Mirror's Edge Catalyst

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  1. Mandulum
    Oct 23, 2016
    7
    Five Word Review: Fun running plus good story.
    Favorite Thing: The free running is very fluid and enjoyable.
    Least Favorite Thing: The main story was pretty short (though enjoyable) and I'm not so inclined to run around collecting a bunch of nonsense. Playtime: ~ 9h (main story, all side missions that were on map, all gridNodes) Enjoyment: 7/10 Recommendation: Yes, especially if you    Five Word Review: Fun running plus good story.
    Favorite Thing: The free running is very fluid and enjoyable.
    Least Favorite Thing: The main story was pretty short (though enjoyable) and I'm not so inclined to run around collecting a bunch of nonsense.

    Playtime: ~ 9h (main story, all side missions that were on map, all gridNodes)
    Enjoyment: 7/10
    Recommendation: Yes, especially if you have any attachment to the the first Mirror's Edge.    … Expand
  2. whocaresbecause
    Oct 22, 2016
    5
    It's like they saw Mirror's edge 1 and said "how do we stop this game every 4 seconds". It's unbelievable that someone would approve a game about non-stop motion and let the game stop you so often. It's unbearable. I loved the first game, and they had the right idea...let you play the game. This time around, they just want you to pause at ever chance they get, which seems to be atIt's like they saw Mirror's edge 1 and said "how do we stop this game every 4 seconds". It's unbelievable that someone would approve a game about non-stop motion and let the game stop you so often. It's unbearable. I loved the first game, and they had the right idea...let you play the game. This time around, they just want you to pause at ever chance they get, which seems to be at every...single...time...they...can. It's ridiculous.… Expand
  3. Nevermemory
    Oct 17, 2016
    7
    TL;DR: Mirror's Edge Catalyst is a good game by average indie standard, unfortunately, it's advertised and charged like a triple-A game and in terms of triple-A game standard, Mirror's Edge Catalyst is quite awful indeed. Don't get it unless it's on sale (preferably $20 or less) The following is a more detailed breakdown of Mirror's Edge Catalyst component by component:

    The story:    TL;DR: Mirror's Edge Catalyst is a good game by average indie standard, unfortunately, it's advertised and charged like a triple-A game and in terms of triple-A game standard, Mirror's Edge Catalyst is quite awful indeed. Don't get it unless it's on sale (preferably $20 or less) The following is a more detailed breakdown of Mirror's Edge Catalyst component by component:

    The story: Competent but bland and cheesy. Without going into too much detail it's basically the run of the mill James Bond type of story where the bad guy is working on some evil top secret project that will do bad things to a lot of people and you're trying to stop him. Personally, I think the philosophy could be expanded upon a bit more and the main antagonist should delve into his philosophy more since his motives were never clearly established. But in comparison, I would say that it's still marginally better than the story in Mirror's Edge.

    Game Mechanics: For what it's worth, Mirror's Edge Catalyst is a much better Parkour game compare to the original. However, and you could take this either way, the gun was taken completely out of the picture. Personally, I like this new direction the game is going. I think there is still a lot to improve upon with the core parkour mechanics. For one thing, I would like a much denser parkour area. And maybe in the next installment, it won't be entirely on rooftops.

    Graphics/visuals: Competent but bland. On the technical side, it runs fine. But in terms of artistic aesthetic value, Mirror's Edge Catalyst is kind of boring. The Whole city is mostly white and I hardly sees any colors throughout the entire map. Most notably absent is the color green which as far as I can tell only featured in a few indoor area and like 2 story missions.

    Sandbox: Uninteresting. Let me just leave you with this. In most other sandbox games such as Assasin's Creed, I could grind till I 100% complete the game because not only is the sandbox pretty to look at, the collectibles have variety, but sometimes there's an actual reward for completing the games 100% (such as a few cheat options that'll produce some senseless fun at end-game). But In Mirror's Edge Catalyst, all of the side missions revolves delivering items and the backstory is usually fairly brief and uninteresting. I know this deviates from the core parkour experience, but couldn't there be a few side missions where we take photos with our phones or go beat up a few K-Sec officers (in-game enemy)? In short: For a sandbox game, I find Mirror's Edge Catalyst lacking content. There needs to be more variety to side missions/collectibles and more neutral NPC populates the sandbox. Lastly, areas that you can reach easily shouldn't be blocked off with invisible walls.

    Bug/glitches: It is clear that EA doesn't give a crap about them. Most of the top runner on leaderboard features unbelievable record. And for a parkour game, the game is often quite picky about what you can and cannot parkour with. There are many instances where I leap towards a ledge hoping to grab the ledge but the game refuses to do so. And several instances where the enemy ragdollized after a defeat and glitched into an object (which isn't too big an issue gameplay wise but shouldn't be in a triple-A game).

    To reiterate, Mirror's Edge Catalyst is taking the series in the right direction. But there's also a lot not to like about this game. as such, I wouldn't recommend purchasing at the full price.    … Expand
  4. DEmarkDamien
    Oct 10, 2016
    10
    I really don't get why people are rating this game so low. Is it the fact that M.E.:C. was made by E.A., and no other company out there? The optimization is great, i've never met such a good-optimized game in a long time! The graphics are alright (except the fact that some textures are pixelated as fwck, this is the most annoying thing about this game, why E.A. struggled to deliver a niceI really don't get why people are rating this game so low. Is it the fact that M.E.:C. was made by E.A., and no other company out there? The optimization is great, i've never met such a good-optimized game in a long time! The graphics are alright (except the fact that some textures are pixelated as fwck, this is the most annoying thing about this game, why E.A. struggled to deliver a nice game like this one, but didn't put some extra effort to add some high-scaled textures too, atleast at Hyper settings...?!). The gameplay is fun (I particularly liked the previous M.E., so, naturally, I love this one's gameplay too!). So, we have : optimization, nice graphics, fun gameplay BUT people are still having something to complain about. That's the main problem in gaming industry, people always have something to complain about, even if the product is good, they find problems when there are none.… Expand
  5. Naiko
    Oct 10, 2016
    10
    Most underrated game of 2016.

    This is a solid sequel for the first Mirrors Edge, parkour is equally as fun, music is brilliant and the feeling that the city of glass evokes is just...unique, beautiful. Besides the retarded I.A, the generic story and uninspired sidemissions (they are a fun challenge anyways) this game is a really unique and enjoyable experience, im giving this a 10    Most underrated game of 2016.

    This is a solid sequel for the first Mirrors Edge, parkour is equally as fun, music is brilliant and the feeling that the city of glass evokes is just...unique, beautiful.

    Besides the retarded I.A, the generic story and uninspired sidemissions (they are a fun challenge anyways) this game is a really unique and enjoyable experience, im giving this a 10 because i think that some of the negative scores below doesnt make sense and they are just troll acounts.    … Expand
  6. nhand42
    Oct 9, 2016
    9
    Solid improvement on the original Mirror's Edge. Greatly improved graphics - steady 60fps 1080p on my PC - and beautiful artwork. Free-flowing parkour is rewarded. Any goofs and your "Focus" meter drops. Combat is fun if you weave it into the flow (e.g. leap into a slide attack then Shift out and keep running). Main campaign had an OK story line with mostly forgettable characters, but ISolid improvement on the original Mirror's Edge. Greatly improved graphics - steady 60fps 1080p on my PC - and beautiful artwork. Free-flowing parkour is rewarded. Any goofs and your "Focus" meter drops. Combat is fun if you weave it into the flow (e.g. leap into a slide attack then Shift out and keep running). Main campaign had an OK story line with mostly forgettable characters, but I wasn't there for the story. I was there for the city and oh-boy did it deliver. Huge map to explore and every surface is parkour-friendly.

    Campaign is short (~10 hours including side quests) but there are heaps of dashes, deliveries, random events and hidden secrets. Redoing the same runs is like a racing game - try and beat your previous lap - and always room for improvement. Get the perfect slide, the perfect leap, the perfect wall run, and shave 0.5 seconds off a run. When you get stuck, watch a youtube and slap your head "why didn't I think of that", there are clever ways of making any run faster.

    This is sort-of but not-really an open world. There are gridpoints and metagrids to expand the map - they were heaps of fun btw, like mini-puzzles within the game - but the events are statically located on the map. Also you don't really decide how the world unfurls and the campaign is definitely linear. So it is really a linear-game with free-roaming and out-of-order side-quests. It's not what I'd call open-world.

    Did not like the bionic-commando rope they added. DICE should leave that **** out of the next game. Also they added an ability tree, but it's not RPG-like where you can choose strength over speed for example. You will get all the abilities. It's pointless. Take that **** out too.

    Sound effects and theme music is still top-notch. However the breakout song from the first game was the "Still Alive" track by Lisa Miskovsky. They brought in CHVRCHES this time and their song is forgettable. Nothing as good as the original.

    I loved this and looking forward to the third-installment. But looking at the negative scores here I think maybe a third-installment might not happen :-(    … Expand
  7. Piksel
    Sep 29, 2016
    10
    I had to make an account to make a review of this game. I was a massive fan of the first mirror's edge game. I think I completed the first game 10 times. When I heard the second game was coming out soon I couldn't wait to get it. But I hesitated to buy the game because I saw all these negative reviews. But oh boy I was wrong I wish I bought it the day it got released. This game is so goodI had to make an account to make a review of this game. I was a massive fan of the first mirror's edge game. I think I completed the first game 10 times. When I heard the second game was coming out soon I couldn't wait to get it. But I hesitated to buy the game because I saw all these negative reviews. But oh boy I was wrong I wish I bought it the day it got released. This game is so good in every way. Fighting mechanics, running mechanics, story and graphics are so much better in this game and playtime is so much longer. I get that people don't like this kind of game but don't come and say the first mirror's edge is better than this game (I would even go that far and say that the people who say that didn't even play the first game) because they have improved everything in such an awesome way and the previous mirrors edge doesnt offer anything that this game doesn't offer, not even missions.. If you loved the first title, you sure won't be disapointed in any way. But if you compare mirror's edge open world to GTA V's open world then sure you will be disapointed.

