Back in ye olden days, there was this phenomenon called FMV. You could have high-quality video being played off of CDs in games. The first game to really hit home with the concept was Trilobyte’s classic The 7th Guest. It’s still revered today (and even got an unofficial fan-made sequel). And now, with these FMV games making a small comeback in recent years, the original game is getting a 25th Anniversary Edition update, courtesy of MojoTouch.
Spotted on Steam, this version is different than the earlier reworking that was previously available on Android.
New to this version of the game are a revamped control scheme, hotspot-based navigation (with the option to highlight all hotspots in each game screen), the ability to skip scenes, a completely new map that can be accessed in-game, a completely revamped save/load system, and three different music options (the remastered score, the original score in MIDI, or the Adlib version), and improved voice acting and audio (with subtitles).
There will also be a “retro” option to play with the original graphics, original music and the original controls.
And that’s not all! When you purchase the game, you’ll also receive ‘The Making of’ featurette, 19 deleted scenes and 34 deleted audio parts, the game’s soundtrack, ‘The 7th Guest’ novel, the Original Script, ‘The Stauf Files’ booklet, the original game Manual, and the legacy edition of the game as DLC for Windows, macOS and Linux.
The 7th Guest: 25th Anniversary Edition unlocks April 2nd.