Mouse: P.I. For Hire's Ambitious Worldbuilding Examined in Narrative Notebook Analysis
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Bryant Francis
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Summary
An analysis of worldbuilding in Fumi Games and Playside's first-person shooter Mouse: P.I. For Hire, a Steamboat Willy-inspired game where players investigate a stage magician's disappearance as a mouse detective named Jack, uncovering a conspiracy involving cultists, cops, and a cartoonified version of the German American Bund called "The Big Mouse Party." The article examines whether the game's ambitious worldbuilding succeeds.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledIf you ask the developers (and we did, more on that later), the answer is 'a lot.'
The player investigates
Fumi Games' Mouse: P.I. For Hire is more than a Steamboat Willy parody—but does its worldbuilding always stick the landing?
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