Mirror's Edge Catalyst

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  • Summary: Through Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, experience the emergence of Faith, a brave Runner who uncovers a hidden truth inside the walls of the city of Glass. Through her journey, Faith explores every corner of the city, from the highest, most pristine skyscrapers, to the dark and dingy tunnels thatThrough Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, experience the emergence of Faith, a brave Runner who uncovers a hidden truth inside the walls of the city of Glass. Through her journey, Faith explores every corner of the city, from the highest, most pristine skyscrapers, to the dark and dingy tunnels that underlie the city. Players must master the environment, using their momentum and timing their combat to fight the oppressiveness of the ruling elite, uncovering the dark secrets behind the city’s beautiful façade. Mirror’s Edge Catalyst offers players the freedom to explore the expanse of the city, discovering a variety of new activities, like ‘Dash’, races from point A to B, environmental puzzles and story missions to complete at their leisure. [EA]… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. PC Games
    Jun 9, 2016
    86
    Mirror’s Edge Catalyst feels better in many aspects and delivers much more content than its predecessor. It still has some issues like the combat system or frustrating climbing areas, but it is still an impressive argument for its unique and fresh concept.
  2. Multiplayer.it
    Jun 6, 2016
    83
    Mirror's Edge Catalyst is a solid reboot of the original game, with improved mechanics and a rich sandbox.
  3. Everyeye.it
    Jun 6, 2016
    80
    Catalyst is not a flawless reboot, but it remains a very deep experience, filled with well-designed quests and interesting secondary activities; most of all, the game takes advantage of the environment in a clever way, making it strongly interactive for the players.
  4. PCGamesN
    Jun 7, 2016
    70
    Mirror’s Edge Catalyst is an exceptional sandbox. There’s nothing in the entire medium that feels quite as unique as being able to sprint, duck, and dive towards the horizon, making the most of the many varied paths on offer in this superbly sculpted playground. But when the game tries to be more than that, it begins to fall apart. Catalyst is certainly a step forward for Mirror’s Edge, but not the leap that it could be. If this is the return of Faith on a regular basis though, DICE have created the foundations for a very strong sequel indeed.
  5. Game Debate
    Jul 10, 2016
    70
    DICE might have done its best to hide a quality game, but it’s still there beneath the piles of filler.
  6. Ragequit.gr
    Jun 19, 2016
    69
    The impression that Mirror's Edge Catalyst leaves is like a person with bones full of calcium, covered with weak flesh. A better implementation of story, characters, mission design and combat system should be the first priorities on a future sequel.
  7. CD-Action
    Aug 21, 2016
    65
    Catalyst is a triumph of form over substance. At first the city looks huge, shiny and perfect but soon turns out to be just a lifeless, empty mockup, where you distinguish the districts mainly by background colors. The character development system feels artificial and redundant. The story and characters are so shallow and badly presented that I quickly lost any interest in them and focused on what the game does quite well – on parkour. [08/2016, p.60]
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  1. Positive: 74 out of 178
  2. Mixed: 49 out of 178
  3. Negative: 55 out of 178
  1. MorningXanax
    Jun 7, 2016
    10
    This game is an 8 atleast, If you love the first this will be no exception. The graphics look much better with hyper graphics, just turn offThis game is an 8 atleast, If you love the first this will be no exception. The graphics look much better with hyper graphics, just turn off the runner vision and this game is way better than what most people played on the beta. The only bad points is the AI, and the drug adict arquitecture style of the city has.… Expand
  2. Fatal1ty_43
    Feb 18, 2018
    10
    Рекомендую слать лесом тех, кому не понравилась игра. Ибо если бы разработчики сделали копию первой части, чего хотели те, кому не понравиласьРекомендую слать лесом тех, кому не понравилась игра. Ибо если бы разработчики сделали копию первой части, чего хотели те, кому не понравилась игра, то смысла не было бы и стараться
    разрабам! Не нравится игра - играйте только в первую часть....    … Expand
  4. cleverboy
    Jan 2, 2020
    9
    Pros: This game is about the freedom of movement. The feeling you get when you're in that loop of running, jumping, and noticing the nextPros: This game is about the freedom of movement. The feeling you get when you're in that loop of running, jumping, and noticing the next obstacle, and keeping up that momentum, is like nothing else. I would recommend that you only use the hints if you get stuck, because exploring and finding your way is half the fun. The devs have fixed the combat as well, and ties combat with your movement. The graphics are gorgeous and the game ran smoothly. The game is quite forgiving if you fall and the load times aren't that bad, which encourages exploration and makes some of the trial-and-error parts not too painful.

    Cons: I wish the city was a little more populated, and the NPC AIs are a bit unrealistic and lifeless. There was too much back tracking at first, but later on you can skip around to different bases.

    Boy, i do hope there's another sequel. Maybe in another 8 years?    … Expand
  5. Traxillion
    Oct 15, 2020
    7
    Running around the city of glass is fun albeit limited.

    The story is decent and the game itself doesn't stick around too long. Less good    Running around the city of glass is fun albeit limited.

    The story is decent and the game itself doesn't stick around too long.

    Less good than the original but still pretty good.    … Expand
  6. Sam3336
    Feb 22, 2018
    5
    This sequel to mirror's edge 2008, is uncompelling, and rather a disappointment, in comparison to the first game. As you begin the game, theThis sequel to mirror's edge 2008, is uncompelling, and rather a disappointment, in comparison to the first game. As you begin the game, the protagonist Faith Connor, has absolutely no unlocked skills/attributes and all are unlocked throughout the game, whereas in the first game, she has every skill/attribute without needing further upgrades throughout the game.

    Dice removed the ability for players to pick up and equip weapons to eliminate AI, and the AI are just pointless in this game. The game graphics on xbox one x are poor and lack optimization, the gameplay is repetitive, mediocre, and is unchallenging.    … Expand
  7. merchan
    Aug 28, 2016
    4
    A big disappointment. If you loved the first one, don't even bother. Coming from someone who played the game with very little hype.

    Art    A big disappointment. If you loved the first one, don't even bother. Coming from someone who played the game with very little hype.

    Art style is bad with bland and too much glass everywhere and transparent holograms, very reflective surfaces, everything combined overwhelms your vision and makes the game barely playable and hard to orient yourself. It's not even as pretty as the first one. Storytelling is just atrocious. I couldn't care a bit for the characters most of the time. There's no character development at all. Shallow. Sandbox gameplay is a complete disaster. I want good storytelling (with actual character development), linear, challenging experience. I don't want to run around a maze of a city top running errands that feel like a chore and a waste of time.

    Seriously, don't waste money and time with this if you played the first one.    … Expand
  8. LamanRe
    Jan 12, 2021
    0
    If I was looking for a game that has little or no story and just run run run,I could just play Mario.

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