The 11th Hour

IN THE 70 DESOLATE YEARS since the horrifying murders chronicled in The 7th Guest, the town of Harley has been ominously silent.Only when journalist Robin Morales vanishes while investigating the rotting abandoned mansion of the legendary toy maker Henry Stauf, do events resurrect a malignant past.

This seemed like a significant downgrade from the puzzles of the previous game. While some of the puzzles were interesting and thought provoking, many were recycled puzzles or 2-player games with an impossible to beat AI. The Connect 4 AI was perfected, meaning the only to beat it was to play a perfect game. Along with a sliding puzzle of a dirty mirror (thus no picture to complete, just some random grit) and a very poor 3D isometric view in another sliding puzzle, I find the choice of puzzles frustrating. In addition, the sheer amount of riddles in the game that go well beyond basic moon logic to complete nonsense made this game upsetting. Thankfully, in most case, there is a provided hint system, though even it is sometimes poorly used to give the user no information.