Ai The Somniun Files Nirvana Initiative - Blog Posts
fray to free.
he just wants to party y'all
posting another oldish edit that didn't do very well on tiktok
This didn't do well on tiktok so i thought id share it here!
birthday boy doodle :3
happy AINIversary !!
do yall see the vision,,,
ryuki redraw from the aitsf server <3
im not drawing that fuckass gun i gave him a faggy peace sign instead <3
welp its late but heres the birthday boy XD
ryuki dirty confessions simulator arc
whats wrong ryuki-kun? could it be youre,,, craving my mcnuggies??
pov: you are about to psync with two of the most mentally unstable people youll ever meet
i can only create art in the form of shitposts ♡
guess who played both aitsf games in the span of a week and is obsessed with them <3
She’s coming to eradicate all of your porn…
I love Amame aitsf but I feel like literally only her and Mizuki (& Aiba) were the only returning characters in AINI that were written remotely well.
major spoilers on AINI that are mentioned in a kind of vague way but also are still very major things. like I don't flat out say "x is the killer" but I mention their parents. ok so it is kind of major spoilers. don't read ahead if you haven't played the game:
Boss was "ok." Some of the routes she was written so bad. I don't understand why. She did not have that much screentime in comparison to the first game, nor was she that important, but the game never really explained why she acted so weird in... that specific route.
Date was abysmal. I don't understand how his relationship with Mizuki was a core aspect of the first game and then just thrown away in the second. And then even afterwards they barely have any screentime together. It makes absolutely no sense. I understand the context and circumstances, I just do not understand why it was written to be so in the first place where it was just unnecessary. I get it. But why? Why throw away something so important? And the stupid spoiler mode or whatever... his whole character was washed down. He was bad, plain and simple.
Mizuki Date. Yes I just said she was good. I think she WAS good, but literally everything with her backstory was bad. It literally just destroyed everything about her character in the first game. Ok major spoiler now. I simply do not understand why she was... a clone? Actual stupidest thing I have ever heard of before in my life. I understand the superstrength, yeah, sure. But a clone of Bibi? If anything I would have preferred Bibi to be a clone of her who aged faster, to mirror Shoma.
Mizuki Kuranushi. Bibi. Yes she is not in the first game. That's the problem. There is absolutely no reference to a character that is literally the adopted daughter of a major character. The lack of reference to her is still in-character for Boss, but it is stupid. Like I said before I think she should have been a clone of Mizuki and not the other way around. Mizuki being the biological daughter of Renju and Shoko was literally a MAJOR aspect of her character. The thought of Shoko taking Mizuki to a shady doctor to "make her normal" and her ending up with superstrength and then Chikara making Bibi from her DNA makes more sense. Literally makes more sense for both Mizuki and Bibi. And I of course would have wanted more bonding scenes with Bibi and her mama Boss, they clearly love each other very much and yet it is BARELY seen. Mizuki's clone having a better relationship with her mother (Boss) would have been even more devastating for Mizuki's character, yet had she and Date been close in AINI I think it would have balanced each other beautifully. Bibi's inclusion also makes the Annihilation route in the first game more devastating. (Also Ota ending too)
Pewter. They dgaf about him in the second game and to be honest I forgot about him too. They killed his boyfriend and killed his character.
Moma. Again, they dgaf about him in the second and to be honest I forgot about him too. They made him an Iris simp and that's it. Boring character.
Ota. They should have just let him die or something. I know there are good aspects of his character but he literally shows absolutely no growth in the canon ending of the first game and no arc in the second game. All he is really is an Iris simp. His heroic moments are not even canon nor are they... good. I lose braincells seeing him on screen, at least make him INTERESTING. Make him learn something. I don't care that his diner is doing well, good for him I guess, that is literally all I got from him in the second game.
