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Black Mirror is a dark adventure game that details the aftermath of the tragic death of William Gordon. Playing as his grandson Samuel players must unveil the truth behind the events of that fateful, stormy night.
Black Mirror I is a point & click, adventure and mystery game
developed by Future Games and Unknown Identity
and published by THQ Nordic.
Released on June 17th 2014 is available only on Windows
in 8 languages: English, German, Russian, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech and Polish.
It has received 1,350 reviews of which 1,128 were positive and 222 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.63€ on Eneba.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7/8 32 or 64 bit
- Processor: Pentium(r) III 400 MHz (Or Equivalent)
- Memory: 64 MB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX compatible card
- DirectX: Version 8.0
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible card
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My favorite horror point&click adventure game even though it probably didn't age well... Bear in mind, this is a game from 2003 so it comes with the little hiccups we dealt with back then: no "show items" option, inconsistent use of the right mouse button, characters move a bit sluggishly and don't look too well-animated, no "hand holding" so you have to figure out what to do next yourself. Parts that were inexcusable even back then are the Zodiac slider puzzle, and at least four times, you're being told to "come back later" while another character does research for you. Meaning you wander around aimlessly with nothing to do until you've changes screens like 50, 60, 70 times to make time pass and the other character be done. Quite a poor choice to stretch the game's runtime. HOWEVER, when I played it back in the days, I absolutely loved it as a whole and I still do to this day! The gothic backgrounds are beautiful, the atmosphere creepy thanks to clever use of sound effects and eerie music, the story keeps you engaged as you really want to find out what's behind all the mystery. Also the German dub really carries the game. The voice-actors truly deliver, especially one of Germany's best voice-actors, David Nathan, as Samuel. The English dub in comparison can sound a bit goofy or hammy occasionally. Black Mirror is a product of its time, sure, but if you can overlook its weaknesses, you're in for a spooky experience.
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Black Mirror is a good start to a great series. I recommend starting from this game, but if you don't want to play this game in BM2-3 it goes over the story of this game. I had originally started with BM2 and BM3 since those were put on steam first, and BM1 got put on 2 months later. So I didn't play it in order, but I replayed all when I got BM1 and it makes much more sense. I've replayed the game 3 times, and the third time was on Windows 11 and during transitions between chapters it would take a bit to load so a few times I thought the game froze but it didn't. I didn't have this problem playing on Windows 10. Other than that, I've had no issues/technical issues playing this game what so ever. For a game this old it runs great, and handles being minimized extremely well. This game is over 21 years old right now and it still holds up really well. Even for a game made in 2003 the game does have nice graphics and the atmosphere is hauntingly good. Though the characters do look a bit rough for this day and age. There are a couple of plot holes in this game That are answered at the beginning of BM2. I see a lot of complaints about this game, especially with the graphics and difficulty but it seems that most people don't understand that this game came out in 2003 and even 21 years later it's stood the test of time very well. Graphics wise the scenes are pretty, character wise they aren't the best looking but it's an old game. The game is on the harder side, there's no hint system, and it doesn't hold your hand like newer games do. That's how older games used to be made. Even so, this game is still better than most P&C's made nowadays. I like the voice acting, it's not at all bad especially for a game that came out in 2003. The music is eerily haunting and well done, same with the ambiance, you just don't get many games like this anymore. "Most" the puzzles over all are very easy, especially since you're given the answers- most of the answers are literally thrown in your face.... where as other puzzles you actually need to figure out how to solve which some can be a pain. The cons Now I will say the biggest downfall is there's about 4 times in this game where you have to "wait" on people, which requires you to just run around and go different places just to waste time and wait before the person you need would give you or tell you things. I can honestly say this game could've done without that since I spend a total of 15-20ish minutes wasting time waiting on people do to things. One in particular took about 8-10 mins to trigger third playthrough. The worst part is you literally need to wander off and visit places and there's nothing to do while waiting, since the game