I.want.it.right.now.please!! ;w;

Cess007

Mmmmmm... great open level design, and the tease at the end was good too. So far this is looking like Breakdown 2.0, and although it's far from the same story and action, I'll go ahead and tell myself it's a spiritual successor. Because damn if it doesn't remind me of it, just more runny.

Erwin

If I were to play this I would so get motion sickness! Even though red indicates progression, I have a feeling I might get lost.

TheDollHouse

So I think I'm going to love this for all the reasons I loved Portal.

Bernard McGraw

@tehdorkz: It turns out that faith is a werewolf and has stretchy arms...

WHAT A TWIST!

Joebob-X

@StevieQ: Call me old fashioned, but I agree. I would love to play this game in 3rd person mode although I'm sure that goes against the soul of the game.

This is innovative and the graphics look awesome but I'll have to pass

Madgame

When you play a game like this in FP, do you really know where you are suppose to go ? I am afraid you might get lost while you are being chase by people. To me this game is like Prince of Persia in first person.

Kai200X

wow looks so much better than those intro trailers for E3, im definiitly gonna play it now

thebulletneverlies

@tehdorkz:

EA doesn't always mess EVERYTHING up. C'mon.

dead_red_eyes

Looks interesting. Level design reminds me of that classic one in Half Life 1, so that's a compliment for sure. Not entirely sure it looks fun though... But then again, it's hard to get sold on a concept without playing it yourself. Definite potential.

DuctTape

i dont get it...
this game looks incredible..
like wow..
i REALLY want to play it...
and im very excited about the release..but..
its EA...
and they always mess EVERYTHING up..
its what they do..
wheres the M. Night Shamalamadingdong twist...

tehdorkz

This is my number one for the rest of the year.

Super_Moose

Absolutely stunning.

Danin

I've never been into first person perspective but damn...

HeyMykie

man, i wish i can jump like that.

mtora83

Im think the checkpoints were those red boxes. Im definitelly picking this game up looks amazing

Nipz

@Cogito: totally agreed :)
to those worrying about motion sickness, LittleBigPlaneteer is right, its way less a problem when one plays it than when one watches someone else play it.

tomsamson

trust me, if you play that level and its ur first time, you will not go anywhere near that fast.

MaloMan

It's a first person action adventure platformer shooter!

Orionsaint

It looks awesome, but at the same time I'd like to see a video of a person who's playing through an area for the first time. This person knows exactly where to go and what to do for the whole area, making it seem much more fluid than it likely is to play in real life :/.

aelfin

@xenocide38:

Well EA is not always EA. This comes from DICE who were bought by EA. Yes they're considered an EA company but I still view them as a separate company. One subsidiary doesn't exactly make up for all of EA's faults and they have plenty of them.

LittleBigPlaneteer

Amazing. Day one purchase for me. Though it may not be a big title for a lot, I consider it as one of the purchases this year worth it's salt.

I did get a bit motion sick as well but if I do indeed need to blow any chunks, I'll try to find time to recover for more acrobatic action.

Reule

@StevieQ: Actually, I was just thinking how it would be awesome if they had a "record" mode that could play back in 3rd person. Something similar to Halo 3, that would let you re-watch what you just did, as if you were watching a movie.

MistakenIdentity

@Grahamunculus:

Well I think playing it will actually reduce the motion sickness effect since you're the one controlling the action, rather than watching someone else controlling it. It's the disjointed/disconnected feeling that gives us the sickness. That's minimized when in control. It doesn't effect everyone though, and there are some that just won't be able to handle it at all.

LittleBigPlaneteer

seriously, I have no idea why some people still hate on EA after seeing this and many other titles they're working on. and if it's only because of Madden, then that's just ridiculous.

xenocide38

This looks pretty amazing but I don't think I'll physically be able to play it. I get queazy watching the gameplay.

Grahamunculus

After 20 years of gaming, only Omega Boost has managed to give me motion sickness (though that might have something to do with post-surgery meds). I hope I can stomach this game, cuz it looks freakin' incredible.

I'm still a bit worried there'll be a lot of breaks in the action (the demo guy obviously knows exactly how to play the level) and hope to God there's a good checkpoint system in place, but I'm really rooting for them to pull this one off.

Elly

well, crap. Now I regret not pre-ordering this and getting the pretty cool backpack-type thing.

Ad-hominem

I looks awesome, but even the trailer was giving motion sickness. Too bad there's no 3rd-person-view option, I might have to skips this.

That being said, it looks like an amazing accomplishment.

StevieQ

@tomsamson: I kind of had the same thought myself. I can easily picture myself giving up after fall number 10 or 11 if its from that super high height. Let's hope the checkpoints are indeed forgiving, and they don't use the typical developer cop-out of "less checkpoints equals more difficulty!"

The other thing that kind of makes me go :\ is the enviroment. I think I would have enjoyed it more if the entire game was like that first trailer...outdoor enviroments in realistic cities. As it looks now I'll have to believe that every factory appears to have ledges that can only be accessed by jumping off of walls and crawling across ledges. Suspension of disbelief, and all that.

