Anyone seen Mirror's Edge from DICE/EA?

Frag Maniac · Post by **Frag Maniac** » 25 Jul 2008, 22:31

Though this game has a different sort of take on the first person style of play, I can't help but think it mimicks content of other games a lot and uses the follow the bright colors approach too much. Still though, it looks interesting enough to play. Mirror's Edge @ GameTrailers.com

ekko · Post by **ekko** » 31 Jul 2008, 20:04

What game(s) do you think it mimics?

It's definitely on my ones to watch. The only disappointment so far is the plot seems dreadful - but it's game, so that's to be expected.

Freyar · Post by **Freyar** » 31 Jul 2008, 21:05

I've been watching Mirror's Edge for awhile. I am really excited for it, provided EA doesn't stick their thumbs in it to try and milk it for more than it should be.

The style it gave during the trailer was pretty much what it needed to be. What I am afraid of is for EA to suddenly throw in their 'oh-so-wonderful EA Trax' in there as the background music.

The world looks great, and the bright clean colors are there to unnerve you, not just to look pretty.

Frag Maniac · Post by **Frag Maniac** » 31 Jul 2008, 21:17

What game(s) do you think it mimics?

It has a lot of similarities to Tomb Raider, Matrix and Assassin's Creed, just in a different setting and of course different time than AC. Lot's of Laura Croft-like acrobatic jumping onto ledges, poles, etc, and vaulting objects. Wall running like in Matrix, as well as running into gunfire then disarming enemies with round house kicks off walls.

Lots of rooftop escapes like in AC and a leap to a heli that's very Matrix inspired. Funny though how in the producer interview he doesn't mention any of these titles, instead claiming Prince of Persia and Breakdown were two of the games that influenced them.

I read recently the bright colors guiding you (runner vision) can be turned off, but I tend to think the world would look even more plain without them. Kind of a double edged sword forgoing them perhaps. Some of the indoor environs would be very bland without the runner vision, some all white. Even the outdoor colors without RV are fairly monochromatic.

I do think the game looks interesting enough to try though, even if there isn't a demo. Though it does follow the content of many other games a lot, it has a fresh new approach at it that's intriguing enough to say play me.

packerfan · Post by **packerfan** » 31 Jul 2008, 22:31

Interesting, however given EA/DICE's past with the battlefield games there is a good chance it will be Vert-, however IIRC haven't they patched them for hor+ after enough complaints?

Frag Maniac · Post by **Frag Maniac** » 01 Aug 2008, 02:28

Well the Master Games List does not reflect it yet but these release notes from the latest Battlefield: 2142 patch (v1.5) indicate they are now finally supporting widescreen.

"EA has released the final v1.50 patch adding new maps, widescreen monitor support, a no vehicle option, and of course the usual bug and crash fixes."

I would guess that means Mirror's Edge will too. As far as I know the above patch came out only 2 months ago. Needless to say DICE was very slow to catch on to widescreen support.

Freyar · Post by **Freyar** » 01 Aug 2008, 05:05

When I saw Mirror's Edge trailer I instantly thought about how much I loved Breakdown.

There is just a small number of games that focus on aspect play. I hope ME does that. (Not Mass Effect)

Frag Maniac · Post by **Frag Maniac** » 01 Aug 2008, 08:58

Too bad there was no PC version of Breakdown, though the other game DICE says influenced Mirror's Edge, Prince of Persia, is getting a pretty good make over for the next installment. It will use the Assassin's Creed Anvil engine.

kyleb · Post by **kyleb** » 01 Aug 2008, 09:23

Interesting, however given EA/DICE's past with the battlefield games there is a good chance it will be Vert-, however IIRC haven't they patched them for hor+ after enough complaints?

It is bound to be designed for 16:9 widescreen, and vert+ for narrower resolutions, like pretty much all multiplatform games are since consoles moved to HD.

Cynagen · Post by **Cynagen** » 01 Aug 2008, 12:00

I read recently the bright colors guiding you (runner vision) can be turned off, but I tend to think the world would look even more plain without them. Kind of a double edged sword forgoing them perhaps. Some of the indoor environs would be very bland without the runner vision, some all white. Even the outdoor colors without RV are fairly monochromatic.

Do you know what the game is about (plot)? Or did you act like every other r-tard on the planet and just look at the visuals? The game is suppost to be bland, white/grey, dingy. It's set in a future Utopia which suppresses the individuality of human kind, kind of like HL2, cept it's not aliens, it's just other humans acting as if they know better. A better reference would be the movie Equilibrium, featuring Christian Bale. I thought that movie rocked, and this game was modeled very closely to it with a similar story line. I would actually think of this movie as "Equilibrium: The Game" done CORRECTLY (unlike every other movie game). Now, i'd LOVE to see you tell me that the monochromatic look is not fitting for this type of game, what kind of BS you'd have to pull out your ass to make it sound right.

Equilibrium: "Utopia", very monochromatic, post WW3, and very uniform
Half-Life 2: "Utopia", very dingy, post war, conformity required to 'live'

Mirror's Edge: "Utopia", very dingy, monochromatic, conformity required

I forget Mirror's Edge plot, but I know it's something like both the previously mentioned movie and game. It's visual "blandness" is totally within spec.

BTW, i've been watching this game since it's formal announcement about a year or so ago. Forgot the name of it for a while and just saw it pop up into my radar again, pointed it out to my friend who LOVES these ideas of what the future may become, so I don't have to stay on top of it anymore.

Post by **Paradigm Shifter** » 01 Aug 2008, 14:11

If Mirror's Edge is anything like Equilibrium, I'm sold already. Just watched that film again recently, and while it wasn't as good as I remember, it was still pretty good.

