![]() ![]() It’s a brilliant partnership, one which led to (spoiler) a port that looks and plays brilliantly on the PlayStation 5. You can even pick it up on both Steam or GoG for the low, low price of FREE, should you want to experience the events prior to Beyond a Steel Sky – however, despite being a direct sequel, Beyond thoroughly explains what happened within the first game seamlessly within the story and objects you can interact with, so you don’t have to play Beneath in order to fully enjoy the latest game.īoth games were created by Revolution Software, the studio behind the hilarious Broken Sword series, with the console version of Beyond a Steel Sky being published by Microïds (the developers of classic series’ such as Syberia, Still Life, and publisher for games from Pendulo Studios). The latest game I’ve thoroughly enjoyed playing (multiple times) is the long-awaited sequel to Beneath a Steel Sky, the 1994 classic point-and-click game Beyond a Steel Sky.īeneath a Steel Sky launched in 1994 on both MS-Dos and Amiga, followed by an updated iOS port in 2009. Over the last few years, we’ve seen a few reboots, such as Black Mirror, remasters, such as Sam & Max, and new titles in a series, such as the Leisure Suit Larry games. But you're definitely not going to be uncertain about how you feel about this game.I’m a massive fan of point-and-click games, whether they’re presented as the genre suggests (where you point and click) or modernised into a 3D style akin to the popular Telltale games. You might hate it and quit after just a few minutes. While it's not as funny as it thinks it is, Steel Sky does try to break out of the gloomy cyberpunk genre from time to time. And the visual style works perfectly with the storyline. The game lets you solve some of its puzzles in multiple ways. That said, there are some redeeming qualities. Focusing on an object to interact with it can be challenging at times and movement is often as jerky as the game's animation. The controls themselves are imperfect as well. Characters will often try to walk through you, walking in place until you move or not facing you during a conversation. And that's jarring when you hear them so frequently. The readings veer from flat to overly emoted, depending on the character, never settling into a realistic tone. That'd be fine if the voice acting were stellar, but in this case, it's not. ![]() And speeding past the conversations is spotty. The game's long on exposition and story - and tells it at a slow pace. But if you're coming in with no knowledge of the world and anything less than a devotion to the genre, you might find it lacking. Old school adventure game fans, who don't mind having extensive conversations with characters and challenging puzzles might also find some charm here. Fans of Beyond a Steel Sky's cult hit predecessor - Beneath a Steel Sky - will be thrilled to return to the game's world (and might overlook its flaws because of that). You're unlikely to find a more divisive game than this adventure anytime soon.
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