Omikron: The Nomad Soul
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| Developer(s) | Quantic Dream |
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| Writer(s) | David Cage |
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| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Dreamcast |
| Release date(s) | Microsoft Windows Dreamcast |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| Eurogamer | N/A | 7/10 |
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| Game Revolution | N/A | A |
| GameSpot | 5.2/10 | 6/10 |
| IGN | 6.7/10 | 8.5/10 |
| PC Gamer (UK) | N/A | 74% |
| PC Gamer (US) | N/A | 68% |
| PC Zone | N/A | 87% |
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| GameRankings | 66% | 75% |
Omikron: The Nomad Soul (known as just The Nomad Soul outside the United States) is an adventure video game developed by Quantic Dream and published by Eidos Interactive. It was released for Microsoft Windows in 1999 and the Dreamcast in 2000. Versions for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 were in development for a short time, but were ultimately cancelled after the commercial failure of the Dreamcast version.
Omikron: The Nomad Soul is an adventure game that combines the mechanics of distinct game genres such as adventure games, first person shooters, fighting games, and even elements of a puzzle game.
One of the main features in the game is the possibility to reincarnate in a different world character upon the death of the one the player is "incarnated" in. However, doing so results in all character stats resetting.
Omikron: The Nomad Soul is set in a futuristic city known as Omikron, which is a densely populated metropolis on the world of Phaenon, the second planet of the star Rad'an. At the start of the game, players are asked by an Omikronian police officer named Kay'l 669 to leave their dimension and enter Omikron within his body (thereby breaking the fourth wall). After doing so, players continue with the investigation of serial killings that Kay'l and his partner Den were originally working on, attempting to pick up where Kay'l was apparently stopped from investigating. The city of Omikron exists beneath an enormous crystal dome, which was constructed to protect against the ice age that Phaenon entered into after its sun's extinction. The city is split into different sectors: Anekbah, Qalisar, Jaunpur, Jahangir and Lahoreh. Because it is forbidden for the inhabitants to leave their respective sectors, each area has developed uniquely, which is reflected by the diverging lifestyles and architecture. Common to all Omikronians, however, is the heavily oppressive and controlling government, which is run by a supercomputer called Ix.
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