The last thing I'm kinda confused about is the apparent lack of...well, anything but your character and the enviroment. No music, even mood music at certain places, barely any other characters aside from your own. Hell, I didn't even see any complex background animations.

Those (admittedly nitpicking) gripes aside, this is looking nothing short of excellent. It's not a must-buy for me yet, but its oh-so-very close.

Cogito

@Joebob-X& @DigiMish: ok, nice, and yup, like the others said, i´m sold on this, too :)
and yeah,like ghnvt said its impressive how much EA is improving its reputation over the last few months.
They´ve meanwhile got most of the good developers/publishers on board and are also doing some great inhouse stuff, impressive.

tomsamson

@Pata-pwn(TM?): mirror's edge is also a PC title.

Squishy3

two words: Holy. Crap.

hotgarbage

Heh... although i'd like to know if its just holding the forward stick or if its more complex than that.

flukielukie

Heck Tomb Raider Legend pwns Assassin's Creed. At least TR Legend had variety and not the same bland colors and lookalike people and cities.

Orionsaint

Kudos to the artists who managed to keep an underground base colourful, and more than bright enough to actually see where you're going.

The game looks genius, looks like one of the biggest reasons for me to drag me off the PC and onto the 360. But then again, Spore releases in September too...

Pata-pwn(TM?)

zomgz
now that pwns assassins creeed!

SamuraiG0SU

The graphics are better than real life. Porn sims here we come!

Orionsaint

Looks great, though I did get a little motion sickness feeling at the beginning.

LittleBigPlaneteer

It looks pretty interesting. That particular section looked pretty linear, though, in that everything seemed perfectly set up to get you from point A to point B, and it's your job to jump through all the hoops to follow the course.

But, maybe that's just the perception it gives, regardless of how free it actually is.

It looks great regardless.

Heliophage

This is innovation. Creating their own genre. Good job EA, you have handed the reins of evil to actiblizz

ghnvt

Also, I don't know if anyone else noticed, but you can see the dot in the center of the screen that they always talk about. And I'm pretty sure all they've said about release dates is "winter" so Adam must have his dates a little confused.

Joebob-X

I'm sold.

Amazon_Chris

@tomsamson: I think this takes place later in the game after you've already pretty much mastered parkour running.

DigiMish

Holy frigging crap, that was awesome. The breathing sounds definitely add a lot of realism. Not sure how I feel about the first-person acrobatics, but jeez, awesome stuff.

mrdietsoda

@tomsamson: They've made comments in the past saying the checkpoints are very forgiving, but I doubt it will be every jump. There wouldn't really be any challenge if you knew you would only get set back a few feet.

Joebob-X

Why watch a movie when you can star in a movie. This game is only the beginning.

Orionsaint

The sound is really good. It really sounds like she is running on concrete and on metal. And the grabbing and swinging sounds were realistic too.

captain_dl

SEPTEMBER? That's when it's coming out? Is this confirmed???? What's the date??!?!?! Holy shiiit!

Neobara

looks nice though there should be a checkpont pretty much every platform, otherwise it could get frustrating quickly, she climbs so high,would be annoying to fall down and have to redo all that.

tomsamson

Brilliant. Ever more sure this is going to be a classic.

Rob Phelps

This game looks fantastic. I can't wait.

Chunky-MonkeyLOL

@IchiShinigami: You can, you can also turn off the red highlighting if you want to be really crazy.

Joebob-X

Has anyone actually tried swinging on a pipe that thick? Or 3 in a row with any type of fluidity like in the video? THE GAMES NOT REALISTIC I SAY.

EmeraldCockroach

@karasu is my homeboy: All the stuff I've seen seems to follow pretty frequent patterns. Horizontal bars let you swing, gaps can almost always be jumped with some speed, any ledges can be climbed, stuff that you have to balance on(horizontal bars, thin ledges) have some sort of color to them such as the green when she was scooting along those ledges. I think if you pay attention to color, a lot of the choices become really clear and intuitive, at least from what I've seen.

Joebob-X

@karasu is my homeboy:
That dot is actually annoying me. I hope you can turn it off

IchiShinigami

This game looks beyond amazing, from the graphics to the core mechanics this game has a great deal of realism and it will most definitely be popular among the crowd of intrigued one who find this game awesome.

MXs219

This looks like one of the most evocative video games to come around in ages. I cannot possibly wait.

fecalchaos

Cannot wait!

hagridore

@Elwood2112: Where you go is outlined in red as a general guide. There is combat but it's mostly optional. Did you hear, after she kicked down the sniper, the voice in her ear said "You can take the other snipers out, or just stay out of their way!" The player quickly put her rifle away and kept running. But if you wanted to, you could look for and snipe all the guards.

This is part of why ME is so interesting.

karasu is my homeboy

There's that magical dot I read about in the middle of the screen.

Aside from the effing amazing graphics, I'm also constantly thinking while playing this, "Uh...would I know to do that?" I know there are things in red, and I know there are probably multiple routes, but I can't wait to see how well the game trains the player to think like a free runner. Some of these things I wouldn't think to do as of right now (like how she runs up one walls and jump-grabs something behind the wall she ran up...I didn't even see what she's jumping to grab before she began her wall run) but I'm sure the game does a great job of getting you ready.

