I've missed Date like you wouldn't believe.

kinda liked the first game, but got disrupted by some other game and lost all track
tried to start playing it again but just couldn't replay the first half, should I force myself trough it or read some summary and start the second game?

>>716412060

It's worth it if you liked it so far. Both games have pretty good twists you won't see coming (because they are batshit, but in a charming way).

The second is a direct sequel and has heavy references to the first. This spin off game has also made jokes about the previous games already and I've only played an hour.

Do it for Date, the best gaming protagonist.

>>716411558 (OP)
Game released today and I've not seen anybody talking about it so I'm going to cry

>investigate shoebox
>"aren't you going to sniff it Date?"
>"no thanks, I'm full"

I love the stupid fucking relationship this guy and his eyeball have.

>>716412675
how does date have sex with aiba

>>716412629

Most are probably playing trying to avoid being spoiled.

>>716411558 (OP)
The first game was fun, but I just can't bring myself to care about the 2nd game (or this one) because they hand wave the twist ending of the first game away so they can keep Date's look the same.

>>716414924

Date is the best character so who cares. It's just a mask bro.

I liked somnium files, seemed fresh and fun
I disliked nirvana initiative, a lot of it I considered worse
How is this so far? Please don't tell me it's like the second one. Please don't tell me it's like the second one.

>>716417489

It definitely feels more like the first. It's Date and Aiba investigating during a spin off set between the first and second.

I'm only three hours in though, but so far it's had the same vibe as one.

>>716411558 (OP)
I never beat the other game so I'll wait to pick this up.

>>716412827
In someone else's mind when in the dive machine.

>>716417941
Do the sominum scenes make more sense like they do in the second game, or is it back to the "dream logic" of 1?

>>716411558 (OP)
>Date's game released today
>zero hype
Somnium bros... Is the game that bad? I'm just getting it for Date and Aiba banter, so I don't mind if it's more of a filler entry

>>716414924
2 sucks, but them having Date wear a mask is fucking nothing compared to all the glaring flaws it has. Like it doesn't even factor into it it's such a minor issue.

>>716418191
I think most of the people don't care about spin-off.
And it's still not on certain sites.

>>716418191
I don't think NI helped with the popularity of the series. Some people might be skipping this one just for that alone.

>>716418191
>basically DLC for the first game
>40 dollars plus tip
I'll wait for it to go on sale this year

>>716411558 (OP)
so is this like an actual game with a "serious" story or is it just a meme where the characters act silly?

>>716418649
It doesn't look to me like it's DLC sized but still 40 bucks after the last entry is steep. If you ever bought NI you should get this one for free as an apology.

Does anyone know how the Switch 1 version plays on Switch 2? I didn't get the Switch 2 ver. because fuck game-key cards

>>716418730
nyes

How big is this game? Is it a full title or just a shorter side game?
I liked 1 quite a bit but hated 2, so I'm kinda mixed on whether I even want to give this a chance

You SHOULD buy Hundred Line and this game if you want mystery games to survive. Uchikoshi and Kodaka are the last two real mystery writters.

>>716418730
The first game has some serious story, fairly dark from the start, but a lot of humor on the side. It separates them well though.
The second game sort of blends these in such a way that they're asking you to take a lot of things seriously that don't even make sense. An example is that in the first game, a character is inhumanly strong which should have remained as a bit of a gag, but the second game decided there's a backstory for that, and it's all legitimate.

>>716419016
no i mean the newest one that just came out

>>716419002
I bought Hundred Line for 30€ and beat it after 180 hours.
I am not going to spend 40€ on what looks like a glorified DLC after the disappointment that NI was.

>>716418191
I mean, isn't it a spin-off? I'm not wasting money on anything that isn't AI3

>>716418096

Done one somnium so far and it somewhat followed logic but it was a quiz show setting so take that as you will.

There are also escape room sections more like 999/vlr that are real world, no somnium time limit and more puzzle based. So the somniums will probably get more whacky once everything gets going.

>>716418462
>not on certain sites
I'm literally so miserable. Please seed it

I bought it, will get around it to soon.
Its competing with alot of gacha, nintendo releases, the price point is the saving grace because otherwise its getting overshadowed hard

>>716419002
I'm not giving Kodaka a fucking dime for forcing Uchi to make ZTD and AI2 "standalone sequels" that any player can pick up while his shit HAS to be played chronologically.

>>716411558 (OP)
Are there multiple endings? Is there a flowchart in the game?

>>716419150

About 3 hours in. Seems like it will hit the 15-20 hour mark like the last two.

>>716419263
AI2 not being a proper sequel is because of Kodaka? Wow fuck him

>>716419263
Uchikoshi is a hack anon, he can make bad choices all on his own. You don't need a scapegoat, neither ZTD nor AI2 had anything to do with Kodaka or TooKyo Games.

>>716419357

There's a flowchart but not sure of any branches yet. There have been gag endings though (the atami one was obvious but one genuinely made me laugh).

