[b]A Game About Digging a Hole[/b] [i]is a game about digging a hole. ….. [b]why did I expect it to be anything more than that???[/b] [/i] It does pretty much everything it set out to do: the gameplay loop is fine and the tools work as intended, [i]the game itself doesn’t look half bad[/i], and it’s pretty cheap, less than a cup of coffee [i]as all the ads say[/i] [spoiler] (“$5.00 for a cup of coffee?? glad I don’t drink coffee then!” I say as I buy my third overpriced gas station soda this week). [/spoiler] But even with all that going for it, [i]I just couldn’t say I had much fun.[/i] I’d hate to say it, but [b]I’m tired of this, grandpa.[/b]
[b]CONGRATURATIONS!!!!![/b] you are the [b]LUCKY WINNER[/b] of a [b]BRAND NEW HOME!!!!![/b] but [i]oh what’s this???[/i] your new home also has [b]BURIED TREASURE[/b] in the [b]BACKYARD!!!![/b] no one has ever found it, but we know it’s there! [i]nothing sus about that!![/i] [spoiler]trust us; we sell real estate!![/spoiler] now, go out there and [i]get digging!![/i].....oh, don’t even bother unpacking or anything. [b]you literally can’t go inside your own house.[/b] [i]so, [b]get digging![/b] [/i] That’s more or less the crux of the matter. [spoiler]Again, who knew that A Game About Digging a Hole would mainly focus on digging a hole??[/spoiler] You start out with nothing but a shovel and a dream. There are like half a dozen different kinds of ores and such you can find in the ground, which you can then sell online, and then [i]buy better tools with.[/i] Everything can be upgraded; your shovel to a high powered drill, [i]better battery life for said drill[/i], improved inventory so you can carry more stuff, [i]all of that.[/i] Plus, you can buy dynamite and lanterns, too! [b]Doesn’t this sound like fun![/b]….well, maybe for like, [i]the first thirty minutes.[/i] My biggest issue [b](which might sound so stupid but no matter)[/b] is [i]there’s really not much to do in this game…[b]besides digging.[/b] [/i] You’re going to make enough money to buy [b]every upgrade[/b] [i]so fast[/i], and then there’s just [i]nothing else to spend money on.[/i] It’s almost as bad as the stud multipliers in LEGO games. [i]oh[/i], but [b]what about the DYNAMITE?[/b] Explosions, man! [b]Explosions are so cool![/b]...not these. This game somehow managed to have the [i]weakest, most pathetic, most boring dynamite mechanic [b]I’ve ever seen.[/b] [/i] It looks more like a big fart cloud, and it barely even scratches the dirt [b]even at the highest upgrade.[/b] And ultimately, there just isn’t enough to find. The only things in the dirt [spoiler](aside from “the treasure” or whatever crap)[/spoiler] are the random ores, which are only there to give you money, and I’ve already pointed out that [i]money is worthless.[/i] Like, we’re supposed to be digging a hole that’s like a mile deep underground! [b]Get creative![/b] Have dinosaur bones! Have some kind of ancient artifact! Ruins! UFOs! [b]Arbys![/b] Just SOMETHING that would compel me to keep digging [i]even though I have better things to do![/i] But [b]nope[/b], just dirt, rocks, and [i]the vaguest sense of riches.[/i]
I once said in a previous review that [b]Exit 8[/b] and [i]games within that genre[/i] are the most visually repetitive games I’ve ever seen, but [b]Digging Hole Game has proven me a liar.[/b] [i]It’s just… [b]dirt.[/b] [/i] an overwhelming sea of shapeless, almost textureless [b]brown and gray. [i]e x c i t i n g .[/i] [/b] It’s not that the game even looks that bad or anything. [i]It looks fine.[/i] reminds me a lot of a WiiWare game, but [i]it still looks fine.[/i] It’s just, the vast majority of the game [i]just doesn’t look like much of anything. [/i] But let me first tell you about the things that AREN’T dirt!...your backyard layout kinda looks nice. I like the little trophies you get for whenever you get an achievement. [i]there are a lot of limes in your garage for some reason.[/i] [spoiler] was that just like a free prop from the Unreal Engine store? I don’t see why else you would have a box of limes (and nothing else). [/spoiler] The actual digging effects and dust particles look pretty slick, same can be said for the ore’s shiny sparkle. [i]The tool models[/i] (and animation) [i]legitimately seem unfinished[/i], but really at that point I’m just nitpicking. [b]I really don’t have a lot to say here. [i]It’s just dirt. [/i] [/b] [spoiler]Don’tcha love dirt, man?[/spoiler]
I must stress that [b]the main problem here [i]is probably just me.[/i] [/b] I got EXACTLY as advertised, [b]it’s a game about digging a hole.[/b] It’s just [i]in the end, [b]I got tired of digging a hole.[/b] [/i] It’s not what I’d call [i]bad[/i], but at the same time, I feel like I could’ve gotten the entire experience [i]by watching some streamer highlights.[/i] Sorry.
