Mirror's Edge Comments by Christian Donlan
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Sounds pretty much what I was expecting, including the sadly very short length of the game.
Whilst the criticisms are evidently there in the demo, I never really felt they detracted from the game for me though. Discovering the path in a level for the first time is fun, but it's even more fun knowing where to go and bombing it along as fast and effectively as possible. I think I'm going to wait till this hits £20 or so though. For 7 hours or so, I can't afford to fork out full price at the moment. Great review though Christian, nicely written! |
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Good review. He didn't say great idea, poor execution at all. He says great idea, great execution most of the time.
I love the demo and have played it far too many times. I suspected the game would be short but I am very much wanting to time trial the levels which is a new thing for me as I've never felt like that before. The visuals and overall style have struck a chord with me. Hopefully the troubles in doors wont be too bearing as this seems like a great little title. |
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TiredRiver
09/11/08 @ 23:40
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The written reviews on Eurogamer are getting better all the time. Keep up the great language.
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justanotherdave
09/11/08 @ 23:43
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Reads like a 6 or 7.. wasn't expecting an 8 at the end. Will pick this up but at the moment, with so many other great games out I think i will wait untill the price goes down to around £25.
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el_pollo_diablo
09/11/08 @ 23:51
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I sort of knew I'd have to buy this even before reading the review.
Poor old Bioshock. I get half way through, then Little Big Planet arrives and eats up all my spare time, and now this. Am I ever going to find out the secret behind Rapture? |
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CunningLinguist
10/11/08 @ 00:03
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What's the deal with all these sub 10 hour games? Do publishers/developers really think people are going to pay 60 euros for 7 hours of gameplay? And yes, it does read like a 7. I guess it got an 8 because of reasons.
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doriangray
10/11/08 @ 00:06
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Well written review.
It was what I was expecting, playing the demo and things I'd read in other previews, it's obviously a great concept and when it's good it's good, but there's annoying problems that you'd hope they wouldn't have tripped over. Imagine Portal but without the subtle story and less charm. |
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disussedgenius
10/11/08 @ 00:26
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"Mirror's Edge recalls all the right memories of Jet Set Radio"
/ears prick up |
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squarejawhero
10/11/08 @ 00:28
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Yarp, but then it dashes the memories of JSR straight after, apparently...
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Vice.Destroyer
10/11/08 @ 00:37
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JSR was shit, guys. Utter, utter shit.
But I liked the demo for Mirror's Edge. I shall play at some point in the future. Far too much for me to play at the moment. |
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philreeduk
10/11/08 @ 00:47
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i think ill be buying left 4 dead over this wait until the price drops
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Wildsleven
10/11/08 @ 00:55
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dunno if i read this reveiw properly but it sounded less than a 8/10 score, so i was quite suprised lol
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absolutezero
10/11/08 @ 01:23
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Its worth noting that the 360 version will have you using the bumpers constantly. Look forward to that while playing the marginally more attractive copy of the game.
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doriangray
10/11/08 @ 01:58
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People saying it reads like a 7. I think that's the importance of both the actual review and the score being looked at in combination. Obviously you picked out the more negative aspects from the review, but the 8 at the end implies that whilst the game has faults, its entertainment value is of an 8/10 game even if it isn't that good on a technical level.
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TriggerHippie
10/11/08 @ 02:01
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I've played the demo on the ps3 and the 360 and honestly I couldn't see any difference. I'm not saying theres no difference but there was nothing that made me think one was better than the other. I really didnt enjoy using the 360 pad though which means a PS3 buy for me.
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MrDurandPierre
10/11/08 @ 02:13
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Review read more like a 7 to me, but whatever. I still say that this games looks like first-person Sonic. Fun when you're going fast, but rubbish at everything else. I'd like to give it a rent though, if I have the time.
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Isn't this obsession with scores getting a bit out of hand? I guess it drove away many veteran posters from the site. You lot ought to become teachers. At least you'd give a bit thought when grading students. "Hmm this essay reads like a C- but I'll give it a B anyway". Hilarious!
As for the game I was hoping for more content but you can't have everything. Will wait for the PC version (cheaper and hopefully controls better)
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"Poor old Bioshock. I get half way through, then Little Big Planet arrives and eats up all my spare time, and now this.
Am I ever going to find out the secret behind Rapture? " Yes.. as you can get there in no time at all once you realise the revitalising chambers dont penalise you for anything.. You could complete it twice and find both endings in not long at all. Thus the reason i always recommend to people to rent the overly average game rather than waste money buying it... It's an average shooter, with a tacked on story which feels out of place, gets boring very quickly, despite being short. |
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makeamazing
10/11/08 @ 06:24
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Wasnt on my list until i played the demo and the demo was fun, something alittle different.
Will be getting this now. On the list of all the other games I'm getting.... hope i get some time to play some of them sometime :( |
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JohnnyWashnGo
10/11/08 @ 06:38
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Had a go, wasn't impressed.
I don't even like the idea behind the game, so it had to be something very special to capture my attention. |
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