Quantic Dream considers Omikron II

By Ellie Gibson Published 17 March, 2005

Developer struggles to make up its mind over sequel to The Nomad Soul.

French developer Quantic Dream has denied reports suggesting that Omikron II is currently in the design phase of development.

However, a representative did confirm that the title is "under discussion" as a potential project.

The original game, Omikron - The Nomad Soul, appeared on the Dreamcast and PC back in 1999 and sold more than 600,000 copies. It combined RPG, FPS, beat-'em-up and exploration elements with a story about demons nicking peoples' souls, and featured an overly-ambient soundtrack by David Bowie (who also appeared in the game).

The developer says it has not yet approached the Goblin King to see if he'd be interested in a sequel.

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Comments (13) Latest comment 7 years ago

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  • Tyronne #1 7 years ago

    If it sold that many copies then why the soul searching as surely there have been sequels released for titles that sold even fewer numbers ?

  • Roarer #2 7 years ago

    Fine - as long as you release Fahrenheit first...

  • jellyhead #3 7 years ago

    Never got around to this when it was released but I keep seeing it on budget, is it worth it or has it aged too badly?

  • jellyhead #4 7 years ago

    redzors:
    yup, me too, strange that.
    They must have very similar visual styles or locations is all i can think as i haven't played either Anarchy or Omikron, So their styles and atmosphere must be similar for me to make the connection.

    Cheers Ace, i'll pick it up when i see it next.
    Edited by 2 at 17/03/05 @ 15:37

  • groovychainsaw #5 7 years ago

    I really liked the original - it tried to do everything, so was a bit flawed in places, but had a really strong plot and a good feeling of exploring a different world - how often can you say that about a game....

  • Royal Fool #6 7 years ago

    For the time it was very advanced, with it's unique cities and body transfers. Some other parts of the game were less good, like the shooting sections, but overall I really enjoyed it.

  • groovychainsaw #7 7 years ago

    and id completely forgot about the body transfers, which were a really well implemented idea (compared to other games that tried this)
    /thanks royal fool
    /doffs top hat

  • Machiavel #8 7 years ago

    The Nomad Soul was way ahead of its time. Very immersive, and a great soundtrack - Bowie's 'Survive' in the club leading you into the game will always be a moment for me.

    Yup, that and the really early scene of coming home to 'your' girlfriend. Great stuff. Shame the bodyswapping rapidly diminished your sense of involvement in a character.

  • tengu #9 7 years ago

    Cool, here's hoping Bowie leaves his wife at home this time though.

  • Xerx3s #10 7 years ago

    "There is also sex in it too!" Always a plus, i might add. So even if this was the crappiest game ever, it would still score 70%? :p

  • Juriel #11 7 years ago

    I liked Omikron. Played it on the Dreamcast. Unpolished and iffy, but it was okay, and tried to be quite a different experience.

  • sam_spade #12 7 years ago

    Omikron was a poor mish-mash of games that has been surpassed by the likes of Morrowind (2002), Shenmue (1999), Anachronox (2001), Urban Chaos (2001) and GTA3 (2002) and a few others.

  • Razz #13 7 years ago

    I enjoyed Nomad Soul, but I enjoyed Outcast more. if a any game deserves a sequel it should be outcast.