My favourite Point & Click game todate.
I think it has something to do with the whole dark gothic atmosphere that the game gives off. I like that sort of thing, which is why I liked "Still Life" as well. This game feels as if ti is set during the early 1900's but is set during the 1970's or 80''s I think. I mean you see the caretaker mowing the lawn and the type of mower he had wasn't used back in the early 1900's. .
Puzzles are hard (for me) at times as I am not too good at puzzles. Which makes you wonder why I play such games likek P&C games. The reason is because the storyline and atmosphere of most of them pulls you in and takes you to the world on display. And speaking of which, I wished I were there helping Samuel Gordon solve the mystery :), the game gives you a sort of who done it feel to it and it has the vibe of the old Peter Cushing Hammer Horror movies to it as well.
The music is top notch stuff, it does the job it is meant to do and makes certain areas you are in feel creepy. Anyway the game I think has to be played for the atmosphere to totally be explained as putting it into words is kind of hard to do. Play it at night only, lights out, never during daylight hours. And wear headphones as well to add to the whole experiance.
The game has some really nice weather effects too, when it rains it really is raining. The scenery of every area you go into as some really nice details as well. Mineshafts, Cemetery's, a Sanitarium, villages, etc. All are well detailed.
If you like this type of game and can pick it up, cheap or not, you should go for it. Dont expect it to be flawless as it isn't. The only really big flaw in it is that when you speak to characters they take a second or two to react to you. That isn't a fun killer, not to me anyway, also some speak of the acting in it, the dialogue as such. It was translated from a foreign language to english, maybe not 100% perfect but I dont have any complaints on it. It is totally understandable so that's all I look for with such things as language.
This game took me 8 months of playing to finish it, why did it take so long?. Well because I enjoyed it that much, I didn't want it to end. I kept putting it off when I had the notion to play it. But eventualy I just sat and finished the game. I was gutted when it ended as I totally enjoyed it.
The Black Mirror is a worthy title to add to your point and click collection.