Re: Aging Well

On Thu, 06 Mar 2025 02:46:12 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

The joy in Mirror's Edge were in mastering its mechanical aspects. If
doing the same run over and over trying to get the fastest time / most
efficient route sound fun, you'll like the game. But as a
single-player narrative experience... not so much. It's not that the
free-running is bad (although I think its wasted in first-person view)
but it is interspersed with a dull story and awful combat sequences,
and that weakens the overall experience.
It has some nice aesthetics though. All that white and red; the
visuals are incredibly impressive.

Is it like Superhot? https://store.steampowered.com/app/322500/SUPERHOT/
If so, then I enjoyed it even though it got annoying in some parts. At
least, it was short (managed to finish it during its free weekend!) and
had a decent story/plot.

I mean, I can't deny there are /some/ similarities, in that both use a
very stylized and pared down color gamut. But the games are are
completely different mechanically, and "SuperHot's" visuals are a lot
more basic than "Mirror's Edge".

Both, ultimately, are also about mastering the mechanics, but
"Superhot" is a lot more upfront about it. "Mirror's Edge" story keeps
getting in the way.

It's not that it's a bad game, but you really are made to expect a lot
more from the game then you ultimately get.

Aw. Nothing good after that? Maybe I will pass. :( What about its sequel?

I wouldn't say there's 'nothing good'. The game is fairly solid... for
what it is; an above-average shooter with some light role-playing
elements, a fixation on environmental traps, and a neat Art-Deco
visual style. It's a good game. It's just not a TERRIFIC game.

(The end-boss absolutely sucks, though).