The 7th Guest and The 11th Hour - do they deserve better?

The 7th Guest was a jaw-dropping monster in 1993, but contemporary reviewers always seem to give it a hard time. Why is that? And does its sequel, The 11th Hour, warrant a similar treatment? Well... yes and no. Let's have a look. == CREDITS == Intro by Changis. "Ultimate Doom - Ultra-Violence Speedrun in 19:43" Zero Master https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0Dl8HSKMWM "Myst Longplay (Original Version)" razorbulan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9kQRRJxqKk "Swinging Banana" mattywl1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZx1xMCl1GY "Trash to Treasure: 1993 Mitsumi LU005S 1x Speed CD ROM Drive found in Trash" RetroGamingBase https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DWPHQGJ1wQ "Wing Commander - Intro/opening credits - (Roland MT-32) MS-DOS Game" barbarianbros https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyJqLxjUpyg "Let's Play Maniac Mansion (Full Playthrough)" Let's Play With Brigands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7oUArcVis0 "DOOM 2 super shotgun - SSG" superturbo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4VHUXV7