One person clapped for the jump to the red pipe, hehe woohoo! I love it! I mean, real life is in first person. Why not a game?

Orionsaint

Fucking yes! I want this game so much right now :0

And on the camera, if they chicken out and make it 3rd person I'm not interested anymore. That feels so disconnected and boring in comparison to what we see here, I think.

Yin

@RatsOffToYa: Oohhh nice!

I really like the premise of the background story - a world where communication is so monitored that couriers are needed.

Arcadian

Awesome. One of my most anticipated games in a long time.

skyoon

Looks cool, but not everything I thought it was. Of course I'm basing this on one gameplay clip so lets hope I'm wrong.

JokesJokes

@janai: Do some sit-ups.

RatsOffToYa

Looks awesome...for a rental. I'm afraid it'll end up like Assassin's Creed, where the mechanics/engine are excellent, but the lack of content and repetitive environments make it a crappy game.

RatsOffToYa

I'm still having problems getting my head around the perspective of this game. I just don't see that much of my feet in an average day.

janai

I'm excited for this game, but the one time I saw the streets below in the vid there was but one police car, which has me a little worried.

Ahsayuni

@Snuffbox:
lol, I thought I imagined that.

gamadaya

Fantastic! Here's hoping the 360 version doesn't disappoint!

henri1kk

I still wish the game was in third person. You get the feeling they can flub a alot of the collision detection because of the first person perspective. It seems like simply getting close to right is all thats needed, and in third person, you would see how they are sort of snapping you to objects when you get close enough.

bobeotm

The game looks good and I like the approach of FPnonS. I didn't like the character was apparently taking damage from a lot of the jumps and falls. Sure it's probably somewhat more realistic, but seems kind of cheap to have mandatory wounds to get through the level. Then again, if you're going for realism she'd sprain her ankle and not be able to walk on it and those security guys wouldn't miss from three inches away.

A couple things that concern me with this game are how they're going to make it clear where you're supposed to go, will the red things always take you in the right direction? Another is whether they'll be able to keep up the fluidity and momentum for the player. The first demo was probably a bot run, the guy doing this second one showed some hesitation, but overall kept it moving, but obviously he knew where he was going. Will it end up being a lot of trial and error for players?

Also, seemed like there were some repetitive elements even in this short section, could be a bad sign.

wanion

Most anticipated game of the year for me

DICE seems to have hit a homerun again with this game.

LOL @ the one guy clapping though after Faith jumps across that roof and grabs that metal pole

Snuffbox

Yet another E3 announcment I'm pumped about. This game looks quite awesome. I love the subtle video cues (the red coloring). I do hope there are more moves than what we've seen, or even a progression system so that your runner runs faster, jumps higher, can do backflips, whatever.

Also:

1 - A replay mode that lets you watch the awesome way you escaped.
2 - Multiplayer running with a ball and goal, like Les Fils du Vent.
3 - A crowd. Yes I know that you're on the roofs, and people don't exactly hang out on roofs, but the game still seems kinda sterile thusfar.

Cogito

Platforming with first person view, the first person is getting generic now, but w/e.

Mr.DuckSauce

Oh, never mind, they say it does in the video. Durr.

RodneyMcKay

It's an interesting take on the generic FPS; I like how they're going about with the pacifist or at least "I'm not shooting anything moving" angle. I think the key will be having nice and open levels that offer multiple paths to the player, subtly with those colored sections hinting where to go. I'd imagine the player would be frustrated at getting stuck because he's expected to follow one linear path but the rooftop looks wide open.

I'd also like to see more done w/ the dynamic camera, now that they're committed to have it "running cameraman shake" style. Some of the animations and camera movements seem a bit stiff; the movements don't have that "natural lag" that people have in real life that makes some of the camera work in, say, Gears of War so organic and polished.

Datheron

Looks pretty cool I guess. I imagine it will be extremely SHORT though.

And am I the only one that feels the FP perspective actually takes away from the parkour experience?

DARTH_TIGRIS

I get vertigo and muscle ache just from watching this...

Poison

looks like its all cinematic... i dont know I wana try b4 buy..

Arminies

You know what that game needs? A replay mode.

boopadoo

@RodneyMcKay: The guy explaining the scene said it'd be an achievement, albeit a pretty hard one.

