The long-awaited sequel to AI: The Somnium Files has finally arrived, and it contains every element that made the original a success and improves on them immensely. The director of the first game, Kotaro Uchikoshi, returns as a writer for 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Nirvana Initiative and helps create a fascinating myst🍸ery full of brutal twists, shocking revelations, and memorable characters.
Uchikoshi has been known for creating compelling characters since the Zero Escape series debut in 2009. Nirvana Initiative contains a mix of characters from the first game as well as some brand-new ones that quickly feel fleshed out after only a few encounters. You will meet many people in your journey to 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:solve the Half Body murders, but some of them leave a much bigger impression than othe꧃rs.
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10 🔥💙 Andes Komeji
Andes Komeji is one of the new characters introduced in Nirvana Initiative and stands out from the rest with his square head. T𓃲he game never clarifies why he looks this way, but the shape of his face also defines his personality. Komeji has struggled with his comedy career, and his dedication to the craft has negatively affected his finances and relationships.
Komeji finds himself in trouble often and is very good at finding ways to make his situation worse. After growing desperate to pay off his debts, he 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:attempts to blackmail Tearer only to end up as another victim in the Half Body murders. Komeji's children barely stood him, but he always tried his best to make ends meet.
9 Amame Doi
It's hard to believe that one of the minor characters in the original AI: Somnium Files would have such a pivotal role in its sequel. Amame Doi appears in the first game as a waitress at Sunfish Pocket and barely affects the story at all.
Amame is seen often throughout the opening chapters of Nirvana Initiative, but she usually seems quite distracted. She is usually surrounded by people like Gen who attempt to protect her from your questions, but it's eventually revealed that Amame is one of the key people involved with the Half Body murders. Her story arch is tragic, but its execution is remarkable.
8 ꧋Kizuna Chieda𓆏
Kizuna Chieda is another new character introduced in Nirvana Initiative and shares a passion for dancing and sing♔ing like her good friend Iris. She is incredibly kind 💯and sweet, which makes what happens to her even more devastating.
Kizuna is kidnaped by Tearer and is used as bait to trap Gen, Lien, Mizuki, Ryuki, and Date under the Naix building. Once they arrive, Tearer sets off a series of bombs that causes the building to collapse, which injures Kizuna's legs and leaves her bound to a wheelchair. Her love story with Lien is incredibly sweet, and the moment when she pulls a Gatling gun from under her wheelchair is absolutely amazing.
7 🍌 ๊ Gen Ishiyagane
While Andes Komeji stands out for his square head, Gen Ishiyagane's physical presence and outfit are also distinct. Don't let his size and terrifying mask fool you, though; Gen is a gentle giant who 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:loves cooking food and protecting his friends, no matter the cost.
Gen was one of the children experimented on by Horꦅadori which resulted in a facial disfigurement that scares away almost anyone that sees it. The curse came with incredible strength though, which Gen uses to take down enemies and ensure the safety of those he is closest to. He often obstructs justice which causes problems for you, but he always seems to have the best intentions.
6 Lien Twining ไ
During the early hours of the game, Lien comes off as kind of creepy and one no𒈔te. After Kizuna shows off her singing and dancing skills, the strange man suddenly decides to dedicate his life to her. She is incredibly hesitant to give him a chance but agrees to be friends with him nonetheless.
As time goes on, Lien's dedication to Kizuna becomes pretty charming, especially after the explosion that leaves her wheelchair-bound. Lien is also just an incredibly kind dude to everyone he meets. His lock-picking skills are essential for both Ryuki and Mizuki to continue their investigations, and the giant key he wields as a weapon only makes him more endearing.
5 Bibi
Bibi — also known as the Masked Woman for most of your playthrough — is another victim of Horadori's research. Experimented on at a young age, Bibi's DNA was the foundation for creating a clone with the same physical appearance but also superhuman strength. That clone is Mizuki Date, and Bibi dedicates most of her life to protect her from any danger.
Finding out that Mizuki is a clone of the Masked Woman is one of the final twists in Nirvana Initiative, and it's incredibly clever while also answering lingering questions from the first game. It's a shame that you only get to hang out with Bibi during the game's climax, but the scenes between her and Mizuki are some of the most compelling in the game.
4 Kuroto Ryuki 🌺
During the first half of Nirvana Initiative, you will play as Kuroto Ryuki, a rookie investigator for ABIS. You will meet most characters as Ryuki, and he comes off as a great guy to all of them. As time goes on and the Half♓ Body murders continue to elude him, he starts to become obsessed with the case to his own detriment.
Whenever you see Ryuki as Mizuki, he is usually deep into a bottle of booze and incoherent. Not being able to solve the case resulted in the explosion that injured Kizuna and Mizuki, and he blames himself for it all. Not to mention that he becomes infected with a virus that causes him to glitch out and lose his memory. His journey is like a rollercoaster with incredible highs and depressing lows, but Ryuki's arc is one of the most riveting in the game.
3 Tama
Tama is Ryuki's AI-Ball, a device planted in the eye socket of an ABIS agent to help them solve cases. She is a bit sadistic at times, but genuinely cares for Ryuki and is by his side even at the worst of times. Whenever he enters someone's Somnium — a dreamlike world inside someone's mind — you will get to play as Tama as she explores their inner desires and secrets.
The banter between Tama and Ryuki is hilarious, and the two have one of the most playful relationships in the series. While Aiba is a bit more down-to-earth and serious, Tama is almost the exact opposite with her relentless optimism and love of stand-up (she is one of the few people that laughs at Komeji's jokes).
2 Aiba
Aiba was one of the best characters in the original AI: The Somnium Files, and she c🌠ontinues to provide some of the greatest line deliveries and moments in its sequel. She was paired up with Kaname Date in the first game💙, but this time she is partnering up with his adopted daughter, Mizuki Okiura.
You don't want to get on Aiba's bad side, especially while she is lodged in your eye socket. She gets along with Mizuki a lot better than she did with Date, and often feels like the closest thing Mizuki has to a mother figure. Aiba can listen and console her whenever she is down, and can even crake a few jokes herself.
1 🍌 Mizuki Okiura 🐻
Life hasn't been easy for Mizuki Okiura. Both of her parents were victims of brutal murders in the original game, and the source of her super strength has always eluded her. She later finds out that she was adopted at a young age, and that she was cloned from Bibi's DNA.
Despite all of this, Mizuki is often the most confident, funny, and meticulous character in the room at any given moment. Her tragic past has made her a much tougher and often colder person, but Miz♔uki is also still incredibly sweet and kind to those she is closes♉t with. Mizuki is the lead detective in the Half Body murders case and also leads the cast of Nirvana Initiative through an unforgettable mystery.