This is not to be missed. Cannot wait.

karasu is my homeboy

How are you even supposed to know when to do specific things? It looks like this game could get boring after a while I hope they add more than just running. Sega pretty much killed running games.

Elwood2112

@Scazza: I really don't see the problems you're talking about with getting lost and not being able to get back from exploring. If you look at the video, there are platforms all over the place and whenever you are near a route to the destination you get the red highlighted objects. As far as the controls go, it's super minimal, I think there's something like a "high" button for jumps and climbing, and a "low" button for crouching and sliding. I saw the game being demoed at comicon and from what I saw (I was watching jaw dropped for a little too long) the controls are actually more forgiving than you would think. The guy died quite a few times and was still able to get back to places with relative ease.

@DONNYchiban: What do you mean a faster fps? How many bullets did the player fire in that video? I would say that's a lot different than any other fps out there. Also, I'm a firm believer in the first person perspective, everything I've seen has convinced me that it works even if it's not for everyone. (In other words, if you didn't like first person games before, why should you like this?)

Joebob-X

This game looks fantastic. I cannot wait for this. People may find this strange but I'm actually looking more forward to this than Gears 2.

Double_J169

This gets more and more curious with every video. I'm not going to say GOTY, but if it plays like (or better than) it looks, it'll be right up there. Hopefully EA will not put a draconian copy protection on the PC version.

Day 1.

Rctdaemon

Completely understandable with the motion sickness, but oh man.

Looks like someone FINALLY got the whole first-person platformer thing right - along with the whole 'see your body' bit. It was always awkward and felt wrong, but totally works here.

My only concern is that, sharp as the visuals are, the environments in this part all look so bland and generic, seems like it would be easy as hell to get lost. If that was me playing I no doubt would have been standing around bumping into walls incredibly lost, rather than making like Tarzan.

sir_carrot

Heh, I haven't been made motion sick by a video game since Quake came out way back in the day, but this video came close. Gonna be an interesting hands-on experience, possibly involving a lot of dramamine.

Calhoun

ooo can't wait for this game! It reminds me a lot of portal.

hrabbit

omg...the levels are huge!!!! no load times eh....wonder how the ps3 will cope with this or rather the 360

Jnkzm4

@Neobara: Actually I don't think it's coming out in September. Because they said it's supposed to come out in Spring or Summer 2009 and DICE just released Battlefield: Bad Company so I seriously doubt it will come out this year anyway. But yeah, I'm so excited for this game. It looks amazing. The graphics are crazy good. I don't see why people would get motion sickness from this game. The camera is not near as shaky as Cloverfield and tons of people got motion sickness from that but me and my friends did not and we saw the theater version. So I'm pretty sure I will not get motion sickness from this. I'm probably gonna buy this game.

lenandude

It's a pretty title, but I can't help wondering that it won't be as good as everyone thinks. Call me a pessimist, but hey, I just see a faster-paced FPS.

I'm sorry, but I still can't get into a 1st person free running game (I don't say "parkour"). I've said it once before and I'll say it again: free running in real life = 1st person fun. Free running in a 1st person video game = we'll see...

I'm not counting the game out or anything; it's not on my list, but I'm not hating on it. I just want a 3rd person camera, that's all.

DONNYchiban

Dont get me wrong, I think the game looks really cool, has a great concept to it. But this trailer shows some pretty epic gameplay problems. For one, its all well and good when the person demoing the footage knows where to go, but I can see the pace of the game being completely killed due to trying to find the right bar, or button. Notice about 3 times there was a button to press, I doubt any regular gamer would have found them so easily.

Plus with such massive locales, players will want to explore, but it will be VERY punishing to try and find a route to a possible secret, only to realize you have to start back at the start (at least that was the impression i got from the video, no other way to the top but that one route.

I hope they will address these concerns and possible pacing issues before it comes out. As of right now I am intrigued by the game, but also worried...

Scazza

GREEN CONFIRMED FOR MIRROR'S EDGE! I thought the whole game was going to be blue and white, can't wait to see the next video showing the yellow stage XD

This game looks amazing, it's like a first person Sonic! Can't wait to play it.. wasn't it coming out in November only!?

CockroachMan

@Joebob-X: Okey doke, fair enough. I haven't been following this title much at all (just not interested in it, sorry) so I didn't know you didn't have to fire a shot at all. Given the nature of the game, I could have inferred, though.... I'll settle for it having FPS elements.

Nonetheless though, I just wish developer's would push all their high-profile titles to their limits, again, like MGS4. Yeah, I know, I'm asking for too much. There would only be like 2 game releases a year if that happened :-\

But it would really be that much work adding another view?

DONNYchiban

@Joebob-X: Nah, I'm sure they could find a way to make it reasonable with some effort. I mean, scaffolding for no reason? I would much rather if, for example, there were ladders to get to all these places, and reasons for the scaffolding to be there, but you're rewarded by not taking the ladders because they leave you a sitting duck for the snipers.

ninjafetus

Why does she insist on punching every button? :)

Khabi

reminds me of trinity from matrix... free running on roof tops in part 1 at the start... any1 remember that?

SamStride

Holy poopstick. The more I see of this game, the more I want to play it. I get the feeling it'll be really short, though.

