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1. #BENEATH A STEEL SKY HINT SYSTEM FULL#
2. #BENEATH A STEEL SKY HINT SYSTEM SOFTWARE#
3. #BENEATH A STEEL SKY HINT SYSTEM TRIAL#

The central plaza is connected by ‘monopods’ that lead to other areas, including apartment buildings, a museum and the city’s recycling centre. Players aren’t granted a sightseeing tour of the entire city, but rather restricted to a few key areas. In most instances, it’s obvious what must be achieved – it’s the means of doing so that requires deciphering. The first hint is always subtle if you ask for another, the solution is pretty much spelt out. Sex, violence, and drug references are close to non-existent – it’s a very different, curiously sanitised, experience to the one we initially expected.Ī hint system is in place too, which has a 30-second cooldown between uses. Moreover, the tone is generally comical – characters have exaggerated personalities, in-jokes are numerous, and Joey himself often cracks wise. It even borders on the garish, no thanks to NPCs fond of wearing hideous neon-hued garments.

#BENEATH A STEEL SKY HINT SYSTEM FULL#

Instead, the setting is bright and colourful – a utopia full of luxury apartment blocks, quaint coffee shops, gardens and more. We expected a gritty sci-fi world with shady characters and a criminal underworld. Indeed, Beyond A Steel Sky is surprisingly casual.

#BENEATH A STEEL SKY HINT SYSTEM TRIAL#

Trial and error are called for occasionally, but it’s never punishing – there’s no means of failure whatsoever, ergo no ‘Game Over’ screen. It’s even possible to transport valuable information around the city, using flying AI drones as impromptu carrier pigeons. If you need to clear an area, triggering an alarm or playing faux panic-inducing announcements is ideal. Puzzle elements rely heavily on hacking, mostly using the device to alter programming and manipulated routines. This handheld scanner reveals logic tree diagrams for all manner of electronic devices, allowing processes to be switched.

During the opening sequence – a glorified tutorial, taking place outside the city’s walls – the mild-mannered lead acquires a hacking device. There is one innovation though, successfully setting it apart from its peers. Anything that can be interacted with is highlighted from afar, while vital dialogue choices – which propel the story – are marked in green during conversations. The UI is minimalistic while the on-screen inventory is simple to manage, usually containing a handful of items. Beyond A Steel Sky not only looks uncannily similar to a Telltale adventure, sharing a boldly drawn comic-book-style aesthetic, but it’s comparable mechanically. The borrowed framework is undeniable at first. The history of the recently departed soon catches up with him, making for a premise that quickly engages. Throwing another twist into the proceedings, Foster enters the city under the guise of a dead man, having ‘borrowed’ their finger-mounted ID chip.

Foster, also the protagonist of the 1994 original, is no stranger to the city’s walls – he was responsible for the spritely AI, affectionately known as Joey, that controls everyday operations. The story sees Robert Foster, a rugged outlander, return to the gated-off Union City while on the trail of missing children. A blueprint already existed Revolution merely had to adapt it to their sci-fi tale of an AI-controlled city. Modern adventure games are in abundance, a trend we can doubtlessly attribute to the popularity of Telltale’s The Walking Dead series. When Revolution set about bringing Beyond A Steel Sky – their other point ‘n click franchise – into 3D as an Apple Arcade exclusive, it was likely a far simpler process. It was a task far harder than it may sound – few point ‘n click adventure games had made the jump to 3D at the time, and it’s likely publisher THQ (of yore) intervened.

#BENEATH A STEEL SKY HINT SYSTEM SOFTWARE#

Back in 2003, UK-based Revolution Software was challenged with bringing Broken Sword into the third dimension, aiming to broaden its appeal to the PlayStation 2 generation.