[XB1/PC/Ps4] Mirrors Edge 2

[CeeKay]

not surprising, but hopefully they revamp the combat portions.  I never understood why it was easier to grab a pistol from a cop that a shotgun or MP5, which was what always got me killed.

[mikeg]

I soooo wanted to like this one, but always getting stuck and having to refer to walkthroughs continuously ruined it for me.  If the new one has less head-scratching for me,  I will no doubt love it.  But if most did not have that problem then they won't 'fix' that and again I will be disappointed.   Fingers crossed.

[CeeKay]

rejected!?  I thought they were pretty pumped about how it did saleswise.

[CeeKay]

Now it's not dead?

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/291633/news/ea-mirrors-edge-2-must-grow-franchise-audience/

[CeeKay]

arise!

not dead?  dammit EA/DICE, stop toying with us!

[CeeKay]

arise!

 

again!

of course it will probably be dead again by next week 

Ben Cousins, general manager of ngmoco Sweden and former executive producer of the Battlefield franchise, has tweeted to say Mirror's Edge 2 is indeed in development.

Tweeting in response to this very story Cousins said: "It is general knowledge in the Stockholm dev scene that Mirror's Edge 2 is in production at DICE."

When contacted by Eurogamer on this latest development EA declined to comment.

[metallicorphan]

I wasn't overly keen on the first one,but i know a lot of people have been waiting for this,so i suppose that's good 

[Turtle]

Let's just hope there's no pressure to keep shooter elements in the game.

[CeeKay]

those wacky Germans.

[CeeKay]

and apparently a support page for the game mysteriously appeared and then disappeared off of EA's site.

[CeeKay]

wait.. a reboot?

DICE, an award-winning studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) and developer of the blockbuster Battlefield™ franchise, today announced that fan-favorite Mirror’s Edge™ is in early stages of development. Mirror’s Edge was first introduced in 2008 and fans quickly elevated the game’s heroine “Faith” into a videogame icon. Gamers and critics worldwide praised its unique characters, highly stylized world and fresh take on first person action adventure. The new Mirror’s Edge reboots the franchise for the next generation with advanced visuals and an all-new origin story for Faith. Powered by DICE’s proprietary Frostbite™ technology, the game will be heading to Xbox One®, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation®4, and PC.

[CeeKay]

and the teaser in case anyone missed it.

[TiLT]

I'm in!

Except I'm boycotting EA, and have been doing this for a while. Hmm. Now I'm torn.

[wonderpug]

I'm in!

Except I'm boycotting EA, and have been doing this for a while. Hmm. Now I'm torn.

SimCity.  Plants vs Zombies.  Won "Most Evil Company in America" award.

[Bullwinkle]

Looks like it's just called Mirror's Edge?

Anyway, glad they seem to have not changed the gameplay significantly.

[Turtle]

Well, I'm hoping they have removed the propensity for using guns from the game.

There's sequences in Mirror's Edge that while it does not force you to use guns, the studio basically came out and said that EA wanted them to put in scenarios where guns and killing would make it more playable so that action gamers would know what to do. That killed the flow of a lot of later sequences if you wanted to play to the character and not use them.

[Bullwinkle]

True.  In my mind, I've already cut those sections out and don't count them as part of the basic gameplay.

[CeeKay]

I tried avoiding guns, but there were definitely times where it would have been easier to proceed by blasting everything.