SOMA All Enemy Encounters (Strategy Guide)

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Quick and concise strategy guide for SOMA enemies in the form of text commentary, showing how to deal with the most encounters in the game.
00:00 The Construct
02:50 Crawler (first underwater level)
03:20 The Flesher (first encounter at Lambda)
03:50 The Flesher at CURIE
05:38 Proxy (server mainframe)
07:50 Akers (Theta Labs)
10:53 Proxies (Theta Maintenance)
14:30 Robot Girl at Omicron
17:15 The shoal of Viperfish (The Abyss)
19:24 The Anglerfish (exiting the spiders' cave)
20:12 Power Suit monster at Tau
22:41 Leviathan (on the path from Tau to Phi)
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by Frictional Games: www.frictionalgames.com/site/

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  • @guido7095
    @guido70957 жыл бұрын

    Attention crew, this is your captain speaking. The final efforsts to stop the comet have officially failed. Impact is imminent

  • @ethanieldude1

    @ethanieldude1

    7 жыл бұрын

    guido7095 rip

  • @Sarah-qx4vz

    @Sarah-qx4vz

    Жыл бұрын

    I’d be scared shitless. It’s also so depressing hearing the guy explain how the surface is just gone- nothing survived

  • @guido7095

    @guido7095

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Sarah-qx4vz yes :/

  • @e1ahn
    @e1ahn4 жыл бұрын

    My first time going through Theta and getting past Akers was fucking terrifying. I never knew he could open doors so be me: Just unlocked the door to the chip via the monitor(fucking window wouldnt break),I go to the room with the chip, close the door behind me, and I'm vibing in there. Akers was outside of the window while I was making a ton of noise because I thought I was safe. Suddenly chase music starts and he bashes the fucking door down. The Most Terrifying Moment of My Life

  • @amnesiaPUZZLES

    @amnesiaPUZZLES

    4 жыл бұрын

    Haha, I can relate

  • @danielgagnon5001
    @danielgagnon50013 жыл бұрын

    Sadly, the ARK never made it to the Stars, the huge balls of one of its citizens were too heavy to launch the ARK trough the Atmosphere

  • @Shy_Camx

    @Shy_Camx

    Жыл бұрын

    What

  • @uhjay109

    @uhjay109

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Shy_Camx hes talking about how one of the citizens had a collection of metal balls in there 😀😀😀

  • @Marci-nq9us

    @Marci-nq9us

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@Shy_Camxi guess Its a Bad Joke. The ark did in fact Made IT to the stars

  • @sykosmashed82
    @sykosmashed824 жыл бұрын

    You are the first KZreadr that I have seen that still responds to new comments from a video that is 4 years old. Mad respect bro

  • @amnesiaPUZZLES

    @amnesiaPUZZLES

    4 жыл бұрын

    The video is mine, it still exists, I made it to receive comments and interact with my viewers. Why wouldn't I respond to comments lol Thanks for the support, man 😌

  • @FlechFisher

    @FlechFisher

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@amnesiaPUZZLES yep ppl are stupid, they think there's like a expiration date for it. if its still up and someone comments you can and should reply no matter the date lol.

  • @amnesiaPUZZLES

    @amnesiaPUZZLES

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@FlechFisher It's not that people are stupid. They just rarely encounter a video creator who is genuinely devoted to interacting with their audience even after a long time, so they assume it's something unusual I will only miss those comments I won't get notifications for :( as KZread doesn't notify you of replies to *follow up* comments, so I tend to miss those, unfortunately

  • @FlechFisher

    @FlechFisher

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@amnesiaPUZZLES oh trust me they are... Especially when it comes to the how old a comment or vid is lol like I said it's not like there's an expiration date

  • @toxic_narcissist

    @toxic_narcissist

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@FlechFisher what is wrong with you lol. Why are you flaming the doge

  • @Nor1998_
    @Nor1998_5 жыл бұрын

    Damn I wouldn't want to be in this situation. Waking up in an unknown dark place. Discovering humanity is dead. Seemingly alone throughout your entire journey. Then finally trapped completely alone in complete darkness at the bottom of the sea. ALL ALONE. 😨

  • @amnesiaPUZZLES

    @amnesiaPUZZLES

    5 жыл бұрын

    yep, that prospect is terrifying

  • @frank.medgyesi

    @frank.medgyesi

    4 жыл бұрын

    I would kill myself

  • @gangstafish135

    @gangstafish135

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@frank.medgyesi WAU wouldn't let you

  • @frank.medgyesi

    @frank.medgyesi

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@gangstafish135 tell that to the abyss

  • @replicantfrequency3510
    @replicantfrequency35104 жыл бұрын

    The sound desing of this game is briliant

  • @genotsSnor

    @genotsSnor

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Carnac Rico Designing

  • @rieeesss4120

    @rieeesss4120

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@genotsSnor Disingeng*

  • @genotsSnor

    @genotsSnor

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@rieeesss4120 Digsignin

  • @solitary-sun

    @solitary-sun

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@genotsSnor Desygning

  • @genotsSnor

    @genotsSnor

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@solitary-sun Desintegrating

  • @conatcha
    @conatcha4 жыл бұрын

    No matter what flaws people are telling here, this is one of the games I played in the last few years that really made me feel a lot of things. That loneliness, the realization of the horrible situation, the looking for a glimpse of hope, the urge for hearing Catherine once more to have some relief, ... One of the best atmospheres I have been submerged in. And this ending, both brutal and beautiful. Amazing game.

  • @marcolorenti9637

    @marcolorenti9637

    3 жыл бұрын

    You perfectly summed up what this masterpiece is about.

  • @GuardKZ

    @GuardKZ

    2 жыл бұрын

    hearing again Catherine was so soothing for me

  • @nigeljohn8586

    @nigeljohn8586

    2 жыл бұрын

    I just finished this game and I have to say it's one of the best story and gameplay that any game could have and I loved the game

  • @GuardKZ

    @GuardKZ

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@nigeljohn8586 agree, I play red dead redemption 2 now, not the same genre but I highly recommend if you didn't play it

  • @nigeljohn8586

    @nigeljohn8586

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@GuardKZ I'm playing it right now but so far I didnt find it interesting in my opinion but it maybe after I play the game further

  • @clixflix610
    @clixflix6104 жыл бұрын

    You can tell how good this KZreadr is when he’s replying to comments even tho the videos over 2 years old

  • @amnesiaPUZZLES

    @amnesiaPUZZLES

    4 жыл бұрын

    The point of videos is to stay online forever, I'll obviously do my best to respond to comments when I can 😌

  • @walterclements5280

    @walterclements5280

    4 жыл бұрын

    amnesiaPUZZLES Hi

  • @walterclements5280

    @walterclements5280

    4 жыл бұрын

    You made the video omg

  • @amnesiaPUZZLES

    @amnesiaPUZZLES

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@walterclements5280 yes, I'm the creator! Hi :)

  • @walterclements5280

    @walterclements5280

    4 жыл бұрын

    amnesiaPUZZLES hi you are very fun and good fun funn very good channel to watch

  • @shrewmca
    @shrewmca3 жыл бұрын

    The fucking way and speed of how Yoshida walks... The only enemy in the game that actually made me scared. Every time I enter Tau, Oh man. The moment he dashes from behind of the blast door, I start shaking and swetaing so bad that opening doors becomes nearly impossible. After the first playtrough I had a nightmare of him the next night lol

  • @keithredacted8154
    @keithredacted81547 жыл бұрын

    I got to say though, I really love these enemies in terms of design and lore (heard they were terrible in terms of game mechanics though but I probably didn't notice). Their design is so fitting for a Futuristic-Aquatic Post Apocalyptic horror game. I just love how all of them have a deep and sad explanation of what happened to them and why they are here with you. They compliment each abandoned site your in and they give it a whole new creep factor. They way they make digital noises, screams, moans, cries. Heard some of the monsters had bits of dialogue but I think I was too scared to process any of it. Not only that but how they made the atmosphere though, when Hopper was describing world ending though the com while you were being stalked by the Flesher. I was just standing there staring at the wall thinking... this is a whole new level of tense.

  • @qdude21
    @qdude213 жыл бұрын

    The problem but also genius of this game is how the enemies like Yoshida and the proxies (Akers) never go away, and in fact are programmed to stay near where you are without them having found you. It sort of breaks the immersion because it's incredibly obvious they know where you are but don't, but it's also genius because it forces you into conflict, most prevalent with Yoshida. I remember him the most because the pros and cons of this approach were the most visible.

