spectrum / parade / lifecut

Tracks with prefix "0X" denote the remastered tracks from Akira Yamaoka and Erika Ito. All of them can be heard in the game's chapter selection menu. Tracks with prefix "D0X" originate from "The Silver #02 DESTRUCTOR" (https://vgmdb.net/album/4935). - "D02_Kusabi.ogg" (Kusabi [Love or Die Remix]) can be heard in the Settings accessed from the top menu. - "D05_Moon.ogg" (Moon [K & HCB RMX]) plays in the Load Game screen. - "D07_Moon.ogg" (Moon [Humanity & Justice Mix]) plays in the game's second credits screen, which features staff members responsible for the remastered version. Tracks with prefix "P0X" originate from "The Silver #02 + PARADE" (https://vgmdb.net/album/4936). No tracks from that album are played in the game. Dumped using AssetRipper.

So my copy of The Silver Case (Linux) has the entirety of "The Silver #02 DESTRUCTOR" and "The Silver #02 + PARADE"... sure.

While the game does use some of the former's tracks, the entirety of the latter album is not used at any point.

#thesilvercase

Oh, and the code in the title is a reference to The Silver Case in regards to how you solve it. Check out the code sheet in The Silver Case's digital Japanese booklet if you want to try to decode it: archive.org/details/TheS...

also on Tumblr: rivecta.tumblr.com/post/8068231...

The banner is a collage of many shots from AI: nirvanA Initiative. The two main characters of the game, Ryuki and Mizuki, are predominantly displayed in each side of the image. The former - on the left side, is shown under a monochromatic orange palette. His left, red eye is unaffected by the tone. The latter - upside down - on the right side, is presented with a monochromatic cyan palette. Her left, yellow eye stands out from the tone. Various text strings shown in the image: - "the flower that blooms in snow" - INCIDENTS - PERSONS OF INTEREST - rivecta.tumblr.com - developed and published by SPIKE CHUNSOFT CO., LTD. - AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES --- 2019 - 2022 - AI: ソムニウム資料 - nirvanA Initiative - B1 B2 : BF D1 C6 B3 D1 BC D8 AE B3 - REGRETS

title: "B1 B2 : BF D1 C6 B3 D1 BC D8 AE B3"

A direct style imitation of The Silver Case PlayStation 1's cover art. The game shown is AI: The Somnum Files - nirvanA Initiative.

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"ソムニウム資料"

first design draft

Evidently, I tried to replicate the vertical writing style seen in The Silver Case's original logo, but that didn't go well. The string "ソムニウム資料" alone is evidently too long, making attempts at trying to display it on a normal rectangle screen impractical.

"The Silver" "©1999 ASCII Corp." "grasshopper manufacture inc." "シルバー事件" (stylised logo; vertical writing) "Press Start Button"

"The Silver Case" (stylised logo)" "1999-2005-2016" "Press Start" "Grasshopper Manufacture" (beside the text is their logo) "Developed by Active Gaming Media, Inc."

"GAME START" "MEMORY CARD" "VIBRATION"

"ロ一ドシマス" (means: ロ一ドします; Load) "(Circle) ボヌンヲ オシテクタサイ" (means: ぼぬんを押してください; Please press the button) "(Cross) ボタンデ モドリマス" (means: ボタンで戻ります; Return with button)

reference images

Settings menu's master categories: "SETTING REQUEST", "DIFFICULTY REQUEST". "SETTING REQUEST" is selected. Left and right triggers of a controller are used to navigate between these categories. "SETTING REQUEST"'s sub-menus: "Sound", "Controls", "Text", "Screen", "Tips". "Controls" is selected. Left and right shoulder buttons are used to move through these sub-menus. "Conrols"'s configurable settings: - "Cursor": Speed (on the scale from 1 to 10; set to 10) - "First-person Camera": Speed (on the scale from 1 to 10; set to 10), Vertical Axis (Normal or Reverse; Reverse chosen), Horizontal Axis (Normal or Reverse; Reverse chosen) - "Third-person camera": Same as "First-person Camera". Flavour text: "Change your desired configurations in the terminal and submit them to your superior." "[DPAD] Select & adjust settings | [B] Confirm save & exit"

I made some sort of a mock-up settings menu with a barely similar vibe to The Silver Case (PlayStation)'s menu screen.

"AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES" --- "2019 - 2022" "AI: ソムニウム資料" (stylised logo) "nirvanA Initiative" (subtitle) "[Press start button]" The overall logo and background has Ryuki's orange and Mizuki's blue colour mixed together. Text strings that appear faintly on the background: - "Mizuki..." - "Wadjet System" - "Film Window" - "ABIS" - "There is a power switch for something." - "Evolver" - "Subconscious" - "Half Body Serial Killings" - "Somnium World" - "Psyncer"

title: AI: ソムニウム資料
AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative's logo in the style of The Silver Case's original logo design

My aim was to recreate the vibe found within primarily the original logo of The Silver Case.

