Mirror's Edge™

Mirror's Edge Good: ‣ Grounded parkour system. Pretty weird at first, but once you get the hang of it, it's pretty fun, especially when chaining parkour actions together. ‣ It's a short game (9 chapters), and I'm glad it's short because it doesn't overstay its welcome. ‣ It has animated cutscenes between chapters. ‣ For a game made in 2008, the art direction is great. The game goes for a minimalist look with bold accents, and the OST is mostly ambient with electronic influences. Mixed: ‣ I wish there was more freedom and more routes when approaching the levels. many chapters feel pretty linear in map design. ‣ The story is decent for most of the game, but it's obvious where it's going, and the open ending is kind of disappointing. ‣ Combat is very wacky, but I don't mind it since the game is mainly about parkour. Bad: ‣ At times, it feels like one of the most frustrating games because of the enemies. They don't seem to need line of sight to shoot you; they just need to know you're not behind a wall. ‣ The old PhysX implementation can make the game very laggy (turn it off to fix this). Note: The game needs a lot of tweaking. Check out this mod to fix things like FOV, resolution, PhysX, and even some graphics settings. Also add "-nostartupmovies -windowed" (without the quotes) to the game's launch options. This skips the startup movies and makes the game run in windowed mode, allowing you to Alt-Tab freely. Overall it's a decent game, and while it has it's flaws it still something more different and unique. Usually goes on sale for 7$, but you can find it cheaper on other (official) stores for ~3$.

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画面最干净的游戏

Это потрясающая игра из потрясающей эпохи. Простая, чистая, "воздушная". Олицетворение футуристического минимализма и эстетики фрутигер аэро. Даже сейчас она ощущается как из будущего... игра с душой, таких больше не делают.

Стильная, красивая, медитативная игра своего времени. Очень классная, когда паркур родился и через пару лет умер.

Mirror’s Edge (2008) remains for me today a deeply nostalgic experience that hits right in the chest. It hasn't aged a single day. I always come back and play from time to time without getting bored of it even I played so many hours. I feel the same for Mirror's Edge Catalyst that I own on EA App. When the ambient, ethereal soundtrack by Solar Fields kicks in against that perfect blue sky, the melancholy is instant. It remembers me of being a child trying to climb the towers and run over those buildings near my grandma's house, under the sunny blue sky in the summer school holidays when everything was so calm and peaceful... Can't wait to play this amazing masterpiece on Steam Frame VR headset!

Wasn't expecting much but was pleasantly surprised. Very much a game from 2009 (could use a remake), some jank in controls/direction and an annoyingly low FOV, but there's also something lost today about this era of game with no nonsense or unnecessary noise, just load the game, click play, the game knows what it's trying to be. Some level designs are truly well done, others more frustrating, it can be confusing where to go when the linearity is punishing if you didn't go the optimal route they intended. It's an ambitious title for 2009 for what is ultimately an Xbox 360 game, and for the most part it's a lot of fun. When the game flows it's great, but sometimes the idea is better than the execution which can break the immersion on a first playthrough, although subsequent playthroughs would probably be more enjoyable when you're familiar with the levels and objectives with less room for error. When playing I would imagine if someone like Valve were in charge of the game's idea, because the potential is obvious while the implementation from EA doesn't always hit. The music, vibes and atmosphere are where it truly shines. It has a Matrix-esque gameplay loop set in a dystopian future which is immersive and cool running around rooftops in a city that feels alive. While the gameplay mechanics could be tighter, the movement could be more tuned, the flow could be more intuitive on a blind run, it's short and sweet with a unique premise and is a lot of fun from an era of gaming that is missed these days, where AAA developers would take risks and try to make something unique and different. Also no unnecessary third-party launchers or extra crap involved for this EA title. Thumbs up for that.

look i WANTED to like this game but i just couldnt going from actualy flaws to personal gripes: -sprinting almost feels slow most of the time AND its hard to get into a flow state for me which is detrimental to a game like this -personally what happend to me was the frames would get choppy 15 minutes in or so give or take -and i feel sometimes its hard to tell where to go and the mechanic to show you where you need to go just makes you face the directon which can screw you over i feel it had a really cool idea but just didnt work for me idk.