What comes next?... *Warning! Spoilers!*

NightredRunner · 19-11-2009, 02:50 AM

The ending to M.E is very, very dramatic but touching. But what might happen in M.E2? With Merc gone what will happen to the Runners? Will more creepy people try to stop the Runners? Could it be worse the Proj. Icarus? Or will things "Run" smoothly? Maybe there will be a new character, like an apprentice training to become a new Runner. And do you think Cel will come back? We never really did figure out what happend to her...

Nadine · 20-11-2009, 01:15 AM

I posted this in the Mirrors Edge 2 Idea's thread a few month ago.

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Originally Posted by Nadine

You kill Jacknife... He was only a small problem if you look at the bigger picture. Calaghan is still alive and so are PK. So this could carry on until Calaghan is dead or the he's been exposed. This could be dragged out into 7 or 8 games if they wanted to.

Kirbs82 · 21-11-2009, 10:43 PM

Your mullings are very interesting Nightred Runner, and I think we will see more free running police officers. The Icarus project's story line mainly focused on the betrayal of the previous freerunners but it didn't change the fact that the project is still in motion, even though Jacknife is no more, so I deffinatly think we'll see more of them.

Personally I hope the continuation will centre on a kingpin style character that can't be touched, or perhaps even a group of CEO's from a corporation who run the megalopolis. I don't think I would like a main villain to be another free runner as I think it would cheapen the storyline a tad and make it a little less realistic.

MilliX · 22-11-2009, 12:06 AM

I posted this massive lump of stuff on the "88.7" thread!

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Originally Posted by MilliX

Assuming that everyone's unlocked the game's conceptual artwork, we've had a good look through the pics. One of these is an interrogation scene viewed in first-person as if it were gameplay. This section, as the description says, was cut from the final game. But with all the teaser material based around PK and the interrogation rooms seen in both the game and the "door" website, it's highly likely that ME2 is going to feature some element of interrogation. This got me thinking about a possible opening scenario for the sequel (sorry if this ends up like a bit of a fan-fiction :P):

EVERYTHING BELOW IS A HIDEOUS MESS OF SPECULATION AND PROBABLY ISN'T EVEN WORTH READING.

We start, once again, with a 2D cut scene depicting the following. Faith and Kate have constructed a new hideout somewhere in the city, with a similar setup to Merc's base of operations. Runner business is going as usual, this time with each runner carrying a firearm for protection against Pursuit Cops.
Kate acts as Faith's primary tracker as she works for the clients, but both girls take orders and information from higher command: 88.7. We'll go along with the idea of him being the boss of the Runners for now. The player enters on a particular order, and takes a run with the bag to a location specified by 88.7.
But when Faith gets there, oh snap! Pursuit Cops are surrounding the area and waiting for her to arrive. Betrayal, much? Faith's overpowered and taken into custody, bad times all around etc.

Cue interrogation scene. Ms. Connors is getting smacked about by... I dunno... Jacknife's brother (for the sake of drama)!
He's also spinning out some stories which may or may not be true. Turns out that the Runners are all deep in it because of Faith's interference with society during Kate's rescue and the murder of a Blue (Jacknife), and have been promised peace from the Blues as long as Kate gets chucked in the slammer and Faith gets prosecuted for her crimes.

"They've won, it's over, what now?
Nowhere to hide, no doors, no flow, no trust, nothing..."

Faith isn't too happy with this. So she gets a bit angry and incapacitates the guy before he aims his pistol to stop her.

(This could explain PK image 1: the pistol by the door of the interrogation room)

Faith is all "Time to dish out some serious revenge" and leaves the facility.

(This could explain PK image 2: Faith's shadow in the doorlight)

Then she thinks about the betrayal of the whole Runner community, led by the mystery that is 88.7. She knows his radio frequency from receiving messages, and uses Jacknife's bro's radio to say the following at his station:

Who are you, (88.7)? Are you trying to get me killed?
Your name is a lie, your code (delivery code?) was wrong, they found me, you led them to me.
But I escaped, I always escape, it’s what I do, It’s all I do.
Before it was only personal, for what you had taken from me.
But things have changed, they always change, and for you, they have not changed for the better.
I’ll find you, but don’t worry, you won’t see me coming, none of you will (Runners).
Faith

Meanwhile, Kate, who hasn't heard from her sister in some time, predicts what's happened; Faith's been taken in. Being an ex-cop, she's probably somewhat familiar with PK, and probably knows a thing or two about the communication there. She gets a message to faith through a terminal there. She lets Faith know by some code through the earpiece, because it's likely that their wires are being watched by everyone now.

