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Church · 10-09-2008, 06:56 PM

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Mirror's Edge is an upcoming first person action-adventure video game being developed by EA Digital Illusions CE (DICE), due for release on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on November 11, 2008 in the US, and November 14, 2008 in the UK, and Windows-based PCs in late winter 2008.

The game was announced on July 10, 2007 and will be powered by the Unreal Engine 3 with the addition of a new lighting solution, developed by DICE.[2] The game has a realistic, brightly-colored style and differs from most other first-person perspective video games in allowing for a wider range of actions—such as sliding under barriers, tumbling, wall-running, and shimmying across ledges—and greater freedom of movement, in having no HUD, and in allowing the legs, arms, and torso of the character to be visible on-screen.

The game is set in a conformist dystopia in which communication is heavily monitored by a totalitarian regime, and so a network of runners, including the main character, Faith, are used to transmit messages while evading government surveillance.

YouTube - Lisa Miskovsky - Still Alive (Mirrors Edge OST)

I can't even being to tell you how excited I am for this one, folks. The atmosphere, art direction, music, everything about this game has me completely intrigued. Definitely a must buy for launch day. I've spoken to friends of mine that have actually played it first hand at a gaming convention, and they have nothing but good things to say about it. Can't wait!

Fremen · 10-10-2008, 01:15 AM

That's pretty cool looking. Kinda has a Portal vibe going on.

Baraka_Guru · 10-10-2008, 05:37 AM

I must admit I'm looking forward to it as well. It's looking forward to the next trend in gaming: nice graphics are easy to do now; engaging gameplay takes innovation and ingenuity.

This looks promising.

Reese · 10-10-2008, 12:40 PM

I dunno.. It looks ok I guess, are the places you need to jump and stuff always colored red? seems like you're not really exploring when everything you need to do is highlighted in red.

Bear Cub · 10-10-2008, 12:48 PM

That looks incredible, though I'm not sure exactly how I feel on the first person perspective.

Church · 10-10-2008, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by cybermike

I dunno.. It looks ok I guess, are the places you need to jump and stuff always colored red? seems like you're not really exploring when everything you need to do is highlighted in red.

No, the red is there only for people who would like to take the easiest way. There are numerous different ways you can get around obstacles. Going over them, under them, around, through, etc. Lots of different possibilities.

Esoteric · 10-11-2008, 04:13 AM

This might be the first game I'll play to give me motion sickness. It's going to be awesome.

BogeyDope · 10-12-2008, 11:01 PM

Thanks for the vid. That game truly does look great.

guthmund · 10-15-2008, 12:42 PM

I've read that they've announced there's going to a be a series a games....

I don't know. It looks good and might be a lot of fun. One of the coolest things about Assassin's Creed was the free-running stuff, so a whole game centered around that....could be very interesting.

Prophecy · 11-01-2008, 02:32 PM

I had mixed feelings going into the demo. The music for the trailer is awesome and I like the art direction. That said, I wasn't sure if the game would actually be fun or if it would be too disorienting to enjoy.

After the demo I'm definitely getting the game though as a rental. I'm not sure about the rest of you, but I'm getting the impression this is going to be like Portal: short but a memorable and wonderful experience. The demo was just long enough to get you hooked and want a bit more. Still I keep wondering if there will be more re-playability besides time trials.

With so many AA and AAA titles packed into this Christmas lead-in I'm wondering if this will get lost in the shuffle.

So if anyone wants to donate to Prophecy's game fund so I can bump up some of these rentals to purchases, feel free.

Esoteric · 11-02-2008, 06:19 AM

I'll be Gameflying this, but I enjoyed the demo. I'll decide for sure if it's worth a purchase after I play the full release. I didn't get get motion sickness either.

MexicanOnABike · 11-02-2008, 06:24 AM

This is the game that i'm the most excited about in a reallllly long time! I must have played the demo over 10 times. (ps3). i'll definitely be picking this one up.

