{"id":126063,"date":"2022-06-24T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/?p=167745"},"modified":"2022-06-24T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T16:00:00","slug":"ai-the-somnium-files-nirvana-initiative-free-dlc-available-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/06\/24\/ai-the-somnium-files-nirvana-initiative-free-dlc-available-now\/","title":{"rendered":"AI: The Somnium Files \u2013 nirvanA Initiative, Free DLC Available Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AI_-7f47f699f80fe18b2ea4.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-social --> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-main entry-main--post entry-main--post-no-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-xbox-summary\">\n<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Solve the bizarre Half Body serial killings in this detective adventure set in a near-future Tokyo.<\/li>\n<li>AI: The Somnium Files \u2013 nirvanA Initiative available now on the Xbox Store for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One.<\/li>\n<li>Purchase the game now and download two free costume DLCs, a \u201c3 Pattern T-Shirt Set\u201d and a \u201cHot Dog Costume Set\u201d available for a limited time only.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Under the direction of Akira Okada, with scenarios crafted by critically-acclaimed writer Kotaro Uchikoshi (Zero Escape series), character designs by Yusuke Kozaki, and music by Keisuke Ito, <em>AI: The Somnium Files \u2013 nirvanA Initiative <\/em>is a detective adventure that draws you into a near-future Tokyo where there exists the technology to enter into people\u2019s dreams.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/SS-3-3bf0b2d8fe13ced54557.jpg?resize=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" alt class=\"wp-image-167746\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/figure>\n<p>The sequel to 2019\u2019s highly-praised <em>AI: The Somnium Files<\/em>, <em>AI: The Somnium Files \u2013 nirvanA Initiative<\/em>, opens with the discovery of the left half of the body of a victim from the Half Body serial killings which occurred six years ago. Even more bizarre, the body shows no sign of decomposition.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AI2_gameplay_02-1-9f2f4d9c477275a55cb9.jpg?resize=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" alt class=\"wp-image-167747\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/figure>\n<p>You\u2019ll control two main protagonists, Mizuki and Ryuki, members of ABIS, a special investigation team inside the Metropolitan Police Department. These Agents or \u201cPsyncers\u201d use Psync machines to enter the dreams of suspects and key witnesses. Special Agents Mizuki and Ryuki, along with their AI partners Aiba and Tama, are tasked with solving the bizarre Half Body serial killings.<\/p>\n<p>The game consists of two parts \u201cInvestigation\u201d and \u201cSomnium\u201d. \u201cInvestigation\u201d takes place in the real world, where you\u2019ll examine crime scenes and listen to testimonies.<\/p>\n<p>In \u201cSomnium\u201d you\u2019ll enter the dream worlds of suspects and key witnesses to uncover new clues. In the dream world, Mizuki\u2019s AI-Ball Aiba or Ryuki\u2019s AI-Ball Tama assist their agents by conducting investigations on their behalf. The dream world\u2019s structure is based on the subject\u2019s personality and memories, and each world has its own rules. The object of a Somnium is to enter the deep consciousness of a subject, solve a series of \u201cpuzzle-like\u201d obstacles or \u201cMental Locks\u201d concealing a vital clue, all within six minutes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AI2_somnium_SS-6-ee55293ec9c9309e8d84.jpg?resize=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" alt class=\"wp-image-167748\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/figure>\n<p>Moving back and forth between these two parts, \u201cInvestigation\u201d and \u201cSomnium\u201d, obtain the clues that can help solve the case, and ultimately unveil the mysterious plot known only as the Nirvana Initiative\u2026<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/11-7d6dd00d771e463fb36e.jpg?resize=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" alt class=\"wp-image-167749\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/figure>\n<p>Solve the bizarre Half Body serial killings in the detective adventure <em>AI: The Somnium Files \u2013 nirvanA Initiative<\/em>, available now in physical format or digital format on the Xbox Store for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. Purchase the game now and download two free costume DLCs, a \u201c3 Pattern T-Shirt Set\u201d and a \u201cHot Dog Costume Set\u201d available for a limited time only.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .main-content --> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary Solve the bizarre Half Body serial killings in this detective adventure set in a near-future Tokyo. AI: The Somnium Files \u2013 nirvanA Initiative available now on the Xbox Store for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. Purchase the game now and download two free costume DLCs, a \u201c3 Pattern T-Shirt Set\u201d and a \u201cHot [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-xbox-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126063\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}