*(25 minutes into the video)* Me: "It's nice how Gab's playing this in an almost-blind/spoiler-free way, even though she played this before." Gab, probably: "I have no memory of this place."
I do agree it's nice, even though she's already played it :3 I know the game inside out but I always appreciate creators who make their vids accessible for new viewers, you know?
god, I forgot how terrifying this game was concept wise...Imagine waking up 100 years in the future at the bottom of the ocean with no organic life nearby and everything shut down? I would evaporate
@@Gloomcookie96 eh, not really, but the concept is quite similar. Soma is really terrifying not because of monsters and jumpscares but because of questions it asks and what it makes you consider - so not quite horror game in it's usual presentation. Please keep watching further as it only gets much more interesting!
As someone who lived in Toronto I love the real locations in the game. Simon even got off at the right subway station for Toronto's transit system, St Patrick Station goes to Mt Sinai Hospital. Nice touches.
I absolutely lost my shit when you said “LOOK AT THIS GRAAAPH”. That’s one of my favorite vines in existence. Thank you for the laugh. I had tears. AND AS IM TYPING THIS YOU SAID IT AGAIN. my face hurts from laugh so hard.
7:50 I have a friend with a serious illness the doctors don't know hot to treat, so he's basically on always on the brink of death, and this is exactly how all of our conversations go to be honest. When death is such a constant threat, you just gotta find humour wherever you can to keep sane.
I can't believe this gem is already 8 years old... I was still a teenager when it came out and it remains one of the only games that put me on edge during that time! Unfortunately, I cant go back to the comfort creator i watched play it originally, so it makes me really happy that I found Gab and am able to keep the fond memories I have, all thanks to her ♡ As silly as it may seem, I lost access to a big chunk of memories from that previous creator- things/games from youth that I can no longer look back on and enjoy the same way I used to. Being allowed to reminisce means everything to me.. so thank you for being that safe place, even today, Gab! third time rewatching this playthrough but certainly not the last ^^ 💖🕊
I was meaning to watch your first SOMA playthrough but didn't want to get spoiled. Just played it earlier this year, and it really REALLY lives up to the hype.
there's a part later in the game where you're walking on the ocean floor again, and I jumped off the edge of a cliff into the abyss to see what would happen, and the robo-buddy came and saved me from dying
13:20 he is probably doing his doctorate in Computer Science. When he referred to him as doctor, that would likely be PhD (or MD PhD), which would make sense in this situation. There would likely be others involved in the treatment.
Just wanted to clear some things up on the 'not a doctor' thing. The reason why Munshi clarified that he is not a doctor yet is because he is still a doctorate/graduate students. Essentially, he and Berg are more than likely working on their doctoral thesis. They have a theory that their program can 'heal' the brain artificially before they apply the physical treatment method to the actual brain, saving time, money, and physical pain. It is not uncommon for graduate students to seek assistance from doctor offices that agree with their theory and to have civilian volunteers to help prove the hypothesis of their theories. Having a thesis be successful or even ground breaking can catapult one's career quickly as a doctor
i was JUST watching your previous play through!! and wishing you would play it again. Can't wait to hear your reactions. I love watching you play through things a second time and hearing your analysis! thanks Gabs
Soma: From the Attic Greek σῶμα. Like many other words of the classic Greek, its exact meaning is lost to us. We can only infer its meaning through the way the word was used in the text that survived. Roughly, it can be translated as "body", or "corpse". But the actual meaning is something like "the shell that once was the physical manifestation of one's self in the world and that carried one's presence to others". Soma was only used in the context of a thing that is considered as in possess of consciousness and personality, in other words, a person, a god, or a thinking entity of some sorts. Only things that had soul are soma. In terms: a human corpse is soma, a cow corpse isn't. The exact meaning is unknown because: 1. some animals are considered to be vessels for some entities or gods. When these animals died, their corpses were soma too? We don't know. 2. some people that suffered of some types of mental illnesses are considered to had "lost" their souls while still living. The corpses of those people weren't soma? We don't know. These two points are very important to understand the exact meaning of the word "soma", and we don't have any evidence that can elucidate them. We can only especulate about it.
