Was seriously so obsessed with this game when it launched. No game has ever managed to reproduce its “vibe” with how it made the player feel.

@RennieAsh

2 жыл бұрын

I made some of that vibe in real life with some stylised functional objects.

@pulituss

10 ай бұрын

ive never played any other game as much as this, truly one of a kind experience

@thebigpig2364

7 ай бұрын

Stylistically it looks a lot like Portal. And they also sound pretty similar sometimes. But in terms of gameplay this is a true rare breed.

@ryanwatt8249

18 күн бұрын

I dont think perfect dark is gonna be quite like mirrors edge but I'm still excited, you think it's gonna be any good

I was in college for graphic design when this game came out. Let’s just say a bunch of my class projects ended up having what I’ll call a “white with a splash of red” aesthetic… 😂

@ProGamer-lk9qw

9 ай бұрын

😂tbf I feel like a good amount of games did the same thing around that era

Still have it on my desktop. This game is brilliantly put together. The rooftops and sky feel so alive, then comes the music to glue everything together, each sound tells a story.

I love that people are still talking about this game this many years later. I played it for the first time a couple of years ago and it was an incredible experience, it easily made to my list of favorite games. Amazing soundtrack and art direction with such a fun gameplay and a very refreshing presentation of a dystopian society. I think everything in the game helps to build a very interesting atmosphere. I was afraid Catalyst wouldn't stand up to the original but after playing it for a few hours I find it better, at least for the gameplay. I feel they were able to keep the same atmosphere, while expanding the world you are in and letting you explore it freely. The open world gives you the possibility to try countless paths to any point of the map, and discover the fastest one on your own, while also offering you the opportunity to just chill and enjoy the scenery if you want to. I think the idea of giving the player the opportunity to explore the city however you like, fits Mirror's Edge atmosphere perfectly and lets you enjoy it's movement system even more than the first title.

This is one of those games where you could you could show me almost any still frame from the game and I'd know it's Mirror's Edge. Great art direction and coloring. Great video!

The scaffolding section is just so good and memorable for me. A short reprieve from the troubles of the City.

@couchpotatoe91

9 ай бұрын

I replayed that scene at a time in my life where I felt disoriented and down. It is just so serene and calm, thanks to both the music as well asthe design!

I'm completely obsessed with this game and always will be. It inspired me to do so much for myself.

Flow state is cliche but flow in parkour is an integral concept which cant be separated.

I wish we had more parkour games. One of my favorite games is dying light. It's just fun to run around the city.

@_SAUR_

2 жыл бұрын

And Dying Light 2 drops in December too. Hyped to play that once it drops🔥🔥

@false_idol__

2 жыл бұрын

Broooooooi I literally maxed out the entire skill tree system without doing more than like 5 missions. It's so fun to just do random stuff and kill zombies while doing parkour, it's not even necessary.

Listening to Faith's breathing as she's running the blue hue screen change when she hits max speed (or flow) genuinely makes you want to go outside and jog. Never played any other game that filled me with a sense of urgency to go workout (not even wii sports)

I definitely recommend giving Catalyst a shot too. It's not as good as the first game but still great. I'm not a fan of bloated open world games in general but I didn't mind it in Catalyst because, unlike most open world games, moving around the map and getting from point A to B is still fun. Unfortunately there is a skill tree system in place but you unlock all the key skills pretty quickly so it's not the end of the world. There's no gunplay anymore but the combat mechanics have had an overhaul, although annoyingly there is some sections that lock you in an arena and force you to fight. Story is okayish but presented much cleaner than the first game. Runner vision now has a guiding line showing the path players should go which is very disappointing but thankfully in the options you can set runner vision to 'classic'. The movement and exploration is still insanely good and that cliche flow, that we all love to talk about, is still very much there.

@yaboithatboi4428

2 жыл бұрын

Bro the best part of catalyst is easily the city of glass. I remember the feeling of seeing the city when I was in highschool l. Evolve and mirrors edge and dark souls were the games I would play during this golden era of mine

@chs_ambs8356

2 жыл бұрын

I replayed Catalyst last week for the first time since '16 and it is better than the first one in every way. The combat is great if you pay attention during the tutorials. It just makes me sad because there is so much more left in this universe that warrants a franchise.

