Avalon

The setting anticipates a world where advanced brain-computer interfaces power mass VR gaming. Players can monetize their in-game prowess, blurring lines between livelihood and addiction. The plot hinges on high-stakes missions like Special A, where traditional resets may not be available, heightening the tension between digital exploits and real-world consequences.

Avalon is a near-future, highly immersive VR shooter where players inhabit avatars to raid levels filled with AI and human opponents. The game interfaces directly with players' brains, awarding real cash and experience but placing heavy mental strain that can leave players catatonic. The action ebbs between the digital arenas and the real world, with pivotal scenes unfolding in Ash's apartment and culminating at a concert hall run by the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra.

🕹️ Reality-Virtual

Avalon normalizes living part-time inside a virtual world, shaping identity and choices in ways that feel authentic yet are manufactured. The narrative probes what remains real when memories and sensations are engineered. It questions whether courage, love, and danger can be trusted when they exist primarily as software phenomena. The boundary between player and avatar becomes increasingly porous as events unfold in both realms.

💊 Addiction

The film centers on a culture where virtual prowess translates into cash and status, fueling a compulsive loop for players like Ash. The brain-interfaces impose a toll, with detachment, obsession, and even comatose states signaling the costs of endless advancement. The threat of becoming an Unreturned—unable to exit Avalon—serves as a grim reminder of the price of immersion. The narrative uses these elements to critique dependency on digital escape routes.

🎛️ Control

Nine Sisters act as aristocrats of the virtual realm, controlling access to the coveted Special A and the gateway via the ghost. The pursuit of power drives alliances, betrayals, and dangerous recruitment schemes, highlighting how creators and guardians of a world can manipulate players for hidden agendas. The story contrasts external control with the characters' desire for autonomy, culminating in a choice between staying in a crafted reality or reclaiming agency in the real world.