  • @DuneDemon8
    @DuneDemon84 жыл бұрын

    Proxies were, for me, a star part of this game. Loved them. Akers fucked my brain up forever. I was in a hallway recently and someone coughed that sounded a bit like Akers and I coud hear my pulse in my ears. PTSD.

  • @hexanneeeeee
    @hexanneeeeee7 жыл бұрын

    fun fact, the Leviathan doesn't like it when you trick him, for example making a U turn when he's behind you, he immediately gives chase

  • @amnesiaPUZZLES

    @amnesiaPUZZLES

    7 жыл бұрын

    Does he? That's interesting, never tried to do that. Isn't it because of the flashlight the Leviathan notices immediately? I know the flashlight off helped me immensely

  • @hexanneeeeee

    @hexanneeeeee

    7 жыл бұрын

    even without the flashlight, he still does it

  • @JoahTheThread5ive

    @JoahTheThread5ive

    6 жыл бұрын

    Some Potato How do you trick it?

  • @bianca1506
    @bianca15065 жыл бұрын

    Dude I remember hiding from the proxies in a certain level of the game (I can’t remember which one) and I closed the door behind me thinking they couldn’t open them and BOI WAS I WRONG

  • @amnesiaPUZZLES

    @amnesiaPUZZLES

    5 жыл бұрын

    It's like they open them with the MIND CONTROL! haha

  • @amnesiaPUZZLES

    @amnesiaPUZZLES

    4 жыл бұрын

    The viper fish opened the door?...

  • @DANOVERBOARDvlogs
    @DANOVERBOARDvlogs3 жыл бұрын

    The sound design of the robots/monsters is incredible! It really sells the environment 1000 times more.

  • @Hydropanic1

    @Hydropanic1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Agreed

  • @bbenjoe
    @bbenjoe4 жыл бұрын

    Jin Yoshida - if we check the logs in the suit room, it is revealed he took the suit a day after the WAU infested it. That happened in April, a mere month before our arrival. There was little to no food left, the others were dead or dying.... I am pretty sure he put on the suit to commit suicide.

  • @Zeus0Moose
    @Zeus0Moose7 жыл бұрын

    I like my strategy for the first true encounter better - alert the guy by accident, run terrified straight through the steam and nearly die, then shut the door and let heart rate settle.

  • @Bobio

    @Bobio

    7 жыл бұрын

    Zeus0Moose Amazing, that was naturally my first strategy too.

  • @umukzusgelos4834
    @umukzusgelos48347 жыл бұрын

    That scream the robot girl does when she notices you is quite scary

  • @desertfox738
    @desertfox7385 жыл бұрын

    I’m glad more people are playing this game, I’m almost done with my 3rd playthrough (I got it when it came out) and it’s my favorite game of the generation. So many stunning moments and my favorite ending to a game ever.

  • @bianca1506

    @bianca1506

    5 жыл бұрын

    DesertFox73 • - I purchased the game ages ago on PC (when it first came out I’m sure?) and recently got it on PS4 and oml memories and the concept and story is just beautiful and unique, just as I remember it

  • @Darkwolf543211

    @Darkwolf543211

    5 жыл бұрын

    If you liked soma, i think you'll like Kona.

  • @Embryonic_
    @Embryonic_5 жыл бұрын

    AmnesiaPUZZLES, massive respect. Posting this video over 2 years ago and replying to comments as recent as 4 days ago. I just beat the game last night myself and am now taking the time to check KZread how easy I could have made my life. Man, what an experience haha, you make it look like a breeze. Props to you, I definitely spent a LOT more time waiting and planning. Also the girl monster who doesn't react to slow movement, I had no clue, I threw something (one of the random items laying around at her head to make her move from in front of that box) haha, was hilarious. Ran over and around, took that battery and fuckin' bolted. Other good shit too but long story short top tier vid.

  • @amnesiaPUZZLES

    @amnesiaPUZZLES

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man. I'm still active on this channel, so I don't know why I wouldn't respond to new comments. *^^* Trust me, it has taken me plenty of time to beat the game on my first run, I took my time, I didn't rush, and I allowed myself to be scared (It took me literally 30 minutes to crawl through Upsilon for the first time, haha). As for the Robot Girl, I was really confused at first too, haha, but I enjoyed discovering the strategy on how to deal with her. The whole experience was unnerving, sneaking around her seemed to have lasted an eternity, and yeah, I bolted out of the room as well, haha *^^* Thanks for the support man *^^* 👍

  • @Christian-gr3gu
    @Christian-gr3gu3 жыл бұрын

    Don't know what's everybody problem with this game, literally the best one they made ever

  • @michaels4162

    @michaels4162

    3 жыл бұрын

    No, like not at all

  • @mynamekanye240

    @mynamekanye240

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nope. Amnesia The Dark Descent is the best they ever made. 2nd place goes to Amnesia Rebirth, then SOMA and then the Penumbra series.

  • @gymboy4524

    @gymboy4524

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mynamekanye240 we dont even need to mention a machine for pigs lol

  • @mynamekanye240

    @mynamekanye240

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@gymboy4524 it wasn't made by Frictional Games

  • @Christian-gr3gu

    @Christian-gr3gu

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mynamekanye240 dude nice joke, but rebirth was shit

  • @raiku696
    @raiku6964 жыл бұрын

    Who else is getting these soma videos again even tho we you’ve seen them before. IVE SEEN IT ALL AND THE SOMA SERIES MADE ME DEPRESSED OVERALL! And the KZread algorithm is making go through that shit again by slowly filling my whole recommendations with soma

  • @aquaos

    @aquaos

    4 жыл бұрын

    I did not play the game but now my recommendation is filled with depression too

  • @militaryzoned2964

    @militaryzoned2964

    4 жыл бұрын

    Same. It's gonna do one week since my recommendations are filled with Soma gameplay

  • @genericuser7924

    @genericuser7924

    4 жыл бұрын

    KZread: *evil laughter*

  • @milovarquiel
    @milovarquiel6 жыл бұрын

    I fucking loved the deep sea part, the water sounding like thunders and the pitch black atmosphere, while just hearing the water blowing like wind. SOMA its one of the greatest games I've ever played and with plot twist worthy of a book or movie adaptation.

  • @amnesiaPUZZLES

    @amnesiaPUZZLES

    6 жыл бұрын

    It's definitely worth a movie.

  • @kleptomcrunfast1373

    @kleptomcrunfast1373

    5 жыл бұрын

    I couldn't agree more. The deep sea ocean floor trek is easily the highest tension sequence in a video game - or anything, really - that I've ever experienced. The deafening howl of the underwater currents, the immense darkness, the crushing pressure that distorts your vision even in your enhanced suit, all of the abyssal horrors lying in wait... and that sea-spider cave *shudders*. I felt like I couldn't fully breathe until I got to Tau. Frictional absolutely outdid themselves with that part.

  • @amnesiaPUZZLES

    @amnesiaPUZZLES

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yes. It was great, I felt danger was coming from everywhere and I was terrified to stop and of getting lost in there

  • @TheGustave03
    @TheGustave037 жыл бұрын

    Monster encounters are widely considered the weakest part of Soma, and I think it goes beyond the fact they didn't put as much effort into those as they did with the story. The problem is two-fold: One - the game does a piss job at conveying what a monster can do. Cath tells you to not look at the Flesher and reading logs can make you guess that Ackerman is blind, but that's it. You have no way to get what the triggers are for each new monster unless you try them all. Is it blind? Deaf? Movement sensitive? Line of sight sensitive? Really good at picking noise? Attracted by light? Attracted by running? I had the most infuriating experience against the Leviathan most likely because I had my lamp on the whole time in an area that's pretty well lit anyway. I also spent a LOT of time with my thumbs up my butt because I didn't get that Proxies were blind. There should be little scenes of introduction scripted to scare you while hinting at the monsters' abilities. It doesn't have to be obvious, even bits of info in logs and journals can do the trick. Two: the game doesn't punish you for not understanding them. You can brute-force through most encounters. Even if you mess up, it takes you a couple of hits to die and you can pass out several times before getting a game over - which will have you restart at the start of the last room anyway. It takes away a lot of the tension from those encounters. Back in Amnesia if a monster was close enough to land a hit once then you were usually f*cked. Going back to my two examples - in the case of the Proxies, they posed zero threat despite me not getting how they worked. if push came to shove, I could just outrun them and break line of sight - or as it actually was, go beyond their hearing radius. So it just made for messy, frustrating encounters. The Leviathan on the other hand, would keep picking me up and chewing me before spitting me at the start of the area. This would go on and on and on until I'd FINALLY get a game over. This was really infuriating and killed all the tension that this huge abyssal beast inspired. It should have been: you run all lit up out of cover for too long - BAM - Leviathan gets you, you can only briefly see what's grabbed you before Simon dies. Then you try again but this time you'll be all shaking and careful. As things stand, it's really messy and gives the game a bad image for those who don't realize they're actually messing up.

