During our visit to the studios quantum dreamWhy the French development team Multiplayer.it PlayStation version from Omikron: Nomad Spirit (known in Europe as The Nomad Soul for short) was canceled in early 2000, just a few months after its release.
“The decision to cancel the PlayStation version of Omikron: The Nomad Soul was from publisher Eidos,” he explains. Ronan Marchalot, the cinematographer of Quantic Dream. “According to them [della versione PlayStation] It was very close to the arrival of the PlayStation 2, so it was no longer worth releasing a game for the first PlayStation. The reasons for cancellation were therefore purely commercial, not a matter of technical limitations”.
The first game ever made by Quantic Dream, Omikron: The Nomad Soul is now considered a cult adventure and is largely remembered for its active participation by players. David Bowiewho composed some of the soundtracks and lent his face and voice to the character Boz. Released around the same time as Shenmue, the game Quantic Dream was one of the first attempts to build a fully explorable 3D open world city, envisioning the release of GTA 3 a few years later. It was released on PC in 1999 and a year later. It was also announced for PlayStation in Dreamcast, but a few months after its release, Eidos decided to cancel the project for reasons unknown until now.
According to rumors of the time, the PlayStation version of Omikron: The Nomad Soul was not only under active development, it was also 70% complete. “It was definitely playable. We still have it working prototype“He approved of Marchalot before handing us the bag containing the CD-Rom that we show you in the photos below.
A little anecdote: Marchalot was hired at Quantic Dream in 2000 to work on the sequel to Omikron: The Nomad Soul, a project that was announced and never materialized. “I’m still waiting.” he said, smiling.
Source: Multiplayer
