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Mirror's Edge Catalyst - Review Thread
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F0rneus
Tears in the rain
Considering this will be the last ever we'll get to see of Faith and this world...fuck yeah.
LiquidSolid
Member
FFS DICE (and EA).
Oh well, my copy still arrives on Thursday, I'm sure I'll still enjoy it provided they haven't killed the gameplay or made a super boring Ubisoft-esque open world.
Oh well, my copy still arrives on Thursday, I'm sure I'll still enjoy it provided they haven't killed the gameplay or made a super boring Ubisoft-esque open world.
Any level in any game takes ages if you don't do what it wants you to?
Also, you weren't supposed to use guns in ME. Playing without using guns was the best way to play
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Somewhere Ian Hinck screams.
TheSlySoul
Member
Yikes, seems not that great.
Will try it out on EA Access first.
Will try it out on EA Access first.
Garrett Hawke
Member
More of the same is fine by me, it's exactly what I wanted.
I think a lot of the reviewers going in on the graphics tho should consider that this is a 60fps OPEN WORLD title. Like... what else is doing that on consoles?
I guess Insomniac was right about 30fps. :/
I think a lot of the reviewers going in on the graphics tho should consider that this is a 60fps OPEN WORLD title. Like... what else is doing that on consoles?
I guess Insomniac was right about 30fps. :/
brickarts295
Member
Any length mentions? I want to know if this will be a quick rental.
Beck
Member
Rated-Rsuperstar
Member
Wish EA would have let a different team do the sequel. I not even sure how Dice are considered their top team. They don't make good SP campaigns. And with Battlefront and BF4 technical issues I wouldn't even call them a good developer. I knew making it an open world game was gonna be a mistake and the reviews seem to single that out along with the shitty story. I'll wait for the bargain bin this time around to experience the couple good platforming sequences buried in the game.
Somehow = black magic
Destructoid 8.5/10 : https://www.destructoid.com/review-mirror-s-edge-catalyst-365373.phtml
Examiner 5/5 : http://www.examiner.com/review/mirror-s-edge-catalyst-xbox-one-review-stuck-the-landing
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, one of the most critically acclaimed games of last year.
Vire
Member
"On top of that, muddy-looking console versions and a lame story filled with unlikable characters doom Mirrors Edges return to fall short. I was so happy this game was being made, but in the end Im just as disappointed in how it turned out." - IGN
Pretty much my summation after playing the beta.
Pretty much my summation after playing the beta.
brainzelda
Member
Is there a preload for PC?
Garrett Hawke
Member
Ah yes, the open world featuring... a rock, and then some shrubs.
I never thought that they would do another one. Seems like they failed to really improve it in a way that would make it a critical hit. I really enjoyed the original BUT I bought it for under 5$. Looking at the footage and reading the reviews this game has no chance at making me buy it for 60$. I fear this mindset will be shared by many others, ensuring that there will be no Mirror's Edge 3. Well, I say "fear" but if they can't get it just right then maybe it's not a bad thing to move on.
The game doesn't seem bad at all. It just seems kinda mediocre with stellar visuals. That would make it better than most games already but with so many stellar games as of late I can't justify buying this for the full price.
The game doesn't seem bad at all. It just seems kinda mediocre with stellar visuals. That would make it better than most games already but with so many stellar games as of late I can't justify buying this for the full price.
Acquiescence
Member
I'm not going to lie, I was expecting a more positive response to the game than this. It's reviewing worse than the first game.
I read some of the excerpts. Is the consensus that opting for an open-world setting was a bad move all in all? Kinda reads that way.
Bummer.
I read some of the excerpts. Is the consensus that opting for an open-world setting was a bad move all in all? Kinda reads that way.
Bummer.
They shouldn't. EA's kept it strikingly faithful to the original as far as movement is concerned. This game was made on the vocal minority that loved that one, and I don't think they're expecting it to sell Battlefield-like numbers in the first place.
EDIT: Like in the first game, the best parts of this one are traversing the world on your own, and the time trials and whatnot are the real reason to play it. That's just not enough for the vast majority of people, but fans should enjoy it.
Hope we get reviews/impressions from veterans of the original soon. As expected most of the reviews talk about stuff I don't care about at all as long as the base platforming is anywhere near as deep as the original. My impression from what I got to play of the trial was positive in that regard, but I'd like some confirmation that it holds up (or improves) over the whole game.
It's okay to admit you didn't play it but saying nonsense like that is just silly.
JetSetRadio
Banned
Can't go wrong as a fan of the first one I assume?