Placentasaurus

i sense alot of nausea, upset stomach and vomiting when this games hits.

shinko

Thank you, game industry for, finally listening and making a risky game. I hope everybody buys this. I sure as hell will, it looks amazing.

LostinCreationLLC

@PapaBear434: read @Joebob-X

Joebob-X

What's up with all of the cussin'? Sounds like a Kotaku message board or somethin'.

Looks pretty cool, though.

DARTH_TIGRIS

@PapaBear434:

That said, I LOVED the knee to the chest and kick to the back of the head. Awesome.

PapaBear434

That made me dizzy... aside from Resistance 2, this is the next most anticipated FPS for me.

Shijirou

It's weird, I couldn't help looking at the area she was running around, especially towards the end, where all I could think was "whoever designed this place should be shot". Not in the game designer sense, but whoever in-game was responsible for a level that can only be successfully navigated by the character's unique skills.

Obviously it's not unique to this game, and it definitely won't stop me buying it, but there are only so many platforms that are completely disconnected from everything else with ladders that you need to jump to in order to climb . . .

TrjnRabbit

Not that I'm against the idea of a First Person Prince of Persia, but I have to say that I am not digging the "The Red Thing: Jump Here" thing. I don't want to be told where I can go that simply. It takes away from the fun of just exploring...

PapaBear434

Simply amazing. This game will revolutionize first person gaming.

ChiChi_BBQ

Looks cool, but a little disorienting. Everything is going to depend on how intuitive, and precise the controls are. If they don't nail them this game could be a god awful mess.

Gouki4u

Wow... I might just have to get this.

NESTeen

@durrem: As a mainly PC gamer that pains me so much. I'm sure they'll do something horrible as is the trend with EA and copy protection (the sole reason I didn't buy mass effect PC) so I'll probably be picking this up on console.

Joebob-X

Nevermind.

tdreher

Are you a guy or a girl?

tdreher

@Squishy3:

Yeah, but it's a EA PC game rental, with 3 install limited DRM, like Mass Effect or C&C Red Alert 3. You don't want to mess with that evil if you can help it. PS3 all the way for me.

durrem

@DONNYchiban: Saying they should toss in third person makes it sound a lot easier than it really is. They would have to completely rewrite the controls and slow the game down because turning in third person is going to be either slower or more jarring because you aren't as connected to the view. If you want a third person Mirror's Edge, you want a completely different game, unfortunately. As far as being convinced it's still FPS, they've said repeatedly that you can beat the whole game without firing a single shot and you get severe movement penalties for holding guns. Shooting(at least from the player's perspective) is the least important aspect of this game.

Joebob-X

Its like portal without portals... XD
Nah but seriously I can't wait for this game
it looks BEYOND amazing and just wow beautiful
and the game mechanics are awesome! I always wished I was agile enough for parkour
and now I can be ;)

TheExiledLeader

@Schmatz: Yeah, that is the one thing that bugs me is having the conveniently placed ledges that don't make any real practical sense, but it would be pretty damn hard to do this game without some of that. At least the placements and the acrobatics they require make it interesting which is far more important than realistic.

Joebob-X

Just listening to her run and pant is making me tired... someone get me some Aquafina! Stat!

Chromeo

@Joebob-X: Assuming this isn't the only place in the game you can touch a gun, I'm going to call it an FPS. Now, I'm not saying there isn't also a platforming element, because that's apparently the big thing about this, but just like the similar Metroid Prime series (in that there's platforming and FPSing), I'm not being wowed. Now granted, I can't say I'm the biggest FPS fan out there, as CoD4 was the first straight FPS I actually enjoyed, but I'm not seeing what makes this so... innovative? No, not the word I'm looking for......... Hmmm, I guess I'm trying to say: "aside from the visuals, why is this game the next big thing?"

Also, I don't have anything against the 1st person perspective, but I just think it could have been better suited in the 3rd, or better yet, satisfy both parties by pulling a MGS4 and allow both perspectives to be used whenever! That would put this game on my list. I just don't think certain things are well suited for certain perspectives. Like I wouldn't want to play a 1st person fighter...

DONNYchiban

This looks to be on the same scale as Portal as far as a game that will help push for further change in the industry.

sqwarlock

Is it just me or did she just climb up five levels of identical and completely useless scaffolding? This game looks less and less impressive the more I see it.

Enimor

Parkour in G-cans... Sold.

elevenoverzero

@Joebob-X: That answers my question. Awesome.

Schmatz

The gameplay looks unique and exciting, but I saw a ton of repeated assets in this video. Every "pile of boxes where one is red to signify you can climb it" was exactly the same, as well as the Emergency Gate buttons (but that's really nitpicking). I just wish it was completely free-roaming, with no hints on where to go with these preset red things. I'm sure the player can figure it out :P I would be thrilled if they put in the option to turn all the red off so you can really find every path on your own.

I will still buy it Day 1 regardless, I just notice things like repeated assets. I also notice catwalks on pillars for no reason, with a couple of banisters conveniently removed to make your path smoother :D

Schmatz

@DONNYchiban: And there is your biggest mistake! Condemned, first person fighter + horror, was an incredibly awesome game. Taking pre-established perspectives and ideas for any genre and throwing them out the window can make for some very cool gameplay, and in my opinion making almost anything first person adds so much immersion that it's definitely worth trying.