    (I played the entire game without runner vision and max FOV). This game is by far my new favorite game (besides competitive games and just over the last mirror's edge). Worth any penny.    … Expand
  8. KillMessiah
    Sep 18, 2016
    0
    It seemed like it was going to be fun, but the gameplay has god awful unfixable stuttering so I refunded it. It isn't the only EA/DICE game with this problem. Battlefield 4 and Hardline stutter too. I guess my system doesn't like DICE games.
  9. Zahargamer233
    Sep 14, 2016
    10
    This is so good game. I like parkour games. DICE games for me so goods. I like game Battlefront and Mirror s edge catalyst. I rate Mirror s Edge 10/10
  10. Locke_VI
    Sep 10, 2016
    5
    A graphically pretty game that suffers from an increasingly common flaw in today's games: the faulty assumption that open world is better. A hundred distracting fetch quests serves only to break apart the story and distract entirely from the game. The controls are poorly optimized and EA's assumption that I want to be connected to other players of this game by default is offensive.A graphically pretty game that suffers from an increasingly common flaw in today's games: the faulty assumption that open world is better. A hundred distracting fetch quests serves only to break apart the story and distract entirely from the game. The controls are poorly optimized and EA's assumption that I want to be connected to other players of this game by default is offensive. Mirror's Edge Catalyst is a good concept poorly executed.… Expand
  11. magicmoo
    Sep 4, 2016
    3
    This game embodies everything wrong in the AAA gaming industry these days. They took an amazing concept, streamlined it and littered it with utter garbage in the form of ridiculous and useless fillers (collectibles at every corners, useless sidequests and leveling system, etc...), because they're so scared and uninspired to come up with actual ideas. Speaking of this, the story and theThis game embodies everything wrong in the AAA gaming industry these days. They took an amazing concept, streamlined it and littered it with utter garbage in the form of ridiculous and useless fillers (collectibles at every corners, useless sidequests and leveling system, etc...), because they're so scared and uninspired to come up with actual ideas. Speaking of this, the story and the characterization is easily one of the worst I've seen in a long time. It's no news DiCE can't really write anything great, but they really outdid themselves this time. It's so bland, it makes Techland writers look like geniuses. I literally never managed to care about anything I was doing from the very first minute.

    Anyway, I bought this game expecting nothing much and I still managed to be seriously disappointed. It was somewhat alright on day 1, because the novelty to be back into an upgraded Mirror's Edge world, which definitely looks stunning, but after taking a 3 months break and coming back to it in order to finish it, I just realized how asinine most of this game is. I'll take any day a remake of the first one over this.

    Well done EA. This was the last entry in this fantastic set of franchises created 10 years ago (along with Dead Space, Mass Effect, Dragon Age) that was left to ruin. That time when I did regain a little faith in you against all odds seems again long gone nowadays. Looking at it, it's only a matter of time, before DiCE joins legends like Bullfrog, Westwood and Maxis. Luckily for them, there will be other victims of your corporate nonsense before that.    … Expand
  12. merchan
    Aug 28, 2016
    4
    A big disappointment. If you loved the first one, don't even bother. Coming from someone who played the game with very little hype.

    Art style is bad with bland and too much glass everywhere and transparent holograms, very reflective surfaces, everything combined overwhelms your vision and makes the game barely playable and hard to orient yourself. It's not even as pretty as the first    A big disappointment. If you loved the first one, don't even bother. Coming from someone who played the game with very little hype.

    Art style is bad with bland and too much glass everywhere and transparent holograms, very reflective surfaces, everything combined overwhelms your vision and makes the game barely playable and hard to orient yourself. It's not even as pretty as the first one. Storytelling is just atrocious. I couldn't care a bit for the characters most of the time. There's no character development at all. Shallow. Sandbox gameplay is a complete disaster. I want good storytelling (with actual character development), linear, challenging experience. I don't want to run around a maze of a city top running errands that feel like a chore and a waste of time.

    Seriously, don't waste money and time with this if you played the first one.    … Expand
  13. Jalmerk
    Aug 26, 2016
    7
    Mirror's Edge: Catalyst is a very mixed bag. The writing is trash, and pretty much all of the side quests could be classified as "Filler". The devs made a desicion to remove gunplay from the game completely, but still pits you up against unskippable enemies and makes you learn a new janky CQC system. This all sounds very bad, but honestly, Mirror's Edge is really only about one thing:Mirror's Edge: Catalyst is a very mixed bag. The writing is trash, and pretty much all of the side quests could be classified as "Filler". The devs made a desicion to remove gunplay from the game completely, but still pits you up against unskippable enemies and makes you learn a new janky CQC system. This all sounds very bad, but honestly, Mirror's Edge is really only about one thing: Running. The parkour mechanics still feel great, and the art direction is spot on!

    In conclusion, if you liked the first game you won't hate this one, but if the freerunning mechanics don't grab you, theres not much here for you.    … Expand
  14. Snapdr4g0nz
    Aug 20, 2016
    7
    I'll keep it brief - The contents of this game do not warrant a $50 price tag, however if you can get it cheap then it's definitely worth the purchase. It's more of an unwind game of sorts if anything - The combat is simplistic as are the upgrade trees, and the main focus is on running around and finding the fastest routes around what is admittedly a very limited map. The game is certainlyI'll keep it brief - The contents of this game do not warrant a $50 price tag, however if you can get it cheap then it's definitely worth the purchase. It's more of an unwind game of sorts if anything - The combat is simplistic as are the upgrade trees, and the main focus is on running around and finding the fastest routes around what is admittedly a very limited map. The game is certainly intended to be played casually, and I feel that this is what disappointed most players. You really have to enjoy this unique style of gameplay to get the most enjoyment out of it, though again, if you find it cheap enough, I'd recommend it :)… Expand
  15. Marvelon
    Aug 18, 2016
    10
    This game is a solid 7, an 8 if you're a ME fan. Please read actual reviews and not these crybabies whom gave the game 0 because its not first game's remake.
  16. fallouts
    Aug 15, 2016
    8
    Quite honestly, this game deserves a better rating than what it's receiving from most gamers. It may have its share of flaws but there is no denying that the game excels in many areas like game play, exploration, and controls. When you sit back and ponder, you will realize that there is nothing out there that's quite like Mirror's Edge Catalyst. It's a fresh take on the true and tired openQuite honestly, this game deserves a better rating than what it's receiving from most gamers. It may have its share of flaws but there is no denying that the game excels in many areas like game play, exploration, and controls. When you sit back and ponder, you will realize that there is nothing out there that's quite like Mirror's Edge Catalyst. It's a fresh take on the true and tired open world genre. You get to explore an immersive science fictional city of glass with clean and futuristic facade. There is plenty of side content and it's all built around parkour. The story missions are well designed and some of them truly make you think outside the box in order to progress. I've easily put in around 20 hours into this game and had fun for majority of the time. I say get this game.… Expand
  17. johnblackhill
    Jul 27, 2016
    6
    I just finished it, and it is not as half as bad as the user reviews say. I mean, yes, the characters are pretty undeveloped and the script is not as attractive as its old counterpart, but it is not a bad game at all!.

    The Open World mechanics are good, but not perfect. In fact, it will take a while for you to get accustomed to the Level Layout so you can disable the Runner Vision    I just finished it, and it is not as half as bad as the user reviews say. I mean, yes, the characters are pretty undeveloped and the script is not as attractive as its old counterpart, but it is not a bad game at all!.

    The Open World mechanics are good, but not perfect. In fact, it will take a while for you to get accustomed to the Level Layout so you can disable the Runner Vision because of these levels being mostly chaotic and hard to remember. This is because there are not enough landmarks, making the overall map look pretty dull and similar in the areas close to Zephyr (the first, main district of Glass). This leads me to the Level progression.

    DICE, what the hell? The main history should have been a progressive moving to the city, but it feels like you have to backtrack over and over again with each mission ultil you are approaching the 75% of the game. This is something that will bore you most of the times, and even more if you want to complete ALL of the running courses that are scattered around Glass.

    The Runplay is simply awesome. It has all of the first ME moves, plus a new ones. Combat mechanics have changed a lot, allowing you to attack with fast or strong hits that will impact depending on the direction you execute them. You cannot use weapons though, not at all.

    The Art Design is simply beautiful. You will experience various breathtaking moments when getting to the highest buildings of Glass or even inside them. This is something I loved from Catalyst: The interiors. Glass gives you the sensation of being built like a Hive, instead of a normal city. The building layout is very dense, but it has beautiful open spaces even inside the buildings.

    I give this game a 6 because of the Artistic Design, Level Design, Music and Gameplay, but its script is dull at best, with a rebellious, childish Faith and lifeless, plain secondary characters that could have been awesome, and also the boring backtracking thing on various parts of the main campaign.    … Expand
  18. Chapa9dj
    Jul 26, 2016
    4
    Empty open world game with awful side-missions, timed missions and collectibles a la Assassin's Creed.
    The only thing this game has going for it are the graphics and that's enough. Gameplay wise is ok, but they dumbed down the combat and you can't even pick weapons anymore. Plain awful.
    The music is pretty dull and the characters here are forgettable at best. Going back to the first    Empty open world game with awful side-missions, timed missions and collectibles a la Assassin's Creed.
    The only thing this game has going for it are the graphics and that's enough. Gameplay wise is ok, but they dumbed down the combat and you can't even pick weapons anymore. Plain awful.
    The music is pretty dull and the characters here are forgettable at best.

    Going back to the first Mirror's Edge made me realize how superior that game is still is compared to this terrible prequel.

    I really had to push myself in order to finish this. I think what killed it was the open world that this game didn't need.    … Expand
  19. Mestoris
    Jul 25, 2016
    10
    Yes, it has problems, but I found this game so delightful. Catalyst improves on the original in the most important ways: Firstly, the tutorial is more accessible to beginners. Some trickier (but required) advanced moves unlock after the first missions. Secondly, Faith's parkour movement is far more fluid and forgiving. I remember wall runs being somewhat iffy in the original, even afterYes, it has problems, but I found this game so delightful. Catalyst improves on the original in the most important ways: Firstly, the tutorial is more accessible to beginners. Some trickier (but required) advanced moves unlock after the first missions. Secondly, Faith's parkour movement is far more fluid and forgiving. I remember wall runs being somewhat iffy in the original, even after weeks of practice. Not so this time!

