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[Fried Food]

Waiting lists for digital goods. What a time to be alive.


Yes, I realize they were only issued so many steam keys.

 

[Kalor]

I got a code though the site was struggling. I know barely anything about the story or setting of this so it should be interesting.

 

[Slowdive]

So, started it up, and there's one interesting thing I've just noticed, and I don't know if it's a trademark thing or what's going on, but see the following:

Now..far as I recall, the bottom-right should say Omikron: The nomad soul, not just the sub-title, and the menu logo is also a very poor edit that has the Omikron bit removed for some weird reason. Any ideas?

It's just called The Nomad Soul in Europe.

 

[sinxtanx]

site is getting HAMMERED

 

[Garlador]

Waiting lists for digital goods. What a time to be alive.

Yes, I realize they were only issued so many steam keys.

It is amusing... It's hard to predict the demand for these sort of things, though.

 

[delSai]

Got my key, thanks!

 

[Jack The Nipper]

Anyone finding copies they dont need? Being in china wont allow me.

A fun game imo, worth checking out if you havent played it.

 

[Fruitster]

A very kind gesture, well played SE for doing this and honouring Bowie.

 

[Ath]

Love The Nomad Soul. I think it was the first game with an open world that I ever played. I've still got my CDs:

Definitely recommend it. It's clumsy as hell, but super ambitious and loads of fun.

 

[Nudull]

Got the key pretty smoothly, so I guess I got lucky. o.o

 

[Rektash]

Got the key pretty smoothly, so I guess I got lucky. o.o

Just got mine via the EU store, took a while to get through though. Thanks for letting me know GAF. Will listen to some space oddity .

 

[rav]

NA says sold out, and has a waitlist. I signed up.
I have never played this, and will definitely check it out (even if I don't get a key for free)

 

[GUN-NAC]

So, started it up, and there's one interesting thing I've just noticed, and I don't know if it's a trademark thing or what's going on, but see the following:

Now..far as I recall, the bottom-right should say Omikron: The nomad soul, not just the sub-title, and the menu logo is also a very poor edit that has the Omikron bit removed for some weird reason. Any ideas?

It was just called "The Nomad Soul" in Europe. The PC DL files are probably the same regardless of region.

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

I don't have anything that can play this at the moment, but I'll add it to my Steam library anyway.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

I'm on the waiting list now. Last time I played this would have been the Dreamcast port. Fifteen years ago.

 

[Erasus]

I bought it on the EU store and got a key right away!

https://store.eu.square-enix.com/emea_europe/games/pc-windows-download/Omikron-The-Nomad-Soul.php

Never played this but I loved Heavy Rain so Ill play this sometime!

 

[SinCityAssassin]

Never played this but I loved Heavy Rain so Ill play this sometime!

Those are not even remotely the same game.

 

[The Orz]

This is an incredibly nice gesture that will hopefully bring more attention to a highly underrated game (played the Dreamcast port). Reading the David Cage tribute, I find myself liking the game even more now.

 

[Lutherian]

Thanks, OP ! Loved it on Dreamcast and PC (my DC is dead and the original version of The Nomad Soul run like shit on modern PC, but Steam and GoG versions are ok ).

 

[CreeperBlocks]

This site is getting hammered....

My Order has been Processing for so long

 

[Orakio Rob]

On a related matter, it's worth reading this wonderful tribute David Cage wrote of Bowie when working with him on Omikron when Eidos published the game (Eidos of course now owned by Square Enix, hence them being able to doing this).

Thanks for this, amazing stuff.

 

[Lutherian]

No French allowed :

Our products and services displayed on the Store are not available for purchase by individuals outside of the Serviced Countries. Our system indicates that you are outside of the Serviced Countries for this Site.

 

[Acquiescence]

Those are not even remotely the same game.

He's making the comparison because they're by the same developer.

 

[AgeEighty]

It was showing a waiting list earlier, but now it seems to be in stock again.

 

[Regginator]

never heard of this game. according to the steam tags it´s a cyberpunk rpg with deus ex being one of the "similar games"? count me in.

but i can't process my order, it gives me an error (5001). how long is this offer available?