  • @C0T0HA

    @C0T0HA

    7 жыл бұрын

    In a twisted way this weakness is a strength to the game's story and mystery. The fact that they DO have certain strengths and weaknesses and all follow different behavior patterns combined with the fact that you have no idea what it is or how to figure it out kind of makes it cool. Don't get me wrong - they're still the weakest part of the game, but they still contribute to your overall experience, including the fact that you can't figure them out properly.

  • @cmydagger9761

    @cmydagger9761

    7 жыл бұрын

    Gustave Monfils i did not get anything you said you said words in gibberish or something all i knew was the flesher and the proxy is blind

  • @typicalgirllucy4435

    @typicalgirllucy4435

    7 жыл бұрын

    wow

  • @Rubeolda

    @Rubeolda

    7 жыл бұрын

    Compared to Amnesia and Penumbra, I feel that the game was more punishing with the monsters. True that they had weaknesses, but in Amnesia and Penumbra, they were more of obstacles than real threats and in Amnesia monsters despawned, in SOMA they don't. Proxies were blind, but they had excellent hearing, so if you bumbed up a bucket, they were usually rushing to that location. As for the Flesher... I really liked the idea that you couldn't stare at the monster. It made the game a bit more difficult and scarier, because you needed to hide from something which you can't look at. And of course, I still think that the encounter with Jin Yoshida was the most cleverly set up monster encounter in the Tripwire games so far. Everything was just so creepy about it, when it appears on the computer logs, that after you entered the facility, Jin Yoshida entered too shortly afterwards. And yes, in Amnesia if a monster spotted you, you could easily die, but then that specific monster never appeared again (except 1). In SOMA if you die, the monster will still patrol that region. So that is just not true. Amnesia way more forgiving when it came to monsters.

  • @DarknessEmpireLeader626

    @DarknessEmpireLeader626

    7 жыл бұрын

    Rubeolda Tripwire?

  • @ButterNuss.
    @ButterNuss.4 жыл бұрын

    I love how the game makes you think the Monsters are Teleporting. They are not. They are just walk like normal. They only appear to teleport to you because you are shut down and black out for some Time without noticing it. Just like Cath on the Elevator.

  • @g.williams2047

    @g.williams2047

    2 жыл бұрын

    That, and Akers goes through the vents.

  • @ashok8324
    @ashok83245 жыл бұрын

    I don't get the hate on this game. I had a great experience. Storywise it was really appealing, the voice acting and sound design both created immersion and tension for the run or hide parts. Character animation were clunky but its a low budget production. I think this game was made with love, this is the most important aspect of a game imo

  • @deadlyninja2660

    @deadlyninja2660

    5 жыл бұрын

    Same I loved the game

  • @Xenorvya

    @Xenorvya

    5 жыл бұрын

    Honestly I like this game. The only thing I HATE about the game is how fucking weak the enemies are. Robot Head Girl only appears near the end of the game, yet she takes like 2 or 3 hits to kill you. You only encounter her 2 times. Soo yeah..

  • @TheoTungsten

    @TheoTungsten

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@Xenorvya If she gets you in that hallway chase, it's an instant game over.

  • @Xenorvya

    @Xenorvya

    11 ай бұрын

    @@TheoTungsten Yeah, but.. that's it. It's like making SCP-096 or the Witch from L4D not as dangerous. 096 would just slap you causing minor blood loss and the Witch would take 10% of your health. The atmosphere might sell it and make it seem scary but it's really not.

  • @jacobunderwood57
    @jacobunderwood575 жыл бұрын

    Nobody: KZread algorithm: wAnnA SpOokY gaMe aT 3 aM??

  • @velius3585

    @velius3585

    4 жыл бұрын

    WE GET IT THE YOURUBJE ALGORMTURHM ISBDMFKXFCKFIFMNKVO

  • @christiancombs6808

    @christiancombs6808

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nobody: People with Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah meme still

  • @marcelogarciagonzalez9984
    @marcelogarciagonzalez9984 Жыл бұрын

    3:47 this part was definitely one of the most terrifying experiences I've ever had in a video game, unforgettable.

  • @Sarah-qx4vz

    @Sarah-qx4vz

    Жыл бұрын

    Really? This? Not the abyss? I just find it depressing hearing them say that there is nothing left of earth

  • @vandaminator1

    @vandaminator1

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Sarah-qx4vz If you live on Portugal, this is terrifying

  • @lucidbarrier

    @lucidbarrier

    Жыл бұрын

    I almost stopped playing this game because of this enemy. I didn't know he teleported and he was blocking the way forward. That was one of the harder sections for me. That one and the Power Suit monster. I had to skip some logs and recordings because of it.

  • @TheoTungsten

    @TheoTungsten

    11 ай бұрын

    Mine were Terry Akers and the proxies.

  • @Sheriff723
    @Sheriff72311 ай бұрын

    Man can't believe how long it's been already since this game came out. I honestly wish the game had more moments like Power Suit Man and just being on the ocean deep floor. Was practically the only time the game genuinely felt like a horror game besides the very few monster encounters. And the Angler Fish reveal was so good. The story is great and all, but when I play a horror game, I wanna feel the horror.

  • @amnesiaPUZZLES

    @amnesiaPUZZLES

    11 ай бұрын

    The Angler Fish was fucking great lol, you just walk right into it. Well played Frictional

  • @Volgin93

    @Volgin93

    11 ай бұрын

    So maybe Amnesia: The Bunker is something for you then.

  • @bbenjoe
    @bbenjoe6 жыл бұрын

    I found it really creepy how in the Omicron base (where the crew lost their heads, litereally) the corpses switch position from time to time.

  • @amnesiaPUZZLES

    @amnesiaPUZZLES

    6 жыл бұрын

    I know one of the guys that switched places is an actual cut enemy. It wasn't used in the vanilla game, but I've seen him used in _SOMA: Surface_ mod. If the creator of this custom story didn't modify the default AI, then the monster is pretty tough to handle, similar to the Flesher kzread.info/dash/bejne/o2qkl6ehppvPfLg.htmlm22s

  • @morbius109
    @morbius1098 ай бұрын

    6:41 - Always loved that sound.

  • @somaths69
    @somaths694 жыл бұрын

    I like how there are people who still know/play this game even after years... Truly shows the timelessness of the game..

  • @kidneysnatcher1533
    @kidneysnatcher15335 жыл бұрын

    When you go through the Proxies' "nests", you can see a few corpses in random piles of flesh. The interesting part is that looking dead, they are still breathing if you look at their chests. So I guess the dead who aren't completely maimed are brought back as Proxies.

  • @amnesiaPUZZLES

    @amnesiaPUZZLES

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yep, they're still being kept alive by the WAU

  • @arianya7076

    @arianya7076

    5 жыл бұрын

    If you get close enough to some of them at the shuttle station in Theta. They appear to be in a coma-like state where they live in their own happy virtual reality, thanks to WAU. You can hear the dreams they're having once you get close enough. I think the one in the shuttle is Alice Koster since the "corpse" mentions Brandon Wan, and she sounded really similar to Alice too.

  • @DonRequiem0

    @DonRequiem0

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nothing is allowed to die... Except people of ómicron

  • @doublebloggers6661
    @doublebloggers66614 жыл бұрын

    I think what makes enemies a bit more scary is that the monsters that the wau created (like a proxie, robot girl or any monster with human bodies parts) where at one point actual people.

  • @amnesiaPUZZLES

    @amnesiaPUZZLES

    4 жыл бұрын

    definitely true

  • @knowledgekeeper3617

    @knowledgekeeper3617

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Улитка Нет.

  • @Safiyahalishah

    @Safiyahalishah

    3 жыл бұрын

    I don't know what's worse: the ones that are human bodies which are alive and probably still conscious (Robot Girl), the ones that are human bodies which are _probably_ alive and probably _aren't_ still conscious (Akers and Proxies), the ones that are human bodies which are definitely not alive and definitely aren't still conscious (Fleshers and Yoshida), or the ones that are robots, not alive, but conscious and completely nuts (Construct and Scavengers). 😵 Ross is in a class of his own, he's like a sentient Flesher or something.

