By Emma Boyle
In difficult or overwhelming times in my life I will inevitably turn to one of two places: my Harry Potter books or my collection of classic point-and-click adventures.
Though it’s not a productive coping method, without fail I come away from my regression feeling safe, rejuvenated and ready for anything. Especially box puzzles.
My most recent grab for my nostalgia blanket found me holding Revolution Software’s Beneath a Steel Sky.
Revisiting the Revolution
Beneath a Steel Sky is a game that I revisit less than Revolution’s other titles and it’s one I would never have discovered if it hadn’t been included for free in one of the many Broken Sword bundles I’ve purchased over the years. However, it’s the perfect scratch to a science fiction itch I’ve been feeling recently.
The game is set in what is apparently a post-apocalyptic Australia and tells the story of Robert Foster. He is, in case you’re wondering, indeed named after the beer. After a helicopter crash left him orphaned and stranded in the Outback (known in-game as The Gap), Foster was raised by a group of Aboriginals who taught him engineering and survival.
When the game begins, a security force from the dystopian metropolis Union …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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