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General discussion (archive)Release: Omikron: The Nomad Soul(206 posts)(206 posts)
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Posted March 14, 2013
The Last of The Dreamers is you.

Omikron: The Nomad Soul, a remarkable action-adventure game full of unique gameplay ideas and featuring a groundbreakingly complex alternate reality, teeming with life and waiting for you to explore it, is available on GOG.com, for only $9.99.

A fair warning: when you play this game, your very soul will be sucked into a strange realm where the glorious city of Omikron is troubled by demonic forces. The essence of your being will be trapped in this different dimension, doomed to inhabit one body after another, until you manage to find release. You'll have to explore the mysteries of Omikron, uncover the evil plot pushing it towards ultimate darkness, and fight your way through many dangers. You're the only hope of the Omikronians, and even your own fate is at stake. Sure, you might not believe it, but let's suspend disbelief for a moment. What if it's all true?

Omikron: The Nomad Soul, came way ahead of its time, with its lush and complex virtual world, diverse gameplay mechanics, and original immersive storytelling. It succeeded in creating an illusion of stepping into another world and obliterated the barrier between the virtual reality and our own. The project was so fresh, imaginative, and ambitious that David Bowie himself was more than willing to take a prominent part in the production. You can even meet his lookalike in the game and listen to him performing!

A brave new world awaits you in Omikron: The Nomad Soul, for only $9.99 on GOG.com. Just be advised, we take no responsibility for whatever happens to you in the other reality.
Posted March 14, 2013
oh fantastic truly fantastic thanks gog
Posted March 14, 2013
As usually, insta wishlist! :p :D
Posted March 14, 2013
Will this run on my modern Radeon HD graphics? I've heard this game only worked on nVidia GPUs...
Posted March 14, 2013
Wow!!! Well-done, this is certainly high on the wishlist! (nearly 5000 votes) :D This has been quite the good old games week, with the indie sale happening presumably because there weren't any indie releases.

To anyone knowlegeable, I'm curious: is the 9.99 a justifiable price? This may seem greedy, but it feels a tad high to me for a single game from 1999. (Perhaps it feels that way because, unlike other Squeenix titles like Tomb Raider or Hitman, there's nothing "leading" up to it, like a pre-"Nomad Soul" title as part of an Omikron series that could have been 5.99.)

Also, prepare your support staff. Despite the wonders the GOG team may have performed, I suspect a sizable chunk may still have problems. (based on past experiences looking through the game specific forums) As long as we don't have another DK2, I think things will be okay.
Post edited March 14, 2013 by tfishell
Posted March 14, 2013
Amazing release! Well done GOG!
Posted March 14, 2013
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tfishell: Wow!!! Well-done, this is certainly high on the wishlist! (nearly 5000 votes) :D This has been quite the good old games week, with the indie sale happening presumably because there weren't any indie releases.

To anyone knowlegeable, I'm curious: is the 9.99 a justifiable price? This may seem greedy, but it feels a tad high to me for a single game from 1999. (Perhaps it feels that way because, unlike other Squeenix titles like Tomb Raider or Hitman, there's nothing "leading" up to it, like a pre-"Nomad Soul" title as part of an Omikron series that could have been 5.99.)
It's got David Bowie in it. :P

David.

Bowie.

Yes, let that sink in :P
Posted March 14, 2013
Instabuy, downloading already!!

I hope they have sorted out the issue caused by modern drivers and the lack of 24bit frame buffer, you get a lot of missing shadows and black bits instead of textures on the disc version.

I have the disc version sitting next to me at this moment in time and seeing this here is sheer joy, a classic in every sense of the word, great varied visuals, superb story, excellent soundtrack and a decent length. What more could you want from a classic game.

Kudos to GOG on this one :)
Posted March 14, 2013
Another for the wishlist. Nice one!
Posted March 14, 2013
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inc09nito: Will this run on my modern Radeon HD graphics? I've heard this game only worked on nVidia GPUs...
I don't think GoG would have released it if that was the case.
Posted March 14, 2013
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Iain: Instabuy, downloading already!!

I hope they have sorted out the issue caused by modern drivers and the lack of 24bit frame buffer, you get a lot of missing shadows and black bits instead of textures on the disc version.

I have the disc version sitting next to me at this moment in time and seeing this here is sheer joy, a classic in every sense of the word, great varied visuals, superb story, excellent soundtrack and a decent length. What more could you want from a classic game.

Kudos to GOG on this one :)
That issue is fixed :D
Posted March 14, 2013
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Iain: Instabuy, downloading already!!

I hope they have sorted out the issue caused by modern drivers and the lack of 24bit frame buffer, you get a lot of missing shadows and black bits instead of textures on the disc version.

I have the disc version sitting next to me at this moment in time and seeing this here is sheer joy, a classic in every sense of the word, great varied visuals, superb story, excellent soundtrack and a decent length. What more could you want from a classic game.

Kudos to GOG on this one :)
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JudasIscariot: That issue is fixed :D
Awesome, you guys are legendary :)

Thanks for releasing this one :)
Posted March 14, 2013
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inc09nito: Will this run on my modern Radeon HD graphics? I've heard this game only worked on nVidia GPUs...
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Tsugirai: I don't think GoG would have released it if that was the case.
So I thought about Sacrifice to find out later it didn't work on my laptop...
Posted March 14, 2013
I'm sure still have this on Dreamcast lying around somewhere .. great release guys ! :-)
Posted March 14, 2013
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JudasIscariot: It's got David Bowie in it. :P

David.

Bowie.

Yes, let that sink in :P
No no, I know, lol. Did guys have to talk to his agent or the music group that represents him to get fresh permission to use his music?

Hey, you should change the gamecard and add that as a "what's cool about it" checkpoint. "It has David Bowie in it. David. Bowie. Yes, let that sink in."

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Tsugirai: I don't think GoG would have released it if that was the case.
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inc09nito: So I thought about Sacrifice to find out later it didn't work on my laptop...
It's good to be cautious, considering TET's statement in the "Silver case" thread about so many different hardware/software combinations.
Post edited March 14, 2013 by tfishell
Posted March 14, 2013
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JudasIscariot: That issue is fixed :D
By using the game's 3DFX support?
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