Mirror's Edge undeserving reputation

[Heas]

Well, I think that whoever and yes that does include Yahtzee, decided to say that Mirror's edge is a test drive, Something new that haven't been seen before is wrong.

Mirror's edge is a Prince Of Persia(Pick one), From a different camera perspective, It's not special, You jump out of a building, onto a pole, slide down jump some more.
Sounds familiar?

No one said that Red alert 3 was something new that we haven't seen before just because in Red alert 2 you couldn't rotate the camera to any angle you wished.
So yes, In Mirror's edge the story's different and and it's not Jerusalem(Assassin's Creed), Or old Persia(Prince of Persia), It's a futuristic city..
So what?
It doesn't make it new.

Thanks, These are my two cents.

 

[Jumpman]

I haven't played it yet, but I think there were a few more aspects mentioned. If nothing else, the extreme first person perspective and relatively realistic physics employed by the game are fairly notable.

 

[DigitalSushi]

Mirror's edge is a Prince Of Persia(Pick one), From a different camera perspective, It's not special, You jump out of a building, onto a pole, slide down jump some more.
Sounds familiar?

So would you be willing to say Contra and Call of Duty are the same because they both involve shooting things, just from a different angle?

yeah it does sound familiar, you've just described Mario 1.

"I'm sorry Faith, but the package is in another castle"

 

[keyper159]

Well, I think that whoever and yes that does include Yahtzee, decided to say that Mirror's edge is a test drive, Something new that haven't been seen before is wrong.

Mirror's edge is a Prince Of Persia(Pick one), From a different camera perspective, It's not special, You jump out of a building, onto a pole, slide down jump some more.
Sounds familiar?

No one said that Red alert 3 was something new that we haven't seen before just because in Red alert 2 you couldn't rotate the camera to any angle you wished.
So yes, In Mirror's edge the story's different and and it's not Jerusalem(Assassin's Creed), Or old Persia(Prince of Persia), It's a futuristic city..
So what?
It doesn't make it new.

Thanks, These are my two cents.

So would you be willing to say Contra and Call of Duty are the same because they both involve shooting things, just from a different angle?

you both prove good points and yes all the games you listed are the same games BUT from a different angle to play at WHICH pretty much makes them a different game

PROBLEM SOLVED!!!! +5 to Good Karma!!

 

[WickedSkin]

Well, I think that whoever and yes that does include Yahtzee, decided to say that Mirror's edge is a test drive, Something new that haven't been seen before is wrong.

Mirror's edge is a Prince Of Persia(Pick one), From a different camera perspective, It's not special, You jump out of a building, onto a pole, slide down jump some more.
Sounds familiar?

No one said that Red alert 3 was something new that we haven't seen before just because in Red alert 2 you couldn't rotate the camera to any angle you wished.
So yes, In Mirror's edge the story's different and and it's not Jerusalem(Assassin's Creed), Or old Persia(Prince of Persia), It's a futuristic city..
So what?
It doesn't make it new.

Thanks, These are my two cents.

Now the graphics and art-style in Mirror's Edge, and the effects, that's something. Also I like it how the game flow. Everything just works so smoothly. You don't have to fight in Mirror's Edge which is also pretty unique at these times. Also how you are actually on a body while you move. Well it has been done before but not this well.

I played Mirror's Edge more then I played Fable 2. That has to count for something.

 

[Yuriatayde]

I watched somebody play through Mirrors Edge recently, and I have to say... wow! The game reminded me of Portal really... It's trying something new and gimmicky in a very short game that you can finish in a single sitting.

For what it tries to do, it seems to have done it very competently. Sure there's the occasional "wtf?" moment with the platforming but after seeing it first hand, played by somebody whom had just bought it the same day, I am forced to say that Yahtzee probably just sucked and took his ineptitude out on the game. It wasn't *that* bad... Furthermore, I'm not entirely sure it's trying to be a "free-running" game, it certainly doesn't offer much freedom that I've seen.

It's killing blow, however, was that it tries to be a game in it's own right. Portal was a freebie that you got when you bought a different game. If you take it in that light, it's awesome. If you paid $50 for it, how could you possibly play through it without being disappointed? Mirrors Edge seems more like a demo, a preview, especially the way they literally walk you through the game by painting key points red as you progress, but it could be turned into something really fantastic in the future if they decide to keep trying with it.

If Mirrors Edge and Left4Dead got together and made a game merging all the best features of both of them, I would die happy.

 

[Yonni-Kun]

yeah it does sound familiar, you've just described Mario 1.

"I'm sorry Faith, but the package is in another castle"

You just made my day.

 

[latenightapplepie]

Mirror's edge is a Prince Of Persia(Pick one), From a different camera perspective, It's not special, You jump out of a building, onto a pole, slide down jump some more.

