Scotland, 1926. Following the suicide of his father, David Gordon visits his ancestral home for the first time in his life. A life that is soon threatened by the dark secrets that claimed the sanity of many Gordons before him.
Tormented by nightmares and waking dreams for all his life, David fears that it might be his destiny to follow in his father’s footsteps, down a path that leads to madness, and death.
Is there really a Curse that has been haunting his family, like his father believed? It is up to David to uncover the horrible truths, buried under generations of silence and fathoms of stone. Black Mirror Castle demands an offering...
KEY FEATURES
A modern re-imagining of the acclaimed gothic-horror adventure series
Interactions with vision-like apparitions which help you learn more about the past of your family
Eerie atmosphere focusing on the horrors of the mind, in the style of EA Poe and HP Lovecraft
High quality voice acting from a compelling ensemble cast
THE STORY
"I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity." Edgar Allan Poe
David Gordon never knew his estranged father particularly well. Still it comes as a shock when he is summoned to his family's ancestral home in the Scottish highlands, after his father has taken his own life there. David does not know much about his father's final weeks, but the circumstances of his death seem more than peculiar. Settling the heritage is merely an excuse for David to find out more about the castle his father grew up in, meeting the family he never knew and for shedding light on the mysteries surrounding his father's death.
Tormented by nightmares and waking dreams for all his life, he fears that it might be his destiny to follow in his father's footsteps, down a path that leads to madness and death.
Is there really a curse that has been haunting his family for generations as his father believed? Or are the mysteries hidden inside the cold walls of Black Mirror house of a far more wordly nature?
It is up to David to uncover the horrible truths, buried under generations of silence and fathoms of stone.
ABOUT THE GAMEPLAY
"They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." Edgar Allan Poe
Like in the original graphic adventure trilogy, the Gothic Horror genre and its unique atmosphere of madness and psychological distress remains at the heart of Black Mirror.
The point-and-click gameplay of the original trilogy served as the basis for the re-imagined gameplay, which focuses on close-up investigation and interaction with nightmarish visions that plague the protagonist of the game David Gordon.
ABOUT THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY
"No man can choose his death." Detective Collier, Black Mirror (2003)
In the original adventure trilogy, Samuel Gordon and Darren Michaels search for the truth behind the Curse of the Black Mirror that has haunted the Gordon-family for generations.
The acclaimed original trilogy laid the foundation Black Mirror (2017) is built upon.
Dense gothic horror atmosphere, rich visual details and a dark story full of characters who are not what they seem to be - the journey of Samuel Gordon and Darren Michaels is as captivating today as it was when the games were first released.
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User Reviews
Mixed
7 user reviews
43%
Positive
User #623830english
8 hrs at review
Not Recommended
Unfortunately I have to give this a negative review. While I was a big fan of the original Black Mirror, especially part 1 and 2 with there fun puzzles and dark atmosphere, this remake was unneccessary. It suffered from terrible perfomance issues with fps drops and stuttering that were uncalled for because it's not even a new game.
Also, the story was too cheesy. It was a tad too easy, way too linear and exploration wasn't encouraged. Way too much handholding and the game just didn't make me feel anything. It felt like a chore to complete this and not like playing a fun crime story full of twists.
I rather stick with the legend of the original in this case.
User #567773english
5 hrs at review
Not Recommended
I played it because I was feeling nostalgic about the first game and thought this was a remaster/better graphic version. Hoo boy was I wrong. The story was bad and not at all what I remembered. Why were there ghosts that could strangle you if you got too close? Why put things in their hands and make you get up close and personal to try and activate the investigate icon when they would just turn around and strangle you for getting close? Why did your dead father's psychiatrist show up? Why was she the one carrying the lamp for the full second half of the game in a very dark house where she follows you around, is slower, and gets stuck on the scenery? Why are you collecting photograph pieces? If it was a game under a different name, maybe I would've found it at least semi entertaining, but because they tried to play it off as Black Mirror, I'm going to say I don't recommend it. It does not represent the series, and definitely does not capture the feel of the first game that it was suppos...
User #950456english
8 hrs at review
Recommended
This is a fun little mystery.
It has nothing to do with the show. It actually predates the show.
At first I found the controls a little strange, but I got used to them and became engrossed in figuring this out.
There are some challenges but it is still mostly a narrative.
User #791656english
10 hrs at review
Recommended
Not a terrible game if you can get past the poor controls. The music is excellent and father and son story was touching.
