Mirrors Edge Experience

EAUK_Aurora · 14-11-2008, 12:38 AM

Out Now!
Mirror's Edge was released today (14th November) on the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3.

Once this city used to pulse with energy; dirty and dangerous, but alive and wonderful. Now it is something else. The changes came slowly at first. Most did not realise or did not care, and accepted them. They chose a comfortable life. Some didn’t… They became our clients.

You can find out more about Mirror's Edge including Videos and Screenshots by clicking here

Share your Mirror's Edge experience with us here!

Metherlance · 14-11-2008, 01:17 AM

It's a great concept, which you already knew. It's also a good game but not without it's flaws. To sum up my thoughts on it, the IGN review pretty much nails the way I feel.
Link; IGN Video: Mirror's Edge PlayStation 3 Review - Video Review

The game is always fun, except timetrial which is just infuriating when you're on for a kickass time and then you make a mistake right at the end, but the story is very short and very.... how to say... Ok - you've got this huge city that's run by a very strict big brother-esque governement with elections for mayor approaching and the assassination of one of the top candidates, "Runners" who work for clients - whom we're pretty much told are doing pretty important stuff that they don't want the government to know about, I'm pretty sure I saw something in an elevator about a Resistance group.... But all of this takes backseat to the over clichéd "I'm going to rescue my sister".. Though as I understand it, the game is supposed to be the first in a Trilogy, so maybe this is just setting the groundwork and introducing everything.
The only other real problem I found was the lack of moves in Faith's repetoir (sp?), it consists pretty much of Jump, Duck, Run.. 3 basic moves to accomplish everything in the game... Yes those 3 things can do pretty much every task set to her, but an extended move list would definitely be a welcome addition to Mirror's Edge 2.

Overall; Good game and shows great promise for future releases, like a rough diamond that needs polishing up to sparkle. A very solid first step to an arguably new genre of gaming.

flatfroggerx · 14-11-2008, 02:58 AM

So far i'm up to about chapter 6, from what ive played its really good. Its definitely immersive, however i am concerned about the length, i'm trying not to rush through it because of all the warnings on how short it is, it would have been nice for it to be longer. Sure some of the later levels are bigger but the speed you race through them makes them seem rather short. It would have also been nice to have a bit more time when you aren't being chased.

I don't think the limited amount of moves is too much of an issue, maybe its just a case of if there was extra animations to spice it up a bit it would mask over it. The moves get the job done and keeps the controls simple and precise.

I've noticed a few issues like grabs not registering, clipping issues (notice quite a few in the mall with the hanging baskets). Disarming is too easy to miss the grab and get beat down, it gets kinda frustrating when it holds you up on occasions you need to use it or at least use combat.

It would of been nice to see "training rooms" or "challenge rooms" focused on more advanced tricks or at least letting you practice 1 or 2 of the moves without having to do the full training bit over and "race" multiplayer stuff actually meaning a race against another person.

ColdHeatVC · 04-12-2008, 04:11 AM

I Loved the heck out that game.. so fast paced and smooth but it was too short and i beat that Epic game in a day..Wow Mirrors edge gets a 11/5

Sasquatchistan · 07-12-2008, 01:09 AM

I wish i could fully jump off the shard... who else wants it? Maybe you can do that in dlc or in a sequel.

toastynugget13 · 23-12-2008, 11:42 AM

the [Removed] people who made this peice of **** game dont want you to to beat it because they are [Removed]! I am on the last mother [Removed] level and died, got [Removed] off, took everybodys guns and shot all of their ***** lalalalala, and now it wont let me do ****!!!!! it wont even tell me where the **** to go. nobody buy this stupid [Removed] game they dont want you to beat it and you cant and if you did, you cheated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EAUK_Adroit · 23-12-2008, 01:16 PM

Where are you on the last level?

Scarffo · 23-12-2008, 09:37 PM

Does he think that swearing about the game will somehow make him better? It's got nothing to do with DICE if you have no hand-eye co-ordination, buddy.

