Mirrored - Chapter 1

I like the artstyle and it's not a bad game, but it seems to be abandoned. This first chapter provides around one to two hours of gameplay depending on how dense you are. It plays entierly in one small room and you never learn much about the characters or the story, because it seems to be an intro of a much bigger game that will probably never be released. I'm writing this in 2017 and there have been people asking for chapter two since 2015 now. I don't think the developer will release any more of this. I can't recommend it because of that. If you are looking for a good adventure, try one of the first two Secret Files games. If you'd like a first person puzzle game, look up The Room 1 and 2.

overall alright for in between.

Mirrored - Chapter 1 is a short mystery point and click title by developer/publisher Kelkafa Studios. The story revolves around Rob and Nick, twin brothers. You play as Rob, who has had a vague and concerning message left on his voicemail from his brother. As one does when their sibling may be in trouble, Rob hurries to his brother's office in search of answers, and he gets a lot more than what he bargained for. Firstly, the artwork and soundtrack to this game are simply stunning. This is not a flat, 2D point and click title, but a 360 degree rotational one; it feels as though you are standing right in the center of the room while you poke and prod at every object as you're attempting to solve the puzzles. The entirety of Chapter 1 is spent in one room, Nick's office, but there are numerous cutscenes that keep the story going; all of which only add more questions, rather than answers. This is to be expected, given that it's the entry into a would-be trilogy. I say would-be trilogy because it has been nearly two years, and the developer hasn't said anything in regards to Chapter 2. Even taking a look at their Steam profile, they haven't so much as played a game since November of 2015. It's more than likely that Mirrored will be another episodic indie title that falls flat in the water. The problem with these episodic games is that when the first chapter is released, they don't gain enough attention since they're short and generally only give the part of the story that sets up the entire premise of the series. Mirrored - Chapter 1 only lasts for half an hour at best, even if you have an issue with solving a puzzle. While the set up for the story is decent, it's too vague and doesn't really give a sense as to what may be laying in wait in the (maybe) upcoming chapters. At this point, since there has been no word from the developer since late 2015, I cannot recommend this title, as there's no guarantee that a second part is in fact coming our way. If that doesn't bother you, aside from the graphics and audio, the gameplay is lackluster and mediocre at best; there are far more interesting point and clicks to delve in to. [h1]Rating: [b]2.0/5.0[/b] - It's not awful, but it's not great.[/h1] The Horror Network [url=http://store.steampowered.com/curator/28221963/]Curator[/url] | [url=http://steamcommunity.com/groups/thehorrornetwork]Group[/url] Click for Gore

This 'taste' of a game was pretty good, got me interested and was graphically well done. However, 'chapter 1' leads one to believe there will be a lot more coming, and 5-6 years later nothing else has been done with it. I would recommend against this game. You will find a lot better, and more complete, games in the genre far more worth your time and money.

Das Spiel ist eher schlecht. Im Titel des Point&Click steht Chapter 1, aber offenbar wird es keine Fortsetzung des bislang recht kurzen Spieles geben. So ist es auf jeden Fall recht bruchstückhaft. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1540116990 Wir spielen einen Mann, dessen Zwillingsbruder verschwunden zu sein scheint. Er sucht dessen Büro auf und sucht nach einer geheimnisvollen Maske. In dem Spiel befindet man sich immer in dem kleinen Büro, sammelt, untersucht und kombiniert die dortigen Objekte. Das ist alles relativ bekannte Kost, gut gemacht, aber nichts, in keiner Weise nichts beachtenswertes. Die zwei wirklichen Rätsel sind dafür so übel, dass der Walkthrough in dem vielleicht ansonsten 45-minütigen Spiel zur Pflicht wird. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1540117404 Das erste Rätsel, ein Passwort, ist für mich praktisch unergründbar (vielleicht! ist für Englisch-Muttersprachler etwas einfacher). Das zweite ist von ähnlichem Kaliber, das ergründen der Lösung wird aber durch ein nicht nachschlagbares Nachschlagewerk verunmöglicht. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1540116547 Die Grafik ist vielversprechend gut, also für einen Indie-Titel. Ungünstig ist, dass die Untertitel eher breitflächige Mitteltitel sind. Sound gibt es fast keinen, nur leichte Hintergrundmusik und ein paar Geräusche. Die Steuerung ist einigermaßen OK. Pro & Contra: o Absolut schweres Passwort als Rätsel o (Ansonsten) sehr kurz - Ein nicht funktionierendes Objekt - Fehlende Fortsetzung Wertung: 4/10 Das Spiel zeigt, dass die Entwickler Potential haben. Leider mangelt es an letztem Schliff und ist offenbar auch unvollendet geblieben. Selbst den so niedrige Preis ist es momentan kaum wert.

