Mixtape has an easy-to-miss reference to Beethoven and Dinosaur's excellent first game, The Artful Escape, which suggests that the two take place in the same universe.
While some gamers are jumping into Mixtape and getting surprised at what kind of game it is (or let's be real, not jumping in and acting surprised), those of us who played the developer's brilliant first game, The Artful Escape, will have known what to expect. While Mixtape is a much grander project, it still shares a lot of similarities with Francis Vendetti's search for discovery.
The focus and importance of music, as well as fairly simplistic gameplay segments that drive the plot forward, are obvious bits of connective tissue, but the similarities don't stop there. As it turns out, though, Mixtape and The Artful Escape might be more closely linked than just having a few commonalities, as an easter egg suggests they're set in the same universe.
Towards the end of Mixtape, you finally get a chance to explore Slater's room after a falling out with Cassandra threatens to ruin the night's plans. As with the other bedrooms in the game, Stacey can explore Slater's room and interact with a bunch...