Datheron

Not a game I see myself wanting to buy for more than $20 to be honest...but I definitely would like to play a good amount of it.

nautnaut

@freakout:
Wouldn't that sort of ruin the point of Tomb Raider though?

gamadaya

I want it.

Now.

MaskedMuffin12

"without having fired a single shot"
Hmm, I wonder if that will be an achievement/trophy?

RodneyMcKay

@Thassodar: They make it stupid so they can demo the game without the guy getting owned

the_funny_thing_is

The AI looks incredibly stupid...and generic. I hope they fix that, otherwise this game kinda looks like Perfect Dark Zero.

Thassodar

That's gorgeous, even with the dodgy video quality. Can't wait till there's a demo available. Feels like a first-person Tomb Raider. Which is not a bad thing...

freakout

looks like the level from the previously released gameplay vid. nice to see they're sticking with no hud.

the_funny_thing_is

the entire time i'm watching i found myself asking "why?"

shinko

Looks cool; I hope EA doesn't screw it up.

darkfarmer

It is also for the week.

crunks

Sleep is for the weak.

crunks

Wow. That looks so bright, crisp, clean, and yet so lonely. I cannot wait to get my hands on this. Compared to the trailer, it doesn't disappoint. I'm hoping they get some variation in the sliding animations (such as down that escalator in the trailer) because it looks goofy when the exact thing is seen over and over in different situations. But then again, that might be a personal preference because I'm sure if you're trained one way, you're more likely to repeat it the same way.

everybest

IT felt a bit scripted, but I am really interested in seeing where they take this game. I have medium to high hopes, the use of FP and no HUD gives it a free feel, like the free roaming environment the chachter is placed in. I say this is good for EA to get a new IP and be risky by sticking to unique gameplay.

Kenoji

Jesus. That was fucking riveting. If that manage to sustain that sort of intensity and immersion throughout the entire title, this could become one of the defining experiences of this generation of gaming.

Intellectualdiot

I like that the game can be completely done without ever firing the gun but at the same time you have the option.

I've always wanted to try free running but i have messed up leg muscles (not to the point where it hinders me too badly just makes things that involve running harder for me to do, or long walks harder, theoretically though if do enough stretching exercises on the muscles i could fix it though...or i could get surgery! (guess which option i'll never do unless absolutely necessary >.>) )

demonknightinuyasha

Going on my must play list

Murderdolls

OK... well that just totally blew it for me. the gameplay doenst look anything like fun anymore, the presentation isnt very clean.

fighting the people seem easy as hell, and it was such a given that you were supposed to jump to the helicopter... in the end i felt that that entire thing was too scripted.

pyropetey

This is the first I've heard of this game. Interesting premise and I like the fact that their are color cues as to what paths are available. We shall see how well it holds up for someone who doesn't already know where the paths are.

KaneTaker

The response seems to be 50/50 on this title, but for me it's VERY high on the wishlist.

I look forward to more previews.

sascha23

It looks really gorgeous, but something tells me the parkour elements will merely be scripted animations done by titlting analog sticks in the direction you're running/jumping. I hope that the control scheme has a little bit of a 'timing' element to it, rather than just free running a la Assassins Creed.

ThisCharmingMan

Bravo! If they can keep it from getting repetive ala Assasins Creed, this could be an epic experience. I'm savin my pennieeez

kidko

@Arcadian: If you like that premise, you should check Virtual Light by William Gibson.

This game gives out a nice Oni meets William Gibson vibe.

zoesch

I'm rarely one to quickly describe anything with words such as 'brilliant', 'gorgeous', what have you, and this demo is no different. Not that it has disappointed me, but rather, while I'm looking forward to an interesting game, I've yet to find evidence in order to move from my middle ground of thinking this game is somewhere between gimmicky and revolutionary.

RabbidMickeyMouse

@Uzumaki_Kiba: On the other hand, she takes damage from jumps where I think there was no damage in the former trailer? Perhaps you will need to time rolls to land properly.

Yin

Looks quite linear, but I guess thats the only way it will work well. Seems pretty good for maybe one playthrough. Really need to see what the control scheme is.