@ajeje1996

Жыл бұрын

Story was dogshit, though. Also I think the grappling hook mechanic was really cheap, especially considering the type of game Catalyst tried to be. If movement is supposed to be the main drive behind gameplay and a way for the player to express themselves, putting a mechanic that lets me (actually, forces me) to skip huge chunks of levels by simply pushing a button is a terrible idea. The game had a lot of potential, and in some ways it succeeded - the graphics and animations were really good, melee combat looked great (though it sadly lacked depth and got quite repetitive), and going open world was a good call, though personally I think it was still underdeveloped and could've been done much better. The setting was pretty generic as well, nothing that hadn't been done before, while in the original seeing a dystopia that looked so close to our actual world was refreshing. Personally I also liked it more in terms of looks, the graphics are dated but it still looks impressive because of the beautiful, striking art direction. One thing I did enjoy a lot, though it wasn't intended, was the bugs that allowed experienced players who had already mastered the movement to do some really insane stuff that allowed for a lot of freedom in exploration.

Still love this game! Music, ambience and feeling is almost incredible... btw great video man!👍

Too be fair, these type of games is something I wish was it's own genre. Mainly because parkour is awesome.

@zeliph

2 жыл бұрын

I thought they would be under the extreme sports genre. Like SSX and Skate, since it's all about transversal from one location to another.

@DrHammerr

11 ай бұрын

Aye. Not too many good parkour-focused experiences. I would recommend Downward and Refunct, and STRIDE if you've got VR. Hot Lava's okay too. But few games really capture the same vibe Mirror's Edge had (Although Refunct and STRIDE get close at times).

@mattmattmatt131313

26 күн бұрын

Parkour was insanely popular in the early days of KZread. How we never got a decent game (or entire genre) out of it is confusing.

I remember playing the demo when Mirror's Edge was still new. The demo/advertisement reel at the end wound up selling me on it.

@jackp492

Жыл бұрын

I spammed that demo, and I recall, both mirrors edge and the first L4D came out around the same time and were both £25 when new releases where usually £50 at the time, Bargains

I remember reading one of the comics which set up Dogan (from 2 I think) and it talks about Faith being quite boisterous and trying to steal a painting from Dogan, and this painting was Faith's iconic tattoo from the first game. The 2nd game talks about it a bit, but the comics I think were meant for optional insight rather than an important piece for understanding. Great video, Boulder!

This is an incredibly impressive video! This is the kind of content I would expect from a much bigger channel. Thanks for giving this little gem of a game some love. Keep up the good work, man. 👍

Wish the sequel had stuck to the level based arcade feeling of the first game.

@eddymartinez7961

2 жыл бұрын

Same. I like both games, but love the first. Every level felt had a purpose and flow, where in the second, with it being open, I felt it lost some focus.

This game was one of a kind and it inspired one of my favorite games ever dying light.

I'm so inlove with this game. And I will never forget how it somehow molded my childhood

I usually do a pacifist run and don’t resort to using firearms to shoot cops. I’m glad that this game has that option, although it is hard to do a complete pacifist run with only just physical attacks and disarming enemies, even just running away.

See, this is why artstyle and art direction is much better thing to focus over realistic graphics, because your game is gonna age and the realistic graphics aren't gonna hold up anymore, but if your game has great artstyle and art direction, it's still gonna look beautiful.

One of the reasons I went and got a 360, this game still holds up in exploration and platforming. So many different routes and areas you can climb to thinking you can't, this game has many of those blissful moments. Also, while not as good, I recommend Catalyst for the fact that they fleshed out the city more and is a fun sandbox to run around in with added missions and things to do.

