Famitsu Reveals New AI: The Somnium Files – nirvanA Initiative Screenshots Ahead Of Kotaro Uchikoshi Interview

Prominent Japanese entertainment publication, Famitsu, has recently published an article teasing an interview they conducted with the renowned visual novel writer, Kotaro Uchikoshi, primarily known for his work on the Zero Escape franchise, AI: The Somnium Files, and its upcoming sequel, AI: The Somnium Files – nirvanA Initiative.

The full interview Famitsu conducted with Kotaro Uchikoshi will be available in today’s Famitsu issue. However, this teaser article did provide a few new screenshots, which are viewable below:

AI: The Somnium Files – nirvanA Initiative shows an event where the right half of a corpse was discovered, but the left half was never found until six years later. However, the body has shown no signs of decay, as though it’s only a day old. New, special agent Mizuki and her AI partner Aiba are tasked to solve the Half Body serial killings. Kotaro Uchikoshi is confirmed to be the Scenario Writer. Hardcore fans can pre-order the game’s Collector’s Edition, which has a bunch of goodies.

AI: The Somnium Files – nirvanA Initiative is releasing for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, and PC on June 24, 2022.

AI: The Somnium Files is currently available for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam.

If you missed it, check out our review of the game’s initial release.


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