One other great example of a game you wouldn't really want in first person is a puzzle game, right? Ever played Portal?

FadedEchos

@scottieb2: I badgered the EA rep at comicon and all he would say is "winter". Didn't even say 2008 or 2009.

@PC+Mac Coexist: It's actually a slightly larger light blue dot. The video doesn't show it that well, but it definitely doesn't look like a dead pixel in full screen. Also, you can remove it in the options from what they've said.

Joebob-X

I ....I love it!

when is this comming out again?

chaos_isnt_here

The more I see of this game the more it feels robotic. It reminds me a lot like the movement in Assassins Creed, just hold down a button and he will climb / run / jump objects for you. It looks really nice though, but I can imagine this wearing off fast.

McPaper

That aiming reticule (I can only assume that's what it is since it was dead-center) looks like a dead pixel. That might get annoying...

PC+Mac Coexist

a quick google shows conflicting street dates. Without reading any articles, the date is a September one, but it appears differently when these articles are opened. Unless Adam knows something we don't, we have to wait until November.

scottieb2

@PapaBear434: Yeah, I hear you. I would love to see this game even more expansive, but the development cost/time would be insane. We can still dream though, Mirror's Edge 2 open world?

Joebob-X

@Joebob-X:

That's better, I suppose. I mean, it would slow you down a bit, but it would make you feel like you're actually running through a real area rather than a play ground.

Even still, what I really wanted from this game is some awesome free running in a big city. Imagine Liberty City, except being able to scale the walls and jump off shit at random. Assassin's Creed, but faster and modern.

Having paths like this predetermined, as in only one way to jump off a certain catwalk to get to the one way inside the building... I think I'm just expecting too much with the current technology, game development time, and budgetary concerns.

PapaBear434

Look very nice...
If some people are getting motion sickness from this game, it means it's really that good.
You know, it's called immersion.
And from the trailer, I imagine playing the game in a big screen with high quality, I'd probably get kinda dizzy too.

The only problem would be getting back to reality and looking down to find my huge beer belly which makes it impossible for me to reproduce the stunts... so disappointing. T_T

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

@DONNYchiban: Quite alright, but like I said as far as the third person goes, it really is that much work. It's also asking them to do something that isn't part of what they wanted for the game. Hopefully if you like the concept of the game, someone will make a third person version that you would like, but it will definitely be a different final product than this.

Joebob-X

@PapaBear434: If you look closely, you will see that some of the objects actually did not change color until she got closer to them. It may just be rendering lag, but I don't think it is. They said she has "runner vision" so I am guessing that everything looks the same (as in normal) until you pick a place and run to it, then as you get closer, context clues tell you whether it is a jump, slide, grab, ect.

I have no idea if this is true, which is shy I want so badly to get my hand on this game. If the play is as intuitive as the videos suggest, and as free roaming as they claim, this may be one of my favorite games this year.

I haven't been this excited for a game since Shadow of the Colossus, and that absolutely demolished my expectations and left me literally speechless at times.

LostinCreationLLC

@FadedEchos: Hey that's not fair! When I said I wouldn't want to play a first person fighter, I meant a pure fighter along the lines of SC or Street Fighter (not boxing, if you're gonna say that next, ha). Besides, Condemned isn't really a fighter, but by my earlier logic, fine. But where does the line between realism and enjoyability blur? A game being more realistic in the first person is a fairly true statement, but I guess I'm just old school - I find enjoyability in being able to view the moves my character is performing when the motions are a big part of the gameplay. In other words, CoD4 works better as a 1st person title because all you really need is your gun, but Street Fighter would fail in that perspective, in my opinion, because NO ONE wants to see a Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku from the eyes of Ryu.

And for the record, I actually fell in love with Portal, despite never getting the chance to play it. 1st person puzzle, yes, but to my knowledge, you only really needed that gun thing, not amazing acrobatics, right?

DONNYchiban

Awesome!!!! I ficken can't wait for this game, it looks amazing. All the sound effects sound great too. It looks like they are really trying to make this game great.

It kinda reminds me of Breakdown for the original Xbox, That game was really fun

themadman123

That's awesome.
Oh man, just think of how insane speedruns could be.

hoezee

Good stuff, comparing this to the overshown old ones, this might solidify my buying a ps3 in the near future.

Seita

Just want to join the chorus of people proclaiming: this is a first-day buy for me.

BelmontHeir

@PC+Mac Coexist: That dot is there to prevent motion sickness. It's kind of like an anchor for your brain.

"EA said that DICE had interviewed ballerinas to see how they can perform spins without feeling sick. The trick they use is to focus on a certain object or spot on the floor while they spin, which inspired them to add the dot. That way players can focus on it as they run around. Although if you find it distracting or annoying, you do have the option to turn the dot off."

[www.videogamesblogger.com]

Korey

@Orionsaint: While I'm obviously the last person to knock this game, that statement can't be totally true since this game is still insanely limiting compared to real life even if it's a big step up from any other game(perspective wise).

