Donald Theriault
Nintendo World ReportAI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative (Switch) Review
Published 6/20/2022
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PS4 / PC / XONE / Switch - 6/24/2022
AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative
Newly-appointed Special Agent Mizuki and her AI partner Aiba are tasked to solve the bizarre Half Body serial killings in this sequel to the critically acclaimed AI: The Somnium Files.
- Developer
- Spike Chunsoft
- Publisher
- Spike Chunsoft, Numskull Games
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Critic avg
87
33 scored reviews
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33
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70–100
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Mixed response
Score range is 21–30 points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 87 across 33 scored reviews, with a 30-point spread. That suggests a mixed critic response rather than a single clear read.
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33 included scored reviews
90–10018 reviews · 55%
80–8912 reviews · 36%
70–793 reviews · 9%
Below 700 reviews · 0%
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Jesse Norris
XboxEraReview | AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES nirvanA Initiative
Published 6/20/2022
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90
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GameGrinAI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative Review
Published 6/20/2022
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