Bacchanal · 11-02-2008, 09:57 AM

Already in my Game Q. As soon as I decide to send something back, I hope this will be available.

Redjake · 11-02-2008, 04:18 PM

Demo was pretty good. It was slightly boring until you actually had to run from people - then it got interesting. I hope it is good. Or do I? TOO MANY GOOD GAMES RECENTLY!!!!!!

MexicanOnABike · 11-06-2008, 03:39 AM

Ok, I just deleted the demo. I had played it over 20 times. I need to not over do it or i'll get sick of it too fast. Plus, the demo was too short. I hope the rest of the game has a bit more interaction with the environment instead of just strait lines.

Bacchanal · 11-06-2008, 08:02 AM

I was playing LittleBigPlanet last night, and found a user created map named Mirrors Edge. It was as similar to the game as you can be considering that the games are completely different genres.

MexicanOnABike · 11-10-2008, 03:59 AM

coming out tomorrow! who's picking up this title? I would wait for my PC version but with the latest talks of DRM on every fucking games, I'd rather not wait and be disappointed.

plus, my gf seems to like this title as well. i can see her playing through the main campaign atleast once.

Prophecy · 11-10-2008, 10:27 AM

Tomorrow ship date or release date?

Bear Cub · 11-10-2008, 05:22 PM

I'm surprised, it seems to be getting a lot of mainstream TV commercial air time. Some were ok, others were disappointing in that it just used actual free runners in a chase, no actual game footage, so I don't think it gave a proper understanding of what the game is about.

MexicanOnABike · 11-11-2008, 04:43 PM

damn!!! all my stores are either not releasing today or have none in stock. I guess I'll have to check again tomorrow. stupid release dates! this is the only game I've tried to get on release date so i'm quite disappointed.

Prophecy · 11-11-2008, 05:10 PM

After my own checking around no one has it locally. Hence, I'm now convinced today is/was the ship date and tomorrow is the release date.

snowy · 11-11-2008, 05:58 PM

I'm not sure how much I'd like to play this one myself, but I'd certainly like to see it played; it's likely one of my roommates will rent it

YaWhateva · 11-11-2008, 09:42 PM

I definitely want to play this but I hear the game is like 6-7 hours long. I'm so tired of games being so short.

Bacchanal · 11-13-2008, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by YaWhateva

I definitely want to play this but I hear the game is like 6-7 hours long. I'm so tired of games being so short.

I heard the same thing. A friend of mine got it yesterday and beat it last night. I planned to get it, but I'm not going to spend the money for less than a day of enjoyment.

guthmund · 11-14-2008, 02:45 PM

I like this game....a lot.

It's short, yes, but the replay value is actually pretty good. Speed runs, time trials, bag hunts, etc., which I initially thought were a pretty stupid idea, have turned into a big selling point as far as I'm concerned. I like banging through levels finding the perfect path, pulling off some cool shit and finding new ways to knock out bad guys.

The first person stuff is actually pretty neat. It can get a bit disorienting, especially when you try to pull off the really advanced stuff, but even then it's not that bad.

My only complaint, as far as gameplay is concerned, is that sometimes--especially on the later levels--pathfinding is incredibly difficult. There were points were I had to consult with youtube just to find the way out of the damn level. The "B" button guide thing is almost absolutely worthless whilst indoors and the red navigator thing is useful, but only when it works right. More than once I had to be on the damn ladder/pipe/whatever before it would kick red.

Prophecy · 11-19-2008, 12:11 PM

The PC version is going to have PhysX effects added.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=tvhw_v3q4L8&fmt=18

MexicanOnABike · 11-19-2008, 06:35 PM

damnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MontanaXVI · 11-22-2008, 02:52 AM

I seen a few write ups on this making people sick?

I played the demo and it just wasn't something that tickled my fancy. I play too much Resistance 2 online co-op right now anyway to buy something new.

MexicanOnABike · 11-22-2008, 07:51 AM

I don't know how it can make you sick... But it's got great graphics!!

