Gears of War 2 developer Cliff "Don't Call Me CliffyB" Bleszinski has been sharing his thoughts on all the latest releases, marking out the games that have caught his eye recently. In particular, he seems to have missed the point of Mirror's Edge, wanting to see more "gunplay" involved.
"Fable II looks cool. And Resident Evil 5 is next year, right? I'm dying for that, I loved RE4. Street Fighter IV looks sick, and Dead Space also looks solid," Cliffy began. "I loved Event Horizon and all of those movies, so they're making Dead Space for guys like me. That's my genre, and it looks great."
"I think Mirror's Edge will be great, too, but they're showing me too much parkour, I want to see the gunplay. I hope it's not all just running and jumping. As long as there's something chasing me...even Mario had Goombas, you know?"
Oh Cliff, I know all your games are gun porn, but that doesn't mean hot lead needs to be spewed in every videogame that comes out.
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8:09 AM on 11.05.2008
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I feel like Sonic Team has a lesson, or two, to learn from Mirror's Edge in the speed, flow, fun categories.
Nice, I didn't even think of that,
cliffy... is he braindead?
Personally, some of my favorites parts of the demo are jacking the guns from dudes and immediately throwing them away. I don't plan on firing a single shot, and I'll have a blast.
Uh.. regular porn?
FIRE BAD! FIRE BAD!
Mirrors edge needs more cover, guns and a third perspective!
EVEN MARIO!?
As for the gunplay.... That is just.... *gasp*... puke.
That's why he'll always be Cliffy B.
Anyway, OBAMA!
Look around, see red, press a button on red surface....repeat.
I get what he's getting at. Can't really blame him if you look at his portfolio of games.
Tetris need more guns?
Not what I said at all :)
I'm just still on the fence for ME. I'm not saying I want rocket launchers in it, I'm just saying I see where Cliff is coming from.
The demo was interesting, great look, fresh gameplay and all that.
I'm just worried that the game will seem repetitive after a few hours. It does not seem as free-roaming as I would like it to be and the parkour paths look fairly scripted/linear.
That being said, I can see why Cliff would like a bit more variety in the scenarios prresented in ME.
Also, don't be an ass for no reason. WTF does tetris have to do with this? I'm a game designer myself and I have an opinion. Sue me.
Then again, I'll play the full version before giving a verdict. SOme of you should do the same. Hype, fanboy-ism and all that. :)
I'll see you in court... ;op
Sorry to seem a arse. I was just making a point about games being good with a simple structure and repetitive gameplay. It was a dodgy remark, I'll give you that.
Personally, I find the gameplay exhilirating. OK, so she hasn't quite accomplished her trade as well as me in real life, but it means I don't run the risk of breaking my neck.
I too am eager to see whether they actually add enough variety to keep things fresh. I'm sure they are fully aware of the possible reaction Mirror's Edge may get, all they need to look at is Assassin's Creed. I enjoyed that one anyway, I'm just looking forward to having some fun with this one.
I'd say i is the most addictive demo I've played in a long time, which can only be a good thing.
I think you really have to try out the time trial mode in the demo. I played the story mode and was kinda impressed. My friend hooked me up with the time trial mode and I got hooked. I seriously spent 3-4 hours straight just finding new and faster ways to get to the end of the run and trying to get on the leaderboards. It's really not about following the red objects around the stage, you can even take that option off if you wanted to.Like someone posted earlier, it really reminds me of what Sonic did back when it first came out and Sega should take notice.
Good stuff! Apologies from myself also! Have a good one D-toiders
@BaconBurger: hmm.....first person Sonic The Hedgehog? You think that would work? Or do people have to see the blue to enjoy him?
Imagine this engine in Resident Evil 6? The fight or flight reaction could actually be tinkered with in the player if the game was able to allow you to choose flight as a viable option.
He did somethings right, and what many people fail to realize is that he was probably just being sarcastic.
Plus he needs to shut up and start learning how to write a good story.
Also, the game is using the Unreal 3 engine. No wonder Cliffy B is confused ^_^
What's wrong with him liking shooting games and wanting gunplay in Mirror's Edge?
I was going to say the same thing, that sure didn't take long.
Not that this has anything to do with what he said about this specifically but if he were to not talk ever again, I would be ecstatic.
Absolutly nothing, but Mirror's Edge is not about the shooting, it never was. If that's what he thought the majority of the game would be about then he never really read or saw anything about it.