Speaking of losing brain cells. IRIS SAGAN. SHE WAS WRITTEN. SO POORLY. AND I KNOW SHE WILL BE BAD IN THE NEW GAME. Yes the autistic daughter with a special interest in the occult and mythology was written poorly. It's not the special interest that was bad, it was the fact that she was basically reduced to it. A lot of her illogical behavior is explained in the first game as her having a tumor. Her illogical fears, the way she connects information, how she acts... and then... the second game happens... and its like nothing at all? Naix is actually real and she is not part of the arc whatsoever? She acts airheaded all the time, and yet she is still described as sneaky and calculating... but she does nothing? In making the thing she was scared of in the first game actually real and then completely making her irrelevant to that thing it REALLY damages her character. "Oh Iris is acting irrational because she has a brain tumor. No, actually the thing she was scared of was real. No, instead of having her confront the thing she was scared of let us write her to look like a fool." Stupid. All she does is make pop culture references, get simped for (and stupidly does not notice anything despite being a grown adult), and then written for her bestie to prioritize her over her father. And then... there is no on-screen reconciliation between her and Amame after? Actually, there is barely any (I don't actually remember anything aside from the school ones) interactions between the two? How are they gonna throw away her character, barely show her interact with Date, her mother, her sister (Mizuki), her bio dad, and even her friend? And just have her... kind of just hanging out with Ota? And not even in a way that improves either character, just a convenient "oh these two unnecessary side characters are in the same spot how convenient for the player."
Speaking of her family. Hitomi. She is irrelevant to the second game despite literally being Mizuki's adoptive mother. Is this canon? Who fucking knows! The writers sure don't! As far as I recall, we don't even have a damn clue where Mizuki lives! Probably in Date's apartment, but the information is just so... USELESS. The only vague importance it has is in differentiating between her and Bibi (Bibi mentions her "house" when Mizuki mentions her "apartment.") Why wouldn't Hitomi, her adoptive mother through Date, have her move in with her and Iris? Mizuki and Iris have always had a sibling relationship and it is just not touched upon. She and Hitomi have always had a mother-daughter relationship and it is just... not expanded upon. Hell, I think Hitomi and Bibi have a better on-screen relationship than them. Was Hitomi Bibi's teacher? Was Bibi Iris's, Amame's, and Kizuna's classmate? I don't know! Bibi's whole thing was wrapped up so quickly that it makes no sense. Hitomi caring for her when she got injured was sweet, but I feel like she should have had more interactions with Bibi, y'know, the one who is IDENTICAL TO HER ADOPTIVE DAUGHTER MIZUKI!?
So Sejima. He does one (1) good thing and that is ATTEMPT to be nice to Iris. He TRIES to own-up to his fuck up. And you know what? I actually really did enjoy that. Hate his guts. But somehow me loving Osiris (So as Iris) did make me like So more in general. Put the cat ears on old man! But yeah. He should have done more. And why is his sperm evil. How does he have multiple murderous children. That was a legitimately stupid writing choice. Like why So Sejima the bus driver all of the sudden.
Saito Sejima. I simply do not understand why they left Date with his appearance. I do not care that Saito's face was the more popular one and is more "iconic" for the character. It diminishes Date's growth and makes him shallow if the way they explain it in-game is that it was more popular with the ladies. Who cares. I at least would have wanted So to mention him, or for Uru to be compared to him. But no, he is basically irrelevant.
Mayumi. Irrelevant. And I am sadly glad that she was not in the game because she would have been written poorly. Love the fact that she becomes a mermaid. Rest in peace to her English VA.
Mama. Queen! Enough said.
Amame. Again, I just said I liked her. I really do. I truly do really like Amame. I just hate how EVERY FUCKING CHARACTER INTERACTS WITH HER. Gen? Was wholesome. Then it became absolutely stupid and destroyed my opinion of Gen's character. Kizuna? Basically irrelevant after Lien's introduction. Iris? The writers didn't give a shit about those two! Amame's arc was interesting and the twist with her was amazing. But the end was... wrapped up so illogically quickly and robotically that it just became "problem solved. the end." What, so she is just miserable now? I am glad that we will see her again in NSFKD (Horrible acronym. I am referring to No Sleep for Kaname Date) but her inclusion will probably just be useless info. Speaking of NSFKD. They're making aliens real, presumably reptilians. Just to... ridicule Iris some more? Again, they make the thing she was irrationally scared of in the first game real and now that she is the focus of the arc she is... in a bunny suit? Again she and Amame will likely barely interact and all it will be is fanservice galore. Show me Amame and Iris's personality and how they interact with one another. Hell, I want playable Iris. I really really so truly do. I want to see how she interacts with others and her internal dialogue. If she fakes her personality around Ota and if her airheadedness is a front. I would actually love playable Amame for the third game. Have us play through HER perspective as she gets out of jail. Have us read her internal monologue as she interacts with other characters. Is she angry about how they treated her? Is she happy to see them again? I just want the game to give me MORE about the characters they have established rather than making new characters whose purpose is to just die or help the protagonist in a task. The world feels dry, there is basically no interaction between characters only the protagonist and them.