I just stopped playing. Stupid level has 2 teams of swat infront and behind me. theres nowhere to go and it's impossible to grab a gun from them. fuck this.

streak_56 · 11-24-2008, 07:09 PM

My girlfriend gets sick watching me play. I've beat it, looked into the extra gameplay but its all over for me. I really need to get my PSN account going so I can challenge myself a little more.

I didn't realize how many times I would die but it's an intense game for sure. I especially like the trophies, for advanced moves and stuff. Does anyone know what the last two trophies are for? They're blanked out for me.

MontanaXVI · 11-24-2008, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by MexicanOnABike

I don't know how it can make you sick... But it's got great graphics!!

I will have to look for the article just to be sure, but I am almost positive I seen it linked from Kotaku. It talked about the way you can see your arms pumping at your sides as well as your feet coming into view with strides, tucks, jumps etc.

I personally never felt anything playing the demo though.

Stare At The Sun · 11-24-2008, 10:47 PM

I have rather mixed feelings about this game, I just don't see it living up to what I'd want.

Prophecy · 12-04-2008, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MexicanOnABike

I don't know how it can make you sick... But it's got great graphics!!

I just stopped playing. Stupid level has 2 teams of swat infront and behind me. theres nowhere to go and it's impossible to grab a gun from them. fuck this.

Are you on the level where you start coming out of the van? If so, in the back left of the "ally" is a van. Jump on top of it. Behind the van is a pole you climb up. From there your above the ducts, you should be able to see where you need to go from there. Generally when I got stuck the hint button helped in every case but once.

The DLC was announced today & arrives in Jan. 2009. It's pure time attack trials/ levels.

Nuevos mapas para Mirror´s Edge on Vimeo

10-10-2008, 01:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
Fremen With a mustache, the cool factor would be too much Location: left side of my couch, East Texas	That's pretty cool looking. Kinda has a Portal vibe going on. __________________ Google

10-10-2008, 05:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	I must admit I'm looking forward to it as well. It's looking forward to the next trend in gaming: nice graphics are easy to do now; engaging gameplay takes innovation and ingenuity. This looks promising. __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot

10-10-2008, 12:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
Reese Delicious	I dunno.. It looks ok I guess, are the places you need to jump and stuff always colored red? seems like you're not really exploring when everything you need to do is highlighted in red. __________________ “It is better to be rich and healthy than poor and sick” - Dave Barry

10-10-2008, 12:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
Bear Cub The Reverend Side Boob Location: Nofe Curolina	That looks incredible, though I'm not sure exactly how I feel on the first person perspective. __________________ Living in the United Socialist States of America.

10-11-2008, 04:13 AM	#7 (permalink)
Esoteric Tired Location: Florida	This might be the first game I'll play to give me motion sickness. It's going to be awesome. __________________ From a head full of pressure rests the senses that I clutch Made a date with Divinity, but she wouldn't let me fuck I got touched by a hazy shaded, God help me change Caught a rush on the floor from the life in my veins

10-12-2008, 11:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
BogeyDope Crazy	Thanks for the vid. That game truly does look great. __________________ Focus. Control. Conviction. Resolve. A true ace lacks none of these attributes. Nothing can deter you from the task at hand except your own fears. This is your sky.

10-15-2008, 12:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
guthmund big damn hero	I've read that they've announced there's going to a be a series a games.... I don't know. It looks good and might be a lot of fun. One of the coolest things about Assassin's Creed was the free-running stuff, so a whole game centered around that....could be very interesting. __________________ No signature. None. Seriously. Last edited by guthmund; 10-15-2008 at 12:46 PM..

