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[Spaghetti]

going to break into my savings to pull out the £20 for this.

haven't read the reviews fully but they seem good. is this more of a step back towards penumbra? i think the second penumbra is a goddamn classic.

 

[VGA222]

Any word on performance comparisons? Curious how the PS4 version runs.

Runs at 30fps with some dips.

 

[samueljustice00]

http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/21/9324177/soma-review-frictional-games-pc-horror-amnesia

9/10 from Polygon

 

[Sheriff_Battlesnake]

I love horror. I hate jump scares. There are few places for me, however this year has given me both this and Bloodborne. I'm so happy.

 

[Funyarinpa]

That OT title.

That said, GET HYPE. GET ALL THE HYPE THERE IS.

 

[Silent-blades]

Is this on the PSN store? I can't seem to find it.

 

[Persona7]

I wonder if I can run this on my old laptop so I don't have to carry my desktop downstairs.

 

[Melchiah]

Is this on the PSN store? I can't seem to find it.

I found it by searching with SOM, and scrolling down the results.

 

[Kyonashi]

Any idea how long this game is?

 

[artsi]

So does PC have proper gamepad controls, or should I get it on PS4?

 

[Silent-blades]

I found it by searching with SOM, and scrolling down the results.

Tried that. Hmm even tried in the app. What the heck!

 

[vainglorious]

Tried that. Hmm even tried in the app. What the heck!

I think he's in Europe. It's not up for NA.

 

[Silent-blades]

That would explain it. Thanks!!

 

[misses bull]

I wish this game would unlock at midnight on est. I don't wanna ruin my sleep schedule too much

 

[Melchiah]

I think he's in Europe. It's not up for NA.

Yeah, forgot to mention that. It's up here in Europe.

 

[Fancy Clown]

Any idea how long this game is?

Around 10 hours

 

[rdytoroll]

Edit: nvm now it's up

 

[Melchiah]

In Europe and it's not up for me

Weird. I bought and started downloading it about an hour ago. Had to do a search in the PSN store to find it though.

 

[Funyarinpa]

In Europe and it's not up for me

Same here, though my Steam page shows 10 hours to unlock anyway.

 

[vainglorious]

On PSN SOMA should unlock starting at midnight local time for European users.

EDIT - And from looking at Frictional's Twitter it looks like NA will end up waiting for the PS store update.

 

[GwyndolinCinder]

Are the eu store and uk store different?
Its not showing up for me on uk

 

[vainglorious]

Are the eu store and uk store different?
Its not showing up for me on uk

UK should be 8AM UK time tomorrow morning according to Frictional. Sorry dude.

EDIT - Wait that might just be for UK Steam users. It's 30 minutes till midnight in the UK right? Wait half an hour. lol If it's not up by then you may get stuck waiting for the PS store update.

 

[Melchiah]

On PSN SOMA should unlock starting at midnight local time for European users.

EDIT - And from looking at Frictional's Twitter it looks like NA will end up waiting for the PS store update.

Yeah, I found it in the store few minutes after midnight, which was 1h25min ago. I guess it pays off to live in this particular time zone. I won't be starting the game this night though, as I don't want to take a rushed start before going to sleep. This game deserves and demands more.

 

[vainglorious]

Yeah, I found it in the store few minutes after midnight, which was 1h25min ago. I guess it pays off to live in this particular time zone. I won't be starting the game this night though, as I don't want to take a rushed start before going to sleep. This game deserves and demands more.

Well Frictional is based in Sweden. I think that's why the unlock for Steam In NA is 3AM Eastern time, because it's 9AM Swede time then.

 

[More_Badass]

Yeah. I will throw it at the HTPC first. I prefer the big screen TBH. If it starts gasping for air I will move to the PC.

I genuinely expect it to run ok TBH. The intel onboard card keeps surprising me on how well it does. I generally dont mind medium settings and 720p and it keeps on doing that on games I thought wouldnt run on that setup. Pretty much everything last gen is pretty playable.

Same here. I have a laptop with an Intel i5 and an Intel HD 5500, and I can play stuff like Tomb Raider, Arkham Origins, and MGS V fine

 

[drangleic tourism]

Great reviews. Definitely buying this on GOG tonight.