Mirrored - Chapter 1 is a point-n-click mystery about twin brothers. You play as Rob who is searching for his brother Nick and you have to solve puzzles in order to proceed in your search. The game ends in a cliffhanger and from the looks of things, chapters 2 & 3 will never be released. I would not recommend this game based on the fact that the story will never be complete. It's a shame really, I would have recommended the game had it not been abandoned.

It doesn't look like there's any more of this game coming down the rainy pike, and Chapter 1 isn't all that rewarding without the hope of a Chapter 2 and so forth. Which is a pity, because the barebones taste - this would have been the introductory free chapter, we assume, with more complex material for the price of a few bucks each episode - hints at a game that would have had a chance in the world. As it is the mechanics are fine (inventory management is a little clunky and limited), the story has some promise, the puzzles we've got so far are too hard and obscure in the wrong way - there's no assembly of clues and knowledge, just a cryptic presentation and then you either know what to do with the information or you don't, and I didn't - but we won't know what the mirrored mask does, or why, or whom those following assassins might be. Five of the six achievements are for wrapping up chapters, and the final one involves clicking every object that has a message, including some that have different messages before and after events, and you have to get those before AND after. Easy to drop, and I went back for a speedy run to pick it up. If there were more game, it would be a better game. What we've got here is a reasonable enough unfinished project that ends at a bright, mysterious doorway. To be Continued? Not so much, oh well.

I could recommend this game as a very casual, very short point-and-click adventure/mystery that's worth the small price if it seemed there were any hope of a Chapter 2 or beyond. As it is, it's been nearly 4 years since the release of Chapter 1, and with no trilogy in sight we're left with an introduction to a possibly interesting story whose gameplay isn't compelling/innovative/exciting enough to warrant the time or money. If Chapter 2 appears, dive in; otherwise, stay dry.

This is a nice demo, but it's more of a playable introduction than anything else. [h1]Story[/h1] Raises a couple of questions but doesn't really answer any of them. One of the questions raised is about identity and [spoiler]one twin impersonating the other[/spoiler], which would probably have gone better if we had time to get used to the player character's [i]actual[/i] identity first. [h1]Gameplay[/h1] Occasionally suffers from "not-yet syndrome", where it's obvious what you need to do but the game won't let you do it until some condition is met. Particularly egregrious example: [spoiler]You can't look up "Atlas" in the folder until you've used the translator on the Latin text... despite the fact that "Atlas" is the same in both languages, and as a proper noun it sticks out even if the player doesn't know Latin.[/spoiler] The character has an in-game journal for storing clues, but you will need to keep your own notes as he doesn't write down critical facts like codes and passwords. [h1]Bugs[/h1] Nothing game-breaking. Takes upwards of 10 seconds to transition from examine-mode back to room-view-mode, which becomes quite frustrating after the first thirty-five times you have to do that. There's no feedback during this, so the game appears to be frozen.

The game itself was fine, although I had trouble getting things to work, like the flashlight, so I was stumbling around in the dark until the game decided it was time for me to turn it on. The biggest reason I wouldn't recommend it is that it's a very short, unfinished game, and almost 3 years later there is no sign of chapter 2.