DanteIX

What are you talking about 50/50? I'd say 90% are pissing their pants.

tyrannosaurus.drew

I want to see a death clip...jump off the roof and miss a ledge or something!

nautnaut

At one point late into the demo, the player runs near a wall and it automatically does a little wall-run. It seems unintentional, and all but confirms that it will be "Hold down a button and direction to do parkour" control scheme, a la Assassin's Creed. The game looks like it might be a fun rental, but... Eh.

I don't know, it had me kind of excited with the level of immersion. The way the camera works, going for a true first-person perspective, and such. The helicopter grab at the end was wonderful, for how cinematic and intuitive it was. Given the command, "I don't care how, just get off that building," and knowing that you had to do a stylish helicopter-grab was pretty awesome.

But making the first-person perspective realistic, then giving absurd enemies (the cop that fires directly at her, while she charges in to disarm him, without hitting her once) kind of killed it for me. I hate it when they go for "realism, but you're the hero in a video game, so they're not ever going to kill you very easily."

Uzumaki_Kiba

Reminds me a bit of the chase scene from half-life 2. I like the feeling of the game. The vast blue sky and the players movements create a feeling of being free.

Wake

Loving how this is looking so far. I hope there are extended sections of open free running in the final game as opposed to just short bursts of it.

elronathon

Well, I'm speechless. Not because it was impressive, but because I'm just that unsure about it. I would love to see how this turns out.

Pablos102030

*gag* made me feel like i have motion sickness.

And i don't even suffer from motion sickness.

looks interesting though.

slayazzz

Hmm i was interested in this for a long time but now after seeing that video and hearing how bad the gun play is i cant imagine there being much depth to it. If its just 8 hours of this then thats not going to hold up.

ali_g_84uk

@janai: Time to go on a diet?

Vodun

Haven't seen a single thing for this game up until now, and I am very excited to see this. Looks great, very unique gameplay style and looks like a good puzzle-based action game, very similar in style to Portal (maybe that's just me?).

Putting this on my list, for sure.

nick.soapdish

Looks very interesting. I love the clean art style to the game, and it also has a touch of Riddick about it, which is no bad thing as far as i'm concerned.

nottsville

How are these graphics real on consoles

And in addition, they just have to fix the enemy physics. I mean, that guy she kicked went down like a domino.

karasu is my homeboy

When I saw the very first trailer for this here on Kotaku I thought it was interesting, especially since I had just seen Parkour in Casino Royale, but I dismissed it almost out of hand. With these two more recent trailers, though, I see a lot more potential and, frankly, I can't wait to see what it looks like when it's finished.

KanjiGear

Woah. This looks like it has the possibility to be the next 'Portal'. Damn, that looked slick, and interesting.

Salen

@Uzumaki_Kiba: She just puts her hand against the wall when running near it. I thought this was cool. In other games you do it, and their shoulder and head just bashes on the wall..

stargateheaven

The more I watch this game...the more I don't like it. At first I thought it was beautiful, but the demo look all washed up. Also, this is like some kind of extreme running sport. Where's the story. I'll pass

karateka

Love the art on this one, washed all the bad taste from that cell shaded trailer crap from my mouth with fresh mint. Mmmm. I just hope the FOV would be wider or something, feels a bit claustrofobic, not seeing where you are jumping, etc.

ara

Looks awesome, anyone else think "WTF ARE YOU DOING! DON'T DROP THAT GUN!"

Also, the whole, red is your way across and stuff thing, not making me happy, "look! Tiny red house, its the way to finish the level I bet! *jumps* weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee *thud* WHAT! That buildings red, ripoff lieing game!"

Cheroro

2 things: 1. Gameplay looks extremely scripted; 2. It seems like there will be a lot of hand-holding in regards to following one specific path to your objectives.

Hopefully, these two things are only blatantly obvious because this is something of a tutorial level. But my main knock (well, only knock, really) against Uncharted was the linearity in the platforming segments. The freedom afforded the player in Assassin's Creed just blew me away, and I played that before Uncharted, so I think I was spoiled in that aspect. Like it or not, AC raised the bar for realistic platforming and animation in video games. I am still holding out hope that we'll see some of that in Mirror's Edge.

NoMoMoJo

@karateka: This!

terrydwj

@Cheroro: They have said that it is optional, with the ability to be turned on and off.

