Posted on: February 8, 2024

Xiunte

Jeux: 111 Avis: 4

Nostalgia from an old gamer.

I'm rating based on the game, and 1999 when it was made. Comparing this game to Cyberpunk, or the like, will immediately get it a 1-star. It would be like comparing Windows 3.1 to 11. I first played Omikron on Dreamcast back when it was new. I rented it from a video store and couldn't finish before I had to return it. A few months later I bought it for real and played it all the way through. I was already a gaming nerd to begin with, but this game was like steroids for that. It was so unique for its time. I gushed about this game to anyone that would listen. THE ACTUAL REVIEW (spoilers) -------------------------------------- This is a game that breaks the 4th wall in a huge way. You aren't just a character in a story. It's you, your very soul, inhabiting the body on screen. That's the arch this story takes, and it grabs your attention. It starts out being a standard adventure game, then the freaking DEMONS start talking to you through the screen (I'm not kidding) telling you what's what. Back in 1999, that 4th wall crashing down hard made this the most immersive game I'd ever played. The graphics are awful by today's standards, average by 1999's. But what made Omikron ahead of the game is the sheer size of it. The city is big and there's cars and NPCs moving around and existing without your input. Gives it the feeling of a real, open-world city that you are a part of. A city that exists whether you're there or not. The game has 3 playing "modes". Adventure (the bulk of the game), FPS, and fighter. Fighting demons is mostly in the fighter perspective. There's combos and stuff you can use, and I vaguely remember having to learn fighting moves on your own (like Shenmue) but I may be wrong about that. It's been a very long time. The FPS perspective was the most fun. I do remember at the beginning, when you're still a cop and before the demons drop that bomb on you, there's a mission to resolve a robbery at a grocery store. That mission is FPS.

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Posted on: March 14, 2013

Fengphooie

Jeux: 116 Avis: 1

One game with a hell of a lot of soul

When I seen that Omikron had finally appeared, I literally fist pumped the air. Omikron for me highlights something unplaceable in games - something you can't explain clearly in words, nor put a finger on yourself. Yes, it has a rich and diverse world; yes, it's huge; yes, technically, at the time it was quite the masterpiece and still holds up well. But what is most important is that strange something it has. For me, it's an oddly genuine excitement - the kind you should only get from real life, and not just the best of video games. Omikron, above all else, is a genuinely unpredictable and indefinable classic - you live in this world. You don't play by game genre confinements or expectations. You get dropped into a troubled world with very little awareness, and in a metafictional sense, act just like that proverbial gamer - you do your very best. And sometimes, that's just not good enough for Omikron and it's twisty, turny world. Sometimes, the good guys just don't win. That man who came through time and space to ask you to possess his body to save the world? Yeah, he's dead in the gutter now. Chin up and move on - learn from those mistakes - there's a world to save.

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Posted on: April 24, 2017

zstauber

Jeux: 1523 Avis: 10

Ambitions cross genre game

Review: But not not for everyone. It's got elements of adventure game, FPS, even fighting games like Virtua Fighter, and it got so out-of-hand trying to be good at all these (and succeeded) I think they ran out of time before launch, and so it literally has no sound effects. But that's OK because the musical score (by Xavier Despas) is INCREDIBLE so you wouldn't even notice for half the game if you didn't read this review. Most of the game is third person adventure puzzle, it's a huge world, it's gorgeous, you'll have fun exploring it. Premise: you can change bodies in a futuristic world to try and find out what's plaguing a city. You talk to people, you pick up very few objects, you up your skills, you infiltrate complexes and descend through different worlds, all of which are incredible, visually, and MOSTLY reasonably challenging. I did have to consult a walkthrough to get through two points in the game, the "rooftops" and the final boss fight, but overall it was balanced. It's worth playing for the visuals alone, but if you want to finish it, get ready to lose 40 hours of your life on it, minimum.

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Posted on: March 23, 2013

Caradia

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It was ahead of its time

My brother and I played this game together, as he was better at shooting and I was better at solving puzzles. We both loved this game and all I have left is one disk. 2013 reality - 1. Clunky graphics, as you can tell from the screenshots 2. I love David Bowie, so this was a plus for me, many people in 2013 don't know who he is (arg) - my fave song of all time is on this game. 3. Not as amazing as what is now out there, but still a great experience, especially if you like sci fi. Seriously, it's a great game environment and I would still struggle through the shooting areas, I still suck that bad at those type of games. 4. Depends on you, if you are looking for something new and shiny, this is not for you. If you are looking for immersive, interesting, and unique - then this is the game to play...just don't expect much in the graphics department - maybe there is some hi res patch out there or something. If so, I might grab this as well. Maybe I can get my brother or boyfriend to help me get past the shooting part... Overall, this is a great game.

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Posted on: August 4, 2013

christianii

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Jeux: 31 Avis: 1

Nothing like it.

Ambition. David Cage is an ambitious man. Trying to successfully come up with an engrossing story and gameplay like this using modern means would be quite the challenge for most AAA developers but Cage managed to do it in 1999. If GOG were a museum this classification-defying masterpiece would have its own room. There's a guilty pleasure in playing these "old" jewels maxed out graphically using modern hardware. This is specially enjoyable when the engine in question is as tightly coded as this one. The game doesn't even blink on my Radeon card. I played the demo back in the day but it is until now that I have the chance to experience again the world of O:TNS, now on my Full HD TV and maxed out of course.

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