Posted on: December 23, 2018

ComradeAart

Games: 471 Reviews: 30

Hit or miss...

'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.

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Posted on: November 19, 2021

Hirako__

Verified owner

Games: 343 Reviews: 9

A very good adventure with some flaws

I had the pleasure finally to play The BM collection. The first game was quite enjoyable. Out of the 3 this one felt the most unique in terms of the way it looks/places you visit. The story was really solid! Puzzles were also really good - something I value very much in adveture games. I'd say nothing too hard but not easy either - I think anyone would be able to beat the puzzles one way or another. Interesting note there were 2 puzzles /that I remember/ that require real life knowledge so you may have to google :) /you won't find any help in the game so don't feel bad/ ! Also a fun fact since the game is so old - the idea of one of these puzzles is no longer "true" and has changed for us in rl. On negative side I have to mention that the game lacks a fast way to save and saving is extremely slow. You can die so you must save from time to time ! Also the way the game works is you often need items that you have to use in different places at different time BUT you cannot pick these items until that time has come - you can interact with them but you cannot take them. Some people may actually get frustrated here because you often have to go back and forth between 2 places over and over again and it is really annnoying. There is also as other reviewers call it - pixel hunting, I cannot deny that. You may get stucked a few times cause of that/ use RIGHT mouse button for special interactions/. Fortunately all these problems are fixed in the second game!

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Posted on: August 30, 2023

giver888

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Games: 158 Reviews: 1

Exciting adventure

It's fascinating how such a small team can develop such a beautiful adventure. I enjoyed it very much. The only thing that was annoying was some superfluous running paths and the repeated searching in places that had already been explored.

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Posted on: December 31, 2024

emperorsfist

Verified owner

Games: 522 Reviews: 14

An atmospheric, though flawed adventure

The game features a lovely atmosphere and soundtrack. The backgrounds are also lovely. Some puzzles, however, fall into the adventure game logic trap, and the game at times pads time with "return later" moments, where you just burn time by walking between areas. Still, with a guide to hhelp you, the experience is memorable.

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Posted on: November 7, 2021

asla

Games: 735 Reviews: 50

Very good, creepy old style adventure

What to love in this game: 1. Rain & walks at night under the rain 4. Cemeteries & morgues 6. Family curses 7. Backgrounds What you'll have bear in this game: 1. Slow pace and slow movement 3. Lack of originality 4. Character models All in all I liked it enough to recommend it to every adventure fan, not to be missed if you like horror adventure games.

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