<s>
AI	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Somnium	I-Application
Files	I-Application
–	I-Application
Nirvana	I-Application
Initiative	I-Application
(	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
,	O
which	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
June	O
2022	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
staff	O
members	O
returned	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
AI	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Somnium	I-Application
Files	I-Application
,	O
including	O
writer	O
Kotaro	O
Uchikoshi	O
and	O
character	O
designer	O
Yūsuke	O
Kozaki	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
designer	O
and	O
assistant	O
director	O
Akira	O
Okada	O
took	O
over	O
as	O
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
their	O
AI	B-Application
partners	O
Aiba	O
and	O
Tama	O
,	O
they	O
enter	O
the	O
dreams	O
of	O
suspects	O
to	O
find	O
information	O
to	O
solve	O
the	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
AI	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Somnium	I-Application
Files	I-Application
,	O
Mizuki	O
Date	O
,	O
the	O
adoptive	O
daughter	O
of	O
Kaname	O
Date	O
,	O
is	O
now	O
an	O
agent	O
of	O
the	O
Advanced	O
Brain	O
Investigation	O
Squad	O
(	O
ABIS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Working	O
together	O
with	O
his	O
AI	B-Application
partner	O
Tama	O
,	O
Ryuki	O
follows	O
the	O
trail	O
of	O
Tearer	O
's	O
killings	O
,	O
eventually	O
learning	O
the	O
existence	O
of	O
an	O
ideological	O
group	O
called	O
Naixatloz	O
that	O
believes	O
in	O
simulation	O
theory	O
and	O
forwards	O
an	O
agenda	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Nirvana	B-Application
Initiative	I-Application
"	O
which	O
Tearer	O
follows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mizuki	O
takes	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
Psync	B-Application
with	O
Tearer	O
and	O
discovers	O
Tearer	O
is	O
actually	O
Jin	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tokiko	O
then	O
arrives	O
and	O
they	O
both	O
reveal	O
the	O
Nirvana	B-Application
Initiative	I-Application
is	O
a	O
plan	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
sow	O
enough	O
chaos	O
in	O
hopes	O
that	O
the	O
simulated	O
world	O
will	O
break	O
down	O
and	O
humanity	O
can	O
truly	O
be	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uru	O
eventually	O
adopted	O
Naixatloz	O
's	O
beliefs	O
and	O
swore	O
to	O
carry	O
out	O
the	O
Nirvana	B-Application
Initiative	I-Application
,	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
HB	O
murders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mizuki	O
and	O
Bibi	O
team	O
up	O
and	O
continue	O
their	O
investigation	O
,	O
eventually	O
finding	O
out	O
that	O
Komeji	O
's	O
daughter	O
Amame	O
Doi	O
was	O
coerced	O
by	O
Tokiko	O
to	O
assist	O
in	O
carrying	O
out	O
the	O
Nirvana	B-Application
Initiative	I-Application
until	O
Tokiko	O
committed	O
suicide	O
and	O
Amame	O
murdered	O
Uru	O
in	O
revenge	O
for	O
her	O
father	O
's	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryuki	O
explains	O
that	O
the	O
Nirvana	B-Application
Initiative	I-Application
involves	O
infecting	O
humanity	O
with	O
the	O
TC-PERGE	O
virus	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
cause	O
mass	O
insanity	O
in	O
its	O
victims	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
prematurely	O
ends	O
the	O
Nirvana	B-Application
Initiative	I-Application
,	O
saves	O
Komeji	O
's	O
life	O
,	O
and	O
improves	O
the	O
lives	O
of	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
,	O
though	O
Mizuki	O
and	O
Bibi	O
retain	O
some	O
memories	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
timeline	O
and	O
question	O
Ryuki	O
about	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doing	O
this	O
also	O
unlocks	O
a	O
bonus	O
Somnium	O
which	O
recreates	O
the	O
first	O
escape	O
room	O
from	O
999	B-Application
:	I-Application
9	I-Application
Hours	I-Application
,	I-Application
9	I-Application
Persons	I-Application
,	I-Application
9	I-Application
Doors	I-Application
with	O
Aiba	O
playing	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Junpei	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
999	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
AI	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Somnium	I-Application
Files	I-Application
–	I-Application
nirvanA	I-Application
Initiative	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
gave	O
the	O
title	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
story	O
succeeded	O
"	O
brilliantly	O
,	O
in	O
every	O
regard	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
music	O
was	O
"	O
utterly	O
fantastic	O
"	O
,	O
concluding	O
,	O
"	O
Much	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
AI	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Somnium	I-Application
Files	I-Application
–	I-Application
nirvanA	I-Application
Initiative	I-Application
is	O
an	O
innovative	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
genre	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
experienced	O
and	O
is	O
well	O
worth	O
picking	O
up.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
wrote	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
,	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
premise	O
,	O
and	O
combination	O
of	O
visual	O
novel	O
and	O
puzzle	O
sections	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
Switch	O
's	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
were	O
occasionally	O
imprecise	O
.	O
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