Beyond a Steel Sky

I'm a Revolution Software fan but it's really bland compared to the first game or any Broken Sword

If you like story-heavy plays, this is the one for you. Follow the path of a savior--whether that's you or your friend--and save your village kids. It's all about finding out what happened to whom, and how, and where to go to get these information. You get a nifty scanner that you can further implement into helping you with your journey. What it personally reminds me of is the Big Brother regime of the old tale 1984, in some areas. Set in the future, however, so that makes for a whole lot of interesting world aspects once you reach the city. Without spoiling too much, at the end of it all: it calls for a wholesome time.

You sit through an excruciatingly long, boring cinematic intro. Then, when you finally get to move the character you are immediately presented with a major design flaw: the movement tutorial tells you to hold down a button to run. There is no sprint toggle option. Forcing continuous input for basic locomotion is terrible for accessibility and causes unnecessary hand fatigue. Closed and uninstalled right at the tutorial.

a fantastic and shining example of a diamond in the rough in regards to modern point and click adventure games. Capturing the magic of the original game while delivering an amazing twist on the previous world in which to build upon. Gameplay is challenging while also allowing for various hints and helpful nods to complete current goals in a way that never truly feels bad one way or the other. Overall I'd give this game an 8/10 and I stand by the idea that people should play this game in the least to wonder through the fantastic narrative and visual journey.

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