The 7th Guest: 25th Anniversary Edition

That was a long journey for germans to get this game in german language for PC! There we go! Philips brought this game to it's CD-I in a german version. Since then it was never released in german language - until 2019! It just needed 26 years! Wow, is that game already that old?? Whatever... I'm hyped of the fact it's finally available in full german. I don't mind much about the improvements. I like it how it is - CLASSIC <3

love it

*This is a review for the original version of The 7th Guest* I've heard a lot about this game and after reading all it had accomplished when it was first published I knew I had to try it if only just to say I did. I bought it so long ago but had yet to play it... travesty! I knew that it was a strange game, to say the least, but I don't think anything can really prepare you for the oddities that await you inside Stauf Manor! The story is delivered to you in bits and pieces as you traverse each room of the manor and it's up to you to piece together what is actually happening. I won't spoil anything by telling you it has something to do with the 7th guest! The puzzles weren't as bad as I expected even though the get really strange. There were some, like Bishops Puzzle, I used a walkthrough to guide me through because it has a total of something like forty-two exact moves needed on a chess board to complete, but most all others I was able to figure out with little to no trouble. They were creative and interesting. Compared to its sequel - The 11th Hour - these puzzles are a godsend! Bottom line, it's a great ride for nostalgia, but little else. You'll enjoy pieces but dislike others. You'll be glad you played it but happier when it's over.

At first I have to state, that I can only review the original review of the game, not the anniversary edition. I sadly can't find the original version on GOG anymore. I first laid hands on 7th guest in 1993, because my father bought it. I was 10 years old and was not very amused, so I gave it go 2 days ago, now that I'm 37. The game has aged very, very good. There are games, that hit the market after the 2000s that have worse graphics than this one. The controls are very good, but there actually isn't much to control other than walking around and clicking through the puzzles. The first half of the game really got me into it, and I had much fun solving the various puzzles, that all follow straight logic. In the beginning you actually spend some time just thinking and not actively playing. In the second half of the game, one can get the feeling, that the developers had no more good puzzles ideas, so you face a lot of boring puzzles like moving pictures around for example. The problem with these puzzles is, that you know how to solve them from the first minute, while it takes like forever to actually solve them. I actually skipped some of the later puzzles (there is an option in the game for that), just to go on to the more challenging ones. Overall I absolutely recommend playing the 7th Guest at least one time to set yourself back in the past of pc gaming. It is absolutely worth it.

Jerks, stop re-re-re-releasing the same game with no real reason. New languages - release =$15 Yay they bought again!! Now in HD! Release = $19.95 Haha they bought again! Now on Android! Also on IOS!!! Now on Linux! Also now on GOG!!!! Delisted now relisted as Reeeeeemastered and make them buy it again!! Woohoo they still keep buying!