Miko's favorite weapon appears to be her hammer and large swords. She's very impatient so she'd prefer weapons that have high DPH .
Hinobi is one letter off Shinobi/忍び which means 'stealth' or 'ninja' in Japanese, fitting for a company keeping secrets from the public.
Sooo, you could say that they take the "s" out of shinobi? Hahaaaa. I'll see myself out.
Ever wonder why Gauntlets are never used as a melee weapon despite being one? Simply because they break. Although it can be repaired, having them break mid-battle is a really big hassle. This is why their melee weapons are always made of Plixels, and only Plixels.
It may be strange that EXP itself is used as a currency rather than just a level-up system, but it's an abbreviation for 'Experience Points'. When Glitch Techs contain Glitches, they gain literal experience at work. The more experienced you are, the more advanced and complex upgrades you'd be ready to use. Unless of course, you're a kill stealer with no skill.
Ever wonder why Hinobi games are usually cutesy, cool, arcade, or just downright basic? They know Glitches manifest in their games, and since they can't fix that problem yet, they make sure their games aren't Nintendo Hard to lessen the risks to their techs.
Alternatively, we just never see those types of Glitches due to the creators wanting to Avoid the Dreaded G Rating.
The Hinobi Gauntlets resembling the NES Power Glove has symbolism to it. It was really cool, yet super impractical. Likewise, Hinobi tech is incredibly cool, yet has just as many cons as pros. Despite being incredibly advanced, it's so sensitive that even leaving it dormant could cause a Glitch itself.
Imagine if something programmed similarly to the cybugs from Wreck-it-Ralph (a safely contained computer virus) turned into a glitch?
Or imagine if a meta-fictional character such as Monika or a world-ending video game character such as Gigyas or even worse, anything from the Kirby series got into the real world!
To calm your nerves, outside of the game Monika would pretty much just be a slightly unhinged high-schooler, and given her general goal it's unlikely she'd actually be hostile in a world where she can find someone she loves with no fear of coding keeping them apart.
Not to mention that Giygas and kirby bosses were meant to be beaten not even considering that Glitch Techs has no reason to play fair.
Some games have the ability to become Unintentionally Unwinnable due to an oversight causing the player to be soft locked. If a Mapper Glitch originated from such a game, an unsuspecting person could ruin their chance of freedom simply by accident.
That is exactly what happened in the episode. Castlestein allows players to dispose of the key items they need to finish the game, hence why it's the only game Miko has never actually won. If she'd been the one to loot the spork, not Five, they would have been trapped, just like the other techs.
Think of the scariest, and most difficult to beat horror game. Now recall one way Glitches are created..(One way is loud noises, like say the end result of a Jumpscare.)
What makes it worse is that a lot of games that focus on pure horror and terror force the player to be helpless regardless of how armed and strong they would normally be in real life.
Consider Hinobi horror games. How many people have actually died from them before the Glitch Techs got to them?
