The long awaited sequel of the parkour game Mirror’s Edge was finally announced today!
Update: The game’s official Facebook page has revealed the following information about Mirror’s Edge 2:
Discover the Origin story of Faith in Mirror’s Edge™. Coming to PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.
It seems as though the game will not take off from the events of the end of the first Mirror’s Edge.
Original story:
EA revealed at their E3 2013 press conference that Mirror’s Edge 2 is in development. This comes as a big relief to fans who were worried that the series would never see the light of day again.
A teaser trailer showed off Faith getting her eye tattoo, and fighting enemies while jumping around rooftops in true Mirror’s Edge fashion.
The series has been toyed around with a lot, with game developer DICE stating that it was in development, then that it was being cut, and then again that there was a possibility of it coming back.
Fans of the original can look forward to the same high-flying rooftop action in the Mirror’s Edge sequel.
For those who’ve never played Mirror’s Edge, it is a game that takes place sometime in the future, where almost all information is on a lockdown. Special runners are tasked with sending messages and information from one location to another.
However, the government doesn’t like this illegal transaction of information. The main character, Faith, must run across the city to try and get back her captive sister.
What makes Mirror’s Edge so unique is its fantastic gameplay. Although some critics complained that the gameplay felt clunky, we found it to be really fun once you get the hang of it.
The game is played as a fighting/platformer, with an interesting twist: you must run away from your enemies, as opposed to directly fighting them, to survive. While there are some instances where it helps more to fight, the game plays better when players flee.
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