My Diggy Dog 2

lazy mobile port with many problems. starts with a loud as ♥♥♥♥ voiced intro instead of a menu and volume settings, followed by gibberish dialog with typewriter effect, still no menu or volume settings (lines can't be clicked to appear either, they're skipped instead), then a tutorial level, still without the ability to bring up the menu and settings, followed by more gibberish, yep, without a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ menu or settings in sight. then finally level select (only one level unlocked at a time, always bad), thankfully no gibberish during dialog there, only the annoying typewriter effect still and tapping instead of clicking. and yes, a menu! but nope, [b]no settings whatsoever[/b]. no resolutions (it was promised, never delivered), no windowed mode, nothing for audio, not even ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ toggles. controls aren't rebindable either but at least both wasd and arrows work (up doesn't jump though, only 'w' and space) and there's mouse support, which isn't even true for some point & click adventures, so well done for not doing a 100% ♥♥♥♥ job. further worsening things are the [b]wonky physics and inability to look around to see what's below or what a button does, can't undo either, all leading to trial & error and many level resets[/b]. or accidentally finishing the level by simply standing too close to the exit, without a chance to grab the last piece of treasure. no retry option on the level complete screen, of course, but replaying completed levels only leaves missing pieces to collect, so there's that. and while level select looks nice, it's a pain to navigate level by level to check what might be missing from earlier stages. more annoyances: constant interactions with the dog's owner via text messages and [b]dying putting you back to the very beginning of the level[/b], some of which are really tedious and/or relatively long. the usual 'I know what to do and how to do it, but due to various issues it's a pain and having to start the whole arduous process over after a mistake makes it worse'. also, boulders and other moving/falling things don't affect enemies, they simply go through everything, and the level complete jingle is much louder than everything else. they also promised to bring out the first game, never happened, and after only 2 worlds with 60 levels each [b]there's a 'to be continued' message on level select, so it's not even finished content-wise[/b]. the second location was the only update, and that was after leaving early access and becoming a 'full game', so it should've been there from the start, along with the rest that's still missing. also, [b]level 27 in the second world has been bugged for years[/b] from what I've read. I didn't get that far, got fed up for good around level 35, and looks like there's an item-based solution, but [b]tools are single-use and pricey and money's finite and hard to come by[/b], the worst possible combination. replaying levels doesn't give extra and achievements are really grindy and barely pay anything, so chances are you'll have run out of cash by then or at some other point and you're ♥♥♥♥♥♥. there's about 10k to be had total, there are 5 power-ups, 400 each. they could've gone the permanent unlock route for 2k, upgrade for another 3k and max level for 5k, so 5-10-15-second jetpack, 1-2-3 extra lives, etc. shame, as it could've been a pretty good digging/collecting/platforming thing, not unlike [b]steamworld dig[/b] and its ilk, but as it is, please [b]don't support ♥♥♥♥♥♥ mobile devs like this[/b]. you'll notice many positive reviews have almost no runtime, as usual, and of course runtime isn't playtime, so the rest is questionable too.

Enjoyed the game right up to less than half way through. Bug on level 27 Abandoned North (missing lever), can't proceed with game. No updates since Dec. 2020

※字幕を正式な日本語にする方法がやっとわかったので追記して青評価に変更。 SteamLibrary（またはC:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\）→steamappsフォルダにあるappmanifest_1216300.acfの中身をメモ帳で編集する。下の方にlanguage項目が二つあってenglishになっているので両方japaneseに変更して保存。念のためファイルのプロパティから読み取り専用にチェックを入れておく。Windowsから一旦ログオフして再ログイン（またはPC再起動）。これで日本語に出来ました。 ゲーム自体はボリュームもあって面白いです。 以前このゲームのスマホ版を買ったのですが、ゲームパッドでプレイしたいのでSteam版を購入。しかしSteam版は日本語対応になっているのに、日本語でプレイできません。Steamクライアントのプロパティの「言語」にも日本語が無く、英語・韓国語・中国語・ロシア語だけです。ゲーム内にも言語設定は無いです。スマホ版は日本語でした。なんとかしてください。掲示板にもドイツ語に出来ないという投稿がありますが1年近く放置されてるようです。外部のストアで買ったのでそのせいかもしれませんが。 いくら調べても日本語にする方法がわからないので、仕方なくMelonLoaderとXUnity.AutoTranslator-MelonMod-IL2CPPで日本語に自動翻訳させました。MelonLoaderのコンソール画面には黄色い警告がたくさん出ていますが特に問題なくプレイ出来ているようです。 Steam Deckで起動・プレイは出来ましたが最初のムービーシーンが真っ暗でした（途中でGE-Proton7-47に変更していたせいか、ワールド移動時のムービーは正常に再生された）。あとDeckでは音割れしていて大きめの音のシーンでノイズが入ります。

My Diggy Dog 2 is a free mobile app that's been dumped on Steam as a paid product by greedy, morally bankrupt mobile devs. It's a 2D retro platformer with a single "gimmick", you can dig. Thematically this comes across better than most mobile apps, with a cute dog and somewhat stylised, if low resolution, cartoon assets that give this mobile app a family friendly veneer. From a technical perspective, the game doesn't meet basic minimum requirements that most PC gamers expect as standard. There's no options to change the resolution for the game or customise the graphics settings. There's no way for gamers to ensure this is running at the native resolution of their displays... there's no guarantee this game will look right on any PC as a result of this hamfisted design decision. There's no way for gamers to try improve the low quality graphics. The controls can't be customised, which will be an annoyance for many, but it can also render the game unplayable for differently-abled gamers. PC gamers will be insulted by the presence of console peasant children's toy controller prompts, despite this being on PC. You can't turn them off. Developers should try to be aware which platform they're developing for. Because this is a mobile app, it carries a number of deliberate design deficiencies. Compromises were made to cater to the iPhones that the game was designed for. These are unfortunate handicaps and limitations that PC gamers shouldn't be forced to accept, but it's evident that PC was an afterthought for the iPhone developers who are to blame for this. The game is deficient as a result of these choices, and would have been so much better without the handicaps that designing games for mobile phones forces upon a game. Once more, mobile devs have made gaming worse for everyone. I didn't spend thousands on building a gaming rig just so I could pretend it's an iPhone. These technical defects push this game below acceptable standards for any modern PC game. Once more we see greedy mobile devs trying to scam PC gamers. On Steam, this is $5 USD, on app stores, it's free. Mobile devs must learn PC gamers are not here to be gouged, and can't be expected to pay a FIVE DOLLAR premium for a FREE mobile game just because it's been lazily dumped on Steam. This is unacceptable disrespect for PC gamers. Because this can be played free elsewhere, and because of the other defects, it's impossible to recommend. Who do they think we are?

At level 27 misses the lever to open the gate!

游戏里有不少bug。比如北方27关，门的开关没了；跳到弹床上会莫名其妙弹不起来；卡模；按住连跳重开会飞……

richtig gutes game !!!!! Bin mega überascht !!!! Kein billiger assett flipper etc. ! Mit viel Liebe gemacht ! Es gibt au ne gute Story, mega viele level und und und !!! UNBEDINGT kaufen, vor allem im sale !!!!