Zero Punctuation: Mirror's Edge


Recommended Posts

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/vie...57-Mirrors-Edge

I always agree with Yahtzee for the most part, and this time around I 1000% agree with him.

Mirror's Edge is extremely high on my list of most disappointing games of 2008 for various reasons, all of which he states much more eloquently than I could.

Link to comment
https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/705722-zero-punctuation-mirrors-edge/
Share on other sites

Not sure if i 100% agree with him really. The game was quite good and maybe you did do the same things over and over but i enjoyed it. It was short aswell which didn't help but overall the game was enjoyable.

I wouldn't go as far as to say its the biggest disappointment of 2008. There are quite a few i can name which fit that list easily and Mirror's Edge is not one of them.

I disagree, i played the demo, was very impressed, read some reviews and lost most of my enthusiasm but managed to trade it with a friend for saint's row 2 and fell in love with the game, the first playthrough was quite frustrating, lots of trial and error, but overall pretty good. The second playthrough though was a whole other story, i knew which way to go, had the controls all figured out and rushed through it like a real pro and it was extremely satisfying doing almost perfect runs on chapters.

Also, it's the best racing game i ever played, the time trials and speedruns call for absolute perfection and concentration and are very satisfying if you make it, it's a great game imo.

Art Direction = (Y)

Graphics = (Y)

Music = (Y)

Trying a new concept instead of rehash = (Y)

Most other things = (N)

Review = :laugh:

Frustrating game and a half.

I just hope that because it didn't come off exactly as planned EA don't give up hope trying original concepts like this. If the series is expanded on, maybe the second iteration will wipe away all the major current complaints.

Reason why Mirrors Edge was one of my biggest disappointments is because I actually think it could have been a great game, hence the disappointment aspect. If it just plain sucked, I would not be disappointed as it just sucked, but it had some fantastic aspects to it, the combat however definitely not being one of them.

I would rather there have been no combat at all, literally none. I also felt by Chapter 5 or so, I had seen pretty much every puzzle there was to see, and I could not help but think if they did not bother with the combat aspect, they could have put some more focus on better puzzles towards the end. And the ending was literally horrible; run, jump, cut scene. Really, really anti climactic IMO.

Of course it's going to be repetitive when you play the same exact thing over again :sleep:

Yeah, because the rest of the game isn't like the demo at all ... oh wait :sleep:

I played a ton of demos in my lifetime and few have been as repetitive as this.

This topic is now closed to further replies.
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Posts

    • Given only Volume license customers and specific resellers can obtain the LTSC versions legitimately it seems likely that this has been tinkered with quite a lot!
    • Apple CEO Tim Cook confirms looming price hikes due to memory shortages by Hamid Ganji Image via Apple Memory and chip shortages have led to significant price increases for electronics over the past year, and it seems that more hikes are on the way for upcoming smartphones and computers. Apple CEO Tim Cook has confirmed that the company is planning to increase the prices of some of its products due to the ongoing memory and storage shortages. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Cook confirmed the looming price hikes for Apple’s future products, adding that “Unfortunately, price increases are unavoidable.” He also said the company is doing its best to “mitigate the huge increases that are being passed to us, and we’ve been trying to shield our customers from the increases, but the situation has become unsustainable.” The Apple CEO also noted that the allocation of a large portion of memory chips to AI companies has contributed to shortages in the market, resulting in lower supply at a time when demand for devices remains high. “We definitely need memory pricing and supply to return to reasonable levels for consumer products. That’s the bottom line,” Cook said. Cook also added that Apple is ready to use its vast cash reserves to help boost supply in the market because additional production capacity is needed. While he declined to specify how Apple plans to do that, he said the company will not build its own memory and storage factories despite its financial resources and silicon expertise. Cook did not provide further details on the scale of the price increases or which Apple products would be affected, though iPads and Macs could see higher prices sooner than other products. Apple’s next product launch event is scheduled for September, when the company is expected to unveil the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and its first foldable iPhone. It remains unclear whether the upcoming iPhones will be affected by the price increases, but given the current memory shortage, higher prices seem increasingly likely. There is currently no clear timeline for the end of the memory shortage. Samsung, one of the world’s three largest memory chip manufacturers, recently said the shortage could persist for several more years.
    • Downloads does not equal actual usage, even less when the app is pre-installed in some Galaxy phones.
    • +1000 to this, don't understand why they added that margin around the top bar, even the close button is a PITA to click without aiming. Ofc, this is just preview and hopefully they will revert such odd UX decision before hitting final version.
    • so the people who bought this will get a refund?
  • Recent Achievements

    • One Month Later
      eurospharma62 earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • Week One Done
      With What earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • Week One Done
      Harris Gilbert earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • One Month Later
      Vincian earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • First Post
      Jocimo earned a badge
      First Post
  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      542
    2. 2
      +Edouard
      167
    3. 3
      PsYcHoKiLLa
      86
    4. 4
      Steven P.
      64
    5. 5
      ATLien_0
      64
  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!