Mirror's Edge (Demo out)

[Fabricated]

http://www.eurogamer.net/tv_video.php?playlist_id=8735&size=large

Wow that is a bright and nice color palette. Too bad you have to play as an emo Korean chick or something.

[schild]

Yea, it looks pretty much fantastic.

[Fabricated]

But Dice + EA.

edit: Also, I have no idea why but watching that trailer makes me breathe better. Maybe it's just the shock of seeing a game with a bright color palette without a hint of brown or fuzzy over-HDR'd edges. Also that sky.

[stray]

Wow looks cool... I almost lost faith in FPS's giving a real first person feel to things. This seems to do it though.


She looks like Nic Endo.

[MisterNoisy]

Between this, Skate and a few other releases, EA is officially off my shit list.  Madden and it's ilk still suck, but can't win em all.  :P

Love the aesthetic of this with the bright colors and clean look.  A first person game with something beyond a floating gun as a protagonist is a nice change of pace, and basing a game around parkour and martial arts sounds like an interesting concept.

[TripleDES]

And it will be on PC, so there's one more decent looking game to be found.

[Fordel]

The video reminds me of that crazy Parkour guy that uses buildings for a jungle gym.

Sweet 

[Murgos]

I thought I saw Agent Smith and Neo in the background... 

[Yoru]

I await the imminent complaints of motion sickness.

Beyond the whole EA thing, I'm skeptical that there'll be as much free-running freedom as people are projecting onto the trailer. I'd expect something more humble, like a tightly-designed on-rails obstacle course.

That said, I've been looking for something with melee combat as tactile as Oni's, and this looks like it might fit the bill.

[HaemishM]

Very interesting. The color palette not being 50 shades of murky mudslide was refreshing. I wonder how well the controls will work, though. Melee FPS on the PC hasn't had a long history of goodness.

[Samwise]

Beyond the whole EA thing, I'm skeptical that there'll be as much free-running freedom as people are projecting onto the trailer. I'd expect something more humble, like a tightly-designed on-rails obstacle course.

It looks like it's completely on rails, but it also looks fun, so whatever.

My only complaint was that I didn't see the character's reflection when she was running up to that window.  It's 2008, people.  If you're going to have shiny surfaces in your game, do 'em right.

[Tale]

Inspirational. The trailer, anyway.

[Strazos]

Yeah, I could get into playing a parkour game.

[Tale]

My only complaint was that I didn't see the character's reflection when she was running up to that window.  It's 2008, people.  If you're going to have shiny surfaces in your game, do 'em right.

Could be something to do with the plot. Mirror's Edge? Maybe she has no reflection.

[Yoru]

Emo vampire korean chicks? 

[KallDrexx]

My only complaint was that I didn't see the character's reflection when she was running up to that window.  It's 2008, people.  If you're going to have shiny surfaces in your game, do 'em right.

Lol, I don't know why but that stuck out at me too.

Looks pretty sweet none-the-less.  Finally some fps innovation.  It looks like the game color codes any object you can do something with (like tightrope walk on or superjump) red.  So depends on your definition of "on rails" I guess.

[Samwise]

My only complaint was that I didn't see the character's reflection when she was running up to that window.  It's 2008, people.  If you're going to have shiny surfaces in your game, do 'em right.

Could be something to do with the plot. Mirror's Edge? Maybe she has no reflection.

Good point.  That would be convenient, wouldn't it?  Sort of like how Gordon Freeman is a mute and all of the mirrors in City 17 are broken.   

[KallDrexx]

Good point.  That would be convenient, wouldn't it?  Sort of like how Gordon Freeman is a mute and all of the mirrors in City 17 are broken.   

And yet they still show his face on the boxes :P

[NiX]

Emo vampire korean chicks? 

Can you think of anything more horrifying?

[Lantyssa]

Yes.

[TripleDES]

Emo vampire korean chicks with shitting dick nipples.

[Yoru]

Emo vampire korean chicks? 

Can you think of anything more horrifying?

Lesson: Never ask this of the internet.

[Fabricated]

Demo is out on PSN at least. I imagine it's on Live as well.

Very very cool. Controls are pretty good but good god it takes some really solid reaction time and spacial awareness to keep a really good flow going.

[schild]

I'm gonna love this game. But I'm going to hate ALL over up/down movement being the left shoulders instead of b/a. Snarl.

[Fabricated]

I'm gonna love this game. But I'm going to hate ALL over up/down movement being the left shoulders instead of b/a. Snarl.

I think they modified the controls or something...I recall them saying early on that the up/down stuff (like rolling after big falls or jumping/sliding) was handled by actually looking up or down while in motion you could focus more on your movement instead of timed button presses.

Still cool though. Great graphics too.

[NiX]

Yeah, this demo is from a year ago, so from what I've heard a few things are different in the release, but who knows. Overall this game is just amazing and demands to be played in high def/high resolution with good sound. The air blowing by as you fly from one building to the next really adds to the atmosphere. I like how you pick up speed and it makes it believable. Definitely can't wait for the 13th.

EDIT:

YOU CAN PUNCH PEOPLE IN THE DICK!

[KallDrexx]

fuck microsoft and their money grubbing ways

I don't want to suscribe just to play this demo but I SOOO wanna play :(

[Strazos]

Wow, EA is on a roll lately. I guess this is what happens when the dudes all buy up Madden each yet:

The rest of us get to try our their more "experimental" games.



So uh...Go Madden? 

[TripleDES]

Eh, I'm not a huge console player (actually the PS3 is my first one since 15 years) and their control scheme makes my head explode. Not sure whether I want the PS3 version to play on my huge TV or the PC version because mouse look is easier on my brain.

The demo was nice tho.

[Sky]

Not sure whether I want the PS3 version to play on my huge TV or the PC version because mouse look is easier on my brain.

 

[schild]

Wow, EA is on a roll lately. I guess this is what happens when the dudes all buy up Madden each yet:

The rest of us get to try our their more "experimental" games.



So uh...Go Madden? 

Madden did shitty this year. Riccitello is the man behind the new IP movement.

[Strazos]

I'm aware, but I'm sure he wouldn't be allowed to "risk" money on these "new" games if they could not afford to take a hit on a dud.

Though, at least by my count, EA appears to be going 2 for 2 with their new strategy of actually making new IP.

EDIT: Also, was fooling with the Time Trial mode. From watching some of the top-ranked people...wow, would never have thought of some of these moves. Some of it reminds me of the Batman on NES with all the wall jumping.

I really want a 3rd person replay mode, to see how fucking cool I look.

[Fabricated]

I'd watch the time trials if it didn't require an EA account or something like that.

[Big Gulp]

Riccitello is the man behind the new IP movement.

Fixed.

[RUiN 427]

Even though it's on rails, you can take several approaches to how you get to each point. I really really like the style of the game. It's definitely fun in a puzzle/speedrun/portal kind if way. I did get caugth up a few times in a room where i was escaping the guys with guns and instead of turning right to go out the door i kept going left and trying to find and exit up in the air ducts... idiot