

Reviews (234) PC (206) Sci Fi (67) FPS (60) Fantasy (49) Indie (44) News (44) RPG (40) Articles (38) Open World (35) 3PS (32) Action-Adventure (32) Horror (32) Adventure (30) Guild Wars (22) PS3 (22) Action (17) Puzzle (15) 3DS (12) Industry In Review (12) Platformer (12) Strategy (12) TF2 (11) Assassin's Creed (9) Batman (8) Brawler (8) Pokemon (8) Zelda (8) ARPG (7) Dark Souls (7) Giveaways (7) Half-Life (7) Star Wars (7) Survival (7) Far Cry (6) MMO (6) Skyrim (6) Superhero (6) Tips (6) XBox 360 (6) Amnesia (5) Borderlands (5) Dead Space (5) FEAR (5) Lost Planet (5) Metro (5) Modlight (5) Stealth (5) Top 10 (5) Deus Ex (4) Dungeon Crawler (4) Mass Effect (4) Mobile (4) Sidescroller (4) The Walking Dead (4) The Witcher (4) Uncharted (4) Wii U (4) Alan Wake (3) Aliens (3) Comedy (3) Dragon Age (3) Gamecube (3) God of War (3) Left 4 Dead (3) Legendary (3) Limbo (3) Minecraft (3) RTS (3) S.T.A.L.K.E.R. The copy may be data on a computer, but when it's an identical mind, does that not make it real? Is it really an original and a copy, or just two people? And what about when you copy the copy - is one "more real" than the other? Is the first copy somehow more real or valuable than the second copy? And finally, if you copy your mind into a computer and safely send it away, but you're still trapped and doomed, does it even matter to you that you saved a copy? But the copy is also a self-aware person who experiences continuous consciousness. It's easy to say that the me in the human body with the human brain is the real me. As a brief overview: if I were to exactly copy my consciousness into another body, which one is the "real" me? Both minds experience continuity of consciousness and both feel real.

SOMA goes very in-depth into the issues and consequences of copying human consciousness. That aside, SOMA's greatest strength is easily its story and the philosophical and moral questions it raises.
