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100% Story + 100% World ^^ (review included)
June 16, 2016 8:52AM
edited June 2016
Last couple of electronic parts in Ocean Pier were cheeky - well played, DICE 
Finally free to use that New Game option, and rewatch the opening cutscene, lol ^^
Figured I'd also include a copy of this, from elsewhere. I don't like to review until finishing a game in it's entirety, but in this case, the wait largely just solidified my initial impression.
Mirror's Edge - Catalyst
8 year wait. 3 years since the initial reveal o_0
+ Faithful (pun intended) reboot of the original game.
+ Keeps all the unique gameplay elements that made the IP great, adds a lot of new ideas that don't detract from, or dilute the feel.
+ Tightens the parkour up. Optimal movement no longer looks ridiculous or relies on glitches.
+ Much better time goals. Should be achievable by anyone with practice. Relies more on intelligent pathing and skills competancy, than on twitch-timing and sweat.
+ Random race generation mode. Shareable user-created content. Great stuff.
+ Excellent initial attempt at first-person visceral melee combat, (that doesn't look and feel ****, like in Bethesda games.) Marries Beat'em Up and FPS influences nicely.
+ Great world design. Beautiful visuals and stunning vistas. Plenty of vertigo-inducing moments. Some incredible set-pieces. Such a huge amount of fun to traverse and explore.
+ Proficient story, with plenty of nuance and depth for those looking.
+ Good balance between cinematics and in-game story-telling.
+ Competent VAs, with excellent performances from Faye Kingslee as Faith, Jim Pirri as Noah, and Tim Kang as Dogen. Look out for Faith and Dogen's final in-person meeting, in particular.
+ Right level of intrigue, pleasant lack of plot twists and technobullshit.
+ No pandering romance plot. No shoehorned minority representation. Maintains Faith's position as one of the only credible female protagonists in the industry.
+ Seemingly solid narrative promise from DICE to continue, to not to take so long, next time around.
- 6Gb+ of VRAM a necessity if you're a stickler for fidelity, (although that's an industry standard for Ultra-settings going forward, so perhaps less of an issue than it looks.)
- Driver lock out. If you're under minimum specs and use an AMD card, you'll have to either mod your driver package, or upgrade your hardware to play. (AMD's end, not DICEs end - latest driver package dumps legacy cards.)
- Gameworld can occasionally feel a little empty. A sensible design choice in terms of maintaining race consistency. Also fits with the setting and altitude of play, but a minor detractor nonetheless.
- No 'Still Alive.' Just. No. DICE please!
Worth the wait? Absolutely. Plenty there to delve, with plenty of replayability. Welcome back, girl. Don't take so long next time, eh?
Finally free to use that New Game option, and rewatch the opening cutscene, lol ^^
Figured I'd also include a copy of this, from elsewhere. I don't like to review until finishing a game in it's entirety, but in this case, the wait largely just solidified my initial impression.
Mirror's Edge - Catalyst
8 year wait. 3 years since the initial reveal o_0
+ Faithful (pun intended) reboot of the original game.
+ Keeps all the unique gameplay elements that made the IP great, adds a lot of new ideas that don't detract from, or dilute the feel.
+ Tightens the parkour up. Optimal movement no longer looks ridiculous or relies on glitches.
+ Much better time goals. Should be achievable by anyone with practice. Relies more on intelligent pathing and skills competancy, than on twitch-timing and sweat.
+ Random race generation mode. Shareable user-created content. Great stuff.
+ Excellent initial attempt at first-person visceral melee combat, (that doesn't look and feel ****, like in Bethesda games.) Marries Beat'em Up and FPS influences nicely.
+ Great world design. Beautiful visuals and stunning vistas. Plenty of vertigo-inducing moments. Some incredible set-pieces. Such a huge amount of fun to traverse and explore.
+ Proficient story, with plenty of nuance and depth for those looking.
+ Good balance between cinematics and in-game story-telling.
+ Competent VAs, with excellent performances from Faye Kingslee as Faith, Jim Pirri as Noah, and Tim Kang as Dogen. Look out for Faith and Dogen's final in-person meeting, in particular.
+ Right level of intrigue, pleasant lack of plot twists and technobullshit.
+ No pandering romance plot. No shoehorned minority representation. Maintains Faith's position as one of the only credible female protagonists in the industry.
+ Seemingly solid narrative promise from DICE to continue, to not to take so long, next time around.
- 6Gb+ of VRAM a necessity if you're a stickler for fidelity, (although that's an industry standard for Ultra-settings going forward, so perhaps less of an issue than it looks.)
- Driver lock out. If you're under minimum specs and use an AMD card, you'll have to either mod your driver package, or upgrade your hardware to play. (AMD's end, not DICEs end - latest driver package dumps legacy cards.)
- Gameworld can occasionally feel a little empty. A sensible design choice in terms of maintaining race consistency. Also fits with the setting and altitude of play, but a minor detractor nonetheless.
- No 'Still Alive.' Just. No. DICE please!
Worth the wait? Absolutely. Plenty there to delve, with plenty of replayability. Welcome back, girl. Don't take so long next time, eh?
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Looking forward to seeing the early stuff again, in light of all the extra information you get in the collectables.
Do you by any chance remember where are some of the documents located in Triumvirate Drive? I've been trying to find the last document there for about 3 hours.
Thanks nonetheless!
You're totally right, I'm just a bit hopeless at this point xD