It does everything Telltale games do right, and corrects everything they do wrong." The game can be enjoyed without prior knowledge of Beneath a Steel Sky but obviously, it has a lot of gentle nods to its predecessor." GameWatcher wrote that the game "has big shoes to fill and not only fills that shoe, but it knocks the definition of a modern adventure game out of the park. It was released on 26 June 2020 on the Apple Arcade subscription service, and on Jon Steam.ĭark Station praised the game: "Beyond a Steel Sky is in many ways respectful of genre traditions but with modern wisdom and presentation. Revolution Studios CEO Charles Cecil has said that the game examines how an AI would interpret a prime directive to make people happy.īeyond a Steel Sky was developed using Unreal Engine 4.
Set ten years after the events of the first game, the protagonist Robert Foster returns to Union City. It is a sequel to Beneath a Steel Sky, a point-and-click adventure game created in 1994. If you’re more of a modern fan I’d say it’s more of a crapshoot, and honestly I’d be more inclined to simply go with one of those remastered but authentic originals rather than trying out a hybrid that’s an attempt to recapture that feel to some degree, but not a true old-school experience.Beyond a Steel Sky is a 2020 cyberpunk science fiction adventure game developed by Revolution Software. For people who revere the classics this is an odd amalgam of old and new that may be a thrill, sort of giving you a taste of both worlds at once. The sense of humor is also a bit more understated, reflecting the more traditional adventures that didn’t adhere to the LucasArts mode, and that’s fine if you’re looking for more of the sci-fi vibes but on the whole I think much of the dialogue and characters end up being on the bland side. If you’re more into the modern flow of things I’d say the pacing here, in particular, feels a bit on the slow to develop side, with a bit more time being wasted on average meandering and trying to determine what you need to do than the average contemporary adventure. Depending on your tastes this is a double-edged sword. Having never played the original, but certainly having played my fair share of old-school adventure titles, Beyond a Steel Sky definitely has Having never played the original, but certainly having played my fair share of old-school adventure titles, Beyond a Steel Sky definitely has an authentic feel consistent with the classic era but with some more modern trappings.
0 kommentar(er)
