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Posted July 22, 2014
The stronger you push against evil, the stronger it pushes back.

The Black Mirror 2, a second encounter with ancient evil in the sequel of the mystery-packed dark adventure game, is available 20% off on GOG.com. That's only $7.99 for the first week.

When solitary Darren Michaels befriends the beautiful Angelina, he has no idea what the fates hold in store for him. The alluring Angelina has also attracted the eye of several others; and when she suddenly disappears, Darren finds himself questioning what has happened to her as he is haunted by a series of torturous and ever-intensifying nightmares. Darren’s search for his missing friend and his own sanity take him on a chilling expedition from his small New England town to the reigning evil of Black Mirror Castle. During his journey, Darren will become immersed in the dark secrets and turbulent history of the castle’s ill-fated Gordon Family. Legend has it that the Gordons were haunted by an ancient curse that ultimately led to their demise more than a decade ago. Will Darren be able overcome these demons and find Angelina? Or will he become the curse’s next victim?

The Black Mirror 2 opens before you a dark and captivating world as the massive evil of Black Mirror Castle is reincarnated with over 100 atmospheric locations to explore and 40 different characters to interact with. A frightening, interactive setting is brought to life with elaborate animations and highly detailed backgrounds.
The game features over ten hours of recorded dialogue and an original orchestral soundtrack (available as a bonus OGG download).

If you think of yourself as a brave gamer, you can risk entering the towering cursed castle in The Black Mirror 2, for only $7.99. The 20% off release discount offer lasts until Tuesday, July 29, at 9:59AM GMT.
Posted July 22, 2014
Though it is not as beautiful and unique as Black Mirror 1, BM2 is a better adventure game, fun, well told and with a glorious cliffhanger (resolved in the third part). I recommend it, though it is not as enjoyable if you don't play BM1 before.
Posted July 22, 2014
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LinustheBold: That would be OGG/Vorbis, as in the lossless sound format. OGG is correct.
OGG is a lossy format. It often gets used because the developers don't have to pay royalities when using it like they have to for MP3.
Posted July 22, 2014
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LinustheBold: That would be OGG/Vorbis, as in the lossless sound format. OGG is correct.
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The-Business: OGG is a lossy format. It often gets used because the developers don't have to pay royalities when using it like they have to for MP3.
Also, I ran these OGGs through Spek and it certainly showed natural peaks going up to approx. 20 KHz :), which translates to a fuller sound range versus MP3s :)
Posted July 22, 2014
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JudasIscariot: Also, I ran these OGGs through Spek and it certainly showed natural peaks going up to approx. 20 KHz :), which translates to a fuller sound range versus MP3s :)
Not necessarily - it depends on the mp3.

The quality of MP3s varies a lot, depending on how the audio was encoded. Factors include:
* sampling rate: the standard supports various sampling rates, ranging from 8kHz to 48kHz (sampling rate defines frequency range: an mp3 encoded using an 8kHz sample rate can not contain any frequency info above 4kHz, while one encoded with a 48kHz sampling rate can include frequency info up to 24kHz)
* bit rates: the standard supports various bit rates, ranging from 8kbps to 320kbps
* quality of the encoder -- the standard leaves a lot of latitude to the encoder, and they can vary in quality quite a bit

Also note that a spectrum analyzer is only going to tell you which frequencies are there and which are not -- it's not going to tell you which frequencies you can't actually hear very well anyways because they are masked by lower frequencies (which is apparently one of the main strategies of mp3 encoding -- use of psychoacoustic models that allow for inaccuracy where it's less likely to be noticed).

Anyways, apparently sounding like crap is the new cool:

A test given to new students by Stanford University Music Professor Jonathan Berger showed that student preference for MP3-quality music has risen each year. Berger said the students seem to prefer the 'sizzle' sounds that MP3s bring to music.
Posted July 22, 2014
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LucianX: Only available in German, from Germany. Appreciate the effort, but a digital international version is simply far more desirable (for everyone, not just me)
That's why I asked, if you speak German. :o)

But - are you sure that it's only available for customers in Germany?
Because their Terms of Use don't mention that in any way.

Methods of payment include PayPal, Paysafecard, Amazonpayments - so paying from outside of Germany should be no problem.

But I agree - an international digital version (preferably from GOG) would be desirable.
Posted August 17, 2014
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ThomNG: Yes, Gamespy shut down their Multiplayer service and we need to implement a new one first :)

Darksiders needs a DRM free version first before it can come to GOG.

And guess what, Black Mirror III will follow soon.
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CharlesGrey: Hm, for all I know TQ never had strong multiplayer support. Anyhow, I played it in SP mode and thought it was perfectly enjoyable that way. ( One of my top favourite PC titles, actually. ) I guess you guys could always release it as is, and later add the MP support, if there's enough demand for it... ?
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