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Filizitas Offline
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#31
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Can FG maybe say something :c we believe in you!!!
Tentacle raping guy is coming for ya Q.Q Watcha gonna do?
09-21-2015, 01:21 PM
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#32
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It's on Eurogamer now.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-0...oma-review
09-21-2015, 02:03 PM
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#33
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(09-21-2015, 02:03 PM)MrSteve Wrote: It's on Eurogamer now.

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

Well, they said it's great, but mechanics-wise it's pretty much the same.
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#34
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Written and Video review from GameWatcher where it's rewarded with a score of 9/10! http://www.gamewatcher.com/reviews/soma-review/12326
09-21-2015, 02:12 PM
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Awesome.

The only real things I see letting the game down so far, are the monster encounters (a little tired) and the fetch to fix because shock horror, something breaks down.....again.

Other than that, they seem to be on to a well received game.
09-21-2015, 02:15 PM
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#36
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(09-21-2015, 02:03 PM)MrSteve Wrote: It's on Eurogamer now.

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

I'm a bit suspicious of this review.

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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".
09-21-2015, 02:16 PM
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I would say the reviewer got what Ian mentioned.

I think the gribe was relating to something else.
09-21-2015, 02:19 PM
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IGN REVIEW
http://m.ign.com/articles/2015/09/21/soma-review

8.1/10!
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(09-21-2015, 02:19 PM)MrSteve Wrote: I would say the reviewer got what Ian mentioned.

I think the gribe was relating to something else.

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Some will attack based on sight, sound or movement, but working out which requires trial and error.

This directly contradicts what Ian said. Either the reviewer was unobservant, or the clues were too vague.
09-21-2015, 02:27 PM
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The destructoid review:

http://www.destructoid.com/review-soma-311740.phtml

Another 9/10!
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