The first Mirror’s Edge was a fantastic… tech demo. Okay, so I may be a little harsh calling it a tech demo, and the game was quite pretty to look at, it failed to really deliver with any really substantial gameplay. Combat was atrocious, free running was cool if not very elegant, and the game had this wonderful way of giving me a splitting headache on par with the Virtual Boy. Still, it had tons of promise and of all the sub-par games released last generation, Mirror’s Edge is still locked firmly in my memory as being something unique.
In this first gameplay trailer for the sequel, Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, experience the moment where Faith begins her rise from a carefree runner to the hero the city needs. Playing in first person allows players to feel her fluid movement, combat and power.
At the beginning of the game, Faith is released from juvenile detention, and her long-time mentor, Noah, has welcomed her back to the Runner’s lair. He now trusts Faith enough to give her a true Runner’s job. She is tasked to break into the Elysium building in the Downtown district to find a terminal where she can get access to important information. However, things don’t go as planned as Gabriel Kruger makes an unannounced visit to the facility…
The game does look very pretty, but while other outlets are drooling over it, I just don’t think it look all that better that the original. Sure, characters and fights are much more fluid, but the world itself looks nearly identical. This is of course because of the art style used, but I am playing this one with a wait and see approach. Let us know what you all think, and if I am just way off base here in the comments below.
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