On the AI puzzles, you actually play the computer or Stauf and at times the challenge is overwhelming. While most of the puzzles can be solved with common sense and some thinking, some just boggle the mind - especially the AI puzzles. As you solve puzzles, you unlock more FMV sequences and become closer to finishing the mystery. Every puzzle is seamlessly incorporated into the storyline. In one puzzle, you have to remove pieces of cake in a certain order and in another one you must play "follow the leader" with Stauf on a piano. There are over twenty and just about all of them are unique in their own way. As you wander the halls and various rooms of the mansion, you actually get a sense of immersion because everything is so real looking.Įven with it's flashy sheen, the main focus of The 7th Guest is the puzzles. The Stauf mansion is beautifully rendered and the graphics department obviously spent a lot of time devoted to the small details. This was also one of the first games to use hi-res SVGA graphics. And the FMV quality still stands up and remains decent even when compared to today's standards. Something of this magnitude had never been attempted before and it's truly revolutionary. Instead, it uses real-life actors that act out a very decent script and storyline. It doesn't use animation or in-game graphics. The 7th Guest was one of the first games in history to utilize the relatively new FMV technology. It not only sets standards for its own genre but also for the way computer gaming would be envisioned for years to come.
When it was released, it took the puzzle/adventure game genre to a new horizon never imagined. This ideology then applies to The 7th Guest. The same thing applies to Doom and how it evolved the first person 3D corridor shooter genre. Its simplistic and well thought out gameplay captivated an entire legion of fans. That game is one of the most, if not the most popular turn-based strategy game of all time. Every now and again there is a game that totally revolutionizes its genre.
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