Frictional compares the two
In June, I told myself tostay awayfrom watching and subsequently covering any more trailers forSOMA. That was going well — until today. Curiosity got the better of me, but at least this “Environments” trailer is abstract enough to not feel spoilery. Won’t be much longer now until the September 22 release for PC and PlayStation 4. Will I crack again?
While we’re on the subject, Frictional Games has anew blog post updescribing howSOMAcompares and contrasts with its prior game,Amnesia: The Dark Descent, in terms of scares, puzzles, and storytelling. I found that first point especially interesting. The sci-fi horror title is said to be “just as scary, if not more so, but in a different fashion.”
Elaborating, the studio paintedAmnesiaas more of a “‘haunted house’-style ride where creepy supernatural things could pop up [at] any point,” whereasSOMA“derives much of its horror from the subject matter.” The latter “peaks pretty late,” not midway through, so we can expect a longer ramp-up this time around. I’m dreading it already.
