April Edition Live Magazine - April 2014 Issue. | Page 60

preview

Mirrors Edge 2
The original Mirror’s Edge came out
way back in 2008 to much acclaim,
but never really found the big mainstream audience that publishers EA
were hoping for. However, the game
did garner a cult following thanks to
its unique visual style and equally
unique gameplay. Fans believed for
years that a sequel would never see
the light of day, but in June 2013 Mirror’s Edge 2 was finally announced.
However Mirror’s Edge 2 is less of a
sequel and more of a remake and/or
prequel. Main character Faith looks
set to return upon PC, Xbox One,
and PS4 sometime soon, though exact release dates have yet to be confirmed – 2016 is rumoured as latest
time to expect the game.

because in this future all communications are monitored and the only
way to transfer information safely is
to deliver physical copies. Faith must
run and make her way past both environmental obstacles and government forces bent on stopping her.

For those not familiar with the original Mirror’s Edge, Mirror’s Edge 2 (if
it indeed will be called that, though

The gameplay of Mirror’s Edge 2 will
also mirror that of the original: the
player controls faith, running across

“FAITH MUST RUN AND MAKE HER WAY PAST
BOTH ENVIRONMENTAL OBSTACLES AND
GOVERNMENT FORCES BENT ON STOPPING HER.”
one would suspect reverting the title
to simply ‘Mirror’s Edge’ is likely) revolves around Faith, a ‘runner’ and
her quest to free the people in the
city she lives in from the dystopian
government that ruthless controls
the population. Faith is a ‘runner’

the mirrored gleaming city she inhabits in ‘true’ first person style. This
means that as faith runs, ducks, and
weaves the player’s view changes to
depict fairly realistic angles and perceptions of what a person actually
performing these actions might see.
Faiths has the ability to spot the best

parts of the cityscape to run and
climb over; presented to the player
as a special ability that allows Faith
to see parts of buildings she must
access and run over as the colour
Red. Faith is not especially strong,
not exceptionally skilled in combat,
meaning that while the player can
take down opposition, the player
must keep faith running. However,
EA favourite developer DICE is taking on the project, so we can expect
to see deepe "6