Soma Systems: Gameplay Trailer

Soma Systems: Vivarium Teaser #1

Soma Systems: Mockingbird Teaser #2

Seems to be based on SCP game series


First of all the NUGGET


NOTICE: this is what we know.

Also Look here

a quick google search turns up something that sounds amnesiaish creepy :D look here

Also smashing the images from the site together yields this

the text is a latin phrase and the simple meaning is that thinking about one’s existence proves—in and of itself—that an "I" exists to do the thinking.

OR

"I think, therefore I am"

the rest of the text translates to
The mandarin in the bottom left of the loading box is
右列(Yòu liè)

which translates to:
"Right column" or "Right row"

The mandarin on the top right is
出 (chū)

which translates to:
"out"/"go out"

Friction games said via twitter: One or several persons are currently making tons of requests, slamming our servers, which in the end will just make the booting take longer.

Further mining of data uncovered this image: clicky

Now linked to a 4CHAN POST - DELETED SEVERAL HOURS AGO

it also seems to share a design connection with shadowrun returns not the best image but if you play the game shadowrun returns you will notice chat ui for the next expansion they have planned is very similar. it is also based in an asian country :D . (which could be the reason for asian text)

Further research has turned up this, they are not talking about a machine for pigs at the end? clicky

To quote that blog post to show the important part:

"At Frictional Games our main concern is our new super secret project. We do not want to say much about this project yet,but we can disclose that it will be horror and that it will be first person. One of the things I was most disappointed with in Amnesia was that it never really managed to deliver any deeper themes, but was more like a shallow fright-fest. For the new project we want to change that and really try and bring a certain theme to the front. Our hope is that this will create a very special experience, creating horror in a much more disturbing way. For the curious, some information on the path we are taking can be found in this paper. The game's current status is that we have pretty much all tech working, and have started to playtest the first parts. Still, a lot is up in the air and the current design is bound to change. While we do not want the project to go on forever, we want to use our good financial situation the best we can and make sure we do not just rush something out (which we did with Amnesia actually). Release will probably be some time in 2014."

That led me to a pdf for the direction the new secret game will be taking, it can be found here

and an interview about the secret project can be found here

To quote the best parts:

"It will be a first-person horror game, and a lot of it will be built upon lessons learned from Amnesia,” Grip explained. It’s set to be a more thoughtful and thought-provoking game than its predecessor – a terrifying game that, according to the developers, sometimes struggled to convey a deep enough message."

Further reasearching seems to indicate that while thechineseroom has been working on AMFP they have been upgrading the engine used for amnesia to allow for outdoor enviroments.....Cooool

i have gone through post after post, blog entry and blog enter, i have scoured the entire web, and even chached pages, steam comments, forum comments, twitter comments and alot more.

SomaSystems.org could mean:

"Soma System is a self-bodywork practice that blends movement-based assessment with myofascial release, stretching, and strengthening. It empowers practitioners to find openness in their bodies, minds, and breath through the use of innovative tools and techniques . Drawing on the most effective aspects of physical training and manual therapy, Soma System represents the future of fitness and health"


Analysis complete, all my evidence points to a ss style game or something very similar plot whise, we will see


SYSTEM SHOCK 3 Possibly

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Meh.

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what do you think it could be?

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42

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it is not the answer to the universe and everything though.

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Actually, 42 is the answer. You need to read the book.

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If the answer is 42, this machine has stolen it from another machine or has vast knowledge of the universe.

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Or someone who read the book built whatever machine you're talking about.

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don't panic and carry a towel

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Actually, 42 is the answer, but you need to know the question. If you read the books, you might be able to figure out the question, but most people don't seem to manage that.

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please don't push the red button.

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You seem to be confused about what "meh" means.

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we all know what meh means we just done care though xD

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If you really know what it means, you're a jerk.

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thats not very nice :D

or maybe i am wrong

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MEH!!!!!!!

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Updated the post with more information pertaining to what i have found

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im thinking it might be a futuristic penumbra type game

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its defininetely futuristic, Maybe cyberpunkish and seems to be about a psycho computer but thats my own conclusion from reading in between the lines.

that may change if i can uncover more though.

