SOMA is an ambitious work of science fiction which grapples with fundamental questions of consciousness, identity, and the relationship between the mind and the body. It feels weighty but never dry or ponderous thanks to an engaging and surprising story. But SOMA is also a work of survival horror, and in this regard slightly less successful. While the scares are unquestionably intense and terrifying – I’d expect nothing less from the developer behind Amnesia: The Dark Descent – the puzzle-solving and exploration elements are much less memorable and produce some unfortunate pacing problems.
Fans of Frictional Games’ SOMA have come close to solving the game's recently introduced ARG that is related to the developer's next title.
WTMG's Leo Faria: "I wanted to keep this retro rewind brief as SOMA is something better experienced when you know very little about it. It might not be the best walking simulator I’ve ever played, but I was floored by its amazing story and premise. Jump into it with an open mind and little to no knowledge about. After a good eight hours, the story will be over, but that’s when you’re going to start philosophizing about its topics and themes. It might not be a brilliant game per se, but I also don’t think it would have been as effective as it was in any other medium. Give it a go, it’s totally worth your time, even after a decade."
I hated the actual game but loved the story, even 10 years later that ending still sticks with me and makes me think what is life and what is living.
Me too, great story, but I did not enjoy that gameplay, really wish the gameplay had been better.
The latest update for Frictional Games' survival horror video game, SOMA, possibly comes with a teaser for the studio's next title.
Whiny review, great score though! Can't wait to play this!
This game looks amazing,, don't know how much $ it is but im getting it regardless of price, also ppl are saying this game is like 12 hours long sooo its basically as long as most $60 fp games, this is basically like a must buy for anyone who loves horror and exploration , can't wait and also basically every other site is giving this a 9.0 or higher, idk lately ign have been sooo weird with there ps4 reviews like honestlyyyyy until dawn and teraway were def a 9.0 game
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Completely forgot about this.
Lol this site,, I get a disagree before I even finished typing, I've been pumped for soma for months now and I'm glad its getting good reviews