#Beyond a steel sky game length series#

You can be sure that thereвЂ™ll be lots and lots of information about Beyond a Steel Sky coming out from now on - just keep your eyes peeled! WeвЂ™ll also be at a few events - most recently, we were at Gamescom this week and had a blast! Although we weren't there in a public capacity, we had a fantastic time and it was a joy to meet everyone there. ItвЂ™s not a 2D game like weвЂ™ve tended to do in the past, or like itвЂ™s predecessor Beneath a Steel Sky, but it still holds the core values of all our games, so donвЂ™t be scared! Everything we've learnt in nearly 30 years of game development is being channelled into this, and we aren't messing around.Д«esides here, weвЂ™ll be active as usual on Facebook & Twitter, but we're also kicking things off with our new Discord channel, and we're also reviving our Instagram and our Twitch channel to do some occasional Livestreams.Д«etween all these thereвЂ™s plenty of ways to keep track of what weвЂ™re doing, where weвЂ™ll be, and whatвЂ™s coming.

With the Apple Arcade announcement, it was just right! WeвЂ™ve really wanted to share it earlier, but we wanted to wait for the perfect moment. ItвЂ™s been a long time in the works, but itвЂ™s finally coming. And finally, of course, keep an eye on our Twitter / Facebook / Instagram for all our updates and live-streams as they come.ДoesnвЂ™t it look awesome! WeвЂ™ve got SO MUCH in store for you all! If youвЂ™re new to us, make sure to check out our Discord channel, a thoroughly great place for us to all come together and talk aboutвЂ¦ well, anything! And make sure to keep an eye on our YoutubeВ channel for any trailers and gameplay videos thatвЂ™ll be coming out for Beyond a Steel Sky. Gameplay? Behind the Scenes? Concept Art? You betcha!ДЇirst of all, if youвЂ™ve been following us - whether through our Social Media feeds, through the Broken Sword 5 Kickstarter, or just recently - thank you so much! WeвЂ™ve always been so indebted to our community for their patience, support, and enthusiasm in what we do, and the games we make.

#Beyond a steel sky game length series#

If you're an adventure fan, Foster's second foray into Union City is fun enough while it lasts - but it struggles to be anywhere near as memorable as the classic titles that it draws from.This is the first amongst a series of updates that will come out monthly (or more frequently we hope) and will be purely dedicated to sharing anything and everything Beyond a Steel Sky (or BASS2 for short). And that's a shame, because at its core, this is a heartfelt and often charming video game. Beyond a Steel Sky's visuals are basic, and its locations are all a bit sterile.

The 3D environments just don't have the same magic, either. That said, there are still clever moments here - sudden realisations that'll have you feeling proud of your brain's processing power - but they're largely fleeting. The process of slowly exploring your surroundings, piecing together a theory, and then whipping out your hacking device for yet another tinker gets old by the end, and so Beyond a Steel Sky never reaches the rewarding highs of classic point-and-click titles. Foster is given a hacking device early on, but the actual process of manipulating technology is barebones at best, and it doesn't help that the vast majority of conundrums fall back on the same hack-based logic time and time again.ДЄs a result, scenarios can start to feel quite samey. The writing and voice acting ranges from decent to great, but as alluded, Beyond a Steel Sky is let down by its puzzle-solving. Our unlikely hero tracks the kid back to - you guessed it - Union City, and from there, it's a case of unravelling the city's darkest secrets. Foster's dream existence is shattered, however, when his village is attacked by a mysterious organisation, and a child is stolen away. Once again, you play as Robert Foster - a tech-savvy guy who's found a peaceful life alongside nomads of the aforementioned wasteland. This return to Union City - a towering metropolis surrounded by wasteland in a distant future - manages to recapture the wit and charm of its predecessor, but its move to 3D environments and exploration dilutes the solution-finding gameplay to a disappointing degree. Beyond a Steel Sky is the long, long awaited sequel to Beneath a Steel Sky - the critically acclaimed 1994 point-and-click adventure game.