Beneath a Steel Sky (1994)

This game is ideal for anyone who is curious about how point-and-click adventures work. This game has decent graphics even today and the sound is quite good, including the voice acting. It is quite good in directing you where you can and should go. There are some moments where you may get lost and confused, but it is not frustrating. Even when saving at every time, it does not brake the rhythm of a well written story that is not entirely captivating, but enough to drive the curious gamer. Add to that clear mechanics and this game was, to my recollection, one the first point-and-click games that I actually managed to finish with very little help from walkthroughs. Highly recommended to anyone who is looking to getting into this genre of game. No game is perfect and sometimes it can get frustrating making your way back and forward when you don't know immediately what needs to be done. The game has a very slow pace in the start and gets extremely fast by the end. It is riveting, but it could have been made in a more coherent structure. Overall, a nice addition if you enjoy exploring new types of game.

This game has a way of pulling you in with its charming style. It sets the tone with a comic book style intro and throws you in the deep end. You can tell the game is a quarter of a century old by now by the logic one need to use to solve the puzzles, but I still found it enjoyable enough to keep going for the story. Definitely give this one a go if you're into point and click adventure games. Heck, find a walkthrough if you just want to experience the story, it's definitely charming enough to warrant that at the least.

I've completed this game in 9 hours, most of the time I was stuck was due to items being "hidden", i.e. disguised as part of the background or very small. Once you find the objects, it's pretty straight forward what you need to do with them. But for casual gaming, it's a really nice pass time.

Overall a fun and interesting game. I had not played any point and click games before this one except for a few by Wadjeteye so I'm very new to the genre. The game has a few problems. A lot of the puzzles make absolute zero sense. Sometimes you just have to try to give random items to random characters and hope to find the right combination of character and item. Often, it makes no sense at all but has to be guessed. I wouldn't even count it as real puzzles, just as obstacles to progress. A lot of the gameplay feels dated. The game has a nice vibe, good design, nice dialogues and a good story. Puzzles and actual gameplay can be frustrating. It's really old too. Somehow it makes it a bit more interesting. If it was a 2019 title I'd probably give it a 2. Same goes for if i hadn't had a walkthrough. I'd recommend it to anyone curious about the genre. I'll continue with some newer one's though.

Story: 4/5 Worldbuilding: 4/5 Art Design: 5/5 Graphics: 4/5 Sound: 4/5 Gameplay: 3/5