Stone Ocean
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Mirror's Edge Catalyst (PC/PS4/XB1, Reboot, DICE, Q1 2016) officially announced
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maquiladora
Member
what the fuck....
EmptySpace
Banned
i am confused as to how this should be a reboot rather than a sequel
and how dice is adamant in calling it a reboot.
it looks like a sequel to me. reboot would mean changing a lot of fundamental things to give it a new vision.
that, and bf4, do not give me confidence.
and how dice is adamant in calling it a reboot.
it looks like a sequel to me. reboot would mean changing a lot of fundamental things to give it a new vision.
that, and bf4, do not give me confidence.
the game i'm most excited to see. very curious to see what kind of design changes have been made and how they reconcile such a singular vision with the demands of the modern market. trying to keep an open mind, it's nice that it actually exists and ea made a game i actually want to play for the first time in eons. i swore blindly that it would be beyond good and evil 2'd when it was announced so i'm glad to be wrong on that front.
Miles Quaritch
Member
I preferred the old Faith design.
I'll grow to love this one too I guess, but I'm not sold on it.
Not really a rumor considering EA is publishing and there most certainly will be an "always online persistent world." God I hate that fucking shit so bad.
GavinUK86
Member
I meant attached to the narrative and characters. I fully bought into all that with the game and the comics. I feel like it's a shame they're not continuing it but it makes sense to reboot it considering it's been so long and not many people actually liked the first one.
It's pretty obvious that this is Faith's origin story.
Stone Ocean
Member
Because the story of the first game ends in a stupid cliffhanger they don't want to deal with.
Also parkops was fucking stupid and needs to be forgotten.
Ok then, definitely makes sense now.
Makes me wonder what direction they'll take with Faith as a character now. Please don't make here brooding serious dark hero...
Futurevoid
Member
Ecstatic as Mirror's Edge is legit one of my favorite games of last generation warts and all.
I do think I prefer the design of Faith in the first game relative to what they've shown thus far.
She's still Asian in the new artwork but they've toned her features down. Which is ashame as I always felt she was one of the more unique main character designs in gaming. Maybe I'm completely wrong though as we've only seen very few tidbits of this new game.
I do think I prefer the design of Faith in the first game relative to what they've shown thus far.
She's still Asian in the new artwork but they've toned her features down. Which is ashame as I always felt she was one of the more unique main character designs in gaming. Maybe I'm completely wrong though as we've only seen very few tidbits of this new game.
krypt0nian
Banned
Even though I knew it was coming, this is huge news for me.
What a perfect Morpheus experience this would be.
What a perfect Morpheus experience this would be.
Neuromancer
Member
Whoa whoa whoa
Acquiescence
Member
I'm nervous about this. The fact that it's not a direct sequel to what was the best game of last gen, that they're already rebooting it after a mere single installment, the redesigned Faith that I'm honestly not too keen on and the inescapable shadow that EA casts on everything they publish nowadays. I want to be excited, I really do, but I've not got a good feeling about this. We'll see.
Leafhopper
Banned
Did no one realize that the trailer is literally Faith getting her eye tattoo which suggests there would be some type of origin/prequel story.
When they first announced it, people said it was a prequel though. It's the reboot part that's throwing us off.
A "SO SHOCKING!" comment made so that people will quote-shame it over and over and over and over again, giving the poster the attention he or she so desperately craves.
Metroidvania
People called Romanes they go the house?
Not that I agree with the poster calling faith 'looking like a bitch', but it does feel oddly distorted from her original appearance, i.e. thinning her face out and such.
Still hype tho, since we likely won't see a whole lot of it.
Edit: Missed the Q1 2016 in the title, lol.
Still hype tho, since we likely won't see a whole lot of it.
Edit: Missed the Q1 2016 in the title, lol.
I really like them, rebooting the story? Fine, who gives a fuck, but removing the tattoos would be too much imo. I want her to still be Faith.
Obliterator
Member
Its a reboot because the first games story and characters were really not impressiveat all. I think they are trying to deliver a stronger narrative this time
It is a relaunch. Good news. A sequel would have to adhere to some degree to the previous game. A relaunch/remake/reimagining is a better way to go especially for a new gen and a new audiance.
bobbychalkers
Member
What?
lol this makes sense..
EmptySpace
Banned
I really hope DICE has learned from the original. Great platforming but man, fighting back felt so abysmal and clunky. The story was also unnecessary as well.
It has also been seven years. Eight in 2016.
It has also been seven years. Eight in 2016.
Im super excited for this
Watching the video on their youtube channel it looks like combat will be all about hand to hand, with very little guns involved
I really like DICE as a studio, and I believe they can make this work
Also, imagine this running on the Rift. It would feel insane
Watching the video on their youtube channel it looks like combat will be all about hand to hand, with very little guns involved
I really like DICE as a studio, and I believe they can make this work
Also, imagine this running on the Rift. It would feel insane
TheWorthyEdge
Member
HOLY SHIT TODAY IS AMAZING. They Hype for e3 IS INSANANANANANANAITY.
krypt0nian
Banned
Uh yeah.....you may want to temper the angst, brah.
Wowfunhappy
Member
Have to agree. Were they that large in the original?
SolidSnakeUS
Member
Yes yes yes!
matrix-cat
Member
I've played Mirror's Edge like a million times, Platinum'd it on PS3 and double-dipped on PC, and I have no fucking idea what the cliffhanger people are talking about is. That game's story left absolutely zero impression on me. I remember kicking the guy out of the helicopter and the first person hug into credits, and pretty much nothing else 
Not happy that New Faith doesn't have shoes with split toes, but I can't wait to see how this game turns out.
Not happy that New Faith doesn't have shoes with split toes, but I can't wait to see how this game turns out.
JimmyRustler
Gold Member
Not so sure about this. I held ME in a high regard but I replayed it on PC recently and I don't know.... They have to improve the gameplay quite a bit for Catalyst because ME was way, way, way too trial and error and is only really fun when you already know the levels and can breeze through - which I doubt should be the goal here.
Obliterator
Member
Doesn't look mixed at all to me. She looks more realistic asian and less "stylized asian" to me
RiccochetJ
Gold Member
Nice! Really looking forward to getting my hands on this game. Spent an absurd amount of time trying to get perfect runs on all the story levels in the first one. There's nothing quite like the feeling you get when you realize that you've managed to beat your previous best time by something as small as 2 seconds.
I've played Mirror's Edge like a million times, Platinum'd it on PS3 and double-dipped on PC, and I have no fucking idea what the cliffhanger people are talking about is. That game's story left absolutely zero impression on me. I remember kicking the guy out of the helicopter and the first person hug into credits, and pretty much nothing else
Not happy that New Faith doesn't have shoes with split toes, but I can't wait to see how this game turns out.
She was looking for her sister in the first game
And thats where it ended