Quick Look: SOMA

First-- oh wait. :(

Seriously: this is a very creepy game. I think it nails the atmosphere - has a sort of Bioshock quality to the setting. I mean, even the water sections seem extremely claustrophobic in nature, despite the spaciousness. I'm normally not the type to play these games, but I do enjoy watching them. I've been following along with @patrickklepek's play-through.

Want does SOMA have to offer?

This game has been great so far.

Finished it last night. Surprisingly well-put together game. Oodles of atmosphere. If sci-fi and/or horror are your thing, I'd recommend it in a heartbeat.

Putting fingers into cyber rectums since 2015.

I did a little digging online and managed to find some pretty cool early concept art for the game.

@startrunning: How long did it take you?

I think it's a bit sad that we've come to having a general spoiler warning just for showing ANYTHING from the game (as if that isn't obvious if you're that sensitive about it).

Looking forward to this even if i'm too chicken to play the game myself.

A really great story, stealth stuff was kinda whatever. Some fantastic final moments in here as well, I recommend this game for sure.

Looks cool but man...kind of wish I could have heard a little more of the game in this quick look :|

This game is dope. Fun story. Would play again.

This has made me super interested in the game. The weird story stuff at least.

@humanity I'd say 8-10 hours, really exploring everything and taking in the sights. It's not a huge game by any means, but for me, it was definitely worth it.

Man, I was generally optimistic about this game based on the buzz, but it doesn't look very interesting or particularly engaging, content-wise, for me. It also doesn't look very good visually here, either. Oh well, that is the benefit of having quick looks out there :)

Shokugeki no Soma

Could be an underwater spaceship. Reminds me of this futurama joke.

@humanity said:

12.6 hours for me but I did get stumped a few times, could take less if you don't get lost or don't stop to read every note and every computer log.

Have to admit this is giving me a ton of Sphere vibes.

10 hours seems to be about the norm.

This looks so good.

Its a great game, really enjoyed it. It's funny how vinny nailed it (get it) about you being a lady

@sammo21: Vinny was in the zone for this one. Straight off the coffee buzz.

Also thank you to everyone who told me how long it took them to beat. I'm contemplating whether I wanna get it now on PS4 or wait for a real good Steam sale.

What's upsilon?

Outstanding game in most regards. Putting my opinion in a spoiler since some folk think everything's a spoiler nowadays.

Definitely recommended if you can manage the horror game aspect. I'm a wuss and had to do tons of short sessions, but I did it.

Been watching Patricks playthrough of this. It seems way less oppressive compared to Amnesia and I've really enjoyed the writing. Just the fact that the character asks some good questions and that the game doesn't dance around answering them too much is really nice.

Man I am struggling with Dark Descent. I can generally take horror quite well but the way they infused it here is pretty stressful. Normally in a game you sort of get used to the enemy and their appearance, here each time they come its freaky as hell... I wonder how scary is SOMA compared to Amnesia.

PS: I think Alex sort of revealed a bit too much about the beginning as I think I already know what the situation is unless they go insane with it.

I really really enjoyed SOMA. Beautiful environments and some really inventive stuff as far as the player interacting with the world, it reminded me far more of something like System Shock 2 than Amnesia, mostly because it was that sort of setting and a story I actually cared about.

As others have said, shame about the monster sections, which mostly just seemed like lame distractions in the way they were laid out. Also found the ending pretty disappointing. Overall though, can't recommend it enough!

Beat it last night (around 12 hours) and thought it was fantastic especially the pacing. Like others have said it's more System Shock 2 than Bioshock but that comparison makes no sense outside of the setting. My favorite Sci-fi horror game since I Have No Mouth, and one of the most enjoyable story driven games in a long time. Definitely up there for GOTY for me. Love this Sci-fi concept and they nailed it with this.

I will never enjoy playing a game where all you do is run and hide.

The tone of this game seems kind of goofy.

Having played almost 8 hours of this game and over halfway through I can safely tell you that that is not it at all.

I bought this at launch and I'm a little disappointed in the actual gameplay parts of it. The story is interesting and wants me to progress, but sneaking around avoiding enemies is tremendously boring and uninteresting.

For those interested, Patrick is doing a full play through of the game.

That Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade reference was... unexpected.

@spiceninja: Oh good was really worried most of it was given away.

I get that reference.

I hate horror games. I wish i could just get the story infused in me, cause it seems interesting

I lost all interest in this game when I found out it wasn't actually in space. I mean I already wasn't gonna play it cause I'm a big wuss who cant play horror games but back when I thought it took place on a space station I was sort of interested in that.

Just finished last night. took me about 12 hours maybe less. I really really liked it. The concept is intriguing and the way the story is told is done pretty damn well. I found the monster sections to be a little frustrating and predictable, but everything else, from the setting, the environments, the encounters, to the pieces of environmental story, and sound design were all really engaging.

The puzzles were interesting enough and the way you interacted with and got the machines to work seemed to have an internal logic that made sense and weren't overly frustrating. Some would take a few mins to figure out what the game wanted you to do overall it's done well.

I don't know if i would consider it fun necessarily. But it is absolutely very engaging and made me want to see it through to the end. If you finish, stick around till after the credits roll, they are not very long.

C'mon people. Subtitles. What is this, amateur hour? You're better than this!

@loktarogar said:

That's better.

Looking forward to playing the game, and I'm about half way through the quick look, but I've got a feeling I know how this is going to play out...

I'm not saying it would be bad if it turns out that way because the story looks intriguing, but kind of disappointed. Who knows, I could be completely wrong or maybe that's what they were going for. In any case I'm looking forward to playing it and then watch Patrick.

This might be the darkest game since Kessler and the interns were playing Condemned. I can't see jack shit.

Never understand why some people get so scared about these first person games with bad graphics. Played Amnesia and it was pretty lame.

Just let Patrick Klepeks youtube account waste time on it.

The deck reminded me of this:

thanks for the insanely bad opinion . dont listen to this man the game is great.

SOMA is a surprisingly good game. I was not expecting to like it as much as I have. While the game itself is less traditionally "scary", it is unnerving and focused on psychological horror and dread. This game is a step up from Amnesia, and even if you're generally not a horror fan, you should check it out.

@quantical: You sound just like a buddy of mine. I'm guessing you don't like horror games in general?

That whole introductory segment is incredibly well designed, and the story somehow feels incredibly novel despite following some well tread themes. I think it's because of the way it combines the usual ideas about AI and consciousness with darker psychological themes and throws it into a setting that's a interesting mashup of Dead Space and Bioshock. I normally hate horror games but I might just force my way through it for the sake of the story.

This looks like the devs took Bioshock and Dead Space and merged them together with the mechanics of Amnesia. I am really interested in seeing how the story unfolds