They're redrawn by Dave Gibbons ('Watchmen'), providing really smart eye candy. The videos that fill in the narrative are easily the most obvious 'remastered' element. Whether it's some sort of conveyor belt in the distance or just a catwalk across the way, it's really well done. In fact, the backgrounds are one of my high points in the game - there's always something going on. All of the backgrounds are detailed and a joy to look at. The visuals are an attractive update of the original release. They don't tell you exactly what to do, but they certainly point you in the right direction.

You'll often find yourself simply tinkering around with everything in a given screen to see what it does until that moment when the current puzzle just 'clicks.' A lot of tasks require that you really pay attention to what's going on, but should you have missed a clue somewhere along the line, you can get hints in the menu screen. You're really encouraged to explore and experiment with the game world. The interface is intuitive and responsive. If there's something for you to use or see, tap that item and it springs into action. Beneath a Steel Sky is a great example of point-and-click adventure games like Monkey Island or Kings Quest. Without giving away too much, Foster eventually survives another chopper crash and finds himself smack dab in the middle of a tyrannical metropolis, with only his robot sidekick Joey by his side. However, it now seems that his past, whatever that may be, is coming back to haunt him. As a boy, he survived a helicopter crash, prompting locals to take him in and raise him as one of their own.

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