What is the last masterpiece of Steven Spielberg? Before you hurry your reply with Indiana Jones or E.T. you should learn that an adventure game, released in 1995 by LucasArts (we will be seeing quite a lot of them actually), bore the signature of the director/producer.
The Dig starts off as an Armageddon-like movie with an asteroid out of the blue threatening humanity and the world as we know it. Luckily, there is no Bruce Willis to save the day (more luckily, there is no Ben Affleck). Instead, you have control of Boston Low (voiced by the Robert Patrick, known for his role in Terminator 2 and the i-want-to-be-x-files-when-i-grow-up last two seasons of X-Files). The asteroid is not what it seems and the plant a nuclear bomb and get the hell out of there mission soon becomes a fight your way back home from a universe far far away.
This adventure game is a purely point-and-click, puzzle game where you use clues and the old technology left on the alien planet to get yourself and your team back to Earth. There are quite some bumps on the way and as far as the script goes you will never be bored. The twists are pretty much expected, but it is well written and is not afraid to go deeper within philosophical questions (sometimes corky, mostly intelligent though). The alien world is greatly designed: the museum part where you get a hands on history lesson through images is one of the most powerful in any adventure game.
Why is it in this list?
Pure sci-fi for a change with a little more conversation, a little less action. The alien world is greatly conceived, never flirting with cult alien-y movie notions. Steven Spielberg and Robert Patrick in a good sci-fi setting for a change. Only negative: a little childish at times. Most important aspect: the awesome logical (and tough) puzzles you need to solve. I think that Riven is the only game that incorporated harder puzzles in a completely foreign setting just like The Dig.
The Dig starts off as an Armageddon-like movie with an asteroid out of the blue threatening humanity and the world as we know it. Luckily, there is no Bruce Willis to save the day (more luckily, there is no Ben Affleck). Instead, you have control of Boston Low (voiced by the Robert Patrick, known for his role in Terminator 2 and the i-want-to-be-x-files-when-i-grow-up last two seasons of X-Files). The asteroid is not what it seems and the plant a nuclear bomb and get the hell out of there mission soon becomes a fight your way back home from a universe far far away.
This adventure game is a purely point-and-click, puzzle game where you use clues and the old technology left on the alien planet to get yourself and your team back to Earth. There are quite some bumps on the way and as far as the script goes you will never be bored. The twists are pretty much expected, but it is well written and is not afraid to go deeper within philosophical questions (sometimes corky, mostly intelligent though). The alien world is greatly designed: the museum part where you get a hands on history lesson through images is one of the most powerful in any adventure game.
Why is it in this list?
Pure sci-fi for a change with a little more conversation, a little less action. The alien world is greatly conceived, never flirting with cult alien-y movie notions. Steven Spielberg and Robert Patrick in a good sci-fi setting for a change. Only negative: a little childish at times. Most important aspect: the awesome logical (and tough) puzzles you need to solve. I think that Riven is the only game that incorporated harder puzzles in a completely foreign setting just like The Dig.
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