  • @mr.froglegs

    @mr.froglegs

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Safiyahalishah Akers is still conscious, they originally intended him to speak throughout the entire section with him. You can find the footage online, and there's a mod that reinstated it.

  • @user-gg9ec2nm6i
    @user-gg9ec2nm6i4 жыл бұрын

    00:28 The Construct 02:50 Crawler (first underwater level) 03:20 The Flesher (first encounter at Lambda) 03:50 The Flesher at CURIE 05:38 Proxy (server mainframe) 07:50 Akers (Theta Labs) 10:53 Proxies (Theta Maintenance) 14:30 Robot Girl at Omicron 17:15 The shoal of Viperfish (The Abyss) 19:24 The Anglerfish (exiting the spiders' cave) 20:12 Power Suit monster at Tau 22:41 Leviathan (on the path from Tau to Phi)

  • @larubric
    @larubric3 жыл бұрын

    I loved this game. The sound design, the overarching story, the fantastic music cues that come in at the right moment make this game a terrifying experience. Akers, to me, was the scariest one. Trapped in a maze that, at some point, loses power and turns off the lights left me in a nervous sweat. The problem is, as many have said before, that...it's really fucking hard to know what these enemies do. I think there's a case to be made that the confusion from what enemies do and don't do adds to the terror - confusion and the unknown lessen our control of a situation, hence making it scarier - but it runs the risk of doing that Outlast 2 thing where it becomes too confusing and unclear what you're meant to be doing so you just die again and again and again and instead of feeling scared you become frustrated. You can't feel both frustrated and scared simultaneously - if I start feeling the former, I'm no longer scared of the game. Examples of these issues are, for instance, in the Curie. Sure, the idea of an enemy that I can't look at is cool and all because it's depriving me of a sense I rely a lot on for survival, but simultaneously it sucks cos I have to do shit walking backwards whilst IT CAN STILL SEE ME! How is that fair? You're just making me blind against an enemy that can still see and hear me. And this wouldn't be too awful if the game TOLD YOU this was the case - all Catherine says is to not look. Another example is the Leviathan. I hate the deep sea with a passion so this environment at the end of the game is fucking terrifying to be in. However, the multiple logs you find whilst walking on the sea floor tell you that the wildlife doesn't attack when you are in well-lit areas. So when you are running the final sprint over to Phi and the Leviathan just keeps attacking you EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE ON A WELL-LIT PATH, knocking me back a good distance, how the fuck am I supposed to guess I have to hide from it? The game is leaving me crumbs of information to use to my advantage but then seemingly punishes me for heeding that info. That being said, this game is a fantastic experience. I personally think the true experience of this game is with the enemies on (aka Normal) because at moments this game is so terrifying and tense that you have to pause for a break every now and then. I imagine if you're reading this you've already played but, if you haven't, go and do yourself a favour.

  • @Dartnitt
    @Dartnitt2 жыл бұрын

    After seeing the construct first time I was like, hey this game is not even that scary its just robots. How wrong I was lmao

  • @amnesiaPUZZLES

    @amnesiaPUZZLES

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was already terrified by the time I saw the Construct 😅 my first panic in this game, ahh good old times

  • @AHHHHHHHH21

    @AHHHHHHHH21

    7 ай бұрын

    The build up to the construct is one of the worst feelings I've had in a game in a while

  • @lylatxsystem7662

    @lylatxsystem7662

    4 ай бұрын

    The construct made me fear all of the robots on the wall. I at first thought they would turn out like him and grab me

  • @helloiamsel
    @helloiamsel4 жыл бұрын

    10:37 give me a heart attack

  • @honeytoosweet
    @honeytoosweet5 жыл бұрын

    At 1:05-1:06 the robot said "Crab Soda"

  • @charthegamer76

    @charthegamer76

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @MajorReckerFailure

    @MajorReckerFailure

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yum

  • @genericuser7924

    @genericuser7924

    4 жыл бұрын

    Does it have structure gel?

  • @d00mnoodle
    @d00mnoodle5 жыл бұрын

    I cannot express enough how well made SOMA is. Literally everything is perfect. The story, the sounds, the atmosphere, the level design, the visuals, the creatures... My favorite story of any game i've played and easily my favorite horror game. It's simply brilliant!

  • @d00mnoodle

    @d00mnoodle

    5 жыл бұрын

    Only critique i could possibly give is that dying isn't punished enough, and the monsters could be alot faster (so that stealth is the only option)

  • @tiagoviana9316

    @tiagoviana9316

    5 жыл бұрын

    The monsters were made without almost any effort, I think

  • @numbersbubble

    @numbersbubble

    11 ай бұрын

    the proxy in general is completely bugged out, especially the one in the server room. I did alot of testing with him. if you put many objects in the doorframe of the room he spawns in, this will completely break his AI and he will be frozen. you can now do the server restart without any problem. his pathfinding is really bugged, once you spawn him simply pick up any object (smaller ones work better) and crouch and don't move. even though you are not moving, from just holding an object he will instantly agro on to you, putting objects in the doorway stops this. I've seen many streamers get killed by just holding objects and this is what made me go and see what was going on. he is completely bugged. I also had him aggroed on to me while I was upstairs, so I had him screaming and the chase music as I was in the bathrooms paper balls work the best to agro him for some reason, simply hold it and that's that. watch him pin point your exact location and come running, this is how I agroed him from upstairs, just holding paper

  • @paoloangelino24
    @paoloangelino243 жыл бұрын

    SOMA is amazing in a way that it scared me by making me feel like I am really all alone in a desolate world. The atmosphere and scare tactics in the game definitely helps build up the story and adds to the immersive nature. I love how the story just makes me think and then everything adds up in the end without being to cliche. Truly one of the best sci-fi games I've played. :) (I don't easily get scared by horror films and games... but I played SOMA mostly during morning when the Sun is up! XD)

  • @legendoffupa
    @legendoffupa Жыл бұрын

    So glad safe mode was already in the game when I played it for the first time. It lets you explore and appreciate the environments and monsters so much more!

  • @zersky495
    @zersky4955 жыл бұрын

    Shoutout to Amnesiapuzzles for still reading recent comments on a 2 year old video

  • @amnesiaPUZZLES

    @amnesiaPUZZLES

    5 жыл бұрын

    I keep receiving comments, videos are still being played, why wouldn't I respond to comments then. *^^* I love to read these, and I love the feedback. It's always nice to know that people are still enjoying your content. 👍

  • @vaprin2019
    @vaprin20197 жыл бұрын

    I can see that you actually put quite a bit of effort into making a sort of semi walkthrough, and I must say it is quite helpful.

  • @amnesiaPUZZLES

    @amnesiaPUZZLES

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! I try to do my best. ;)

  • @hammies.
    @hammies.4 жыл бұрын

    I don't understand the people complaining about bad gameplay. Sure, it wasn't flawless. There a few things that could have been explained or designed better. But aside from that, I thought it was great. Especially if you play with a good set of headphones and play in the dark. Very immersive, great atmosphere, sound design, decent puzzles, great tension/story. I think some people just set their standards too high. You'll never have much fun when you do that. Go into it expecting nothing! The only part I thought was somewhat boring is when you're following the lights to Tau. Just felt like a lot of the same thing, all at once. But the feeling of being vulnerable to the infected sea life was kinda spooky.

  • @amnesiaPUZZLES

    @amnesiaPUZZLES

    4 жыл бұрын

    "Go into it expecting nothing" *PREACH, BROTHER* 🙏 In all seriousness though, it's okay NOT to like a video game. We all have our ideas on what a good game should be all about, and the perfect balance between gameplay, and story. What SOMA really focused on was the visceral and cerebral horror experience. Gameplay was intentionally simple. To me, it helped me immerse (no pun intended) in the game's reality. I somewhat agree with the Abyss section you mentioned. While it did have its desired effect on me-I felt helpless, abandoned, and terrified that I would get carried away by the strong ocean's currents-I felt like it was a bit too lengthy to me, and could've been executed in a different way. Still, loved the game.

