Posted on: November 8, 2021

Metalmucil

Games: 146 Reviews: 9

Great story but boring AF

Loved Amnesia, but this game just lacks any kind of tension. Story is great, and I love how they involve they player in the themes of the story through choices you make (though they are inconsequential to the story itself). The problem is that, other than a few moments, the game isn’t really much of a ‘game’ so much as it is just a great sci-fi story. Zero tension, no much in the way of actual gameplay, lots of walking and listening. Or just walking. Get thing, hit switch, listen to exposition. Again, the story and themes are great, but I could have just as well read this instead of ‘played’ it, and I use that term loosely.

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Posted on: August 27, 2017

MotherKojiro

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Games: 481 Reviews: 195

How Long I've Waited...

Exploring the Maridia region of Super Metroid left me with an insatiable desire to experience Horror in an underwater setting. For years, I had to be satisfied with mere memories of dreams I'd had of horrifying monstrosities chasing me along the bottom of the ocean... and running from Emerald Weapon in Final Fantasy 7. Finally, some genius decides to make SOMA, and really, what could be a more perfect setting for the genre? Have you SEEN what a real-life anglerfish looks like!? All sorts of horrifying creatures exist in the deep ocean in our own world, right here! There are long stretches where you're not in some futuristic structure, but just roaming the open depths of the watery darkness, and it is so beautiful. As well as the horror aspect is handled, the actual story is nothing short of magnificent. The "WTF even happened!?"; the strange surroundings; the sudden realization of what happened to you; the sudden realization of what happened to the rest of the world; the horrifying shriek of a plan going horribly wrong; keeping someone company in their final moments of life; that moment when you thing you've achieved your goal. SOMA mixes horror with deep emotion and abject wonder, and in a setting that's far more unique than it really should be. This game is a dream come true for me (somewhat literally, as seen above), and I can't recommend it enough.

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Posted on: November 2, 2017

owsiak

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Games: 80 Reviews: 1

Masterpiece

One of the best games I ever played. The story is fantastic. I have never played a game where choices, decisions made in the game could really affect possible choices in real life. If someone likes horrors, some riddles and greats story, for sure should check this masterpiece. Thanks, GOG and Frictional Games for this game.

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Posted on: November 4, 2017

starkent

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Games: 248 Reviews: 22

Fantastic story and atmosphere

This is such a great game to get immersed in. The atmosphere is so dark and moody and makes you nervous about everything around you. Something happened in the game and the environment really makes you want to know what it was. The story's mystery is excellent, and once the answer to it is revealed, it continues to hold you attention and never lets up. I eagerly anticipate the next game Frictional comes out with as this and Amnesia really turned into some of my favorite games. My one and only beef with this game is how poorly it seems to perform. Though, not poorly enough to keep me from playing it.

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Posted on: November 5, 2017

Lazzarus101

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Games: 415 Reviews: 15

Thrilling / Emozionante

---------- ENGLISH REVIEW ---------- I found this game Thrilling and Philosophical, the atmosphere it’s just incredible and really scary, there are some monsters in the game but I found a little annoying just one. The monsters are necessary to add some adrenaline to the game and remember that you are not safe. But for the most part there are no monsters, just a great scary atmosphere. The game is also very interesting and asks the player many philosophical questions about human being, the story is just great and full of emotions, it’s worth playing even if you don’t like horror genre just for the story. ---------- RECENSIONE ITALIANA ---------- Ho trovato questo gioco Emozionante e filosofico, l’atmosfera è semplicemente incredibile e veramente spaventosa, ci sono alcuni mostri nel gioco ma ho trovato veramente fastidioso solo uno di loro. I mostri sono necessari per aggiungere adrenalina al gioco e ricordare che non si è al sicuro. Per la maggior parte del gioco comunque non ci sono mostri, solo una grande atmosfera spaventosa. Il gioco è anche molto interessante a livello narrativo e pone molti quesiti filosofici sulla condizione umana, la storia è semplicemente grandiosa e piena di emozioni, vale la pena d’essere giocata anche se non siete amanti del genere semplicemente per la storia.

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