#aitsf #aini #thesilvercase

side: Mizuki Tokyo / Chiyoda District / 2-Chome Kasumigaseki / Police HQ / Boss's Office chapter: pass mildly away / FEB. 11 Profile Data window, featuring Mizuki: - ABIS Special Agent/Psyncer: Mizuki Date - Japanese: 伊達 みずき (ダテ・ミズキ) - Age: 18 - Birthday: July 6th - Sex: Female - Affiliation: Sekiba High; Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Advanced Brain Investigation Squad

side: Ryuki Tokyo / Minato District / Konan / Ikume Shrine chapter: nothing to be done / FEB. 12 Landing window information: - February 12th, Tuesday - 10:15 AM, Ikume Shrine

side: Ryuki Tokyo / Chuo District / 8-Chome Akashicho / Naix Japan / Cathedral chapter: she was the universe / FEB. 15 "Tearer" is shown in the left-hand side window, speaking: - "You know the effect of thermite, don't you? Especially you, Ryuki and Mizuki. You saw it in person." Thermite bombs behind Kizuna - scared, are shown in the right-hand side window.

side: Mizuki Psync-subject / Amame Doi somnium: nightmare irreconcilable / FEB. 15 Main window shows Amame being traumatised, screaming: - "What would you have done?! Can you honestly say you wouldn't do the same?!"

title: AI: "Film Window" presentation; 3rd post

---SPOILERS for AINI (AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative).

Something about The Silver Case's presentation resonates with me. It also helps that both AI: The Somnium Files and The Silver Case series focus on crimes as well.

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Pipe.
Feat. Mizuki Date from AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative.

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title: viewpoint/AIM/SCAN

feat. Mizuki Date from AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative.

No additional description. Aside from me liking the initial 1st-person view from killer7's older builds.

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Tan rã bởi tình yêu......... (sino) 散吔罢情腰 Love will tear us apart. rivecta.tumblr.com

title: torn apart by love

feat. Mizuki Date from AINI. An excuse for me to vent.

Since I don't want to pretend that I know anything about Japanese, the next best thing is to utilise my native language.

The Han characters do not represent Japanese or Chinese.

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AI: The Somnium Files ---with action elements? A mixed-genre thought... Mizuki could use a cardboard box. On another note, apologies for not being able to incorporate rhombuses into the image. Icons used for the mockup Made with Inkscape. Extra...

also on Tumblr: rivecta.tumblr.com/post/8002741...

various fonts...
- LXGW Marker Gothic (LXGW) (fonts.google.com/specimen/LXG...)
- Marcellus (Astigmatic) (fonts.google.com/specimen/Mar...)
- Adwaita Mono
- FOT-KafuTechno Std

Description for other vision modes:

█Thermal - Infrared radiation from objects is detected and visualised.

█Night - Vision's spectral range is increased in order to see in low-light conditions.

Item selection menu: - X-ray mode selected. Its row also features the two other special modes, which are Thermal and Night vision. - The "None" selection above also indicates normal vision. (Ability to zoom in/out is still possible) X-ray mode BG has a simple white-ish background. Thermal Vision mode BG has a blue-yellow-red gradient, illustrating a part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Night Vision mode BG has a black-green-black gradient. Information shown during selection of X-ray: █Special Vision Modes Provided by Mizuki's artificial eyeball (Aiba). While in first-person view, press [B]/[A] to zoom in/out like in normal mode. █X-ray - Constant radiation from space is utilised to visualise the X-ray image.

Item selection mockup.

Extra writing for when Evolver MC + Stun is selected:

█Exciting VOLtaic VERsatile Gun - Mizuki Custom
Allows you to load many types of bullets. Reload every 2 shots. Press [X] to aim, release to fire.
█Stun - Releases a non-lethal electrical current through the target.

From left to right, top to bottom: - Retractable Pipe (Red); Evolver MC (Grey); Evolver (Grey) - Anaesthetic Round (Blue), Stun Round (Blue), Flashbang Round (Blue) - Grappling Hook (Red), Live Round (Red), Firebomb Round (Red), Scattershot Round (Red) - AI-Ball icon (Yellow) Background colour info for weapons: - Red: Potentially lethal - Blue: Non-lethal - Grey: Ambiguous (means the weapon can be either lethal or non-lethal depending on its application) Accompanied text: - ABIS-Issued weapons ---Icons A watermark is present throughout the image.

Icons used for the mockup. Made with Inkscape.

The Weapon selection menu is invoked. - Retractable Pipe is selected. - Alongside it is the Evolver MC with the Stun bullet type applied (24/24 bullets). Its row shows the remaining 6 ammo types that can be applied to the gun --- Flashbang (04/04), Grappling Hook, Live (24/24), Firebomb (10/10), Scattershot (10/10), Anaesthetic (24/24) (partially off-screen). Weapons are marked as Potentially lethal/Non-lethal/Ambiguous. - Weapons with a Red background are considered Potentially lethal. Retractable Pipe, Scattershot, Firebomb, and Live are designated as such, and all of them aside from Retractable Pipe are unusable (marked as "CANNOT USE") - Weapons with a Blue background are Non-lethal. Anaesthetic, Flashbang, and Stun are in this category. - The only weapon in Grey (Ambiguous) is the Evolver MC, as it accepts both lethal and non-lethal ammunitions. Information shown while selecting Retractable Pipe: █Retractable Pipe Mizuki's weapon of choice. Move the right stick to swing in any direction, press to lunge. Block oncoming attacks with [LB]. Background shows a faint radar (top-left; green - indicating non-acknowledgement of the intruder from enemies) and Mizuki's HP (top-right, green). Radar writings: - Jamming; 電波障害 - LOG OUTPUT: Detected noise from radio signals emitted by this area. The radar can not scan the surrounding location. The bottom part of the image has some text: - rivecta.tumblr.com - Mixed-genre thought - "what if" AI:TSF had action gameplay instead of QTEs? ---It wouldn't look like this, for sure.