AlienGuy

Motion

Sickness

Northern Cat

Why is it that so many games make it appear as if you're actually looking through the eyes of a Dale? I mean, have you ever tried walking around so that your eyes stay in one, single plane? It's odd, and it totally kills the immersion they're attempting here.

mariospants

The music in the first trailer already had me sold

Sandldan

motion sickness confirmed

Gutter_Trash

I dunno, I can't seem to get excited for this. Not going to pass judgment one way or another until I can actually get my hands on it.

Gray665

A. If you've seen game demos before you know that they pretty much enable God mode so that it doesn't stop the presentation.

B. You can turn off the hints, which is what I will do.

C. I think it's a game much more focused on the narrative, a lot like Dreamfall: TLJ.

It will probably be one of those games that you won't like if you don't get into the story. I like the premise, it reminds me of Snow Crash except the couriers had sweet-ass skateboards.

A game can never reproduce the actual experience of someone's eyes because a monitor isn't peripheral and we make our eyes focus on what we want to see, plus it's very hard, I think, to copy what you think you see into a game engine. I think they did a great job and it will be fun to play on a big screen.

I will probably rent it as well.

Also, if any of you have seen videos of David Belle, you know that jumps like those in the game are actually possible in real-life. David was the inventor of Parkour and also starred in Borough 13 which is an awesome French action movie.

I thought the paths were really apparent, it didn't seem confusing to me... so that's why I'm going to disable the hints, hehe. Plus the presenter said this was early on in the game... which is why it was easy.

SubKamran

The camera makes me feel restrained and a bit claustrophobic. The camera really distorts the body especially the feet. They need to use a wider lens or something. It gives me the sense that her head is fives times the size of her body...eh.. my opinion anyway.

cherrylime1up

Wow. If you don't get shot so much it feels like an FPS, this looks like the kind of game I could play compulsively for years.

fuchikoma

LOOKS cool and everything, I like how the camera is done and all that, but really want to see more combat because that was pathetic :P

tshack

I saw red, I saw white, I saw blue and black and I saw zero fun.

sh0tgunn0strils

I can see what people mean about the camera, we ain't complaining about the first personness, its just the camera, i mean you can see both arms swinging forward...

Does she have some hey arnold head or something?

flukielukie

I don't buy the whole being shot twice at point blank range and then disarming the guy.

tuckertuck

Sorry but for me, no 3rd ppov no play. The whole thing that made parkour so popular is that it LOOKS so cool. Think it would even be known if all you ever saw of it on videos was a head camera by the runner? No, it is the awesome look of the running and jumping. They are missing out on what makes it so cool by not even giving a 3rd ppov option.

GPman

@tuckertuck: Hey asshole, it's a tech demo for a live audience full of your company's investors. It would be pretty fucking embarrassing if you died and had to reload the game, don't you think?

GustoGaiden

@Brocklesocks: WHAT...YOU MEAN THERE IS NO MASTER CHIEF?!?!

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Mal-Content

@tuckertuck: So, do you buy the whole jumping from rooftop to rooftop of skyscrapers? I don't either. It's totally not realistic like most other VIDEO GAMES. Hurr.

Brocklesocks

Wowey!!!

sergotron

looks too good to be true, honestly.

mackincheese

Harry, you're alive! And you're at TERRIBLE shot!!

What's up with the point blank misses when disarming the rent-a-cops?

PownerOfNewbs

Since the game is being played with "up" "down" and "aggression" buttons, I'm worried it'll get stale in a hurry. The trailers have both looked nice, though.

@wanion: There aren't mandatory rules; the guy playing doesn't know you can roll to negate fall damage.

@Cheroro: It's optional. I think you have to press a button or stand still. You can even disable it entirely.

Oh, and when you pick up guns, you lose mobility. They are deliberately trying not to make a standard FPS.

Jonn

@ everyone making (wrong) assumptions: There a few other press reviews and first looks that have stated it will be mostly open ended, as we as being able to turn off the "red objects" (which DO mark paths) for a more difficult game.

Canuckssleepinthenude

Simply amazing. This is what gaming needs.

Bravo.

i_9

This is the game I've been waiting for for years, but never knew I was waiting for it. I haven't been this excited about a game in a long time. I hope they don't change a *thing* between now and release.

skink

I may get a PS3 because of this. I really like the idea of never firing a shot, never killing a person.

And the free-running. My god, if I hadn't injured my back I would love to attempt some of what she does.

ryanisjimdandy