

Could Milk have been inspired to some degree by the Lain game for the PS1?
For starters I love both games, among my favourites.
The reason I mention this is because there's a bunch of things they have in common, the most odd one to me being this at the very start of the Lain game:
The first ever dialogue in the Lain game is about milk:
But I don't think that's the only thing in common ofc, both games are very focused on mental illness and loneliness.
Lain is so lonely she's only seen talking to a psychologist, Milk is so lonely that she's only seen talking to the player.
More things in common I can think of is how both dropped out of school early, how both of their mothers are abusive and how both of their dads are gone.
Both also saw the ugly side of the internet, Lain met Mr. Rabbit who sent her gore and manipulated her, Milk met someone else who she also trusted but harrased her into quitting the internet.
And of course the more obvious one, both struggle with suicidal thoughts.