Black Mirror III plays out the final chapter of the Gordon family saga that began with the cult point&click adventure Black Mirror I. However the enjoyment of this title will heavily depend upon how you felt about Black Mirror II, since this third title borrows heavily from the previous one (same developer, story, voice actors, characters, graphics, user interface), with the main novelty being a part of the story where you get to play and switch between with two characters. I didn't particularly enjoy the final part of the story, felt it was a bit rushed and underwhelming but maybe it was just because I had started playing the series many years before and that created a burden on Black Mirror III that really wasn't the game's fault... still it does what a sequel should do (visiting old acquaintances and places while introducing some new faces and locations) and provides an ending to the saga. In conclusion, if you enjoyed the transition from the first title to Black Mirror II, then this one is a no-brainer. If you are unfamiliar with the series but like traditional point & click adventure games with a mysterious setting, you could give Black Mirror a try but it would be wiser to start from the beginning to get to know all the characters and events referenced in Black Mirror III.
Europa Universalis: Rome Gold is the best simulation in video games of the development of the Roman Republic into Empire and the treacherous dealings inside the Roman senate. While many games exist that deal with building the cities and managing the legions of Rome, none managed to do that difficult core that has made what the Europa Universalis series (and its closely related Crusader Kings series) in terms of building your powerhouse with people that have their own ambitions and desires leaving you to juggle their interests in order to make your nation the most powerful and in EU: Rome you get all that good intrigue and behind the scenes action that you got used to seeing in books, movies and tv series. It has a more limited map than other EU titles (you are limited to the Mediterranean and surroundings), and you do not have the senate mechanic if you pick any other nation besides Rome (and there are plenty of others to pick from its timeline of 280BC to 27BC), but it is still a bona fide EU title and this was the game that finally got me into grand strategy, thanks to its smaller, more focused scope than its big brothers and great theme. I've played the heck out of this game since the Vae Victis expansion release (included in this Gold pack) and keep coming back... the visuals won't dazzle you but they do their job and you can play the game with widescreen resolutions but then again EU games aren't so much about how they look. If you think you would like to get into the Grand Strategy genre or have been aching for a strategy game centred around the Roman Empire that actually does a good job of representing the complexity of handling Barbarians, Generals, Governors and Senators ambitions and treachery, this might the one that you have been looking for.
