The 7th Guest III - www.T7G3.com

ABOUT THE 13th DOLL

The 7th Guest and The 11th Hour were successful PC games which were released by Trilobyte in the mid nineties. Since then it seems that there is never to be an official sequel. So we, the fans, have taken it upon ourselves to create a third installment in the series. This is in no way intended as an official game, and is being created by a group of fans in their spare time. The completed game is to be freely available by download and elsewhere. No money is to exchange hands in any form during the development and release of the game, etc. the 7th Guest and all characters contained within are protected by copyright laws.

PLOT

Here is a brief synopsis of the game's plot premise. Tad, the original 7th Guest, has since been institutionalized after defeating Stauf in the original. Depressed, misunderstood, and haunted by those he was unable to save, Tad is determined to return to the mansion to free them, but hasn't the means. That is, until a new doctor arrives at the asylum. A young, impressionable doctor, naive to the power of Stauf and his mansion. Will Tad return to save Stauf's victims and destroy their captor, or fall victim himself? Will the doctor cure his patient, or lose him to Stauf? It is up to the player to decide what happens next.

GAMEPLAY

GamePlay for the 13th Doll will be fairly representational of the original games. The mouse will be used to control all actions, including navigation through the environment and puzzle solving.

Perhaps the most exciting addition to the game is the ability to choose a character to play the game. To add replay value to the game, the player is given the choice of playing the game as Tad, or as his doctor. Each choice will have unique puzzles and unique environments that lead us to the Stauf mansion, where even certain rooms will be unique to one story. Additionally, each game will have several unique endings.

The bulk of the game will be solving puzzles to open new areas of the environment, and unravel more of the story. In addition, each of the playable characters have their own tasks to complete.

While playing as Tad, the player must find and assemble the pieces of the mysterious 13th Doll. Conversely, the doctor must collect and assemble the portions of Stauf's 'Great Work', an intricate machine with a mysterious legacy.

There will be a unique mix of puzzles in the game. A certain number of them will be AI puzzles, similar to the Othello and Pente games in the prior games. Some of the puzzles will be classic puzzles applied to the environment, most will be uniquely designed by The 13th Doll team, and some will be revisited puzzles from the original with added levels of depth.

DESIGN

The game will be modeled in 3D and fully animated between environments. The game's characters will be filmed using a bluescreen process, and applied to the 3D environment,

A new score is being written for the game.

For testing purposes, the game will be designed in 3 phases, beginning with a fully playable 2d storyboarded game, and ultimately a fully 3d rendered game.

The game will be playable under Windows 98-XP. Testing is underway to run the game on Linux using a WINE emulator. A Mac version is anticipated.

FAQ - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

GENERAL

1. Who are you? Why a The 7th Guest sequel?
2. I heard news about an official sequel, The Collector. Isn't that the actual The 7th Guest 3?
3. Is this legal? Aren't there copyrights that you're violating?
4. When is the scheduled release date? When will a demo be released?
5. How much will it cost?
6. Will there be a sequel?
7. How can I help the project?

Game Development

8. What art quality can we expect?
9. What music quality can be expected?
10. What will the size of the game be?
11. What characters will be returning? Any chance that Robert Hirschbeck would reprise his role as the original Stauf?
12. What will hardware requirements be to play the game?

PUZZLES

13. Is there a walkthrough for the puzzle demos?

BUGS

14. I'm having trouble getting some downloads to run properly. Any suggestions?

1. Who are you? Why a The 7th Guest sequel?
We are a group of fans of the games, scattered across oceans and continents. Many of us first played the original games in our early teens a decade ago. With most of us now in our twenties, we have established our skills as artists, writers, composers, programmers, etc., and are now capable of producing a sequel.
This site is created by fans of The 7th Guest and The 11th Hour games released by Trilobyte in the mid nineties. Since it seems that there is never to be an official sequel, we, the fans, have taken it upon ourselves to create a third installment in the series. This is in no way intended as an official game, and is being created by a group of fans in their spare time.
Why the 7th Guest? It's a great series that deserves another sequel. Since a major developer isn't willing to do so, we've taken matters into our own hands!