is very particular about the order you can do puzzles and pick up things. At times, when some characters speak, the music is louder so it can be hard to understand, even for Samuel. But it happens in few places. These are the only cons I can say about this game. If you need help, there's no hint system, the hint system included only shows you areas you can go- so I did have to use a walkthrough for stuff all 3 of my playthroughs. I personally don't mind using guides for a lot of these P&C games since I tend to over think puzzles anyways. Best advice I can give is check EVERYTHING on the screen. This game can be hard to get going, since a big chunk of the first hourish or so of the game is you running around Black Mirror Castle doing stuff and talking to people. The pacing is slow, but if you read and listen to dialogue you can understand the story it is explained very well. Honestly the way this game ends, is good, especially since it continues on with BM2 & BM3 as Darren, throughout the series it explains everything that happens when it comes to the Gordon curse, so if you play this game and don't still don't understand, there's 2 more games to carry on the story. You do get a map and you can fast travel, you can double click on the screen to go into the next area and it transitions faster than just walking. SAVE and save frequently Especially right before certain puzzles. Final thoughts All in all- I highly recommend playing this whole series especially if you're a big P&C gamer. Honestly Black Mirror 2 is my favorite out of the 3 but this game is still really good. The story gets better with each game played. The complete ending after all 3 games is well worth it. This series is on my top 5 favorite P&C games.
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Nice old mysterious adventure, with dark atmosphere. Completly dubbed by famous czech actors. The story is great and keep you playing. Despite its age, it has nice graphics. But there are few negatives, which may ruin your experinece. Main character cannot run, and also other charater's animation is unbelievable slow. There are some not logic steps where you can get stuck. Also waiting for some results by going out and in is not fun. Warning - in this game, you can die, so save your progress often. I also encountered a situation, where I used one item in a wrong way and was not able to use it again, so there was no chance to continue - this should not happen in the adventure games. But still, I enjoyed this game...
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I first saw this game back in the Autumn of 2004 on a late night Bulgarian TV show. It was late Friday night, the rain gently pouring outside, I was browsing through the channels, when I saw a game, and it immediately grabbed my attention. It was quite unusual to see a game being played on TV. The show continued all night (until 4 AM). At the time, I knew nothing about this game or the adventure quest genre, but seeing Black Mirror was love at first sight. Back then, having no internet at home, I was completely unaware what this TV show was - the logo was hard to decipher. The next day I watched that channel all day, hoping to see an ad about the show, so I know how it's called, and when to watch it. Eventually, I found out the show was called Myst, and was aired every Friday from 22:00 to 04:00, and it was divided into two segments. First, gaming news, anime, movies, etc., and around midnight they started playing a game, with viewers calling to navigate the host on what to do, solve puzzles, and essentially play the game together. A bit like online streaming before it was popular or cool. I spent many long Friday nights watching games. After they finished The Black Mirror, they played Still Life, Aura, Myst 4, Schizm 2. Unfortunately, the show got cancelled, but my love for the genre was sparked. Many years later, in the 2010s, the host [url=https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2] Roro finally managed to get back on air, with a similar show - NEXTTV, this time even longer - 20:00 - 04:00. Together, we managed to play lots of adventure/quest games like The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, Subject 13, Keepsake, and so on. *** The Black Mirror is my favorite game of all time. I've played 5-6 times, I played both sequels 3-4 times, I even played the new one, but I was a bit disappointed. What do I love about BM so much? The story is amazing - dark, gloomy, emotional, deep. The soundtrack is phenomenal, hearing the piano of Lady Eleonor always gives me tremendous nostalgia. The puzzles are hard enough, but not insane. The characters and locations are very well-made. Sure, some might say the graphics look bad, there is pixel hunting at times, the voicing is bad, etc., but that was never something that bothered me that much as a kid. Of course, playing the game now, I notice some of the flaws I overlooked back then, but they still don't bother me that much. I will always love this game (2 and 3 are also very good), and I hope someday it gets a well deserved remaster. "Now, there is no judge to pass judgement - there is only me." Samuel Gordon PS: Rest in peace, Roro, and thanks for all the fish.
