The 7th Guest VR is a reimagining of the original 7th guest game, this much is obviously said. What isn't obvious is how much care was put into this game. While some may be disappointed that it isn't a 1:1 remake only in vr, and let me be honest there were parts of the game that did disappoint me, generally speaking the changes are made for the better. Generally. The script for the game is unquestionably improved by.. well using the original as a outline and then giving everyone better lines and direction. Look I loved the original but watching the FMV's now is.. sorta painful how bad they were at times.

The puzzles of the original are almost all gone, although some of the puzzles reference the old ones or are new spins on them, but generally speaking each room has multiple puzzles in it rather than a single one and the originals simply would not translate well to VR space. Trying to rearrange 27 cans in a shelf in VR would likely be a nightmare and likewise would trying to trace a line with your finger through a martian maze. The house itself has had its layout changed around to be a little more in line with what the actual bounds of the house have been displayed as. No more weirdly jutting out rooms or confusing room attachments. Sadly this also meant some of the more out there elements were removed. No ghostly shortcuts like diving down a pool table and the basement maze was totally ripped out for better or worse.

That said the new puzzles are not without their issues. Several of are very difficult to navigate in VR due to not being able to lean over or see around them easily. Some are simply too cryptic. I still don't know what exactly the rules were for the ABCDE puzzle I simply farted around until i solved it. The Doll room puzzle was so maddening that I think a lot of people probably just used the auto-solve feature for it. And the final puzzle true to the original has a really annoying RNG element to it that I was fortunate ended up favoring me. Yes there is an auto solver in the game, it does sort of punish you for using it by locking you out of an achivement however.

Still problems aside I recommend the game to anyone who liked the original and want to enjoy a shortish 3-5 hour VR puzzle game of which it feels like there are vanishingly few of. The house feels so much more alive, the puzzles more head scratching, the FMV's are now replaced with volumetic 3d recordings allowing you to wander around and see them from different angles while retaining that unnatural feeling that the original games FMV had.

The 7th Guest VR is a reimagining of the original 7th guest game, this much is obviously said. What isn't obvious is how much care was put into this game. While some may be disappointed that it isn't a 1:1 remake only in vr, and let me be honest there were parts of the game that did disappoint me, generally speaking the changes are made for the better. Generally. The script for the game is unquestionably improved by.. well using the original as a outline and then giving everyone better lines and direction. Look I loved the original but watching the FMV's now is.. sorta painful how bad they were at times. The puzzles of the original are almost all gone, although some of the puzzles reference the old ones or are new spins on them, but generally speaking each room has multiple puzzles in it rather than a single one and the originals simply would not translate well to VR space. Trying to rearrange 27 cans in a shelf in VR would likely be a nightmare and likewise would trying to trace a line with your finger through a martian maze. The house itself has had its layout changed around to be a little more in line with what the actual bounds of the house have been displayed as. No more weirdly jutting out rooms or confusing room attachments. Sadly this also meant some of the more out there elements were removed. No ghostly shortcuts like diving down a pool table and the basement maze was totally ripped out for better or worse. That said the new puzzles are not without their issues. Several of are very difficult to navigate in VR due to not being able to lean over or see around them easily. Some are simply too cryptic. I still don't know what exactly the rules were for the ABCDE puzzle I simply farted around until i solved it. The Doll room puzzle was so maddening that I think a lot of people probably just used the auto-solve feature for it. And the final puzzle true to the original has a really annoying RNG element to it that I was fortunate ended up favoring me. Yes there is an auto solver in the game, it does sort of punish you for using it by locking you out of an achivement however. Still problems aside I recommend the game to anyone who liked the original and want to enjoy a shortish 3-5 hour VR puzzle game of which it feels like there are vanishingly few of. The house feels so much more alive, the puzzles more head scratching, the FMV's are now replaced with volumetic 3d recordings allowing you to wander around and see them from different angles while retaining that unnatural feeling that the original games FMV had.