    Catalyst falls into many of the same action game traps as the original, particularly combat. A few missions misstep by forcing Faith into mandatory fights. That said, Catalyst replaced the original's reaction time and tricky disarm mechanics with a shift maneuver that I found quite satisfying once mastered. (The opponents' AI, however, has not improved.)

    Another similarity: The story and character development have not improved much over the original. However, the cut scene production value has significantly improved.

    Given the franchise's history, this game should not exist. I find myself hoping Catalyst sells so EA DICE will give us more Faith and less Battlefield in the future. The world has enough AAA first person shooter games with male protagonists.    … Expand
  20. tsmith18256
    Jul 19, 2016
    1
    I really hoped that all the negative reviews were just people being overdramatic, as tends to happen on every AAA game.

    Wow... was I ever wrong. This is the worst game I have played in a long, long time. The running gameplay is almost the same as the first Mirror's Edge. They added the grapple (or mag hook, or whatever it's called - it's a grapple), and that was kind of cool, but now    I really hoped that all the negative reviews were just people being overdramatic, as tends to happen on every AAA game.

    Wow... was I ever wrong. This is the worst game I have played in a long, long time.

    The running gameplay is almost the same as the first Mirror's Edge. They added the grapple (or mag hook, or whatever it's called - it's a grapple), and that was kind of cool, but now half of the things you could do in the first game, like the combat roll, you can't do until you unlock it hours in. When you eventually have gotten about half way through the campaign and unlocked the basics, you basically are playing the game from almost 10 years ago as far as running goes.

    The new combat system though... pure trash. Now, don't get me wrong, it's not like the first game was better, but I would rather have my guns back than this. Being able to punch somebody out while running is nice, and the traversal shield is a great idea, but the whole system falls apart the second you have to stop and fight a group. If you are standing beside the guy you have to kill, it's unbearable; you're best off running away from him then running back so you can get him off a wallrun or something.

    I don't think I need to go into the story here; even the good reviews say that it's crap.

    The last thing that made this game barely playable for me was the fact that it is open world. I MEAN COME ON! Whoever had this idea should be fired and have to do their walk of atonement through King's Landing. This is a game where running is the gameplay. Just think about that and open world for a second. An NPC gives you a mission, you run away from NPC to complete mission, you run back to NPC to turn in mission, you run away, you run back, you run away... SEE WHERE THIS IS GOING?!! You literally parkour the same environment over and over again. I will never comprehend this decision. The best part is, one of the biggest benefits of open world games is they usually end up taking over 30 hours when you immerse yourself in them. You will be done this game in 10 hours (I was done in 7). All they did was add a couple pointless side missions - some of which shouldn't count as missions at all - and litter the map with stupid collectibles and pointless objectives.    … Expand
  21. Santalyn
    Jul 10, 2016
    3
    Finished the game (all main & side quests / not all runs) in about 7 hours. Damn short.

    It's also very repetitive. The story is bad, predictable af...
  22. Balian
    Jul 4, 2016
    2
    What is this? I mean, I only played this game a few hours and I must say that Mirror's Edge Catalyst is very boring what the f*ck pleaase just play the first mirror's edge
  23. KOH4711
    Jun 29, 2016
    0
    Faith, the hot size Medium Asian woman.. turned into super skinny short EMO girl. And that hair cut oh my god. Do all video games change their new release characters into the same looking EMO gothic girl? what's going on? is this some sort of a girl who control video games characters design?
  24. fakegameviews
    Jun 28, 2016
    7
    This game is okay do not listen to user reviews its have a good story. The gameplay is fine and the parkour Is pretty cool aside from that it looks great although the characters are poor and bad in any cut scene. So overall should you buy it maybe.
  25. Wis
    Jun 27, 2016
    10
    Well, that was predictable. When the first came out it received some misleading and harsh reviews, only to gain a sort of "cult status" after some time. It was a game ahead of everything there was, IMHO: incredible audio and aesthetic design, amazingly deep mechanics and a level design out of this world.
    It's happening again, only this time the reviewers are faking their love for the    Well, that was predictable. When the first came out it received some misleading and harsh reviews, only to gain a sort of "cult status" after some time. It was a game ahead of everything there was, IMHO: incredible audio and aesthetic design, amazingly deep mechanics and a level design out of this world.
    It's happening again, only this time the reviewers are faking their love for the first one (how sad).
    This is not a perfect game (the first one too was far from perfect), and it may not be the easiest game to fall in love with, but when you do, and when you realize they manage to reproduce that... SOMETHING again, well, you're in for the run of your life.    … Expand
  26. Pantheon
    Jun 26, 2016
    9
    Don't listen to the meta-bombers, this game is at least a 7 and more like an 8.5-9.0. It does exactly what it's suppose to and if you're at all a fan of the first game, you'll like this one. I'm not suggesting that some of the critiques leveled against this game aren't to one degree or another accurate, but you don't judge a game like this by irrelevancies. This is first and foremost aDon't listen to the meta-bombers, this game is at least a 7 and more like an 8.5-9.0. It does exactly what it's suppose to and if you're at all a fan of the first game, you'll like this one. I'm not suggesting that some of the critiques leveled against this game aren't to one degree or another accurate, but you don't judge a game like this by irrelevancies. This is first and foremost a running game, and the running is executed real well. The story is adequate, the art style clean and fresh. People say it's open world when in reality it's more of a "more open world" than the first game.

