The Nomad Soul

If I ever had the chance to choose a place to be,.. Omikron would be my first choice,... However, the game has only one ending, it still has a nice story. Somehow, I feel that my soul is still left alone in Omikron,... My life may seem lonely,.. but I like it in Omikron,.. even for the demons,... We all have demons... but some of us, haven't seen them yet. --- The envelope changes, but the contents remains the same. - Jenna, The Awakened, Omikron.

Omikron: The Nomad Soul will always be special to me. I got it when it was about 3 years old so I payed only a few bucks for it. I didn't expect that much from the game but I got a lot more than I expected. To my surprise the role you play in this game is the role of *you*. You are somebody playing Omikron. Not some super hero on a screen, you are you. Without going into further details, this changes the whole point of view and makes this game as realistic as it gets. Another thing about this great game is that it doesn't fit just one genre. There is role-playing, puzzling, 3rd and 1st person shooting, racing and even Tekken style fighting! Another nice thing in this game is David Bowie. He arranged the soundtrack for this game and even has a role in it. The soundtrack is very similar to Bowies album called "Hours...". All these things together made this a game I really loved to play and made quite an impression. Now this game is old and probably nobody will ever play it again and that's a shame. But that's the way things go with video-games...

This game is in a very real sense, very good. You are the Nomad Soul - a disembodied spirit in a hostile world. You must possess the inhabitants and use their bodies in order to free the world of Omnikron from its demonic overlord. During your (third person perspective) adventure, you will encounter 3d fighting sections, 1st person shooting areas, and concerts by David Bowie himself in seedy nightclubs!

Okay so maybe I am just biased by my unending adoration for David Bowie but I am also a big fan of great games and this is one. Interesting plot to this RPG that is not overdone. The music and scenarios are unique from every other game I have played. Lovely :)