CompuServe Thread

Here's some quick feedback about 7th guest from a person who normally doesn't play computer games. Other people who are really into games may well view things differently. (ps — I haven't finished the game — I'm only through about 1/2 the rooms) 1. I was very impressed with the graphics. The artistry was superb. The motion pictures of the ghostly visitors played well on my machine. The actors and costumes were good. 2. The general atmoshpere (of a haunted house) came off quite well. The background music fit perfectly. The mansion fit the stereotypical haunted house to a tee. 3. The object is to go around the house and solve all the puzzles. The puzzles range from simple to very difficult. If the above is sufficient reason for you to buy the game, fine. For me, the following are defects in the game: 1. The plot is so minimal. You go from room to room and solve a puzzle that is placed in front of you. The puzzles are the typical kind of thing one would find in a paperback book of "brainteasers". Lots of chessboard senarios, word puzzles, card puzzles, etc. I'm not much of a game-player, so this may be poorly said, but what makes a game like "adventure" fun, is figuring out situational problems — using tools, gathered experience, and gathered knowlege to work your way imaginatively different senarios and scenery. 2. There is no escape from the background presentation of the puzzle while working (or retarting) the puzzle. By this, I mean that you should be able to hit an escape key to bypass the blabbing and hints that having heard once, only get in the way of the enjoyment of the game. 3. Too much time is spent retracing steps. I'm not going to give examples, This is just an opinion. 4. The solving of the puzzles is slowed down to a snails pace by the animation. For example, moving a chess piece involves the piece [>> Continued in next msg]