Mirror's Edge™

God the E.A renaissance really was something

its a bit clunky and shows its age, but its a fun short game from when a big studio could make a stilly little side project with a small budget and be creative with it.

2 reaons to play this: the beautiful, timeless art style, and if for some reason you liked the platforming in Doom Eternal and Titanfall. I usually dislike platforming sections, but when the whole game is that, there's some fun in getting in the flow of the mechanics. It's aged well and is fun to play, but IMO misses some elements which would make it a 5-star classic: average noire detective story, average combat, and the core element, platforming, does not quite have the flow of something like Tony Hawk or Jet Set Radio. But an admirable attempt at something new.

One of the biggest parkour titles with its own dystopia visions of bright new world

I loved this game. I have played it for many more hours than is necessary but I can also appreciate why it wasn't that successful. Pros: The game is still beautiful after nearly a decade. Only one or two glances at the skybox (especially in "Boat") look somewhat dated now but the rest, especially Faith's movement, look great. The stark white art style is also really intriguing. The soundtrack, sporadic as it is, is fantastic. Check out Solar Field's other work while you are at it! The core gameplay works perfectly. I remember people complaining about imprecise controls when it came out but it always felt fine on my keyboard. Cons: Reportedly some 70% of dialogue was cut. It shows. Characters are painted with the broadest brush, motives remain unclear and world building is very sketchy. It seems to be an interesting world though. There a few scenes where violence seems the only option. Sad. A lot of the game is not set on roofs but in various indoor locations... pretty sweet ones sure, but the roofs are just more fun. So it remains a great looking, great playing game where characters do weird and dangerous things for very obscure reasons in a world which is not easy to get a handle on. If you can ignore that... get to it and.. run!