The Ultimate SOMA Discussion Thread

[WALP]

I hope SOMA will not be like AMFP. I believe AMFP was a good example how the gameplay should not be executed in Amnesia game. While the story was awesome, it didn't have the core elements of Amnesia.

Because you didn't have to find any resources to keep the light on, you couldn't say: "I need to find this resource in order to stay alive and progress in the game."

Because you didn't have any sanity meter, you couldn't say: "I need to light this torch in order to regain my sanity and progress in the game."

That said, I hope SOMA will have some kind of "metagame" like in TDD (light sources, etc.) and adapt the story side of AMFP. I know I'm just rehashing the same things people have been saying but it just occured to me... for some reason...

I think you're kinda talking against yourself in your argumentation. It is my impression(based on what I have read of blogs,interviews and in-game amnesia comments) that Frictional Games aims to (warning fancy words) immerse you in the game's world(setting) and story and have you focus on/thinking about that. Your examples both have "progress in the game" in them and that's something you never want happening, because that means the player is in a competitive/challenge focused mindset, taking away from the story and horror.
The word "game" should ideally never cross the player's mind unless it is a game within the game's world.