I thought I knew this game, that I already watched a playthrough of it. Apparently I didn't, I don't remember anything from the beginning. Well then! Excited to discover this!
I've do this game 5 years ago. I enjoyed. But when I see you begin a Let's play on this, instead of watching you playing it, it gave me the idea to do it again on my own. I ended up by finish the game yesterday at midnight practically in one run (which I never do usually) I have to thank you for this because it was a total rediscovery for me. Don't know if I change so much since the time I playing it or if the fact that I made it in one round made me fully appreciate the density of the story. It's simply a *masterpiece* in every aspect of it : the ambiance, the sound-design, the level design, the minimal aspect (No HUD, no inventory, no menu, no obvious point objective on the screen to tell you where you have to go) and, in my opinion, one the most well-written video game of all time. A truly psychological/science fiction/horror that doesn't forget what "Psychological" really mean. With solid references - the most obvious one was, of course, the work of Philip K.Dick which is quoted at the beginning of the game - it made me think especially of Total Recall (Never read the novel but the Paul Verhoeven's movie was a gem of my childhood) and Ubik. And also some films of David Cronenberg for the fusion of flesh and high technology with all the WAU stuff. There's so much more to say about this game... But my comment is already long enough ! It will stuck on me for a long time and I'll definitely watch your let's play in a few times to see your impression on it. A tremendous thank you to the team of Frictionnal Games for doing this. What a journey !
Already saw your Twitch livestreams in the past few days and I have to say that I'm really glad that you played Soma again, this is one hell of a game. SO GOOD!
I watched this game when it first came out start to finish and to this day I think about the ethical and moral debates it brought forth. Really happy you are doing a play through of this because the conversations and new perspectives from new players is always refreshing for this game.
I'm glad you're revisiting all these great games even though you've done playthroughs of them before. Each one you seem to be having a much better time than the first time around. It's extremely enjoyable!
I love you're long playthroughs! I got hooked after Ghost of Tsushima and just finished Alice. I play these while I'm falling asleep and they've really helped my insomnia. Would love to catch more streams in the future!
I actually was about to start watching your previous Soma playthrough because you were recommending this game on your streams and I'm so happy you are replaying it and I can watch it!
Wow, it's crazy to see a game take place in Toronto. I know those subway stops. I'm curious if the characters are Canadian because the humour of 'good luck with that whole dying thing' is very much our humour.
I was one of the first people who knew the 2015 game was SOMA. I went to Twitch, saw the last stream of this game you've played. Five years had past since this game was released!
Gab: Kills a robot she just met while the robot begged her not to do it Also Gab: little friend, rip. The duality of (wo)man.
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I really enjoy this game (and your playthroughs as well) what a wonderful immersion. I would definitely recommend you to play Penumbra sometime in the future, It’s from the same studio.
I wish I could play underwater horror games like this, but I have such a crippling fear of the water (thalassophobia is the specific name..) it's insane. Like...it feels as there is something under my skin, crawling and every siren in my head is going off to run! So, I am SOOOOO glad there are people like Gab who can play the games I 100% cannot
Thanks for introducing me to this game. I've already watched your other SOMA videos and now holy crap the story is amazing and sad/depressing! Like what do I do now? Wake up, drink coffee, and contemplate the human condition?? Yes that sounds nice
Oh, I haven’t watched your video yet. Gonna watch when I get home. But I’m super excited for this. I’ve been thinking about rewatching johns play through of this. I’m so happy you’re playing this game. It’s so cool. Definitely gonna be watching this one
Hi Gab, the stream was so great. Thank you very much for upload this gameplay here in YT. I like this game, the PC version more than on console. It looks better and runs smoother. Thumbs up from me. Great job. And BB is there again.
I've been very stressed out and anxious today but then I come here to watch you play and your "Munshiiii :3" makes me smile whenever you say it with that cute little voice
Gab you're spoiling us with so many amazing games!! I still have to catch up on Alice, silent hill, Nancy drew and finish control 😅😅 I love it though thank you for the amazing content ❤️❤️
What I love about this game is how hopeless the story is. I won't go into specifics for people who are watching along, but I've never seen a game just go so hard on how irrevocably FUCKED everyone is in the setting. You only see it in movies (without spoilers, I won't name them) but I found the horror of the game came from that very real existential dread, that no matter what, you lost. It's just mitigating how badly you lost after a certain point.
