Posted on: June 3, 2015

Jazman

Spiele: 59 Rezensionen: 1

Loved this game... lost my disk...

Loved the story when I originally played it. It has a few quirky points, but overall well worth the purchase! Now I can play it again!

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Posted on: June 7, 2017

phodopus

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Spiele: 274 Rezensionen: 26

Of its time

I remember this game coming out, but never got a chance to play until recently. Unlike a number of classic point and click games of this era, The Dig is very much of its time - the entire game seems to be a showcase for the technology. Game-play takes a definite backseat to the "atmospheric". I ended up getting out the walkthrough to avoid endless journeys from one side of the map to the other. Only recommended for those who wish to engage in nostalgia.

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Posted on: November 11, 2020

CharlieLima79

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Looks great, but slow and monotonous

‘The Dig’ is one of the lesser known LucasArts adventure game for a reason – it’s not very good. But I’ll say this: this game establishes its setting very well. The alien planet in which the game is set is beautifully imagined and drawn. For the most part, the terrain, technology, and logic behind how some things work are unusual enough that you’ll believe you’re exploring a new world. It’s a shame then that ‘The Dig’ is generally devoid of life and interesting things to do. The planet is barren, and you’ll spend much of your time finding items and solving many puzzles that require much trial and error. While those may be in line with the characters guessing their way around an alien planet, they don’t make an adventure game fun. I often found myself not sure of what to do next, or how to if I happened to know. That’s because the game rarely presents puzzles in ways that you’ll know what you’re working with, or gives you sufficient context to figure it out. Solutions can be frustratingly inelegant, too. You’d think that with three characters stranded on the planet, there’d be plenty opportunity for some teamwork in solving puzzles. There isn’t. You’ll spend most of the game exploring alone. Although you can chat with your teammates at times, they’d usually want you to leave them be. Overall, it feels like that the puzzles were more of an afterthought, with exploration of the planet being emphasized instead. ‘The Dig’ is a serious game, which isn’t a bad thing if the drama, tension and suspense are properly presented. Unfortunately they’re not. In one tense moment of the game, in which a character’s life is on the line, the other two just saunter and talk. The game’s pacing is too slow, with more backtracking and repetition than I cared for. While the graphics are colourful, other aspects of the presentation are flat. Sadly for me, ‘The Dig’ is a disappointing game. You may be better off watching a Let’s Play video of it on YouTube if you’re curious about it.

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Posted on: March 31, 2016

Feallan

Spiele: 188 Rezensionen: 9

Lots of wasted potential

The game starts out great. An asteroid on collision course with Earth, a ship sent to divert it, the crew discovering mysteries when it arrives... Some would call it generic, but I love stories like this and it seemed like the LucasArts crew got everything right. Unfortunately, I was wrong. The quality drops quickly: the story becomes a mess, puzzles are forced and often illogical, and the ending... My God. That had to be THE worst game ending I've ever seen. If you like sci-fi and adventure games, you can try The Dig, but don't expect anything above average. And when you feel like the ending scene is very near, take of your headphones and close your eyes.

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Posted on: April 1, 2022

Robinson02

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Avoid- nice graphics, lousy game & story

The Hollywood influence really shows here, with the usual nonsensical reasons for splitting up a group in a dangerous environment, overly sarcastic replies to everything mistaken for humour, huge leaps in logic and characters realising unknowable things to move the plot along. It would have worked better as another tacky movie full of unlikable characters and visual spectacle (because that’s all you get here). By the same token, you do get a nice musical score, at times worthy of a movie and some beautiful art design. The puzzles start off reasonable enough for the first 10 minutes, but soon start to take some liberties with ‘logic’. There’s a lot of large empty environments to walk through, so plenty of time to let your mind wander and think about better games as you back track to try that one new item (which may as well have been invisible as you clicked on it by accident) on that one random hole you found (which your character will know the advanced alien function of, despite talking like a stereotypical ‘yee haw’ army meat head… his stupidity is reinforced by the fact he’s often insulted by a snippy woman who uses constant sarcasm to show that she’s so much smarter than him). This is the game that really showed me I’m guided by nostalgia for point and click adventures and that with an ‘adults’ mind I can no longer look past the paper-thin plots, illogical puzzles and sloppy design. I could have forgiven a lot if the ending had been at all meaningful, but it was a let-down.

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