    If you're tired of slogging through dark and dank dungeons or settings, tired of making 100's of false choices to determine the fate of civilization and your mates (choices that they just ignore in a sequel anyway), and what you want is an upbeat, clean breath of fresh air plus the freedom to run, jump, roll, fly, etc. around, then this is the game for you.    … Expand
  27. Ghost232
    Jun 26, 2016
    4
    Pluses games that have done good graphics improved combat system (more than techniques, though not so much but still) but run in the soonest bored to perform all sorts of errands just bored on this 4/10
  28. ecimir
    Jun 25, 2016
    5
    Very dissapointing game. Graphics and world looks great but gameplay which should be strongest is quite weak. Not so free runing. There are a lot of areas you should be able to climb or jump but you cant. game is very incosistent. There are walls you can run and you cant, jumps you survive and sometimes you dont. Missions are very repetitive. I found myself often sleepy playing this game.Very dissapointing game. Graphics and world looks great but gameplay which should be strongest is quite weak. Not so free runing. There are a lot of areas you should be able to climb or jump but you cant. game is very incosistent. There are walls you can run and you cant, jumps you survive and sometimes you dont. Missions are very repetitive. I found myself often sleepy playing this game. Enemy AI as well as combat is terrible, very badly scripted. Charaters and story are uninteresting and forgetable. Get it on 50% discount if you are still interested.… Expand
  29. sergiomach5
    Jun 21, 2016
    7
    One of those games where it will be enjoyed by fans of the first game, but won't convert anyone that disliked the first game. Yes, the movement is better and the striking aesthetic is still there, but the story is just as bad as the first, and the real meat comes from beating friends in time trials. If you enjoy that sort of game, outrunning other players to the finish using every bit ofOne of those games where it will be enjoyed by fans of the first game, but won't convert anyone that disliked the first game. Yes, the movement is better and the striking aesthetic is still there, but the story is just as bad as the first, and the real meat comes from beating friends in time trials. If you enjoy that sort of game, outrunning other players to the finish using every bit of terrain, then this is your bag.… Expand
  30. JunasLB
    Jun 20, 2016
    5
    First of all, please remember to read the positive reviews here - they contain points that I completely agree with. The game is overall great.
    So why do I give it a mediocre to bad score? The game contains impressively bad cutscenes. We are talking
  31. Saitam321op
    Jun 18, 2016
    6
    After 8 years of waiting for a new game in the series, It's finally here. Mirror's Edge Catalyst boasts a big and interesting map with multiple different areas and impressive level design. The map is filled with activities and side missions as well as different objectives, such as hackable billboards and user created races.
    The gameplay is well made and easy to learn and difficult to    After 8 years of waiting for a new game in the series, It's finally here. Mirror's Edge Catalyst boasts a big and interesting map with multiple different areas and impressive level design. The map is filled with activities and side missions as well as different objectives, such as hackable billboards and user created races.
    The gameplay is well made and easy to learn and difficult to master. It gives a big sense of freedom as you free run your way through the city. You get almost complete controll over your movements and you can unlock new abilities and tricks with points you earn by playing the game. With these abilities it feels great coming back to older areas of the game to explore places you previously could not reach. The fighting mechanic is just a huge, meh. It works, its fun when its going fast, but when your stuck and have to fight four, five guys without running anywhere it gets frustrating and boring.
    Alas the story is ablotutely useless. It did not intrigue me whatsoever and was merely a backround to the fun gameplay and free running in the missions. The story was also short. The story left me feeling nothing, and there was absolutely nothing to reflect on (no pun intended). I couldn't invest myself in the story, I did not care. I mostly just skipped the dialoge and cutscenes, which is something I rarely do, at least not in singleplayer story missions.
    On a technical level the game would have blown it out of the ballpark were it not for frequent lag spikes and framedrops. Although the game ran in 60fps on hyper setting on my machine (i5 6600k, EVGA gtx980, 16gb RAM). The graphics also look great, and the minimalist style works really well with the style of game DICE has created, although they did prove that in the last game back in 2008/9.
    To conclude I'm afraid DICE could not deliver on the huge hype and expectations of players who loved the previous game. The sales figures are unknown at this time (18.06.2016) but different sources are saying that the numbers are lackluster. I still believe EA will support another game in the series, and I definitely think DICE would like to make another.    … Expand
  32. elManicho
    Jun 17, 2016
    1
    The first game was decent and fun to play. I didn't find any enjoyment with the last title. Really a poor job from the developers who didn't care about the details and put minimum effort in shaping this game. This won't get the series anywhere but down the drain. Whomever EA consulted in making this game clearly knows very little about the gamer mindset, that is enjoying a decent story aThe first game was decent and fun to play. I didn't find any enjoyment with the last title. Really a poor job from the developers who didn't care about the details and put minimum effort in shaping this game. This won't get the series anywhere but down the drain. Whomever EA consulted in making this game clearly knows very little about the gamer mindset, that is enjoying a decent story a and playing an immersive adventure with good gameplay mechanics. This is not the game fans of Mirror's Edge were hoping for.… Expand
  33. CarlaMoney
    Jun 17, 2016
    0
    Uninspired, boring, badly optimized, with poor characterization, broken single player due to hanging cut scenes and the usual removal and censorship of negative reviews. Disappointing but not surprising from a company that care so little for its customers. Where I come from we give poor products zero. Way to lose customers DICE.
  34. dienesoft
    Jun 16, 2016
    2
    After the first episode I am really disappointed about Catalyst. It is a heartless, boring and forgettable action game with all of feature that players hate in AAA games like AC and those kind of sh*ts.
  35. AR1S
    Jun 14, 2016
    10
    Складывается ощущение, что большинство, кто пишет отрицательные отзывы в первую очередь ошиблись игрой- всё равно, что играть в какой-нибудь спортивный UFC и жаловаться на отсутствие автомата- так же глупо выглядят оправдания отрицательных отзывов.
    Mirror's Edge Catalyst остаётся очень нишевой игрой и в этом её прелесть- игра про паркур, скорость и уникальный визуальный стиль, не надо тут    Складывается ощущение, что большинство, кто пишет отрицательные отзывы в первую очередь ошиблись игрой- всё равно, что играть в какой-нибудь спортивный UFC и жаловаться на отсутствие автомата- так же глупо выглядят оправдания отрицательных отзывов.
    Mirror's Edge Catalyst остаётся очень нишевой игрой и в этом её прелесть- игра про паркур, скорость и уникальный визуальный стиль, не надо тут искать что-то другое.
    Игра полностью соответствует духу оригинала, поэтому всё что имеет смысл сказать это о различиях:
    -открытый мир это именно то, что не хватало оригиналу, теперь весь город это огромная площадка для паркура, забегов на время, поисков секреток, причём тебя не заставляют бегать постоянно из одного конца в другой- есть большое количество "чекпоинтов" на которые можно телепортироваться
    -всё таки есть ощущение, что это живой мир- реклама постоянно меняется, выходят новые выпуски новостей- согласно продвижению игрока по сюжетной линии, постоянно слышишь обрывки разговоров, доносившихся из окон и т.п.
    -убрали или свели к минимуму скучные миссии оригинала не под открытым небом
    -музыкальное сопровождение другое, но делалось теми же людьми и разница в худшую сторону не ощущается, да, жалко, что убрали композицию Still Alive :( не сказал бы, что новая тема плохая, но тем не менее.
    -сюжет стал более проработанным, а его повествование киношным- мне это больше зашло, нежели анимационные вставки оригинала
    -мир и его история стали интереснее и достаточно проработанными, тут нет каких-то откровений, но есть интересная постапокалиптическая утопия
    -сама Фейт стала немного другой - яркой и чуть более женственной - не могу сказать, что мне это не нравится ;) хотя по началу отрицательно относился к тому, что её переделывают
    -игра стала проще, за промахи игрока практически не наказывают и "возрождают" на том же месте, где оступился, но это частично компенсируется в побочных заданиях/поисках секреток, где если уж упал, то начинай сначала
    - стёкла- они везде, теперь это действительно футуристический город зеркал
    Резюмируя, игра стала именно тем, чем изначально должен был быть Mirror's Edge, я не нашёл ничего, что сделали бы хуже, чем оно было в оригинале.
    Из минусов, что отмечу:
    - ужасная оптимизация, на достаточно сильных системах (сужу по компам с gtx770 и gtx980) переодические фризы, дальность прорисовки никакая- все здания, даже при небольшом удалении, превращаются в пластмассовые коробки (надеюсь в будущих патчах это исправят)
    - второстепенных заданий слишком много и все они очень однообразны
    но всё это мелочи и в целом не сказываются на впечатления от игры.    … Expand
  36. lostduckstar
    Jun 14, 2016
    9
    This game is far much better than the first one.
    People complaining about characters or combat, haven't played the first Mirror's Edge in a while or never played both games.
    I just made a marathon playing both games, first Mirror's Edge, than Catalys. And one of the things that I noticed was how they improved the mechanics of the game. In Mirror's Edge, running and climbing on stuff    This game is far much better than the first one.
    People complaining about characters or combat, haven't played the first Mirror's Edge in a while or never played both games.

    I just made a marathon playing both games, first Mirror's Edge, than Catalys. And one of the things that I noticed was how they improved the mechanics of the game.
    In Mirror's Edge, running and climbing on stuff was weird and sometimes broken. When you were hanging on an edge, you weren't able to look anywhere. Picking up guns was always the last resort to fight enemies ( and I had to pick them up a few times, since combat was a real mess back then). The characters of Mirror's Edge aren't "likable". They aren't even rememberable as some reviews claim something's missing. Faith was never the awesome character people are trying so hard to remember. She was as blend an serious as she is now. The only character I can actually say was remarkable from the first game was Merc, and even than his death in the game never drove me to seek vengeance. The only thing that kept me going was the linear story mode.
    Now in Mirror's Edge Catalyst, the open world ( sometimes disappointing for not taking us to the streets and making us climb all the way back up) let you do your thing. I can forever and never feel that the messy mechanincs of movement will kill me like in the first one. Here there is no doubt that you can make it that far, because it actually feels like you know your parkour. And it's cool, 'cause confidence killed me a few times in this game, and that's okay. At least I didn't die as many times like in the first one when my character got stuck or didn't respond to the controls as it should've.
    Graphics are beautiful ( running on PC all maxed) and there's nothing "blurry" as people have been complaining.
    If you actually liked the first game, this one is a real step up for the series. My only complaint is to let players take it down to the streets as well. Maybe the enemy AI could be a little better, but as far as it goes, Mirror's Edge Catalyst is a solid game with a lot of improvement from the first one. The price tag may be a little salty, but if you're a fan and can afford it, there's nothing stoping you to play this awesome prequel.    … Expand
  37. infib
    Jun 13, 2016
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The main problem I have is that the game pretty much throws immersion out the window and leaves you with so many "why" questions.

    You have to unlock skills like knowing how to roll.

    You run around collecting floating letters like you would in a tony hawk game.

    All delivery quests have a time limit of around a minute, while the package has probably been there for a long time, whats the hurry?

    You can do "dashes" which have you run a course in as fast a way as possible, and at the end you can see how well you did compared to others. This is fun except that you're not running against people with the same amounts of upgrades as you, why?

    Why is Faith bulletproof? Why is Faith so superhumanly strong? Why is faith?

    Please let me be on the ground.

    There are soooo many "side quests" which are just things like running a course, destroying a pillar then running away and so on. These things are enjoyable but only in the way that junk food is enjoyable, while junk food is bad for your health these side quests are just plain bad, They only prolong the gaming experience. You could argue that they force you to explore more of the world they have created, but in reality you aren't going to see very much you haven't seen after two hours of running on rooftops. The places that are cool looking are either in the main quest or places you cant get to (the ground).

    For the most part I didn't like anything besides the main story, so why don't I just skip the 50% of the game I dislike and just play what I do like? Well there's a problem that some players experience with the cinematic cutscenes, where the sound is desynced and you're lucky if you can watch them with even 2fps. I myself have this problem so at this point there isn't very much for me to enjoy.

    The game might be enjoyable in its finished state but right now it's not, definitely not worth 59.99€, just download it.    … Expand
  38. PepperSteakk
    Jun 12, 2016
    8
    Gameplay- 9/10
    This game is incredibly satisfying to play, because it is quite unforgiving if you make a mistake.
    The running system that we know and love from the first game has been refined, traversing the environment now feels a lot smoother and I feel like you have a lot more flexibility in how to you get from point A to point B. It is now open world, which makes the game feel a    Gameplay- 9/10
    This game is incredibly satisfying to play, because it is quite unforgiving if you make a mistake.

    The running system that we know and love from the first game has been refined, traversing the environment now feels a lot smoother and I feel like you have a lot more flexibility in how to you get from point A to point B. It is now open world, which makes the game feel a lot less linear.

    They have also added a mag rope which is a very fresh feature to the game.

    Runners vision is more expanded, it's really helpful in telling you where to go, but by choosing your own routes you can get to your destination faster.

    The combat system is really unique, you are supposed to constantly be on the move to keep your focus shield up and use traversals to easily dispatch your enemies one by one. It's really fast paced and extremely satisfying if you do it correctly.

    From grabbing onto a enemy drone to traversing a building that is crumbling to pieces, there are many moments in this game that are so thrilling.

    The dashes are a very nice addition which adds a competitive element to the game and you can spend a lot of time trying to improve your times.

    Visuals- 9/10
    The graphics in this game are absolutely breathtaking. You can see that the developers have really put a lot of effort into creating the environment and it has a incredibly unique artstyle which you won't see in any other game. The game does a wonderful job of truly immersing you in it's world.
    I will mention that a lot of the textures on the billboards will look really pixelly if you don't have the texture quality turned up, which you will require a high end graphics card.

    Story- 3/10
    I feel like the narrative massively drags the game down. It felt rushed, it was very simple and predictable, there were no plot twists and it had an anticlimactic ending. Also, the characters were really unlikable, uninteresting, and there were no depth to their personalities. Generally, this is okay if the character develops as the narrative progresses, but they didn't change at all.

    It's such a shame because it had huge potential, watching the story trailer gave me goosebumps. The basis of the story was really strong and they spread it thin.

