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That's right. Get ready for Mirror's Edge 2, the new social game for Facebook, where you raise a team of runners and send them on missions, virtual pet style.
Fuck. Yes.
I had a great time with the first game. Certainly wasn't flawless, but I enjoyed it. More of it but refined, hells yes please.
I had a great time with the first game. Certainly wasn't flawless, but I enjoyed it. More of it but refined, hells yes please.
I love Mirror's Edge. I mean, I love the shit out of the game. What worries me, though, is that EA isn't in a great position at the moment, and it seems they have a natural inclination to take sequels to semi-niche games and mainstreamify them.
Still, considering it's a sub-genre no one wants to go near, I'm happy to hear we'll see a sequel eventually. I just don't think EA will be gambling anytime soon.
Still, considering it's a sub-genre no one wants to go near, I'm happy to hear we'll see a sequel eventually. I just don't think EA will be gambling anytime soon.
I pretty much gave up on this ever happening but this gives me hope. Although it sounds like they might just give it to any old studio who will just fuck it up, instead of letting DICE do it.
This seems like it would be a good project to start the next generation with. And since the game doesn't seem to be in full production just yet, I don't doubt we will only get our hands on it in 2014.
I always try to tell people this as much as possible. When I was eight or so, I had an idea for a dream game. Mirror's Edge was close to that dream. I hope they can improve on the formula and deliver in Mirror's Edge 2.
Many people missed out on the first game because they thought it was "a mindless action game all about guns and the bad story." It wasn't. The game was the time trials. It was a puzzle game.
Many people missed out on the first game because they thought it was "a mindless action game all about guns and the bad story." It wasn't. The game was the time trials. It was a puzzle game.
Mirror's Edge is my favorite game this gen! I really, REALLY want a sequel. But please EA don't fuck this up!
I can see it now...
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If you want to jump further, buy our ninja pack DLC!
And if you want all DLCs this year early, only pay a $50 subscription fee!
Want to see the alternate endings? Sorry that DLC is $20!
Pre-order now and get the M4A1 for multiplayer early!
Really wasn't a fan, but I'm all for unique concepts staying unique. It's be a shame to see typical EA behavior with this sequel.
Mirror's Edge is one of my favorite games this gen. Please make another and I will be a happy boy.
Those time trials are a blast. Very rewarding.
Those time trials are a blast. Very rewarding.
I'd be totally fine with this being a launch game for next gen systems. That would be fantastic, actually.
I think it depends a lot on what EA is going to do with the sequel whether this is a good thing or not, they have ruined a lot of good series' in the past.
I'd prefer a Mirror's Edge 2 tease by EA to Ubisoft's BS about BG&E.
Rayman Origins was a testing ground for BG&E2, Ubisoft? WTF
Rayman Origins was a testing ground for BG&E2, Ubisoft? WTF
Between this and Half Life 3, I just don't fucking care anymore. Until I see a dubstep-sounding E3 trailer from each, consider my hype meter empty.
I'd love to see this happen, but I'm not sure I trust EA not to shove in forced co-op and giant hollywood action sequences and make the whole thing into a bad movie.
EA seems to have a new business model: Introduce a unique new IP, then dumb it down with every iteration and add useless, overused features to help it sell a million more copies than the last one. And with Mirror's Edge, the likely result of that formula would be something like Brink.
And...well, yeah.
EA seems to have a new business model: Introduce a unique new IP, then dumb it down with every iteration and add useless, overused features to help it sell a million more copies than the last one. And with Mirror's Edge, the likely result of that formula would be something like Brink.
And...well, yeah.
YESSSSS!!!!! I LOVED Mirror's Edge. It was my first platinum trophy ever.
And I know I say this in EVERY Mirror's Edge article, but it must be reiterated:
The "problems" people cite with the first game were,
a) the "bad combat," and
b) the short length.
The solutions:
a) (Even though I thought it was pretty damn clear already) shift focus even FURTHER away from guns. Basically, get rid of 'em to shut people up.
b) Add a LBP-style level-design suite. I'd still be playing the original to this day if there were people making more levels!
AND
Add a "New Game+" with slightly different (more difficult) obstacle placement that forces you to puzzle everything out all over again.
THERE! Not difficult at all.
And I know I say this in EVERY Mirror's Edge article, but it must be reiterated:
The "problems" people cite with the first game were,
a) the "bad combat," and
b) the short length.
The solutions:
a) (Even though I thought it was pretty damn clear already) shift focus even FURTHER away from guns. Basically, get rid of 'em to shut people up.
b) Add a LBP-style level-design suite. I'd still be playing the original to this day if there were people making more levels!
AND
Add a "New Game+" with slightly different (more difficult) obstacle placement that forces you to puzzle everything out all over again.
THERE! Not difficult at all.
I hope it will be about parkour and Faith and striking dystopian enviroments.
I fear it will be about increased emphasis on shooting combat, deemphasised parkour and with a knucklehead marine type as a main character...
