AI: The Somnium Files

We know there are a lot of new games to keep track of this month, but AI: The Somnium Files is one you can’t miss. If you don’t know, this is the new game from Kotaro Uchikoshi, creator of the Zero Escape trilogy. Its original date of release was July 24, and it probably would have been better served there than in the crowded fall release schedule it’s currently appearing in. But critics are eating it up. You play as Kaname Date, a man on the hunt for a mysterious serial killer. Because it’s the future, Date not only has the ability to investigate crime scenes and interrogate witnesses…he can probe into their dreams, among other special abilities. It’s these dreams that the “Somnium Files” are made of. Once you enter a person’s dream, you have six minutes to interact with the environment and derive information from the person’s mind. Figure out ways to break literal mental locks and go deep into the subconscious to discover the truth. The physical versions

We’ve already waited through multiple delays for AI: The Somnium Files….what’s seven more days? If you don’t know, this is the new game from Kotaro Uchikoshi, creator of the Zero Escape trilogy. Its original date of release was July 24, and it probably would have been better served there than in the crowded fall release schedule it’s currently appearing in. But if you can find time among all these anticipated, high-profile games to play this adventure detective game, you should. You play as Kaname Date, a man on the hunt for a mysterious serial killer. Because it’s the future, Date not only has the ability to investigate crime scenes and interrogate witnesses…he can probe into their dreams, among other special abilities. It’s these dreams that the “Somnium Files” are made of. Once you enter a person’s dream, you have six minutes to interact with the environment and derive information from the person’s mind. Figure out ways to break literal mental locks and go deep into the subconscious to discover the

We’re big fans of Kotaro Uchikoshi’s Zero Escape trilogy around here…aren’t you? If not, or you have no idea what that is, you have a lot of gaming to catch up on (the entire thing is on PS4 and PC). Now that his previous series has wrapped up, Uchikoshi is working on a new tale — AI: The Somnium Files. The game is due out next summer, and details about its content have gradually been leaking out. The video below marks the first time developer Spike Chunsoft has said anything about the gameplay. Previously we knew AI was a detective game that cast you as Kaname Date, a man on the hunt for a mysterious serial killer. Because it’s the future, Date not only has the ability to investigate crime scenes and interrogate witnesses…he can probe into their dreams, among other special abilities. Now we’ve found out how those abilties can be used. The Somnium part of gameplay takes place in the world of dreams. Here you must enter the