    Music-
    I wished they had more of the music from the trailers in the gameplay, but it seemed to be non-existent.
    At the ending credits it played some, but that's about it :(

    Overall- 8/10
    Despite its flaws, I had a lot of fun playing this game as the weak storyline doesn't ruin the gameplay.
    I guarantee you that it's a very unique experience that you won't get from any other game.    … Expand
  39. WSGaming
    Jun 12, 2016
    8
    3 years after it's announcement at E3 2013, DICE's Mirror's Edge Catalyst has arrived! I was lucky enough to get a beta key in late April, so I can appreciate the effort they put into it in the final pushback to June 7th. It's really telling just how much care and effort went into making this game as good as it could be.

    As the beta was closing up, I spent as much time as I could just    3 years after it's announcement at E3 2013, DICE's Mirror's Edge Catalyst has arrived! I was lucky enough to get a beta key in late April, so I can appreciate the effort they put into it in the final pushback to June 7th. It's really telling just how much care and effort went into making this game as good as it could be.

    As the beta was closing up, I spent as much time as I could just running from one end of the map to the other, just setting waypoints and following the red. By the end, I was smoothly chaining together moves and getting a real feel for how the city flowed. When it was all said and done, I immediately loaded up the PC version of the original Mirror's Edge so I could just keep running that little bit more. It was an itch that couldn't be fully scratched.

    What I was sad to discover, however, was that NONE of the timing I had gotten down in Catalyst translated to the first game. I was missing ledges, jumping far too early, hitting corners, and dying a WHOLE flipping lot.

    It was then that I realized just what an improvement Catalyst was. The timings were looser, meaning it was actually far easier to get Faith to do what I wanted her to do. The field of view was wider, and I could turn corners without having to wait until they had passed me completely. There was a slight "pull" towards ledges I might have just barely missed without it, eliminating a lot of the frustration from the strict platforming sections. This game plays like DICE took everything that was good about the first game, polished it up, and gave us new toys to play with and a decent sandbox to do it in.

    Now that's not to say Catalyst is perfect. It isn't. Some would (and do) say it's VERY far from it. But during the 12 hours that I put into it, skipping most of the deliveries and non-story quests, I didn't really have many issues. I encountered a total of 3 graphical errors, 2 of which were very small textures failing to load, the other being a strange moment while I was on the verge of escaping K-SEC where 4 guards suddenly popped in, then out, then in and out again.

    The framerate does suffer at times, especially at the beginning of some of the pre-rendered (but created in-engine) cutscenes. It's a little jarring at first, with about 2-3 seconds of lag before the video catches up to the audio. There were also issues when a new K-SEC guard would show up, and the textures would gradually pop-in. I did see videos of YouTubers having framerate issues during high-action sequences, but I didn't notice any.

    The enemy AI is pretty unsophisticated, save for the highest class of K-SEC guards, the Sentinels. Some enemy classes would always be up front, while others would stay behind, guns ready but not firing. The story is lackluster, and the characters aren't given very much depth. NPCs that weren't integral to the storyline had lower resolution texturing, but when you only encounter them once, it's not really that big of a problem if you're just here for the main mission.

    But that's not why I wanted to play this game. I wasn't here for the story, or the characters, or whatever "Big Brother" bullspit was going on. I was here to run, jump, climb, vault, wallrun, slide, and roll my way through a non-linear series of rooftops. And that's where Catalyst shines. Again, I'm not claiming perfection, as I did have about 5 instances where clipping or collision detection messed with my run. But they weren't enough for me to say "this isn't fun anymore," as they did frequently in the 2008 game. If I missed a jump or failed to perform a wallrun properly, it was mostly MY fault. I never got frustrated with the game, not once.

    As I said before, DICE gave us some new toys to play with in their pretty new sandbox. One of them is the MAG rope, a multi-function device that allows Faith to swing across chasms, pull up to higher platforms, and pull down environmental obstacles. It's secondary function, the pulse, can be used to interfere with K-SEC comms units (which stuns the guards by emitting a high-pitched whine in their helmets), as well as security drones and cameras.

    We're also given new traversal moves, such as the double and triple wallrun, which make platforming even more fluid. We're also given a "stamina" bar (effectively a health bar), which doesn't refill until you fully escape combat. This does lead into a controversial mechanic, however, the XP system. Don't worry, kids. Give the game roughly an hour and a half of story missions and you'll be back to where you were in the first game.

    Anyone who knows Mirror's Edge knows the final mission is The Shard, the tallest building in Glass. And boy, they turned the dial to 11, testing just about all of my skills. I won't spoil it, but I will say this: wear your brown pants.

    This was well worth my $60. Lots of post-game here as well, I'll be playing this just as often as the original, if not more. I would recommend this game to buy, especially fans that know what Mirror's Edge truly should be.    … Expand
  40. Deckz
    Jun 12, 2016
    9
    it's sad how people can't see mirrors for what it is, and then rate it 0 just to hate on it, "omg it's not call of duty wtf?" right? or "why are the buildings white, **** graphics right?" it's sad to see everyone killing a franchise like this, that takes a great idea out for a spin nr 2. it is like you are saying, we don't give a **** about other things than shooters. i can agree on that iit's sad how people can't see mirrors for what it is, and then rate it 0 just to hate on it, "omg it's not call of duty wtf?" right? or "why are the buildings white, **** graphics right?" it's sad to see everyone killing a franchise like this, that takes a great idea out for a spin nr 2. it is like you are saying, we don't give a **** about other things than shooters. i can agree on that i wanted a "closed world" but other than that the game is perfect… Expand
  41. OrangeFlash81
    Jun 12, 2016
    9
    Story is shorter than most modern AAA games, but there's plenty of replay value due to the vast open world and hundreds of hidden collectables. Not a game that will be to everyone's taste, but if you liked the first game then this improves on it in every way.
  42. jah1337
    Jun 12, 2016
    2
    Did they put just 10 people to develop this game in 6 months or what ?
    Like said before, the open world thing is bull*hit, you have to take the same paths back and forth all over again, boring -_-
    Add repetitive useless combat, not so good visuals, boring story...
    I didn't even finish it and watched the ending on youtube just for the sake of it.
  43. cobblers76
    Jun 11, 2016
    5
    In an age where so many sequels fall short on their promises, I'm surprised this game is taking so much flack.

    The game runs fins on PC, the voice acting is not amazing but combined with the graphical fidelity provide an immersive experience. It feels a bit faster than the first game and it expands on the free running mechanic, which I enjoyed in the first game. I loved the original,    In an age where so many sequels fall short on their promises, I'm surprised this game is taking so much flack.

    The game runs fins on PC, the voice acting is not amazing but combined with the graphical fidelity provide an immersive experience. It feels a bit faster than the first game and it expands on the free running mechanic, which I enjoyed in the first game.
    I loved the original, hence my review is totally subjective, if you didn't like the first game then 'no - if you did, then a firm 'yes'.'    … Expand
  44. nextgengameflop
    Jun 11, 2016
    0
    Did you actually think EA/DICE would change their ways just to make this game? Lots of EA shills in the review section trying to defend this latest entry to EA's list of botched franchises.
  45. Sanherib
    Jun 11, 2016
    8
    The good:
    - A memorable heroine with a very stylistic appearence
    - Movement and fights very physical - Stunning futuristic city as an open world to explore - Campaign with tight, action-packed missions that test the players abilities. - Many side missions and random activities to do, like deliveries, distractions of guards, climbing high points... - Great sound - Great music - Some    The good:
    - A memorable heroine with a very stylistic appearence
    - Movement and fights very physical
    - Stunning futuristic city as an open world to explore
    - Campaign with tight, action-packed missions that test the players abilities.
    - Many side missions and random activities to do, like deliveries, distractions of guards, climbing high points...
    - Great sound
    - Great music
    - Some memorable characters
    - Social features

    The Bad:
    - Campaign too short
    - Some forgettable characters
    - Collectibles like chips or gridleaks are completely fun-less
    - Enemies are too harmless

    I understand the controversial reviews. Maybe Mirror's Edge is a complicated franchise that will never satisfy the bulk of all gamers and critics. That's fine as long as it has a solid base in the gaming world and continues to develop to be better.    … Expand
  46. LewisN
    Jun 11, 2016
    8
    Simply Mirror's Edge Catalyst expands upon the previous game by making it less linear and giving the player more freedom with side missions and time trials rather than the linear missions of Mirror's Edge. However the combat could've been a bit more refined (just feels a bit clunky sometimes). And some aspects of the story were a bit predictable and maybe a bit to similar to the original'sSimply Mirror's Edge Catalyst expands upon the previous game by making it less linear and giving the player more freedom with side missions and time trials rather than the linear missions of Mirror's Edge. However the combat could've been a bit more refined (just feels a bit clunky sometimes). And some aspects of the story were a bit predictable and maybe a bit to similar to the original's story. Basically Mirror's Edge Catalyst is a solid game with some points for improvement.… Expand
  47. Veneficium
    Jun 11, 2016
    0
    This game sucks.

