The link to the first part is very well implemented.
The Black Mirror atmosphere arises already in the header again, you immediately feel in the first part set back and gets advance an explanation for the Brandkatastophe in Black Mirror Castle in which Samuels wife Cathy died - one of the many not completely clarified questions of the first part.
Many of the people from the first part - if they survived him - are still in service, the sites in Willow Creek are again available, albeit in a new function: So is approximately from the dilapidated insane asylum "Ashburry" become a modern sanatorium and in Willow Creek, there is a museum of local history, which at the Black Mirror Castle and the family to report Gordon knows about the sinister actions.
After a few hours of play I'm done: So far, not a bug (no longer a matter of course), enhanced graphics (higher resolution), more animations than in previous products and new features in the game, such as:
- Diary function: current and completed tasks are identified
- With a camera screenshots can be created (each about 6 MB in size in BMP format!), The "Print Screen key" completed the essential space-saving via Windows functions.
- Dialogs are now displayed on request to read along.
- At points where the main actor Darren is in danger, before a score is saved automatically (a new feature in Adventuerespielen generally!)
- Points ("Hotspots") can be displayed on request.
- On the DVD are some new fonts that are relevant in the game but can also be used under Windows.
- In addition, the DVD contains some wallpapers ("wallpaper").
- Minigames previous programs of Future Games (Who can forget "like" on the signs of the zodiac shifting puzzle of Wales or the ball game in the temple of Tecolut?) Can if desired by means of a "panic button" will be skipped.
The only complaint: Although the scenes are completely read from the DVD and this therefore must remain in the drive, 6 GB are occupied on the hard disk, since almost the entire contents of the DVD is CONFIRMED unpacked on the hard drive.
For the other computer requirements as in previous games of Future Games / Cranberries Studios are very moderate, so even on older equipment no problem is likely to occur.
Who Black Mirror (2004) and liked "reprobates" (2007) was slightly portly, now gets back a thoroughly enjoyable adventure - it's worth it!