SteamWorld Dig (PC) (2013)
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| The first item: your uncle's Old Pickaxe |
Relevant Links:
SteamWorld Dig Webpage
SteamWorld Dig (Steam Store Page)
SteamWorld Dig (Wikipedia.org)
SteamWorld (PC) (MetaCritic.com)
20160102:
Today I tried playing this game and I enjoyed the Western theme.
In addition, the upgrades were pretty cool, but the enemies were lacking, the mining eventually got tedious, and the platforming element was so-so.
Thoughts:
Pros:
+ Western theme
+ Mysterious premise (the protagonist seems to be destined for something)
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| Find upgrades! |
Neutral:
~ Upgrades and grinding...
Cons:
- Can't mine while jumping
- Often too simple (three AI, thus far I've encountered only two different types of enemies)
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| Digging towards the red dot on the minimap (top-right) |
- The mining eventually got boring.
- Mining lacks transparency (the gems seem to stack in a sack, but I couldn't tell what would be mined prior to mining it)
Recommendation:
I enjoyed SteamWorld Dig for a full 1.4 hours before finally getting bored of it. Had the game been a complete combination of Mega Man and Terraria, that would have been pretty cool.
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| Buy upgrades from the shop. |
Unfortunately, it was like Mega Man without the enemies and like Terraria without the crafting which was an underwhelming experience.
Steam: 1.4 hours
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