Posted on: May 19, 2019
GorgieGAWG
Verified ownerGames: Reviews: 6
Had to stop playing due to headaches.
SOMA starts out interesting. I didn't know if my apartment was reality, or if the beginning was a "dream." I got to the place where the Curie was supposed to be when I had to stop due to headaches again. This is the first time that a game has ever given me a headache, and I have played every kind of game (except MOBAs) since the NES and Atari. About 30 years of shooters. I thought it was due to having a cup of coffee, but today I got it bad again after about 30 minutes in the water scene area. I have read that people were turning down the DOF, turning off other graphics options to stop it from happening to them. SOMA seemed interesting, but this is the first game I cannot finish playing. Pros: - The story seemed original and interesting. I want to watch the rest in a Youtube video but I won't risk this kind of migrane headache again. - The sounds were really good, and it's just too bad the game will not work for everyone. I think if I was one of the lucky people it would have been amazing, because the ambient aounds, even in stereo were nice! - I do not care for these "run and hide" games, but it was balanced well (up to the point that I reached before I had to stop anyways). Even though there are "deadly robots" I think only 1/3 of the time is spent with them in the vicinity, lots of good exploration. Cons: - Cannot turn off DOF - The game may crash or not start if you have certain audio cards or on-board chips. I got one of the common errors saying "Fmod cannot start," so I had to turn off my sound software which took my usual gaming experience from 3D audio, to basic stereo audio :/ - Headaches for some people caused by either audio, or in my case the video. I read about other gamers getting it from the graphical settings like chromatic abberation OVERALL 3/5 Better than average, but not being able to use 3D audio or finish due to forced graphical design elements that caused me headaches... I cannot recommend this to others.
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