    The openWorld is bad. It doesn't match to Mirror's Edge. The Challanges (time Sidequest / Runs / etc) are to hard for normal Players ... The Controls are the worse of all.... I want my Money back -.-
  48. Rinat1191
    Jun 10, 2016
    10
    This is fantastic games. I'm wait release 8 years, i'm happy! Thanks for development, i'm hope for dice made continium game! Sory for my english, i'm from Russia)
  49. Linzo48
    Jun 10, 2016
    9
    -Gets game
    -Enjoys it
    -Heads to Metacritic to see what other people think about it
    -Sees all the negative reviews
    -Laughs
    -Shuts down computer
    -Continues playing Mirrors Edge Catalyst
  50. pipinhozii
    Jun 10, 2016
    10
    If you liked the first game, or are simply interested in this, and are on the fence, get this game. It is absolutely incredibly. The bad reception is the same the first one got, so don't worry. Just history repeating itself. Haters gonna hate, nothing one can do about it, and creatively interesting and original works are always in the line of fire. Its simply the way cult hits are born,If you liked the first game, or are simply interested in this, and are on the fence, get this game. It is absolutely incredibly. The bad reception is the same the first one got, so don't worry. Just history repeating itself. Haters gonna hate, nothing one can do about it, and creatively interesting and original works are always in the line of fire. Its simply the way cult hits are born, and we have another one on our hands.
    I played through first game 2 times the week before launch, and several dozen times the years before, and Catalyst blew me away. Its an improvement of every single aspect. One of the best games in years and years.
    If you are worried because of the negative reception, dont be. Most flaws the game has don't effect the gameplay (e.g. slightly lonely on the rooftops, which I like) or are just personal grievances, for example the fundamental purists being appalled by Faith using a sort of grappling hook now. The free-running is better then it has ever been. The negative outrage comes from the kind of person who thinks an unlock system as a guiding help for new players is a personal insult, even though it takes just one hour to get all the skills from the first. The kind of person who thinks that the cutscenes in the first were great and the extremely well done ingame cutscenes (and a few prerendered) are blasphemous. Another thing to laugh about are the people raising a ruckus because bugs from the first game are no longer in the game. Yep, I also cant even... Unfortunately, most of the things said are flat out wrong, for example Catalyst can be far harder then the first, contrary to opinion of some. It has as much forced combat as the first, just this times around its a lot of fun instead of extremely badly implemented. One can run from nearly every combat encounter, few exceptions, or can fight, as one pleases. I fought a lot, because its a very fun combat system once one gets to grip with it, which can take a while. The level design is so superior to the first it is not even funny. There were very few well designed areas in the first, and tons of bad. In this game there are just a few sections I don't adore. Catalyst has the consistently best level design I have seen since Banjoo-Kazooie.
    Catalyst has infinite replayability with an insane amount of missions and "dashs" and infinite user generated content. Also lots of other content, the only one thats not well implemented is grabbing one kind of collectable, because it makes you stop. A **** of movement riddles that are consistently great top of the offering.
    The story is superior to most games, with good performances and interesting characters. A fun and fast paced, though overly simple, plot. What it lacks in depth, it makes up with style.
    Just like the first this game will be a classic for years to come. Just like the first this has come out to mixed critical reception and absolutely vial and ridiculously untrue and flat out stupid internet outrage. Just like the first it gets consistently called ugly, and will still be a example of the astonishing beauty games can achieve ten years from now.
    Its a miracle the game has been made, and its even more miraculous how consistently great, well crafted, and simply amazing it has become. It is astonishingly good.    … Expand
  51. Moragami
    Jun 10, 2016
    9
    I love this game. It's everything I enjoyed about the first game. Immersive parkour at high speeds, full of challenging races and missions. A bigger, more beautiful playground makes this sequel a major improvement over it's predecessor. I can spend an hour on a single dash , running it over and over, shaking seconds off my time as I get closer and closer to that 3, star rating. Once II love this game. It's everything I enjoyed about the first game. Immersive parkour at high speeds, full of challenging races and missions. A bigger, more beautiful playground makes this sequel a major improvement over it's predecessor. I can spend an hour on a single dash , running it over and over, shaking seconds off my time as I get closer and closer to that 3, star rating. Once I finally find that perfect route, and run it flawlessly, it's such a rush! I'm only halfway through the story and don't have any complaints, it's not bad so far, though I have yet to get to the much-maligned mandatory boss fight(s). Anyway, people giving this zeros and ones are definitely just haters. Even if I weren't having a ton of fun with it, it's still a beautiful world and one of the best sandboxes ever created. I don't regret my purchase at all add I know this is a game I'll keep coming back to again and again.… Expand
  52. BariscanBozkurt
    Jun 10, 2016
    6
    8 Yıldır Bunu Mu Bekledik?
    Mirror's Edge 1 çıktığı yıl ilginç ve yenilikçi oynanışıyla herkesin aklında bir şekilde yer edinmişti. Çoğu kişi hikâyesini umursamamıştı bile. Çünkü oyun hikâye sunumu açısından başarısızdı. Yine de bir şekilde kalbimizde yer edinmişti. Aradan 8 yıl geçti ve Reboot olarak "Bakın daha iyi hikâye ve oynanış yenilikleriyle sunuyoruz." şeklinde önümüze sundular.    8 Yıldır Bunu Mu Bekledik?
    Mirror's Edge 1 çıktığı yıl ilginç ve yenilikçi oynanışıyla herkesin aklında bir şekilde yer edinmişti. Çoğu kişi hikâyesini umursamamıştı bile. Çünkü oyun hikâye sunumu açısından başarısızdı. Yine de bir şekilde kalbimizde yer edinmişti. Aradan 8 yıl geçti ve Reboot olarak "Bakın daha iyi hikâye ve oynanış yenilikleriyle sunuyoruz." şeklinde önümüze sundular. Şunu açıkça söyliyeyim. Hikâye hiç de iyi değil. Özensiz, kişiliksiz karakterlerle dolu, tekrar eden görevlere sahip sıkıcı bir hikâye. Oynanış olarak da 8 yıl beklemeye değecek bir yenilik yok. Hatta vuruş hissi daha yapmacık geliyor eskiye göre. Belki aradan geçen zaman zarfında oyunlardan aldığımız his gelişmiştir, bilemiyorum fakat bu oyun gerilemese bile olduğu yerde kalmış. Bu kesin. Maalesef hayal kırıklığı dolu bir oyun Mirror's Edge Catalyst.

    Kısaca:
    +Eğlenceli parkur

    -Sıkıcı hikâye
    -Sıkıcı karakterler
    -Sıkıcı oynanış
    -Sıkıcı atmosfer    … Expand
  53. iPabog
    Jun 10, 2016
    6
    I expect more. Similar to the first part , but with DLS and high graphics. Ardent fan is worth a try . The plot is simple, brief. For 7 years, it was possible to do much better.
  54. Flastie
    Jun 10, 2016
    9
    Story is the only downside of this game. ME1 was master piece in this... but all in all, this game has excellent graphic, running and parkour is much better than in ME1, open world and side missions and light RPG gameplay are perfect bonuses. Oh and the city is too much futuristic to my taste. ME1 was not such sci-fi as this one. 9/10
  55. icete21
    Jun 10, 2016
    8
    Great sequel, with a huge map and amazing verticality that keeps the game interesting and fun to play even once you have completed the story mode. The story itself was really good with the right amount of characters and a simple structure that was effective and kept you going. Great scenarios and beautiful graphics. There where some minor bugs and the story ended quite abruptly. AccessingGreat sequel, with a huge map and amazing verticality that keeps the game interesting and fun to play even once you have completed the story mode. The story itself was really good with the right amount of characters and a simple structure that was effective and kept you going. Great scenarios and beautiful graphics. There where some minor bugs and the story ended quite abruptly. Accessing the different game areas was sometimes hard due to a unique point of access, but there was fast travel implemented so it didn't really matter. The game is endless due to the new creation of runs by the community, which you can access at any time during gameplay.… Expand
  56. Skhitzoid
    Jun 10, 2016
    9
    Really enjoy the game. Not finished yet but it hasn't disappointed me as a fan of the original and I've done at least nine hours. Runs really nice too. Shame so many shallow people think you can really give this game such a low score regardless of whether you're a fan or not. But sadly that's the mentality we all have to live in these days :( .....
  57. MrDreamZz
    Jun 10, 2016
    9
    I love first game, and now i love second game!!! Atmospere is amzing, who tell what city is empty? I say NO!
    For me this city is fully have some different ivents every one second. 9/10 a problem with optimization.
  58. Dune_Jumper
    Jun 9, 2016
    9
    These user reviews are hilariously unbalanced. DO NOT listen to ANYONE that gives this game a rating below 6/10. They are lying. The game is not that bad. Mirror's Edge Catalyst doesn't deserve a 6, let alone a 1.

    Catalyst is basically the first game but better. Actual movement is A LOT smoother and isn't nearly as clunky, its no longer linear (open world) which gives it even MORE    These user reviews are hilariously unbalanced. DO NOT listen to ANYONE that gives this game a rating below 6/10. They are lying. The game is not that bad. Mirror's Edge Catalyst doesn't deserve a 6, let alone a 1.

    Catalyst is basically the first game but better. Actual movement is A LOT smoother and isn't nearly as clunky, its no longer linear (open world) which gives it even MORE replay value than the first game had, user-created time trials so you have an infinite number of them, better characters, arguably better story (although the story is still iffy.)

    The movement is definitely the games best point. Again, its like the first game but smoother. Faith doesn't randomly lose her momentum anymore. She doesn't fail to grab stuff anymore. She doesn't perform wrong moves anymore. She doesn't vault over stuff you want to climb up on anymore.

    It's fantastic. You get a sense of smoothness you don't get much in the original game. Combine the almost perfect movement with the open world, and you get a giant playground. People seem to be missing the point of the open world. It's for parkour. Even if the open world doesn't have a ton of fleshed out content, there's still PARKOUR to do. And that's all I really wanted. More parkour. More areas to perfect, places to explore using parkour. And this game gave it to me.

    The social features are also great and go hand in hand with the open world.
    It's so easy to make your own Time Trial's, and thanks to the open world, there's a lot of places to do it. Time Trial's you make show up in other player's worlds.

    There's markers (Beat L.E's) that you can place to mark locations and show up in other player's world's. Maybe put one in a hard to reach place, maybe mark an easter egg, maybe put one on top of a high up spot (because I love jump puzzles.) You can look at how many players have touched a marker.

