History VisualNovel / MysticMessenger

** When the protagonist asks who V is, Seven jokingly refers to V as 'the evil mastermind'. [[Spoiler:Seven refers to V as such in his own route, in a much more serious moment with none of the playfulness.]]
** V says the only way someone could've entered the apartment is because the person who knew the password was someone Rika trusted. [[spoiler:This not only hints at Unknown's relationship to Rika, but also goes as far as to foreshadow V and Rika's relationship since V is basically saying Rika didn't trust him--and Secret 001 reveals she didn't because of the way their ideals clashed.]]

* HarsherInHindsight: There are some jokes thrown around about Jumin being gay. [[spoiler: They appear a lot less funny after Echo Girl spreads the rumor via TV broadcast in order to damage his reputation and thus his company.]]

* LampshadeHanging: You can do so yourself, in combination with LeaningOnTheFourthWall, there is a moment where your three possible options are "haha", "thx thx" and "What the hell's wrong with thesoptions?;;". Choosing the latter will lead to Seven guessing that [[SelfDeprecation the people who made this were working late]].

The player downloads a mobile app called "Mystic Messenger" and, after [[HelloInsertNameHere putting in her name]] and choosing a profile picture, is contacted by a person simply called "Unknown". Unknown then asks them do go to a specific location and enter an apartment to which they give them the number code.
Once inside of the apartment, the chat with Unknown will disappear, and instead the player will be able to see some other people chatting before they notice you. After confirming that the player isn't dangerous, they'll be asked to join an organization called RFA, which used to host fundraising parties until the death of one of the members. The player is then asked to fill the role of said deceased member, conversing with potential guests and trying to persuade them to come to the party.

'''Mystic Messenger has the following tropes:'''

* CastFullOfPrettyBoys: As expected for an otome game. Jaehee is obviously an exception.

* SaveScumming: The game reminds you that the load-feature will cost hourglasses to prevent this, but right now, it's still free, so you can just save before answering the guests' emails. Chats will also be reset if you exit the app without finishing, so if you make a wrong choice, you can just close the app and open the chat again from the beginning.

* GuideDangIt: Most of the time, the right answer to emails is somewhat obvious if you know something about the topic (For example whether a game should be published on "Scheam" or "Metube"), but a few seem a bit counter-intuitive (Like the one with the astronomy club). Special mention goes to Longcat, where the first choice you have is between "Meowmeow" and "Meowmeow," though of course you could simply [[SaveScumming save right before answering]]...

* GuideDangIt: Most of the time, the right answer to emails is somewhat obvious if you know something about the topic (For example whether a game should be published on "Scheam" or "Metube"), but a few seem a bit counter-intuitive (Like the one with the astronomy club). Special mention goes to Longcat, where the first choice you have is between "Meowmeow" and "Meowmeow," (Though of course you could simple [[SaveScumming save right before answering]]...

* ForWantOfANail: Averted, even though it's a common trope for VisualNovels. Selecting an answer seemingly linked with a bad ending once will not direct you towards one. You have to be pretty persistent in your choices to get the bad endings.

* GoldenEnding : Each character has one, along with a normal one and several bad ones.
* GuideDangIt: Most of the time, the right answer to emails is somewhat obvious if you know something about the topic (For example whether a game should be published on "Scheam" or "Metube"), but a few seem a bit counter-intuitive (Like the one with the astronomy club). Special mention goes to Longcat, where the first choice you have is between "Meowmeow" and "Meowmeow," (Though of course you could simple [[SaveScumming save right befor answering]]...

'''Mystic Messenger''' is a dating game made by the Korean company Cheritz.

The player downloads an app called "Mystic Messenger" and, after [[HelloInsertNameHere putting in her name]] and choosing a profile picture, is contacted by a person simply called "Unknown". Unknown then asks them do go to a specific location and enter an appartment to which they give them the number code.
Once inside of the appartment, the chat with Unknown will disappear, and instead the player will be able to see some other people chatting before they notice you. After confirming that the player isn't dangerous, they'll be asked to join an organization called RFA, which used to host fundraising parties until the death of one of the members. The player is then asked to fill the role of said deceased member, conversing with potential guests and trying to persuade them to come to the party.

The game taked place over eleven days during which you can chat with the other members, make or receive calls from them, get private messages and reply to guests' emails. The goal is to get as many people as possible to attend the party, and romance one of the guys (or become friends with the one girl). It uses real time, so if a chat is supposed to appear at 16:15, it will appear once it's 16:15 in the real world, and to get to the next day, the user can either spend hourglasses or simply wait until the next real life day.

* GuideDangIt: Most of the time, the right answer to emails is somewhat obvious if you know something about the topic (For example whether a game should be published on "Scheam" or "MeTube"), but a few seem a bit counter-intuitive (Like the one with the astronomy club). Special mention goes to Longcat, where the first choice you have is between "Meowmeow" and "Meowmeow," (Though of course you could simple [[SaveScumming save right befor answering]]...

* BlandNameProduct: Seven and his love for Ph D Pepper and Honey Buddha Chips. Also, Yoosung loves the game LOLOL, and during email conversation "Scheam" (Which is even once mistyped as Steam), "MeTube" and "Nimtendo" appear, too.

* {{Microtransactions}}: The game is free to play, passing in real time, though there is an in-game currency called hourglasses which can be either bought or slowly earned by playing. They are used to call the other characters, to redo missed chats, to unlock the next day early, and to unlock the Deep Route. Players can also buy calling cards, which allows them to call the characters without using hourglasses.

'Mystic Messenger' is a dating game made by the Korean company Cheritz.

* {{Microtransactions}}: The game is free to play, but players can buy