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Watchmen artist working on Beneath a Steel Sky remake photo

Beneath a Steel Sky is one of the greatest adventure games ever made. Watchmen is likely the greatest graphic novel ever made. Watchmen was remade with the blessing of Dave Gibbons, the artist who drew the comic. Now, Beneath a Steel Sky is being remade and the new art is being contributed by Dave Gibbons. Coincidence? You be the judge. Regardless, this is f--king awesome.

Right now, Revolution Mobile plans to have the game available for iPhone this fall and is expected to retail for a measly two to three dollars. With luck, it will make its way to other platforms (pleasepleasepleasepleasepleaseplease). The original game is available for free on GoG.com and was released for free by Revolution Studios in 2003 for use with the SCUMMVM emulator.

In addition to the remake, Revolution Software is open to the idea of a sequel. Talking with Eurogamer, Revolution's managing director and creator of the original BaSS commented that sales of BaSS Remastered could sway the studio into developing a new installment.

Yes, you can jailbreak your phone and play the game for free. But if you like the game and like the kind of games we make, then pay us a little bit of money and, if it's a big enough success, we can reinvest the funds. We can start to look at a potential BASS sequel.

You hear that? Go buy it. Don't jailbreak your phone and pirate it. Buy the thing. I don't even own an iPhone or iPod of any sort and I'm going to buy it. The possibility of a sequel is just too alluring and far, far worse games have had a string of sequels follow it.


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coffeesash's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/30/2009 12:51
coffeesash
That game is so hard and obtuse, I didn't get very far xD
iPhone only? Boooo. As much as I want to support it, I'm not paying for it on a system I don't own.
Isn't your character sometimes a naked blue man in this too?
Lodin's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/30/2009 12:56
Lodin
Just a heads up, Gibbons worked on the original BaSS as well.
Monodi's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/30/2009 13:07
Monodi
Oh that sounds awesome It just sucks how I am unable to go far in it without GameFAQs. Adventure games are so fun but so hard to crack too.
Reveille's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/30/2009 13:10
Reveille
I got stuck in the original and I need to get a walkthrough and finish it. Very cool setting for such a dated game.

I don't like how this is going to the iPhone since I have no interest in one, so I hope at least a PC port is feasible. I would buy it for sure.
ChronosWing's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/30/2009 13:11
ChronosWing
How is it pirating if the game is freeware?
Quistnix's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/30/2009 13:38
Quistnix
@Chronoswing: That's what I was wondering too. I've already got the freeware one (since my cd-rom of the game got badly scratched), but I'll sure as hell get this edition too. BaSS just might be the best point 'n click this side of Monkey Island.
Conrad Zimmerman's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/30/2009 13:42
Conrad Zimmerman
Because Beyond a Steel Sky Remastered is not freeware?
GameraTheGreat's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/30/2009 13:56
GameraTheGreat
Hey dude, Watchmen was a limited series...graphic novels are much different. Not trying to be an ass (although this may come off that way)....
ChronosWing's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/30/2009 13:56
ChronosWing
@Conrad

Oh I thought he was saying not to jailbreak your phone and use scummvm and play BASS. Guess I just misunderstood what he was saying.
Monodi's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/30/2009 14:32
Monodi
@chronoswing

Yeah I was beginning to get confused with that too.
trunxkam45's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/30/2009 15:59
trunxkam45
the voices and animations in this game make it an instant masterpiece!!
Professor Pew's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/30/2009 16:10
Professor Pew
Oh god, BaSS2? Please let it be so!
Takeshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/30/2009 16:33
Takeshi
Beneath a Steel Sky is still one of my favorite adventures. I love it! Maybe I need to buy an iPhone.
Timmeh's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/30/2009 16:53
Timmeh
I was all like "FUCK YEAH" when I read the title, then I saw in the article that it is being developed for iPhone. Now I'm just like "Fuck".
snuffsaid's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/30/2009 18:14
snuffsaid
omfg It's not often im genuinely excited about a game let alone an iphone game but BASS is one of my fave games ever and ill definately pay for it even though my itouch is jailbroken. although id rather make a donation to the devs and pirate it than promote itunes (massive hunk o' crap that it is) at the end of the day.
brimtastic's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/31/2009 04:18
brimtastic
Wow I loved BaSS, but I never expected it to get any love. I'm not getting an iPhone though, so they better just hurry up and make a full BaSS2. And TellTale can leave this one alone.
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