Wait. Why do people want an AI3? Do people really want a sequel to NI?

>>716419002
>Hundred Line
>real mystery
I want my 100 hours back

>>716419559
it doesnt have to be a sequel to NI, NI wasnt a sequel to the first game in any meaingful way

>>716419482
They're recycling the atami bit a third time? Oh don't tell me half of the jokes are about forgetting Kagami's name again.

>>716419559
The simulation ending really ruined any interest in sequels for me.

>>716411558 (OP)
>Woke trash shilling
Into the fire it goes.

Can I get a cheat sheet for the questions at the beginning?

>>716419002
>$60
>$40
how about $30+$30?

i have a feeling this game is flopping

There's something refreshing about a scene being derailed because Date has only just learned about deep fake porn and demands to see more as evidence.

Missed this goofy bastard.

>>716414924
Who cares, Date forma de Saito looks cooler.

>>716411558 (OP)
I wanna play this but I'm flat broke and between jobs, so I might have to pirate it.

>>716421802
pirate it
it's an assetflip

>>716418462
What do you mean not on certain sites, I'm already downloading it as we speak

>>716421931
Alas, seems it's not available for piracy yet. Hope it doesn't take too long.

>>716420613
Saito

>>716422631
I can't take it anymore

>>716422943
Have you finished the game already? I hope I'm wrong here.

>>716423285
The game is 20-ish hours anon

>>716423285
Those are the credits for a joke ending.

Did the secretary with huge breasts came back?

>>716423624
its been out for not even a day

>>716424615
Yes, some people got it earlier though. Not me I'm still waiting for the sites to update

>>716411558 (OP)
We know Aiba. We know

>>716424865
AAAAAAAAAA I LOVE THEM SO MUCH

Bro these escape room sections are so much better than somniums

>>716424865
Still not sure if Iris was retarded or smart.

>>716424865
Best duo. Mizuki had decent bants with Aiba, but it just wasn't the same, and Ryuki is a boring little shit.

sex with boss

>>716424865
The BEST pair

Any anon has tried the new game yet? How is it?

>>716411558 (OP)
I only played the first game, what asspull did they use to have him revert back to this appearance after the ending of the 1st?

>>716427104
he's wearing a face mask and wig

>>716426489
We know Date. We know

>>716427104
His bitch and bitch's daughter like his fake face more.

>>716427934
Is there no bigger cuckoldry?

>>716424865
Are there scenes like this between Date and Aiba in the new game?
Only buying if yes

>>716429317
no, but they have expanded upon the gay romance between Pewter and Renju

>>716425735
Gifted schizo airhead.

>>716423991
Yes, in the first hour of gameplay you can see her and run away with her again. Apparently Date has taken her on dates before.

>>716422631
it's on the russian counterstrike website I've been playing it pirated

>no good hentai on ai somnium files
>no good hentai on the hundred line
>no good hentai on zero escape
why

so what are the chances AI Somnium Files is a stealth sequel to Zero Escape

>>716430947
These games are just too niche for that kind of stuff anon

>>716430947
just learn to draw

>>716430947
just use AI

>>716431334
Somnium Files?

why does no one like these games?

I am a fan of these games and I didn't even realize it came out today
Spike Chunsoft needs to hire better shills. I didn't even see any threads leading up to its release

Is Tama in it?

>>716432695
They gave it fuck all advertising and what little they did talk about was very questionable.
They didn't even make clear what the game really was. It looks like a short side game exclusively for fans and isn't written by Uchikoshi, but it's priced at 40 bucks.

>>716432895
Yeah

>vtuber slop

>>716430947
Uchikoshi's fanbase is mostly westerners (non-artists).

>>716432895
Date and Tama talk about deepfake porn

>>716432695
it was basically stealth dropped in a nintendo direct and never brought up again

To the 5 anons that bought this, how are you liking it so far?
How's it compare to 1 and 2?

>>716419002
I'm torn between wanting the genre to survive and hating everything Kodaka's done since leaving DR. I bought Emio too and it wasn't any good either besides the music... But I want more mystery ADV because I grew up with the DS.

>>716435176
Somewhere between horrendous and terrible? There is no plot, and what can be considered "plot" is beyond retarded. It's just an excuse to have a game with escape rooms.

>>716435407
No plot just escape room is crazy

>>716411558 (OP)
That's the faggot game by the faggot dev, isn't it?

>>716435407
>No story
Grim

>>716435936
trans women are women chuddie

>>716435728
>>716435958
The way the game is structured is:
>escape room that doesn't progress "the plot"-->psync that doesn't progress "the plot"-->investigation(you revisit locations from ai1 and ai2) that doesn't progress "the plot"
It's honestly impressive how nothing is happening yet happening.

>>716418191
I've been so busy I forgot and got jumpscared on the new releases page. Also heard the writing isn't quite up to snuff from an early reviewer.

>>716436497
>writing
It's more japanese.

>>716436497
I'm pretty sure Uchikoshi was more hands off with this game.

