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[GhylTarvoke]

It's on Eurogamer now.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-0...oma-review

I'm a bit suspicious of this review.

Spoiler below!

SOMA's most uninspiring element, somewhat surprisingly, is the monsters. They're responsible for the game's most frustrating sequences, and while there's a backstory that makes them strangely sympathetic it's hard to feel too much for their plight when you're being smashed or squelched because of their unpredictable behaviour patterns. That unpredictability is deliberate, but the intended payoff can be hard to appreciate. Some will attack based on sight, sound or movement, but working out which requires trial and error.

Sounds like the reviewer wasn't paying attention to environmental clues. Ian Thomas has repeatedly said that careful observation will help you figure out how the monsters "work".