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Analysis complete you may now have at it :D

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Yeah, because the System Shock franchise would just land in Frictional's lap...

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well its either that or a clone of it, everything points to a very similar game/story

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Well NINJA THEORY was able to get a hold of Devil May Cry. And Double Helix got a hold of Killer Instinct AND Strider.

So I wouldn't be too shocked.

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its an old game and i have seen some of the ip prices and well they are not soo expensive as people may believe.

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Where do you find IP prices?

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Ninja Theory signed a contract with Capcom allowing them to make a game for the DMC franchise, and Double Helix was commissioned by Capcom for Strider and by Microsoft for Killer Instinct. The System Shock IP is owned by lawyers who bought up Looking Glass' assets when the were closed down. If I recall correctly, it took years for System Shock 2 to get on GOG.com due to all the hoops Irrational had to jump through, which ended in the lawyers taking a massive cut of the sales.

TL;DR: Irrational is in no way going to make another System Shock game unless the group of lawyers who own the IP charge them for a massive cut of profits.

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The only difference is that Killer Instinct is a shitty franchise and Strider is well, decent at best.

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It's entirely possible. Apparently a company called Star Insurance currently owns the IP, not EA. They state in this interview that "Star Insurance Company is open to the idea of developing a sequel to System Shock 2".

I'm not how sure I actually want Frictional Games to do System Shock though. Sure, there was a strong horror theme in System Shock 2 but at it's core it was an RPG, not a straight up horror title. If this is true I really hope they can do more than just horror with SS3.

Besides, there's Routine coming out... which basically is just that.

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Read the paper by Thomas Grip, Frictional Games Creative Director - here. He goes in great detail about story telling in games. They mention several times that Amnesia ended up just being a horror trip and they want to do something more story driven.

Also they made quite the bit of money with Amnesia. After which they didn't expand or anything. So I can see them having the funds to have SS2.

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Futuristic horror game?

I need my money.

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The System Shock 3 thing is a huge stretch and just sensationalist. Absolutely nothing about the released info would direct anyone to believe it is System Shock 3. The one thing they have in common is that it might be set in a sci-fi universe.

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the story seems identical and if you read friction games forum posts some info seems to have been leaked, in combination with the 4chan post it sems set in stone.

but you are correct

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I read that and I was like "god, with Irrational behind the wheel, this is gonna suck - they forgot what a challenge and tension meant long ago." and I was going through it and then right at the end I realized... I confused the developers. Frictional... the devs of Amnesia and Penumbra. Damn. So... now I'm hooked. With the recent release of Machine for Pigs, I was kind of wondering, what they've been doing since "Dark Descent"... seems, we'll get some taste of it, soon enough. If this is going to have some RPG elements and play a little like SS2 - they have my money and my support.

Oh... here are some keys, which may have been used - I don't remember if I posted them or not:
Oil Rush - N64ZKMKJ4IHAM6WK
Capsized - Z3666-6AZQ5-FYY0P
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor - 72aa-7a92-c9fd-5664-e060

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dear esther is a capsized key but i took oil rush

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Good to know. So I guess Dear Esther is used anyway - 4ZW72-MN9TR-IDNRP.

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i got dear esther that time :D

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It's probably going to suck with the dudes that made boring amnesia behind the wheel. That is if it's really supposed to be system shock, if not then they can do whatever they want with it including another run-in-the-opposite-direction-of-the-incoming-mummy "scary" game.

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Got Company of Heroes, thank you!

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Hehe, friction.

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I still have to play System Shock 2. It might be good to play in October. Any tips? I heard it's very difficult.

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It's not. Only the ending is kind of difficult, but as long as you conserve some ammunition (doesn't have to be much) and avoid being spotted by cameras (destroy them?) - you usually end up fine. There is a system a little like Vitachambers in Bioshock, except here you have to activate them manually - if you die without activating one on a level you're on - it's Game Over. If you stuck - check the objectives and latests emails. And obviously - don't start with OSA - which is focused around PSI weapons.

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It's not all that difficult especially if you pick Navy character because with hacking skill you can get access everywhere and therefore you pick up a lot more supplies and ammo + you can hack security console to be able to destroy cameras without unnecessary fuss.

