L’art Du Déplacement

EA DICE’s (of Battlefield fame) Mirror’s Edge is looking to be something truly special. The game employs some really unique gameplay aspects, such as “true” first person shooter aspects, which basically means you can see your legs and arms as you move, while most other FPS titles only show the hands holding a gun. You play as Faith, a messenger living in a police state in which all communication is monitored and the crime world coordinates via runners. Faith is a traceuses who uses her environment to escape from hordes of armed guards. The ultimate goal is to escape, but doing so will prove to be a challenge. There is an optional hint system that will light up routes in red, but as the game progresses the hints will be more and more rare, ultimately just showing you the final point to get to.

What is so cool to me about this game is that it requires you to be clever and to think on your feet. When you attack guards, you can steal their guns and knock them out, disposing of the gun after. A completely non-lethal run through the game will result in some sort of trophy/achievement, and with big guns slowing Faith down, it seems like non-lethal is the way to go. Then again, when trying to get by a hostile helicopter, you may be pushed to extremes and have to pop some caps in order to survive and deliver your package.

Keep your eyes open for more about this game, and check out a very cool gameplay video here. Mirror’s Edge will be hitting shelves on the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC before year’s end. 

Posted by on 09/01 at 01:39 PM