History VideoGame / AITheSomniumFilesNirvanaInitiative

* LateArrivalSpoiler: {{Defied}}. At the start of the game, you're asked if you've played the first already, and given a brief quiz on what you remember. Saying no or failing the quiz trims out dialog that would spoil the first games mystery.

%% * LateArrivalSpoiler: Defied The game has an option to turn off any plot elements from the first game for those who decided to play the sequel first.

Three months have passed after the New Cyclops Serial Killings. A man named Jin Fururei was found dead in a television studio, bisected from top to bottom, with only the right half of his body left at the crime scene before burning into flames. Six years later, the left half of Jin's body suddenly appears with no signs of decay in the middle of a sports stadium. Now it's up to special agent Mizuki Okiura and Date's former partner Aiba to solve the bizarre Half Body Serial Killings. Meanwhile, an unknown conspiracy known as the "Nirvana Initiative" starts to emerge...

%% * DownloadableContent: A hot-dog costume and three T-shirts for Aiba and Tama will be available as free limited DLC for those who bought the game during three weeks.

* WhamShot: Fans already expected for the game to be a sequel to the first game. What they didn't expect in the second trailer is seeing Date [[spoiler:''in Saito's body'']], throwing all expectations out of the window.

* WhamShot: Fans already expected for the game to be a sequel to the first game. What they didn't expect in the second trailer is seeing Date ''in Saito's body'', throwing all expectations out of the window.

* AlternateRealityGame: Before the game was revealed, an ARG titled "Nine Eyes TV" was organized by the developers, containing nine puzzles for players to solve, with each answer containing a piece of the game's subtitle.

* LateArrivalSpoiler: Somewhat subverted. The game has an option to turn off any plot elements from the first game for those who decided to play the sequel first.

%% * ShoutOut: One of the free DLC T-shirts is a picture of Date, Boss, Pewter and Kagami doing the "Reaction Guys" meme.

%% * LateArrivalSpoiler: Somewhat subverted. According to Uchikoshi, the game will contain "almost no spoilers" from the previous game. Emphasis on "almost".

[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gerfrf3qo9I Announcement Trailer]]
[[https://youtu.be/isYEhEMpHfk Story Trailer]]
[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9VmJgbWZHk Gameplay Trailer]]

[[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QGbNFDzb7uc Check it out, everyone!]]
[[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Dljp7fe0fJs Only a limited number available. Book your pre-orders immediately.]]
[[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4vuyJXLFROQ Tastes good, but...]]
[[https://youtu.be/vRySgdA4VBM Fray to Free]]

Three months have passed after the New Cyclops Serial Killings. A man named Jin Fururei was found dead in a television studio, bisected from top to bottom, with only the right half of his body left at the crime scene. Six years later, the left half of Jin's body suddenly appears with no signs of decay in the middle of a sports stadium. Now it's up to special agent Mizuki Okiura and Date's former partner Aiba to solve the bizarre Half Body Serial Killings. Meanwhile, an unknown conspiracy known as the "Nirvana Initiative" starts to emerge...

** The gameplay trailer shows that they player will sometimes be forced to make timed, snap decisions during Somniums, the interface of which is nearly identical to the Decision Game segments of ''VisualNovel/ZeroTimeDilemma''.

* AnotherSideAnotherStory: Both Mizuki and Ryuki's scenarios takes place in two different timeframes, with one character serving as a supporting character for the other.

* ArcNumber:
** Once again, 6. Both scenarios are separated within a timeframe of six years and the time limit in Somnium is, again, six minutes.
** The Youtube channel "db", which hosts the "Fray to Free" video, is 42 seconds long. "db" is also associated with the fourth and sixth letters of the alphabet respectively. 42 is the digital root of 6, and multiplying it with 7 equals 42.
* CentralTheme: According to Uchikoshi, opposites. This is reflected with the Half Body Serial Killings, as well as Mizuki and Ryuki. The theme of love also makes a return, but with the theme of hate being introduced into the story as well.
* DownloadableContent: A hot-dog costume and three T-shirts for Aiba and Tama will be available as free limited DLC for those who bought the game during three weeks.
* EyepatchOfPower: Date is now wearing one of those, complete with a pattern identical to Aiba.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: Somewhat subverted. According to Uchikoshi, the game will contain "almost no spoilers" from the previous game. Emphasis on "almost".
* MsFanservice: Tama is this compared to Aiba. She's more well endowed, has bigger breasts and is dressed like a dominatrix. Even her physical form in the real world is a shortstacked version of herself instead of a small animal like Aiba.
* SeekerWhiteBloodCells: The Somnium sections now have antibodies that will try to stop the player's progress.
* ShoutOut: One of the free DLC T-shirts is a picture of Date, Boss, Pewter and Kagami doing the "Reaction Guys" meme.

Three months have passed after the New Cyclops Serial Killings. A man named Jin Fururei was found dead in a television studio, bisected from top to bottom, with only the right half of his body left at the crime scene. Six years later, the left half of Jin's body suddenly appears with no signs of decay in the middle of a sports stadium. Now it's up to special agent Mizuki Okiura and Date's former partner Aiba to solve the bizarre Half Body Serial Killings.

The game is set between two different scenarios: "Side Mizuki", where you play as the returning Mizuki, now a 18 year old girl working at ABIS with Aiba, where they work together to solve the Half Body Serial Killings six years in the future and "Side Ryuki", where players takes control of Kuruto Ryuki, a newly recruited special agent and his new AI partner Tama, set three months after the events of the first game.

* DownloadableContent: A hot-dog costume and three T-shirts for Aiba and Tama will be available as free limited DLC for those who bought the game during three weeks.

The game is set between two different scenarios: "Side Mizuki", where you play as the returning Mizuki, now a 18 year old girl working at ABIS with Aiba, where they work together to solve the Half Body Serial Killings six years in the future and "Side Ryuki", where players takes control of Kuruto Ryuki, a newly recruited special agent and his new AI partner Tama, set three months after the events of the first game.

Three months have passed after the New Cyclops Serial Killings. A man named Jin Fururei was found dead in a television studio, bisected from top to bottom, with only the right half of his body left at the crime scene. Six years later, the left half of Jin's body suddenly appears with no signs of decay in the middle of a sports stadium. Now it's up to special agent Mizuki Okiura and Date's former partner AIBA to solve the bizarre Half Body Serial Killings.