Method back in 1994, Revolution Software released Beneath a Steel Sky, a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure game partnership between Broken Sword creator Charles Cecil and comic artist and Watchmen co-creator Dave Gibbons. I spent the weekend with Beyond a Steel Sky, a follow up Ive been waiting over 2 and a half years to play.
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Still quite after all these years. Screenshot: Revolution Software (GOG).
Released on Friday for Apple Arcade and coming soon to PC and Mac, Beyond a Steel Sky once again integrates the skills of Gibbons and Cecil. This time around the adventure is in 3D, with comic book-style cutscenes. Original lead character Robert Foster returns, years after leaving the “utopian” Union City in the hands of his faithful robot buddy.
Simply when Robert Foster believed he was done with city life, he gets drawn back in. When a robotic creature kidnaps the son of a great pal, his serene life in a remote village is shattered. Foster tracks the beast to evictions of Union City. In the years since he left the dynamic city has actually grown, improved, and become more bustling than ever. But his robotic pal is no longer in charge and kids are getting kidnapped, so its up to Robert to straighten another Union City mess.
His robotic buddy is no longer in charge and kids are getting kidnapped, so its up to Robert to straighten out another Union City mess.
While Beyond a Steel Sky is 3D polygons rather of 2D pixels, its every bit the point-and-click experience its predecessor was. When Robert arrives at the gate to Union City he finds he has to be a citizen to enter. You know, adventure video game things.
Screenshot: Revolution Software (Kotaku).
Screenshot: Transformation Software Application (Kotaku).
In experience video gaming circles, Beneath a Steel Sky is legendary. Launched in 1994 on 15 floppy discs (or a single CD-ROM), the cyberpunk saga of Robert Foster and his robotic buddy, Joey (or Ken) integrated comic book visuals and masterful storytelling into one outstanding experience.
While Beyond a Steel Sky is 3D polygons instead of 2D pixels, its every bit the point-and-click adventure its predecessor was.
Gameplay is a little choppy on my Apple television 4K, probably due to the fact that its attempting to run the video game in 4K. My iPad Pro is a lot smoother, letting me take pleasure in the fully-voiced 3D experience without being distracted by low frame rates.
Im betting the PC variation will be incredibly smooth and awesome, but I simply could not wait. Well, any longer than the 26 years I currently waited.
In experience video gaming circles, Beneath a Steel Sky is famous. Launched in 1994 on 15 floppy discs (or a single CD-ROM), the cyberpunk legend of Robert Foster and his robot friend, Joey (or Ken) combined comic book visuals and masterful storytelling into one impressive experience. Initial lead character Robert Foster returns, years after leaving the “utopian” Union City in the hands of his faithful robot companion.
