The Dig Review
In almost every sense, The Dig represents a leap backwards from LucasArts' previous group of adventure games.
Was someone having a bad day when they reviewed this game? 4.5???? You've gotta be kidding me! I remember buying this maybe a year after release and I loved it! The story was exciting, the music was terrific, the grap... Read Full Review
11 of 11 users found the following review helpfulWhat do George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Orson Scott Card, Robert Patrick, and Brian Moriarty have in common? The Dig, of course. Released in 1995 by LucasArts, The Dig pools the varied talents of this all-star team to cr... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulI love adventure games, especially old school ones, the kind that didn't hold your hand and weren't afraid to attack your brain cells with puzzles that require analytical thinking, even using a pen and paper to solve som... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulA true milestone. One of the best games ever. The peak of Point & Click Adventure gaming era. Although graphics and sound appear old-school, they are still decent compared to current technology standards (taking into... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulLike many reviewers, I disagree a lot with the review from Gamespot. "4,5" doesn't make justice to this game in any aspect. Anyway, the first thing you need to know is that this isn't a normal lucasarts adventure game... Read Full Review
3 of 3 users found the following review helpfulI completely disagree with the gamespot rater. This game came out when I was very young and I had trouble understanding the story and the objectives. Then I came back a few years later and played it through. The i... Read Full Review
3 of 4 users found the following review helpfulThe sun beats down from a cloudless sky on an alien world where all is dust. No life stirs, no bird sings, no cricket chirps, desolation surrounds you and the immense heat makes you feel faint. You slowly raise yourself ... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful*Note: This is a review of LucasArts' Steam re-release of The Dig. Why does everybody talk about Boom Blox like it was Steven Spielberg's first entry as a game designer when his first real attempt at making a game was... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpfulI've always considered this game to be the weak link in Lucasarts adventure games, and after playing it again recently, i stand by that belief. "The Dig" tries its hardest to be good, but at the end, the ridicules not-su... Read Full Review
3 of 6 users found the following review helpfulI'm writing this from a perspective. I have completed this game years ago and only came back to it in 2009 because I saw it being supported by scumm. My original CD much like the cds of Broken Sword are in such a shape y... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpfulWhen I first saw the GS score of 'The Dig' burping 4.5 at me, I could not believe my eyes. I have played through this game a few times and it always entertained me, pulling into the haunting story set on a distant planet... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
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