The Ultimate SOMA Discussion Thread

[Fortigurn]

Part 2:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/04/...y-amnesia/

This confirms what I've been saying; the existential crisis is a key plot element.

RPS: So it’s more focused on exploring themes, then? Things like consciousness, which you’ve been pretty vocal bout?

Grip: Yeah. The thing I’d been thinking about a lot is, could you have a game that tells something interesting to the player about being a sentient being? Being conscious about yourself. Could you do that? What interests me about consciousness, which has been a hobby project for me for the last half of my life, is just the idea that… You have certain subjective experiences. You can’t doubt that you’re having them. You’re sure that you’re having them. But you can never make someone else convinced that you really have these experiences.

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NOTE: THIS DEDUCTION IS PURELY THEORY. THERE COULD BE SOME MISTAKES.

Excellent detective work. The combination of your investigations and mine is leading consistently to one conclusion.