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System Shock 3?
Half Life 3 confirmed.

Btw, you did a really good job. Are you Sherlock Holmes?

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i did the best i could xD not alot of info out thier

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He's Popeye and he can count to four. If that's not the definition of Sherlock Holmes, I don't know what is.

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Hopefully it's a new IP.

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94%!

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at 98% now seems it will hit 100% around 12...which is in 30 minutes time.

I will update thread title upon more info.

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f***in' time zones. how do they work?

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i hate timezones, they confuse me xD

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It's 12 GMT now and it's still at 98%. :P

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i know lol, it seemed to be the time as it was rising 2% an hour then boom it stopped dead :(

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Maybe to make sure people will visit the site every hour. ^^

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doubt it, Frictional forum staff are going mad :D because its hosted on the servers and they cant post hahah.

Go take a look they think they are being attacked its pretty funny.

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Wow, they put up this kind of campaign and don't think about what will happen? It was totally predictable I think.

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Oh it moved to 99%

i have been saying the same thing, what did they really expect

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Well..

Frictional Games ‏@frictionalgames 16h
"One or several persons are currently making tons of requests, slamming our servers, which in the end will just make the booting take longer."

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i saw it but i cant for the life of me see a reason why someone would do it, well unless they were unhappy with a machine for pigs lol

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I guess they are just confusing anticipating fans with "bad people who want to take our servers down". Somehow reminds me of politicians ... "What, people are raging because they can barely pay for food? There has to be some agent provocateur!!" (totally made that up).

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Amen brother.....Amen

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hallelujah :D

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System shock 2 was awesome but i doubt a new game will give that atmosphere and sense of loneliness again, also i think the graphics were part of its charm

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Website is getting hammered.

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certainly is but its expected with this marketing scheme :D

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Why would they make system shock 3? Totally different type of game and not even the same studio.

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Asked by many but they have hinted at sci-fi in posts, the new lighting they having built in hdr would allow them to do some awsome sci-fi effects, couple that with the images of what looks like ss2 :D and well the text etc.

It points to something very similar....Could be wrong though, pure speculation of the facts at this point.

But we will soon know.

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I thought the new Prey 2 Arkane game is supposed to be the spiritual successor to SS2? I'd prefer they just did a fucking Prey 2 game though tbh

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99%

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I just came here since I heard Nugget

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lol welcome :D

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Almost...

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Sooo excited :D

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Inb4 disappointment :p

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I hope not......if so i may have amnesia about this whole event xD

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haha it could well be with the speed up this upload xD

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Frictional games sound like some sort of physics based games.

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Eh... I am doubting its system shock 3.. but if it is. I will probably end up picking the game up :P Loved playing System shock 1 & 2 back in the day.

Sucks I no longer have my copies >< lost a lot of my stuff from back then due to being robbed while I was in the midst of moving >< .. lost my old magic cards, Sega Genisis,NES,SNES, one TV bunch of games for those systems as well as a bunch of my PC games, bunch of movies.. VHS though as DVDs where not out yet and/or infancy... several other things too.. was not happy at all.

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that really does suck that, shame probably all got pawned :( memories all lost :(

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Yea. :( The punks also decided to take the trash that was yet to be taken out and spread it all over the house.

Apparently it was those guy's MO when I was talking to police about the robbery. IE these guys have hit a few other places too ><.

However I can not prove it but I think someone I used to know was involved. Since it seemed like they knew when I was moving, one of the footprints in the backyard looked like his, and not long after he suddenly had more money. Same person suddenly had more money when another friend of mine got robbed. ( in that case it was weapons,crossbow and various swords. My friend was a Renaissance fair person. )

The person I was really suspicious of is now in jail though. Feds went after him big time. For weapons trafficking and child pornography.. Soo glad I stopped being friends with that guy a long, long time ago.. but it does pain me to know that I might be related to him ><

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Wow lol not sure why I am sharing this info. Doubt anyone cares either lol. Leaving it anyways tho.

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10-15 minutes left i would say xD

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Closed 11 years ago by ComfortingCold.