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AI: The Somnium Files (Kotaro Uchikoshi x Spike-Chunsoft) development updates
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OT-wise, I like something simple like "Complex Motives". Trying to shove multiple jokes/references in it at once is just overdoing it to the point of not being funny.
...I mean, I know that's how all OT titles are in the end, but still!
...I mean, I know that's how all OT titles are in the end, but still!
The Japanese account has been posting these incredibly goofy drawings over the past few days. They're great.
and the English account is teasing something.
It's probably going to be a one-off video, unfortunately. I wish she would go back to posting regularly. :(
FYI, the same issue has a four page feature on the game, and the magazine (Company name is Kadokawa Game Linkage) is owned by the same parent company as Spike Chunsoft. Which is certainly not a good sign.
Quick summary of the Famitsu Review:
Score: 34/40 (9 / 9 / 8 / 8)
- 30 hours to see all the game has to offer
- Target audience: Adventure / VN fans
- The game strikes a perfect balance between the serious, hardboiled detective parts in the real world and the much more jokey tone of the dream sequences. Funny banter and back and forth between Date and the rest of the cast.
- It's especially exciting to make choices during dream sequences due to the mad chain reactions they can cause
- The Somnium parts can get very tense due to their time limit and the decision of when to use the collectible bonus items that slow down the timer.
- In contrast, the tempo during the real world parts is slower. You are free to cycle through multiple choices and look for the right answers.
- Good QoL design decisions like a helpful UI that aids the player's immersion and fits the different scenes
- Traditional Adventure/VN gameplay combined with a modern presentation
- Unique setting and quirky characters that might surprise you with their actions
- Limited interaction in the dream sequences. One reviewer would have liked more freedom to explore during the Somnium Parts, but she acknowledges that those limits exist for dramatic purposes
It's a Famitsu review, so that's a whole lot of vague statements that don't tell us much more than most previews. But all four reviewers were positive on the game and no one mentioned any glaring flaws, so I thought I'd still share it. Same score as VLR, higher than ZTD, lower than 999 seems right in line with expectations.
Score: 34/40 (9 / 9 / 8 / 8)
- 30 hours to see all the game has to offer
- Target audience: Adventure / VN fans
- The game strikes a perfect balance between the serious, hardboiled detective parts in the real world and the much more jokey tone of the dream sequences. Funny banter and back and forth between Date and the rest of the cast.
- It's especially exciting to make choices during dream sequences due to the mad chain reactions they can cause
- The Somnium parts can get very tense due to their time limit and the decision of when to use the collectible bonus items that slow down the timer.
- In contrast, the tempo during the real world parts is slower. You are free to cycle through multiple choices and look for the right answers.
- Good QoL design decisions like a helpful UI that aids the player's immersion and fits the different scenes
- Traditional Adventure/VN gameplay combined with a modern presentation
- Unique setting and quirky characters that might surprise you with their actions
- Limited interaction in the dream sequences. One reviewer would have liked more freedom to explore during the Somnium Parts, but she acknowledges that those limits exist for dramatic purposes
It's a Famitsu review, so that's a whole lot of vague statements that don't tell us much more than most previews. But all four reviewers were positive on the game and no one mentioned any glaring flaws, so I thought I'd still share it. Same score as VLR, higher than ZTD, lower than 999 seems right in line with expectations.
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You'll probably get some footage in the next day or two if not alongside the review embargo. This is what Mankoto had to say a page ago:
Embargo 5 days before release bodes pretty well.
Yeah, 999 reviews are a bit baffling (though I'd put VLR right up alongside it personally).
Do we know which VA option the game was designed around this time around?
Zero Time Dilemma very obviously put the English VA first.
Zero Time Dilemma very obviously put the English VA first.
Dunno. The English VA of the youtube content has been surprisingly good though.
I was thinking the same. I nearly always go Japanese VA, but I actually found the English VA of VLR to be somewhat superior.
Edit: And for some reason the TGS version of one of the earlier trailers released today sounds muffled or underwater comparatively in regards to VA.
I'll have about 3-4 hours of footage up at the same time reviews go up.
I know the release was delayed, but the game is unavailable to preorder from both Amazon US and Amazon UK (I'm importing a physical copy to Australia).
Once stock issues are resolved should I expect it to reappear or did I fuck up and am possibly waiting for a second print run?
Once stock issues are resolved should I expect it to reappear or did I fuck up and am possibly waiting for a second print run?
I normally play in Japanese, but because I've been following the weird English viral marketing campaign, I can't imagine A-set or Ota sounding like anyone else.
I'd imagine things would stabilize post launch. The physical release was delayed due "increased demand and manufacturing issues". I don't remember them talking about this being a limited physical release.
How the fuck did ZTD score higher than 999, I'll never understand.
I would imagine some western reviewers prefer having 3D models over the 2D art.
Here's one review that I can find. Not aware of the site but they gave it a 9.2 out of 10.
https://videochums.com/review/ai-the-somnium-files
https://videochums.com/review/ai-the-somnium-files
That'd be wonderful. Please link it when you have the opportunity, thanks.
I'm going to wait for user impressions. I know some people really liked or had no issues with ZTD, but considering how burned I felt after playing it I want to make sure I'm not getting into the same situation. I need reassurance that the quality is more like 999 or VLR before I dive in.
Surprise!
A-set hosted the official Spike Chunsoft TGS stream. Providing a nice return to her old Vtuber videos.
There's also an AI segment (Around 3:19:40) but ehhhhhhhh.
Here's a compilation of just the host segments, totaling around 6 minutes of content. There was also a segment where she discusses the schedule, which was long enough to fit in it's own video.
Edit: Another important announcement, you can now buy merch of A-set and Aiba without the baggage of actually having to buy Somnium Files. Thanks to the folks at CharaChange.
The TGS stream also showed an Aiba plush, but i'm not 100% sure if they're officially selling it or not.
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Anyone know if it's expected to unlock at midnight EST on the eShop as well? I know first party games always do but I've heard third party games sometimes don't.
A lot of people didn't "get" 999 at the time of release. I remember quite a few people on forums who didn't want to get all of the endings and thought it was unsatisfying. I think it kind of went through a critical reevaluation a couple years later iirc.
Part 2 of the ARG analysis is up.... Not watched myself yet but Part 1 was amazingly comprehensive.
Just to be clear, this a pre release analysis right? No spoilers beyond that?
Do we know if the Switch version is releasing at midnight EST too? It's a preload, so I'm assuming it is but I'm not 100% sure.
Since this isn't a first party game it won't be out at midnight most likely. 12:00 PM PT is when the games unlock for third party games.
Sorry if this has been answered/beaten to death. But if I didn't participate in any of the interactive reality game stuff leading up to this game itself, can I just dive into the game blind or is this being billed as continuation of the social media stuff before it? Also, any comprehensive place to catch up on all of that?
I didn't know about any of that and played the game this way. It's perfectly fine.
No spoilers. Just more analysis and speculation like the first video.