Posted on: August 4, 2016

LazarusNine

Игр: 516 Отзывов: 12

Enjoyable if forgettable experience

This is the first horror walking simulator that I've actually completed, so that in itself is something. There are others that I'm sure are great that I've not gotten around to playing. SOMA's strengths are in its atmosphere and setting. I found myself much more tied to the exploration angle than the horror elements or pseudo-psychological 'exploration' of the meaning of existence. The latter left few surprises by the end (and many yawns) and the former just became a chore that marred otherwise interesting gameplay. The visuals, sounds and general atmosphere were, however, quite stunning. I was worried this would be just another Bioshock knockoff in terms of setting, but I was incorrect. The graphics and ambient sounds really led to an interesting experience. Unfortunately, the elements mentioned above kept this game from retaining any lasting impression on me, which leaves it in an above-average category, but not a must-have.

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Posted on: March 4, 2017

kilikmatej

Владелец игры

Игр: 6 Отзывов: 2

Best horror game I've played

This horror game is not like your average horror games full of gore, mutilation and jumpscares. It's more about thinking about your own humanity, your own consciousness, thoughts. If you liked stories like "I have no mouth and I must scream" then this game is for you. What is the boundary between human and a robot? Where lies the consciousness, what makes me different from other living things? Depressive environments add to the "end of the world" feelings. You are trapped underwater never able to look on the surface again. There is not many battles and not many enemies throughout this game. Still, one of the most terrifying games I've ever played. Feelings of unease crept into my mind and stayed there for weeks even after completing it, which never happened with other horror games. That happened because I think, that this is not entirely impossible and something like the main theme (transfer of mind) can happen in the future, if our technology keeps evolving the way it is now. Some scenes trigger goosebumps when I think about them even now (Calm down Mr. Wan). Well spent 30€.

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Posted on: March 16, 2017

Stryder2384

Владелец игры

Игр: 136 Отзывов: 3

Best Frictional Game so far!

Ok, so I haven't played the Penumbra series, but have played Amnesia, as well as Machine for Pigs, and did enjoy them both. This one is SO MUCH BETTER! My big problem with both A & MFP was that I never quite knew what to do. This game solves this most of the time, and when you feel lost, it only adds to the terror. The setting & graphics are fantastic, the "hide from bad guy moments" are memorable and feel central to the story, and speaking of, the story is amazing. Asks many fundamental human questions for a modern world. All in all, my favorite Frictional game so far. Scary, intriguing, funny at times, and with the best setting so far.

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Posted on: April 7, 2017

Polum

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Игр: 13 Отзывов: 1

One of the greatest games I played

Great piece of sci fi in Philip K Dick's vein. Plenty of good things to say, but i just want to mention that I think that this game makes a few very interesting statements about some classical gameplay mechanics like the combat (only once in the whole game, but a truly disturbing moment, not to spoil anything) or the "meaningful choices" (typically games are making such choices interesting by making them lead to different outcomes of the story and, thus, creating alternative scenarios - here, certain choices that the player has to make are meaningful and are emotionally involving "in themselves", because of the quality and the depth (no pun intended) of the story they are part of, even if they have no impact on the outcome of the story itself).

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Posted on: October 28, 2017

Mean.Jim

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Игр: 740 Отзывов: 4

One of the best games I've ever played!

This is a hard game to write a review for because this is one of the best story driven games I've played in a long time and I can't tell you why it's so good without spoiling it. Part of what makes this game good is that I keep thinking about about it long after I've finished it. I've played every one of Frictional's games starting with Penumbra, the Amnesia Games and now SOMA. If you've played any of their previous games, you should have a good idea of what you're getting into. This is their best game yet. SOMA stands out above their previous games because it is more focused on the story being told and a little less on the puzzle solving, but there are still some good puzzles to solve. I found the setting and environments of SOMA to be scarier than Amnesia. To me, the sci-fi setting was more realistic and believable than the supernatural setting of Amnesia, and the game sound was excellent.

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