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Beneath a Steel Sky (1994)

I beat you - after 20 years!

I was 11 when this game came out. I remember trying the demo (possibly shoved on the 'cover disc' of whatever ancient issue of UK's PC Zone (RIP) it was sellotaped to. I remember that trying the demo I simply could not figure out how to get off the first two scenes in-game. Ridiculous what you remember from your gaming past. As a pre-pubescant boy, I remember rage-quitting as for the 15th time I took my character to the ledge outside, on the factory level, wondering what the hell I was supposed to do. Nineteen long years later, and it was here, still waiting for me, on Gog.com for free. So I downloaded it, and completed it. A wonderful game, with - by modern standards, horrific graphics, but heart-warmingly good. WIthin minutes, the character and charm of the game will suck you in and you forget the blocky, ugly looks and remember the simple craft that went into the old point-and-click adventure classics like this, Monkey Island and Broken Sword. Classic gaming that rattles along at decent pace. Honestly, you play Skyrim and then you stumble over BASS, and wonder; "Jesus, where did the time go!" Bon chance, fellow veteran gamers. You know who you are!

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