Spike Chunsoft has released some new details about No Sleep For Kaname Date – From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES, ahead of its July 25th release on Switch, Switch 2, and PC via Steam.
If you’re not familiar with the series or this new title, it’s a puzzle/adventure game, and the previous title did really well. In the press release, Spike Chunsoft reveals infor about new gameplay during escape segments, as follows:
In Escape, take control of internet idol Iris Sagan, also known as A-set, who has been trapped in a locked room. Your goal is to solve the puzzles scattered throughout the room and find a way out. As the story progresses, Ota Matsushita, a huge fan and friend of Iris, will appear as a playable character to take on the challenges of this dangerous escape game.
In Escape segments featuring Ota, you switch between Iris and Ota to solve puzzles in the locked room. Although they are separated, information and items obtained by one can be essential for the other’s escape. By alternating between them, gather clues and combine their findings to free both of them.
There will be returning characters like Ota Matsushita (voiced by Zach Aguilar/Natsumi Fujiwara), Mizuki Date (Corina Boettger/Tomoyo Kurosawa), Kuruto Ryku (Stephen Fu/Atsushi Tamaru), Tama (Anairis Quiñones/Ai Kakuma), and Moma Kumakura (Kaiji Tang/Wataru Takagi).
The team explains that No Sleep For Kaname Date – From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES is set after the events of the first game, but “incorporates gameplay features that were first introduced in the sequel, AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES – nirvanA Initiative, which takes place later in the series timeline.”
- Investigation: Wink Psync: Wink Psync is a simplified version of Psyncing used during Investigations to peek into the mind of the person in front of you. By using Wink Psync, you can uncover lies or learn about a person’s worries or hidden secrets when regular conversation yields little results. In this game, it is still an experimental technology used by Kaname Date and Aiba.
- Somnium: Key Rules: In Somnium, you enter the dreams of people involved in a case to uncover hidden truths. Each dream world is governed by a set of Key Rules, or Keys. By deciphering these rules, you can grasp the logic of that world, making it easier to choose actions that lead to the truth. At first, the Keys appear blank, but as you progress, the sentences explaining them gradually fill in. In the early stages, experimentation and trial-and-error are essential for discovering the rules. Later, it becomes crucial to act in accordance with the completed Key Rules.
In terms of the Switch 2 version, it will be a Game-Key Card, which means there won’t be any data on the card itself, and once you put the card into your Switch 2 it’ll download the game. On that note, the developer says you’ll need 10GB of free space, giving an idea of how big the title will be to download. Spike Chunsoft also adds: “The Nintendo Switch 2 version features reduced loading times, improved graphics, and support for mouse control.”
No Sleep For Kaname Date – From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES is coming to Switch, Switch 2, and PC via Steam on July 25th.
