The Dig
Details
Release Date: 1995
Format: PC
Developer: LucasArts
Genre: Point 'n' Click Adventure
Review Score: 76%
Date Added: March 2012
Format: PC
Developer: LucasArts
Genre: Point 'n' Click Adventure
Review Score: 76%
Date Added: March 2012
Review
The Dig is a sci-fi themed adventure game. You take the role of the leader of a team of five astronauts sent into orbit above Earth to blast an asteroid on a collision course with the planet. All is not as it seems however and you along with 2 other astronauts are transported to another world, this is where the main plot of the game takes place.
The gameplay is typical of a point and click game, there is an absence of interaction with other people however, most of the game is spent searching alone which can get a bit tedious. Saying that the game is quite long and took me a while to complete the first time round even with help! Some of the puzzles are particularly difficult and can involve lots of travelling back and forth collecting things which can be tedious or extend the gameplay depending how you see it.
The graphics are good for a game of it's age, it includes some high detail video sequences which when accompanied with the perfectly orchestrated background show off the quality of the game.
The game is re-playable given the difficulty of the puzzles but upon completion you might want to leave it a year or two until you forget how to complete everything (I've left it for 2). As I said it's quite a long game anyway so upon completion your unlikely to want to go and replay it immediately, there is a hidden second ending but I am yet to see it and by the sounds of it it isn't hugely different. More info on this ending can be found at Gamefaqs or Wikipedia.
The game is similar to the Star Trek point and click games, if you like those you will probably like this. It also includes full voice acting.
Ratings
Originality Re-play Value Compatibility Visual Quality Sound Quality
7/10 7/10 10/10 8/10 8/10
Total Score
76%
The gameplay is typical of a point and click game, there is an absence of interaction with other people however, most of the game is spent searching alone which can get a bit tedious. Saying that the game is quite long and took me a while to complete the first time round even with help! Some of the puzzles are particularly difficult and can involve lots of travelling back and forth collecting things which can be tedious or extend the gameplay depending how you see it.
The graphics are good for a game of it's age, it includes some high detail video sequences which when accompanied with the perfectly orchestrated background show off the quality of the game.
The game is re-playable given the difficulty of the puzzles but upon completion you might want to leave it a year or two until you forget how to complete everything (I've left it for 2). As I said it's quite a long game anyway so upon completion your unlikely to want to go and replay it immediately, there is a hidden second ending but I am yet to see it and by the sounds of it it isn't hugely different. More info on this ending can be found at Gamefaqs or Wikipedia.
The game is similar to the Star Trek point and click games, if you like those you will probably like this. It also includes full voice acting.
Ratings
Originality Re-play Value Compatibility Visual Quality Sound Quality
7/10 7/10 10/10 8/10 8/10
Total Score
76%
Where To Get It
I got my copy on a re-release CD a few years back. You can still get hold of these from Amazon/Ebay. Alternatively you can now buy it cheaper on Steam.
Installation Instructions
Installation is simple as the game runs on Scummvm. If you buy the game on the re-release CD (and probably steam) it should install the Scumm emulator with the game and run seemlessly without you having to do anything.
If however you want to add the game to a newever version of Scumm or your installing it from the original disks you need to copy the following files and directories into a folder on your hard drive:
The Video Folder
DIG.LA0
DIG.LA1
DIGMUSIC.BUN
DIGVOICE.BUN
and LANGUAGE.BND if you're not using an English version.
Add the new folder containing these files to Scumm and it should register the game, alternatively you can just copy the entire disk contents into a directory and add that. For more information on adding the game to Scumm see the wiki here.
If however you want to add the game to a newever version of Scumm or your installing it from the original disks you need to copy the following files and directories into a folder on your hard drive:
The Video Folder
DIG.LA0
DIG.LA1
DIGMUSIC.BUN
DIGVOICE.BUN
and LANGUAGE.BND if you're not using an English version.
Add the new folder containing these files to Scumm and it should register the game, alternatively you can just copy the entire disk contents into a directory and add that. For more information on adding the game to Scumm see the wiki here.
Links To Other Sources
SCUMM Wiki - Has some more technical information on running the game