AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative

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83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
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  1. Starbit
    Mar 4, 2024
    70
    Because it takes such risks with its plot and delivers very engaging puzzles, this sequel successfully musters from its sources an absolutely mind-blowing ending, which more than makes up for the game's flaws that include poor quicktime events and an over-reliance on sexualized humour that quickly loses its track. Fortunately, everything comes together and works out nicely in the end.

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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 68 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 56 out of 68
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 68
  3. Negative: 9 out of 68
  1. Gala1998
    Jun 26, 2022
    10
    Great sequel and a must buy if you enjoyed the original. Built upon the ideas and mechanics of the first with an intriguing story once again.Great sequel and a must buy if you enjoyed the original. Built upon the ideas and mechanics of the first with an intriguing story once again. Small switch performance issues aside there is a lot to like here.… Full Review »
  2. animeUwU
    Jun 25, 2022
    10
    I can't believe we got a sequel to this amazing game. So far, my favorite game of 2022.
  3. Cobalt_Red
    Jul 13, 2022
    6
    Twitter is not the world, I'm writing this and I'm wasting my time on this because I cared about the series, note the past tense used in theTwitter is not the world, I'm writing this and I'm wasting my time on this because I cared about the series, note the past tense used in the sentence.
    I've tried not to do spoilers so I won't touch on all the problematic points.
    Theres a ton of little problems that put together recreate a mediocre experience.
    Ryuki and Tama feel solid but I was pretty disappointed because you only get them for the first part of the game.
    The somniums are better than the first game accompanied by the new VR sections that are quite good and it is better optimized than the first one in the technical compartement (almost no frame drops) with the audio voices top notch both in english and in japanise, however in a game that makes story its centerpiece it is not enough to excuse the flaws of the writing.
    Story which honestly seemed more interesting in the beginning than the one in the first game, but soon gets trite and rehashed.
    Mizuki and Aiba's dynamic is alot worst than Date and Aiba. The former fell pretty flat for me compared to the latter.
    My main problem is that Mizuki didn't really have much of a character arc.
    Gimmicks aside you could swap her with anyone and the game would still work, nothing changes story wise.
    It's amazing how much of a step back she is to her first game appearance.
    Her chemistry with Aiba is kinda ok, but there's not really any deep bonding going on like Ryuki and Tama, who shoulda have gone back to being the leads in the last act since they had more to overcome.
    The pacing was worse than the first game.
    It would really help to make the game shorter and the plot tighter without all the bloat like the constant pointless detours or especialy the parts where the characters just keep repeating the same plot points over and over.
    Localization cut some stuff whitout motive, i can guarantee that the in game voice of a certain tool misses pieces of info (which I won't mention for spoilers).
    I liked the first AI game and this one felt lackluster compared to that.
    Still, it is worth checking out if you enjoyed the 1st game, at 20 euro no more than that.
    it's not the disappointment that ZTD was but it's closer than I expected.    … Full Review »
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