6/15/2023 0 Comments Controls for beneath a steel sky![]() The more I was playing, the more I was getting disappointed. And by the way, physics for moving around is buggy - you going to be stuck in spots with plenty room, stuck into other characters, experience buggy pathfinding with your character doing a “moonwalk” while stuck in a coffee-table and similar stuff. Through the first hour, I realized that it’s just a gimmick for a feel of “a familiar to contemporary AAA action” user experience, yeah you will have to walk around to find the needed characters and items, but no action per se of any sort. I was surprised by the camera and control style (which is not point-n-click apparently, but a 3rd person action gamepad style), which gave me the impression of more action inclined adventure style. Visually game set me right on the mood for a good old adventure game with a nice “comic book” feel, reminding some sort of Telltale Games mixture with Borderlands. The sequel takes place ten years later after Rob’s peaceful life is interrupted by violent events, that force him to return to Union City. He escapes and soon uncovers the corruption which lies at the heart of society. ![]() After many years, armed security officers arrive, killing the locals and taking Robert back to Union City. The game is set in a dystopian future, the player assumes the role of Robert Foster, who was stranded in a wasteland known as "the Gap" as a child and adopted by a group of locals, gradually adjusting to his life in the wilderness. If you are not familiar with the original - then just a couple of words about the setting. Well, fast-forward to me buying the game when the sale started on Steam. I knew that it was already available through Apple arcade, but decided to wait, as I didn’t want to be affiliated with Apple’s “new gaming service” in any way. When I found out about the sequel called “Beyond A Steel Sky”, I was very excited, as good cyber-punk never grows old on me. I’ve replayed the original later though my life and played Broken Sword 1-4 from the same game development company “Revolution” as well as dozens of other quests, point-n-click, adventures, and whatever you call them games, including all the classics from Lucas Arts and Sierra of course. It was not even a cd-version, it was a floppy version without voiceover and if I remember correctly, the PC my family had just a pc speaker instead of a fancy “sound blaster” card, so it was mainly just beeping and clicks as a sound. I’ve played the original “Beneath a Steel Sky” back in the 90s as a kid. If you are looking for a good, smart and stylish cyber-punk adventure, check out oldies or indies like The Red Strings Club WHY? Just to get the idea of how relevant is my review could be to your experience. Verdict - Didn’t like it, get it when it’s on 70% sale. I liked graphics, models, level design, and lightning, but it's not enough for a good game. All elements feel disconnected from each other. All TL DR Overall game tone, mood, and puzzles got more cartoonish/kid, a lot of dull uncanny valley characters, cheesy cliches, and bugs. When the game was originally released, there was a physical book that came with it that I still have around somewhere, but its the same intro sequence.TL DR Overall game tone, mood, and puzzles got more cartoonish/kid, a lot of dull uncanny valley characters, cheesy cliches, and bugs. The intro is great, done in comic book format. I remembered a lot from my youth, the things I didn't remember, I was able to figure out for the most part. Each segment maybe takes an hour or two depending on how fast you figure out the puzzles. The game can be broken up into 4 segments per level of the city. I know I restarted it a few times but may have only beat it once in my youth, and I was surprised how soon I got to the end. My only gripe is that I didn't realize the game was so short! I guess it seemed longer when I was a kid. Excellent voice acting, a great conspiracy plot, a cyberpunk dystopia, what more could you want from the golden age of point and click adventure games? I used to play this all the time as a kid when I had a CDROM for my DOS computer. Joey the robot companion is my soul mate. ![]() This is one of my favorite point and click adventures of all time.
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