  • @MasterYugiMoto
    @MasterYugiMoto5 жыл бұрын

    10:35 scared the absolute shit out of me

  • @itsjackie3826

    @itsjackie3826

    5 жыл бұрын

    It sounds like my dog💀💀

  • @Kitty101Kyra

    @Kitty101Kyra

    5 жыл бұрын

    Tea Spilled 😂😂😂😂😂lmaooo

  • @animruler2
    @animruler26 жыл бұрын

    Isn't the common strategy for all monsters 'run like fuck'?

  • @warwatcher91

    @warwatcher91

    6 жыл бұрын

    The best strategy for Akers however is to pray, because from every video I've seen of this game its damn near impossible to outrun him.

  • @SpannerManna

    @SpannerManna

    3 жыл бұрын

    that's why this hide genre sucks ass

  • @SpannerManna

    @SpannerManna

    3 жыл бұрын

    can't even see what the fk are you dealing with

  • @superschizoscriptures
    @superschizoscriptures4 жыл бұрын

    akers spooked tf out of me but i still understood that he had mechanics, and that it was an AI and that i just needed to outsmart it, just maintain calm and keep going- and then the angler fish happened and i had a fucking stroke

  • @amnesiaPUZZLES

    @amnesiaPUZZLES

    4 жыл бұрын

    😂 I feel this

  • @milolouis
    @milolouis4 жыл бұрын

    Best Game I've Ever Played And Best Science-Fiction Story Ever Brought To Life. Will give you goosebumps throughout. True art. Not to be forgotten.

  • @feedthemeat543f
    @feedthemeat543f5 жыл бұрын

    I always thought it was weird that it took so long for Simon to realize that he's basically a chip and a camera that's been shoved into a chick's corpse. You'd think that would be easy to notice.

  • @feedthemeat543f

    @feedthemeat543f

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Viktoria Magrey Exept his "body" is a corpse that's held together by structure gel and a diving suit. He's a haphazard meat puppet and It's a minor miracle he can move normally at all. That and since it's a woman's body you'd think he'd notice the fact that he has "feminine"parts all of a sudden. That and his voice sounds normal with no hint of distortion at all so it's clearly not robotic in nature. it's very strange to hear a male voice come out of female vocal cords. Hell he dosen't have eyes, it's a camera unit that's been crudely shoved into the skull of the corpse and held in place with structure gel. I don't see how the fuck you wouldn't notice the change in vision and the complete lack of any feeling in you're eyes. Considering he isn't on brain altering drugs or suffering from severe psychosis I think it would be fairly difficult to just ignore all of that.

  • @kleptomcrunfast1373

    @kleptomcrunfast1373

    5 жыл бұрын

    ​@@feedthemeat543f When you really analyze it, Simon being unaware for so long does seem a bit of a stretch. But Simon's mind subconsciously, yet deliberately, misinterpreting and denying the state his body is in is essentially the canon explanation in-game, and a major theme in the story to boot. -It's why Carl-bot is convinced he's still in his human body despite waving giant robot arms in front of his own face. (Read more) -It's why the diving suit suddenly appears over Simon's "bare" arms after the Communications Center at Upsilon floods - it takes literally being submerged in water before Simon's conscious mind is willing to accept that he must be wearing a suit if he's still alive. -It's the core of the conversation Simon has (well, tries to have) with Catherine at Delta, where he muses about how his mind has found a good balance between ignorance and understanding, and he worries that a sudden glimpse of insight might drive him insane. -It's why Robin Bass's scan inside the bot just outside Theta isn't panicking and thinks she must be on the ARK. -It's likely why some of the game's enemies are aggressive in the first place - they are human scans that COULDN'T cope with their robot bodies and DID go insane (e.g. the red-light helper bots between upsilon and lambda, the robot girl in Omicron, possibly the construct in Upsilon and others as well) And so on and so forth. In the end, like any work of science fiction, you have to meet it halfway and be willing to suspend disbelief. Who knows just how advanced the brain scan and robotics technology supposedly is at the time SOMA takes place? Consider that pilot seat technology - where your mind could essentially mesh with machine and put you in control "of a different body" was widely in use at Pathos-II before the WAU even started intervening. Combine that with a little hand-waving about how the WAU's algorithms and structure gel work, and the fact that Simon's scan is relatively "primitive" (and he had brain damage before even getting the scan done) - it's at least *plausible* to think that Simon's body-brain interaction included some subconscious denial and deliberate ignorance.

  • @feedthemeat543f

    @feedthemeat543f

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@kleptomcrunfast1373 I know that most science fiction requires some semblance of disbelief but reed died from suffocation and was dead for some time before her body was repurposed for Simon's use. She would be completely brain dead and even with Simon's brainwave chip I don't see how you would circumvent that. It's also pretty clear that structure gel causes mutations in humans yet reed's body doesn't seem to be affected by it despite the corpse being exposed to a healthy amount of it. The mind is powerful but it can't change the physical body and by all rights Simon shouldn't even be able to move around at all. Maybe there's some golden nugget of information I'm missing but it seems Simon dosen't even follow the rules of his own universe.

  • @sceleratis3578

    @sceleratis3578

    4 жыл бұрын

    Feedthemeat543 F considering your voice point, I do believe the voice is just coming from the microphone as part of the cortex chip setup. It doesn't sound "staticy" like everything else does though because Simon's brain is blocking it out- so to the outside world it sounds like that, but not to him. Maybe after a while his brain wouldve adjusted to include that, but we'll never know.

  • @InGodshands7
    @InGodshands73 ай бұрын

    I was afraid of the power suit Jin Yoshida for DAYS! I looked at the map terminal, made a game plan and ACCOMPLISHED IT! Like a Head Coach

  • @avazquez01
    @avazquez01 Жыл бұрын

    The funny thing about the last Leviathan is that I watched someone get good at dodging the attacks so they never had to take cover. They'd just turn around every so often, see the Leviathan coming and step aside. The Leviathan would helplessly try to circle back before giving up and try another run around.

  • @amnesiaPUZZLES

    @amnesiaPUZZLES

    Жыл бұрын

    I'd love to see that. Can you share the link to that video (without the https KZread part ofc, to make sure it doesn't detect this comment as spam)? I remember struggling so much with the Leviathan. I could never figure out any other tactic, it was like an avalanche I could never avoid, so I'd love to see the dodging strategy being used.

  • @avazquez01

    @avazquez01

    Жыл бұрын

    @@amnesiaPUZZLES "SOMA: Not killing the WAU (super not cool :/ )" To be fair, maybe it's because they decided not to kill the WAU and that made the leviathan much less aggro, but they just ran straight towards the exit. However, another "spar the WAU" playthrough I saw, the leviathan attacked as normal so either it bugged on the first girl's playthrough or she just kept dodging it effortlessly 😂

  • @avazquez01

    @avazquez01

    Жыл бұрын

    @@amnesiaPUZZLES is the code thingy nuNV9a3MszI

  • @RosieRoan
    @RosieRoan2 жыл бұрын

    The Proxies/Terry Akers and Jin Yoshida are the most terrifying enemies in my opinion. They're all extremely intelligent, have superior senses to make up for what they lack, and can one-hit kill you if they do find you. They still make me anxious. I still felt uneasy seeing someone else play the parts with Akers/Proxies, and Yoshida, even though I wasn't the one playing. I'm surprised that I made it through their encounters without having to get my heart defibrillated.

  • @salado1944

    @salado1944

    Жыл бұрын

    I still dont understand how the health system of this game works, some enemies one-shot you meanwhile others just will knock your character out?

  • @amnesiaPUZZLES

    @amnesiaPUZZLES

    Жыл бұрын

    I guess this is meant to be more abstract, not focused on numbers. In real life, you don't have a healthbar above your head, showing you the percentage of your health left, or a numerical value. In real life, you see an enemy and you want to avoid an encounter at all costs, as you don't know how you will take it, and whether it will kill you. Same here. I know, that's not really your question. I personally never really checked which enemy does more damage etc. I try to avoid them all the time, as that's the purpose of this game 😅

  • @igniii3348
    @igniii33484 жыл бұрын

    This game gave me 9999% anxiety when I played it

  • @threathy
    @threathy4 жыл бұрын

    I actually feel very sleepy until i found this video. Sleepness replaced with anxiety.😂

  • @jinchang9292
    @jinchang92923 жыл бұрын

    I remember how when I first encountered these monsters, I had no idea how to deal with them but just went with my guts. Truely a great game.