    There are "hackable" billboards, where when you hack them, your runner tag shows up on that same billboard in a friends world. You usually need to do a jump puzzle to get to billboards, and again, I love jump puzzles.    … Expand
  59. SuperkenGaming
    Jun 9, 2016
    6
    Mirrors Edge Catalyst
    Soulless runner.
    Oh, This game is bad… I haven’t played the original so either I’m in the minority , or they messed it up Mirrors Edge Catalyst is a prequel to the original game, This tells the origins story of faith and her sister It starts out with faith being released from imprisonment and getting back to her runner ways… This is a bit of an open world    Mirrors Edge Catalyst
    Soulless runner.
    Oh, This game is bad…
    I haven’t played the original so either I’m in the minority , or they messed it up
    Mirrors Edge Catalyst is a prequel to the original game,
    This tells the origins story of faith and her sister
    It starts out with faith being released from imprisonment and getting back to her runner ways…
    This is a bit of an open world game…which after a few hours you’ll realize this was a huge mistake…
    In this open world there are collectibles and side missions to do…
    But for the most part this open world is just a parkour time waster in between your missions…
    Every mission for the most part feels the same…
    Climb through vents, run past bad guys..
    rinse repeat…
    Because this is an open world.. every obstacle and path on the way to every mission is the same turning this into a repetitive grind to the credits…
    There are fast travels points, but they can only be unlocked after you hack certain points in the city.. and even before then you have to earn enough xp to unlock a skill or be far enough in the story to have the skill to reach these hackable spots…
    making me believe that the developers actually wanted you to grind through the same sections over and over…
    And the parkour is just not fun…
    it feels way too slow, like faith is a jogger rather than a runner…
    And none of the wall climbs or jump every feel satisfying and will sometimes feel like they aren’t working properly…
    Which leads to many deaths in this game…
    I rarely ever felt like dying was my fault…
    And unfortunately the checkpoints in this game are some of the worst I’ve ever seen
    The worst of all though is this games combat...
    speaking of worst ive ever seen
    The combat in this game is the most garbage and cheap feeling system I can remember suffering through…
    you have a light attack and heavy attack..
    Meanwhile enemies have batons, guns, and tasers…
    The batons and gun enemies aren’t too bad to deal with… but the taser guys block every light attack even when you could have clearly got a strike, leading you to have to spam the triangle button to defeat them,
    having to resort to spam attacks in combat is never a good sign…
    And there are a handful of sections where you have to defeat waves upon waves of enemies…
    And these taser guys are bullet sponges so if you focus on them you’re going to get shot or if you focus on the gun guys you’re going to get shocked…
    and once you do finally luck your way to the final waive… if one hidden enemy decides to start shooting while you take on who you think is last and they kill you,
    you have to start all the way from the beginning of the encounter…
    I really wanted to like this game..
    But I’m not even sure if its developers liked this game
    because ultimately it feels like it was built as a job and not as a passion...
    I give Mirrors Edge Catalyst
    a 6/10    … Expand
  60. Therianthropie
    Jun 9, 2016
    8
    Played 12h now with 50% story and 20% world complete.

    I think this game is even more beautiful than it's predecessor which is amazing. Story is ok, not worse than ME but not much better. Gameplay is nearly the same, but got updated and some new gadgets which are working nice without changing too much. Performance is good on my GTX 970 in 2560x1080 (yes it's very 21:9 friendly!).    Played 12h now with 50% story and 20% world complete.

    I think this game is even more beautiful than it's predecessor which is amazing.
    Story is ok, not worse than ME but not much better.

    Gameplay is nearly the same, but got updated and some new gadgets which are working nice without changing too much.

    Performance is good on my GTX 970 in 2560x1080 (yes it's very 21:9 friendly!).
    I got around 50-75 FPS on Hyper Graphics (which is max), with memory barrier active, which seems to reduce the textures.
    Still looks very good and nice performance for release day.

    Encountered some problems with my external sound card and some crashes (every 2-3h), which is not too bad, because the game auto saves very often (several times per minute I think).

    There are many collectibles which I don't really like, but nearly every action game has it these days...

    I think it's a solid sequel which is worth buying, if you liked Mirror's Edge.    … Expand
  61. Crackfarmer
    Jun 9, 2016
    0
    Terrible performance on all gpu's except 1070/1080....
    denuvo protection
    They tried to make a good sequel but failed hard.
    Wouldn't recommend to buy this for full or even discounted price.
  62. Xarxan
    Jun 9, 2016
    1
    First one was better in every possible way. Don't waste your time and money on more ''STREAMLINED'' trash.

    The word disappointment was is a perfect fit for this new bland and generic cash-grab.
  63. IE-33
    Jun 9, 2016
    0
    This game is horrible in every single aspect, I don't understand how they managed to fk it up, they had a lot of time. Welp, whoever was in charge of this game should get fired lol
  64. Danzl0
    Jun 9, 2016
    9
    I enjoyed it a lot. Just disable auto navigation and choose your own path in this amazing open world game. Most negative reviews are about the game not being as they imagined it after 8 years of waiting, but still its a fantastic and fun game. Amazing combat, beautiful graphics (very simple tho) and HOOKS! damn.
  65. Isvvc
    Jun 8, 2016
    9
    I'm an enthusiastic lover of the first Mirror's Edge game and this did not disappoint me. The problem with all of the other negative reviews is that they didn't have their expectations set right. I'm not saying they shouldn't've expected it to be good, they were just expecting it to be more of the first game. This is not a continuation of Mirror's Edge 1, this is a separate game withI'm an enthusiastic lover of the first Mirror's Edge game and this did not disappoint me. The problem with all of the other negative reviews is that they didn't have their expectations set right. I'm not saying they shouldn't've expected it to be good, they were just expecting it to be more of the first game. This is not a continuation of Mirror's Edge 1, this is a separate game with different mechanics and a different story. The story may be cheesy, but it's not terrible.

    The extremely light RPG elements helped ease new players into the game by not throwing too much at them at once. Other reviews complain that you don't unlock moves until you grind for them. That's not what it is at all. The game gives you the right amount of experience points at the right pace so that you unlock the moves when you need to (and you can get them all pretty early in the game). The game doesn't ever give you obstacles that you can't get passed without a certain move until after you've already unlocked that move (assuming you unlock things in a reasonable order and don't spend all of your points into combat right at the start).

    The graphics are great and the game was well optimized. I can this game at 1080p with a graphics card that was listed as below the minimum required (a Radeon HD 7870) and, with the right graphics settings, I could get a pretty consistent 60 FPS with the game still looking really good. It has a minimalistic art style, so it doesn't take much to make it look great.

    The combat isn't too great at first, but once you start unlocking some of the upgrades, it gets really satisfying and I actually usually enjoyed getting into fight sequences.

    The sound design is fantastic. The sound effects are super immersive and the music by Solar Fields is fantastic, as usual.

    A lot of other reviews complain about having to constantly backtrack, but if you're not stupid, you don't if you don't want to. I found the free running quite entertaining so I would often backtrack just for fun, but the game has a fast travel system that works really well and will keep you from having to constantly run in the same areas.

    Overall, this is a great game and a great companion to the original. It is very different in many ways, but that's good. We already have Mirror's Edge 1, and while more of the same would have still been very fun, I think they did a great job at making a new, different experience in Mirror's Edge Catalyst.    … Expand
  66. marcoalexander
    Jun 8, 2016
    4
    In short:

    Backtracking Simulator 2016 In detail: I'm so very disappointed with this title; I really had faith (haha) that it would be just as good if not better than the original. It's beautiful, no doubt about it, and it runs fantastically, as most DICE games do, but holy crap the rest of it can't hold up. Game play is repetitive in the worst way, the combat is unreasonably    In short:

    Backtracking Simulator 2016

    In detail:

    I'm so very disappointed with this title; I really had faith (haha) that it would be just as good if not better than the original. It's beautiful, no doubt about it, and it runs fantastically, as most DICE games do, but holy crap the rest of it can't hold up.

    Game play is repetitive in the worst way, the combat is unreasonably hard in some places, and the story can be guessed very easily! Another huge disappointment is the open world; I thought it'd be awesome but I found it very tedious to have to walk back and forth across the map 30 or so times just for the main missions.Fast travel would be fantastic!

    Overall I cannot recommend this game at this price, period. Wait for a sale for like $20 or so. It's a shame, really it is.    … Expand
  67. AngelMorenoARG
    Jun 8, 2016
    3
    Un verdadero desacierto de un juego parkur que lo hallan transformado en un juego de combate , mundo abierto que no tiene de nada ("abierto") que tenga misiones secundaria repetitivas y cansinas y que una flecha te guía . Algo que mas me di-justo fue la inteligencia artificial del enemigo ,que no sabia como seguir el combate .
  68. HDWolf
    Jun 8, 2016
    3
    TL;DR: The game has terrible heavy-handed and blunt storytelling. The art style, while appealing to cyber-punk fans, has absolutely no place in a Mirror's Edge title. The lack of proper world exploration as well as the elimination of the optional gunplay of the first is a horrible cop-out. The forced tutorials, impossible-to-disable marking of obvious paths and general hand-holdingTL;DR: The game has terrible heavy-handed and blunt storytelling. The art style, while appealing to cyber-punk fans, has absolutely no place in a Mirror's Edge title. The lack of proper world exploration as well as the elimination of the optional gunplay of the first is a horrible cop-out. The forced tutorials, impossible-to-disable marking of obvious paths and general hand-holding throughout is an insult to the player's intelligence. The charm of the original is absent in almost every regard, though superior melee combat is satisfying.

    Art Direction:
    Mirror's Edge took place in a realistically foreseeable future from our own.
    Catalyst, despite being a prequel, would be what life was like if we had already perfected living on Earth and were moving on to colonizing other planets.
    The game is littered with animated billboards which killed any possible chance of a minimalist art style the first game had. I understand why, but it's still far-too heavy-handed an approach to get an idea across.
    The art style is far more Ghost in the Shell than Mirror's Edge. I'm a massive cyberpunk fan, yet I understand this style has absolutely no place in a Mirror's Edge game. I would go so far as to say that given what we were to expect from the first game, it's simply ugly.

    Story:
    The first Mirror's Edge game had a simple story. The story didn't break any boundaries but didn't fall unforgivably short, either.
    Catalyst begins with heavy-handedly telling you why you should dislike the "bad guys."
    Every character you meet is a cliche and has their personality written on their face.
    Cutscenes come off as being poorly written, despite having flawless animation and voice work.

    Difficulty:
    There are no difficulty settings. Thankfully, you can turn Runner Vision off for a slightly harder experience, however, more than half of every parkour-able surface has these atrociously ugly skid marks on them to constantly remind the player that they can run along them. Part of the charm of the hardest difficulty on Mirror's Edge was not being told where it was possible to go next. It was incredibly satisfying to flawlessly execute a successful run using your own wits and quick thinking.

