The 7th Guest

Αν σήμερα τα παιχνίδια είναι εντυπωσιακά από πλευράς εικόνας, τότε απλά το «The 7th guest» υπήρξε το εντυπωσιακότερο όλων εκείνη την εποχή, μιας και είχε υπέροχα prerendered γραφικά, και εξαιρετικά δουλεμένα FMVs που συνδυάζονταν για να δημιουργήσουν μια εξαιρετικά επιβλητική και δυσοίωνη ατμόσφαιρα. Τα χρώματα, ο φωτισμός, οι πίνακες (ένα και ένα για την απόδοση της αιωρούμενης απειλής που αποπνέει ο χώρος) και η ροή της κίνησης είχαν δουλευτεί ως την τελευταία λεπτομέρεια. Το παιχνίδι αυτό πέραν του εμπορικού σκοπού του έκρυβε πολύ μεράκι μέσα του.

This gorgeous game marks a new standard in digitized, computer-rendered games. If only other CD-base game systems could live up to 7th Guest, then every gamer would be able to experience the joy of a well-conceived, beautifully created game. For now, CD-i owners lucked out.

Vaskamansäja? Man kan egentligen inte göra annat än hålla tyst och stillsamt gråta inom sig av lycka. Briljant räcker inte. Ultraschysst räcker inte. Megasuperhäftigtgigacool räcker nästan, men inte riktigt. Om ni tänker er ordet "BRA" skrivet med åttiofem meter höga bokstäver av rosa frigolit kantat med lagerkransar, så kanske ni får en svag aning om hur det ligger till. Jag kan inte rå för att jag har våta drömmar om "The 7th Guest" kombinerat med en 250-tums TV och samma ljudanläggningar som Guns 'n' Roses använder. Jag kan inte det. Heders. Dessutom är det en välgjord story. Man skulle i det här läget kunna säga att det är ett ganska bra spel. Och så är det.

Anyone who entered into a software store around 1993 has probably heard of, or vaguely remembers, The 7th Guest. Its hype and sales roughly equal those of Myst, and probably would have remained just as legendary, if it hadn't turned into something of a one-hit-wonder. Otherwise, 7th (I refuse to call it by its cutesy-ass marketing name T7G - "heeeey guys, lets go play some teee-seven-geee!") and Myst stand together as the leaders of 1990s Nu-adventure - each of the two setting up a unique gameplay mechanic to replace aging text-based systems and take advantage of new graphical capabilities.

All in all, if Shivers is like a Tim Burton film, I'd have to say The 7th Guest is the Roger Corman of adventure games, mostly from the creepy, second-tier acting and costumes, like Fall of the House of Usher, a three-star Corman effort that is still relegated to American International release versus a major studio.

Det här är en mycket lyckad kombination av en bra spelidé och överbra grafik. Trots buggarna (oförlåtligt men överkomligt) är The 7th Guest högst spelbart och rekommenderas varmt.

Wow! If you've never heard of 7th Guest before, you're in for a shock. The graphics are simply mind-blowing with beautifully rendered scenes of the Stauff mansion. While simply walking around and playing puzzles at various points seems boring, just fire this puppy up and you'll be hooked. The music adds a creepy side to the game so I wouldn't suggest playing with the lights off. A great game with no real replay value.

All in all, if Shivers is like a Tim Burton film, I'd have to say The 7th Guest is the Roger Corman of adventure games, mostly from the creepy, second-tier acting and costumes, like Fall of the House of Usher, a three-star Corman effort that is still relegated to American International release versus a major studio.

The 7th Guest is a game that should be almost exclusively played for its puzzles. The game has very noticeable problems with its storyline and its atmosphere. However, if you like solving puzzles, it can still be a great deal of fun to play. It is a distinct experience that remains surprisingly playable to this day. The 7th Guest is significant for its structure and intense focus on puzzles. It will not be the best game in your collection and it certainly does not have the plot depth you will enjoy in many other adventure games. However, if you missed this game when it was originally released and if you like adventure games that feature lots of puzzles, The 7th Guest is definitely worth a look.

This was a fun game to play for perhaps 6-10 hours. With little story or exploration, it is only marginally in the genre of adventure games. It is a great game for the puzzles, and if you like cheesy “B” grade horror flicks, you’ll love the melodrama.

Play this game if you're in the mood for good puzzles and good cheesy fun. This genre-defining game is well worth a look if you missed it the first time around.

Horror-thriller met schitterende computergraphics, full-motion videobeelden en gesproken woord / muziek in hifi-stereo. Het verhaal is behoorlijkeng en de puzzels razend moeilijk. De nadruk ligt dan ook meer op denkwerk dan op actie.

Le plus beau jeu actuellement sur CD-I/FMV. A éviter uniquement si le mot "casse-tête" vous donne la nausée.

Wer seine Freunde von den Vorteilen eines PCs als Spielemaschine überzeugen möchte, sollte vor versammelter Mannschaft mal ein Stündchen als The 7th Guest durch Virgins Multimedia-Gruselhaus stapfen. Die nötige Hardware unterm Tisch (siehe Kasten) beeindrucken die Super-VGA-Bilder nebst digitalen Edelsound auch den härtesten Spielefeind. Allerdings täuscht die edle High-Tech-Verpackung auf Dauer nicht über ein paar Probleme hinweg, mit denen der exzessive Gruselkrieger zu kämpfen hat.

Sensation oder Scharlatanerie? Ich neige fast zur zweiten Meinung, denn 700 MByte Verpackung für 22 Denksportaufgaben ist einfach nur dreist.

Grafiken är underbart vacker och ljudet är jättebra. Själva spelet är dock medelmåttigt.

Technology comes and goes; graphics once dazzling will fade, and then all a game has to rest on is its story and the intrigue of its challenges. Take a look around our forum sometime and see how many people list games like Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father or the older Tex Murphy games amoung their favourites, and you will realize that people love those games despite their now inferior graphics, because they have great stories and challenging puzzles. That is why The 7th Guest was almost a great game.

The 7th Guest is as famous and significant a game as Myst—well, almost. Released a year before Myst in 1993, it had the same kind of luminous graphics wound around a familiar point & click format. It tantalized users with a siren song of perspicuous graphics and open exploration. Gamers flocked to game stores clamoring for it. However, that is where the similarities between the two games end. Now some years later, Myst has proved a durable survivor of the adventure game exodus, still holding a great deal of its original appeal, while The 7th Guest has slowly faded into obscurity.

The 7th Guest has written itself into the history book as the “killer app” that hails the introduction of CD-ROM technology. It is a graphical adventure extravaganza but fails to deliver a succinct story and original puzzle play. Who wants to be The 7th Guest?

Much like the early Alone in the Dark games, the developers failed to understand that bright, clean, colorful rooms just aren't very scary. Even the "surprise" animated clips that are supposed to be intense fall flat. 7th Guest is a novel concept, but despite its good looks, there's not much of a game here.