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jollyjack — How to play Mirror's Edge
Published: 2009-03-09 16:11:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 143899; Favourites: 1967; Downloads: 2370
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I have to thank you. Time and again, you have saved me from wasting my money on games by writing an honest review. I still think you should freelance as a game critic.
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Apparently there's problems seeing your character in relation to their environment.
Number 6 is like 
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I HATED the fact that the game looked sooo pretty.... but the cutscenes were like the eSurance or whatever.
and it was so annoying because you could die so easily and have no idea why. then you need to do it all over again. and not sure how to not make the same mistake because you didnt know the mistake was made. T_T;;
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I liked the game.
I never died because of bad game mechanics.
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You forgot the 'scream in frustration as you miss a jump for the nth time just because you hit the jump button a second too soon' part.
But I guess that's a staple of all platform games.
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I still find this game very fun, and the new time trial map pack is fun to play and look at!
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While I haven't had the opportunity to play Mirror's Edge, I can relate to the annoyances of platforming and misjudging my cover in first-person titles. Love this comic.
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thanks for all.
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I played Mirror's Edge, and as far as the 3rd & 4th box comments go above, that's true. Killed myself at least a half dozen times by backing over the edge. The game itself is primarily reaction, reflex, & ability to think on your feet. If you don't normally like those kind of games, then you can say meh to it. Nice job JollyJack.
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The whole falling part of the review is true. The whole not knowing where you are in relation to the environment is true. The whole getting-shot-from-lord-knows-where is also true. All in all, it's quite realistic and pretty. Cut scenes were too cartoony and let down in my opinion because the rest of the game looked damn near real.
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i just love nr. 5 happens all the time in my games, like F.E.A.R 2
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lmao XD, yeah i got screwed, but i played the game on easy with 15 fps(MAX) cause i really really wanted to play it...
the ending was disappointing, but i enjoyed the rest of the game...and atleast there was one boss battle...
and not seeing your legs wasn't that bad 
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This comic portrays the game EXACTLY. Especially the end.
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lol, this made me giggle. i thought it would be a good game. seems like its frustrating.
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"It was an experiment. Sure, it didn't work, but that's what experiments are for."
-Yahtzee.
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Everyone enjoys fighting like fools on the internet, anyways.
Lol, I myself haven't played the game, but the whole style is kinda meant to make it harder.. Except, seasoned gamers would get annoyed because they're not used to having realism to such an extreme.
Especially the hiding thing. Most common characters can duck right behind and not have their arse shot off. But then again they also have horrible damage or collisions, so they wouldn't feel it anyways.
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Why isn't this one and the last two on your Sequential Art site, Jollyjack?
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i agree whole heatedly. i mean, i got the game for my PC, and though it meets all the graphic and system requirements, doesn't play the game very well, and it's even a new computer, not like it's old and so full of crap that it's can't function.
anyways, i'm screwed because i'm still in the tutorial and for whatever reason, i can't punch faith's buddy's(the other chick with some ridiculous name not much different from faith...like melody or something, i dunno)hand. I try to punch the hand, and no matter how close i got it wouldn't work. Whatever. so i decided to skip that bit and just start the game. now, i can't get past one of the first level-y things because you meet some guards, and they chase you and when you can't see what is directly around you, a couple flights of steps become your grave. good times, good time.
I really hope a friend of mine can tinker with the game and get it running on my compy soon.
as for the comic, everything that you say is true and i've barely played the game thus far.
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XD I heard it was a pretty good game
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It's a wonderful game, and people should definitely give a go at it, it just wasn't what we all expected.
I didn't think the few minor screw-ups in the game took away from the enjoyment (minus the bloody ending)
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Yeah? Hmmm well I think after I've added RE5 to my collection, I'll check it out!
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Whatever people are ranting here, I enjoyed the game. Sure, inability to see your character in relation to environment caused trouble at about two points of the game (for me), but nevertheless, Mirror's Edge was great. Although the story was bit of a disappointment.
ANYWAY WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS MIRROR'S EDGE IS A GOOD GAME. Despite it's (obvious) flaws.
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I still don't get how this game goes from such a fun first level to [link] in [link] by the end.
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that's awesome. very true about mirrors edge.
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Whats with all the anti-climatic game endings nowadays?
It don't make any sense, still funny though.
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Lol yeah, the cutscenes were kinda... well yeah, but I really did like the game. Then again, I never actually played it, I just watched my sister play
These How To Plays are always funny @_@
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it srysly wud've been better if they had a third-person view... i actually liked it over all... been trying to beat a friend's time and can't seem to get the timing right
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I never really had trouble perceiving my character in the environment, but I understand how someone could. Still, found it to be a blast to play, and the time trials rock.
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wow this whole debate about whether this game is good or not is hilarious.
I haven't played it and i didn't bother to actually go through and read them all, because as far as I'm concerned it's a matter of opinion. It's like, I can't say "I don't like chocolate ice cream, therefore it is bad." That ould be false.
A rue statement would be "I don't like chocolate ice cream, other people do. Therefore, I have my own opinion that isn't necessarily true for every one on the entire planet."
I'm sure if I played this game I'd have an opinion too. but seriously. Who cares.
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lol and i agree...i knew i wasn't gonna like the game because of the p.o.v. but i attempted to suspend my disbelief and play through...twas impossible to do so.
And honestly, this game didn't break any boundries in gaming, it didn't raise the bar for action platformers...they just created an action platformer then put the camera in the character's head...nothing special. Boundry breaking doesn't come from camera views, it comes from the storyline, graphics, that sort of stuff...
-Kaze-
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hahaha
i played the demo and my emotions stayed around planel 2 so right now i still wish i had that game ^_^
but if u say so i wont bother lol
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Absolutely agreed. I think that's the universal opinion about ME. I played the demo then rented it, and realized how completely unplayable the game was (for me) due to being forced to do it all in first person. Granted, it's original and unique, but it wasn't fun.
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agreed. But although the gameplay and p.o.v. could use some improvements, I still really enjoyed that the game broke from the norm.It's one of the only 1rst person games that doesn't involve testosterone fueled mescle heads mindlessly plowing down hoards of generic enemies...
oh, you are probably going to get flamed by some retards, just warning you. Good job for inspiring an uproar in the diehard fans, causing internet arguements is awsomelly fun, I aplaud you 8D
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i was so glad when i downloaded the demo before i even thought about purchasing it. FFFF. Don't get me wrong, I normally enjoy platform games <3 They're wonderful. BUT FUCK; GAME PLAY SUCKS WHEN IT'S IN FIRST PERSON MODE. Granted. It was pretty. I'll give it that. And it's mildly entertaining the first few times you fall :I but. yah. I agree with this comic 100%
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Hmph, I really enjoyed the game. As for the cutscenes, they were actually pretty nice. It was fluid, clean, just like the game itself.
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I haven't played the game, but I enjoyed this comic. Very funny.
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