    Much of the beginning of Catalyst has it teaching you what you can do without a way to skip. The game will continue to drill you on combat techniques past the tutorial. If you decide you'd like to engage an enemy in a different way, or skip the enemy altogether, the game will simply reset you to the last checkpoint so it can make you play it the way that it wants you to.

    Combat:
    Easily the redeeming feature of the game, albeit a bit repetitive and forced at times (combat in ME should almost always be optional.) The combat in the first game was fun, and the combat in Catalyst has been improved ten-thousand fold. It's incredibly satisfying to defeat enemies in melee combat, and feels just as unforgiving as the first if you make a mistake, which is a good thing.

    Progression:
    A horribly executed idea. For starters, the game has 9/14 skills already learned for you - why?
    This is unnecessary filler, given that the player will never have these skills taken away from them later in the game. They're as superfluous as adding "running" "breathing" "jumping" as learned abilities.
    All the learnable skills should have been given to the player at start; It should be the player's responsibility to grow and learn how to effectively use these techniques, not locked behind some arbitrary numerical EXP system.

    The world, and other cop-outs:
    The open world is neat, but disappointing. It has a lot of potential, but given you can never travel to the lower altitudes (such as streets) seems like developer laziness. Their explanation is that the streets are too dangerous for Faith, which seems absurd given the amount of patrolling done on the rooftops by Kruger security.
    Additionally, as another cop-out worth mentioning: weapons being DNA-locked to their owners is a terrible excuse to exclude gunplay from this game. Pardoning the fact this technology didn't exist in the first game, the gunplay being a choice was incredibly empowering in the first game. There are numerous scenarios where using weapons against PK security would have been easy, yet the game allowed the player to choose not to use them, either to prove that they were superior fighters that didn't need such an advantage to win, or because they believed that killing others wasn't something that their incarnation of Faith would do. It also allowed such players to have the experience of becoming frustrated or otherwise emotionally affected by their hostility to the point of using their weapons against them, thereby stooping to their enemy's level and having to reflect on this fact.

    These potential experiences are gone simply because the developers decided not to implement gunplay into Catalyst.    … Expand
  69. DemonTek
    Jun 8, 2016
    1
    Отвратительная поделка не игра. Нахрен такое вообще делать? Для кого? Для людей, которым понравилась 1-я часть? На них как раз наплевали, изменили все что притягивало в той игре: стильный белый город- превратили в бездушное пластиковое нечто, в котором просто скучно перемещаться, поразительное ощущение присутствия от паркура- похерили порезав все звуки издаваемые персонажем, осталосьОтвратительная поделка не игра. Нахрен такое вообще делать? Для кого? Для людей, которым понравилась 1-я часть? На них как раз наплевали, изменили все что притягивало в той игре: стильный белый город- превратили в бездушное пластиковое нечто, в котором просто скучно перемещаться, поразительное ощущение присутствия от паркура- похерили порезав все звуки издаваемые персонажем, осталось только какое-то чиркание тапками по паркету, как будто играешь за робота который даже не дышит, а не за человека который совершает немыслимые кульбиты. Да и вид от персонажа отдалился, как будто наблюдаешь съемку камеры "гоупро" которая закреплена на полметра выше над башкой этого "робота". Очевидно что погнались за широкой публикой ведь первой части в основную вину ставили скомканный сюжет, коридорность локаций и затянутые сцены перестрелок, и они прикрутили эту унылую усыпляющую сюжетку в виде нескончаемых катсцен, пустой скучный открытый мир и бесконечные шлепки по попках тупых антагонистов. Браво! Ведь именно этого так ждали все эти 6 лет.… Expand
  70. EaglePootis
    Jun 8, 2016
    0
    A series of good games rolled to the bottom. Charts no. Level design slag. What are the developers tried a few years? Better I replayed the game series in thumbs
  71. rBose
    Jun 7, 2016
    0
    Mushy textures, this looks more like a joke than an actual video game.

    It looks as if the devs decided to let another "spectacular" studio develop this title, like **** for example, it looks like their perfect video game, minus some towers to unlock, some f****ng feathers to collect.
  72. LordTarkus
    Jun 7, 2016
    0
    Did anyone actually think this game would be good? I knew it would be a pile of doodoo from the moment I heard about the new game mechanics. Games today from most of the major studios, EA, Ubisoft, Activison, are all turning out to be awful despite all of their potential. It's just a formula that the business executives include in every game to maximize profits regardless of user experience.
  73. Kulkuri
    Jun 7, 2016
    2
    Disappointment of the decade. Awful lifeless characters, Awful level design, Awful story, Awful combat mechanics,.. But it looks graphically really good (if we forget that face and head design of the characters is very unnatural and inhumane) and it sounds fairly good. Gameplay in general seems OK but there's this constant feeling of something being wrong. The game is repetitive tooDisappointment of the decade. Awful lifeless characters, Awful level design, Awful story, Awful combat mechanics,.. But it looks graphically really good (if we forget that face and head design of the characters is very unnatural and inhumane) and it sounds fairly good. Gameplay in general seems OK but there's this constant feeling of something being wrong. The game is repetitive too without added challenge. This game really didn't need to be open world title. Open world stuff is just huge wasted potential in this game because it isn't properly being utilised. But oh god, the architecture of the city and graphics are so good.… Expand
  74. xaneyron
    Jun 7, 2016
    8
    Why everyone hates this game? It's good. Well, far from perfect, but running and sliding are fun. Battle dull, but enjoyable. Story not great? Wel, first game had even less that that!l I suggest to buy this game, it's fun in quick bursts, and for just running in style.
  75. jjuff
    Jun 7, 2016
    2
    Perfect Summary: This game is a perfect example of how to f*** up an awesome concept. This sequel is worse than its predecessor in almost every way. Thanks EA, great job as usual
  76. RobVaivodiss
    Jun 7, 2016
    10
    As a fan of the original, this game delivers in every aspect. Story is interesting, gameplay is fun, the city looks spectacular, and there are plenty things to do.
  77. xXRotusXx
    Jun 7, 2016
    10
    I think, it's exactly what the fans waited for in the last 8 years. Who likes moving in an open world and can dispense with a long epic story and a huge amount of side quests will absorb this game in every way and will have lots of fun with it.
  78. echochifter
    Jun 7, 2016
    4
    Dear DICE, if you claim you are making an open world game, make it open world, not just hopping along the rooftops. We did that in the last game. Open world should have been street level running, bouncing off cars, climbing up buildings from ground level. That would have been a good leap forward. Also thank goodness for the ESC key on my keyboard, did you even employ someone to writeDear DICE, if you claim you are making an open world game, make it open world, not just hopping along the rooftops. We did that in the last game. Open world should have been street level running, bouncing off cars, climbing up buildings from ground level. That would have been a good leap forward. Also thank goodness for the ESC key on my keyboard, did you even employ someone to write the story or just came up with something bland and pointless, skip, skip , skip those pointless pace ruining cut-scenes. My suggestion to people that haven't bought this yet, wait till xmas when it will be about $10.… Expand
  79. Xani_
    Jun 7, 2016
    8
    I recommend.
    Solid game with very good graphics, with nice parkour, with a wonderful ingame soundtrack.
    The only bad points are the stupid AI, and a very strange arquitecture style of the city.
  80. itmo
    Jun 7, 2016
    3
    How do you make an original idea turn into a pile of crap, give a development team 8 years and force an unwanted open world system into a game. The game has lost its fast paced nature, too much time going from point A to point B, there is too much down time. Way to go DICE/EA, another franchise has been ruined, well done guys.
  81. sscott0829tw
    Jun 7, 2016
    7
    I've played many open world games.But this one kinda disappointed.
    I am a fan of the big one,the first mirror's edge game is so awesome back in the days,bring an unique first person parkour experience back in the days.
    My biggest problem with this game is you can't go everywhere you want.See other games with parkour elements,like AC,dying light or Titanfall,you can go almost    I've played many open world games.But this one kinda disappointed.
    I am a fan of the big one,the first mirror's edge game is so awesome back in the days,bring an unique first person parkour experience back in the days.
    My biggest problem with this game is you can't go everywhere you want.See other games with parkour elements,like AC,dying light or Titanfall,you can go almost everywhere,from rooftops to the streets.That gives you the true feeling of an "open world game",which is letting player to choose where to go.There is a lot of part in this game makes me feel that this is a linear game,not an open world game,because there is only one route to you target.Imagine how awesome this game will be if you can running on the streets and climb buildings to reach the rooftops. The enemy AI is bad,you can learn their movement and crushed them easily.I really hope that they didn't remove the gun fight,it will be very awesome to have both melee combat and gun fight in this game.And the boss fight is just a long cutscene,not to mention the ending of this game is just a set up for the sequel.The story is ok,nothing really memorable,some characters like Faith,Noah and Icarus is cool,but the writers just can't make a great story.Overall,I think it's a 6.5,it is sad to see that Dice **** up another game after star wars battlefront.    … Expand
  82. MorningXanax
    Jun 7, 2016
    10
    This game is an 8 atleast, If you love the first this will be no exception. The graphics look much better with hyper graphics, just turn off the runner vision and this game is way better than what most people played on the beta. The only bad points is the AI, and the drug adict arquitecture style of the city has.
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Metascore
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Games Master UK
    Aug 21, 2016
    68
    A grander production, but the gorgeous open world does Catalyst's freerunning no favours. [Aug 2016, p.66]
  2. CD-Action
    Aug 21, 2016
    65
    Catalyst is a triumph of form over substance. At first the city looks huge, shiny and perfect but soon turns out to be just a lifeless, empty mockup, where you distinguish the districts mainly by background colors. The character development system feels artificial and redundant. The story and characters are so shallow and badly presented that I quickly lost any interest in them and focused on what the game does quite well – on parkour. [08/2016, p.60]
  3. PC PowerPlay
    Aug 18, 2016
    70
    The movement in Mirror's Edge: Catalyst is still strong, but the unlikeable characters and clunky combat get in the way of complete enjoyment. [Issue#253, p.56]
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