Getting a little into nirvanA Initiative’s story, the adventure game meets visual novel takes place six years after the original game. In other words, ‘prove it’ by answering some spoil-filled questions from the first game. If players do say they’ve beaten the game before, the nirvanA Initiative won’t take their word for it. That’s constant, though, as the game introduces a new cast of characters linked to the case for players to discover as they progress through the game. Like AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES, the follow-up will have players figuring out the true culprit behind the murders that, at least for me in both the original and follow-up, will keep you guessing in the near-future Tokyo setting that is not directly tied to the case in the 2019 game.Īll that aside, I think it does help to play the original just for any returning character who pops up during your investigation alone, just to know the history that comes with their return to the series. Set to release this week on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, the nirvanA Initiative adds to the foundation of the first game with new gameplay mechanics alongside an all-new case of unique murders, a series’ staple at this point in which players will figure out the “how” and “who” of the murders, which are smartly revealed throughout the over 20-hour campaign.

AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES – nirvanA Initiative continues the unique premise that is as good as the original even with its long game title.

The original AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES was one of my favourite games of the year when it came out in 2019, so a sequel to Spike Chunsoft’s latest smart dialogue-driven visual novel narrative series was something I was honestly looking forward to getting my hands on this year.

Artificial girl 3 characters mizuki