The Dig®

If you love classics, The dig is one of the best point and clicks ever.

Watch any new sci-fi movie (eg The Martian/Ad Astra etc) you can see where the formula came from - of course Speilberg was involved in this one. Great at the time and fond memories

How much you'll like "The Dig" depends greatly on what you're looking for in an adventure game an how you respond to its general aesthetics. Expect nothing similar to the light-hearted and humorous setting Lucasarts is usually known for. This is a dramatic game with a pretty dark story. It conveys a strong atmosphere of loneliness and desolation, balanced by a sense of wonder as one explores the stunning scenery of the planet. It is very unique in Lucasarts' production, so much so that at times one is reminded of completely different games like for instance Eric Chahi's "Another World" or even the "Metroid Prime" series (as far as atmosphere is concerned). For all these reasons it is understandable why this is not everyone's cup of tea. Nonetheless if you feel attracted to its visuals and its general darker tone, if you value exploration and atmosphere over humor and character building, and if you don't mind the heavily pixelized character animation of the era, you should definitely try it. I was absolutely amazed by the sheer beauty of the backgrounds and the music, that create this delicious feeling of oppression, isolation, and decay. The story indeed has its flaws (I would have liked another ending to be honest), and some puzzles might seem uselessly complicated. But it does not matter that much. The real purpose of the game is exploring this dark, crepuscular world, and If you like this kind of atmosphere you'll love it.

Very atmospheric game with Wagner music and Industrial Light and Magic effects, supported by director Steven Spielberg. In any case it has much better camera movement than many other games from the pixel era. The only downsides are: the German language synchro is bad and - as in some other older adventures - you can get stuck for quite some time in the game, if you have forgotten to push a tiny button or a little switch.

The puzzles are really quite bad but the story is fine, recommend playing with a walkthrough