Posted on: May 6, 2019

jokker99

Games: 406 Reviews: 12

Good Old school point and click

This game have very interesting story. One of the reasons i finished it is for the story, but man it lacks in some forms of gameplay desing. The puzzles, can be incredible difficult, especialy if you get unlucky and i mean that in a way, that there are puzzles randomly generated that can be eather super simple or pain in the ass. There is also insta kills that feel cheap and because game doesnt auto save in these parts you can get rolled back few hours and redo everything you have done already so be sure to save your progress. Another weird desing choice is that you have to trigger specific things in order to move on on some puzzles seems kinda odd. Over-all game is great, i played in Czech language whitch is 10/10 and adds lot to a atmosphere. Story is almost Lovecraftian with ancient evils and horrors hidden inside castle Black Mirror. If you like these types of stories about ancient evil get this game a spin!

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Posted on: November 13, 2024

dgtlsrcrss

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Games: Reviews: 124

Great atmosphere, frustrating experience

This is a non-nostalgic review. The atmosphere is beautiful with intricate backgrounds, massive crumbling castles / locations, and one of the best rain / thunderstorm noise loops I've heard in a long time. Unfortunately, the experience starts off strong but any sense of intrigue and mystery rapidly dwindles thanks not just to a very poorly explained story, but also to pixel-hunting, misleading hints, hot spots you have to keep revisiting, and unforgivable puzzles including several(?) sections of the game where you are required to waste a real-world amount of time before the story decides it is willing to progress. Not sure if the English translation is to blame for the poor explanation of the story (maybe?) but I found the main character's motivation and actions during the game completely incomprehensible, and only semi-explained in retrospect after reading up about the game online.

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Posted on: June 5, 2020

creatorbri

Games: 150 Reviews: 1

Atmosphere & Story make up for its flaws

This game falls into a category I call "Spooky" rather than "Horror" -- it's just dripping with that suspenseful, vague sense of foreboding and woe -- but largely avoids "jump scares". What I love most about this game (and its 2 fantastic follow-ups) is the sheer depth of the history and backstory of the family and estate. There's always a weighty sense of layers that go much deeper than the path your single character treads. There are some bugs, and with this first game in particular you're likely to encounter some of the typical pain points of playing an older game. But its worth the effort, especially if you love story & atmosphere.

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Posted on: August 25, 2024

PsychoPipBoy

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Games: 1166 Reviews: 72

Good atmosphere, flawed gameplay.

The atmosphere is nice and the story is interesting. But sadly the game suffers from many very classical point and clic flaws. For exemple, there are many objects you will need later and you know it so you will want to grab them and the game will say "NO! you have to wait for the story to allow you to do that 5 hours later". An other example is the confusiong right click / left click controls : the best way to play the game is to at least left click twice on every object/door then right click one. If you don't do that you'll waste a lot of time. Illogical puzzle: YES! have a walkthrough with you. Game breaking bugs : YES! Sometime an npc won't give you an item and you'll have to restart the chapter. So don't start the the game without a full set of saves (in case of broken game so you won't have to redo everything). the following set of savegame will save you : https://www.pcsavegames.fr/en/index.php?id=theblackmirror

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Posted on: June 8, 2025

Gonranmor

Games: 54 Reviews: 1

Mecánicas engañosas.

La historia es espantosamente LENTA y aburrida. Un consejo, guarda con frecuencia. Puedes morir de formas ridículas.

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