Creepy and mysterious, SOMA pulls you in with its atmospheric presence and captivating story. Following the journey of Simon, bookseller from Toronto, you quickly embark on a magical destination in a world where you'll question your very existence.

Pros:

• Captivating story that will hold you throughout the whole game
  
• Incredible voice acting that gives a great charm to the characters
  
• Atmospheric albeit creepy and disturbing scenes to explore
  
• Wonderful visual and audio design

Cons:

• Monster although establish eerie atmosphere that oozes out of the game, are more often that not hindering your progress and unnecessary slow you down
  
• Puzzles can be frustrating

TL:DR; Incredibly well written story set in a sci-fi setting will leave you astonished and overwhelmed by its presence. SOMA is ambitious but very well executed title that provides fullfilling narrative set in the Atlantic ocean.

Story

Taking a role of Simon, bookseller from Toronto, you quickly embark on a magical destination in a world where you'll question your very existence. Creators of previously very successful title named Amnesia: The Dark Descent take on very ambitious but interesting story that holds nothing back. Voice acting is great and leaves a imminent impact on you connecting with most of the characters you encounter. Ending while revealing nothing, is something to leave you speechless but also disturbing in a certain kind of way.

Gameplay

While the game follows same tradition as Amnesia: The Dark Descent, SOMA offers interesting puzzles that are relatively fair to the player but can leave you in frustration while searching for the right answer hunted by annoying monsters. While it's definitely not a walking sim given that it combines puzzle elements and exploration very well, monsters that you encounter although will set that eerie and disturbing atmosphere, are nothing but nuisance that prevent you from progressing further into the depth of SOMA.

Graphics, optimisation and soundtrack

Visually SOMA doesn't offer anything revolutionary. But it definitely sets a fantastic tone combined with audio design that will be appeal to many. Optimisation although not perfect, is nothing to worry about.

Is this game ProperValue for your money?

Fan or not of this genre, story that this game presents is incredibly written and is a must-buy to anyone looking for a great tale presented in a rather interesting but disturbing way.

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[b]Creepy and mysterious, SOMA pulls you in with its atmospheric presence and captivating story. Following the journey of Simon, bookseller from Toronto, you quickly embark on a magical destination in a world where you'll question your very existence.[/b] [b]Pros:[/b] [list] [*] Captivating story that will hold you throughout the whole game [*] Incredible voice acting that gives a great charm to the characters [*] Atmospheric albeit creepy and disturbing scenes to explore [*] Wonderful visual and audio design [/list] [b]Cons:[/b] [list] [*] Monster although establish eerie atmosphere that oozes out of the game, are more often that not hindering your progress and unnecessary slow you down [*] Puzzles can be frustrating [/list] TL:DR; Incredibly well written story set in a sci-fi setting will leave you astonished and overwhelmed by its presence. SOMA is ambitious but very well executed title that provides fullfilling narrative set in the Atlantic ocean. [b]Story[/b] Taking a role of Simon, bookseller from Toronto, you quickly embark on a magical destination in a world where you'll question your very existence. Creators of previously very successful title named Amnesia: The Dark Descent take on very ambitious but interesting story that holds nothing back. Voice acting is great and leaves a imminent impact on you connecting with most of the characters you encounter. Ending while revealing nothing, is something to leave you speechless but also disturbing in a certain kind of way. [b]Gameplay[/b] While the game follows same tradition as Amnesia: The Dark Descent, SOMA offers interesting puzzles that are relatively fair to the player but can leave you in frustration while searching for the right answer hunted by annoying monsters. While it's definitely not a walking sim given that it combines puzzle elements and exploration very well, monsters that you encounter although will set that eerie and disturbing atmosphere, are nothing but nuisance that prevent you from progressing further into the depth of SOMA. [b]Graphics, optimisation and soundtrack[/b] Visually SOMA doesn't offer anything revolutionary. But it definitely sets a fantastic tone combined with audio design that will be appeal to many. Optimisation although not perfect, is nothing to worry about. [b]Is this game ProperValue for your money?[/b] Fan or not of this genre, story that this game presents is incredibly written and is a must-buy to anyone looking for a great tale presented in a rather interesting but disturbing way. If you liked this review, please consider subscribing to our curator page here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/ProperV#curation