AarontheblueSmurf · 23-12-2008, 10:13 PM

American

brillo22 · 26-12-2008, 08:20 PM

Yo Yo Yo I am an old lalalala gamer but I got there finally took some time but it is do able, just. My worst bit was getting back into the Shard then it was just too easy.
XXX

Anthony · 26-12-2008, 09:13 PM

Amazing, completed it in one day with no weapons but theres still so much to do! I absolutely loved the twist in one of the chapters and I love the ending. And at Brillo try doing the Shard with no weapons on Normal.

JohnnyBoyee · 28-12-2008, 09:14 PM

OK. Lets get started. The EA Master for Mirrors Edge is currenlty unavailable for a bit.

How come. I was just about to go on time trials aswell. OMG.

Ninjasaz · 30-12-2008, 10:38 PM

Great Game Hope They Make Some sequels !!!!!!! =]

blade15 · 06-01-2009, 09:25 PM

i bought this for 70 euros and i thought it was exelent until i completed it the same day way to short and not enoygh freedom for me but if a number 2 came out that had a free roam part then i would buy it

DJLife1 · 08-01-2009, 07:59 PM

I would love to see a movie deal come out of this game with Kim Tae-Hee or Ha Ji-Won (or even Brenda Song) as Faith... just not Lucy Lui or Bai Ling.

fattestninjaever · 14-01-2009, 01:28 AM

Getting the Test of Faith Achievement and the Pro Runner Achievement at the same time. The end of the Shard is madness, it must've taken me two hours.

Without a doubt the most fun I've ever had not shooting someone in a game.

Intuitive · 16-01-2009, 02:08 PM

I found that certain keys were unbindable on the numberpad. KP 7 8 9 i use to move left, forward and right, 2 for back, . for walk (but cant), + for jump (but cant), enter for crouch/slide and cant use * as use button.

Game looks nice but cant play if i cant use my originals controls for keyboard / mouse

damienbayless · 17-01-2009, 03:03 AM

It is a great game, however requires many patches to make it work right (some problems are still there after patch 1.0.1. Such as extreme lag during a couple levels of the game, when quad sli is enabled or physx is, game freezes on EA ad at the start. This game wasn't tested too much before it was put on the market thats for sure!

Nadine · 17-01-2009, 03:48 AM

toastynugget13, We cant help it if you are completely retarted, Mybe you should go find tetris or bubble bubble and leave us to play the fustrating adult game. I am a female and I managed to complete the game, yeah I might have got so fustrated I thought about smashing my controller into my tv but I dont take it out on the nice people at EA and DICE, it aint their fault if people are to stupid to play their came. You want a fuatrating game.. Go play Shadow of Memories. Mirrors edge was a breeze compared to that.

ZeroMaverick · 17-01-2009, 06:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toastynugget13

the [Removed] people who made this peice of **** game dont want you to to beat it because they are [Removed]! I am on the last mother [Removed] level and died, got [Removed] off, took everybodys guns and shot all of their ***** lalalalala, and now it wont let me do ****!!!!! it wont even tell me where the **** to go. nobody buy this stupid [Removed] game they dont want you to beat it and you cant and if you did, you cheated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ok first off the last level is farely easy...except for the computer room...and the last part with the helipad is the easier thing ever...run straight...jump of that small box...slide in through that hole...jump towards the helicopter...and i know for a fact it works bcuz i beat the game on hard mode this morning on my first try

Saimeyo · 17-01-2009, 08:36 PM

I finished The Game(^^,) yesterday. It was a fun ride, but I am really hoping for a sequel really soon. Maybe end of this year or something about that time. It was a fun ride. Actually now I am making some videos and posting them on my youtube account.

Maddi · 19-01-2009, 10:21 PM

Ohh, i just got this games on 360.

Its AWESOME !