Cynagen · Post by **Cynagen** » 01 Aug 2008, 20:55

If Mirror's Edge is anything like Equilibrium, I'm sold already. Just watched that film again recently, and while it wasn't as good as I remember, it was still pretty good.

The backstory to the game and the plot is from what I understand, similar. You're not a Tetragrammaton Cleric however, you're an individual, and you're a chosen "runner". That's about as far as I remember, but I do remember it being close to HL2/Equilibrium storylines in many ways, which is why I was sold a year ago. I do hope they make this for the 360... I find myself becoming more and more a console gamer as it brings me a unified interface and I know what to expect for performance and visuals. That and i'm still only running an 8600GTS...

Frag Maniac · Post by **Frag Maniac** » 01 Aug 2008, 21:54

Do you know what the game is about (plot)? Or did you act like every other r-tard on the planet and just look at the visuals?

Before I respond to this very flippant remark, I'm going to ask that the mods take note of it and consider what causes some of the flamish chat of this forum in the first place.

I not only know what the story is about, I expect a little more than copy cat repeats of past movies rather than expecting to be treated like a "r-tard" (is that supposed to be a PC way of saying it?) for mentioning that it does look bland and an unnecessary and all too common way of emphasizing the mood of a story that only needs such gimmicks if it isn't written well in the first place.

Kind of ironic isn't it that we are talking about plots where oft times those with contrasting opinions are treated as mental defectives instead of the free thinking intelligent individuals they are? You really need to clean up your mouth on this one Cy and do some thinking yourself. You not only very inappropriately insulted me, you just flamed anyone with mental retardation in themselves or their family. :roll:

Cynagen · Post by **Cynagen** » 02 Aug 2008, 00:20

Kind of ironic isn't it that we are talking about plots where oft times those with contrasting opinions are treated as mental defectives instead of the free thinking intelligent individuals they are? You really need to clean up your mouth on this one Cy and do some thinking yourself. You not only very inappropriately insulted me, you just flamed anyone with mental retardation in themselves or their family. :roll:

Fine, you're a radical free thinker, and substitute r-tard for n00b. Oy. I get a little lippy because I can't understand why you take offense to a commonly accepted scenery for such a movie/game. Apparently I still have room for improvement. And apparently I see no problem with the game as it stands (which was well mentioned many times,) and I don't particularly take well to people bashing that which is going to be great either way. They could make the walls rainbow colored, but it's not going to change the fact that it's still a game about a repressive utopian world, it's just going to make the utopians seem that much stranger, which is not exactly fun as that becomes boring. What draws attention is the fact that you and your character are the strange ones. So why not start with the boring and leave it as is, and decide to be the unique factor yourself?

Post by **Abram** » 02 Aug 2008, 01:30

Plot, schmot.

I look for good gameplay and pretty eye-candy.

With a few months left to develop i think we're getting ahead of the games' progress. Once it's released, THEN start bitching about it.

Though i must say that from the media I've seen it looks liek it may be fairly linear.. and that vast city scape makes me wonder jsut how much of it we can explore. Assassin's Creed was a neat idea, but it got boring, fast. But i guess that was more about the lack of mission variety.

Ya, it looks like fun.

Frag Maniac · Post by **Frag Maniac** » 02 Aug 2008, 02:10

Fine, you're a radical free thinker, and substitute r-tard for n00b. Oy.

No, nothing's fine about the labels and assumptions you're throwing around...

(@ Mods: Where the heck are the warnings when the flames start around here anyway? Seems rather one sided, unfair, and late when the crack downs finally come.) :roll:

...I'm neither a radical or noob and your childish remarks don't change the fact that plain colors to reinforce the mood of a totalitarian society has not only been done to death by countless movies, it's merely a gimmick. What's worse combining it with bright solid colors strewn about makes the environment look more cartoonish than realistic, a sort of art deco anime wannabe look.

As for your demeanor, I've encountered people with retardation that have far more insight and maturity than yourself. Having an opinion that's common doesn't make it better, sound minded, and certainly doesn't make you more experienced. Trying to lord it over someone who's opinion is of original thinking is quite pathetic and contrary to the whole point of being opinionated as you are.

TBZ · Post by **TBZ** » 03 Aug 2008, 06:47

I do hope they make this for the 360... I find myself becoming more and more a console gamer as it brings me a unified interface and I know what to expect for performance and visuals. That and i'm still only running an 8600GTS...

It's coming out on all three platforms, the PC, the PS3, and the 360

Post by **MobsterOO7** » 03 Aug 2008, 15:30

I'm stoked for this game. I got tired just watching the trailer fullscreened. I do hope they don't add the gimmick of "real brands" to her shoes though, that would kill the excitement.

Post by **Paradigm Shifter** » 04 Aug 2008, 17:04

(@ Mods: Where the heck are the warnings when the flames start around here anyway? Seems rather one sided, unfair, and late when the crack downs finally come.) :roll:

I've been too bloody busy all weekend, but I am not chuffed to see this at all.

Cynagen - stop with the deliberately inflamatory (and unnecessary) side-comments please. :)

Frag Maniac - you've shown more restraint that some others in the past. :)

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I know it's too much to ask for everyone to get on all the time... still, I'd like to see people trying. ;)

Cynagen · Post by **Cynagen** » 06 Aug 2008, 00:40

[quote](@ Mods: Where the heck are the warnings when the flames start around here anyway? Seems rather one sided, unfair, and late when the crack downs finally come.) :roll:

I've been too bloody busy all weekend, but I am not chuffed to see this at all.

Cynagen - stop with the deliberately inflamatory (and unnecessary) side-comments please. :)

Frag Maniac - you've shown more restraint that some others in the past. :)

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I know it's too much to ask for everyone to get on all the time... still, I'd like to see people trying. ;)

Yes sir. *will be staying away from thread*

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