Description
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 hides 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.
Alternate Titles
- "Черное Зеркало" -- Russian spelling
- "The Black Mirror: the past is a diverted mirror of your soul" -- UK/B/NL Tag-lined title
- "The Black Mirror: el pasado es el oscuro espejo de tu alma" -- Spanish tag-lined 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
The Press Says
| Gamezoom |
Apr 30, 2004 |
89 out of 100 |
89 |
| GBase - The Gamer's Base |
Mar 06, 2005 |
8.5 out of 10 |
85 |
| Just Adventure |
Oct 31, 2003 |
B+ |
83 |
| Adventurearchiv |
Dec 28, 2003 |
82 out of 100 |
82 |
| Game Over Online |
Nov 01, 2003 |
78 out of 100 |
78 |
| PC Gameplay (Benelux) |
Dec, 2003 |
71 out of 100 |
71 |
| Adventure Gamers |
Dec 07, 2003 |
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60 |
| Factornews |
Nov 05, 2003 |
6 out of 10 |
60 |
| Game Informer Magazine |
Jan, 2004 |
4.5 out of 10 |
45 |
| GameDaily |
Dec 14, 2006 |
4 out of 10 |
40 |
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Trivia
German localization
The voice of the main character Samuel Gordon is the German voice of
Johnny Depp. This is interesting because Gordon looks similar to Depp.
Polish localization
For its release in Poland, the game's subtitles were translated to Polish. However, nearly each sentence contains mistakes such as typos, repetitions (sometimes the same sentence is repeated twice in a row), omissions and
even spelling errors.
Information also contributed by
BostonGoergeThis entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by
dusoft (49) on Jun 11, 2003.