If you're looking for more first person parkour/platform games then I recommend Lorn's Lure. Currently in development but there is a demo out on steam thats worth a playthrough. Really nice movement, lots of exploration and the atmosphere is spot on.

i remember seeing commercials for this game on tv , hella long ago

*I could see a time traveling Mirrors Edge game where u shift between different periods of time at will and meet unique NPC's and characters....like that one mansion level in Dishonored 2* 👌

For some reason when I hear still alive it gives me nostalgia for something I haven't experienced

I am glad they didn't go with the self monologue approach. Having just music and the sound of breathing and footsteps is oddly calming and zen.

The rat is actually an easter egg later in the game where you can make a truck sized rat appear and it runs down a street really fast :)

Tragic lack of traffic here, but I'm happy to be subbed

didn't believed you're gonna review it thx very much it was one of my favourite games

This channel is surprisingly good

Still proud of getting the never use a gun during the entire campaign achievement.

Well you now have yourself a new subscriber . Great video . Love to see anyone who appreciates the game.

I like how you need to look around the enviroment to see how to reach a certain point and even jumping need some space to be effective, you cannot jump from a standing point and jump as far. It's common nowadays to add very visible metroidvania paths, like very distinctive look of a wall where you can grab to, but i like to have the freedom to use a more open approach, it feels a bit more realistic too. I return from time to time in Mirror's Edge to experiment with the challenge levels. While in various situations the time is so tight i need to check some video and then try to do it myself i like that kind of mode. Even in Dying Light i like to do those challenges, try to find better paths to move around and so on. There's also a DLC where you need to do various "tests" one after another and get gear if you get further, i definitely would play a game if it was just that ;) Catalyst has a good OST too (same musicians), the openworld not much interesting and the "mission levels" have some interesting ideas but not all are that good, in my opinion. Worst having to unlock movements, you feel limited compared to the original and challenges in the openworld are deceiving because maybe you don't have yet the movement you need to use to complete some of them. Still, it's an interesting game.

@807D14M0ND5

2 жыл бұрын

I can not stand the visual indicators of spots you can climb on in games. Even in games like tomb raider where climbing and navigating is huge part of the gameplay there is just NO way to turn them off. Severely brings those titles down for me.

I remember me and my sister being extremely hyped for this game when we were kids. We played it together and loved the experience. However, due to us being kids, there were more frustrating moments than satisfying, where we didn't know how to proceed. I also remembering being a bit disappointed that level design had several hard stops or slow-downs where ones momentum grinded to a halt. Although, the overall experience was great and memorable. The visual design is the thing that all these years later is the most striking.

I still listen to the title song and the various remixes.

I played Mirror's Edge this winter and to be honest I feel at loss for not knowing about this game before this year. As soon as I played it I was hooked it gives me a nostalgic and a fresh feeling even if I played the game not too long ago. It got this wonderful atmosphere that keeps me coming again and again. I dont know but for me I will never forget about Mirror's Edge

I think Dying Light (base game, not the big DLC) is the closes we can get to Mirror´s edge and it is also kinda combination of ME and DMoMM. It is also a very good game overall. I really hope the seond entry will be as good as it looks like in their marketing campaign.

I legit played this. Was obsessed with the online time trials.

There was an achievement for beating the game without firing a weapon. One of the hardest things I've done in a game. I think I beat it that way on normal and starting again on hard was in contrast one of the easiest. So I do and do not share your experience of server room. Thanks for a nice video!

I loved mirrors edge and its sequel a lot, just truly a unique experience and kind of a relaxing game to play with a beautiful aesthetic

The game would work very well with VR. I heard that there's a VR-game called STRIDE which is very close

Mirror's edge was so fun back in the day and i wish we got more games like it, However we sorta did, last year's ghostrunner might as well be mirror's edge 3 or at least its spiritual successor so its really not one of hte kind anymore, its two of a kind

I would welcome a remaster of the original game, so we could play it on newer consoles. It doesn't have to be expensive or fancy, just boost the resolution and have it run at a smooth 60fps and fans will be happy.

@807D14M0ND5

2 жыл бұрын

It's backwards compatible on the Xbox. I recommend just pushing for that instead of remaking all the games.