Level 2: Get through PK to the terminal and get the message.

Faith finds this message and sends a reply, trying to be non-specific in the use of keywords like "Runner", so that the message isn't traced:

I got your message, be careful, they're getting better, closer.
They're still looking, for me, for us, they don't give up.

The city, everything below, seems different, I feel watched.
Stay low, trust no one, no one, not even friends.

Got to go, got a lead, an old friend, a risk. (Celeste?)
And Kate, it won't be long now, He (88.7) doesn't have long.

Faith

Level 3: Get the eff out off PK... again.

And things sort of go out of control from there. Faith and Kate Connors against the City, the Cops, the Runners and the Edge itself.
It'd make for a mind-blowing sequel, I reckon.

BUT I DON'T KNOW. I just wanted to lob some of my thoughts out there!

Kirbs82 · 22-11-2009, 12:36 AM

My goodness! You should be a script writer Mill, thats some excellent fan-fiction. I particularly like the 88.7 inclusion. I must say there is a lot of Mirrors Edge I have missed, which just means I get to play it though again properly. So far I've played it twice, one the first time (so obviously I missed a lot then) and the second time for the "Test of Faith" acheivement, so I guess its time to find all the briefcases and unlock all those lovely features.

With some great ideas you guys have spoken about I can imagine this forum will be a goldmine for the developers at DICE, I'm sure it will make their job very easy.

...Either that or we just copyrighted the idea when we posted about it, which means they can't use it. Oh dear!

LePhix · 03-12-2009, 02:56 PM

They could do anything with the story is that not great?... we know there are lots of other runners we have not seen yet that Faith know, hopefully they will introduce more runners.

The road runner? meep meep.

NightredRunner · 04-12-2009, 10:53 PM

Good thoughts, good thoughts.
NOTE: Can't wait till M.E2
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SSSSSSS!

19-11-2009, 02:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
NightredRunner Rookie Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: vt Gender: Female Posts: 19	What comes next?... Warning! Spoilers! The ending to M.E is very, very dramatic but touching. But what might happen in M.E2? With Merc gone what will happen to the Runners? Will more creepy people try to stop the Runners? Could it be worse the Proj. Icarus? Or will things "Run" smoothly? Maybe there will be a new character, like an apprentice training to become a new Runner. And do you think Cel will come back? We never really did figure out what happend to her...

21-11-2009, 10:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
Kirbs82 Rookie Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 8	Your mullings are very interesting Nightred Runner, and I think we will see more free running police officers. The Icarus project's story line mainly focused on the betrayal of the previous freerunners but it didn't change the fact that the project is still in motion, even though Jacknife is no more, so I deffinatly think we'll see more of them. Personally I hope the continuation will centre on a kingpin style character that can't be touched, or perhaps even a group of CEO's from a corporation who run the megalopolis. I don't think I would like a main villain to be another free runner as I think it would cheapen the storyline a tad and make it a little less realistic.

22-11-2009, 12:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
Kirbs82 Rookie Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 8	My goodness! You should be a script writer Mill, thats some excellent fan-fiction. I particularly like the 88.7 inclusion. I must say there is a lot of Mirrors Edge I have missed, which just means I get to play it though again properly. So far I've played it twice, one the first time (so obviously I missed a lot then) and the second time for the "Test of Faith" acheivement, so I guess its time to find all the briefcases and unlock all those lovely features. With some great ideas you guys have spoken about I can imagine this forum will be a goldmine for the developers at DICE, I'm sure it will make their job very easy. ...Either that or we just copyrighted the idea when we posted about it, which means they can't use it. Oh dear!

03-12-2009, 02:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
LePhix Rookie Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 12	They could do anything with the story is that not great?... we know there are lots of other runners we have not seen yet that Faith know, hopefully they will introduce more runners. The road runner? meep meep.

04-12-2009, 10:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
NightredRunner Rookie Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: vt Gender: Female Posts: 19	Good thoughts, good thoughts. NOTE: Can't wait till M.E2 YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SSSSSSS!