Mirrors Edge: Catalyst

[Flabio]

Loved the music, loved the atmosphere, but trial and error gameplay just leaves me cold after a while.

[Goemon]

Sign me up for one of the best games the year is was released.
Only flaw I had with the game was the cutscenes being completely different to the game and not particularly well done. The parkour, combat etc. was all spot on IMO.

Thinking about the game again makes me wanna go finish the levels on TT, which I never got round to doing.

The iphone version was quite enjoyable too, kept it simple but also maintained the idea of flow.

Would love to see a sequel, but didn?t the original tank really badly? I remember the lesson being ?don?t release new IPs in the Christmas period?

[charlesr]

I tried to go back and do the DLC TTs, but my skills had evaporated.

[fuse]

I felt the same, but looking objectively it's also fair to say that the DLC maps were considerably harder than the ones in the main game.

[sj33]

Hmph, EA decided to make the DLC not work for the Steam version of the game! I wanted to give them my money, too! *shakes fist*

[Neon Ignition]

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/289531/news/mirrors-edge-still-an-important-franchise-ea/

EA has responded to the recent news by saying that they've nothing to announce but that the franchise was an important one to EA

[Neon Ignition]

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/291633/news/ea-mirrors-edge-2-must-grow-franchise-audience/

EA has now said it's still coming but they need to figure out how to make it sell to a wider audience first. It's starting to remind me of BG&E2 which seems stuck in the same holding pattern

[elaniel]

10 years ago I would have thought EA was full of crap, now I really believe that they want this series to work and are dedicated to it. They really turned Dead Space 2 into a huge hit and I'm sure once DICE have enough time (not making Battlefields) they will definitely do it justice.

[egparadigm]

If they want to sell to a bigger audience they first need to concentrate on making it fun to play. Then, and only then, can they give the protagonist a boob job.

[Family Fry]

GM of DICE already said last week they had several secret projects in the works that he can't talk about now, one has to be Mirrors Edge.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/02/21/take-the-dice-studio-tour.aspx

As for the wider audience remark, take a look at Dead Space 2's sales to see people gave it a bigger chance second time around than the original. Now I feel this wasn't because of MP that was added or making Isaac speak, it was because over a long period of time a LOT of people had picked up (new and 2nd hand) copies of the original and enjoyed it, feel the same would happen with Mirrors Edge 2.
Game has gained a lotta respect from a lot of people over the years, just needs to refine more of what made it good and dump the parts that made it bad.

[Neon Ignition]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-06-09-frostbite-2-based-mirrors-edge-coming

Frostbite 2 and Mirrors Edge

"You'll see that combination, I'm sure"

Live in hope!

[Neon Ignition]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-10-07-people-are-ready-for-mirrors-edge-2

DICE teases

[Sketcz]

Oh no, this means they're probably going to remove the gunplay if they make a sequel. But I loved using the guns in ME. Best bits of the game if you ask me.

"We see that there's a huge fan following, it's almost like a cult! And we know what strengths we had, and what weaknesses we had in that game. If we were to release a new game, we'd know what to improve and how to reach a broader audience. So I definitely think there's a market there."

[EvilBoris]

You think removing the gunplay would give it more mainstream appeal?

WRONG!

It'll probably have more gunplay and a Perk based multiplayer mode.
Also, the main chick more will be more nekid.

[Mr M0by]

Best bits of the game were the speed runs. Fantastic stuff.