Radar --- in red, not indicating enemies' acknowledgement of the intruder, but the main danger of the current situation. Text: - WARNING; 警告 - キケン (means 危険; danger) - Timer: 35:20.16 (35 min, 20 sec, 16 ms) Bottom left for item/tool equipment: X-ray Vision equipped Bottom right for weapon equipment: Evolver MC + Flashbang equipped (non-lethal) - 10/10 total available flashbang rounds - 2/2 of them loaded into the gun (indicated by 2 black squares near the weapon icon) View is significantly zoomed in with Aiba's vision capabilities. Aim reticle is in the centre. Flavour text below the display: - [B]/[A] Zoom in/out - Cosmic radiation analysis Text near the reticle: - rivecta.tumblr.com - First-person mockup

AI: The Somnium Files ---with action elements?

feat. Mizuki Date from AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative. She *could* use a cardboard box...

On another note, apologies for not being able to incorporate rhombuses into the image.

#aitsf #aini

various fonts...

- LXGW Marker Gothic (LXGW) (fonts.google.com/specimen/LXG...)
- Marcellus (Astigmatic) (fonts.google.com/specimen/Mar...)
- Adwaita Mono
- FOT-KafuTechno Std

Description for other vision modes:

█Thermal - Infrared radiation from objects is detected and visualised.

█Night - Vision's spectral range is increased in order to see in low-light conditions.

Item selection menu: - X-ray mode selected. Its row also features the two other special modes, which are Thermal and Night vision. - The "None" selection above also indicates normal vision. (Ability to zoom in/out is still possible) X-ray mode BG has a simple white-ish background. Thermal Vision mode BG has a blue-yellow-red gradient, illustrating a part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Night Vision mode BG has a black-green-black gradient. Information shown during selection of X-ray: █Special Vision Modes Provided by Mizuki's artificial eyeball (Aiba). While in first-person view, press [B]/[A] to zoom in/out like in normal mode. █X-ray - Constant radiation from space is utilised to visualise the X-ray image.

Item selection mockup.

Extra writing for when Evolver MC + Stun is selected:

█Exciting VOLtaic VERsatile Gun - Mizuki Custom
Allows you to load many types of bullets. Reload every 2 shots. Press [X] to aim, release to fire.
█Stun - Releases a non-lethal electrical current through the target.

From left to right, top to bottom: - Retractable Pipe (Red); Evolver MC (Grey); Evolver (Grey) - Anaesthetic Round (Blue), Stun Round (Blue), Flashbang Round (Blue) - Grappling Hook (Red), Live Round (Red), Firebomb Round (Red), Scattershot Round (Red) - AI-Ball icon (Yellow) Background colour info for weapons: - Red: Potentially lethal - Blue: Non-lethal - Grey: Ambiguous (means the weapon can be either lethal or non-lethal depending on its application) Accompanied text: - ABIS-Issued weapons ---Icons A watermark is present throughout the image.

Icons used for the mockup. Made with Inkscape.

also on Tumblr: rivecta.tumblr.com/post/7997518...

Close-up of Mizuki. Text: Caution / 警告

Font for the kanji: LXGW Marker Gothic (LXGW) (fonts.google.com/specimen/LXG...)
For the flavour text: Doto (Óliver Lalan) (fonts.google.com/specimen/Doto)

Main text: リロード / Reloading Mizuki's weapon: Evolver-MizukiCustom Long-ranged, loads in many types of bullets Unwavering, deadly accurate aim with her left eye Text near Mizuki, ready to aim: Caution / 警告

title: CAUTION---Reloading

feat. Mizuki Date from AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative. She is cool. Today, I also realised it is Aiba's birthday.

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Ah, no, I don't have any outlet for them. As of now, my own fonts are solely for personal use, and I do not plan to distribute my font recreations. I may consider at least distributing the font in the main post (Dot7Regular), but there are no guarantees of me committing to it.

also on tumblr: rivecta.tumblr.com/post/7992174...

nightmare irreconcilable kill the past ("kill" being in red) 過去ヲ殺セ (means "kill the past"; "殺", "to kill", being in red) amame doi 土居 亜麻芽 (kanji of her name) rivecta.tumblr.com

title: kill the irreconcilable
FEATURES AINI SPOILERS (AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - NIRVANA INTIATIVE).

feat. Amame Doi from the AI: The Somnium Files series.

I think of an idea, and then hastily realise it through Krita.
also features Arial Regular and Arial Bold.

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