  • @mrcookie0890
    @mrcookie08903 жыл бұрын

    By paying attention to logs and story you find out generally what monster you encounter. I was baffled seeing Terry akers eyes on the floor in his old living quarters. That gave a hint he's going to be blind

  • @frost3193

    @frost3193

    2 жыл бұрын

    Most of them were once humans

  • @tuandungle8841
    @tuandungle88414 жыл бұрын

    Simon: exits Akers:i'm About to End This Man's Whole Career

  • @technomad112
    @technomad1125 жыл бұрын

    FOR ME, the most scary and dangerous monster is hentai monster 20:25. When I first played SOMA, my nerves got fucked when this monster was near by me and I didn't know about his disadvantage (When you looking at him he's stopping)

  • @amnesiaPUZZLES

    @amnesiaPUZZLES

    5 жыл бұрын

    hentai monster 😂 yeah he's the most unnerving one to me as well, I can never get past him easily even now

  • @Snaftis
    @Snaftis11 ай бұрын

    the music with the pitch rising its probably the most effective ambiance ever made for a horror game.

  • @thebigboi5357

    @thebigboi5357

    4 ай бұрын

    Are you talking about the bit at 15:10?

  • @Snaftis

    @Snaftis

    4 ай бұрын

    pretty much any part where the pitch goes up. Thats what I'm trying to say. @@thebigboi5357

  • @theKbott
    @theKbott7 жыл бұрын

    The Proxies are really laughable once you figure out they can't see shit.

  • @zedoniusrulerofflame4675

    @zedoniusrulerofflame4675

    7 жыл бұрын

    Says the Grunt that can't detect the player if he is a holding something in front of his face...

  • @theKbott

    @theKbott

    7 жыл бұрын

    Zedonius, Ruler Of Flame At least I have eyes!

  • @Sternertime
    @Sternertime2 жыл бұрын

    I love seeing everyone's salty comments. I felt the same way about the monsters: "oh man these things are so tedious, fuck off will you im trying to escape" etc etc etc. Deep down though, we all know that this is just us coping with how creepy it all was

  • @ThefamousMrcroissant

    @ThefamousMrcroissant

    2 жыл бұрын

    I actually genuinely found them annoying. I was mostly interested in the plot and the monsters were kind-of... bland. Not the design mind you, or the excellent sound design - just playing around them became a chore quite fast.

  • @AHHHHHHHH21

    @AHHHHHHHH21

    7 ай бұрын

    The flesher I think was the only one I thought of as "annoying". Probably because it took a really long time for me to get past him, though

  • @vitupero7277
    @vitupero72776 жыл бұрын

    This was 2 years ago......... Holy shit times flies fast

  • @ManMan-xt4rj
    @ManMan-xt4rj4 жыл бұрын

    5:05 Accurate representation of the gravity in my nightmares when i'm being chased.

  • @metroidthumbsup3645

    @metroidthumbsup3645

    4 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @mtf_nine_tailed_fox385

    @mtf_nine_tailed_fox385

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah you can jump really high when you are chased by your nightmare

  • @genericuser7924

    @genericuser7924

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lucky, in my nightmares gravity is so intensely high I can't run very fast and I trip all the time

  • @bielaggs
    @bielaggs10 ай бұрын

    2:05 He is so cute making those noises 🥺

  • @ttbb6161

    @ttbb6161

    4 ай бұрын

    He’s probably the most innocent one🤣

  • @_Shadoh_
    @_Shadoh_3 жыл бұрын

    Man, that anglerfish scared the living shit out of me. Mistook his light for the next light to go to, and then I saw the teeth and then I was dead. Got me good, loved it!

  • @azurola
    @azurola Жыл бұрын

    Tau is so goddamn terrifying i can't go any further than the safe area before you open the door and have to deal with the power suit monster

  • @lucidbarrier

    @lucidbarrier

    Жыл бұрын

    You can do it! I made it passed him and beat the game. It's really worth it to push on so you can see the ending

  • @ghostowl2939
    @ghostowl29393 жыл бұрын

    When I first played SOMA, I spent time figuring out what each monster is attracted to and stuff, and decided all these complicated plans and attempts to get past them, and then After dieing/ spending 30 mins trying to get past one part. I just started YOLOing it and run through everything. And it tended to be way more succesful

  • @dukes1993724

    @dukes1993724

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yea that was the weakest part of the game. They didn’t spend much time on the enemy encounters

  • @dinev9

    @dinev9

    3 жыл бұрын

    Right? This is very frustrating for me. I can't shake it off. How can the game be so good but also you can just YOLO through every monster?

  • @cralo2569

    @cralo2569

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@dinev9 because they are stupid monsters lol

  • @kaystephan2610
    @kaystephan26104 жыл бұрын

    When I encountered Yoshida (the walking suit) I went into a room thinking he/it hadn't seen me. HE DID! Motherfucker was standing right behind me when I turned around. Gave me the heart attack of the century! Edit: Oh yeah one thing: if you wonder why he was just standing there, it was in safe mode :P BUT STILL 😩

  • @masterchronis9890

    @masterchronis9890

    4 жыл бұрын

    Kay Stephan feels bad man same, but I just juked the hell out of that dude

  • @walterclements5280

    @walterclements5280

    4 жыл бұрын

    This game and that guy look scary

  • @walterclements5280

    @walterclements5280

    4 жыл бұрын

    Was he was in the specs suit

  • @sayabutuh3180

    @sayabutuh3180

    4 жыл бұрын

    Dude ur on safe mode? Im on normal mode rip

  • @kaystephan2610

    @kaystephan2610

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@sayabutuh3180 I was. I finished the game quite some time ago

  • @radagastaddams3703
    @radagastaddams37034 жыл бұрын

    the one at 8:19 was as far as I got cos it really freaked me out for some reason 🐹 u can see it was starting to get to u too from the slightly panicky way you opened that door & frantically hammered the lift button to get the doors shut. it's a very creepy game especially in headphones

  • @amnesiaPUZZLES

    @amnesiaPUZZLES

    4 жыл бұрын

    8:19 is just the screen effect that can't be turned off And yeah I do get this panicky feeling sometimes, I have my moments but this is what I'm playing games like this for, and I love it haha, you play it for the thrill. This particular moment, the game does a good job at convincing you that the monster is really close, even though logically I know it's far away

  • @TheMagneticMagneton
    @TheMagneticMagneton5 жыл бұрын

    KZread algorithm is an interesting beast.

  • @amnesiaPUZZLES

    @amnesiaPUZZLES

    5 жыл бұрын

    Did you also pop in here just because the video was recommended to you?...

  • @Ubsje

    @Ubsje

    5 жыл бұрын

    i've watched this video like 5 times because it keeps getting recommended (not that i mind, i still like watching it)

  • @bigbubba811
    @bigbubba811 Жыл бұрын

    I seriously loved the monster design in Soma, I don't really understand why people didn't like it. Compared to any of the other amnesia games they had way more depth and fear involved. TDD felt like the encounters were limited and I ended up going back to see the monsters closer most of the time.

  • @WinterDominus

    @WinterDominus

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed. Soma did monsters very well compared to Amnesias.

