The 7th Guest

(Trilobyte, 1993)

I remember the first shots of this game's graphics, and how forward I was to seeing the game itself. Once released, this was debatably one of the three popular CD-only titles, that began the whole need for CD-ROM drives themselves (the other two were Myst and Under a Killing Moon). While other CD games were made at the same time, this was one of the first to be actually any good. The haunted house premise might not have been as forboding as the one in Alone in the Dark, nor was its story as creepy as Lurking Horror. It's actors' performances were also, often, quite overdone. However, its graphics were top notch, music by "The Fat Man" was some of his best, and puzzles were unique, to say the least; one different puzzle for every room of the mansion. The ending was confusing, though acceptable. The game was even upgraded to a version more compatible with modern Windows 95/98 machines; thanks!

Rating : Large Crater.

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