10:31 he literally just described Dying Light without even realizing it lmao

I feel like I'm the only one who beat Mirror's Edge 1 a single time. Then every other time I played, i NEVER cared about running or the story. I just wanted to walk around and admire the city. Shit I even fantasized about living there.

@raininginside

2 жыл бұрын

Try ME Catalyst. The city of glass is even better there.

@XTRMXPRTKILR

Жыл бұрын

​@@raininginside nah it's way too futuristic and glossy

Didn’t know that dice was planning essentially a heist themed bf game. Wonder what if any connections there are between it and hardline. Like did dice approach visceral with the idea? Did hardline use any of the ideas from the original pitch outside of it being cops and robbers? By any chance is there any links with more info/ screenshots/ videos, cause I’d love to look at it more! ☺️

Great vid I would love to see your take on dying light someday with the sequel launching soon.

I remember my first playthrough. So fresh, playing it was like a drug. Great game. By the way it's *_“ reticle/reticule ”_* not *_“ recticle_* ” And *_“far and few between”_* and *_“for better lack of a term”_* don't make sense at all. XD

I think after finding BF 3 Dice Was my studio the game's I really enjoyed I'm still waiting for New battlefield.but I didn't spend a lot's of time in BF 4 I just tried on PS3 and it was interesting trying to get use to the controller's and knowing what to do.

Nice, something to watch before bed!

@BoulderPunch

2 жыл бұрын

Enjoy!

Imo this is the best DICE game. Truly a gem.

I absolutely love this game, was a massive shame how awful the sequel was and how we there will probably never be another one!

Best game intro.

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@houstilicious

2 жыл бұрын

twatter?

Changed the game FR!

Love the music 🔥 in the game

Mirror's Edge is Dice's best game.

In defense of the 2D animations (which I personally am a huge fan of), I don't think moments like her hug with Kate or saving Kate at the end of the game would have felt as moving if every cutscene had been first person.

Word on the street is that they are remastering this game for the next gen consoles. Rumored out in 2022 :)

Oh, you can run and jump kick the window!? That part took me ages, I think I shot it out lol!

Eidos Montreal should have grabbed features from Mirror's Edge and Dark Messiah to remake the original Thief trilogy (maintaining its briefing animations and excellent sound design) instead of whatever Thief 4 turned out to be. Free-running mainly to lose any guards on your tail, without runner vision/focus mode. Then once they proved themselves with the remakes respecting the original story, and ONLY then, could they maybe dabble in Thief 4 continuing the story from the new girl's perspective with Steven Russel as her mentor 15 years later. Taffers. kzread.info/dash/bejne/aHx63Kyek9Kzpdo.html

Looking at the recent excellent communication and welcoming feedback from EA Motive regarding Dead Space, makes me wish it would've also been the case with Mirror's Edge Catalyst, oh well. I do hope that franchise would receive a similar treatment in the future though, even if it means waiting for the PS6 generation for it.

@cybernetichype661

2 жыл бұрын

@MrZekeBlowstein Even if they will, which I doubt after that livestream, I’ll still have The Calisto Protocol, the horror game from one of the original creators of dead space, so I believe there’s little reason to be pessimistic considering that the future is looking bright! :)

One of those games that's instantly recognisable, from a single screenshot. EA wasted a fantastic IP here in the pursuit of easy excess profits.

10:31 OH GOD PLESAE

Its a work of art. Almost forgot how good it is.

@DonYoGi8331

Жыл бұрын

U can play it again on series X in 60fps!

mirrors edge was unique visually and gameplay wise. the biggest issue i had was probably bugs

I feel the only game that tops Mirror's Edge is Mirror's Edge Catalyst. You should give it a try! 😀

Hell yeah! Love this game! (Even though I suck at it)

You know, sometimes I wonder... If Portal and Mirror's edge had a baby, would it be the greatest FP Puzzle Game ever, or did I have too much to drink today?

