Mirror’s Edge Catalyst

[Mr.TaLaL]

Mirror's Edge Catalyst is the highly-anticipated follow-up to 2008's breakthrough action game, rebooting the franchise for the next generation with advanced visuals and an all-new origin story for Faith.
Parkour enthusiast Faith Connors ran onto video game consoles almost eight years ago in the original Mirror’s Edge from Electronic Arts. The sequel provides more of the same, with players guiding Faith through the fictional city of Glass as she attempts to stick it to an evil conglomerate. Instead of relying on firearms, gamers punch and kick their way through KrugerSec forces, then complete numerous free-running challenges throughout this open-world environment, with a majority of time spent on top of buildings, jumping between rooftops and using zip lines to get around. With so many first person games shoving guns into our hands, Catalyst should offer a refreshing change of pace.

Mirror’s Edge Catalyst  for a long time seemed like a game that would likely never really happen, and now all of a sudden it’s a game that’s out in a couple of months! 26th May to be precise, assuming there are no slips. As that time gets closer, the trailers become more frequent, and the latest is a “developer diary” about “city and narrative”, especially detailing what the city will look like at night, and there’s a whole bunch about Faith in there too.

“I once knew a young woman who would defy anyone and anything in order to do what she felt was right. But you’re clearly not her. You’re broken.” So starts the beginning of Mirror’s Edge Catalyst‘s story trailer, in which we learn that Faith might be broken like some sort of mirror and must jump between edges of buildings in order to prove to the yelling men that, like, shut up no she isn’t. Come see, and find details of the game’s beta in the bargain.

If you had Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst  in the Big Game Delay Sweepstakes, step up to the podium and claim your prize. Previously set for release on February 23rd, the same day as Far Cry Primal and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, the continuing adventures of Faith have been pushed back to May. DICE are still sticking to a specific release date – May 24th – and say that the delay is down to their desire to make the game “as entertaining, impressive, and memorable as it can be”.

Edited April 28, 2016 by Mr.TaLaL