I wanted to like this game so bad, the art style and overall concept of this game feels right up my alley. I remember watching friends play this game back when it was first released and really wanting to buy it, but having other things take priority at the time. After finally convincing myself to get through the game, I deeply regret it.

The PC port of this game is awful, I image you might have an easier time with things if you're playing on a controller with an era-appropriate monitor. But like all first person action games, I used a keyboard, mouse and a nice modern monitor. Getting the game running well was a nightmare of messing with ini files and having to edit my mouse settings outside of the game because of how poorly the in-game sensitivity was handled. Even once the game would run fine, that didn't help the controls.

There was almost never a point in the entire runtime of this game where I felt like I was entering a flow state while moving through the world with the (theoretically) cool move set the games provides to you. I found myself trying to solve puzzles with wall-running where ever I could, as it felt like the coolest movement tech to me. There were multiple times throughout the game where I would try over and over to wall run to an object I could obviously reach, but because the game isn't that flexible, I had to go about finding the much less interesting intended solution. The few moments of flow state game play were few and far between, sandwiched between slow and clunky ledge maneuvering and some of the worst combat I've ever experienced in a game.

Mirror's Edge's story was interesting, but too predictable in the end. Just before the 'big reveal' story moment, I felt like the game was teasing a really interesting story direction, but almost immediately after, I realized I had thought too hard, and the game was not going to make do anything all that clever. The art & animation for the cut scenes that break apart major parts of the game were great tho, even if their age is showing a bit.

I remember the praise this game got at release, I remember watching friends play it and thinking "wow that looks awesome", and I still see people to this day talk about this game as if it were a lost gem. I went in expecting to finally experience the cult classic I had always wanted to get around to, but pushing my way to the end of this game started to feel genuinely torturous.

I wanted to like this game so bad, the art style and overall concept of this game feels right up my alley. I remember watching friends play this game back when it was first released and really wanting to buy it, but having other things take priority at the time. After finally convincing myself to get through the game, I deeply regret it. The PC port of this game is awful, I image you might have an easier time with things if you're playing on a controller with an era-appropriate monitor. But like all first person action games, I used a keyboard, mouse and a nice modern monitor. Getting the game running well was a nightmare of messing with ini files and having to edit my mouse settings outside of the game because of how poorly the in-game sensitivity was handled. Even once the game would run fine, that didn't help the controls. There was almost never a point in the entire runtime of this game where I felt like I was entering a flow state while moving through the world with the (theoretically) cool move set the games provides to you. I found myself trying to solve puzzles with wall-running where ever I could, as it felt like the coolest movement tech to me. There were multiple times throughout the game where I would try over and over to wall run to an object I could obviously reach, but because the game isn't that flexible, I had to go about finding the much less interesting intended solution. The few moments of flow state game play were few and far between, sandwiched between slow and clunky ledge maneuvering and some of the worst combat I've ever experienced in a game. Mirror's Edge's story was interesting, but too predictable in the end. Just before the 'big reveal' story moment, I felt like the game was teasing a really interesting story direction, but almost immediately after, I realized I had thought too hard, and the game was not going to make do anything all that clever. The art & animation for the cut scenes that break apart major parts of the game were great tho, even if their age is showing a bit. I remember the praise this game got at release, I remember watching friends play it and thinking "wow that looks awesome", and I still see people to this day talk about this game as if it were a lost gem. I went in expecting to finally experience the cult classic I had always wanted to get around to, but pushing my way to the end of this game started to feel genuinely torturous.