I'll start by saying this- I'm not a fan of the horror genre. I hate the fact that I'm not brave enough to sit through horror movies, while almost everyone I know brags of doing just that. I hate the fact that horror has the potential to reward me with sleepless nights, even though I'm an adult and know very well that those "things" cannot get to me.
And yet, I ended up purchasing SOMA during a Steam sale. I don't know what made me make up my mind - the heavy discount (I got it for less than 100 Rupees (that's like $1.40 as of 10:44 pm on 16 Feb. 2019, in case you were wondering) or all the praise the game has received. In hindsight, it was one of the best decisions I've ever made.
SOMA is a unique experience. It's the best atmospheric horror I've ever played/seen (although I'm not the right person to ask). Plus, it's got an amazing story. One of the best I've seen in a game. It takes "save all of humanity" to an entirely different level.
I feel that to justify my overly positive review, I'll have to get into some plot details. So if you want to go in without knowing anything, I advise you to turn back now and start playing the game. I am not giving out spoilers though.
So SOMA starts off with us receiving a scan that'll supposedly help find a way to treat our bleeding brain (injuries sustained from an accident). We wake up (after the scan) in an unknown place, radically different from the apartment we were in. And that's how it begins. The game drew me in right from the start - the visuals are stellar, the voice-acting is superb, the story's gripping - everything I look for in a good game.
And right away, something is wrong with the facility we wake up in. Everything's deserted. And there are monsters out there. And the story that follows - the game turns into one of the best "save-all-of-humanity" stories I've ever seen (like I said before). And the ending is both devastating and uplifting at the same time. If that doesn't inspire you to at least check out the game, little else will.
The game also asks some rather unsettling questions - what really makes us human? Do we cease to be what we are if you take away the body? I can't expand on the nature of that question without giving away major spoilers, so I will avoid delving into that.
It is definitely a must-play for all horror fans and phasmophobics alike.
Seriously, though - if you have phasmophobia, don't.
And yet, I ended up purchasing SOMA during a Steam sale. I don't know what made me make up my mind - the heavy discount (I got it for less than 100 Rupees (that's like $1.40 as of 10:44 pm on 16 Feb. 2019, in case you were wondering) or all the praise the game has received. In hindsight, it was one of the best decisions I've ever made.
SOMA is a unique experience. It's the best atmospheric horror I've ever played/seen (although I'm not the right person to ask). Plus, it's got an amazing story. One of the best I've seen in a game. It takes "save all of humanity" to an entirely different level.
I feel that to justify my overly positive review, I'll have to get into some plot details. So if you want to go in without knowing anything, I advise you to turn back now and start playing the game. I am not giving out spoilers though.
So SOMA starts off with us receiving a scan that'll supposedly help find a way to treat our bleeding brain (injuries sustained from an accident). We wake up (after the scan) in an unknown place, radically different from the apartment we were in. And that's how it begins. The game drew me in right from the start - the visuals are stellar, the voice-acting is superb, the story's gripping - everything I look for in a good game.
And right away, something is wrong with the facility we wake up in. Everything's deserted. And there are monsters out there. And the story that follows - the game turns into one of the best "save-all-of-humanity" stories I've ever seen (like I said before). And the ending is both devastating and uplifting at the same time. If that doesn't inspire you to at least check out the game, little else will.
The game also asks some rather unsettling questions - what really makes us human? Do we cease to be what we are if you take away the body? I can't expand on the nature of that question without giving away major spoilers, so I will avoid delving into that.
It is definitely a must-play for all horror fans and phasmophobics alike.
Seriously, though - if you have phasmophobia, don't.
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