Nydirech · 24-01-2009, 04:35 PM

I blasted through the game in under 4 hours on sleep deprivation after beating another game I receintly got. Don't get me wrong I am by no means knocking the game I loved it Had the Nemesis figured out when I first met them. But the games mechanics are awe inspiring there were molments when useing my headset I couldnt tell it was not me breathing hard going over a big jump, the game pulls you in that well. The ability for players to play as a pasivist was chalenging at times ( esp after jsut playing a FPS for 3 hours) but it gave it that extra challenge for me NOT to shoot everyone ,often VERY tempting. games overall lingth is not realy that bad < actuialy finished call of duty world at war in a little less time on hardened difficulty> thats what I was playing before booting up Mirror's Edge. Overall no regrets and i will be playing through again

Story: 5/10 ( cliched )
Gameplay: 9.5/10 ( could have used a little more freedom )
Concept: 10/10
Concept apication:10/10
GFX: 9.9/10 ( I liked the way the cutscenes were put in but I felt it contrasted the rest of the game alot)
Replay?: 10/10 ( I think you could always find new paths) since I often spoted easier paths that were in runners vision after I passed them its that emersive you start to find your own flow)

Makavelina · 24-01-2009, 05:54 PM

ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!!
Beated it in 2 days

(about 10 hours totally), but going to play again and again!!! So original, so magical and so real!!! It makes me wanna go out and run, that is how good it is

natanz · 24-01-2009, 06:16 PM

Mirror's Edge is similar to games that create new genres: those games are very basic and are just the start of what you can create with such a game (in this case a first person game without weapons and you have to run/jump etc).

But that was not necessary in this case! We already know 1st person games and games where you have to wall run, jump, etc. So they could have added more complex moves, combos, and definitely (longer) alternative routes.

14-11-2008, 12:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
EAUK_Aurora Community Representative Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: UK Gender: Female Posts: 55,504 Blog Entries: 257	Mirrors Edge Experience Out Now! Mirror's Edge was released today (14th November) on the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3. Once this city used to pulse with energy; dirty and dangerous, but alive and wonderful. Now it is something else. The changes came slowly at first. Most did not realise or did not care, and accepted them. They chose a comfortable life. Some didn’t… They became our clients. You can find out more about Mirror's Edge including Videos and Screenshots by clicking here Share your Mirror's Edge experience with us here! __________________ Aurora Community Representative Electronic Arts View past Signature Showcase entries Currently playing The Sims 3 and Brutal Legend Looking forward to The Sims 3 World Adventures

14-11-2008, 02:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
flatfroggerx Forum Junkie Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,925	So far i'm up to about chapter 6, from what ive played its really good. Its definitely immersive, however i am concerned about the length, i'm trying not to rush through it because of all the warnings on how short it is, it would have been nice for it to be longer. Sure some of the later levels are bigger but the speed you race through them makes them seem rather short. It would have also been nice to have a bit more time when you aren't being chased. I don't think the limited amount of moves is too much of an issue, maybe its just a case of if there was extra animations to spice it up a bit it would mask over it. The moves get the job done and keeps the controls simple and precise. I've noticed a few issues like grabs not registering, clipping issues (notice quite a few in the mall with the hanging baskets). Disarming is too easy to miss the grab and get beat down, it gets kinda frustrating when it holds you up on occasions you need to use it or at least use combat. It would of been nice to see "training rooms" or "challenge rooms" focused on more advanced tricks or at least letting you practice 1 or 2 of the moves without having to do the full training bit over and "race" multiplayer stuff actually meaning a race against another person. __________________ *No longer buying any EA PC game which includes Limited Activations, I do NOT* endorse Limited Activations Opt for Securom Activation FREE versions of EA games through fairer services like steam**

04-12-2008, 04:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
ColdHeatVC Rookie Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4	Love it I Loved the heck out that game.. so fast paced and smooth but it was too short and i beat that Epic game in a day..Wow Mirrors edge gets a 11/5

23-12-2008, 11:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
toastynugget13 Hi, I'm New! Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1	** this stupid * mother **ing game!!!!!!!!!!!!! the [Removed] people who made this peice of game dont want you to to beat it because they are [Removed]! I am on the last mother [Removed] level and died, got [Removed] off, took everybodys guns and shot all of their * lalalalala, and now it wont let me do !!!!! it wont even tell me where the to go. nobody buy this stupid [Removed]** game they dont want you to beat it and you cant and if you did, you cheated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

23-12-2008, 01:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
EAUK_Adroit Community Representative Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK Age: 22 Gender: Male Posts: 23,364	Where are you on the last level? __________________ Adroit Community Representative Electronic Arts Currently playing: FIFA 10 and Need For Speed: Shift Looking forward to: Left 4 Dead 2 PSN: EAUK_Adroit \|\| Gamertag: EAUK Adroit

