Soma Union

Lovely game that I’d say it’s up there with the likes of earthbound. We oughta be paying for this, honestly!

Going in to Soma Union I was curious as to exactly how a sequel to Soma Spirits could really work, being as simple and straightforward as it was- especially as its simplicity was the root of a lot of its charm. Union attempts to take the framework of Spirits and deliver an experience that's bigger and better, but unfortunately ends up butting heads with the same simplicity and transforming it from a strength into a weakness. Before I delve into sticking points, the positives: Union is, on the whole, much more polished than Spirits in pretty much every aspect. The art is somewhat more refined, the music is catchier and more memorable overall, and the UI has gotten an overhaul. If there's one element to Union that I can't argue with, its that it feels "higher budget" across the board. Unfortunately, outside of audiovisual aspects, the tune ups and additions fail to impress. Perhaps the most major issue is that quite a lot of the game suffers from generally poor and flat pacing, owing to plenty of repetition in design, a lack of differentiation between characters, empty feeling level layouts, and the exceptional ease of the combat. There are indeed some interesting ideas here an…

Genuinely the BEST story driven RPG game I've ever played so far. I decided to check this game out for myself after watching someone stream it because I love the characters and I'm glad I did, playing this was the experience of a lifetime and I cannot stop thinking it.

Probably the best of the Torch60 games, in my opinion. Strong iteration on the previous role-switching system. Some creatively entertaining areas. Good stuff.

---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☑ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☑ Old Fashioned ☐ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☑ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☑ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☑ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☑ Average ☐ Long …

Amazing sequel oozing with charming dialogue and fine detail, and I love the cameos from other games. The story is surprisingly strong, and the gameplay is both intricate and satisfying. Going through in hard mode, I thoroughly enjoyed my second romp through Soma.