The 7th Guest Remake

I played the original back in the early 1990s when I was a teenager when it first released on PC CD-ROM and enjoyed it a bunch. It was completely revolutionary for the time, so comparing this remake would be really unfair since it's hard to beat an original masterpiece. This one has its own charm though, and you get…

As a longtime fan of the original The 7th Guest from the 1990s, I couldn't be happier with this modern reimagining. The developers have done an excellent job preserving the atmosphere, mystery, and charm that made the original so memorable. One of the highlights is how the puzzles strike a perfect balance between no…

This game commits a pretty grave sin. In attempting to modernize the formula, it loses all the creepiness and charm of the original. Are the puzzles "better"? Maybe. You'll certainly get stuck on them less than in the original, but they're also all really easy, and in the post escape room era, you've basically seen…

One of the first great CD ROM games a lot of us enjoyed in the 1990s is bag. Is it any good? Hmmm... It's more polished of course as we've had 30 years of gaming technology since the original. It's got the ability to a slight better game intro. Downsides, the voice of Stauf just isn't the same. The original he was v…

Tweaked and edited TL;DR Version: PROS - People who played the original 1993 game have a decent chance of liking/appreciating this game. Incredibly true to the original as the music has the main themes woven in, the house layout is virtually the same on the first/ground floor, it follows the same story beats with so…

I cannot in good conscience recommend this game in its current state to anyone. This is the VR Remake they put out 3 years ago, but ported to flatscreen in such a quick, lazy, and obtuse manner that I am astonished it took 3 years to do so. Movement is incredibly slow (because it's the same one from the VR version),…