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Customer Reviews of Black Mirror

Uggggh!!
Oh hey....can any game suck more?? I got drawn into the spooky box cover and the story description on the back. Aha...but looks are deceiving. Once I started to play, well what a disappointment. First off, I hate games in which I am in essence the "director" always clicking the character to go here and there and waiting for him to actually get there. I actually think my clicker-finger has suffered damage...lol! And then there's the endless dialogs ----blah,blah,blah! I found myself telling the charecter (Samual Gordon) to shut-up. What a waste of time.
Oh sure,the sound was good and the graphics were ok, but that didn't make-up for the lousy story line. I do have more complaints about the game, but I think you all get my drift on it. What a waste...the creators could've done alot better.

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The Black Mirror....Good but lacked a little something
Fans of the Gabriel Knight computer games will enjoy this game. I enjoyed it very much. Couldn't wait to get home to play this game on most days. Atmosphere was great. Loved the rain and thunder. Wished we could have seen more closely at the faces of people when talking to them. This is an awesome game! At a certain point in the game I did have an idea what was going on. Hence the 4 stars. Wished I could have gave it 5 stars. If there were a 4 1/2 stars, that's what I would have given this game. I wished the game could have went on a little bit longer. I also wished things could have been explained better at the end. That is all I will say. I don't want to spoil things for people. But the people who have finished the game will know what I'm talking about. But to sum it up... Great game, great characters, great graphics. A must play!

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Black Mirror - mixed feelings
I have just finished Black Mirror, and have mixed feelings about the game. Please be sure to read the review by Valrose. It is a wonderful review, and "mirrors" many of my thoughts as well. I see I am not the only one who saw Samuel as a "British Johnny Depp."

This is not a game for the impatient. There is a lot of walking around, and revisiting places, and sometimes just waiting for time to pass before you can move on. You need to remember to "left-click" and "right-click" in some instances to advance or get a hint what to do next. The scenery graphics are fantastic, many times dark and gloomy, but very detailed. I was captivated by it's entire gothic nature, but I especially like that style. The characters were not as finely done, but they were fine. The sound was wonderful. Lots and lots of rain, thunder and lightning - very realistic. The game was not especially scary, but there are some gory scenes. The puzzles were just about right, and interesting as well. If you like castles, and caverns, and hidden passageways, and tunnels - you will LOVE walking around in this game, as I did.

Unfortunately, there were several big holes in the plot, and many questions unanswered. This could all be overlooked, but the ending was a real disappointment. I am not a sap for happy endings, but after investing many hours (yes, you will get your money's worth in game-play hours) I felt as if the last scene had been just slapped on the end the game. I would have rather read an epilogue tying up some of the loose ends after the final puzzle was solved, instead of watching the last movie sequence. I see that some reviews rate this as "worst ending ever" - well, I don't know about that, but it would have gotten 5+ stars if the ending had been better.

I guess what it comes down to is that this game is pure pleasure to play if you are a gothic fan. The scenes and sounds are fantastic, the story line okay, the characters interesting, but the end is disappointing. Although I didn't like the end, it did get many hours of game play in beautiful settings. I got very drawn into the story.