Ultra-cheesy, scenery-chewing, live-action cutscenes, creepy-campy atmosphere, and pretty difficult puzzles. On release, this game was one of the most technically impressive out there. Comparing the original versions of The 7th Guest and its main competitor, Myst, T7G looked better by miles with much nicer prerendered scenes, animated transition, and full-body acting integrated in the scenes. But Myst won out on atmosphere, story, world, and puzzles being integrated in the world and story. The 7th Guest is campy and charming, not one of the best retro adventure games, but worth checking out for fans of the genre. I have played this game about three times in my life, most recently this very playable 25th Anniversary Edition. Apart from y'know, having it work without hassel on modern systems, some of its quality-of-life improvements are also very welcome, others are deeply unnecessary like the "improved" graphics and UI highlighting, but luckily those can be turned off.
