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Amazing!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 9
Date: February 09, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is one of the most amazing games I have ever played. This game was originally released in 1992 or 1993 and for it's time, it was way ahead in terms of graphics and story telling. Hell, it still has better graphics than some of the games that come out now. For me, this is the game that made me want to buy a computer which I did less than a month later. It has very challenging puzzles and some comedy along the way as Stauf adds his comments to either the path you choose or your success/failure to do a puzzle. If you like action, this is not your game. If you like solving puzzles, unraveling mysteries, and a game that makes you use your head, this is it. One of the best games of all time and the best puzzle solving game ever. But don't take my word on it. Get this for yourself.

Spooktacular!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: June 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

"Old man Stauf built a house
And filled it with his toys
Six guests all came one night
Their screams the only noise...

No one knows what happened next
There's no one left to say
But if you should see Old Man Stauf
Get on your knees & pray..."

You have been sent an invitation to attend an event by Mr. Stauf, world-renowned toymaker.

There are many legends surrounding this enigmatic man - he has quite an infamous reputation. Are they truths or lies? That is for you to decide. Either way, mystery surrounds him, just the way he likes it. Rumour has it he's a Warlock in league with The Devil...

Dare you go through the Gates of his ominous mansion?

You are set free to peruse the many darkened rooms & hallways. Each contains a different puzzle to solve, a different riddle to decipher. Eventually, you will find who this "madman" really is.....are you prepared?

Overall, this game is multi - stimulating. Aesthetically, it is just beautiful - splenderous - gloriously gloomy. The digital artwork is visually stunning, & very detailed. The artistry of it all draws you into the scenery, with third-dimensional effects - so much so, you could get lost within those lambent corridors for hours.

The puzzles are a bit trying at first, especially because you even have to figure out how they particularly work - but after that, it's one brainblending / gratifying riddle after another.

The music therein provides for a thickly eerie atmosphere that makes one want to jump right into the screen.

The CD Music on disc II

If you play this CD on your CD player alone, there are a series of songs available just to listen to, based upon those within the game. Some songs contain lyrics, some are instrumentals. The first is a rather mediocre attempt at replicating the Gothic, or Death Rock style.

Most of the same effects are used throughout, with sound samples of Mr. Stauf & terrified guests.

It seems the music was orchestrated to accentuate Stauf's "insanity", or genius, depending upon how you look at it.

There are a couple of Noiresque tunes, the most notable being "Dry Bones", sung with a very sultry female voice, which I picture being sung by a cross between Jessica Rabbit & Morticia Addams.

The 7th Guest is a veritable ghoulish conundrum that will have you become a regular guest of The Stauf's Manor again & again.

Kudos to the Technomancers. The 7th Guest is Spooktacular.

A Creepy Classic!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: October 05, 2005
Author: Amazon User

It all started in 1993 when this game came out and my sister bought it. She was in college at the time and her friend told her about the game and she thought it was cool when she was shown it. My sister, who isn't scared of much and loves things that have to do with horror bought this game for her computer in her room (she still lived at the house). I used to watch her play this game and it scared the crap out of me. Well a couple years ago I got a hold of this game and the patch for it and well it's still the same....Creepy and Fun!!! (I was about 5 when she bought it and now im 16)

Story: Well it all happens like this: A maniac named Henry Stauf is going around and killing people for their money. Well one day he gets a deal to make dolls and sell them for shelter and food. Well he does but then the dolls become infested with virus's and all the kids that recieved the dolls started dying off one by one. After a while no one has seen him and then suddenly he invites 6 guests over for a night of dinner and puzzle. They went in that night and never came out. Except there is one more guest...the 7th one, can you figure out the mystery and horror of that night. (10/10 = Props for good storyline)

Gameplay: You go around solving puzzles in each room and figuring out what happened that night. The puzzles are ranged from really easy (cake puzzle) to EXTREMELY HARD (Knight puzzle). (150/10)