#justacommentofappreciation

Mirror's Edge best gunplay in world

The exhilaration playing this back in the day, They distilled why it’s fun to be the prey in a scenario, No one wants to be it during tag, the fun is not in the chase, the fun is being chased, I even see this with the squirrels and rabbits when I take my dog for a walk, they tease my dog, they love to be chased, I’d rather be a deer than a wolf is what I learnt from that, The deer has a more fun life, and a quick death, The wolf has a pack for company, but it’s a cruel hierarchy, no quick death for the wolf either, they get old and starve slowly

Would love to see you do a video about Catalyst. I never finished it and I just really didn't get into it like I did the original, despite some obvious improvements to certain aspects. Maybe you'll be able to better determine what it does right and wrong, and why it couldn't attain classic status like its predecessor.

I just watch Mirrors Edge reviews to see the pipe jump they never fixed.

Hello, I'm just here to say hello and that after playing 70h of Death Stranding I conclude that different does not equate good cause everytime I get "This isn't so bad" thought playing it something breaks. Tho at least it has better writing than Mirrors Edge no matter how much of a non-accomplishment it is.

Catalyst is my favorite game ever and i was very sad when i finished it and found out that there's nothing else even remotly similar to this expirience. Not gameplay-wise (nothing wrong with it) but ah how do i describe it... idk this combination of utopiandisctopian city and OST is something else entirely.

I don't want you to have a predisposed opinion on catalyst, but I enjoyed it. It's basically more of the first one with an open world... The time trials and such are just littered through the world. As well as courier missions since Faith is a courier. They never really explored that in the first one.

*I'M STILL ALIVE I'M STILL ALIVE I CAN'T APOLOGISE NOOOOO*

The music is what does it for me. I downloaded it and listened to it on repeat when it first came out and it's something I'd love to recreate someday. It brings me back to the good days before I started worrying about everything

What I immediately noticed about Catalyst is that the combat is much better than any youtubers give it credit for

I prefer the more grounded atmosphere of the first game. The world in ME always felt a bad decade or two away for me, while Catalyst gives off 22nd century vibes which just doesn't sit right with me for some reason. That's not Faith's world.

Mirror's Edge was really great game and so was the mobile version they made. I still remember playing it on my iPodTouch. I think I'll go and buy Catalyst now.

I've only played catalyst and liked it alot. I definitely wanna give the original a try

I always fall off while trying to make that jump.

I disagree with you I liked the guns and combat in the game and hated that Catalyst took them out. The mix of parkour and gunplay is so fun. No I dont wanna do it in Titanfall or COD.

It's an alright game.

Definitely one of a kind, and that's even in comparison to Catalyst. It's also a beautiful game that I keep wanting to play again, but every time I play it again, I realise how much it hasn't aged well. It was definitely an innovator when it came to this kind of movement in a first person game, but in contrast to what has been done since, it is very clear how much this game feels like a bit of a prototype in certain fundamental ways. I'd love to see this game remastered with some quality of life and control updates.

@807D14M0ND5

2 жыл бұрын

A prototype for what tho? Which game has movement like it?

Nobody points the real problem. It's not EA. It's American capitalism. The worst kind of capitalism.

It's painful watching you play this... You're not very good at it, especially the combat. Unfortunately Mirror's Edge is a game that is hard and clunky at first, but amazing once you get the hang of it. It's very easy and fun to go through the game using melee combat only, however you will need to know how to use it correctly. Your video shows you standing in place and absently punching enemies and then complaining that it's clunky and half-baked.

Not a great game in my opinion it's too hard.

GTA San Andreas is better than this!

Cataclyst is better

@MrNifto

9 ай бұрын

Objectively the original is better in terms of the flow of the parkour and art direction. Catalyst was just confusing with its story most of the time, the parkour felt kinda of cut in half i guess you could say (missing moves, loss of flow the original had, etc), and the art direction was completely thrown out. instead of a modern city paralleling the real world and its politics is more of a generic cyberpunk dystopia. A good game nonetheless but I cant go back to catalyst, meanwhile i play the original like every year.

Still have it on my desktop. This game is brilliantly put together. The rooftops and sky feel so alive, then comes the music to glue everything together, each sound tells a story.