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All that being said there are definite differences between the platform you choose to play Beyond A Steel Sky on. Once you figure out what you need to do though, the game's puzzles take onto a life of their own and I really felt engaged in Beyond A Steel Sky's world. There's a sense of accomplishment when solving one of Beyond A Steel Sky's often brutally obvious but difficult to figure out puzzles, but its the process of figuring out what I needed to do that made me want to stop playing more than not.ĭifficulty in a game is definitely subjective, and while Beyond A Steel Sky does have a pretty intuitive hint system, I really wish it just gave me a little more of a hint when it came to starting its puzzles. I often found myself walking up to panels trying to see if I could mess with their functions and see if I can change anything around me. This is where Beyond A Steel Sky really shines. Unlike most games, the hacking isn't a simple connect the dots or maze puzzle, but instead, a logic-based 'if this then that' concept. Early on in the game, you're given the ability to hack terminals and various components. That's not to say that it's brutally difficult or frustrating like some classic adventure games, it's just going to require a bit more logic and thinking to solve its puzzles and situations. Big Brain Energyīeyond A Steel Sky is a game that really isn't going to hold your hand.

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Composer Alistair Kerley knocked it out of the park with the music in Beyond A Steel Sky, and I would go as far as to say that his work here is on par with some of gaming's best scores like Journey and The Last of Us and even movie scores by John Williams. If you don't play Beyond A Steel Sky but you're a fan of game music you definitely owe it to yourself to check out the tracks Gaplander, What have you done?, and Finalie. There were times where I let the music play through my headphones and soaked up the world around my character and let my imagination run wild. The soundtrack and overall presentation of Beyond A Steel Sky are definitely what will keep you engaged and gives it the feeling of a AAA title from the golden era of point and click adventure games. It's just a bit of a slow burn for the first hour or so and at times I was a bit disinterested until I made it past the city gates and the retro-future aesthetic was really allowed to shine and pull me into its bleak but goofy world. That's not to say the story in Beyond A Steel Sky ever felt lacking. Beyond A Steel Sky's world-building during its relatively short adventure makes up for the need for any sort of blockbuster narrative and its quirky sense of humor kept things fresh throughout its often time's hardcore gameplay conventions. If you're a fan of Fallout or The Outer Worlds art direction then you'll definitely dig Beyond A Steel Sky's retro-future meets the corporate dystopian aesthetic.įor the most part, the plot is pretty bare-bones. Beyond A Steel Sky's retro-future comic book art style really bring the game's world to life and hide the need for an overly detailed world.

There were a few times where I noticed myself saying 'wow' when entering a new environment due to the simple fact that I was playing a game of this quality on my Instagram machine.

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While the PC and Mac ports look good, they're not going to wow anybody with its visuals, but its when you play it on an iPhone or iPad where the games art direction and optimization truly shine. Visually Beyond A Steel Sky is pretty darn impressive depending on what platform you're playing it on. There are a few nods to Beneath A Steel Sky thought the game, but the main protagonist Robert tends to announce who was from the prior game and why they're important. While in most cases a 26-year gap between games would prove to be a problem, Beyond A Steel Sky sums the plot to its predecessor efficiently in the first few hours and I never felt like I was missing out by not playing the original. Beyond A Steel Sky is a sequel to Beneath A Steel Sky, a 1994 MS-DOS point-and-click adventure, in which you play as Beyond A Steel Sky's main protagonist in a dystopian Australian future.

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