>>716436708
Yeah he didn't write any of it, it was some other guy who dreamed of getting his wife NTR'd in front of him
https://www.nintendolife.com/features/it-was-hell-spike-chunsoft-devs-discuss-no-sleep-for-kaname-date-from-ai-the-somnium-files

>>716436907
>"Yamada: I had a dream where I was kidnapped by members of the mafia who make movies as a hobby. I was forced to write a script under 24-hour surveillance and couldn't leave the room until their boss was satisfied. Meanwhile, I watched my wife being seduced right in front of me, and I cried uncontrollably. It was too sad, so I didn't use it as any kind of reference."
Jesus Christ... Then again, Date is a cuck so maybe this is why

>>716436907
I mean he DOES say the last part didn't come into play so

>>716435407
are the escape rooms good at least
I loved the ZE ones so if they're similiar quality I might get the game for them

Hi saar post the nsp or crack pls thx

why did they not mention the spoiler toggle question at the start and make the answer hard? i have a feeling 99% of the people playing will get it wrong. In AINI they made it clear and signposted the spoiler question but in this you have to specically recognize its a flashback to Date's past from AI1 and specfically remember he's running from the Sejimas

Spoiler free please, can someone tell me if there is a direct connection to Zero Escape? Not just references I mean actual connections in story.

>>716439642
no.

>>716427237

>>716439931
Might be a blessing in disguise since Uchikoshi said Santa will appear in the future so it's more likely we will get a ZE4 then since they did not make a cameo in this side game.

>>716440780
it wouldnt happen regardless because uchikoshi did not write nor direct no sleep this was by a new guy who designed the somniums in the previous games

>>716440903
But Uchikoshi did say that he oversaw the early plot outlines so it was a possibility.
Also the entire premise of the game is Escape Rooms meant to open your third eye, which really implies a connection somewhere in there especially with Date remembering information from other timelines in the first game including memories that are not from his past

>>716411558 (OP)
>what if there was a really bad shounen anime but you could control the guy sometimes!
I bought the first Somnium files game on the PS4, physical, coz i thought it'd be a cool scifi detective game but it ditches the entire premise and turns into anime brainrot within about 90 mins.

Awful bloody games.

>>716441069
i dont think he had that much control over it. in an interview he said his contributions were mainly stuff like "this person shouldnt know this information yet" or "this should be revealed in the next scene not this one" etc.

>>716441184
I didn't like the over the top slapstick fights either but it doesn't drop the detective stuff ever.

>>716439642
There can't be anything significant because the story was written with the idea that nothing would change if it didn't exist.

a lot of reviews said this game feels more like a comedy focused fandisc than a true next main game

>>716441649
It's essentially an officially sanctioned fanfic. The director wanted the game because Date's his favorite character.

>>716438523
Seconding, I'm losing my mind waiting.

I love AI 1 and 2 but I don’t think I like all the side characters enough for a $40 fan disk. I probably will feel more comfortable with $10 off sale

>>716442326
sexy...

>>716442326
IDOL WOMB IDENTIFIED

>>716442326
stop posting the same image for the 50th time thanks

>>716441854
>official fanfiction
based

>>716442326
post this same image 50 more times thanks

>>716435176
I’m having a lot of fun with the gameplay, and there’s some fun mystery/intrigue like you’d expect from an Ai game, so far I’m enjoying it more than 2, but it’s very early on and I’m biased because I like the escape rooms a lot more than the somnium stuff. Also they replaced pewter with a short and sexy blonde and put Iris in a sexier outfit.

what's the plot twist? put it in before people get the answer

>>716442632
>replaced pewter with a short and sexy blonde
ok that’s very based I’m gonna buy it

>>716442326
Keep posting the same image, thanks, cool

the mystery is a lot weaker in this game pureoy because it cant be something mind shattering due to it being an interquel

>>716442719
Iris has a secret twin named Siri and her spirit was trapped in Apple Iphones

>>716442993
well the twist could just be it wasn't real

>>716418191
I just don't care about spinoffs
it reeks of cowardice
if they want to make another game then fucking make another one
not some half-baked interquel

>>716439642
Yeah

>>716444009
That's from the end of NI thoughbeit

>>716444045
Post-game easter egg not the actual ending

tama and boss paizuri

the end song is called Escape Bunny Moon Shot

is there really only 3 somniums

>>716446427
HE IS!

>>716442719
From what I've seen in the reviews, there is none.

>>716446427
What a silly guy, I hope he has a stress free and happy future!

Uchikoshi almost became an alcoholic but decided to make games instead <3

>>716448374
found it

>>716448662
I still don't get why he only wrote DTeams plot in Zero Time Dilemma

Somnium Scane Activate

__Hina__ mentions everyone in their family is blonde
I'M BETTING THE HOUSE ON SO CHILD #4

I don't get it

>>716450592
The password is in the blank sections of the numbers

Finished the first Escape section, but the Third Eye solution took me a while to solve.