Lucasarts was the premier adventure game publisher for over a decade; games like Monkey Island, Maniac Mansion, Full Throttle, Grim Fandango, etc defined what adventure gaming was all about. The famous SCUMM engine made it so genius' like Tim Shafer could create brilliant interactive stories that would lead players though amazing worlds, puzzles, and hilarious moments. The Dig took all of that and flushed it down the drain. What makes the old canon of Lucasarts adventure games so great, the story, the Dig has the most vanilla unoriginal adventure story that is completely devoid of any humor. The puzzles make no sense, at one point trying to solve a puzzle I consulted a online solution and with the answer I still couldn't figure it out. Writing this hurts because I love lucasgames so much,so all I can say is this if you want a good adventure go somewhere else.
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
I recently read a great article about the crappy grammar, lack of creativity, immaturity, and bad journalism inherent in video game reviewers, and the Gamespot review is the proof. The Dig is an AMAZING adventure game... Read Full Review
