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SOMA - Videogame

Apr 7 2014, 7:34 am
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Devourer

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Apr 7 2014, 7:34 am

Devourer Post #1

Hello

So, Frictional Games is working on a project again, called
Soma
http://somagame.com/

which is to be released in 2015.

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�Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.�
- Philip K. Dick

SOMA is a sci-fi horror game from Frictional Games, creators of the groundbreaking Amnesia and Penumbra series.

Coming to PC and PS4 in 2015.

The radio has gone silent on PATHOS-2. As isolation bears down on the staff of the remote research facility, strange things are happening.

Machines are taking on human traits and alien constructions have started to interfere with routine. The world around them is turning into a nightmare.

The only way out is to do something unimaginable.

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Opinions?

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Oct 14 2015, 8:55 pm

Devourer Post #2

Hello

So, did anyone play it?
Gameplay was okay, the visuals and sounds were amazing, top tier. The story is the game's biggest strength, though. Might be the best story I have ever witnessed in a videogame.
10/10 would love to see/play it all for the first time again.

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Oct 15 2015, 3:23 pm

Zycorax Post #3

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I've heard good things about it. I'll probably pick it up on some Steam sale in the future, as I don't have that much time for gaming anymore and I have other games that goes higher up on the list atm.

Oct 15 2015, 4:11 pm

Sand Wraith Post #4

she/her

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Devourer

this pretty much sums up my views on it, although I think I'd rather give it a 9/10 for the lack of explanation of the enemy characters (they tend not to be that well explained)

Apr 12 2016, 1:38 am

Devourer Post #5

Hello

SOMAs beauty still amazes.
Has some replay-value; several other nice dialogs occur depending on the choices made.

Recommending it to everyone, who is in the mood for a good science-fiction story told through a videogame in a beautiful atmosphere.

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Apr 14 2016, 8:32 pm

Zycorax Post #6

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I just picked it up as it's 40% off on Steam this weekend. Looking forward to trying it.

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