Comments on: Moving Pictures Of Mirror’s Edge

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 17:07:10 +0000

As a traceur I can confirm that the game seems to be very realistic and gives off the parkour vibe. I would like to see some flips, but the martial arts compensates for it. The only thing left now is to actually play it!

By: Pace

Pace — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 06:06:04 +0000

You can’t have him! He’s mine! MINE!

By: Morningoil in Singapore

Morningoil in Singapore — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 02:34:12 +0000

John Walker, I think I actually love you. Thank you for helping to me realise that it’s okay to love another man (just so long as there is no inappropriate touching).

Meanwhile, Mirror’s Edge, it look swooshy.

By: Koopa

Koopa — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:21:07 +0000

I have problems with gamevideo too with Opera. That’s why I have multiple browsers installed – in case one fails, I try another browser instead of bitching about stuff not working.

By: Ophois

Ophois — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:25:16 +0000

@Okami:

Was the 4th trigger not the disarm/attack button? I can’t remember the exact layout from my brief 5 minutes with the demo, but 1 trigger was up (jumps and hurdling over obstacles), 1 was down (wall run, crouch, slide), there was the button that put you in to Reaction (bullet) time to let you aim jumps a little better wasn’t there? Damn I should have paid more attention, I was just so stocked to actually play it.

I do remember laughing as I compared my fumbling attempts to get through the level to the PR guy showing it off. Your right about that sense of motion though, the first person view point really pulls you into the experience in the way a 3rd person game doesn’t.

By: Little Green Man

Little Green Man — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:26:30 +0000

I hate Gamevideos…

By: SlappyBag

SlappyBag — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:42:03 +0000

Old =P

By: Nallen

Nallen — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:16:00 +0000

Interesting, I find my meh gland has become sensitive to this particular franchise.

By: Del Boy

Del Boy — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:15:47 +0000

Ah right, didn’t realise you had played it.

The controls were my only real reservation but that sounds pretty much how I had hoped it would be.

By: Okami

Okami — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:29:01 +0000

@ Del Boy: There is a button that let’s you perform a roll – if you use it at the right moment while landing, you perfirn a rolling landing, letting you keep your momentum (very important in this game). I guess it let’s you avoid damage too, though I’m not too sure about it, because I never looked at my health when playing the demo version.

Also you don’t use the face buttons on the joypad, but the 4 trigger buttons. I think one is sprint, one is jump and one roll. I’m not sure what the fourth button was, but it might have been hold/climb.

The game actually is pretty fun and challenging. The challenge in this case coming from quickly finding the perfect path and keeping up your momentum. As long as you manage to stay in motion, you’re able to perform quite amazing

It’s hard to describe the feeling you get from playing it, but there’s this amazing sense of flow that you get into. It’s very rewarding to clear a series of obstacles and maybe even knock out a guard without ever breaking your stride.

By: gaijin

gaijin — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:25:07 +0000

Okami – they could cut out the middle marine and just make your character a girl with huge boobs.

She could go and pillage mausoleums or something. You could call the game Mausoleum Pillager! I’m sold.

By: Del Boy

Del Boy — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:16:41 +0000

Up and down = jump and land sounds fine.

There should be another ‘command’ to perform a roll if required, a roll would cause less damage than landing flat on your feet from a particularly high jump.

You should also have to press or do something to carry on running smoothly so a jump, land, roll and run would be up, down, X, Y at the right times not just up and down.