Sound: The voices were kinda lame since the actors werent really top-notch but they werent that bad either. The music is set really good. To cool up beat music to really freaky music.
(10/10)
Graphics: Where the game shines. The graphics are REALLY good which makes the game creepy. Everything looks real and is in full real 3D time movement so when u move, its not like Myst where u go from scene to scene, in this you actually move. Now this is where you give big props to The 7th Guest, it was the first game to use real actors in the game. That was the part that scared the crap out of me when i was little and still kinda gives me the creeps like the girl seen down the hall.(100000/10)

Replayability: This is where the game kinda goes downhill. When you beat the game, you're kinda just done. You wont want to play it for maybe a year so you can kind of forget things in the game. Trust me though, it's kind of fun to beat it again.(5/10)

Outtro: Im not into PC games, Im a system playing guy. The 7th Guest is my favorite PC game of all time and I love playing it from time to time. This game, IMO, is worth about $20 now so if you find it for around $20 new or used...get it. Make sure you get the patch so you can play it. (you can find it on the internet). Have fun with this game and don't play it in the dark.

- Also check out my Review for the sequel "11th Hour"

Amazing!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: October 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Ive been playing the 7th Guest since i was 6 years old! its fun, scary, and challenging. Its like an old horror movie. I recomend
this game to anyone who likes challenges, verry patient, and wont get scared stiff in the room while playing alone (like i did hehe) Im planing to get the sequel The 11'th hour soon
It looks really FUN!

Great game..

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: November 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The seventh guest is an old game- initially came out in the early 90's but it still has a great concept and lots of puzzles.

You are the seventh guest- invited to a madman's mansion. The mansion is filled with ghosts and puzzles and the guests/ghosts are trapped there. The mansion has many rooms and each room has a puzzle. Each puzzle must be solved to advance the game, open more rooms and save the little boy. Stauf, the madman, is a toymaker who makes dolls from the souls of children and he is after a little boy to create another doll.

The puzzles themselves vary from the ridiculously easy (piano) to the very difficult (painting). There is a nice variation of puzzles types as well--memory games, logic games, chess, maze etc.

A nice feature is the library book which will give you hints on how to solve the puzzle and even solve it for those who get too frustrated.

The game's atmosphere is creepy but not scary. The music is great though it does tend to drown out the diaglogue. The rooms were well done with lots of hidden scenes and hidden exits.

Wish I could play it again!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This was one of the first computer games I played. My whole family ended up playing it, and we all loved it.
All these years later, it remains the standard by which all other games we buy are measured, and usually fail.
I will skip the storyline and puzzle specifics as they have been pretty much covered in other reviews.
Puzzles are plentiful and the ability to roam around the mansion is alot of fun, especially when you find the secret passageways!
There is a hint book you can access twice for each puzzle if you really hate one of them or get stuck.
The rooms are fun, and the voices are creepilicios!!
I wish I could play it today.

7th Guest

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 21, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Amazing puzzles. I used a walkthrough, so some were very easy. They kinda made up for others. After going through all but the last two, I realized that I needed to start again and complete each puzzle successfully in order to reach the last two puzzles. After so many attempts on a puzzle, it no longer allows you access, successful or not. So I did a save before each puzzle, in case it took me more attempts than the game thought was necessary. What a challenger. Hope the 11th Hour is as good. Good graphics, color, audio.

Mind boggling!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: September 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I Played this game when it first came out. I was usually an "action" gamer, but this game got me addicted trying to solve those damn puzzles for hours. The good part was finding out what was going to happen next. I just bought the sequal. I hope its as good or better than the first.

Classic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 22, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The 7th Guest is one of the best games of all time, considering it was one of the first on CD-Rom.

Walk around the mansion of a mad toy maker, solving puzzles. This game is fun! The 3D rooms are very realistic and there's a great storyline too.

Also check out the sequel "The 11th Hour".

Really cool

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I remember we had this game (it must have been the old version) back when I was in 1st to 3rd grade, or about 7 to 5 years ago. It had a lot of puzzles and the last one was the hardest. It was a really long game, kind of like King's Quest in how it took days to weeks to months to complete. I do remember that it was a great game though. I loved it. I definetly wish I could play it again.

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