Joseph Merrick
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and bioshock didn't do anything better than ss2. even older. lol. but something like this is where they should have taken bioshock, and forgotten about the terrible fps gameplay.
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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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and bioshock didn't do anything better than ss2. even older. lol. but something like this is where they should have taken bioshock, and forgotten about the terrible fps gameplay.
Lightning Count
Member
No thanks, that would take hours.
More_Badass
Member
Lightning Count
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Lightning Count
Member
Fucking lost here, going in circles.
artsi
Member
I was in the same spot and gave up after 10 minutes. That level design sucks.
fluffydelusions
Member
A few people here were mentioning loading times and frame rate issues on PS4...some things I imagine wouldn't be an issue on PC (hopefully)
Lightning Count
Member
Are you talkinga bout the level I am on now, or just in general?
Lord Phol
Member
Ah okey, will wait for more impressions then. Perhaps I'll buy it for PC now and PS4 later, though I all ready have Batman, Witcher 3, MGS 5 and Destiny to play >>.
Also just looked at the steam page, holy shit had no idea this game would be based underwater. That's like my biggest phobia D:.
Lightning Count
Member
Ok, I am getting close to saying fuck this.
All I have achieved is a freeing a small robot from being trapped under some rocks, It follows me around and lights up the area underwater.
I'm on PC but there are weird issues with uneven FPS - namely turning around quickly in certain spots seems to plummet the frame rate. It's probably just that but worse. Due to the nature of the game I'm not finding it a HUGE issue since things are slow paced and exploratory (so far).
Gold_Loot
Member
Been watching the streams myself, and it seems fine. Although Im sure that varies on location.
Big Chungus
Member
How are the controls on the PS4?
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Man, the darker scenes in this game look really bad on my monitor. Very blotchy tones. Gamma issue on my end?
derExperte
Member
Runs with 60fps here (2500K, 970) except occasional micro-stutters when new level sections are getting loaded. Not optimal but I'll take this over loading screens.
Maybe this (see 'First solution'): https://pcmonitors.info/articles/correcting-hdmi-colour-on-nvidia-and-amd-gpus/
Nvidia drivers default to a limited color range which also impacts the black levels.
Lightning Count
Member
I am so fucking pissed, found the way out, I missed an obvious contraption and went round in circles for about half an hour.
That said it seems my earlier discovery was mandatory to get past this part.
That said it seems my earlier discovery was mandatory to get past this part.
pretty sad this game doesn't support downsampling... playing on pc and its running ok. doesn't seem to be that well optimized. visually.... its a big step up from amnesia... but this engine really doesn't help establish the atmosphere and mood.
va so far seems unattached.
gameplay is alright so far. i am mot that far into it.
also. everything has a slight fog. hmmm... i hope this gets better. i was really looking forwars to this game.
va so far seems unattached.
gameplay is alright so far. i am mot that far into it.
soo... i take it the twist is that im a robot?
also. everything has a slight fog. hmmm... i hope this gets better. i was really looking forwars to this game.
StaffyManasse
Member
Alright. Here we go!
Peterthumpa
Member
DSR working ok here, playing at 1440p.
i set it to 4k and screen just blows out of proportion. did u use gedosato?
Thanks!
Loading is a bummer, but I survived Bloodborne pre-patch, so I should be fine.
Liking what I have seen/played of this so far but I'm only an hour in so we'll so how it goes.
I did, however, experience an issue earlier which forced me to restart the game though. When you're in the Comm. Center and
. Tried verifying the Steam install but that didn't do any good so I started a new game. Just got past that point now so that seems to have done the trick. Thankfully it didn't take too long to get back there..
I did, however, experience an issue earlier which forced me to restart the game though. When you're in the Comm. Center and
you use the terminal to make contact with Lambda, and the room then starts to fill with water. The computer just stayed on "connected" and didn't trigger the following event and there was no way to interact with the computer again after that. I did mess around with the other sites on there before trying to connect to Lambda (which I didn't do the second time around) so maybe that messed it up? not sure. Either way I was basically locked in the room with nothing to do.
Jesus this game gives me the chills.
That first
you find, plugged
You can just downsample the old fashioned way (custom resolution). It's working fine for me.
That first
robot
into the machine....