You missed quite a few things rushing through; One was your little robot buddy fleeing in terror when you "killed" the other robot in front of him. Also, the health things are actually a bad thing, and they take power from an area, so you want to investigate everything around that area before using it. Not trying to be a butt, just hoping to help fill in some things.
I saw the first playthrough you did over the weekend when you played it on console earlier in the past. That was really great. I also did start my second run of this game.
![It listens.. - SOMA [2]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/nFBvKOQC5SE/mqdefault.jpg)
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![THIS IS AMAZING - Alice: Madness Returns [Chapter 1]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/JEGKvZnh-xg/mqdefault.jpg)
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*(25 minutes into the video)*
Me: "It's nice how Gab's playing this in an almost-blind/spoiler-free way, even though she played this before."
Gab, probably: "I have no memory of this place."
Oh no I definitely know what’s going on haha, but gameplay wise... not so much looool
"I have no memory of this place"
Remind me of LOTR, when Gandalf lost in Moria
Hahahaha
I do agree it's nice, even though she's already played it :3 I know the game inside out but I always appreciate creators who make their vids accessible for new viewers, you know?
I almost didn't watch when finding out she played it before, but no this is perfect
Stopping a Gabs video to watch yet another Gabs video, good times
This is such a mood 😂😂
same! lol
Same guys same 🤣
😮 stopping a gabs video is a mortal sin.
The struggle is real my dude
god, I forgot how terrifying this game was concept wise...Imagine waking up 100 years in the future at the bottom of the ocean with no organic life nearby and everything shut down? I would evaporate
@@Gloomcookie96 eh, not really, but the concept is quite similar.
Soma is really terrifying not because of monsters and jumpscares but because of questions it asks and what it makes you consider - so not quite horror game in it's usual presentation.
Please keep watching further as it only gets much more interesting!
I don’t understand why the protagonist isn’t freaking out more 😭
As someone who lived in Toronto I love the real locations in the game. Simon even got off at the right subway station for Toronto's transit system, St Patrick Station goes to Mt Sinai Hospital. Nice touches.
Fellow Canadian here - Agreed!
First game I played that featured Toronto, made me super happy
It was fantastic to see. Are the characters supposed to be cdn too?
AW BB is such a sweetheart he looks so comfortable
wat the fuck is WRONG WIF YOU !!!!!!!!!!!
WTF IS WRONG WIF YOU!!!!!!!!!!!
@@sladjanavelickovic7978 Wtf is wrong with YOU? They just said something about the cat.. ffs..
I am so sory
@Mike Sonico lmao *yes*
I absolutely lost my shit when you said “LOOK AT THIS GRAAAPH”. That’s one of my favorite vines in existence. Thank you for the laugh. I had tears. AND AS IM TYPING THIS YOU SAID IT AGAIN. my face hurts from laugh so hard.
Timestamp?
@@nooptiui 13:16 for the first time. ❤️
was watching this in full screen, and when my dad entered my room he was confused and asked me if i was video chatting with that girl on screen lol
SOMA!!!! 🖤😗
Also, the creators of Alice Madness Returns enjoyed your game walkthrough ✨ you're cheeriness was contagious he said lol which is true 🖤
Soma.. use it in a sentence.. " soma dog took a poops in the living room this morning"
@@Tony-iu7sw why...
Alice Madness Returns is so nice, I hope Asylum gets out of development hell
7:50 I have a friend with a serious illness the doctors don't know hot to treat, so he's basically on always on the brink of death, and this is exactly how all of our conversations go to be honest. When death is such a constant threat, you just gotta find humour wherever you can to keep sane.
YESYESYES one of my favourite games of all time. Get ready to question your humanity.
EXACTLY. This game! Wow... just wow. I can’t still can’t handle it but also loves it. It’s just the right combination.
I’ve been meaning to start playing it as I saw it on Gab’s channel and wanted to make a UA-cam series on it. Looking forward to playing it!