In other words...
I dislike basically every portrayal in AINI. I am not saying that it was a bad game, I am just saying that in making the cast so much larger it diminishes basically every character. The twist of the game broke my immersion so badly that it genuinely upset me, but the mystery leading up to that point was interesting. But like I said before, the characters feel hollow. Bonds in the first game were broken in the second, and basically it feels as if things were stagnant during the six year time skip. There is... barely any growth in the characters behind the scenes. Serious issues are not taken seriously. Nice relationships turn romantic or fanservicey. It just... Aside from the mystery... there is no "story." There are barely "characters." In other words, my expectations for NSFKD are basically on the floor. They are non existent. I am not really that excited for the game.
aitsf spoilers on both games regarding sejima family
The thought of So trying to be more fatherly to Iris because his other neglected kids became serial killers is absolutely hilarious to me. Like "oh shit I was such a bad dad that my kids started killing people I cannot fuck up with my last (known) child" and checks in on her every now and then to make sure she's not plotting anything. He's probably sweating trying to recall other women he may have had children with. So far 2 out of 3 kids are killers and that is a very bad record for him.
Like he checks in on her stream and she gets a little bit too violent in Fortnite and he's like oh fuck I have to leave town she's going to get me next.
I do think she should do a little murder as a treat though.
It would actually be hilarious if So is a witness to a murder in the third game and the killer tries to silence him, but in doing so they are killed by Iris. I can just imagine the awkward tension between So and Iris.
Iris, looking between the body and So: " A-are you ok Mr. Sejima?! I don't know what happened, I just saw that you were in danger a-and my body moved on its own and —"
So, internally: why does this keep happening to me...
Spoilers for both AITSF and AINI below:
With "No Sleep for Kaname Date" being announced I hope they actually give good development for Iris and not just fanservice fanservice fanservice - *sees Iris in a bunny costume* - ok so can they give Iris good development while in the bunny costume too or is it one or the other...?
I am one of the many people that really was not a huge fan of AINI, with its overall plot and how it sidelined so many main characters and their mother (literally, where is Mayumi!?) to focus on new characters. While the development of these new characters was interesting, it did not mesh well at all with what was established by the first game, and the plot twist was so loosely held together that it kind of made me lose my engagement in the game. Of course the "breaking" of the game was part of the plot, but it had the same energy of the Danganronpa v3 twist that sort of ruined the overarching plot of the series. With this game being more of a spin-off rather than a main game, I am very hesitant with getting my hopes up. AINI already butchered so much of Iris and made her a meme character where she was one of the most important characters in the first game, and in doing so greatly weakened the relationship that she had with other characters, namely Amame and Mizuki. I really just hope that this game deepens her character more and does not just further reduce her to young but legal character they can sexualize who makes references the gamers like.
Personally, I'd love to see:
Actual reference to the first game and no stupid spoiler toggle (but given Date's appearance I doubt it)
Possible reference to the Twitter ARG where Iris literally (spoiler that everyone knows basically) freaking dies
Siren Song. Please. Hate how Iris "went to get milk" for like all of AINI where her girlfriend was going through the horrors with a kind guy that they stupidly wrote to have a crush on her. They did Genny dirty he was cool and then they just had to be weird with him.
If they really wanna commit to the whole timeline crossing or whatever then I'd love for us to get B-Set. This was my overall hope for Ai3 in that B-Set would be the killer, but I guess if we can get her in this game then I would be somewhat satisfied.
Can we get her Ai1 model back I hate the stupid AINI model and how it just completely changed her facial structure. Her dark pink hair and younger face were so ridiculously cute, I don't know why they changed hers (and Amame's)
Can we get Amame development. The second game really made her such a significant character out of nowhere and if this game is supposed to take place between the two then they really need to give us more on screen development between the two
I hope they don't go too into occult and aliens because it is just infinitely funnier for this to be stuff that is all in Iris's head and not actually real. Of course in the first game it is explained that this is partially due to her brain tumor (and special interest lollll) and then it's just not addressed in the second for some bizarre reason. If they make aliens and stuff canon then it makes the second game even stupider if it takes place after this new one.
Saito. Where my sexy boy~