The death of his grandfather, William, brings Samuel Gordon back to Black Mirror, the family's ancestral home. Although William was considered a kook and his death most likely a suicide, Samuel is investigating the matter. Samuel is convinced that the death was no accident and that the mystery's answer lies in the research William conducted, sequestered in the castle's tower. But will uncovering ancient family secrets bring new light to the matter or shroud the Gordon family in doom?

Black Mirror is a third-person, point-and-click adventure game set largely on the sprawling grounds of Black Mirror Manor including an asylum, the church and its grounds, and the town of Willow Creek. The game begins immediately after William's funeral and Samuel is reintroduced to his estranged family and meets the household staff. An uncle who secrets himself away in his study, an ill-tempered gardener, and a family doctor who hints that he knows something are just some of the cast members Samuel will deal with. Black Mirror contains 150 locations and five hours of spoken dialogue.

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Alternate Titles

"Черное Зеркало" -- Russian title
"Posel Smrti" -- Czech title
"Messenger of Death" -- Working title
"Black Mirror: Der dunkle Spiegel der Seele" -- German title

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User Reviews

You can't go home again	Terrence Bosky (5239)
Intense, engrossing, creepy ... GOOD!	Jeanne (54876)
The search for the truth.... could have been better	Nate Kuslis (4)
Waste of Time!	Rick McGarry (3)
Nice Graphics, Good Story Line, Extremely Easy to Finish. Thumbs Up!!!	ggfournar (6)

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The Press Says

Withingames	May 09, 2004	5 out of 5	100
Looki	Feb 08, 2004	85 out of 100	85
Quandary	Nov, 2003		80
Game Over Online	Nov 01, 2003	78 out of 100	78
Game Shark	Dec 11, 2003	B	75
Gaming Nexus	Dec 03, 2003	7.1 out of 10	71
GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands)	Jan 07, 2004	70 out of 100	70
Jeuxvideo.com	Oct 07, 2003	13 out of 20	65
Game Raiders	Nov 24, 2003	64 out of 100	64
GameDaily	Dec 14, 2006	4 out of 10	40

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Trivia

The German synchronization of The Black Mirror is a very good one! Famous voices were used for the characters, i.e. the voice of the main character Samuel Gordon is the German voice of Johnny Depp. A good choice because the main character even looks like him.

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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by dusoft (48) on Jun 11, 2003.