Very, very few games are particularly original anymore. Most of the good ideas have been taken. But if you had to put Mirror's Edge on some kind of scale between original and not original in comparison with today's games , IMHO, it would be closer to the former than to the latter. I mean, come on, it essentially has a 'race mode'! A significant part of the game's content is a specifically designed to encourage players to find and use the shortest and fastest route to reach the end of the level/challenge! I haven't seen that in a whole lot of platformers. Have you?

I'm pretty sure there are plenty of other things make it different as well. The guns, for one. I don't think Prince of Persia had guns.

 

[Halo Fanboy]

Well, I think that whoever and yes that does include Yahtzee, decided to say that Mirror's edge is a test drive, Something new that haven't been seen before is wrong.

Mirror's edge is a Prince Of Persia(Pick one), From a different camera perspective, It's not special, You jump out of a building, onto a pole, slide down jump some more.
Sounds familiar?

No one said that Red alert 3 was something new that we haven't seen before just because in Red alert 2 you couldn't rotate the camera to any angle you wished.
So yes, In Mirror's edge the story's different and and it's not Jerusalem(Assassin's Creed), Or old Persia(Prince of Persia), It's a futuristic city..
So what?
It doesn't make it new.

Thanks, These are my two cents.

So would you be willing to say Contra and Call of Duty are the same because they both involve shooting things, just from a different angle?

That's more comparing 2D games to 3D games rather than comparing camera perspectives. I feel the same way as OP; Mirror's Edge was a unique game, not an innovative one.

 

[Blind0bserver]

I must of been out of town the day that they sent out the memo that the word "innovative" somehow now means "fun". If the concepts of constant momentum and parkor running from a first person perspective aren't "innovative" or "different" enough for you, then who the hell cares, anyway? Videogames are an entertainment media. No everything that gets made these days has to push the industry's conventional boundaries to the breaking point.

You can debate over whether you consider it innovative or not, but ask yourself this: when you played it, were you entertained? Did you have fun? And don't you dare start saying things like "more of the same" or "platforming from a different perspective" when your thinking about it. That doesn't matter. Just ask yourself if you had fun when you played it. After you get your answer it doesn't matter anymore if it was innovative or not, let alone everyone else's opinion on the subject.

 

[sunami88]

I'd love to weigh in, honestly, but it seems my PC (which can run the game steady at full everything) can't play it for more than about 20 mins without a BSoD. Don't get me started on PhysX either...

And as long as we're on the subject, I'll bring up the game I always do when someone mentions Mirror's Edge, Breakdown for the Xbox 1. Not the first of anything either, but certainly in the same vein.

I think the game is neat, but I don't think it's the "first" of anything (except maybe the first parkour video game...)

 

[FalloutJack]

Okay, I played Mirror's Edge with some friends of mine and it was pretty fun, but probably because I didn't have to pay for it, provide the X-Box, and we all got a laugh out of making fun of it. It's not a BAD game. It just shouldn't be taken seriously.

 

[DigitalSushi]

yeah it does sound familiar, you've just described Mario 1.

"I'm sorry Faith, but the package is in another castle"

You just made my day.

awesome, glad I could help, I'll download GIMP tomorrow and do a Mario's Edge mash up for the photoshop compo.

 

[Mr.Pandah]

Undeserving reputation? It has a reputation at all? For the most part it wasn't received all that well as far as critics are concerned. I thought it was a great game and I really don't see the point in your argument either.

 

[Avatar Roku]

Mirror's edge is a Prince Of Persia(Pick one), From a different camera perspective, It's not special, You jump out of a building, onto a pole, slide down jump some more.
Sounds familiar?

So would you be willing to say Contra and Call of Duty are the same because they both involve shooting things, just from a different angle?

yeah it does sound familiar, you've just described Mario 1.

"I'm sorry Faith, but the package is in another castle"

There's a move in Mirror's Edge where if you jump onto an enemy and press the right trigger just before you hit you stomp on them and knock them down. OMG! RIPOFF!

Even better, you get an achievement for doing that called "It's a-me!"

Most people who dislike Mirror's Edge seem to suck at the game. I especially like those who claim "poor collision detection" because they mistimed a jump. Do you really think people would bother with speed runs and time trials if the game didn't work?? Of course not. I like it because there's no room for error - if you don't press the right button at the right time, you die. It demands perfection and concentration. The fact that it looks amazing and is flawlessly executed is just a nice bonus. I didn't mind the story either, but some people get hysterical about how bad it supposedly is. Really, compared to your average video game yarn, it's rather impressive.

I agree, with one exception about the story. It wasn't even something I noticed until Yahtzee brought it up, but we really do only have Faith's and Merc's word for it that the government is evil. Besides sending police after someone who breaks the law, they haven't really done anything.

 

[Xojins]

I guess Mirror's Edge is somewhat similar to Prince of Persia, but not that similar. In my opinion, the free running in Mirror's Edge is much more difficult than in Prince of Persia, and the technique is much different as well.

 

[Cousin_IT]

funny. There was a thread specifically made by someone so ppl could rant about games their late to the party about criticizing. Yet heres another one.