A bleak vision of the future was imagined, where mind control and medical science combined forces to repress the populace. The dialogue tree is mostly linear but there are a few occasions where it branches. After the Dungeons and Dragons fantasy setting of Revolution's first game, Lure of the Temptress, Revolution decided to go down a completely different avenue with its second adventure game, Beneath a Steel Sky, that of Science Fiction. I will upload a bonus video with some additional content. I'm going to aim for a midweek video if time allows with the extra editing. This is going to be a VLP, I'll be doing commentary as I play.
Thankfully, AbstractNapper was very helpful and found a solution that worked for the final three videos in this LP.
#Beneath a steel sky s full#
The developers seem to be fairly active in the Steam discussion forum for the game and have been answering questions here and there: Īttention: My ScummVM volume sliders were bugged and the volume was stuck at full blast for the first five videos. There is a Steam store page for the game, as of now there is now release date. More information, as well as screenshots and a dev diary, can be found on their website:
#Beneath a steel sky s software#
The latest statement from Revolution Software reveals that the game is now almost complete. An official announcement was made last year that not only was a sequel confirmed, but development was also well underway. Both Cecil and Gibbons have stated several times that they would be interested in collaborating again for a sequel. Rumours of a sequel have been floating around for a couple of decades or so. Their own website directs you to GOG for downloading, so I will too: The freeware release utilises ScummVM and it is the version that I will be playing for this LP. Where To Find it and news on the upcoming sequelĪs of 2003, Beneath A Steel Sky was made available as freeware by Revolution Software. Beneath A Steel Sky was critically acclaimed upon release, received high reviews all-round and has left a long legacy behind it.
Many years later, Union City decides to "rescue" Robert and bring him home. A group of aboriginals found and raised him as one of their own. We play as Robert Foster, the sole survivor of a helicopter crash in an area known as "The Gap" as a child. The game was a collaboration between Charles Cecil (developer and co-founder of Revolution Software) and Dave Gibbons (comic book legend whose credentials are far too many to list).
#Beneath a steel sky s code#
Note: In July 2003, Revolution not only released both the CD-ROM version and the floppy version into the public domain - they also gave the ScummVM team the source code to run with their wonderful interpreter.Beneath A Steel Sky is a point-and-click game set in a dystopian future, it was released in 1994 and developed by Revolution Software who later went on to creating the Broken Sword series. A must-play for all cyberpunk fans and everyone else. The game is replete with well-written dialogues and excellent artwork by the famed British comic book artist Dave Gibbons (whose work is one of the best introduction sequences seen in a computer game). Puzzles are generally logical if a bit on the easy side, with the exception of very clever puzzles in the game's cyberspace world. One of the game's best features is Joey, your talkative droid sidekick whose wry remarks and wacky sarcasm will bring a smile to any Infocom fan who misses Floyd the robot in Planetfall, and help lighten the game's "dark" atmosphere. Revolution's "virtual theatre" engine introduced in Lure of The Temptress has been significantly improved this time around- characters follow their own agenda, and the solutions to many puzzles require astute observation and timing skills to disrupt their routine. In a quest to find your long-lost father, you will encounter many colorful characters and solve many gadget-oriented puzzles. Revolution followed up on the heels of underrated fantasy adventure Lure of The Temptress with this excellent cyberpunk adventure that to this day ranks among the best cyberpunk games ever made.īeneath a Steel Sky begins with a simple premise that gradually unfolds to include a lot of subtle threads and interesting plot twists: you play Robert Foster, a down-trodden citizen of the oppressive futuristic city that any fan of Orwell's 1984 will immediately recognize.
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