The Ultimate SOMA Discussion Thread

[Cuyir]

@Sampyli:

I don't want it set in earth. At least not completely. They could tease the player of going back home to earth as a goal but I want the setting to be in some sort of space ship/station/some other planet settlement (seeing how people already debunked the underwater setting).

Being set in an area with loads of technology (like a ship or whatever) would give the Machine a lot of opportunities to toy around with the player. Not only that, but once the player realizes that the Machine knows and controls all, there wouldn't be a safe zone. Players would feel tense every single time they're playing the game. Knowing FG and their talents at crafting great atmosphere, this would make this game chokingly tense.

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@Chronofrog:

Yeah but Soma also means body

from TheFreeDictionary website

''1. The entire body of an organism, exclusive of the germ cells.
2. See cell body.
3. The body of an individual as contrasted with the mind or psyche''

Would fit with the whole cyborg pictures and sentient A.I motif.