the visual novel database

Report an issue on this page.

Review of AI: Somnium Files

SubjectAI: Somnium Files
ByHelpfulness: 2
Vote: 7
miyakuli on 2022-10-04
Review❤ Uchikoshi offers us once again a clever plot with well-written characters
❤ A good musical atmosphere
❤ Aiba = Best girl (and charac tbh), as cool as cute!
❤ I’ve tried so many times to get ahead of the scenario by making so many theories, but the game always managed to surprise me (pilot twists of my heart <3)
❤ Mizuki’s route is so lovely (despite all the angst) because of the “found family” trope (my weakness/////)
❤ The “dreams” moments (Psynch) are pretty nice…

✖…but also very confusing. I was pretty much touching a bit at everything without real logic sometimes (ok a dream is not supposed to be logic, but here it was pretty random to “unlock” sometimes imo…)
✖ Personally, it takes a little time to really get into the story
✖ Uchikoshi included once again the flowchart system as part of the storyline….in Zero Escape games it was working because it was justified, here, it makes absolutely no sense (and it gives a feeling like “shut up it’s magic”)
✖ The sexist humor is very cringe at some point
✖ There is a little bug at the end of the game when you play with the japanese dub, you hear suddenly the english dub instead….it’s kinda annoying, especially because it’s the finale scene ><”“ too bad…
2 points