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by Maken 2099 days ago
I'm actually a bit disappointed their next game is set in the Lovercraftian Amnesia universe. Before the SOMA released I considered the Penumbra series to be above Amnesia, despite the later being the one which gave them recognition, and after SOMA I'm convinced they are much better at sci-fi horror than at cosmical/mythological one.

Although maybe the reason is that I find the Penumbra/SOMA setting to be much more believable and therefore unsettling.
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the_af 2099 days ago
Ouch. Color me disappointed as well.

After SOMA, I'd say they are good at sci-fi, period. Even with its horror elements removed, SOMA has some interesting scifi situations.

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ehnto 2099 days ago
How did you feel about A Machine for Pigs? I felt the real story there was the way the father went crazy, and the role the church had, two really believable plot points. Not really the man/beast moster and so on which was less believable.

I do agree though, for what it's worth they have two projects in development right now so maybe one of them is more scifi.

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account42 2099 days ago
I also think that Amnesia: TDD was Frictional's weakest game (not bad but just not as good as the others), in particular due to the more mystical "ancient alien" plot.

Personally I prefer A Machine for Pigs over TDD for that reason too but I was always under the impression that it was mostly The Chinese Room's creation and that Frictional's involvement was limited to the more technical and publishing aspects.

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