Posted on: April 21, 2016
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Absolutely Mind-Blowing
It's hard for a game to come off as an intellectual pursuit. It either falls in the category of "Why did you even try?" (See: Bioshock: Infinite) and "Look at us. We are very smart." (See: Everyone Has Gone To The Rapture). Soma is something else, giving you as the player lots to think about without beating you to death with it. Every decision is there for a reason, and every beat of the story perfectly in sync with the overall narrative. That narrative not necessarily being what happens to the protagonist, Simon, but a question that hangs over everything: "What does it mean to be you?" Are you the collection of your thoughts, memories and personality? If these things were copied into another, would they be you? A different you? Is the original you more you than the copy? Question upon question upon question is explored as you make your way through the underwater research facility, PATHOS-II. All of this cerebral work is wrapped in a dark, dilapidated remnent of a destroyed world at the bottom of the ocean. As you sneak by enemies and solve puzzles you are constantly making decisions based on those questions and are forced to move forward with the consequences. All of this culminates in a final ending that is both surprising and glaringly obvious. If you want a sci-fi survival horror game with a solid philosophical core, then this is the game for you. Keep in mind that this game will leave you wanting more, but there's absolutely no other like it.
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