Comments on: 'Beneath a Steel Sky: Reloaded' Hits the App Store

By: mike1450

mike1450 — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:27:19 +0000

I gotta be honest... This is a neat addition to the adventure game genre, but it doesn't hold up to the LUCAS games, or even the sierra games. It feels small, like make the first act of a Monkey Island, or Day of the Tentacle. Those games felt EPIC. This one feels small. And the opening was better when it was just a slide show of comic panels. The animation is an afterthought. Also, make it skippable like mentioned before. There's a glitch off the top where if you're killed walking down the stairs, you can't continue without automatically walking down the stairs and you have to restart and sit through the intro again. Overall, I'd call this non-essential viewing.

By: nutela

nutela — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:19:51 +0000

There are a lot of games on the NDS which would be cool to have on iPhone as well, games that come to my mind; Hotel Dusk - a terrific adventure with nice hand drawn art and great story, Professor Layton (haven't played myself), Animal Crossing (haven't played myself) and of course Phoenix Wright.
I like these relaxing games where you have to think

By: Scummbag

Scummbag — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:46:01 +0000

I have a j breaked fone and this is 1 of the best games I first had on my iPhone . I got pretty far. For those who want it for free just jb & download scumm vm. It's easy and there are heaps more style games. Fr me personally I am looking fwd to some more iPhone style controls. I will buy new version to complete. Game is so good dnd funny I'd worth it to me. But to those who want free just jailbreak. So easy so custom.

By: Jackson

Jackson — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:57:50 +0000

I am really enjoying the game. They haven't messed with the look, but concentrated instead on the interface which is excellent. $5 really is great value for a game that clearly hasn't just been shoveled across to iPhone.

By: Dimitris

Dimitris — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:56:23 +0000

I'm enjoying it so far.
I had it on my Amiga but for some reason I haven't played it.
But now is the time to get right back to it!!
It's a good thing you can turn the music off.
This is one helluva irritating music...

By: Sn7ke

Sn7ke — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:07:01 +0000

Ha - the only two Adventures I ever played were Kings Quest 7 and Indiana Jones :FOA. Im looking very forward to play this one as well

By: pin

pin — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:30:05 +0000

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By: Swampthing

Swampthing — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:34:13 +0000

WTF is with all these over caffeinated people who feel they have to SKIP an INTRO movie to an RPG? It isn't a friggin FPS guys, an RPG is all about the STORY!!!

By: Brad Newsom

Brad Newsom — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:27:14 +0000

It doesn't even have to be updated for me to buy. Sure, in a non-subjective form of worth, it wouldn't take the cake. Its same ol' for probably $3-5. Myst makes sense since it isn't freely available. Yet, so many old classics are being released in the App Store for a price. Thankfully, I'd buy the Dig, Curse of Monkey Island, Full Throttle, Fate of Atlantis, etc. Who knows, Lucasarts might be remaking those games too! Remember, BASS isn't Lucasarts, so our future may be brighter than we all think.

By: Frump

Frump — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:56:02 +0000

I don't think "I can play it for free on my computer" is ever a valid argument . The whole point of bringing a game to the iPhone is portability, and that's the reason anyone would pay for any game that exists in a free version on the PC. I think it's more than worth the price myself; it appears to be a well-written and well-drawn interactive graphic novel that will take quite some time to work your way through for roughly the price of a (much shorter) comic book or DVD rental.

By: phatbhuda

phatbhuda — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:46:02 +0000

Worth is a very subjective thing. I certainly wasn't attacking Beneath a Steel Sky for being a remake. I made some personal observations about the game. Since I hadn't finished the game before when I had played free versions of it, would I play it now that I have to pay $5 for new graphics and such?

For example I made that evaluation with Monkey Island Special Edition. I never did finish it when it came out originally years ago, but I decided it was worth it now for me to do so on the iPhone.

I'd also definitely repurchase Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis for iPhone in addition to The Dig, to name two more SCUMM games

By: Brad Newsom

Brad Newsom — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:24:19 +0000

Well, look at Myst. Nothing new to that game and it still was well worth the price.

By: Maelick

Maelick — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:07:16 +0000

sorry if i offended you wasnt my intent, and yes i read all about the new features. It just seems disappointing that it would re-release it at such a high price tag. Like a said 2.99 and id instant buy. Hell i might buy it eventually anyways. Just kinda rubs me tha wrong way.

By: Stan Winstone

Stan Winstone — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:44:39 +0000

Meh- after having played it for a bit I'm not too into it. If you loved the original you'll love this but it just feels weak on the iPhone. Compared to Monkey Island which is more tongue in cheek and just fine- this is iffy. And please please please make the opening intro skippable. I literally put the phone down for 3 minutes and walked away as it played.

By: Radek

Radek — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:27:39 +0000

Yes. You can find more detailed info at revolution.co.uk