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I always thought it was a little unfair that you just had to stand their punching them while the cops turned you into swiss cheese.
I liked the combat, especially on hard, with no guns. It kept you running for cover, which is how it should be.
Nice article, and ya I liked the combat. People will just complain about any aspect of a game that's not "press start and win".
Great job! I personally loved the "fight or flight" aspect of the game. Half the time I picked up auto-shotties and just blew the crap out of the guards, the other half I swift face kicked them.
The only part I didn't like was having to shoot the sniper rifle. I was Merc came in and did it instead.
The only part I didn't like was having to shoot the sniper rifle. I was Merc came in and did it instead.
I actually liked the combat in Mirror's Edge (but I only played the demo), run , or run , or flying kick system worked well wi th the game ...
I went through the whole game without firing a shot (there's an achievement for it) because I wanted to see how diffcult it was... it was frustrrating, but ultimately very saatisfying
Very nice article! Happy Bday, too!
I personally had no problem with the baddies of Mirror's Edge. I incapacitated each one without firing a shot.
Slide kick FTW!
I personally had no problem with the baddies of Mirror's Edge. I incapacitated each one without firing a shot.
Slide kick FTW!
The gun play is just bad.
I don't really play FPS games, but even I can tell that Mirrors Edge has the worst shooting ever.
Albeit, you're not really meant to.
Also, How do you snipe the van that Kate is in if you can't shoot a gun for that achievement/trophy?
I don't really play FPS games, but even I can tell that Mirrors Edge has the worst shooting ever.
Albeit, you're not really meant to.
Also, How do you snipe the van that Kate is in if you can't shoot a gun for that achievement/trophy?
I thoroughly enjoyed Mirror's Edge. The short length was what killed it for most people, I think. Two more levels and it would have been golden.
@Aurain you can shoot the sniper for that one part and it doesn't disqualify you for the achievement.
Ok, so i played through the game on normal without shooting anybody and it was really difficult...some parts took ridiculous numbers of tries. I still enjoyed it. I then played some parts on easy to fetch the bags...and it made me love the guns. After you deprive yourself the first time i didn't care how bad they felt, i could SHOOT PEOPLE!
I think the guns can really add to the game if you use them sparingly.
I liked the game but next time it needs more running...there was too much time spent in tight quarters climbing up pipes and dumb things. Occasionally i just didn't know where to go and that ruins the flow of the game.
Ok, so i played through the game on normal without shooting anybody and it was really difficult...some parts took ridiculous numbers of tries. I still enjoyed it. I then played some parts on easy to fetch the bags...and it made me love the guns. After you deprive yourself the first time i didn't care how bad they felt, i could SHOOT PEOPLE!
I think the guns can really add to the game if you use them sparingly.
I liked the game but next time it needs more running...there was too much time spent in tight quarters climbing up pipes and dumb things. Occasionally i just didn't know where to go and that ruins the flow of the game.
I played and finished Mirror's Edge. I feel kinda dumb, but I don't quite get #7 above. Who/what is it talking about? Jackknife?
@Chronic
What part of the gameplay, in it's attempt to become a "new age" platformer didn't you like? I felt like it flowed great, and as a first effort (barring Jumping Flash, which no one played), I'm not too worked up if the gunplay system wasn't all that.
Also, a large amount of classic action games have joke stories (DMC, RE4). This didn't surprise me.
If I could change one thing it would be make everything in first person. No horrible Toonami reject cutscenes, or third person scene-cuts. Just first person the entire game, with the cartoon sequences using the in-game engine.
What part of the gameplay, in it's attempt to become a "new age" platformer didn't you like? I felt like it flowed great, and as a first effort (barring Jumping Flash, which no one played), I'm not too worked up if the gunplay system wasn't all that.
Also, a large amount of classic action games have joke stories (DMC, RE4). This didn't surprise me.
If I could change one thing it would be make everything in first person. No horrible Toonami reject cutscenes, or third person scene-cuts. Just first person the entire game, with the cartoon sequences using the in-game engine.
@Magnalon, the game is a little to realistic when it comes to the camera. It just makes me nauseous. Secondly, for a platformer game, it'd make more sense and make the game easier if they had an optional third person perspective instead of just having a first person perspective. And level design isn't as fluid as it would seem.
Also, the enemy are incredibly weak even with body armor, since they seem to die with just a kick. They have TERRIBLE aiming. Even the helocpters with a pintle mounted machine gun can't aim! And somehow Faith can take so much damage, which is kind of bizzare seeing how she's not even wearing armor. She can even survire a direct hit from a .50 BMG, that's just nuts.
