- Publisher: The Adventure Company
- Release Date: Oct 20, 2003
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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.
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Frustrating array of random pointing and clicking.
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It's true that the game has some real strengths, too, but the lousy voice-overs, clumsy writing, and glacial pace make it too hard to appreciate them most of the time.
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PC GamerIt offers roughly 20 hours of compelling play, with a mystery that's genuinely worth solving. [Feb 2004, p.81]
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It’s a murder mystery with a twist everyone will see coming from a mile away, and the puzzles and slowness don’t do it any service. This could have been a classic.
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Sub-par voice acting, somewhat annoying puzzles and an overall dated look will not put this game on many people's Christmas list.
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Just a mediocre adventure game. It takes a generic story and adds some twists to it, but the twists and the ending really aren't worth playing the game through.
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If you switch off the appalling speech, turn on the subtitles and switch on your brain, then we are confident you’ll enjoy uncovering the dark mystery that lies within the walls of the Black Mirror.
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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.
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Perhaps the biggest failing in Black Mirror is that the ending comes too soon. After spending so much time building up this great story, the end, while logical, doesn't have the same narrative buildup as the rest of the game.
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Even the most patient gamers will be bored to tears for the first few hours of this adventure. [Jan 2004, p.157]
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One long exercise in frustration.
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It’s just the details of the game I didn’t get along with, all the unnecessary walking back and forth, and the general simplicity of the puzzles. So The Black Mirror earns a borderline recommendation from me.
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Computer Games MagazineLet's be kind and say that it looks lovely in its plumed cap of mediocrity. [Feb 2004, p.84]
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netjakI realized that in addition to a good interface, story and puzzles, I needed a matching presentation to fully enjoy the game. Unfortunately, this is not the case, and Black Mirror thus ranks barely above average.
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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.
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It's slow, steady and pretty dreary - but it's got enough intrigue to keep you clicking away for a few hours.
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The slow pace and ridiculously formal dialogue will certainly repel some players, even patient ones – but the rest of us will find a detailed, suspenseful story brought to life by alluring graphics.
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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.
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Computer Gaming WorldIt will always be clear what's expected of you - in fact, you'll likely identify the killer long before your character does. [Feb 2004, p.87]
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A worthy addition for anyone looking for a solid mystery/horror game. The interesting story line, easy to use control system, and detail graphics makes the game stand out.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 80 out of 101
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Mixed: 15 out of 101
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Negative: 6 out of 101
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