A favorite source of frights and thrill has made its triumphant return this past year. Frictional Games, the company responsible for the Amnesia horror sensation, now has a new name to boast. Soma was released September 22 on all major console and computer platforms, including Linux. Similarly to its predecessor, it features a first person perspective of a story driven journey with the usual abundance of clues, puzzles, and of course, hostile creatures lurking within. Frictional Games's signature use of psychological horror elements will ensure that the player is trembling with apprehension long before the first dangerous encounter.
Those who have played the original Amnesia will find that beyond these characteristics, Soma can be considered radically different. Instead of a story set within the past, it begins in the present day before transitioning to the year 2104, shortly following an apocalyptic event involving a comet collision with the Earth's surface. The player awakes within the remnants of what was once an underwater research facility, which might now serve as the final refuge of mankind. Despite being completely unaware of how or why he was left here, protagonist Simon Jarrett must take whatever necessary measures to ensure that life, in some form, is able to continue beyond the now unsustainable world. This in combination with advanced technology capable of virtually recreating reality in spite of the end of physical life, will leave the player ultimately questioning both the nature and existence of reality itself.
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