The Ultimate SOMA Discussion Thread

[plutomaniac]

I wish I was as good as the loading screen's artist. That talent...

[Statyk]

If I see that in the actual game, I will shit myself.

[Macgyverthehero]

Hey guys, look what Frictional Games just posted on their channel today!





That's pretty cool, I could imagine statue ragdolls being manipulated with this new feature to make statues have a unique pose for each.

[Googolplex]

As we can see on the loading screen, the main character is a woman?

[Sampyli]

As we can see on the loading screen, the main character is a woman?

Let's not jump to conclusions.

[Alardem]

It seems a woman will be an important part of SOMA's story. :p

[Slanderous]

As we can see on the loading screen, the main character is a woman?

In the teaser, he had a male voice, but it could be a placeholder.

[plutomaniac]

multiple characters

[Sampyli]

In the teaser, he had a male voice, but it could be a placeholder.

Quote from Thomas:

A final aspect of making the trailer was not to have too many spoilers. Because of this, the video does not star the protagonist from the actual game, but a totally different (and minor) character.

[Kreekakon]

Just in from Facebook:

Voice overs from last week's recording session are now starting to come in. Really great to finally hear the characters speak instead of just seeing text lines. It's like a whole new experience.

Currently we have recorded about 50% of all dialog needed, which is what is needed for the alpha. The alpha itself is set to be done in 3 week, right before (almost) the entire company leaves for GDC.

(Do note that it is not a public alpha. It is just sent out to a few testers and part of it will also be shown off to the press.)