Joebob-X

Being against this game. Is being against your literal perspective of real life, because real life is in first person.

Orionsaint

This game looks game really looks impressive, but I got a bit dizzy from watching the trailer. Hopefully I don't get dizzy playing it.

Also did anyone see that she actually rolls? Like you roll with her. I remember some fps games where they give you a roll button, and while you roll in the animation that others see you just see yourself move forward. Ugh, that'll probably make me sick, but I'm really glad that they have actual rolling.

kryzhal

@DONNYchiban: "because NO ONE wants to see a Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku from the eyes of Ryu." Oh my god that would be awesome and at the same time horrifying. I really wonder if someone could make a decent first person fighter that isn't just boxing. Maybe someone can do a first person kickboxing game, I would be interested. As far as portal goes, you can do most of the puzzles without amazing acrobatics, but if you don't know the tricks to them, you'll sometimes need to have some really good timing and movement to get stuff done.

Joebob-X

I swear, every time I see videos of this game I just think of breakdown. Still, looks like it will be a lot of fun.

Sir_Crocidile

It looks really good in first person, but I would like to have a 3rd person view to be possible also just so I can see the full scale of the acrobatics used.

Trowble (XBL/PSN)

I saw the first part of this level being played at comic-con. Looks fun. Now if only the main character wasn't so damn chinky

okitasan

This game seems like it is more focused on the cinematic aspect rather than the actual gameplay aspect. Just like Assassin's Creed it was awesome watching the game being played but when actually played the game controls were just way to simple to be fun.

bmac320

@dead_red_eyes: You're technically right, they can't mess up non-EA games.

mizeriq

yeeaahah punch that red button!

i wanna see more pursuit tho. like, bullets flying from behind as you're escaping and stuff.

stevesan

I love everything I've seen about this game so far. It's what I haven't seen that haunts me. How many different paths are there? How much variation can you add when you come across an obstacle? Still, though, this is looking to be one of the coolest FPSs of all time.

Blah8

@Squishy3:
"mirror's edge is also a PC title."

Wha - wha... REALLY??

Yessss!!!

wonder6oy

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW Biggest Sonic Adventure clone EVER! I could just go back to that to run around and grind red rails... pssh. (Current Mood:Pissed off at WoW fanbois)

Bitten_Dead

*who doesn't take leaps of faith COULD get to. Sorry.

juliopalio

Question: Why in platform games are there platforms/walkways in 'realistic' settings, that nobody who doesn't take leaps of faith couldn't get to? And on what looks like a work site? In NZ OSH (occupational safety and health) would be all over it and this company would have some pretty big fines for an unsafe working environment.

juliopalio

I liked breakdown, despite its flaws.

This looks like breakdown as I imagined, so I guess its gonna be a buy on my end too.

djlowballer

Somehow it reminds me of Maze Craze for the Atari 2600. Wonder why?

sariah

Very seldom does have a trailer just make me CRAVE playing the game it represents...

jiSh

This is a first person Prince of Persia, I love it.

Oyako

Should have a button to dismantle the guns.

Cause it'd be badass, that's why.

Psudonym

some action movies are so unrealistic that i can't watch them, but other ones are just unrealistic enough that the action is awesome, but you don't naturally think "ya right!!"

i think mirrors edge is realistic enough that im not picking it apart like SOME people in this comments section. but its unrealistic enough that its got some sweet gameplay.

in my opinion, that is a good mix. i am excited for this game, even though i get bewildered every time i try to play a game in the first perspective. i figured it out for portal, and i'll figure it out again for this.

joeloliol

@ghnvt:
It's not EA. It's DICE.

eman_resu

@mrdietsoda: Yeah the breathing added a layer of detail to it. Gasping and all.

@shinko: I sure hope not. Then there will be another sensationalist news clip about it condemning videogames and all the ill-wills it provides.

Though to be honest when I was watching it I was thinking what can I do to NOT feel like dizzy and whatnot. Heck I was getting dizzy before from Bioshock. I still do want to play it though.

It would be interesting to see if they add a "stamina" bar or something. Heck even when I was boxing and lifting weights I don't think I'd have enough air to do all that jumping.

excaliburps

although this game looks fantastic and so much fun to play, stop and take a look at the level design. All those random ledges and rafters connected to nothing? why were they ever even built?

thebigxer

This looks like it's going to teach me how to think quickly. And that's a lesson really need to learn.

Dirame

Why were the obviously concrete walls and floors made of shiny plastic? Either that or they were covered in some nice corn flour thickened water, which would hamper the act of free running I should think.
Looks like fun though :D

StuiWooi

I'm really really excited for this, it looks like the kind of game you'd have to dip in and out of lest the novel perspective make you ill. That said it looks like something I could really have genuine fun with...

said it before, say it again, love the art style.

elronathon

Hope this games turns out to be as good as it looks. And I think it'll be a good thing if you're not quite sure where to go, trying to find the route you need would be part of the fun. Or else it's just like running through a course.

OddyKnocky

Truthfully as cool looking as the game is, I wish the devs spent more time making the levels seem a bit more realistic rather than tailoring them to the runners abilities.

Since it would cause far more creative ways of getting around rather than the obvious pipe hanging, plank walkway, platform jumps etc.

