The Ultimate SOMA Discussion Thread

[Nyarlathotep]

From the comments in that Rock Paper Shotgun article, it sounds like they're feeling a bit of pressure to please the Let's Players that grew around Amnesia.

While I have nothing against those videos themselves. It kind of bums me out to see that they might be impacting the development of these games. This was a big thing in A Machine for Pigs as well - while not all complaints were based around that, of course, a huge portion pretty much boiled down to it not being a fun game to watch let's plays of. It is kind of ridiculous when you read the Steam Forums and see most people saying "not even horror" when a game goes for something subtler and less let's play friendly.

I'm glad Frictional is aiming for a deeper experience. But it'd be kind of sad if they have to make it more Amnesia-like just to ensure its success and not necessarily the better of the storytelling. Not that I'm faulting them on that, just the audience for these games now. What happened to the people who managed to appreciate Silent Hill 2 despite it being a much less in your face experience than anything else in its series?

Anyway. Those reactions aside. It's apparent that this won't be a game that's easy to judge until played in full. So I'm not too worried about the few uncertainties surrounding the demo.