Summary
Bigger, badder, but not quite better.
The Good
Trilobyte upgraded the groovie engine, with better graphics and interaction. The videos were clearer and not nearly as pixelated as in 7th guest.
The acting was about the same, hammy, but interesting. Stauf came back with a whole collection of snarky comments for the player. The puzzles were as good if not better than the ones in the original game. Some of the anagrams were pretty cool.
The Fatman came back to create the soundtrack, a definite highlight of the game. You can even play the tracks as the 2nd CD has CDA tracks on it.
The developer did a good job of aging and destroying the house so it looks like several years have passed since the original.
The Bad
4 freaking CDs. Swapping wasn't bad because the game swaps out only during milestones in the game.
The story makes even less sense then the original. The raunch, as mild as it is, was kicked up a notch to give it a more adult feel.
And the really frustrating anagrams brought the gameplay to a standstill.
The Bottom Line
Plays solidly on XP machines, give it a try and see a could've been classic.