I can't believe this gem is already 8 years old... I was still a teenager when it came out and it remains one of the only games that put me on edge during that time! Unfortunately, I cant go back to the comfort creator i watched play it originally, so it makes me really happy that I found Gab and am able to keep the fond memories I have, all thanks to her ♡
As silly as it may seem, I lost access to a big chunk of memories from that previous creator- things/games from youth that I can no longer look back on and enjoy the same way I used to. Being allowed to reminisce means everything to me.. so thank you for being that safe place, even today, Gab!
third time rewatching this playthrough but certainly not the last ^^ 💖🕊
I was meaning to watch your first SOMA playthrough but didn't want to get spoiled. Just played it earlier this year, and it really REALLY lives up to the hype.
Oooh, yes! I'm so here for another Soma playthrough :D
@@ingridforsberg4495 I missed the last few streams so this was definitely a really nice surprise to come home to after a long and exhausting day :)
Soma looks fun! I’ve been meaning to play it.
there's a part later in the game where you're walking on the ocean floor again, and I jumped off the edge of a cliff into the abyss to see what would happen, and the robo-buddy came and saved me from dying
Wait, she's playing SOMA? One of the best sci-fi horror ever written for a video game? OH hell yes.
She's playing it for a second time.
I love that you have a cat cam it’s amazing
I just watched your old SOMA playthrough, AND NOW I GET A REMASTERED VERSION!? COOLEST. DAY. EVER!
13:20 he is probably doing his doctorate in Computer Science. When he referred to him as doctor, that would likely be PhD (or MD PhD), which would make sense in this situation. There would likely be others involved in the treatment.
can't even explain how excited i am for this! SOMA is my favorite game of all time and i'm so excited to see your second playthrough!
Just wanted to clear some things up on the 'not a doctor' thing. The reason why Munshi clarified that he is not a doctor yet is because he is still a doctorate/graduate students.
Essentially, he and Berg are more than likely working on their doctoral thesis. They have a theory that their program can 'heal' the brain artificially before they apply the physical treatment method to the actual brain, saving time, money, and physical pain. It is not uncommon for graduate students to seek assistance from doctor offices that agree with their theory and to have civilian volunteers to help prove the hypothesis of their theories. Having a thesis be successful or even ground breaking can catapult one's career quickly as a doctor
At 18:15 "look at this graph~" and then chucking the fire extinguisher through the window made me ugly laugh
Same
i was JUST watching your previous play through!! and wishing you would play it again. Can't wait to hear your reactions. I love watching you play through things a second time and hearing your analysis! thanks Gabs
Soma:
From the Attic Greek σῶμα.
Like many other words of the classic Greek, its exact meaning is lost to us.
We can only infer its meaning through the way the word was used in the text that survived.
Roughly, it can be translated as "body", or "corpse".
But the actual meaning is something like "the shell that once was the physical manifestation of one's self in the world and that carried one's presence to others".
Soma was only used in the context of a thing that is considered as in possess of consciousness and personality, in other words, a person, a god, or a thinking entity of some sorts.
Only things that had soul are soma.
In terms: a human corpse is soma, a cow corpse isn't.
The exact meaning is unknown because:
1. some animals are considered to be vessels for some entities or gods. When these animals died, their corpses were soma too? We don't know.
2. some people that suffered of some types of mental illnesses are considered to had "lost" their souls while still living. The corpses of those people weren't soma? We don't know.
These two points are very important to understand the exact meaning of the word "soma", and we don't have any evidence that can elucidate them. We can only especulate about it.
Oh yes! This is by far my favorite horror game. I love it! Thank you for playing it!
I thought I knew this game, that I already watched a playthrough of it.
Apparently I didn't, I don't remember anything from the beginning.
Well then! Excited to discover this!
Perfect! This is one of my favorite games. When I heard you say you might play it again I got super excited. The story was so good.
I've do this game 5 years ago. I enjoyed. But when I see you begin a Let's play on this, instead of watching you playing it, it gave me the idea to do it again on my own.
I ended up by finish the game yesterday at midnight practically in one run (which I never do usually)
I have to thank you for this because it was a total rediscovery for me. Don't know if I change so much since the time I playing it or if the fact that I made it in one round made me fully appreciate the density of the story.