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(English) Black Mirror is truly hard to categorize. Compared to modern P&C adventure games it is unforgiving and difficult. There is also a kind of clunkyness in the character animations and voice acting, which, to be honest, is sort of hilarious and grows on you over time; it has a very unique style. Now let us analyze the difficulty, which is both a positive and a negative. First of all it is refreshing to see puzzles that actually require some foreknowledge of the world. This ranges from the order of astrological signs and their star shapes to the correct way to order basic logic puzzles. Without giving any direct spoilers I will say that these are on the level of the Tower of Hanoi puzzle, give or take. So not overly difficult or anything, but as an avid P&C adventure gamer, it had been a while since I had seen a game 'not hold your hand' to this level. To be honest, this was a great refresher. It felt much more satisfying to complete a puzzle. The down side of the game's difficulty comes from the forced sequencing it imposes on some things. To give a basic example of this annoyance: You check a box, and the protagonist says there is nothing important in it. Then you encounter a situation that requires an item X, and then if you happen to click that box again (which is at this point 5 zones back somewhere), the protagonist exclaims: "Oh, look what I have found, item X!" At other times, you need to talk to specific characters to 'advance' the story to be able to use an item on something etc. In other words your character is sort of dumb, and he takes time to realize things that you as the player may already be aware of. This can get mildly frustrating when it costs you hours of head-scratching. And the most annoying thing of all is having to 'spend time'. A few times in the game you have to wait for something to occur and you are expected to walk around to spend time. But if you have got nothing to do then it just becomes a chore of clicking through zones for five straight minutes to progress time (which is arbitrary so you have to keep going back to check). All that being said, the game really does require one to consult a guide/walkthrough every so often to avoid these maddening moments. If you can somehow pace yourself and not overdo the guides etc. the game is very enjoyable and satisfying to progress through. But going in completely guideless would be absolute madness even for a seasoned adventure gamer - trust me! There is bound to be that illogical sequencing or single-pixel item somewhere that will prevent your progress several times. The unforgiving part of the game is that you can die. There is no warning for this and no take-backs, you just die, and need to open up a manual save that hopefully you had! (First time this happened I had not saved for over an hour). This can be remedied by saving the game whenever you enter a brand new zone. --- (Türkçe) Evet Black Mirror gerçekten kategorize etmesi zor, oldukça değişik bir oyun tecrübesi sunuyor. Standart P&C oyunlara gore cok acımasız, her an hata yapıp ölebilirsiniz. Yanlış yere kafanızı sokup, hatta sadece yanlış noktaya bakarak öldüğünüz yerler mevcut. Tabi manuel olarak oyunu save etmediyseniz büyük dert oluyor bu sonra. Onun dışında, bulmacalar gerçekten kolay değil, ama bu çözünce aldığınız keyfi de o oranda arttırıyor tabi. Eğer daha modern P&C oyunlardaki zorluk seviyesi size fazla kolay geliyorsa (eminim hepimiz bunu hissediyoruzdur bazen), o zaman Black Mirror size göre olabilir. Bir başka pozitif unsur ise oynun bir trilojinin parçası olması. Grafiklerin zamansız bir güzelliği var, 2003 yapımı olmasına rağmen büyük ekranımda bi şekilde düzgün durdu. Oyunda hava durumu, gündüz-gece vs. gibi şeylerin dinamik olması da ne kadar özenle hazırlandığını gösteriyor. Oyundaki en sinir bozucu olay herhalde herşeyin biraz yavaş olması, ama buna da alışıyor insan zamanla.
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Black Mirror I is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.
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Black Mirror I received 1,128 positive votes out of a total of 1,350 achieving a rating of 7.97.
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Black Mirror I was developed by Future Games and Unknown Identity and published by THQ Nordic.
Black Mirror I is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Black Mirror I is not playable on MacOS.
Black Mirror I is not playable on Linux.
Black Mirror I is a single-player game.
Black Mirror I does not currently offer any DLC.
Black Mirror I does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Black Mirror I does not support Steam Remote Play.
Black Mirror I is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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