  • @Charmlie.R

    @Charmlie.R

    Жыл бұрын

    Month late lol, but a lot of people got frustrated by their non linear or obtuse nature. It was easy to miss or forget the 'dont look at it' part of the flesher by the time you reach the ship, and when you don't know where to go and over estimate his ability, not being able to figure out where he is feels frustratingly paralyzing. Even knowing how he works intricately, he's my least favorite and i skip him with speedrun strats when I replay lol. For akers, he is very persistent. When you genuinely fear and respect him, you go slow, and he has no patrols you can get used to. He's always on you while you try to get lore or figure out where to go and what to do, and getting caught multiple times turns him into a chore of getting stuck in the same section. The fact that healing attracts him can lead to damage chaining when you first experience him. Then you reach the proxies, and expect more of this hyper aggressive non linear frustration, even though they are meant to be hidden from in steps through their patrol (cubbies are placed to make it convenient at times). They just keep coming, and going fast already knowing the patterns definitely trivializes them. So going slow as a new player can get exhausting, and that damages the scare factor. For our favorite claw lady, her mechanics are pretty obtuse. Lots of players just don't expect the mechanic, its very weird and unique. So they rush and get chased or caught and either get annoyed or brute force her since she's easy asf to outrun. You can just run to the battery and leave tbh, her wake up is slow. Some of the others like the fish and angler are easy to just miss lol. I'm surprised honestly but lots of players I've seen don't figure out that you hide under rocks from the leviathan, especially since some don't really feel like adequate cover. You assume it's a chase and get caught a few times and then are slow and still struggling. For Yoshida, you assume you should hide and there's lore to be found, but he always knows where you are. So either you feel over pressured or you keep moving and watch him and he's a pushover. Essentially, a lot of mechanics that make the monsters unique and a great experience for players who already understand horror monsters like amnesia well, are obtuse for players who don't. And when you can't figure out what's going on, you get stuck in place or die a lot, and then your fear slowly becomes annoyance. And once you give up and just start running past every monster, they get incredibly dull. It doesn't help that natural dialog with tips like the 'be quiet the proxy listens' can be cut off by scripted dialog and you just lose that info. Or some things require you to pay attention, ive seen many players not realize akers is blind. Which is baffling a bit if you pay attention, but you assume certain things when you suddenly see a monster, especially if you don't immediately connect the dots that he is akers at all. With a few hundred hours its difficult for me to remember the first experiences. But i do remember being paralyzed and frustrated with both the flesher and akers in my first run. Now i understand everything so intricately and have spent so long testing and playing with the ai, its impossible for me to have that moment of not knowing whats what yet again. Amnesia has simple monsters. And some people still don't notice the suitors are blind for example, they just play it safe and treat it like a brute. SOMA shoves the monsters more aggressively into spaces with you, so you cant just scrape by on assumptions as easily Idk if that makes any sense at all lol. Ive just watched lots of reviews and lets plays, and bought the game for most of my friends for them to stream a play through with me. So I've had lots of experiences with those 'first times', from people who start unafraid, to those who start so afraid they get bored of hiding. Hopefully it offers some insight into why so many people hate the monster sections of this game even though they are so much more varied. They are just so varied, you can never settle in. And while that keeps things spicy for those able and willing to learn monster gimmicks, its frustrating for those who just want to keep moving along

  • @lucasfraczek4320

    @lucasfraczek4320

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@Charmlie.R Bruh just say "skill issue" and move on...

  • @bigbubba811

    @bigbubba811

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Charmlie.R This is such a great response, I understand exactly where you are coming from now. I think my perspective was coming from experienced horror game players but I can definitely see how these gameplay mechanics aren’t good for inexperienced players. I had quite a ridiculous amount of hours on TDD before I played Soma so I definitely have a biased perspective.

  • @AHHHHHHHH21

    @AHHHHHHHH21

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@Charmlie.RFor Yoshida I never got why people were so scared of him. I noticed right off the bat that he stopped when you looked at him, so I just kinda walked backwards when he got too close, closed doors behind me to slow him down, and just kinda looped around until the second door to the ladder opened

  • @OfficialVirilamis
    @OfficialVirilamis4 жыл бұрын

    15:57 That was bold. 16:41 and this one was just as terrifying.

  • @amnesiaPUZZLES

    @amnesiaPUZZLES

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hey, you gotta trigger them when you can, haha

  • @aferg4852
    @aferg48525 жыл бұрын

    thank the Lord, I was stuck on the blind one, the area with Brandon wan. it was so confusing and I didn't know what to do, thanks mate. EDIT: my dumb ass forgot to take the chip after I uploaded the security thing.

  • @WIKAWAKA
    @WIKAWAKA6 жыл бұрын

    After beating soma and then watching this, I now realize how much of a dumbass I was

  • @Shadoefax760
    @Shadoefax7604 жыл бұрын

    The monsters aren't even the scary part of the game, the game itself is terrifying without them. At least when I encountered the monsters I could see what was scaring me.

  • @prasadraut3192

    @prasadraut3192

    4 жыл бұрын

    Tell that to Jin Yoshida.

  • @Shadoefax760

    @Shadoefax760

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@prasadraut3192 oh fuck that shit had me in tears nearly lol

  • @koritnica
    @koritnica4 жыл бұрын

    That disco head, in the deep water, was the hardest to beat, for me. I died 5-6 times before outrunning him. This game kicks ass. Amazing story.

  • @Bluzlbee

    @Bluzlbee

    4 жыл бұрын

    I just got knocked out once, and he went the other way, and I was already on the ladder spinner, so I just YEETED IT as fast as possible

  • @koritnica

    @koritnica

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Bluzlbee Wasn't hard on board the ship, just that final run, when you disconnect the WAU. That was the hard part for me.

  • @Bluzlbee

    @Bluzlbee

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@koritnica oh. for that part, the trick actually was to disconnect the back ones first, so you get a headstart when you get knockdowned pulling the first wires, and no jumping is required, except the first part from the stair balcony to the door

  • @user-mt1rh9gw8y
    @user-mt1rh9gw8y3 жыл бұрын

    I ducked my brain and nerves with Akers for about an hour, not because I'm stupid, cause i eas so frightened! Every noise made me mad)) You just passed this like it was no Soma, but any SuperMario location))

  • @user-mt1rh9gw8y

    @user-mt1rh9gw8y

    3 жыл бұрын

    But fuckin' Yoshida was the spookiest shit in this game...

  • @subzeroelectronics3022
    @subzeroelectronics30224 жыл бұрын

    I am utterly amazed by this game’s ability to do everything in one take and never stop for long cutscenes or loading hubs.

  • @amnesiaPUZZLES

    @amnesiaPUZZLES

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, I love that too. I believe the only time I remember this game lag during loading + visibly loading textures is one scene in the vent, shortly in the beginning of the game, before Simon realises yet he's not in his own body

  • @JLEM-mb9pr
    @JLEM-mb9pr3 жыл бұрын

    I'd bet it's safe to say that the angler fish got us all when we first came out of the caves and walked towards it

  • @sonicff7

    @sonicff7

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep, I'm like oh hey look a light, I'm supposed to stay in the light in this section. Next thing I know the Angler is right in front of my face, I go back to hide in the cave and it follows me in and is right over me since I'm standing on a light LOL. It didn't kill me for some reason, but I moved an inch in an attempt to get away and then it got me.

  • @JLEM-mb9pr

    @JLEM-mb9pr

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sonicff7 same, that thing scared the hell out of me

  • @messy8424

    @messy8424

    3 жыл бұрын

    I didn’t even realize the anglerfish was in the game. Not sure how I missed it but I’m glad I did. I remember seeing notes earlier in the game on the sea creatures and it mentioned the anglerfish. Thought maybe it just wasn’t in the game. Now I know I just missed it.

  • @Tok07

    @Tok07

    3 жыл бұрын

    I remember my first run. I looked straight at the light and knew I wasn’t slow. To me it looked like a random ass light and the angler fish I was the most scared of to encounter in the game, so when I looked at its light I sat there until I looked at it again just to see it was gone. Missed an entire bullet right there

  • @DanCap20
    @DanCap204 жыл бұрын

    Swim at the sea they said It’s going to be fun they said

  • @LeonDOGE
    @LeonDOGE4 жыл бұрын

    I dunno what's with people's problem with the monster designs in this game. They're just right, and add a lot to the horror/suspense-filled atmosphere of this game!

  • @Nitiiii11

    @Nitiiii11

    4 жыл бұрын

    After like the 3rd monster they added no horror/suspense to my experience at all. For me it was like "Ok, how to I get by this one as quickly as possible to enjoy the rest of the game" every single time. Also they actively keep me from exploring especially the more hidden parts of the story. They might be right for you, but certainly not for me. I liked the monster design in Amnesia and Subnautica much better. Because they fulfilled their horror part without being a constant nuisance.

  • @Senior_Fieras
    @Senior_Fieras2 жыл бұрын

    I never felt so much fear in my whole life, I had never felt this experience...

  • @hilal4212

    @hilal4212

    Жыл бұрын

    Abart aşko

  • @plm-gainsanryan3687

    @plm-gainsanryan3687

    Жыл бұрын

    Try outlast for maximuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuum fear!!

  • @shem7146

    @shem7146

    Жыл бұрын

    @@plm-gainsanryan3687 Outlast isn't even scary once you know how to exploit the AI and glitches

  • @Adrianucho_
    @Adrianucho_3 жыл бұрын

    I really like how Yoshida works. Not only is scary as f***, but is also really difficult, and basically is a test of everything that the games teaches you. I had to try for an hour before I could beat that part, because he'll be on my neck all the time. You have to keep an eye on him all the time, WHILE opening doors, so basically you have to do perfect turns around to press buttons without losing one second, because he'll get you... With the majority of enemies just walking slow is enough to beat them, but Yoshida breaks that rule and catch you off guard.

