![]() ![]() The game never judges you for using the hints and I delved in on a good few occasions to keep the wheels greased if I found myself grinding to a halt. Sometimes you may feel you are on the edge of discovery and the first vague hint is enough to push you over the edge, sometimes you may need clearer step-by-step instruction. You can access increasingly explanatory hints every thirty seconds at your command. Its hit-rate is pretty high, though a clutch of ropey control and technical issues can make some quicker-paced multi-part puzzles a touch fiddly.Īny particularly troublesome puzzles can be navigated with Beyond A Steel Sky's terrific hint system. It's clever stuff, even if the game becomes a little overfond of using the device throughout, while it's more classic teasers are varied and satisfying. Early on Foster receives a hacking device that can access MINOS, the underlying system that connects all of Union's technology, allowing you to swap protocols to cause havoc or bend the location to your whim. ![]() It runs the gamut of finding item A to use at gate B to technological and social espionage. Despite Beyond A Steel Sky's modern third-person adventure appearance, this is every inch the classic point-and-click, constructing roadblocks with often tenuously linked environmental puzzling.įor some, this rather old-fashioned approach to progress may prove off-putting, but there's no doubt that Broken Sword-creator Revolution's hand at crafting complex, often witty brain-teasers has never been stronger. Of course, to extricate himself involves delightfully eccentric logic puzzles that may or may not involve pre-packed sausages or interference into the pompous poet laureate's musical tastes. Hot in pursuit, Foster becomes embroiled in a case of stolen identity and conspiracy at the heart of Union's apparently idyllic construct. A 'Gaplander' used to living in the more rugged outback in the city's peripheries, Foster is forced back to Union City after one of his village's children is whisked away by a clanking robotic kidnapper. To decipher this world, the stoic Foster returns. It is not vastly dissimilar to China's existing 'social credit' system, while Union's use of deity, technological trinkets and garish fizzy pop to keep its citizens docile hits rather close to home. Miss a day at work and your Qdos level might drop, barring you access to some of the city's more lavish entertainments. While Union is blessed with plenty -there is no apparent poverty or crime- citizens are encouraged to boost their 'Qdos' level by working hard at their assigned jobs and performing good deeds. A forest of gold-tinged buildings, neon signage and digital advertisements bawling at its residents to aspire and consume. Under the stewardship of Foster's robotic pal Joey, it has become a gleaming utopia. One of the most fascinating things about this long-awaited sequel is that Beyond A Steel Sky nails its 2020 relevance by flipping Union City on its head. Forged in a post Cold War world, Robert Foster's journey was -for all its light-hearted humour- a reflection of socio-economic peril. Subvert the world, hack the systems and solve the conspiracy to uncover the devastating truths. Revolution's classic 1994 point-and-click adventure Beneath A Steel Sky saw you trawling the underbelly of a dystopian sci-fi city to uncover its grand conspiracy. From multi-award winning Revolution comes ‘Beyond a Steel Sky’, a groundbreaking 3D adventure thriller, set in an AI-driven future. ![]() Formats: Apple Arcade, PC Developer: Revolution Software Out now.Two physical versions have been announced: a Steel Book Edition containing the game, a digital soundtrack, and a sticker sheet, plus a Utopia Edition that also chucks in a mini-artbook, a "hologram" lamp, exchangeable dog tags, five Holo-ad cards, an enamel pin, and two XXL premium stickers. "It's an unhurried, intriguing adventure that will likely attract new fans as well as satisfy existing ones," Vikki wrote in her review, "it's just such a shame it's marred by uneven pacing, questionable UI choices, and just one too many performance issues."Ī year of post-launch patches appears to have gone some way to addressing Beyond a Steel Sky's rougher spots, meaning those looking for some dystopian sci-fi adventure on consoles might very be intrigued by what the game has to offer.īeyond a Steel Sky will be available both digitally and physically when it comes to PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and Switch on 30th November. The ensuing story combines puzzling, hacking, exploration, and ample NPC conversing into an experience that Eurogamer contributor Vikki Blake broadly enjoyed back in 2020. Watch on YouTube Beyond a Steel Sky - Console Release Date Trailer. ![]()
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