Black Mirror 1

A point & click game with great atmosphere. Still looks good for its release date and has nice puzzles. Just remember to save often since you can die in some places. There are 2 problems: a couple of times you ask some character to do something and you need to wait some time until they do it. In real time. You'll need to go aimlessly from location to location, returning periodically to ask them "are you done yet?" or leave the game running and go make yourself a coffee (about 10 min should be enough). The second thing is dead end. Be sure to save game before you'll try to open door to leave a mine.

I love this game. The main character is the most charming weirdo with an unforgettable voice that walks around this English village asking everyone incessant questions! The supporting cast are all memorable and have the same stilted way of speaking. The environments look great for the time and the story is interesting. Thumbs up.

Reminds me a lot of the first trilogy of "Dracula"; very well done.

This could be a 5-star game, but because of the terrible voice acting (English), I had to knock a star off. It's definitely worth picking up though, especially while it's on sale. It's got a good storyline with logical puzzles. I'm running it on Win 8.1 x64 with no problems in case anyone's curious.

'Black Mirror' is entertaining enough, with beautiful, atmospheric settings and a story that is exciting and satisfying. Its merits are difficult to enjoy given the sometimes repetitive gameplay. The game is heavily reliant on items and environmental interactions. The challenge is that items or actions that make complete sense cannot be done until you've somehow triggered them, meaning that much of the game is spent going back to previous locations to try to interact with an object that is suddenly usable. Ah, and the waiting quests! There are a few "puzzles" that basically just require waiting, wandering back and forth between screens until the next action is triggered. There are many bits of information and backstory tucked into the game that are never answered or addressed again (e.g., Samuel's wife?), and the twist at the end is so obvious early in the game yet completely underwhelming in execution. The length and periodically genuinely challenging and fun puzzles make the last two chapters of the game feel lazy and rushed. The game had great potential, especially as it managed to use nuance to create a mysterious and creepy atmosphere, which is honestly pretty rare for even "horror"adventure games. Overall: as another reviewer said "this is no masterpiece". I enjoyed playing it and would recommend it to even inexperienced adventure game players, as it is accessible qua controls, the story pacing is excellent, and there is limited moon logic.