First-Person Action - Get up close with your enemies. Use your freedom of movement and martial arts combat in conjunction with the environment to experience fluid first-person action unlike any other.
Explore the City of Glass - Roam the beautiful, high-tech city at your own pace, and unlock its many different districts. Run free and explore every corner from the highest, glass made skyscrapers to the hidden underground tunnels.
Witness the Rise of Faith – Brought up on her own on the margin of the totalitarian society, Faith found refuge amongst an outsider group called the Runners. Learn about her origin story, and take part in her journey as she stands up against oppression and becomes the catalyst that can change the City of Glass forever
Top comments
kevinc6784 to woodwardasd
1 Sep 164#13
Where did you bring it?
Curlynob to stevenfeeney
1 Sep 163#6
It looks and sounds great (theme song is by Chvrches). Combat can be frustrating until you get the drop on it. Basically. don't look for a brawl. Pick individual enemies out from up high, preferably at speed. Keep moving to keep your focus shield up. I enjoyed the story and the general atmosphere that the game creates. Faith is a strong female character. She can stand on her own two feet and take care of herself. Video games could generally do with more female characters like her.
All comments (24)
stevenfeeney
1 Sep 16#1
For those that own; is this any good? I read the combat is frustrating but the visuals are amazing.
Curlynob to stevenfeeney
1 Sep 163#6
It looks and sounds great (theme song is by Chvrches). Combat can be frustrating until you get the drop on it. Basically. don't look for a brawl. Pick individual enemies out from up high, preferably at speed. Keep moving to keep your focus shield up. I enjoyed the story and the general atmosphere that the game creates. Faith is a strong female character. She can stand on her own two feet and take care of herself. Video games could generally do with more female characters like her.
MoneyEyes
1 Sep 16#2
Same price in sainsburys
once_upon_a_tyne
1 Sep 16#3
Good price, but having waited this long I can see it dropping another 5-10 in the next month.
woodwardasd
1 Sep 16#4
Does it have multiplayer ? I have brought one.
Curlynob to woodwardasd
1 Sep 16#8
Not in the traditional sense. You can create running challenges that appear in the open world for other players to test their skill on. It's online, it's quite good fun, but it's not really multi-player.
kevinc6784 to woodwardasd
1 Sep 164#13
Where did you bring it?
paulj48
1 Sep 161#5
Played it with the 10 hour trial on EA Access, that was enough for me, very frustrating.
gamblor
1 Sep 162#7
Very enjoyable, but understandably frustrating for those that are unfamiliar with the controls from the earlier version. Takes some getting used to but worth it for the kinetic experience. The collectables and side missions are highly derivative ("deliver this in 45 seconds!") but still bring a sense of achievement as you analyse the terrain to figure out the quickest route to traverse. This seems like a fair price. Heat.
zworld
1 Sep 16#9
Wait for it to be at an acceptable price for the trash that it is - the princely sum of £10!
If you have played the first Mirror's Edge, don't even touch it. I have never been so heartbroken in my life!
CuriousTurtle to zworld
1 Sep 16#10
Oh man, really? I really liked the first one. It was flawed and difficult, but so rewarding to progress through.
Curlynob to zworld
1 Sep 16#11
I'm playing the first one on PC at the moment (it was something like £2.12 on Origin). It's a great game, but I don't get the hate against the sequel. Admittedly I have played them the wrong way round though.
Optimus_Toaster
1 Sep 162#12
I really enjoyed Mirror's Edge 1 and have 13 hours of gameplay in Catalyst.
Basically the entire game is getting from point A to B. Often it's about doing it quickly, sometimes it's just about working out how to get there. Now this would be rubbish if it wasn't for the fact that the running is so fun and satisfying, when you get momentum and just nail jump after jump with lots of wallrunning, springboarding and sliding it's just as rewarding as nailing headshots in an FPS game.
It's also very unforgiving, I die a lot from missing a jump or falling off something high. But that's fine as it adds a challenge.
Combat is pretty fun too imo. Most enemies are in groups of 4 and there are 4 varieties. Often you'll defeat the first guy in 1 hit by using all your momentum, then it's just a case of trying to knock them into each other or getting away to build more momentum and get some height. I have never been frustrated by the combat, if you are then you're probably doing it wrong (standing still trying to do the same moves over and over again). Also if you slide tackle the gun dudes they often die in 1 hit.
Side missions are a bit pants and some are downright cruel. Often you'll unlock a side mission before you unlock the tools to complete it. I've mostly just left them until I finish the story.
Finally the open world aspect combined with the aesthetic of the game means it's very easy to spend an hour just moving about not doing much except enjoying the scenery.
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Explore the City of Glass - Roam the beautiful, high-tech city at your own pace, and unlock its many different districts. Run free and explore every corner from the highest, glass made skyscrapers to the hidden underground tunnels.
Witness the Rise of Faith – Brought up on her own on the margin of the totalitarian society, Faith found refuge amongst an outsider group called the Runners. Learn about her origin story, and take part in her journey as she stands up against oppression and becomes the catalyst that can change the City of Glass forever
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All comments (24)
If you have played the first Mirror's Edge, don't even touch it. I have never been so heartbroken in my life!
Basically the entire game is getting from point A to B. Often it's about doing it quickly, sometimes it's just about working out how to get there. Now this would be rubbish if it wasn't for the fact that the running is so fun and satisfying, when you get momentum and just nail jump after jump with lots of wallrunning, springboarding and sliding it's just as rewarding as nailing headshots in an FPS game.
It's also very unforgiving, I die a lot from missing a jump or falling off something high. But that's fine as it adds a challenge.
Combat is pretty fun too imo. Most enemies are in groups of 4 and there are 4 varieties. Often you'll defeat the first guy in 1 hit by using all your momentum, then it's just a case of trying to knock them into each other or getting away to build more momentum and get some height. I have never been frustrated by the combat, if you are then you're probably doing it wrong (standing still trying to do the same moves over and over again). Also if you slide tackle the gun dudes they often die in 1 hit.
Side missions are a bit pants and some are downright cruel. Often you'll unlock a side mission before you unlock the tools to complete it. I've mostly just left them until I finish the story.
Finally the open world aspect combined with the aesthetic of the game means it's very easy to spend an hour just moving about not doing much except enjoying the scenery.