Which to buy, Loom or Dig?
Just wondering what people think. Now that they're both on Steam, I'll buy one of them. I haven't played either, but I know they're both considered classics. I've been given the impression that neither is funny, which is partially why I haven't tried them yet.
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But to truly answer your question. I would buy Loom and the Dig because you got to get both there just that awesome.
The Dig is no slouch either, by ANY means, but Loom is just extremely intriguing to play, with an incredible story and puzzle design that you simply can't find anywhere else in the LucasArts catalog.
Both are extremely good but The DIG is outstanding in so many aspects.
After all i would buy both and maybe start another thread with "Which one should i play first?".
Loom is great for the atmosphere, but it's really short and easy... and it doesn't 'end' properly as it was intended to be a trilogy.
It's true the game is short and easy, but you won't regret your 5$
But also The Dig is an excellent game with a very moving story...
They're both great games, the suggestion should be the play both... and whichever you chose to begin with, you wouldn't regret
I generally don't like the idea with the music puzzles. The Dig sounds great but I am waiting for a discount or at least an adventure pack on Steam.
And the one big disadvantage: The games are not compatible with ScummVM if I buy them on steam.
The Dig has a pretty deep story and some fairly challenging puzzles, and depending on how you play it, a pretty satisfying ending (or at least I thought so). It's well worth the money in the time you'll spend playing it, it took me months the make it all the way through.
I wouldn't call them "music puzzles" as the musical notes really just serve as the verbs. You use 4 notes to use a verb on something. For example, the first "draft" as they call it that you get is "open" which allows you to attempt to open items. Using the 4 notes from the draft backwards will attempt to "close" the item. As you progress through the game, you'll learn new drafts, and it's highly recommended to keep a piece of note paper handy to keep track of them all unless you've got a steel trap and can remember all of them. It's really quite a nifty little verb system.
You probably think this because of the lack of humor. But I thought exploring an unknown alien world and trying to survive and save the lives of your friends on top of it made for quite the stunning game. The plot twists, puzzles, and environments are unique and great. And I mean, of course a game on a barren alien world will feel empty, but the game is more about exploring the unknown; while LOOM is this unfinished epic story.
The Dig on the other hand is good sci-fi adventure with interesting story and characters. Like some others said it is not humour game, but because I don't expect that every adventure game is comedy I enjoyed it a lot.
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Why specifically not from Steam, if you don't mind me asking? AFAIK there's nowhere else to (legally) get Loom any more...
Because I'm incredibly biased and anti-DRM.
But one thing I definitely recommend, if you aren't buying from Steam and are lucky enough to come across a copy of Loom from another source, then grab it. The Dig is still well worth a purchase too IMO but that one's easier to find (at least on the internet).
What do you mean by "biased and anti-DRM", anyway? Surely if LucasArts are putting these games on steam under their own volition then they *are* exercising their 'Digital Rights' to do so, right?
Steam is nowhere near as invasive as other forms of DRM. I'm generally against DRM but I really don't mind Steam one bit.
Plus, I'm confused as to how they can put DRM on something like Loom without completely redoing the engine
It demands to check up on you every time you run a game, therefore I feel that it is invasive.
Steam itself.
I'm anti-DRM because, yes it is their right to sell them, it's not their right to deny you ownership of a product you legally bought. I don't want to pay to use a game, I want to own a copy of a game.
Speaking of which, I got Loom. I'll probably get The Dig eventually as well.
EDIT: Oh wait, you may still get the Dig. Okay. *shrugs*
sorry, point taken.
I've voted for Loom but I would get both (if I didn't already own them).
You made the better choice. Personally, I consider LOOM to be one of the elite adventure games of the era. Although that could easily be because it was one of the first 2 adventure games I played (the other being SMI). But it's really incredible, just a whole lot of fun. The Dig is good too. But LOOM is just better.
It has. But you don't get the audio drama.
But you can download it here:
http://www.tentakelvilla.de/download/empedrei.html
But both have no support for ScummVM. I would buy them both if they had.
It's an impossibly large activation limit that they'll most likely extend for me if I ever need it. They also do it within reason. Steam's DRM has no sense behind it at all.
I can understand why you might want to play games that you've already purchased on another computer if you've recently upgraded but for classic titles such as Loom and The Dig, their low price doesn't make much of a difference if they are protected with DRM or not.
I know I'd rather have DRM than the original codes copy protection system the floppy disk Lucasarts games used to come with.