The Somnium Files – Nirvana Nirvana Initiative features dual stories, new investigative elements and new characters

■ story

A story where the present and the past intersect. A story told from both sides.

The story begins with the discovery of the left half of the victim in a series of half body murders that took place six years ago. Even more surprisingly, the body shows no signs of decomposition. Mizuki enlists the help of Ryuki, an agent who has been assigned to serial murders before.

Mizuki’s Story: The Present

This story is told from the perspective of Mizuki, the new agent of ABIS. Following an encrypted message that discovers the left half of the body. To solve the case, he searches for Ryuki.

Ryoki’s Story: The Past

Here we see the story of a half-body serial murder from Ryuki’s perspective. The investigation begins when the right half of the body suddenly appears in the studio during a game show. Mizuki also appears here as a 12-year-old girl.

■ New survey items

The game consists of two parts: Investigation and Somnium. During the investigation, the story unfolds as players travel through the real world, investigating detective fiction • Bystander and interviewing suspects and witnesses. The goal is to gather information and gather evidence.

The main characters Mizuki and Ryoki have a prosthetic left eye. This limb prosthesis or “AI ball” is equipped with advanced artificial intelligence, as well as visual functions such as X-ray, thermal imaging and night vision, which can help detect clues. Mizuki and Ryuki used the AI ​​sphere to see outside the wall or inside a closed box, and even to see body temperature changes; Something that is not possible with the naked eye. In the sequel, new AI-Ball features include “Wink Psync” and “Virtual Reality”, and “Re-enacting the truth”.

Psync. flash

When a conversation yields little results, Wink Psync makes it easy for agents to read other people’s thoughts. Wink Psync displays powerful memories in the form of dreams to reveal the other parties’ lies and fears.

Virtual reality

In virtual reality, agents use a recreated virtual space to collect clues. The virtual space contains information digitized from X-rays and thermal imaging. By switching modes, special views can be applied to the entire investigation area. The use of virtual reality also involves solving puzzles or symbols placed in the scene.

recreate the truth

After collecting enough evidence in virtual reality, the game moves on to truth-replication. By examining the unfolding of the incident, clues are applied to questions that arise to clarify the truth. If the truth is revealed without contradiction, customers will be able to see a visual reconstruction of the incident.

■ The return of the iris and the introduction of new characters

iris (voiced by Jackie Lastra in English and Nao Shiraki in Japanese)

Internet idol.

The Internet idol is associated with the artistic agency Lemniscate. Her idol is A-set, but fans call her Tesa. She likes mysterious and urban legends. Iris is a student at Sekiba High School and a member of a dance club.

Iris and Mizuki were in the studio when the right body half suddenly appeared during an internet broadcast of a game show.

Kizona (voted AmaLee in English, Emiri Suyama in Japanese)

Sekiba High Senior.

Daughter of the wealthy Shida Uber family. She is a student at Sekiba High School, belongs to the same dance club as Iris: she has already won a competition. The Kizuna are good friends with Iris. Thanks to Eris, he is also friends with Mizuki.

kumji (Brent Mukai in English, Shinobu Matsumoto in Japanese)

actor.

Quiz King was previously a comedian. His stage name is Andes Komeji. He appeared in several television shows but did not have much success.

He was hosting the game’s program when the right half of the body suddenly appeared in the studio during an Internet broadcast. The appearance of the half-body initiated the case of the serial murder of the half-body.