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Last month we posted a fan-made image of Mirror’s Edge protagonist Faith. There are obvious physical differences between them. The discrepancies extend perhaps between the two different vantage points the images belong: East and West.
How did Faith learn to do all of those batshit insane acrobatics such as dodging bullets and sliding down glass-paned skyscrapers? She didn’t do it alone. In this new video we’re treated to a cell shaded story element further uncovering Faith’s past from Mirror’s Edge. If you don’t want to know anything about the game you might want to scroll down and skip this one. But if your curiosity sets in, enjoy.
That’s Faith, lead character of first-person-parkour game Mirror’s Edge. The game is designed by Swedish dev D.I.C.E., and naturally, the character’s exotic looks certainly look skewed towards Western tastes. The game, out in North America and Europe next month, is getting a Japan release in mid-December.
The language will be localised in Japanese, but not the character design. As reader Torokun points out: “There is always a huge complain from Asian gamers whenever Western developers design Asian female characters…” As Torokun continues, this is mainly because many Westerners’ definition of what is considered as “Asian” beauty is very different from what Asians consider beautiful.” Hit the jump for a fan-created “doctoring” of Faith if she was created specifically for the East and not the West.
