Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror's_Edge
Trailer: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Yg7-DDnRpXk

Do you think this will be a good game?

More improtantly, do you think it'll revolutionize gamimg because it's outset seems extremely non-linear?

Discuss.

Whether or not it will be a good game depends entirely on how well the developers manage to pull off their concept. The game definitely has the potential to be great. I love how you are simply running away from and trying to avoid your enemies, rather than being some sort of demi-god who solves his problems by leaving the scattered remains of his foes in his wake.

It is fairly linear though, since you basically follow the red brick road from point A to point B. Not much revolution going on there.

The previews I've read and screenshots of level layouts shown so far suggest it's linear. That will be necessary in my opinion if the game is to have the think-on-the-spot chase gameplay I assume they're going for.

As to personal hype factor, it's the game that I'm most excited about this year. New IP with an original gameplay concept. The sad thing is, even if the gameplay is stellar it'll probably fail to sell bucket-loads. So long as it's a good game however, I'll be buying.

Well, yeah, I know the linear gameplay part. But it has several options. Go left or right? over or around? And that could make all playthroughts different.

They also need to remember to lay off the guns.
Since it's a first person game, it would be tempting to add some shooting in there, just to draw in the shooter crowd, but it could totally ruin the game.
Imagine, you'll be playing and enjoying it for the first half, but in the second, they throw a bunch of guns your way and force you to use them.

Entirely possible, seeing as this is EA.

It's probably the best idea for a game I've ever encountered. Stuff like this is great.

x434343:
Well, yeah, I know the linear gameplay part. But it has several options. Go left or right? over or around? And that could make all playthroughts different.

I wouldn't expect the playthroughs to be too different, but I do like how they didn't make the game strictly linear, and the on-the-fly decisions you have to make should prove interesting.

Rabid Toilet:

x434343:
Well, yeah, I know the linear gameplay part. But it has several options. Go left or right? over or around? And that could make all playthroughts different.

I wouldn't expect the playthroughs to be too different, but I do like how they didn't make the game strictly linear, and the on-the-fly decisions you have to make should prove interesting.

Crysis. It's fairly linear, but you choose your angle of attack. That's just an example.

For some reason, I was watching the trailer and thought "Didn't I already see a lot of this in 'The Matrix'?" Of course, this had a lot less trenchcoats.

It also has a lot more colors than black and green.

Not enough info is given about the game, remember assassins creed early videos showed it as a free form world ware you track down and kill the target, and what we got was uhh prince of persia with more space to run around in without the traps

I would love it if it comes out what it says it will. But im a strange sort that like first person platforming as long as the controls are tight like HL2 and not that walking on ice effect of HL1

Squarewave:
Not enough info is given about the game, remember assassins creed early videos showed it as a free form world ware you track down and kill the target, and what we got was uhh prince of persia with more space to run around in without the traps

Assassins Creed did have a free roaming world. The early previews also made it out to be Prince of Persia with more space to run around in without the traps.

This does look interesting and the graphics are stunning but I'm sure if it has none of my interest.

It has the potential to be a really interesting and innovative game. Of course, it also has the potential to suck, but we'll see how it turns out.

I really hope it focuses primarily on the running away from secret thought police. I don't think the gun(s) is/are really necessary. I'm all for a stun gun, but if it degenerates into one long rooftop gunfight I will not be pleased.

Sorry double post.

I love to design, the city looks awesome (the main character not so much). But the story sounds like it will be another mindless "fight teh govormentz" tale and the movement itself will probably end up being Assassins Creed in first person.

sammyfreak:
I love to design, the city looks awesome (the main character not so much). But the story sounds like it will be another mindless "fight teh govormentz" tale and the movement itself will probably end up being Assassins Creed in first person.

What's wrong with that?

It's too early to say, and there's already a thread about this game.

"This is the greatest undersea epic, ever filmed."
-Jame Cameron

I love games that innovate, and I love moreso games that change cliche'd genres. First time I've ever heard of a game that is FP and doesn't end in 'S'.

Johnnyweird:
They also need to remember to lay off the guns.
Since it's a first person game, it would be tempting to add some shooting in there, just to draw in the shooter crowd, but it could totally ruin the game.
Imagine, you'll be playing and enjoying it for the first half, but in the second, they throw a bunch of guns your way and force you to use them.

Entirely possible, seeing as this is EA.

Well, there will being shooting aspects of the game, the developer said as much. However, you don't have guns to start with, and you can't go collecting them like coins. If, say, you take out a guard who's blocking your path and he was carrying a pistol, you can pick it up to use. However, you only have the ammo that was in the gun and you can't carry a thousand weapons/clips with you at all times. I've also heard that carrying certain weapons affects how fast you can run and how easily you can climb walls. So this actually makes the game seem ever closer to reality than most others. I personally am looking forward to this one. It has the potential to be something amazing, but time will tell.

thebobmaster:

sammyfreak:
I love to design, the city looks awesome (the main character not so much). But the story sounds like it will be another mindless "fight teh govormentz" tale and the movement itself will probably end up being Assassins Creed in first person.

What's wrong with that?

Because free-running is only fun for so long. They are gonna need some really awesome and varied level design or/and a great story. So far it is to early to say if it will turn out any good but I have my worries.

It looks promising, but i'm not getting my hopes up until i see reviews or at least critical aclaim.

We've been disappointed before.

The concept is certainly great, but it's being published by EA. We all know what that means.

Mystery00:
The concept is certainly great, but it's being published by EA. We all know what that means.

That we'll get a quality game out of it and then be dollared to death by downloadable content that doesn't really do anything to the game?

This is pretty innovative coming from EA...but I fear it may be Army-of-Two-Innovation. Not Portal-Innovation.

Jonathan Blow, in one of his "I'm better than you" lectures, made a good point: True innovation should surprise. Not just throw out a new idea and then do exactly what a reasonable gamer would expect to be done. For a game to truly innovate, it needs to take the idea and run with. Mirror's Edge has the potential to do that...literally (puns am phun). But, Army of Two did not. Sure, it tried something new, but it turned out exactly as everyone expected it to (or so I read in the reviews).

I really hope this game takes off and the designers really exploit the crap out of an awesome engine and mechanic. Like Portal.

Gimmick?

impossible to say until its released but i reckon it looks pretty sweet.

love the free running element, but it will really hinge on how good the controls are. imagine if everything you saw in that trailer was performed by pressing forward and spacebar (see assassin's creed).

will be worth keeping an eye on, thats for sure.

Najal:
impossible to say until its released but i reckon it looks pretty sweet.

love the free running element, but it will really hinge on how good the controls are. imagine if everything you saw in that trailer was performed by pressing forward and spacebar (see assassin's creed).

will be worth keeping an eye on, thats for sure.

I believe i read somewhere everything is basically 2 buttons along with the directional controller... different colors on some items also tell you how you can interact with the specific object

This game looks awesome, even though watching the video made me kind of nauseous :P

x434343:

Do you think this will be a good game?

If they do it right, YES.

Well, it looks very interesting, and the concepts are innovative enough.

All depends how they handle it, really. You know, perfecting the controls and that stuff

Wonderful Idea. I wanted a First person freerunning action game for ages. Then when I heard of mirrors edge I almost orgasmed, then when I saw the gameplay on Kotaku I did orgasm.

I do hope it goes well.

this sounds awesome, one of the few games i'm looking forward to for the next year or so.