I feel like this is a real success story for frictional because of how committed and passionate they were about the project. I followed the project from the reveal, and they always seemed so enthusiastic about sharing new material. I hope this game sells lots and lots.

 

[Melchiah]

Well Frictional is based in Sweden. I think that's why the unlock for Steam In NA is 3AM Eastern time, because it's 9AM Swede time then.

Yeah, I know, which is why it pays off to be in Finland.

 

[More_Badass]

Polygon - 9/10

I don't know if SOMA will scare people as much as Amnesia did, but it is without a doubt a stronger game, with better pacing, smarter writing and more powerful subject matter. This isn't a horror game about obfuscation; events aren't building to a huge, shocking twist. More than anything, it's about the process of dealing with the horror of reality.

 

[vainglorious]

Yeah, I know, which is why it pays off to be in Finland.

...why are you on GAF and not stuffing your face with Fazer Blue chocolate? That's what I'd be doing if I was in Finland right now.

 

[hao chi]

I had no idea this was releasing in PS4. I'll have to check it out at some point.

 

[Melchiah]

...why are you on GAF and not stuffing your face with Fazer Blue chocolate? That's what I'd be doing if I was in Finland right now.

Because I'm eating Lindt's dark sea salt chocolate while browsing GAF.

 

[artsi]

...why are you on GAF and not stuffing your face with Fazer Blue chocolate? That's what I'd be doing if I was in Finland right now.

Why not both?

 

[Appollowexx]

Ah man, it's gone midnight and SOMA is nowhere to be seen on UK PSN...

Guess Europe doesn't include the UK store.

 

[vainglorious]

Why not both?

So jealous.

 

[More_Badass]

Added Escapist (9.5) & Polygon (9) reviews to OT

 

[More_Badass]

Graphics Card Troubleshooting Guide

 

[bestpersonevar]

is there a way for people in NA to buy it from the EU store?

 

[SugarDave]

I'm terrible with horror but I have to give this a go. There are very few games I'm willing to buy full price at launch nowadays but there's something drawing me to this, no idea what it is as I haven't even played Amnesia.

I plan to jump straight in after I finish MGSV.

 

[Appollowexx]

I spoke to soon. It's up now on the UK PSN for any gaffers here in sunny England!

Been waiting so long for this game, hoping to get a few hours in tonight.

 

[Razorback]

One of my most anticipated games of the year. I've been reading Frictional's blog for many years now and I love all their game design ideas. They really seem focused on improving the way narratives are told in games. Can't wait to see how those theories work in practice.

 

[Fractal]

Picked it up on GoG, too bad it unlocks in some 7 hours from now. Was hoping I could download it overnight...

 

[amnesia]

I can't wait to start playing this tomorrow.

 

[Artanisix]

Any reviews talk about relative game length? Trying to avoid spoilers atm

 

[Corpsepyre]

I'd like to know if the PC version features full gamepad support. (360 controller).

Anyone?

 

[Gbraga]

Any reviews talk about relative game length? Trying to avoid spoilers atm

7~12 hours, it seems.

 

[GwyndolinCinder]

I spoke to soon. It's up now on the UK PSN for any gaffers here in sunny England!

Been waiting so long for this game, hoping to get a few hours in tonight.

I still cant see it, check the ps4 store and the online store

edit: i signed in and out and now i can see it, weird

 

[More_Badass]

I still cant see it, check the ps4 store and the online store

UK - https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-gb/games/soma/cid=EP1188-CUSA03200_00-HPL3SOMAGAME2015

 

[epmode]

Any chance of a VPN unlock or is the American release as early as it gets?

 

[More_Badass]

So does PC have proper gamepad controls, or should I get it on PS4?

Full controller support according to the Steam page

Also a dev comment from a few years ago:

We have had SOMA working with a controller for a long time and it works very nicely! So you shouldn’t have any problems with it.

 

[artsi]

Full controller support according to the Steam page

Also a dev comment from a few years ago:

Cool, PC it is then. Thanks.