11-01-2008, 02:32 PM	#10 (permalink)
Prophecy Oracle & Apollyon Location: Limbus Patrum	The demo is now on PSN and Xbox Live. I had mixed feelings going into the demo. The music for the trailer is awesome and I like the art direction. That said, I wasn't sure if the game would actually be fun or if it would be too disorienting to enjoy. After the demo I'm definitely getting the game though as a rental. I'm not sure about the rest of you, but I'm getting the impression this is going to be like Portal: short but a memorable and wonderful experience. The demo was just long enough to get you hooked and want a bit more. Still I keep wondering if there will be more re-playability besides time trials. With so many AA and AAA titles packed into this Christmas lead-in I'm wondering if this will get lost in the shuffle. So if anyone wants to donate to Prophecy's game fund so I can bump up some of these rentals to purchases, feel free. __________________ La Disciplina È La Mia Spada, La Fede È Il Mio Schermo, Non salti Ciecamente In Incertezza, E Potete Raccogliere Le Ricompense.

11-02-2008, 06:19 AM	#11 (permalink)
Esoteric Tired Location: Florida	I'll be Gameflying this, but I enjoyed the demo. I'll decide for sure if it's worth a purchase after I play the full release. I didn't get get motion sickness either. __________________ From a head full of pressure rests the senses that I clutch Made a date with Divinity, but she wouldn't let me fuck I got touched by a hazy shaded, God help me change Caught a rush on the floor from the life in my veins

11-02-2008, 06:24 AM	#12 (permalink)
MexicanOnABike Location: up north	This is the game that i'm the most excited about in a reallllly long time! I must have played the demo over 10 times. (ps3). i'll definitely be picking this one up. __________________ - Movie Reviews - Ratings-

11-02-2008, 09:57 AM	#13 (permalink)
Bacchanal Laid back Location: Jayhawkland	Already in my Game Q. As soon as I decide to send something back, I hope this will be available. __________________ Universal Truth Is Not Measured In Mass Appeal

11-02-2008, 04:18 PM	#14 (permalink)
Redjake I'm a family man - I run a family business. Location: Wilson, NC	Demo was pretty good. It was slightly boring until you actually had to run from people - then it got interesting. I hope it is good. Or do I? TOO MANY GOOD GAMES RECENTLY!!!!!! __________________ Off the record, on the q.t., and very hush-hush.

11-06-2008, 03:39 AM	#15 (permalink)
MexicanOnABike Location: up north	Ok, I just deleted the demo. I had played it over 20 times. I need to not over do it or i'll get sick of it too fast. Plus, the demo was too short. I hope the rest of the game has a bit more interaction with the environment instead of just strait lines. __________________ - Movie Reviews - Ratings-

11-06-2008, 08:02 AM	#16 (permalink)
Bacchanal Laid back Location: Jayhawkland	I was playing LittleBigPlanet last night, and found a user created map named Mirrors Edge. It was as similar to the game as you can be considering that the games are completely different genres. __________________ Universal Truth Is Not Measured In Mass Appeal

11-10-2008, 03:59 AM	#17 (permalink)
MexicanOnABike Location: up north	coming out tomorrow! who's picking up this title? I would wait for my PC version but with the latest talks of DRM on every fucking games, I'd rather not wait and be disappointed. plus, my gf seems to like this title as well. i can see her playing through the main campaign atleast once. __________________ - Movie Reviews - Ratings-

11-10-2008, 10:27 AM	#18 (permalink)
Prophecy Oracle & Apollyon Location: Limbus Patrum	Tomorrow ship date or release date? __________________ La Disciplina È La Mia Spada, La Fede È Il Mio Schermo, Non salti Ciecamente In Incertezza, E Potete Raccogliere Le Ricompense.

11-10-2008, 05:22 PM	#19 (permalink)
Bear Cub The Reverend Side Boob Location: Nofe Curolina	I'm surprised, it seems to be getting a lot of mainstream TV commercial air time. Some were ok, others were disappointing in that it just used actual free runners in a chase, no actual game footage, so I don't think it gave a proper understanding of what the game is about. __________________ Living in the United Socialist States of America.

