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As before, there is still a lack of background music to be used for the podcast now that I’ve chosen to go “legit”. As such, apologies for any awkward noises that are more easily noticed due to that terrible, encompassing silence in the back.

This week I have a special guest, a recent ally by the name of Issuna87, a fellow player of game writer and director Kotaro Uchikoshi’s games. Many may recognize him more from the Zero Escape series, particularly titles such as 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors and Virtue’s Last Reward, though also the concluding title Zero Time Dilemma. Uchikoshi has a very particular style to him, filled with scientific, cultural, and historical knowledge that tends to get pushed so far into the bizarre – and often times over the line – that you begin to question the legitimacy of everything he states. He treats all things, fact and fiction, with the same acknowledgment of possibility, which is one of the reasons A.I. The Somnium Files is so fun.

I was glad to have Issuna join me, though it is quite possibly the most gushing I’ve ever been on a podcast. I can only hope such pure enthusiasm for a game can convince others to play it. If nothing else, I hope listening to such joy brings a warmth to your heart while so many seem insistent on negativity and gloom.

Did you get to play A.I. The Somnium Files yourself? Please leave a comment below or send us an e-mail with your opinions.

Opening theme music by Fallen Prophecy.