Posted on: January 7, 2022

sobuy

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Flawed, but one of my favorites

This is one of my favorite games of all time, despite being flawed in many ways. Let's get the bad parts out of the way first: - The story is mediocre and just ends abruptly. It's like they planned something 10x larger and more detailed, but them had to chop it down to fit the deadline - The combat feels like an afterthought. The game didn't need it and it's badly done - The interaction of your character with the game world is a bit quirky, which sometimes causes you to miss and die in confusing and frustrating ways - Despite being totally linear, it's still easy to get lost That said, this is a fun and unique parkour experience - once you get used to the quirkiness it flows beautifully and just feels amazing. There are some quite spectacular sequences of running and physics-defying jumps and stunts. The game is played in first-person perspective and that was a very good decision: it really adds to the immersion. The entire game is spent in a city (concrete everywhere) but there is a lot of variety in the areas that you visit - with both indoors and outdoors areas. The game is linear, but there are often a few different paths you can take to reach your goal. Visually, despite being dated, it's still quite beautiful in my opinion. They chose a visual scheme with emphasis on strong colors which create very pleasing contrasts between the "concrete" and the other elements. The general atmosphere (sounds and music and such) fits the game perfectly. The story mode is relatively short. There is a speedrun mode for story mode chapters and some time trial maps which are all about racing between checkpoints trying to beat the top times. Sadly, there are few of these, and the game fundamentally lacks replay value (aside from relieving the experience again). To summarize, this is an amazing game when it flows right and it is quite unique, but be prepared for some frustrating quirks and weak story. I strongly recommend it, but wait for a substantial discount.

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Posted on: June 24, 2017

neatfeatguy

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Spiele: 172 Rezensionen: 10

Too linear, not enough freedom

The free running is pretty entertaining, but you're very limited in the area you can travel. You almost feel like you're simply running on a rail through most of the game. There are some shinning moments when you're moving across a rooftop and you have a couple of ways to go to get to your destination, but in the end, you're still very limited. The FPS aspect of the game is clunky, it doesn't feel smooth. Too often I find myself running straight at a "blue" while he shoots at me and even a few steps away I'm not taking damage. I can disarm/takedown or punch/kick the badguy down. I do enjoy the takedown/disarm actions, they are fun to initiate, plus it puts the bad guy's weapon in your hand immediately for use instead of needing to pick it up off the ground. Fighting also feels a bit forced and too simple. One or two bad guys around you, simply manuver out of their line of sight and wait for them to turn the corner and simply punch them a few times or run and slide kick or run and jump kick to initiate a simple staggering attack, then follow up with a few punches. The artwork and graphics are probably the most entertaining aspect of the game. The story was lacking and very easy to figure out who the bad guys are. There are few minor gaps in the story as well, these gaps don't make or break the game, but a little more build up of the story and characters would have been nice. A fairly short game that, to me, outside of maybe the entertainment of the free running, doesn't really offer a lot of replay value. 4-6 hours to clear the game, depending on how much time you take to work on takedowns and your free running skills. The game is enjoyable enough to warrant a purchase on a good sale.

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Posted on: July 24, 2019

Peasant0

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Spiele: 96 Rezensionen: 21

75% Portal, 25% dogshit

This is an absolute delight as a parkour game. With only some minor teething problems, it delivers spatial problem solving as well as Portal and better than Prince of Persia, all in unbroken 1st person with only 2 main inputs ("up action" and "down action"). Unfortunately, this jewel is sharing a room with the worst parts of Far Cry: mandatory, awkward gunplay and melee combat & 1st person cutscenes in which everything important happens. Not everyone cares about plot but everyone DOES feel pacing. I think it's a shame that such a lovingly crafted vision of the future is paired with such juvenile writing. But the bigger issue is that, up until the final few (worst) levels, there's little to differentiate them at all. In every one, the police chase you almost immediately (to the point where it loses all impact and you notice the artificial danger) and you flee through the same office/rooftop environments while your earpiece directs you to the next cutscene trigger. This really feels like a collection of demo levels slapped together.

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Posted on: October 15, 2018

Besentanz

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Spiele: 68 Rezensionen: 3

Concept game

This game is all about doing parcour through the levels while someone is shooting at you. Not much else to it. Its interesting to play because of its original concept but becomes tedious as the game progresses. The controlls feel a little clunky. The combat moves are difficult to time and unfortunately there are a lot of combat situations. Visualy it has a destinct comic-like look where the primary colors and contrast are exaggerated which sometimes looks bland. It tells its story trough short animations, that felt detatched from the rest of the experience. Oh, and the protagonist is a terrorist.

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Posted on: April 18, 2021

Giuseppe87

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Spiele: 767 Rezensionen: 6

More a proof of concept than a full game

PRESENTATION: - easily the game's strongest suit - graphically it holds up surprisingly well thanks to its clean visuals and colorful design - the music is atmospheric and moody, some tracks are quite beautiful - the cutscenes use hand drawn style animations instead of the usual prerendered or in-game cinematics. STORY: - the setting is not exactly original (a dystopian city), but it makes up for it through the visual design of the city. - the concept of the runners is interesting, but the execution doesn't make sense. You run around rooftops and through office buildings in broad daylight; that's hardly covert. - the story is serviceable at best and the plot twists are not in any way surprising. - characters are quite one dimensional. - the dialogue and varies from mediocre to juvenile. - it's surprising how seriously the game takes itself despite not having anything particularly profound to say. GAMEPLAY: - at least 90% of the game centers around parkour style movement. - I'm not very keen on first person platforming, but the game does a very good job of it. - don't expect fast flowing movement out of the gate as that takes repetition. First time out the flow will break frequently while you figure out where exactly you need to go or how to get there. - level design could've been more open, more of a sandbox. Instead it's very linear. Rooftops give you some movement options, but the many interiors are much more restrictive. - controls are good for the most part, but sometimes the character inexplicably fails to grab onto things that are within reach. - combat (gun/melee) is basic and is best avoided (this fits thematically). Too bad you're sometimes forced into it. - on occasion you may think stealth is advisable. You may even think it would fit the game. Don't try it, there's no stealth in this game. CONCLUSION: While innovative for its day, Mirror's Edge feels more like a proof of concept than a full game, a feeling that's accentuated by its short length.

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