I am 100% certain they will shoehorn in some fucking unwanted and unnecessary multiplayer mode.
I fear it will be about increased emphasis on shooting combat, deemphasised parkour and with a knucklehead marine type as a main character...
I am 100% certain they will shoehorn in some fucking unwanted and unnecessary multiplayer mode.
i WOULD be excited if the assholes over at ea weren't so interesting in "premiuming" all their fucking ip's.
what do you guys think they'll withhold from this if they release it? maps for speed runs for sure, but maybe... what? story? i bet story and maps will be taken out for some kind of bullshit premium model.
basically do what dinnertime says tho and they'll be good. they won't, but they should.
what do you guys think they'll withhold from this if they release it? maps for speed runs for sure, but maybe... what? story? i bet story and maps will be taken out for some kind of bullshit premium model.
basically do what dinnertime says tho and they'll be good. they won't, but they should.
I think, we are all fucked, almost no way this sequel is not gonna be corupted by the EA.
Well, there is a chance, maybe.
Well, there is a chance, maybe.
"It's on the list. It's just about looking at what teams are available, who's got the right quality approach to it, and who understands it,"
So I guess they're just willing to give it to anyone instead of letting DICE make it. As much as I love Mirror's Edge, the more EA continues to open its mouth and say all the wrong things, makes me hope a sequel won't be developed.
Unless EA is perfectly fine with not butt fucking with the series, which is probably not going to happen.
So I guess they're just willing to give it to anyone instead of letting DICE make it. As much as I love Mirror's Edge, the more EA continues to open its mouth and say all the wrong things, makes me hope a sequel won't be developed.
Unless EA is perfectly fine with not butt fucking with the series, which is probably not going to happen.
I expect the sequal to include a lot more shooting and a lot less good stuff. But I hope it will just be a platformer like its supposed to, logically it will run on frostbite 2 or 2.5 as that is the engine dice uses and EA seems to be using it a lot more than before.
I have no 'Faith' in EA.
I ignored this game for ages and bought it for about 3 quid eventually and how fantastic it is. I actually was under the impression that it was some kind of 'sport Parkour' game from the press i had seen before. The first person physics and movement are unsurpassed by anything other than the Operation Flashpoint/Arma series on PC.
There's nothing wrong with the limited shooting or even how clunky it is- I'm sure it's not on purpose but it's logical- faith isn't a gun user, using a gun is a pain and a chore- but when you do pull it off it's a good moment, and you can't keep the guns and it impedes your progress-logical.
I have no problem with keeping the limited use guns and not doing away with them all together - but FFS there is no chance that EA won't fuck it up. They completely lack any innovation and creativity instead choosing to release safe watered down shite. I'm really happy people could appreciate dead space 2 and mass effect 2-3 but EA had huge opportunities to greatly expand mass effect-( what about interplanetary landing? space combat? )Instead choosing the safe route, dumbing down the RPG element and giving IMO the safest, shallowest cover based shooters. I don't trust EA at all, and BF3 single payer proves that DICE is entirely in their pocket. I'd love it to be on the new frostbite - (destructible environments to make new routes! developed by DICE if EA could leave them the fuck alone - but they wouldn't. We'd get closed levels, guns and 'cinematics'. Fuck off.
I ignored this game for ages and bought it for about 3 quid eventually and how fantastic it is. I actually was under the impression that it was some kind of 'sport Parkour' game from the press i had seen before. The first person physics and movement are unsurpassed by anything other than the Operation Flashpoint/Arma series on PC.
There's nothing wrong with the limited shooting or even how clunky it is- I'm sure it's not on purpose but it's logical- faith isn't a gun user, using a gun is a pain and a chore- but when you do pull it off it's a good moment, and you can't keep the guns and it impedes your progress-logical.
I have no problem with keeping the limited use guns and not doing away with them all together - but FFS there is no chance that EA won't fuck it up. They completely lack any innovation and creativity instead choosing to release safe watered down shite. I'm really happy people could appreciate dead space 2 and mass effect 2-3 but EA had huge opportunities to greatly expand mass effect-( what about interplanetary landing? space combat? )Instead choosing the safe route, dumbing down the RPG element and giving IMO the safest, shallowest cover based shooters. I don't trust EA at all, and BF3 single payer proves that DICE is entirely in their pocket. I'd love it to be on the new frostbite - (destructible environments to make new routes! developed by DICE if EA could leave them the fuck alone - but they wouldn't. We'd get closed levels, guns and 'cinematics'. Fuck off.
didnt like the first because the controls sucked... liked the concept but the execution was really poor
ME1 was one of my favorite unsung games of this generation. I'd love nothing more than for a sequel. And I have no doubts in my mind that EA will fuck it up.
So it looks like we're all pretty clear on this:- Wow EA, you must be proud. Most of us loved the game but have absolutely no hope in you keeping the bar raised. Just remember that's due to you being COMPLETE asshats over the last 2 years.
