AI: The Somnium Files

1. TBWolf

   Feb 8, 2020

   10

   This game did not deserve a review bomb.
   
   AI: The Somnium Files is a high quality game from the developers of The Nonary Games. The storyThis game did not deserve a review bomb.
   
   AI: The Somnium Files is a high quality game from the developers of The Nonary Games. The story and twists are very nice, and every single route of the flowchart (the game's method of progression that allows it to have several different endings) is satisfying in its own way.
   
   The characters are also solidly developed and fun to explore in their different routes.
   
   I can't recommend AI:TSF enough-- its price tag of $60 is a bit much but that comes from a frugal gamer who doesn't like buying fully priced games in general. It's definitely worth $60 more than many other newer games, and it takes quite a few hours to get through the game-- none of which feels slow or boring (in my opinion). It's a good value even without a sale, but a great value if you do manage to pick it up on a Steam sale or something.… Expand

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2. Smeshy

   Feb 17, 2020

   10

   Just a great visual interactive novel mystery game all around with fun 3rd person escape the room puzzle types of portions in the game.Just a great visual interactive novel mystery game all around with fun 3rd person escape the room puzzle types of portions in the game. Definitely recommend.… Expand

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4. WeedleSenpai

   Feb 11, 2020

   10

   Easily the best game released in 2019, if not the best game released in the past few years. An excellent find for any fans of the visual novelEasily the best game released in 2019, if not the best game released in the past few years. An excellent find for any fans of the visual novel detective mystery genre. From the mind of the man who brought us the Zero Escape series, fans will see welcome returning elements such as the timeline flowchart, however it does depart from the zero escape formula at times, with pleasing results. This game is a lot more emotionally charged than zero escape titles ever were, focusing a lot on comedic dialogue, paralleled with some deep and often heart wrenching character development moments. Make no mistake, while this game does seem to focus on emotional impact there is no shortage of clever twists and turns in the narrative, as one would expect from the genre… Expand

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5. Clairesse

   Feb 16, 2020

   10

   Must play for fans of story driven games or the mystery or psych thriller genres.

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6. LorDofLegEnd

   Jul 7, 2021

   10

   My eyes have been opened........
   
   It was beautiful. They nailed it. I have recently played a lot of visual novels but never finished oneMy eyes have been opened........
   
   It was beautiful. They nailed it. I have recently played a lot of visual novels but never finished one because the dialogues aren't than fun to read and half way through I lost interest in the story( except for ace attorney its the best thing humanity ever achieved) but this was great I have played all the routes and unlock all endings it was worth it. The gameplay was fun too. The somniums were enjoyable. I was playing this while they announced the sequel. I am excited for it… Expand

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7. Sympfuhni

   May 12, 2020

   9

   This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. AI: The Somnium Files is a great game all around that is kind of similar to the Danganronpa and Zero Escape series. All of them feature dark themes such as murder and gore but also have some hilarious moments in-between.
   Firstly, the graphics are absolutely amazing. Throughout the game, I could not help but admire the graphics, the animation was really well done. Nothing much to say there.
   Although the soundtrack didn't leave as deep an impression such as the ones from the Danganronpa series, I think they were pretty good as well.
   As for the story, it might seem extremely confusing at first but ties up all the loose ends really nicely at the end. However, the idea of parallel worlds and getting information from these parallel worlds seemed a bit... familiar. Not sure if this was intended as a nod towards AI: The Somnium FIles being in the same universe as the Zero Escape series but it was a bit disappointing. There were also times where a little girl with a pipe could run into 20+ armed men and not get shot once, which honestly kind of bothered me. However, that aside I loved everything else about the story.
   As for the gameplay, I must admit I was slightly disappointed when most of the challenges weren't really challenges at all, it was so easy the QTE got boring pretty quickly. As for the Psychin' the only real downside would be that in some Psyncs, you really can't tell what you need to do and it really just becomes a guessing game. So if you loved the puzzles from the Zero Escape series, you might be a little disappointed with this part.
   Next, the controls. I found it extremely weird that the keys to move the camera angle was on the arrow keys. If a player were to use the mouse and the arrow keys to navigate it would feel quite uncomfortable. Of course this would not be a problem if it were possible to configure these settings. I for one would really like the movements keys to be on WASD instead.
   Finally, the game ran smoothly the whole time and I never encountered any glitches or bugs.
   An overall great game even if you factor in the small little annoyances.… Expand

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8. cardgrey

   Feb 16, 2020

   0

   this game is a waste of money and lackluster at best. i don't even know were to start when tearing apart the creators crack induced dream of athis game is a waste of money and lackluster at best. i don't even know were to start when tearing apart the creators crack induced dream of a game. i do wanna say if you like this sort of thing that's fine enjoy not hate bashing on fans as everyone has likes and dislikes. that said the crashing of it is unacceptable.
   as some people have said it needs a i7 and that that's the main cause well here's mine
   i have a intel core i9-9900kcpu@3.60ghz 32gb of ram and a nvidia 2080 super =p you telling me its my system requirements???… Expand

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