11-11-2008, 04:43 PM	#20 (permalink)
MexicanOnABike Location: up north	damn!!! all my stores are either not releasing today or have none in stock. I guess I'll have to check again tomorrow. stupid release dates! this is the only game I've tried to get on release date so i'm quite disappointed. __________________ - Movie Reviews - Ratings-

11-11-2008, 05:10 PM	#21 (permalink)
Prophecy Oracle & Apollyon Location: Limbus Patrum	After my own checking around no one has it locally. Hence, I'm now convinced today is/was the ship date and tomorrow is the release date. __________________ La Disciplina È La Mia Spada, La Fede È Il Mio Schermo, Non salti Ciecamente In Incertezza, E Potete Raccogliere Le Ricompense.

11-11-2008, 05:58 PM	#22 (permalink)
snowy Kick Ass Kunoichi Location: Oregon	I'm not sure how much I'd like to play this one myself, but I'd certainly like to see it played; it's likely one of my roommates will rent it __________________ If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

11-11-2008, 09:42 PM	#23 (permalink)
YaWhateva Friend Location: New Mexico	I definitely want to play this but I hear the game is like 6-7 hours long. I'm so tired of games being so short. __________________ “If the Americans go in and overthrow Saddam Hussein and it's clean, he has nothing, I will apologize to the nation, and I will not trust the Bush administration again.” - Bill O'Reilly "This is my United States of Whateva!"

11-14-2008, 02:45 PM	#25 (permalink)
guthmund big damn hero	I like this game....a lot. It's short, yes, but the replay value is actually pretty good. Speed runs, time trials, bag hunts, etc., which I initially thought were a pretty stupid idea, have turned into a big selling point as far as I'm concerned. I like banging through levels finding the perfect path, pulling off some cool shit and finding new ways to knock out bad guys. The first person stuff is actually pretty neat. It can get a bit disorienting, especially when you try to pull off the really advanced stuff, but even then it's not that bad. My only complaint, as far as gameplay is concerned, is that sometimes--especially on the later levels--pathfinding is incredibly difficult. There were points were I had to consult with youtube just to find the way out of the damn level. The "B" button guide thing is almost absolutely worthless whilst indoors and the red navigator thing is useful, but only when it works right. More than once I had to be on the damn ladder/pipe/whatever before it would kick red. __________________ No signature. None. Seriously. Last edited by guthmund; 12-15-2008 at 01:42 PM..

11-19-2008, 12:11 PM	#26 (permalink)
Prophecy Oracle & Apollyon Location: Limbus Patrum	The PC version is going to have PhysX effects added. http://youtube.com/watch?v=tvhw_v3q4L8&fmt=18 __________________ La Disciplina È La Mia Spada, La Fede È Il Mio Schermo, Non salti Ciecamente In Incertezza, E Potete Raccogliere Le Ricompense.

11-19-2008, 06:35 PM	#27 (permalink)
MexicanOnABike Location: up north	damnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ - Movie Reviews - Ratings-

11-22-2008, 02:52 AM	#28 (permalink)
MontanaXVI Junkie Location: Go A's!!!!	I seen a few write ups on this making people sick? I played the demo and it just wasn't something that tickled my fancy. I play too much Resistance 2 online co-op right now anyway to buy something new. __________________ Spank you very much

11-22-2008, 07:51 AM	#29 (permalink)
MexicanOnABike Location: up north	I don't know how it can make you sick... But it's got great graphics!! I just stopped playing. Stupid level has 2 teams of swat infront and behind me. theres nowhere to go and it's impossible to grab a gun from them. fuck this. __________________ - Movie Reviews - Ratings-

11-24-2008, 07:09 PM	#30 (permalink)
streak_56 who ever said streaking was a bad thing? Location: Calgary	My girlfriend gets sick watching me play. I've beat it, looked into the extra gameplay but its all over for me. I really need to get my PSN account going so I can challenge myself a little more. I didn't realize how many times I would die but it's an intense game for sure. I especially like the trophies, for advanced moves and stuff. Does anyone know what the last two trophies are for? They're blanked out for me.

11-24-2008, 10:47 PM	#32 (permalink)
Stare At The Sun Eh? Location: Somewhere over the rainbow	I have rather mixed feelings about this game, I just don't see it living up to what I'd want.