As for the story, I find it hilarious that the Blues have to train their own evil version of the Runners to beat the Runners at their own game. Also do you know how many packages Faith delivers in the entire game? Only one, and that's at the beginning level.
Also, Faith communicates with Mercury and other Runners via a headset, which brings up a fridge logic...Why the heck doesn't she just deliver info over the headset? I mean the headset seems to be a secure channel. It would save her so much time instead of running. Ropeburn is also a fucking idiot, he actually has the trains run on time just so that Faith can cross over it to the otherside. I swear the city, the police, and the government is RETARDED.
Also, the enemy are incredibly weak even with body armor, since they seem to die with just a kick. They have TERRIBLE aiming. Even the helocpters with a pintle mounted machine gun can't aim! And somehow Faith can take so much damage, which is kind of bizzare seeing how she's not even wearing armor. She can even survire a direct hit from a .50 BMG, that's just nuts.
As for the story, I find it hilarious that the Blues have to train their own evil version of the Runners to beat the Runners at their own game. Also do you know how many packages Faith delivers in the entire game? Only one, and that's at the beginning level.
Also, Faith communicates with Mercury and other Runners via a headset, which brings up a fridge logic...Why the heck doesn't she just deliver info over the headset? I mean the headset seems to be a secure channel. It would save her so much time instead of running. Ropeburn is also a fucking idiot, he actually has the trains run on time just so that Faith can cross over it to the otherside. I swear the city, the police, and the government is RETARDED.
I just finished the 5th level (out of 8) and am thoroughly impressed. Love the world/art direction/ general feel of the world. There should be a French movie in this universe (kinda like Yamakasi but with guns)
Anyone get through the last room on the hardest difficulty without shooting, the light machine gun guy gets you every time.
am i the only person that's going to mention thatthey actually used the counter system and taken the guns from the gaurds whil incapacitating them and picking off a gaurd and dropping it and repeating?
Mirrors Edge belong to the school of games (portal, bioshock, etc.) that give me massive motion sickness. twas a good game tho. If you sit far away enough from the tv.
Spoilers ahead.
I like number 7, because I always wondered why at the end after you kill Jackknife the security that was just there a second ago is nowhere to be found while you're pulling Kate up the side of the building.
I like number 7, because I always wondered why at the end after you kill Jackknife the security that was just there a second ago is nowhere to be found while you're pulling Kate up the side of the building.
@ ShadowBoi: You do realise you could of pressed, I can't remember, Triangle or R3, and it pans the camera in the right direction to your objective/way out.
@ Chronic: Well they did testing if you heard with and without the reticle in the middle of the screen as people without got motion sickness, try playing with it on...? I sit pretty close and I didn't get it all + 90% of people. Also remember this game was never about being an FPS so of course the game engine and AI would not be realistic, if that was the case you'd be dead after one shot for everything and it would be mind-numbingly tedious/repetitive repeating the same parts.
The story develops so Faith doesn't have to deliver packages as it is all about uncovering the truth and saving her sister, so the delivering of packages is irrelevant. And it sounds like you're complaining that trains are on time, did I read that right? So late trains are better?....
In Japan most trains are no more than 3 minutes late on average. If they are you get a refund.
@ Uniquenamehere: yes you just jump up from the elevator on the chair and you're straight up there next to him to deliver a face kick.
Overall I thought 9/10 for Mirrors Edge. Repeated play through I found more easter eggs and trophies were fun to discover.
@ Chronic: Well they did testing if you heard with and without the reticle in the middle of the screen as people without got motion sickness, try playing with it on...? I sit pretty close and I didn't get it all + 90% of people. Also remember this game was never about being an FPS so of course the game engine and AI would not be realistic, if that was the case you'd be dead after one shot for everything and it would be mind-numbingly tedious/repetitive repeating the same parts.
The story develops so Faith doesn't have to deliver packages as it is all about uncovering the truth and saving her sister, so the delivering of packages is irrelevant. And it sounds like you're complaining that trains are on time, did I read that right? So late trains are better?....
In Japan most trains are no more than 3 minutes late on average. If they are you get a refund.
@ Uniquenamehere: yes you just jump up from the elevator on the chair and you're straight up there next to him to deliver a face kick.
Overall I thought 9/10 for Mirrors Edge. Repeated play through I found more easter eggs and trophies were fun to discover.
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