Mirrors Edge

[klange]

Global release is/was-supposed-to-be the 13th, according to every piece of information I've seen (website says 13th world-wide, demo says 13th, commercials say 13th).
Regardless, I'm going to (probably) pre-order it today (yeah, the day before it comes out...) and pick it up tomorrow, which is when my GameStop will have it.

Loved the demo (though I got hung up on one of the training things because I kept jumping off the edge too early...)

e: Got it today, ~9:00 at my mall's GameStop (we have 3 GameStops within limping distance, the one in the mall used to be an EB, they rebranded it to a regular GS)

[Saggy]

For all PC owners, in case you didn't know, the game is expected to ship January 2009. Also, downloadable content is being worked on as well, but no word on when that will be released (most likely next year).
Article: http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exere...56F9A084A3.htm

Also, I don't have the game yet (won't until Christmas ) so if you are going to post any spoilers please remember to use the spoiler tags. Thanks!

[Sever]

Will do. So far the game is so much more than I expected it to be. The environments are astoundingly believable and the art direction is whimsical, to say the least. Anyone who isn't planning to get this game is just a fool. I hope you have a fun holiday season of wall-running, zip-lining, and acrobatic jumping.

Also, in Chapter 4,

the subway section just blows my socks off. Dodging the trains, then riding them and dodging the overhangs keeps the player interacting with the environment in believable and fun ways.

[Phopojijo]

Great game...

But there's an asterisk on it... you might not like it, but I personally think it ranks up there around game of the year.

If it would have had:
1) An online 4-8 player combat race mode (Or bundled with a multiplayer game Ala Portal/TF2) (#2 is required for this to work)
2) A lot more options in path taking.
3) The frustrating sections smoothed out (Levels 7-9)
4) UnrealEd (for the PC version)

Would have been nearly perfect.

Though those blue runners are a bitch though... man was I happy to get that f'ckin pistol after getting chased by them for ~15 minutes straight.

[LinkandKvel]

Great game...

But there's an asterisk on it... you might not like it, but I personally think it ranks up there around game of the year.

If it would have had:
1) An online 4-8 player combat race mode (Or bundled with a multiplayer game Ala Portal/TF2) (#2 is required for this to work)

Tag mode mb?

[klange]

I had to start shooting people in the mall, at which point I turned to gunning whenever possible.

I'd like to see an open world for multiplayer. Maybe the ability to plan races in such an open world...

[Rob Oplawar]

I felt the ending was really weak, as were certain other points in the storyline. And the game was very short.

Overall I enjoyed it very much, and am going to be spending the next couple of weeks completing the various challenges, but I can't help but feel the storyline let me down a bit. With the fantastic styling I was just expecting something more compelling in terms of story.

Also, there were a couple of points in the level that were really tricky in an unfun sort of way. The parts that had a bunch of challenges in a row that flowed from one to the other were fantastic, but there were some parts that I felt like I just had to stop and align myself and perfectly execute a move to proceed, and that's what had me frustrated. That only happened a couple of times, though.

Really fun game.
Brb, gonna go motion-sickness all over the bathroom.

[Sever]

Yeah, the ending is a bit of a letdown, but it makes you realize that Faith is just human, not a super-heroine, and is in it for only one thing. Also, it's part of a trilogy, per the comments from the developers, from somewhere on the net. Maybe we'll see more about

PK and the Mayor, along with Celeste.

[Rob Oplawar]

Honestly, I really think this game would have been best as a single game. I mean, I realize there are practical concerns like earning money and releasing some time this century, but from a non-developer perspective, making a sequel to it seems like it'll just water it down. The first time around it was amazing and different; next time it will be the same game with new levels. Games with really unique gameplay like this really deliver the best impact when they're all in one package.

Damn, Faith is hot.

[klange]

For-pay DLC, mb?