When comparing The 7th Guest: Remastered vs Little Inferno, the Slant community recommends Little Inferno for most people. In the question“What are the best Android games without in-app purchases/paywalls?” Little Inferno is ranked 5th while The 7th Guest: Remastered is ranked 122nd. The most important reason people chose Little Inferno is:
Certain items may have odd properties or work together with other items to create unexpected results. A list of combinations, where the only hint is the name of the combination, gives the game another puzzle-like layer that you are required to solve to progress further. For example, a somewhat vague sentence (such as Wooden Block Combo) will be given and the player must analyse and choose the correct materials in order to process further.
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Pros
Pro Newly redesigned touch controls
The controls have been completely redesigned for the touch platform, making for an easily controlled and intuitive experience.
Pro Classic point and click puzzling adventure with high replayability
The player will try to make their way through 22 different point and click stages that each contain a puzzle that must be solved to progress. A classic point and click formula that does not stray from the genres roots.
Pro Android OS exclusive
The 7th Guest: Remastered is an Android OS exclusive, meaning iOS and the Windows Phone platforms will not receive the game for sometime. Seeing as how a lot of high quality releases on release on iOS at first, it is refreshing to see Android the preferred platform for a release.
Pro Nastalgia
For those that played the original title, it will be a fun trip down memory lane to play the game again after so many years.
Pro HD graphics that upscale
The graphics have all been redone for HD and have been created with up-scaling in mind to allow for proper representation on the assortment of device resolutions and screen sizes on the Android platform.
Pro Classic graphics game mode
There is an optional classic graphics setting that can be used that makes the game appear as it originally did with a mouse pointer as the input and all.
Pro Intriguing wordplay-based puzzles that keep the player guessing
Certain items may have odd properties or work together with other items to create unexpected results. A list of combinations, where the only hint is the name of the combination, gives the game another puzzle-like layer that you are required to solve to progress further. For example, a somewhat vague sentence (such as Wooden Block Combo) will be given and the player must analyse and choose the correct materials in order to process further.
Pro Delightfully warped gameplay makes for an amusing way to burn digital objects
You spend most of your time throwing things in an ill-conceived invention for kids called the Little Inferno fireplace. By setting things on fire you get money that you can spend to buy more things to throw in the fireplace. There is a subtle plot that may make you re-evaluate your actions.
Pro Minimalistic, eerie puzzles, gameplay and narration pointing out how the games we play manipulate us
Cons
Con Large file size
The new HD graphics, included full soundtrack and in game full-motion videos take up quite a bit of room on the device, just short of 1GB.
Con Most of the time is spent waiting and not on puzzles
The game revolves around deliveries that take time to arrive to your fireplace. There are time constraints on these deliveries that force the player to wait, unless you purchase postage stamps by unlocking combo's. As such, most of the time played in the game will be in a more 'idle' situation waiting on the deliveries instead of actually using the deliveries to solve the puzzles.
Con Costs too much
Con The game is quite short
Little Inferno is a short game. On average, the main story takes a little bit over three hours to complete, while completionists need about four hours to explore everything.
Con No puzzle diversity or large number of mechanics added
The gameplay mechanics in Little Inferno stay the same: you use the fireplace in order to burn materials and create combo's. Even when unlocking newer catalogs with new materials to burn, not much changes in terms of gameplay. The puzzle hints that are provided also are quite similar, which can make the game feel rather monotonous.