Granted this is just a single video, but was picking up waaaaay too much of the same stuff which kinda turned me off.

Its just a personal design pref of mine and I still must say the game is highly impressive and that I am looking forward to it.

Witzbold

Another cool game. There seems to be quite a lot of those floating around recently.

Barts

Cool stuff and all, but if the whole game will be like this :/ meh...
Hope they wont make the same mistake as UBI with in AssCreed.

neojam

Probably going to eat my words later, but i could really do without the bright red objects. For the most part it's obvious enough where i should want to go, and what those glowing things are telling me right now is "HERE BE INTERACTIVE OBJECTS". I also think it sort of borks the artistic direction; cool blues and greens next to bright screaming red doesn't do it for me at all.

Aside from the hey-dumbass-you-can-climb-this-ladder-because-its-a-ladder "runner vision"; awesome stuff. Here's hoping a harder difficulty setting eliminates the training wheels.

Sunjammer

My metric for this game is how many times they're going to show off shooting. So far every time I've seen the player grab a gun they've dropped it as fast as possible ... so far so good. Also I love platforming, and the platforming looks intense. The idea of showing the player their available paths through turning things red is brilliant. That will help tremendously where people are concerned about pacing for people who aren't the developers of the game playing through it.

SouDesuKa

Looks good, surely a game we will remember a long time.

SensAzn

If you get to use those sniper rifles as well, this would be so much better than it would be without them, and without them, it's the best thing since Portal!

MaxChallie

:s made me feel rather ill

Fordio

Holy shit. This looks awesome.

Refused

Hopefully, this and Portal will help expand the First Person perspective to things beyond just shooters. The perspective really has a lot of potential... I mean, considering it's the same one used in real life.

Akin

Went from:
"the design of the gameworld looks clean and aesthetic, but linear play and somewhat dull in the long run"
To:
:drool:

Shikome

I hope I don't get completely flamed for this, but... I don't get it. This game looks like a standard FPS with faster controls and a more realistic/fluid camera :/ I was honestly very surprised to see that almost all of the ~160 comments here are in favor of the game.

I mean, the level design seems mediocre at best, the jumping around bit got repetitive after maybe 5 jumps or so, and there wasn't a single thing that seemed to be out of the ordinary...

Of course, I'm probably judging the game way too soon( as I assume the outdoor levels would be more varied and well designed) but for now my interest in this game has dropped to zero :(

zanmato

@Erwin: Good thing I'm not the only person left in this planet who remembers that game. True, there were so many things wrong with Breakdown but it didn't stop me from enjoying it.

DICE needs to pay their respects to Namco. That way, Mirror's Edge won't look like some next-gen ripoff

garytek

I really can't wait for this game!!

@PapaBear434: Yeah i was thinking that always promoted to the next route. Maybe you will be able to turn it on and off (doubtful though).

Dappa

This game looks great and is a must buy for me. From what ive read and seen the checkpoints are more than forgiving enough to keep this from becoming frustrating. Heres a link to 30 min or so of game footage in the same area as shown above. The difference is this guy is playing it not demoing it. quality of the videos suck but for those that want to see the checkpoints and gameplay flow it works.

[www.ps3forums.com]

-itis

Wow! Loved every second of this clip. Can't wait for this game. I'm not getting any motion sickness yet, but if I do, I'll gladly put up with it just to experience this.

akif24

I wish the sniper would have been used. I saw enough running in the initial trailer.

Cus

I find it hard to get excited about this without thinking back to how excited I was about Assassin's Creed. Visually it looks great, being able to pull off Banlieue 13 type shit looks fun, but I really need to see some other elements before I can say I really want this.

Reikoku

@ DONNYchiban ...... There is a HUGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE difference between free running and parkour. Most people confuse the 2 and use them wrong :P Irregardless the game looks fantastic and i cant wait for it I'm a big fan of Parkour in real life.

linadragon

@Heliophage: I think that's going to be this game's biggest hurdle (not literally, obviously). Implementing free running in an environment where a fall means death, they have to kind of hold your hand (i.e. big red boxes, platforms, ladders that tell you what to jump off/on/towards) or it would be really frustrating. Hopefully they find a way to strike a good balance, but initially, for me, it's a little weak having all those bright red signposts telling you where to go. Everything else looks pretty dang good so far, though.

NoMoMoJo

The more I see of this, the more I like, with the exception of all the switch-throwing to open doors. I hope the game isn't mostly made up of switches on precarious platforms in the sky.

Strangelove

The gameplay looks great and all, but it seems more restricting than it should. A lot like how Drakes Fortune had the ability for you to climb up certain walls and swing on vines. All that did was create more a complex path.... not a more open environment to explore...

CheckersMcGavern

The graphics look spectacular.
The gameplay looks spectacular. I hope they release a demo of this game.

tironabardheblu

@Sunjammer: Yep. You can turn of "runner vision".

There are also multiple paths for those who are annoyed at there being only one path anywhere.