Remember when it was BAD EA, then GOOD EA, BAD ACTIVISION and now we've rolled back around to BAD EA.
Remember when it was BAD EA, then GOOD EA, BAD ACTIVISION and now we've rolled back around to BAD EA.
At this point, if it comes out it'll be a next gen game. It's running on Frostbite 2, which is a next gen engine when utilized on higher end PC, so it wouldn't be that big of a leap.
Kind of a shame. Mirror's Edge was frustrating as fuck, had some pretty mediocre level design in some places, and the player vs armed NPC gameplay was absolutely abysmal, but it had some real promise. When the game actually worked as advertised, it was quite the ride. I'd welcome a (much improved) sequel.
Kind of a shame. Mirror's Edge was frustrating as fuck, had some pretty mediocre level design in some places, and the player vs armed NPC gameplay was absolutely abysmal, but it had some real promise. When the game actually worked as advertised, it was quite the ride. I'd welcome a (much improved) sequel.
Holy crap, I've just been replaying ME this week. I'd pay stupid amounts of money on a sequel that ironed out some of the flaws of the first one!
Aren't all their franchises technically "on the list"? I'm tired of these Mirror's Edge sequel teases. Either make a sequel or don't.
interestin...gamin community is on fire because of a lack of decent representation of women in videogames. mirror's edge 2 is announced. coincidence?
I really wanted to love Mirror's Edge, and I sort of did, some of the time. I heard all the people saying how much they loved it, and I thought that could be me, I thought I could put the issues behind me. But playing through the story, it felt like true enjoyment was just out of my reach the whole way. Rooftop parkour was just a small part of the beginning of most levels, unfortunately, and combat kind of sucked.
I liked the idea of the combat; ninja-ing dudes with guns and then using their guns for a moment and then disposing of them was really cool, but sometimes it was just too hard. The problem was, they made it too much like a first person shooter, when most of the time you wouldn't have a gun. You died way too easy, and trying to handle one enemy while a few others surrounded you was nigh on impossible. This could have been designed so much better. It should have been easier to take on multiple enemies than it was. The simplicity of the melee combat combined with short bursts of shooting was pretty cool but the enemies were simply too difficult to handle.
A lot of people liked the puzzle element of it, and I guess that could be alright for some sections maybe, but personally I found it really frustrating. I would much prefer something more along the lines of Canabalt, long sections of rooftop parkour that relied on reflex alone. That would be really cool.
What about an infinite mode? Sounds like it wouldn't work for a first person game maybe? I'm no tech expert, but if the distance was obscured by buildings (you would be constantly climbing, or climbing then descending then climbing again etc.) the level generation could be done behind that. Or the render distance could be reduced. I don't know, all I know is that if it could be done, it would probably be awesome.
Another problem is said to be the length. Let the levels be longer, the story can wait, I say. Maybe a more efficient level editor?
Anyway, there are plenty of reasons a sequel should be made, and plenty of improvements to be implemented. Many people fear that EA will just add the complete opposite of what we want. More shooting, more cinematics, multiplayer (I wouldn't mind co-op if it was done well though), DLC, online passes, subscriptions... God knows what. I hate EA as much as the next guy, but they aren't so stupid as to completely destroy a brilliant idea when it has the potential to start something amazing, surely. I hope.
I liked the idea of the combat; ninja-ing dudes with guns and then using their guns for a moment and then disposing of them was really cool, but sometimes it was just too hard. The problem was, they made it too much like a first person shooter, when most of the time you wouldn't have a gun. You died way too easy, and trying to handle one enemy while a few others surrounded you was nigh on impossible. This could have been designed so much better. It should have been easier to take on multiple enemies than it was. The simplicity of the melee combat combined with short bursts of shooting was pretty cool but the enemies were simply too difficult to handle.
A lot of people liked the puzzle element of it, and I guess that could be alright for some sections maybe, but personally I found it really frustrating. I would much prefer something more along the lines of Canabalt, long sections of rooftop parkour that relied on reflex alone. That would be really cool.
What about an infinite mode? Sounds like it wouldn't work for a first person game maybe? I'm no tech expert, but if the distance was obscured by buildings (you would be constantly climbing, or climbing then descending then climbing again etc.) the level generation could be done behind that. Or the render distance could be reduced. I don't know, all I know is that if it could be done, it would probably be awesome.
Another problem is said to be the length. Let the levels be longer, the story can wait, I say. Maybe a more efficient level editor?
Anyway, there are plenty of reasons a sequel should be made, and plenty of improvements to be implemented. Many people fear that EA will just add the complete opposite of what we want. More shooting, more cinematics, multiplayer (I wouldn't mind co-op if it was done well though), DLC, online passes, subscriptions... God knows what. I hate EA as much as the next guy, but they aren't so stupid as to completely destroy a brilliant idea when it has the potential to start something amazing, surely. I hope.
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