brandonh83
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It certainly does a very good job at it.
...unlike this game appearing on the PS store but I had a feeling. Going to bed, will check again tomorrow.
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SOMA |OT| I Have No Mouth but I Will Scream, on The Dark Descent into A Machine
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It certainly does a very good job at it.
...unlike this game appearing on the PS store but I had a feeling. Going to bed, will check again tomorrow.
Yup, bought it as well around 9-10 am here in Norway. I was planning on buying it midnight but glad I went to sleep instead. Why the f is PS4 wifi downloads so slow though?? Onky just finished downloading the game and patch, almost 3 hours later. Is this a common problem? I only have one ethernet outlet by my TV area and it's connected to my Wii U for Smash...
I bought and started downloading it this morning directly from my PS4 (north east of England) so it was 100% up at 8am this morning.
£21.59 with PS+ discount
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-gb/games/soma/cid=EP1188-CUSA03200_00-HPL3SOMAGAME2015
Lightning Count
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Guess I better kill some time while the rest of the game downloads. =/
Funyarinpa
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I recommend you play Amnesia in the meantime.
(booted it up for the first time last night, it was 2 am before I knew)
Joseph Merrick
Member
game is god damned incredible. fucking fantastic. beautiful story, visuals and atmosphere.
bioshock wish it was this game.
bioshock wish it was this game.
drotahorror
Member
I went in blind. Haven't seen a video since the promo vid a couple years ago or whenever that was. I thought the first enemy was pretty silly. I like the atmosphere though. I've already played it longer than the Amnesia games combined, so that's saying something.
The Downloadspeed is often slow (I just started it via Smartphone, can not check it in this case), just a PSN problem.
Lightning Count
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No, BioShock had much more memorable characters and a different gameplay style. I am.comparing this to Alien Isolation.
gutting
I've got a feeling it'll be a slow builder. In terms of the horror as well as the atmosphere/quality. Will be interesting to see how you feel 7-8 hours in.
GwyndolinCinder
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whilst I've been really enjoying the game the frame rate problems and loading are unacceptable for a final release.
Dreathlock
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Which platform?
GwyndolinCinder
Member
Ps4
The entire company is about 20 people.
I only played about 40 minutes so far, but I disagree. The wall/floor textures are not the best, but the details on paintings, signs and notes so far have been great and readable without pressing R2 for text (this is on PS4) for me. And the lighting is incredible with the blues and reds. Very beautiful sci-fi atmosphere for me.
Amnesia was definitely not a looker, bu this is a great step up in my opinion.
Yeah, from what I've seen on gamersyde, it doesn't look any better than a PS360 game @ less than 30fps.
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Smushroomed
Banned
no jump scares right? I don't like jump scares.
Triggerhappytel
Member
Ah, fair enough. Silly me; I thought it would be under New Releases!
I Don't mind the visuals, really. It's just that I expected a bigger upgrade from Amnesia.
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
I'm a total wuss when it comes to horror. Can't play Silent Hill, F.E.A.R., or Dead Space alone (campy horror like RE or Parasite Eve is fine though). Would I be able to play this game?
pock3tmonster
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Soma is up on the Australian store for $42.95, or $38.66 with PlayStation Plus. It's almost an exact conversion of the US price.
Joseph Merrick
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there are a couple of minor ones. but I don't really think of this is a horror game. it is scary in parts, but it's nowhere near as gimmicky about trying to scare you as something like alien isolation. I think of this more as a really cool adventure game, it has a story to tell. the atmosphere is pretty fucking brilliant, so that can be quite scary I guess. and the audio is absolutely fantastic, mostly the environment but the voice work is great too.
possibly. it's pretty cheap right? I think you should give it a try. hehe.
And mid-level stop-loading á la Half-Life 2Framerate problems?
This isnt what I wanted to hear
mcwizardry
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What would be the best audio setting for the PS4 Gold Wireless headset? Headphones or Home Theater? VSS should be on I guess.
Well fuck now I dont know wether to save my cash.
TheChewyWaffles
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Even on PC?
This is on PS4 with stock 500GB HDD. Don't know about PC, but I'd imagine it's avoidable with an SSD and better parts in general. Watch some streams for PC maybe?
Bioshock is nearly a decade old, so that comparison is pretty unfair.
Appollowexx
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I feel the loading and frame rate issues are being blown out of proportion a bit.
The game takes about a minute or so to load upon boot up, which is annoying and then perhaps 40-50 seconds to load a saved game (PS4). The mid level loads are literally a few seconds each and there isn't a cut to a loading screen, the game just occasionally pauses for a moment to load. This happens quite rarely.
Framerate to my eye has been steady 30fps most of the time. It dips occasionally but only very slightly. It's not harmful to the experience and I say that as someone who picks up on drops quite easily. The game works just fine so don't let these minor issues put you off, as it's otherwise pretty amazing all round.
Lightning Count
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Still downloading, cannot progress.
If on PS4, delete and retry. Happened to loads of people with MGSV and this fixed it.
These developers don't make walking sims. There will be plenty of puzzles, world interaction, things to do. Usually with an active narrative. Much more Dead Space or Alien: I than Rapture or Ethan Carter.
Sure some of the reviews I watched compared it to Ethan and Rapture though.
GwyndolinCinder
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I think the reason alien reviewed worse than this at least from American outlets,alien is punishing and this is very forgiving and easy.
More_Badass
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Dark Souls, Super Meat Boy, and other games seem to contradict that notion
Turin Turambar
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There will be stealth and puzzle elements. Apart that the... "intensity" of the game is much higher than other "walking sims" I played like Ethan Carter, Proteus, Dear Esther, Kairo, or Gone Home, which tends to be more calm and reflective.
Alien's biggest problem is that it was too long.
It took amnesia's format and stretched it out to "Official retail game length (tm)", and it botched the pacing in the process. Also, they bungled a lesson that frictional learned the hard way in their first outing back in the mid 2000s: combat doesn't work in these games. In a lose-lose scenario, presenting an option to fight back just leeds to unnecessary frustration in an audience that's been conditioned to win if they have a weapon of any kind in their hand.
GwyndolinCinder
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If you like the exploring, listening to audio logs and reading documents, whilst looking for upgrades.Yes
Tense gameplay? No.
More_Badass
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I dislike horror games with combat, but I wish more games gave you ways to defend yourself and delay enemies. Weaponless doesn't need to mean defenseless.