I am very excited for this game.

thefais

Looks amazing. However, I'm concerned about actually playing it. Will it be fun?

jackburnt

I'm tweaking out just watching this, insane! It'll be a first day sell for me

fishbonez

@LittleBigPlaneteer: dude thats what that tiny one-pixel dot is for- its in the dead center of the screen and its there to focus on if one starts to feel queezy from all the motion ;)

F22

Easily in my Top 3 most anticipated games this year. Cant wait!

doesntlikedede

I must be one of the only people who this game does absolutely nothing for. It looks real nice and its an original concept, I'll give it that, but based on that video there's really nothing that excited me gameplay wise.

Gray665

Man I want this right now. And I don't think people will get motion sick off this. Otherwise a lil dramamine never hurt anyone...

kseezy

I want this to be cool, but I can see it sucking as well (for all the reasons everyone's mentioned). I hope for the former.

FanDam

I was geting tired just watching her. This is what I call immersion!

mtheumer

I guess I'll be buying a PS3?

paydirt76

Awesome sound design and Foley. This game looks so badass

kidko

Gah, the section where you crawl under a bridge in Half-Life 2 gave me a fear of heights, this game is going to give me vertigo.

wandering_nomad

i read a comment or two about the background be a drab factory or something to that effect, that environment more reminded me of the flood things in japan than anything else

stryker1800

This games looks like a lot of fun. I hope there will be Co-op multiplayer functionality.

GreaterHater

Looks great, but with the point being costantly in motion, I forsee it being a short game. Still, I'll play it just to do it without firing a shot once.

Mal-Content

I don't understand why you can't see more of yourself. I am looking at the screen right now but I can use my peripheral vision to see around me and below me much more than what is shown in this game play video.

MikeA

I'm definately getting this game, but waht's with those same old boxes helping you get up ledges?

ST19AG_WGreymon

yeah, ill be buying this

karl_hungus

I actually found myself holding my breath every time she made a jump and just kept going...

Definitely looking forward to this game. ;D

Mikolai

I think I'd get bored really quickly playing this game. Guess I'll have to play it and see.

mfwahwah

Glad to see they implemented the rolling landing. It was a little weird watching her fall from so far and landing on her feet.

psychobaka

Seriously, this is the first time I have EVER shouted out at a trailer. It was by far, the greatest fucking thing I have seen.

I absolutley can't wait for this game.

AmazonXD

Love everything I've seen of this game. The only thing that might have kept me from getting it is that I tend to get motion sickness very easily in games, mostly in adventure games where the camera moves around a lot. It was really bad in the Simpson's Game but not so much in Ratchet and Clank Future, so it depends.
Anyway I'm getting this day 1 regardless.

Panda_Cross

How do you people not see this? It's the same 4 tricks over and over again: jump up boxes onto a ladder, walk from one ledge to another on a small beam, jump from ledge to ledge, run up a wall to jump off onto a ladder that was already next to you.

And aside from that, the next step is always either a) glaringly obvious (jump to the ledge in front of you) or b) turns red so you know which way is the one "right" way.

Standard EA.

machinablack

Hi all, I feel that free-running should be about avoiding obstacles, at the moment the level design seems a bit like it's 'built' for freerunners! :)

for example, emergency exits separated from normal access by ledges just doesn't make sense :)

vaniprise

Wow, standard EA crap. The red items are the next step in the "puzzle". The whole game is mapped out in that trailer. If it's not glaringly obvious (a ledge, in front of you), they turn it red before you come up. She does the same three or four tricks during that entire trailer. Oh look, a box that I use as a ramp to jump to a ladder. Oh look, a balance beam. Oh look, a ledge I must jump to.

This game looked awesome but, now I am awake to EA's guile and for the love of god I hope you people wake up too.

machinablack

It looks different than other games that's why i like it,Parkour with a FP View.

Maherr

I'm completely sold.

hallowethe

Oh. My. God. I've been excited for this one since I first learned about it. The more the show us, the more I'm diggin' it.

PEWPEWGreenLaser

@zanmato: This game looks like a standard FPS with faster controls and a more realistic/fluid camera :/ I

You are absolutely, 100% correct when you say "I don't get it."

karasu is my homeboy

Introducing Mirror's Edge! The newest technological leap forward in simulating life as an insanely athletic Asian girl! Experience the thrill of being impossibly agile yet too old by China's standards to compete in the Olympics! Buy it today and make your spectating significant other feel both out of shape and nauseous at the same time!

Seriously though, this is on my "Must Buy" list.

Kaisu

To clarify a previous comment about there being a huge difference. I maen in name..... Parkour is the name of it... free running was just presented for english audiances because of how people react.(see how the person reacted that said free running instead of parkour :P) it was a term coined in Jump London and is only there for the english speaking crowd but "free running" doesnt technically exist its just a term coined in a movie...

linadragon

This looks better than I had imagined, and the combat looks much more fun than the impression I had from some of the trailers.

But why oh why does every game have to opt for american voice acting? Especially when the dialogue is as lame as in this trailer, I think it'd benefit a game to go without any.

Games like Ico and SotC were brilliant because they kept dialogue to a minimum and had an obscure made-up language instead of a real one. The illusion of a fantasy world was much stronger.

Tobyasd

Jesus my preorder list is growing larger by the day.....this year's gonna be a costly one that's for sure.

mabus__