The Ultimate SOMA Discussion Thread

[Alardem]

With the revelation about the underwater setting and the asteroid apocalypse on the surface, I'm excited to see this story be more about a futuristic take on Lovecraft rather than a standard robot horror story.

I wonder if the plot of At The Mountains of Madness will provide clues for how SOMA's story may work:

Spoiler below!

An expedition of human researchers in an isolated location discover several oddly intact remnants of an ancient civilization referred to as the Elder Thins. To their displeasure they learn that the remnants are still alive, and have decided to experiment on humans as well.

It turns out that the Elder Things were responsible for life on earth and had built their ruins with the aid of artificial life-forms known as Shoggoths. Unfortunately, they were weakened by warring against a different race of aliens known as the Starspawn and the rebellion of the Shoggoths, and were forced into the oceans.

I suspect that SOMA might have the humans caught in a war between the robots of an ancient underwater civilization and the invading forces of aliens from the asteroid. I really doubt the asteroid impact is JUST a contrived disaster to make the setting even bleaker - we'll probably find out more about it during the game.