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| 14 JUN 2011 at 12:44am |
Jenny100Guild Master
Posts : 3510
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | Black Mirror came out in 2003.
Black Mirror II came out in 2009 with a completely different developer and publisher from the original Black Mirror. I don't think Black Mirror II had an official US release until this year, when it was released at the same time as Black Mirror III. There is also a package of both Black Mirror II and Black Mirror III together called "Black Mirror: Reflections from the Darkness Collection."
The original Black Mirror wasn't intended to have a sequel.
Black Mirror III came out less than two years after Black Mirror II, and the games were released at the same time in the US. So unless you bought an import version or download version of Black Mirror II, you haven't played it.
You don't need to play Black Mirror in order to understand what's going on in Black Mirror II. The game had a sort of recap during the intro, and you learn more about Black Mirror along with the character you play.
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| 14 JUN 2011 at 3:40am |
InlandAZGuild Master
Posts : 5586
Joined: 4 MAY 2007
Status : Offline | You may not need to play the first installment, but it was a pretty good game in its own right, so I’d recommend giving it a play through. A lot of folks complained about the style of game play, like not being to interact with an object until you knew just how it could be used - but, I enjoyed that aspect.
IIRC there was one time driven sequence, no matter what you did if the right amount of time hadn't passed, you couldn't progress. It was just a minor annoyance, overall it was a good game.
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| 14 JUN 2011 at 7:49am |
walshSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 384
Joined: 15 DEC 2010
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By InlandAZ (14 JUN 2011 3:40am)
You may not need to play the first installment, but it was a pretty good game in its own right, so I’d recommend giving it a play through.
I would actually put it in reverse - you do not need to play II and III to play I, which in my opinion was the best of the series. I enjoyed all three on their own merits.
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| 14 JUN 2011 at 4:24pm |
MaumPrivate Detective
Posts : 592
Joined: 2 JUN 2007
Location: UK
Status : Offline | Agree the first one was the best- the story and atmosphere were creepy and intriguing.
BM II looked great but featured one of the most annoying, whiny and self-entitled characters I've ever had the misfortune to play.
I'm still going to play the third as I've been told that it does 'conclude' the story and reveals all about the family history/curse which was the premise of the other two games.
Currently playing: Dragon Age Origins, Darkness Within 2, The Witcher, Fallout 3
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| 14 JUN 2011 at 5:10pm |
Child Of DunwichPrivate Detective
Posts : 480
Joined: 25 MAY 2011
Status : Offline | I played the first two parts, they were great for me, part two even better. But you shouldn't play the last part, unless you finish the ohers first, at least the second one, because part III starts just where part II ended, and nothing is explained.
Nature's first green is gold,&&Her hardest hue to hold.&&Her early leaf's a flower;&&But only so an hour.&&Then leaf subsides to leaf.&&So Eden sank to grief,&&So dawn goes down to day.&&Nothing gold can stay.
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| 14 JUN 2011 at 6:02pm |
MarkGuild Master
Posts : 3803
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Location: US, Georgia
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By dwwa (14 JUN 2011 5:10pm)
I played the first two parts, they were great for me, part two even better. But you shouldn't play the last part, unless you finish the ohers first, at least the second one, because part III starts just where part II ended, and nothing is explained.
Huh?
The Games:
Black Mirror I
Black Mirror II
Black Mirror III
The Variable:
Child of Dunwich
His Stance:
BM I + BM II > BM III
BM II > BM I + BM III
But BM III = NO! (unless BM I + BM II played all the way through)
But, unless AT LEAST BM II played, THEN BM III BECAUSE end of BM II segways INTO BM III. But it DOESN'T matter BECAUSE there are NO answers.
[img]http://www.mindspring.com/~markparrish/Berserk.gif[/img]
Please proofread your posts carefully to see if you any words out.
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| 14 JUN 2011 at 6:27pm |
Child Of DunwichPrivate Detective
Posts : 480
Joined: 25 MAY 2011
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Mark (14 JUN 2011 6:02pm)
Originally Posted By dwwa (14 JUN 2011 5:10pm)
I played the first two parts, they were great for me, part two even better. But you shouldn't play the last part, unless you finish the ohers first, at least the second one, because part III starts just where part II ended, and nothing is explained.
Huh?
The Games:
Black Mirror I
Black Mirror II
Black Mirror III
The Variable:
Child of Dunwich
His Stance:
BM I + BM II > BM III
BM II > BM I + BM III
But BM III = NO! (unless BM I + BM II played all the way through)
But, unless AT LEAST BM II played, THEN BM III BECAUSE end of BM II segways INTO BM III. But it DOESN'T matter BECAUSE there are NO answers.
[img]http://www.mindspring.com/~markparrish/Berserk.gif[/img]
I have no idea what do you want to say. -.-
Nature's first green is gold,&&Her hardest hue to hold.&&Her early leaf's a flower;&&But only so an hour.&&Then leaf subsides to leaf.&&So Eden sank to grief,&&So dawn goes down to day.&&Nothing gold can stay.
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| 14 JUN 2011 at 6:29pm |
InlandAZGuild Master
Posts : 5586
Joined: 4 MAY 2007
Status : Offline | BM II looked great but featured one of the most annoying, whiny and self-entitled characters I've ever had the misfortune to play.
Play Alter Ego - you're opinion will change. Having said that, I did enjoy Alter Ego, but I do understand it's not going to be everyones cup of tea.
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| 14 JUN 2011 at 9:03pm |
Jenny100Guild Master
Posts : 3510
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Mark (14 JUN 2011 6:02pm)
Originally Posted By dwwa (14 JUN 2011 5:10pm)
I played the first two parts, they were great for me, part two even better. But you shouldn't play the last part, unless you finish the ohers first, at least the second one, because part III starts just where part II ended, and nothing is explained.
Huh?
The Games:
Black Mirror I
Black Mirror II
Black Mirror III
The Variable:
Child of Dunwich
His Stance:
BM I + BM II > BM III
BM II > BM I + BM III
But BM III = NO! (unless BM I + BM II played all the way through)
But, unless AT LEAST BM II played, THEN BM III BECAUSE end of BM II segways INTO BM III. But it DOESN'T matter BECAUSE there are NO answers.
[img]http://www.mindspring.com/~markparrish/Berserk.gif[/img]
LOL
Just don't play BM3 without playing BM2.
BM1 is optional because BM2 has some introductory explanation of the story at the beginning of the game. But BM3 just plonks you down in the middle of things, so you need to have played BM2. Playing only BM1 before BM3 wouldn't work either. BM1 happened 12 years in the past, and can be enjoyed on its own. BM3 is really just BM2 part 2.
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| 15 JUN 2011 at 6:44am |
SirDaveGuild Master
Posts : 4940
Joined: 17 OCT 2002
Location: US
Status : Offline | In assisted-living centers any BM is appreciated.
The future ain't what it used to be!
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