The 7th Guest Remake

супер 10/10

Brings back fond memories when I played this many years ago. Remake is well done.

Pretty good remake <3

Uit nostalgie en als je graag puzzelt. Het spel is ok maar ook niet meer dan dat. En de puzzels zijn niet echt een grote uitdaging.

I've had a great time from starting to end, the puzzles never felt cheap or impossible. There are 3 puzzles I've spent over an hour struggling to find the solution and it felt rewarding to succeed. However, there was one puzzle where the instructions weren't clear and I spent way longer than I should trying to understand why my answer wasn't working, I had to ultimately get a hint in the game to understand what I was doing wrong. Loved to see a game with real actors, it gave it charm. If you love puzzles, I highly recommend this game.

Absolutely fantastic! I played the original 7th Guest when I was much younger, and it was great then, but this breathed new life into the game. Same great story, but much more playable for new players. 100% suggest playing this, whether you played the original or not.

GREAT GAME, I PLAYED THE ORIGINAL.

The 7th Guest is not a particularly frightening game, but it is positively dripping with atmosphere. I can't judge it as a remake since I've never played the original. I've seen gameplay of the 1993 classic and age has not been kind to it. Some games from the 90s such as Arcanum, Fallout, or Myst have held up well over the years, but I'm not sure the same can be said for The 7th Guest (1993). Let's talk about its strengths. All of the puzzles, minus one or two, fall somewhere in the realm of good to great. I especially enjoyed the final puzzle once I'd actually figured out the systems behind it. The sound design is genuinely excellent with the skittering of spiders, the banging of pipes, and wailing of eerie dolls selling the atmosphere well. You've got a jazzy soundtrack bolstering the mood throughout, which can work slightly to the detriment of the horror, but is nonetheless a total vibe. Weaknesses? The story is really nothing to write home about. To avoid spoilers, you, the player, join these guests as they're invited by the mysterious and menacing Henry Stauf to his mansion for a strange and deadly evening. It goes about exactly as you'd expect. The deaths are actually pretty weak. For some reason I got it in my head that Stauf would be a bit closer to Jigsaw from Saw in the sense that some of the games themselves were deadly - this was not the case. I have no issue with games more focused on being spooky and mysterious rather than frightening or evocative, so this did not detract from the experience, but it does leave a rather plain story laid bare. I'd recommend it if you want a brief, atmospheric puzzle adventure. Just don't go in with the expectation of getting scared or finding a real challenge with any of the puzzles, and you'll have a good time soaking in the vibes of what feels like an older, edgier brother to Disney's Haunted Mansion. Note: My long hours are because I tend to leave games running while doing other things. Actual playtime was about five hours.