Karak
Member
But good black magic. Which is sort of different
Banderdash
Member
I'm going to get it... but I may wait until it's been patched a little.
Garrett Hawke
Member
I played MGSV lol. All the way to the unsatisfying ending.
I guess it'll be something that and MEC have in common!
It's looking that way!
At this point we may as well consider it part of the ME formula haha.
And I'd argue the MGS formula too after MGS4's terrible wedding ending.
nvm.
SneakersSO
Member
Nah, Insomniac wasn't. Honestly, this game's largest problem has more to do with both DICE & EA's inexperience with the open-world genre. I played the closed beta extensively, and I came away feeling like the entire experience was hollow. The traversal & platforming mechanics were great, but the open-world was poorly realized & empty. The game could also use way better writing & characterization - DICE isn't known for their SP capabilities, but when you have a game where anchoring the player in SP elements is a requirement, these shortcomings stand out even more.
I'd have given the game a 6.5/10, personally.
QuantumSquid
Member
Reviews seem fine to me. Parkour in a pretty open world is all I wanted, and it looks like that's what I will get.
Hopefully it won't take too long to go on sale, though.
Hopefully it won't take too long to go on sale, though.
Acquiescence
Member
"On top of that, muddy-looking console versions and a lame story filled with unlikable characters doom Mirrors Edges return to fall short. I was so happy this game was being made, but in the end Im just as disappointed in how it turned out." - IGN
Pretty much my summation after playing the beta.
The bolded is painful to read for an uber-fan of the first game. I'll still play the game at some point this year and judge for myself, but yeah, it seems like this'll be a disappointment.
From what I gather, the open world, seemingly pointless upgrade system, and crumby combat bog the experience down, but they've got movement to a tee.
I guess this really could have worked better as a game simply broken up into levels like the first game. It probably could have worked in the game's benefit as the developers would have just spent more time making exciting levels than filler side quest missions.
I guess this really could have worked better as a game simply broken up into levels like the first game. It probably could have worked in the game's benefit as the developers would have just spent more time making exciting levels than filler side quest missions.
I think that may be the slow consensus. That running is fun, but if the world lacks flavor due to having to build so much landscape to traverse...
Yikes..
Vire
Member
Is your review out yet foo?
DR2K
Banned
The combat is clunky if you're just standing around mashing attack as seen in the review. Run > slide > attack, run > wall jump > attack.
It's funny how the game is 60fps and that's not even factored in to the visual score.
Valkyr1983
Banned
Ugh
So many of these complaints are EXACTLY why it didn't need to be open world
First game was so good
Pissed, but a crappy imitation of the first game is still better than nothing
Is soundtrack as good?
So many of these complaints are EXACTLY why it didn't need to be open world
First game was so good
Pissed, but a crappy imitation of the first game is still better than nothing
Is soundtrack as good?
sammyCYBORG
Member
I hope you're playing on PC as it looks pretty bad on consoles.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
So people are going apeshit over the 7's it's getting? Dat metacritic scale huh?
So it won't be GOTY but it'll probably still be a good game if you like that sort of thing (I don't, myself, but come on guys, some of those reactions are laughable).
The horror!
So it won't be GOTY but it'll probably still be a good game if you like that sort of thing (I don't, myself, but come on guys, some of those reactions are laughable).
The horror!
Garrett Hawke
Member
I really enjoyed the beta tbh. Story was trash but I wanted nice parkour and I got it
Thanks for reminding me
My god that ending just went on and on and on :/3/5 I died too many times lol.
I mean I'm glad they do projects like this in principle, but when they turn out to be mediocre then it's kind of a wash. I think their games lately have been mostly competent and effective, but it's been a long time since EA really delivered something above and beyond expectations.
Valkyr1983
Banned
Isn't mgsv open world and 60?
Laurel_McFang
Member
Any chance of a level editor again? It was fun using America's Army to get access to the UE3 tools then just messing around. Being given some snap map or portal 2 like editor would at least let fans make more levels and challenges. Anyways, Keeping the pre-order. Oh wow you can make your own time trails well at least we have that.
BaraSailey
Member
I was expecting middling reviews, so no surprises there. I loved the first one, and really enjoyed the beta so I'm still picking this up tomorrow. They got the movement right and that's the reason I loved the first, so more of the same in an open world sounds good to me.
randomlee26
Member
Interesting. It'll go on my long list of to-play.
Acquiescence
Member
I can definitely see open world ruining Mirror's Edge for me the same way open world ruined Burnout.