Locations

This pages covers all of the locations and other backgrounds that the player encounters in MetaWare High School (Demo).

Blueworld
Whilst not really being a location, this background serves as an introduction to each playthrough, displaying a short text/quote before the Player appears before Chris, Aspen and Isadora. It is refered to as "Blueworld" in the game files.

Starting location
This is the location where the Player initially appears at the beginning of every game except in the Final Route. Here the Player gets to meet the other characters. It appears to be in front of a school. The background seems to have been created quickly, with rough brushstrokes and wobbly lines making up the image.

To the left and right of the main screen are mirrored versions of the same background, which can be seen on certain routes. When choosing the option to dance, the frontmost tree and the rest of the background are seperated and moved at different speeds to create a parallax effect.

Mochi store
The front of the Mochi store (called Mochi Shop in the soundtrack) is the only other physical location that can be visited in the game. Written on the sign of the store is the name "Starbucks", and next to the doors is a Starbucks-esque logo, but both are crossed out with red paint. With the same red paint the word "Mochi" is written on the store, making it seem like the name-change was an afterthought. Upon beeing asked by the Player about the obvious Starbucks reference, Aspen says that according to the most accepted theory, the owner of the store changed the name right before opening it.

Similarly to the starting area, it appears to have been made quickly though with a completely different aesthetic, that being one of a quick joke scribble in Microsoft Paint, which the Creator's letter acknowledges and apologizes for if one visits the store. The Creator did not actually finish the part of the game taking place at the store, as indicated by the scene's dialogue containing various typos, characters acting strange, and the rules of the universe seeming to be slightly different. For example, this is the only place where eyes are acknowledged by someone who isn't the Player, as Aspen will nonchalantly ask the Player to close their eyes at one point during their visit to the store.

Endscreen
At the end of each playthrough the Player is confronted by Nari in this entirely black environment. The location is also briefly show when Hope accuses Nari of lying and tries to bring her to open up about her findings in the code. It is unclear to what extend the location actually exists as neither Hope nor Nari mention its sudden appearance.

Memories
This is another non-location. It appears during the Final Route, and shows various screenshots of the game with a watercolor effect over them.