New Game: Mirror's Edge.. very interesting

[chinarakinda]

Mirror's Edge First Look
DICE's new first-person action game won't offer any guns, but you'll be able to run up walls. Sounds like a fair trade.

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/mirrorsedge/news.html?sid=6186993&mode=previews

Though it's widely known for its acclaimed Battlefield games, the Swedish studio DICE does have a proud history of developing for a wide variety of genres. DICE has made racing games, pinball games, and even an equestrian game called Legacy of Rosemond Hill. With that said, Mirror's Edge is unlike anything DICE has made before. Indeed, it's almost unlike anything that we've ever seen before, but it nevertheless looks cool. If you had to describe it in a sentence, it's almost like a first-person parkour game. And if you haven't heard of parkour, then do a search for it on YouTube.

Begun in France, parkour is the practice of maneuvering fluidly around an urban environment, moving almost like a gymnast at times. That's at the heart of Mirror's Edge. You'll play as Faith, a courier in a city where the police state eavesdrops on all electronic communications. This dystopia is utopian in appearance, full of gleaming skyscrapers and roads so clean that you might be able to conduct surgery on them. The price for this orderly world is high, though, and noncomformists are shunned. That's where Faith steps in. She and other couriers navigate around the rooftops of this pristine, sun-drenched metropolis, delivering messages and other items that need to remain secret.

Mirror's Edge is a game about running for your life when the police, security guards, and even news helicopters are shadowing you. In the demonstration that DICE gave, the action included leaping from one rooftop to another, vaulting over fences and other obstacles, sliding under pipes and overhangs, and even engaging in some martial arts combat. (Faith reportedly will not use a firearm, so you won't be shooting in this game.)

Momentum is a key idea in the game. It's not enough that you're jumping around this environment. To perform some moves, you'll need to string together a bunch of maneuvers to build up speed. For instance, you can climb over a fence, which takes a few seconds. But what happens if you jump off a neighboring rooftop, do a parachute roll upon landing (so you don't lose precious momentum), and use the ensuing momentum to vault over the fence in a heartbeat?

If you've played games such as Tomb Raider, you know that you can stop after you maneuver around an obstacle, take a minute to figure out what you have to do next, and then go for it. Judging from the demo of Mirror's Edge, you'll have only seconds to analyze your terrain, partly because of the guys chasing you, but more because of the bullets they'll be sending your way. So the game is meant to be played at full speed, and to help, there's a special "Faith vision" that color-codes the environment, giving you clues about what you need to do. If you're atop a tall skyscraper and seem trapped, look across the street and you might see that the fire escape on the neighboring building is red. Run for it and jump, and hope you grab it on the other side.

[TheApprentice]

I watched the interview they had on GameTrailers.com

THis game does look intriguing, but can't say I hyped for it yet...
The concept is amazing though...

Need to see some gameplay..

[Crixx_Creww]

heard talks in the parkour community that a game was coming
but didnt know it was this far along!! awesome iam tottaly hyped for it

[Spazosaurus]

Have you guys SEEN the latest trailer for this game? Lawwwd talk bout sweetness. Icing on the cake? You appear to play as an asian chick.

Its gonna be out for PC as well thank god.

[Eroo]

Some more info.

http://www.qj.net/Mirror-s-Edge-dev-praises-PS3-cell-processor/pg/49/aid/119927

[TheApprentice]

Yes...
The more info that comes out I like the game alot more...

This looks to be the sleeper hit that we rarely get in the industry....
Amazing concept...

I hoping there is some sort of multiplayer element..would be awesome running the rooftops with your pals..

[camrE]

I can guarantee you now, this game will amount to squat. I will say, it does look very nice, I love the textures. The game play, given what was revealed in the trailer, looks pretty cool. Platforming in an FPV should amount to some fun.

[TriniXaeno]

looks good. Wished the action was a little more high impact but good nonetheless!

[Crixx_Creww]

well the trailer doesnt hint at what the game is about but i do love it

cept that wall run was a little over done, so iam guessing the game isnt going to be realistic, its going to be like tony hawk pro skater, which isnt a bad thing, one of best games ever made.
And for alot of those jumps she would have needed to roll out of them but maybe as i said, the trailer isnt close to game play

[TriniXaeno]

hmm, the trailer I saw said it was actual gameplay footage

[TheApprentice]

^Well they claim thats gameplay..

Anyhowz....
The story...

You basically play a messenger delivering messages and what not from point a to point b.
Due to the futuristic worls where everything, electronic is tapped into...

You are faced with various challenges throughout the journey, police, helicopters etc..etc...

The idea of the game is to keep momentum, keep moving fast so you can make the building leaps, jumps....
SLow down too much and you're caught...

Its a great system...but it seems it will result in ALOT of trial and error...
But looks fun non the less...

[Philosophical45]

^^^ i welcome the concept, i was interested when i saw the trailer. i hope in actual play the control is smooth and flowing, rather than tricky and annoying.

[Agokillya]

Saw the trailer and all i could say is WOW! Is that really actual gameplay footage? Love the colors and the fluidity. Very interesting I must say.

[Crixx_Creww]

if it is gameplay

then they have strayed from realism
which isnt bad, once they dont go and try to bill the game as realisitc

and COME ON APRENTICE!!!

she is ugllyyyy and hardddddddddddddddddddddddddd

and dat sig is way to big!!! take eeeet offf

[TheApprentice]

^lol was waiting for you to comment

[W1nTry]

But we HAVE seen something somewhat like this... Prince of Persia anyone? Now there was a game that balanced violence with wall running, curtain hanging, ledge bouncing goodness and you still have a honey and a sword. So this would be POP without swords, more streamlines for the running for your life platforming goodness and err... well thatīs about it.