"I needed that. I was.... happy." [powers down]
"I needed that. I was.... happy." [powers down]
You can just downsample the old fashioned way (custom resolution). It's working fine for me.
artsi
Member
The (first) underwater section, I had no problems before that.
Dwight Schrute
Member
I hope there's more to the story.... I have seen litteraly 5 min of trailers, and that was my guess.
Peterthumpa
Member
Nope, just DSR via NVIDIA's control panel. Not sure if the problem exists now though, since my downsampling amount is lower.
Tried to disable DPI scalling? I remember reading something about it on SOMA's techinical forums.
More_Badass
Member
It's not like Frictional has been secretive about the concept. Did you see the OT? Check out Posting Guidelines image, and the promo art. Or the live action teasers
SlasherJPC
Banned
So yeah, that reveal isn't what the game is focusing on. More to the story. Keep playing.
Aces&Eights
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SlasherJPC
Banned
My copy has downloaded and installedI'll be waiting for cover of darkness for maximum atmosphere.
Yes! Let yourself be immersed.
GwyndolinCinder
Member
Serious problems, stutters frequently and certain areas cause fps drops. no idea why they areas that drop aren't different at all.
Dwight Schrute
Member
Thanks ! I'm going almost blind on this so I havn't checked out the OT.
misses bull
Banned
why does unpacking on steam take so long? Anyone else have this problem?
GwyndolinCinder
Member
not a fan of the hide and seek gameplay, I'm just staring at a wall and waiting for it to go , if they level design was better it wouldn't be a problem.
Loving the story though.
Loving the story though.
Triggerhappytel
Member
Interested to hear what you think Staffs. Pretty sure you and I had similar opinions on Alien Isolation, so we may share similar tastes in horror games.
what was ur opinion on alien isolation? i woukd like to know more gaffers that like scary, horror and psychological thrillers. specially in games.
Got a preview code form the devs yesterday, has yet to play Until Dawn and now SOMA. This is good horror times.
Until dawn was fantastic. one of my top games this year.
PC perfrormance is ALL OVER the place.
It's... usually 60 FPS but then I get random drops into the 20s and 30s for seemingly innocuous actions like looking down or turning around. It's really weird.
I have a GX780, i5-2500k, and Windows 8.1. It's at 1440p with everything on high. I well exceed the recommended specs so I don't really understand the problem.
The game itself however is sooooooo good.
It's... usually 60 FPS but then I get random drops into the 20s and 30s for seemingly innocuous actions like looking down or turning around. It's really weird.
I have a GX780, i5-2500k, and Windows 8.1. It's at 1440p with everything on high. I well exceed the recommended specs so I don't really understand the problem.
The game itself however is sooooooo good.
This line is giving me flashbacks to like every first-person horror game I've played. Trying to complete some sort of 'puzzle' while unable to tell where I am or where I'm going, usually because everything looks the same and/or is too dark.
I still want to give Soma a shot though.
StaffyManasse
Member
Played like an hour or so. Feels good so far, a bit of I can't see shit - the video game at times, but maybe my room is not dark enough.
The tension is there, but no crippling anxiety, yet. Story seems interesting. Can't wait to see where it goes from what has been set up so far. Definately similiar to A:I (have not played Amnesia games).
Early story stuff:
Just met Carl, the robot who thinks he is human, and saw Carl's dead body. Looks like pretty standard so far, and looks like the player character might indeed be a robot too. Machines gone crazy was set up real soon in the story, but I guess there is going to be more to it.
And oh, there are some hickups with the frame rate here and there, and game sometimes pauses to think (load), which is a shame, but nothing game breaking. PS4.
Triggerhappytel
Member
Really liked it. Atmosphere was amazing, sound effects were incredible and they absolutely nailed the visuals as well. I felt like the game itself went on about a third longer than it should have (10-12 hours would have been perfect instead of near enough 20 hours), and it got a bit tiring fighting against the droids at times (even though they were really unsettling), but the stealth gameplay was excellent, the setting of Sevastopol was superb and it has just the right amount of depth.
Probably considered it an 8/10 after finishing, and in all honesty the only thing I'd change would be trimming some of the fat.
I'm playing that at the moment, and really enjoying it. Certainly one of my best surprises of the year so far, and feels like a better attempt at the Quantic Dream style of game than any QD game has managed so far!