  • @default2907

    @default2907

    3 жыл бұрын

    First time playing through i hated that part and put it off for a few weeks until I was brave enough to try it

  • @NME_EXO

    @NME_EXO

    3 жыл бұрын

    I love his kind of scp 173/weeping angel kind of behavior. you really need to watch him, but not for to long

  • @TJGAMINGSCOTLAND
    @TJGAMINGSCOTLAND3 жыл бұрын

    I'll never forget the first one, scared the crap out of me

  • @dappercracker6032
    @dappercracker60323 жыл бұрын

    Aw man, thank you SO MUCH for this guide. I played the ENTIRE game in one day today, and not knowing some of these mechanics probably would have drove me crazy. Jin Yoshida was the worst, in my opinion. I underestimated how fast he went. So you can imagine my surprise when I look away for less than 5 seconds, and I hear this bastard CHARGING at me, looking at them just in time to not get my testicles torn off. Cheers to you.

  • @Pingu65716
    @Pingu657162 жыл бұрын

    power suit monster was the peak of the game for me him sprinting at you caught me off guard especially in the tight ass rooms

  • @zzerutan
    @zzerutan2 жыл бұрын

    Funnily enough, I didn't die at all on my first playthrough, but after I learned how to deal with the monsters for my second playthrough, *that's* when I started dying to them lol

  • @vitupero7277
    @vitupero72776 жыл бұрын

    Two years later,I just got Soma and started to worship this video

  • @amnesiaPUZZLES

    @amnesiaPUZZLES

    6 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it, thanks!

  • @Ward413
    @Ward4135 жыл бұрын

    I played this on PC back in 2015 but just replayed it since it was free on PlayStation. I enjoyed it much more my second play through. I love the underwater sequences, especially when you can look down into the Abyss before traveling down there.

  • @andrasfogarasi5014
    @andrasfogarasi5014 Жыл бұрын

    My gamma was a bit low when I played this game, which changed a lot in the monster encounters. For example, I didn't really see the cover in the Leviathan encounter. Nor the floor. Nor the Leviathan. Yeah, the only thing I could make out in the abyss were the lights. Which is realistic, I must say. So my experience during the Leviathan encounter consisted of booking it towards the blue lights while the Leviathan hid in the dark. I was attacked twice, but I made it first try. Quite a dramatic experience, I must say. Limping towards the faint lights of the Site Phi airlock. It was so dramatic in fact that I believed it might be the intended way of playing the game. It wasn't, but I really enjoyed it. Oh but fuck Theta maintenance. I didn't know the proxies were blind until quite late on, so I didn't turn my flash light on. Yet again, I saw _nothing._ And that time, there weren't even blue lights to follow. Now there's a scary level.

  • @FurryWrecker911

    @FurryWrecker911

    Жыл бұрын

    Back in 2009 I had this 300 buck Dell Inspiron laptop that I used to play games on. It had this auto-gamma adjust that would darken the screen during dark scenes, and brighten it for bright scenes. It ended up making Left 4 Dead 2 impossible to play. Years later I built my own PC and fired up the mod that has the castle map and out loud said "OH, THERE'S THE MAP!" All I could see on the Dell was the glow of torches, the usernames, and the healthbars. I despise auto-gamma.

  • @amnesiaPUZZLES

    @amnesiaPUZZLES

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh I felt so hopeless in the Abyss level. The lights are literally the only thing you can hold onto. I'm not gonna lie, without the gamma turned up, I wouldn't have been able to beat it

  • @Safiyahalishah
    @Safiyahalishah3 жыл бұрын

    The most terrifying part of this game for me wasn't the monsters, it was all the people displaced by the WAU, scattered across the ocean floor in bodies that weren't theirs - the 'Mockingbirds'. Carl, Javid, Peter, Robin, Alan, Jonsy, the Construct, the Scavengers, and the DUNBAT (who is probably poor Garrett). That totally messed me up. 'All that water... we're drowning.' Though to be fair, the Fleshers are freaking terrifying to me as well. Human corpses probably piloted by an AI? No thanks!

  • @blzahz7633

    @blzahz7633

    3 жыл бұрын

    Imagine waking up as a submarine one day, like what would you do? You don't get cold, you don't get hungry, at least not the same way humans do - pretty much everything that makes up your life and currently gives it meaning ceases to be important. Even if you weren't on a comet struck dead planet, your priorities would be wholly unique compared to everyone else - you'd be alone in the ocean drifting meaninglessly without purpose or joy.

  • @genotsSnor
    @genotsSnor4 жыл бұрын

    7:54 The first time I tried that, I couldn't move fast enough to break the glass because of my low sensitivity ( long live consoles lmao) and I had a little crack in the glass when that fucker spawned right behind me. Some poo came out.

  • @veridiumundaunted7978

    @veridiumundaunted7978

    4 жыл бұрын

    U shidded and farted

  • @m.yanuwarta2721

    @m.yanuwarta2721

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ew

  • @Kain1805

    @Kain1805

    4 жыл бұрын

    That random "some poo came out" cracked me up lmao

  • @hiiamnguyen

    @hiiamnguyen

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@genotsSnor lol that cracked me xd

  • @funa6968
    @funa69686 жыл бұрын

    I played through this game without seeing a guide and I disagree that the monsters are hard to read, the only one that needed an explanation that it didn't get was the robot girl. Also i can say that jin is the most terrifying thing i have ever seen in a game in a long time.

  • @amnesiaPUZZLES

    @amnesiaPUZZLES

    6 жыл бұрын

    Agreed with the Jin, so much...

  • @zenixkiryu
    @zenixkiryu5 жыл бұрын

    The only monster i didn't like was jin yoshida, it felt like that bastard had the same AI as the xenomorph from alien isolation, it technically knows where you are at all times but doesnt start a chase until it sees you. This man might as well have set up a tent and a campfire cause he camped outside the rooms I'd get trapped in for 20 minutes. Wish his disadvantage wouldve been more obvious.

  • @ow3n_304

    @ow3n_304

    4 жыл бұрын

    He is very ez to avoid. I hid in one of the power armor suit for a bit and wait till he enter the room. Then i just circle around him and run. He doesnt even bother to chase me. Right after that moment he despawn and i dont have to worry about him :))

  • @dsangel4135

    @dsangel4135

    4 жыл бұрын

    LMFAO might as well set up a campfire and tent

  • @MichaelJoey
    @MichaelJoey2 жыл бұрын

    Jin Yoshida is the hardest and second scariest monster in the game behind Terry Akers. He can stab your back if you are not careful.

  • @CIeaner23

    @CIeaner23

    Жыл бұрын

    The flesher is the hardest one like he just teleports and finds you no matter what also the chase scene at the end is so fucking scary

  • @user-nc8yk6wm6r

    @user-nc8yk6wm6r

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CIeaner23 actually for me flesher is the easiest enemy in Soma.

  • @CIeaner23

    @CIeaner23

    Жыл бұрын

    @@user-nc8yk6wm6r Okay cool but It’s not that easy for everyone

  • @user-nc8yk6wm6r

    @user-nc8yk6wm6r

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CIeaner23 i don't know: Catherine says don't look at them and keep distance. It's very hard to forget 🤷‍♂️. One thing that actually makes a trouble: when you must run from it.

  • @CIeaner23

    @CIeaner23

    Жыл бұрын

    @@user-nc8yk6wm6r yeah but It’s an annoying creature that’s all I’ve got to say

  • @J_C_CH
    @J_C_CH3 жыл бұрын

    15:44 Slowly....slooowly......sloooooowly *Picks up and item and FUCKING GUNS IT*

  • @dragos8839

    @dragos8839

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hahahaa exactly

  • @daneyal7162
    @daneyal71623 жыл бұрын

    To think...that the Warden Unite created these things (or at least most of them) to help the humans of Pathos ll to survive, not realizing that it is condeming them into an existance worse then death...that's really one of the more frightening aspects of this game, and of other scifi stories- this NAIVETÉ that artificial intelligences can display about humanity. I think that the reason as to why so many robots and A.I.s end up either turning on humanity or doing to it more haem then good is because we don't bother to teach them about the complexity and nature of humanity as a whole. We are so focused on how to keep machines under our control, that we forget to also make an effort that sentient machines will understand that we are not just violent or destructive, or in this game's case, are ok with being turned into half human half machine hybrids against our will...

  • @hcj-bk8lg
    @hcj-bk8lg5 жыл бұрын

    *The ocean is a lonely place........*

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