+- Frictional Games Forum (read-only) (https://www.frictionalgames.com/forum)
+-- Forum: SOMA (https://www.frictionalgames.com/forum/forum-55.html)
+--- Forum: General Discussion (https://www.frictionalgames.com/forum/forum-56.html)
+--- Thread: The Ultimate SOMA Discussion Thread (/thread-30110.html)
Pages:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
291
292
293
294
295
296
297
298
299
300
301
302
303
304
305
306
307
308
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
317
318
319
320
321
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
329
330
331
332
333
334
335
336
337
338
339
340
341
342
343
344
345
346
347
348
349
350
351
352
353
354
355
356
357
358
359
360
361
362
363
364
365
366
367
368
369
370
371
372
373
374
375
376
377
378
379
380
381
382
383
384
385
386
387
388
389
390
391
392
393
394
395
396
397
398
399
400
401
402
403
404
405
406
407
408
409
410
411
412
413
414
415
416
417
418
419
420
421
422
423
424
425
426
427
428
429
430
431
432
433
434
435
436
437
438
RE: The Ultimate SOMA Discussion Thread - MsHannerBananer - 07-27-2015
I honestly can't wait for SOMA, but from a creative point of view, I'm just as excited about the new assets we'll have access to, as I am for the game. Honestly, imagine the custom stories that could come from this and all the new scripting nightmares we'll have to worry about when developing! It makes me giggle with excitement, even if my own custom mod wasn't super fantastic, haha.
A lot of people are saying that SOMA is essentially an Alien: Isolation clone, but I really don't see it. Sure, there's the technology aspect to think about, but I see zero similarities besides the fact that both games are set in universes with more advanced technology, and even at that, the technologies are both so vastly different. That and in one game their's a vicious, acid-bleeding monster out to get you, while in the other there are disfigured robot-beings with blood lust in their monitors and garbled words spewing from their processors.
I still have no clue what this game will entail, despite doing research, watching the file item's on the official site, and seeing the trailers, so whatever this game is, is going to blow my mind no matter what. I'm really excited that we're only a couple months away, and I don't know if I'll be able to keep myself from watching any of the youtubers who get the game before any of us, because let's face it, it'll happen, haha.
Super stoked!
RE: The Ultimate SOMA Discussion Thread - Paddy™ - 07-27-2015
Another shameless view-whoring pseudo-journalist game site is teasing an upcoming interview with Thomas about SOMA, complete with an appropriately clickbaiting title:
SOMA Has Been Inspired By Doom 3, Bioshock, Spec Ops: The Line & Silent Hill
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/soma-has-been-inspired-by-doom-3-bioshock-spec-ops-the-line-silent-hill/
RE: The Ultimate SOMA Discussion Thread - Kein - 07-27-2015
Pfft haha
RE: The Ultimate SOMA Discussion Thread - TiManGames - 07-27-2015
Ughhh I want a steam page already
RE: The Ultimate SOMA Discussion Thread - PathOS - 07-27-2015
Yeah, that's click-bait per usual. Teasing an interview and name-dropping other high-profile games in the title to get hits.
Still interested though. It's always refreshing to hear devs give out some of their insights into what they drew inspiration from and why. Though it's infuriating when "game sites" like this turn that into some kind of out-of-context pissing match, where casual readers of titles will think "hey, that guy is comparing his own game to Bioshock, Doom 3, Spec Ops and Silent Hill? What a nerve!" Which is of course not at all what was the point of bringing those games up.
But alas, that's the state of the world.
RE: The Ultimate SOMA Discussion Thread - TiManGames - 07-29-2015
Little thought I had in my mind:
Amnesia: The Dark Descent + Amnesia: a Machine for Pigs = SOMA?
RE: The Ultimate SOMA Discussion Thread - A.M Team - 07-29-2015
(07-29-2015, 08:48 PM)TheTieMan Wrote: Amnesia: The Dark Descent + Amnesia: a Machine for Pigs = SOMA?
![[Image: tumblr_mdp40fTecZ1r9a0t2.png]](http://www.huntingtonlearninghub.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/tumblr_mdp40fTecZ1r9a0t2.png)
RE: The Ultimate SOMA Discussion Thread - PathOS - 07-29-2015
(07-29-2015, 08:48 PM)TheTieMan Wrote: Little thought I had in my mind:Sorta makes sense to me.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent + Amnesia: a Machine for Pigs = SOMA?
The Dark Descent was focused solely on gameplay and creating an immersive interactive experience for the player. But it didn't really carry much of a narrative or storyline.
A Machine for Pigs was focused solely on the narrative and storyline. The gameplay and interactive experience however was not a priority and thus the player wasn't as immersed in gameplay.
With SOMA, Frictional has stated they want to keep the immersive interactive experience while adding focus to narrative and complex idea storytelling. Sounds like the want to combine the best of both worlds, which seems like a Win to me.
RE: The Ultimate SOMA Discussion Thread - Paddy™ - 07-31-2015
SOMA - official cover art
http://sethnemo.deviantart.com/art/SOMA-official-cover-art-550219591
From that talentless hack, DavidS
/s
RE: The Ultimate SOMA Discussion Thread - PathOS - 07-31-2015
Very creepy and unsettling.
It's perfect!
