The Ultimate SOMA Discussion Thread

**Alardem** · 10-12-2013, 11:51 PM

Oh my, that was nice to see! Smile

-Apparently the viewpoint character from the trailer isn't the actual protagonist of the game. I wonder if that means we'll be playing as someone not shown in the advertisements, or if we'll be playing as a woman. I kinda like Reed.
-The protagonist's thoughts are now transcribed through audio, not simply text.
-A modified version of the interact icon remains.
-The monster glimpsed in the trailer brings to mind those 'cyber-spiders' seen in the concept art.
-Traces of Giger here. The quote "I think therefore I am" also brings to mind AM from I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream.
-The visual aesthetic is what what comes to my mind when I think 'science-horror'.
-Must be amazing to see how much more polished this game will be by 2015. Amnesia didn't feel 'rushed' apart from its ending.

**Damascus Rose** · 10-13-2013, 12:17 AM

Does anyone else the textures at 2:20 in the teaser looks kind of muddy? It looks kinda like amnesia quality textures. Or am I just being too picky and the textures are good?

here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWHVkMIP1...page#t=140

**Mechavomit** · 10-13-2013, 12:31 AM

(10-13-2013, 12:17 AM)Damascus Rose Wrote: Does anyone else the textures at 2:20 in the teaser looks kind of muddy? It looks kinda like amnesia quality textures. Or am I just being too picky and the textures are good?

here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWHVkMIP1...page#t=140

The textures in amnesia are considered bad?
And no, they seem fine to me. I have the feeling the visual style of this game is not photo-realistic, but a bit "painterly".

**Damascus Rose** · 10-13-2013, 01:12 AM

(10-13-2013, 12:31 AM)Mechavomit Wrote: The textures in amnesia are considered bad?
And no, they seem fine to me. I have the feeling the visual style of this game is not photo-realistic, but a bit "painterly".

They are muddy and outdated

**Mechavomit** · 10-13-2013, 01:19 AM

(10-13-2013, 01:12 AM)Damascus Rose Wrote:
(10-13-2013, 12:31 AM)Mechavomit Wrote: The textures in amnesia are considered bad?

And no, they seem fine to me. I have the feeling the visual style of this game is not photo-realistic, but a bit "painterly".

They are muddy and outdated

Oh, alright. Still, I personally don't find these new ones bad.

**Sakonosolo** · 10-13-2013, 01:56 AM

Amnesia actually has pretty good textures. The majority of them are 1024x1024 and 512x512 which is the same as most games on PC besides something like Metro LL or Max Payne 3. From the video the textures in Soma look better, either because they're larger or because they're better implemented. I was looking through the textures in Crysis, which is typically lauded for its graphics, and it's pretty much the same way as Amnesia, a mix of 1024x1024 and 512x512 with a few overall that are 2048x2048. I'm more excited about the lighting though, as its looks really good, as do the shadows. I hope Frictional continues putting up those tech features. I want to know more about how the HPL3 engine does things.

**Damascus Rose** · 10-13-2013, 02:19 AM

The amnesia textures from TDD look really shoddy compared to AMFP ones, hopefully soma can have better textures than both

**Ghieri** · 10-13-2013, 02:41 AM

You also forget that:

1. 1.5-2 more years development time.
2. Thomas complained that the graphics in the trailer look shoddy compared to what they look like in game. Besides, the only parts that looked worse were the first two rooms in the trailer. The alien environment looked incredible.

**Cuyir** · 10-13-2013, 02:49 AM

Must suck working for FG right now.

''So excited we put out the gameplay teaser guys! Lets see what the fanbase is talking about! Oh...they're talking about textures....pizza anyone?"

**Alardem** · 10-13-2013, 03:03 AM

It's probably because the trailer's so good that they're looking for any excuse to complain. :p