14-11-2008, 01:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
Metherlance Rookie Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 31	It's a great concept, which you already knew. It's also a good game but not without it's flaws. To sum up my thoughts on it, the IGN review pretty much nails the way I feel. Link; IGN Video: Mirror's Edge PlayStation 3 Review - Video Review The game is always fun, except timetrial which is just infuriating when you're on for a kickass time and then you make a mistake right at the end, but the story is very short and very.... how to say... Ok - you've got this huge city that's run by a very strict big brother-esque governement with elections for mayor approaching and the assassination of one of the top candidates, "Runners" who work for clients - whom we're pretty much told are doing pretty important stuff that they don't want the government to know about, I'm pretty sure I saw something in an elevator about a Resistance group.... But all of this takes backseat to the over clichéd "I'm going to rescue my sister".. Though as I understand it, the game is supposed to be the first in a Trilogy, so maybe this is just setting the groundwork and introducing everything. The only other real problem I found was the lack of moves in Faith's repetoir (sp?), it consists pretty much of Jump, Duck, Run.. 3 basic moves to accomplish everything in the game... Yes those 3 things can do pretty much every task set to her, but an extended move list would definitely be a welcome addition to Mirror's Edge 2. Overall; Good game and shows great promise for future releases, like a rough diamond that needs polishing up to sparkle. A very solid first step to an arguably new genre of gaming.

07-12-2008, 01:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
Sasquatchistan Hi, I'm New! Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1	I wish i could fully jump off the shard... who else wants it? Maybe you can do that in dlc or in a sequel.

23-12-2008, 09:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
Scarffo Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 8,368 Blog Entries: 1	Does he think that swearing about the game will somehow make him better? It's got nothing to do with DICE if you have no hand-eye co-ordination, buddy. __________________

23-12-2008, 10:13 PM	#9 (permalink)
AarontheblueSmurf EA Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South London :? Age: 14 Gender: Male Posts: 10,764 Blog Entries: 2	American __________________ Last.fm

26-12-2008, 08:20 PM	#10 (permalink)
brillo22 Rookie Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 6	Yo Yo Yo I am an old lalalala gamer but I got there finally took some time but it is do able, just. My worst bit was getting back into the Shard then it was just too easy. XXX

26-12-2008, 09:13 PM	#11 (permalink)
Anthony EA Veteran Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The City Age: 14 Gender: Male Posts: 17,653	Amazing, completed it in one day with no weapons but theres still so much to do! I absolutely loved the twist in one of the chapters and I love the ending. And at Brillo try doing the Shard with no weapons on Normal. __________________ The Fame Monster' The Decider - 22nd November Twitter

28-12-2008, 09:14 PM	#12 (permalink)
JohnnyBoyee Hi, I'm New! Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1	OK. Lets get started. The EA Master for Mirrors Edge is currenlty unavailable for a bit. How come. I was just about to go on time trials aswell. OMG.

30-12-2008, 10:38 PM	#13 (permalink)
Ninjasaz Rookie Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bournemouth, England Age: 14 Gender: Male Posts: 16	Great Game Hope They Make Some sequels !!!!!!! =]

06-01-2009, 09:25 PM	#14 (permalink)
blade15 Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 7	i bought this for 70 euros and i thought it was exelent until i completed it the same day way to short and not enoygh freedom for me but if a number 2 came out that had a free roam part then i would buy it __________________ i stand alone

08-01-2009, 07:59 PM	#15 (permalink)
DJLife1 Hi, I'm New! Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1	Movie! Movie! Movie!! I would love to see a movie deal come out of this game with Kim Tae-Hee or Ha Ji-Won (or even Brenda Song) as Faith... just not Lucy Lui or Bai Ling.

14-01-2009, 01:28 AM	#16 (permalink)
fattestninjaever Hi, I'm New! Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1	Best Experience? Getting the Test of Faith Achievement and the Pro Runner Achievement at the same time. The end of the Shard is madness, it must've taken me two hours. Without a doubt the most fun I've ever had not shooting someone in a game.