It's simply a *masterpiece* in every aspect of it : the ambiance, the sound-design, the level design, the minimal aspect (No HUD, no inventory, no menu, no obvious point objective on the screen to tell you where you have to go) and, in my opinion, one the most well-written video game of all time. A truly psychological/science fiction/horror that doesn't forget what "Psychological" really mean.
With solid references - the most obvious one was, of course, the work of Philip K.Dick which is quoted at the beginning of the game - it made me think especially of Total Recall (Never read the novel but the Paul Verhoeven's movie was a gem of my childhood) and Ubik. And also some films of David Cronenberg for the fusion of flesh and high technology with all the WAU stuff.
There's so much more to say about this game... But my comment is already long enough !
It will stuck on me for a long time and I'll definitely watch your let's play in a few times to see your impression on it.
A tremendous thank you to the team of Frictionnal Games for doing this. What a journey !
"That's it - that's the end of the game. That's SOMA. Do you guys like SOMA?"
SOMA-CH!! 8-)
Cat cam really helps keep the anxiety levels down. This game is scary.
I love Your long gameplays. It's so calming.
Thank you!!! I've been so excited for this playthrough. Can't wait to watch.
Sound and atmosphere is incredible on a surround sound system.
Especially under sea.
"Sorry Amy! I need power" LMAO
SOMA its my top top best horror with the most amazing story game ever .
My God ! The story & the philosophy on it its just a top tier !!
Yay, I was waiting for this! Thank you for playing this Gab!!
Hell Yaaas! Thank you for playing the best gaaames Gab!
Already saw your Twitch livestreams in the past few days and I have to say that I'm really glad that you played Soma again, this is one hell of a game. SO GOOD!
I am waiting for @Max Derrat to explain the psychological aspects behind this game but as always... love watching @Gab Smolders playing through!
Take a shot every time Gab says "Munschiiiii~" lol
I watched this game when it first came out start to finish and to this day I think about the ethical and moral debates it brought forth. Really happy you are doing a play through of this because the conversations and new perspectives from new players is always refreshing for this game.
I'm glad you're revisiting all these great games even though you've done playthroughs of them before. Each one you seem to be having a much better time than the first time around. It's extremely enjoyable!
Ahhhh. This game sort of reeled me in to the horror genre. Love love love the story.
I spit my water out when you said "Look at this GRAPH!" hahahaha
YES, Soma has my all time favorite sci-fi story.
I love you're long playthroughs!
I got hooked after Ghost of Tsushima and just finished Alice. I play these while I'm falling asleep and they've really helped my insomnia. Would love to catch more streams in the future!
I actually was about to start watching your previous Soma playthrough because you were recommending this game on your streams and I'm so happy you are replaying it and I can watch it!
This made me re-watch your first SOMA let's play! It's so fun to see the difference between that playthrough and this one.
My favorite UA-camr playing my favorite Game? UHM YES GAAAAAB!!!
I've never played/seen Soma. Let's go!
Wow, it's crazy to see a game take place in Toronto. I know those subway stops. I'm curious if the characters are Canadian because the humour of 'good luck with that whole dying thing' is very much our humour.
Gab casually playing all the great games and elevating playthroughs into art (you're a blessing).
Omg! I've been having a big phase about this game and JUST finished your older series!!
This is a whole new experience. Everything is so on point.
What a treat! My favorite horror game!
'I'm actually not a doctor.'
'Great! I'm actually not a patient. Goodbye. 😁'
YESSSS THIS GAME IS SO GOOD
Thank you for this. This makes me relax from all the schoolworks
What an interesting story line! Can't wait to find the rest of this series! Here we go again! A full Friday just hanging with Gab!!😃😃
I forgot Soma takes place in Toronto, the second I heard “York University” (the university I go to currently) come out of Gab, I was like WHAT lmao
Haha I thought of York university in England
I was one of the first people who knew the 2015 game was SOMA. I went to Twitch, saw the last stream of this game you've played. Five years had past since this game was released!
BB stands for Babushka 😂😂😂 I love you for saying that
Alice Madness Returns & Soma are 2 of my favorite games... & you play both of them one after another, I'm in heaven
I was just talking about how I thought this game would be perfect for a Gab playthrough. Mindreader!!!!
