"Is there a heaven full of redunant copies of the same people? Is there someone up there who'd call me an imposter?"

SOMA is a game that had a significant impact on me, and through this video essay, I want to try and explain - why? Through dissecting the narrative and it's themes, exploring the underwater tomb that is PATHOS-II, I seek to come to a conclusion on how exactly the game manages to be a potent commentary on the nature of identity and consciousness whilst still being one of the most horrifying horror games I've ever played.

Welcome back to another long video! Due to the overwhelming response to the Fear and Hunger video, I am back with yet another long video - I mean you guys seem to enjoy it :D. If you do enjoy the video, do make sure to like and subscribe and check out my socials below! Will probably switch over to making two of these a month (longer videos) rather than the shorter ones four times a month as I have been doing, but let me know what you think. Anyway, I do hope you enjoy and I'll see you in the next one!

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Chapters (You don't have to see this smh):
0:00 Prelude
1:27 Introduction
4:12 Narrative Recap
10:37 Upsilon
14:52 Lambda
20:04 Delta
23:23 Theta
32:11 Omicron
39:23 Tau
42:08 Alpha
44:33 Phi
53:21 Last Days of PATHOS-II
1:00:58 Consciousness and Identity
1:08:58 The Nature of Existence
1:16:26 Narrative and Gameplay
1:23:49 Atmosphere
1:26:53 Symbolism
1:33:37 Conclusion
1:43:33 After Words

Music Used (Chronologically):
SOMA Theme - SOMA OST
Examination - SOMA OST
Subway 01 - SOMA OST
Cargo Ambient - SOMA OST
Before Brain Scan - SOMA OST
Laboratory - SOMA OST
Conversation - SOMA OST
ARK - SOMA OST
Tau Arrive - SOMA OST
Catherine - SOMA OST
Theta Approach - SOMA OST
Alone (End Credits) - SOMA OST
Robot Head - SOMA OST
Last Hideout - Darkwood OST
Green People - Darkwood OST
Burn Them All - Darkwood OST
Safe Room - SIGNALIS OST
Causal Loop - SIGNALIS OST
Visions of Alina - SIGNALIS OST
Ritual - SIGNALIS OST
MNHR - SIGNALIS OST
Morning - Darkwood OST
The Temple of Beasts - Inscryption OST
droneSecondTrailer - Darkwood OST
The Temple of Magicks - Inscryption OST
Theme of Laura - Silent Hill 2 Remake OST
Mary's Letter - Silent Hill 2 Remake OST
Colour Your Night - P3R OST

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