Official Poll Regarding SOMA's Monsters

[felixmole]

I chose the best choice because I thought it wouldn't be fair to mention "annoying".

I generally liked them. The best things from Penumbra, TDD and even AMFP were mixed into this game: the warnings before encountering the monsters (flickering light, blurry screen, sounds...); prolonged encounters; monsters with completely different senses; props...

I'd say I endured 3 very tense moments: the don't-look-at-it monster on the shipwreck, although it does get a little annoying over time; the 3 proxies at Theta screaming all around when you accidentally kick a part on the ground; and the deep sea diver, the worst one - I had to stop playing the game for a day to chill out. This LP really played the part like I did, with the same feelings. Too bad it didn't end up in a chase like with all of the other enemies.

This new approach is interesting. The drawbacks are that it's a bit repetitive, though, as the essence is just to dump the player in a maze with a monster prowling around. Also, the player gets the feeling that they're relatively safe between these 3 tense moments, unlike Amnesia when you don't know what to expect around the corner... But I personally liked the sentiment of leaving a seemingly safe area to a hazardous one and the other way around. It was a nice experiment.