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Mirror's Edge Catalyst

EA Digital Illusions CE

2016•Platformer•PEGI 16•About 12 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurethrillervehiclesfasttried & testedwholesomelightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA breakneck platformer that is larger-than-life, expansive and light. Best if you like pace over patience.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

69 / 100

328 ratings

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About This Game

Mirror's Edge Catalyst is an action-adventure game and the reboot to Mirror's Edge. The story in the game explores the past of the protagonist Faith. Like in the previous game, the main gameplay in Mirror's Edge Catalyst involves traversing the city using parkour to reach certain objectives. Unlike the linear levels in Mirror's Edge, Mirror's Edge Catalyst features an open-world free-roaming environment. Combat has been overhauled and emphasized compared to the first game and Catalyst no longer allows the player to use weapons, instead focusing on melee attacks.

Summary: IGDB

Story

In the gleaming dystopian city of Glass, a totalitarian corporate regime watches over every citizen through a vast surveillance network called the Grid. Refusing to be monitored, a group of free-running couriers known as Runners live on the rooftops, ferrying secret messages and slipping past corporate security. Fresh out of prison, a skilled young Runner named Faith Connors returns to this hidden world and takes on a job that pulls her into a dangerous conspiracy. As she uncovers the corporations' plans, Faith is drawn into the fight to free the city from their control.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureThrillerVehiclesAll consuming questFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

HelicopterExplorationParkourFemale protagonistAction-adventureFree roamDiceSlow-motion

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Details

Developer: EA Digital Illusions CE
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Released: 7 June 2016
Series: Mirror's Edge
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 12h normally, 31h complete
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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