I'm so excited! I've always wanted to play this but I don't have a PC or console so I'll get to live/play vicariously through Gab! 😂
I truly adore to see you play this type of games
This game is like a Bioshock Silent Hill sandwich
Nice, another playthrough. This game blew me out of the water when I played it.
Haha nice pun
@@GabSmolders Thank you.
Oh yay I'm so glad you're doing this again as a long video. The half hour ones stopped just as I was getting into it :D
Gab: Kills a robot she just met while the robot begged her not to do it
Also Gab: little friend, rip.
The duality of (wo)man.
I really enjoy this game (and your playthroughs as well) what a wonderful immersion. I would definitely recommend you to play Penumbra sometime in the future, It’s from the same studio.
this'll be my fav soma playlist i cant wait!!
Came for the 2nd SOMA playthrough, stayed for the live BB cam
Gab: 🎶Look at this GRAPH!🎶
Me: *giddy happy meme loving noises*
Yes! I love this game!!! It’s going to be fun watching you play it again!
Simon Jarett logic:
finds headless body - *no comment*
finds another body - "Oh god! He's dead!"
Your kitty!! 😭 He is too precious!! I think I was watching him more than the game!
I couldn’t wait so I watched it all on Twitch...... AND HERE WE GO AGAIN!!! Lol I love this game!
I haven't even watched the vid, and you've already made my day...thanks so much...1 of my top chill out games
I wish I could play underwater horror games like this, but I have such a crippling fear of the water (thalassophobia is the specific name..) it's insane. Like...it feels as there is something under my skin, crawling and every siren in my head is going off to run! So, I am SOOOOO glad there are people like Gab who can play the games I 100% cannot
Love your kitty cat cam. ❤
Thanks for introducing me to this game. I've already watched your other SOMA videos and now holy crap the story is amazing and sad/depressing! Like what do I do now? Wake up, drink coffee, and contemplate the human condition?? Yes that sounds nice
YEEEEESSSSSS!! I absolutely love this game. So glad you’re playing it.
Oh, I haven’t watched your video yet. Gonna watch when I get home. But I’m super excited for this. I’ve been thinking about rewatching johns play through of this. I’m so happy you’re playing this game. It’s so cool. Definitely gonna be watching this one
I love SOMA so much because it starts off in my city of Toronto and then just decides fuck it and you're at the bottom of the ocean lol
Hi Gab, the stream was so great. Thank you very much for upload this gameplay here in YT. I like this game, the PC version more than on console. It looks better and runs smoother. Thumbs up from me. Great job. And BB is there again.
One of my favorite games. I'm so glad you're playing it. You are so awesome!
I’ll stand by this being on of the most unique games ever made, and one of the best
I've been very stressed out and anxious today but then I come here to watch you play and your "Munshiiii :3" makes me smile whenever you say it with that cute little voice
so excited to see you play this game, it's one of my all time faves!
Gab you're spoiling us with so many amazing games!! I still have to catch up on Alice, silent hill, Nancy drew and finish control 😅😅 I love it though thank you for the amazing content ❤️❤️
Seeing Gab interact with Bebe in her videos makes my day 100% better
I love this game and watching you start another playthrough of it made my day
Munshi is indeed a fabulous name. So excited for your playthrough!
What I love about this game is how hopeless the story is. I won't go into specifics for people who are watching along, but I've never seen a game just go so hard on how irrevocably FUCKED everyone is in the setting. You only see it in movies (without spoilers, I won't name them) but I found the horror of the game came from that very real existential dread, that no matter what, you lost. It's just mitigating how badly you lost after a certain point.
I think I’ve watched too much Little Hope. Everytime I heard the name Amy, I said “Hush now Amy” with that heavy accent-
I've never seen this one so I'm excited to experience it for the first time!!! Snuggled in bed mode engaged.
You missed quite a few things rushing through; One was your little robot buddy fleeing in terror when you "killed" the other robot in front of him. Also, the health things are actually a bad thing, and they take power from an area, so you want to investigate everything around that area before using it. Not trying to be a butt, just hoping to help fill in some things.
I absolutely love SOMA, i chance to watch it again is always welcome!
I saw the first playthrough you did over the weekend when you played it on console earlier in the past. That was really great. I also did start my second run of this game.
Love watching you play horror games so muchhh.♥️ You gab.