrating, like when I ask her why she requested I hand her a pair of
scissors during dinner.
“I can also open the sauce with a knife, of course,” Mita says, “But I
wanted to have everything ready for your return, so you can’t see the
long preparations. I love making surprises! Yeeep.” Well, no one
promised me she would be the most coherent virtual girlfriend.
The demo ends shortly after this. While we’re playing a card game, my
stops him from prying it open, citing her private underwear stash,
protagonist hears a thumping sound coming from Mita’s closet. Mita
world…it’s just these four rooms. Wouldn’t that be enough for you?
then addresses his anxiety with something that makes me sad: “This
Will you just try to stay with me?”