 

[JawesomeJaw]

Weird thing where the order finally went through, but the link in the confirmation email tells me that the order isn't validated. Probably just need to wait it out, but wondering what everyone else's status is after they refreshed the key supply.

 

[Dambrosi]

I just checked, and I already have Omikron on Steam, but thanks and kudos to Square Enix for doing this. What a tribute to a genuine hero of modern music.

 

[GrantDaNasty]

never heard of this game. according to the steam tags it´s a cyberpunk rpg with deus ex being one of the "similar games"? count me in.

but i can't process my order, it gives me an error (5001). how long is this offer available?

According to the Coupon message, it will be available for free until the 22nd of January, so 1 week offer it seems.

 

[-duskdoll-]

I keep getting an internal system error when trying to checkout.

 

[Assanova]

I actually bought this game last year, but quickly stopped playing it when I realized that the number of saves were limited.

 

[FaintDeftone]

I have the Dreamcast version and always was a fan of this game. I'll definitely grab it for free on PC. Thanks, OP!

 

[Neo_Geo]

Order processes for about 10 minutes then errors out. Will probably have to wait until later to redeem. At least it has a fairly large window of opportunity.

 

[Aisen]

Got my key thanks for the heads up.

 

[NateDog]

Spotted this on N4G and managed to grab one, will be nice to try once I finally get a PC if I can.

 

[Imbarkus]

I kept getting the Internal Server Error and now the coupon code is showing as no longer valid.

Looks like they got hugged to death. Prolly just wait a bit I guess.

EDIT: Oop scratch that, the order went through, just the confirmation page timed out on loading. Viewed "My Account" and there it is. Thanks!

 

[Lijik]

Took two tries but i managed to get my key, thanks for the heads up!

 

[Breakbeat]

Man, how did the same David Cage who made Beyond make this game? Did he contract Tommy Wiseau Disease later in life?

Regardless, glad I'm finally getting the chance to try this out at length. I've heard that Bowie had a fair deal of influence over the game's world, too. Ever since finding his contribution to the bizarre proto-Second Life MMO chat game "Worlds", I've been fascinated by his contributions to gaming.

 

[Imbarkus]

I liked Beyond dammit

 

[Mivey]

I liked Beyond dammit

Don't feel too bad about it. We all make mistakes sometimes.

 

[robotrock]

Really cool of Square to do this. Nearly bought it for $10 on GOG earlier this week.

 

[Imbarkus]

Don't feel too bad about it. We all make mistakes sometimes.

If liking David Cage games is wrong, I don't wanna be right.

 

[zeroOman]

it's not working for me... i add the game when i click submit order out nothing happen

 

[BasilZero]

Got my key!

Had no issues getting it from here in NA.

 

[KyleCross]

So is this actually a good Quantic Dream game? I hated Indigo, Heavy and Beyond. Would I enjoy this one? I know it isn't a QTE game but what about its writing and design, is it good?

 

[VARIA]

This is a sweet deal. Got mine.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

So is this actually a good Quantic Dream game? I hated Indigo, Heavy and Beyond. Would I enjoy this one? I know it isn't a QTE game but what about its writing and design, is it good?

I played it sixteen years ago. I remember the world was fleshed out. The VA was acceptable. But I can't remember fine details about the story. I remember loving the music... and interrupting a robbery?

...

Like I said, it's been a while.

It wanted to be a fighting game, RPG, and FPS. And did none that well.

 

[Son of Flounder]

it's not working for me... i add the game when i click submit order out nothing happen

Same thing happened to me using Firefox, worked fine using IE11

 

[comshoplesce]

Thanks, got it, received code and redeemed

 

[ArkkAngel007]

Thought the keys would be taken up by now (NA), but still was able to get the offer at the end of the day with no issues. My wife is a Bowie fan, mostly due to Labyrinth, so hopefully she gets some enjoyment out of it.

 

[BocoDragon]

Just got this. Pretty awesome... I was considering buying it in tribute.