16-01-2009, 02:08 PM	#17 (permalink)
Intuitive Hi, I'm New! Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1	I found that certain keys were unbindable on the numberpad. KP 7 8 9 i use to move left, forward and right, 2 for back, . for walk (but cant), + for jump (but cant), enter for crouch/slide and cant use * as use button. Game looks nice but cant play if i cant use my originals controls for keyboard / mouse

17-01-2009, 03:03 AM	#18 (permalink)
damienbayless Hi, I'm New! Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1	Great Game/Made Poorly It is a great game, however requires many patches to make it work right (some problems are still there after patch 1.0.1. Such as extreme lag during a couple levels of the game, when quad sli is enabled or physx is, game freezes on EA ad at the start. This game wasn't tested too much before it was put on the market thats for sure!

17-01-2009, 03:48 AM	#19 (permalink)
Nadine Elite Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chat Thread Age: 18 Gender: Female Posts: 5,886 Blog Entries: 5	toastynugget13, We cant help it if you are completely retarted, Mybe you should go find tetris or bubble bubble and leave us to play the fustrating adult game. I am a female and I managed to complete the game, yeah I might have got so fustrated I thought about smashing my controller into my tv but I dont take it out on the nice people at EA and DICE, it aint their fault if people are to stupid to play their came. You want a fuatrating game.. Go play Shadow of Memories. Mirrors edge was a breeze compared to that. __________________ Mrs Thread Killer ♥ Nutter-Fear-Xen ♥

17-01-2009, 08:36 PM	#21 (permalink)
Saimeyo Rookie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 7	I finished The Game(^^,) yesterday. It was a fun ride, but I am really hoping for a sequel really soon. Maybe end of this year or something about that time. It was a fun ride. Actually now I am making some videos and posting them on my youtube account. __________________ My Videos: Click here!

19-01-2009, 10:21 PM	#22 (permalink)
Maddi Forum Junkie Join Date: May 2008 Location: Emerald City Gender: Female Posts: 3,871 Blog Entries: 4	Ohh, i just got this games on 360. Its AWESOME ! __________________ <3 Debi, Playing: COD Modern Warfare 2 devious?

24-01-2009, 04:35 PM	#23 (permalink)
Nydirech Hi, I'm New! Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1	Loved it But... I blasted through the game in under 4 hours on sleep deprivation after beating another game I receintly got. Don't get me wrong I am by no means knocking the game I loved it Had the Nemesis figured out when I first met them. But the games mechanics are awe inspiring there were molments when useing my headset I couldnt tell it was not me breathing hard going over a big jump, the game pulls you in that well. The ability for players to play as a pasivist was chalenging at times ( esp after jsut playing a FPS for 3 hours) but it gave it that extra challenge for me NOT to shoot everyone ,often VERY tempting. games overall lingth is not realy that bad < actuialy finished call of duty world at war in a little less time on hardened difficulty> thats what I was playing before booting up Mirror's Edge. Overall no regrets and i will be playing through again Story: 5/10 ( cliched ) Gameplay: 9.5/10 ( could have used a little more freedom ) Concept: 10/10 Concept apication:10/10 GFX: 9.9/10 ( I liked the way the cutscenes were put in but I felt it contrasted the rest of the game alot) Replay?: 10/10 ( I think you could always find new paths) since I often spoted easier paths that were in runners vision after I passed them its that emersive you start to find your own flow) Last edited by Nydirech; 24-01-2009 at 04:37 PM..

24-01-2009, 05:54 PM	#24 (permalink)
Makavelina Rookie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 6	ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!! Beated it in 2 days (about 10 hours totally), but going to play again and again!!! So original, so magical and so real!!! It makes me wanna go out and run, that is how good it is

24-01-2009, 06:16 PM	#25 (permalink)
natanz Rookie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 12	Mirror's Edge is similar to games that create new genres: those games are very basic and are just the start of what you can create with such a game (in this case a first person game without weapons and you have to run/jump etc). But that was not necessary in this case! We already know 1st person games and games where you have to wall run, jump, etc. So they could have added more complex moves, combos, and definitely (longer) alternative routes.