The Amiga was famed for its numerous point-and-click adventures, particularly the titles from the Sierra and Lucasart stables. Beneath A Steel Sky, however, came from Brits Revolution Software, and showed that other developers could still compete with the big American studios. What made Beneath a Steel Sky so exceptional was its writing, story and atmosphere. Set in a dystopian future, it was compared to a game version of 1984. But, despite its serious tone, there was also a lot of humour in the story. The comic book influences in the game are plain to see, not surprising when you consider that Watchmen artist Dave Gibbons was one of Beneath a Steel Skys collaborators. Not only was it famous for being such an excellent game, but it gained infamy for coming on a whopping fifteen floppy disks! For those complaining about loading times today, imagine what it was like having to constantly swap between all those.
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