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The Black Mirror
Released On: Oct 20, 2003
58
8.4
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
58
19% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
57% Mixed
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
24% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
58
19% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
57% Mixed
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
24% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
The beautifully detailed graphics make exploration a sheer pleasure and the music and ambient sounds combine well to heighten the sense of something evil waiting, patiently, watching your every move.
Did you enjoy “Sanitarium” and Agatha Christie's first mystery? If you can answer "yes" to these questions, then I highly recommend The Black Mirror as a "journey into darkness" well worth your time and effort.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 101 User Ratings
8.4
79% Positive
80 Ratings
80 Ratings
15% Mixed
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
6% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 101 User Ratings
8.4
79% Positive
80 Ratings
80 Ratings
15% Mixed
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
6% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
Firstly everyone complains about voice acting. I played Posel Smrti as a Czech version and the voice acting was top notch. The 2nd and 3rd game in the series are flawed but this 1st is a masterpiece.
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It offers roughly 20 hours of compelling play, with a mystery that's genuinely worth solving. [Feb 2004, p.81]
This game is terribly flawed, but it has really pretty graphics, excellent voice acting, and great sound. I tried to like this game. I really did. I wanted to like it, but I just couldn't. I suffered through the cliched puzzles, game-killing bugs, and constant crashing, because the story is actually fairly interesting.
The heart of a point and click adventure is its puzzles and Black Mirror does this badly forcing players to go backwards and forwards in seemingly pointless treks and it all adds up to a feeling that you are simply playing a role in a very boring movie, you don’t control your character, just guide him through the motions.
Even the most patient gamers will be bored to tears for the first few hours of this adventure. [Jan 2004, p.157]
I know that US version was highly criticized for bad voice acting, which is ironical, becouse Czech version has propably best voice acting in gaming history, perfectly fit with deep atmosphere of this game. Story is unforgettable and locations are full of detail...
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One of my favorit game all time! I like point & click adventure games, when i was younger i play lot of game in this style. But when released this game it was awesome first time. Good story, nice puzzles, really good caracters. Sadly the secont game was'nt too good but the third is correct. But only the first game is masterpiece!
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great :)
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The Black Mirror is a decent horror point and click adventure game and is the first game in a series of three. This game nails horror, and by horror I don't mean jump scares. I mean creepy and unsettling environments and events that are occurring throughout this game.
This game is my favorite in the series despite its few glaringly obvious flaws. There are some big plot holes in this game and while I still enjoyed it despite of its plot holes, they really stood out as problems. Also there are 2-3 points in the game where you simply have to wait a given amount of time (20 minutes 1 hour) until certain items or events are ready for your character. In my opinion this is some pretty needless game padding simply used to extend the game. In the sequels they slightly address or hint at some of the problems with the plot holes of the first game and completely do away with these 'waiting segments'.
This is a great game, I recommend this to anyone who loves horror. Make sure to play this game first and continue the series following with The Black Mirror 2 and 3.
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Everyone around is talking about this abhorrent game as a "point & click" adventure, but, alas, it is not! This IS NOT a point & click adventure, this is an adventure game plagued by a terrible navigation, tons of glitches and infinite loading times whenever you open a door.
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Summary British nobleman, Samuel Gordon, has just returned to his homeland after a self-imposed twelve year absence. Reluctantly returning to his magnificent home, Black Mirror Manor, he is desperate to prove that the untimely death of his ancestor, William Gordon, was not just an ?unfortunate incident.? Samuel reads William?s private diary and ...
Rated M
for Mature
Platforms:
- PC
Initial Release Date: Oct 20, 2003
Developer:
- Future Games
Publisher: The Adventure Company
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