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« on: October 26, 2008, 05:49:20 PM »

This game will be released in about two weeks. I think the style of this game is completely awesome and I think it has a lot of potential. My only concern is whether or not the parcours-gameplay is actually fun to play. Has anybody played a demo of this game?


Watch this trailer to see how the gameplay looks like:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33585.html
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« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2008, 06:06:50 PM »

Interesting, but looks like it may be a little awkward to play in parts.
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« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2008, 06:26:35 PM »

I've been looking forward to this one for a long time now. Unforunately, I can't get it on release day because I don't have the money to do so at this point in time, but it might go on my christmas list, depending on if I like the demo or not.
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« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2008, 07:30:32 PM »

Looks freaking amazing. Gotta wait till it comes to PC though Sad
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« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2008, 08:07:38 PM »

I have been following this since I first heard about it but I need to try a demo and hear some reviews before I plunk down any money on it.
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« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2008, 10:47:58 AM »

Looks freaking amazing.
Yeah, it does. I love the cleanness of the visual style. Smiley

Parkour on Wikipedia.

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According to David Belle, "the physical aspect of parkour is getting over all the obstacles in your path as you would in an emergency. You want to move in such a way, with any movement, as to help you gain the most ground on someone or something, whether escaping from it or chasing toward it." Thus, when faced with a hostile confrontation with a person, one will be able to speak, fight, or flee. As martial arts are a form of training for the fight, parkour is a form of training for the flight.
A good explination of what Parkour is. It's also not to be confused with Free Running, which is more acrobatics-focussed.
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« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2008, 01:24:58 PM »

With everything else coming out this holiday season, I can afford to wait until this one becomes a bargain ($29.99 or less) title.

I'll still try the demo, but it's not high on my list.
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« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2008, 01:55:30 PM »

Apparently the demo is out on XBL and PS Store today. SOMEBODY PLAY IT AND LET US KNOW HOW IT IS.
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« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2008, 03:22:58 PM »

Apparently the demo is out on XBL and PS Store today. SOMEBODY PLAY IT AND LET US KNOW HOW IT IS.
Yeah, I'm curious myself. I really do hope it's fun because otherwise I'd just be a very good looking game that doesn't play too well. Undecided
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« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2008, 09:23:27 AM »

I played through the demo last night. It's EXTREMELY short (I completed the full thing on my first time in 15 minutes), but oh wow, it is incredible. I must have played through the main part of the demo 4 times last night just trying to cut my time down.

The controls are far different than your standard first person game, but they work just beautifully. On the PS3 edition, L1 is upward motion (like jumping or climbing up), L2 does downward motion (crouching, sliding, rolling after a high jump, etc), R1 does a quick turn, and R2 is your punch button. The face buttons do things like disarming enemies and activiating reaction time. There are so many cool moves you can do in this game, my favorite being doing a wall jump, a quick turn, and another wall jump. But the best part of the game is that you can play it totally non-violently, and it feels far more satisfying to do so that way.

With the demo being so short, I can't tell how the replay value will be outside of trying to beat your friends on the online leaderboards, but that could easily become quite addictive.

So yeah, Mirror's Edge, damned awesome...but I can't get it right away since I'm poor. I'm putting it on my Christmas list.
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« Reply #10 on: November 01, 2008, 07:59:41 AM »

Thanks for checking out the game for us, Tondog! Smiley

And by the sound of it, we have a winner on our hands, too Cheesy As long as the game won't be too short and/or have other unsuspected flaws I think this'll be a big hit.

It would be cool if you could create your own levels, share with others, etc... it would definitely improve the lifespan of the game as well.
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« Reply #11 on: November 03, 2008, 10:45:14 AM »

Some more gameplay footage:

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/42224.html

Although I love the game's running aspect I'm not sure about the combat gameplay. Maybe it's just this trailer but it's looking a bit awkward. The animations look a bit stiff too. I hope this doesn't affect the overal gameplay too much.

It does remind me a bit of Half-Life though, which is a good thing. Smiley
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« Reply #12 on: November 04, 2008, 02:03:13 AM »

yeah this game looks pretty sick, i need to try the demo out.
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« Reply #13 on: November 07, 2008, 07:23:55 PM »

The launch trailer - Aahhh, I love the design in this game. drool

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/42454.html


EDIT: And some story info about the "runners":

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/42334.html
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« Reply #14 on: November 07, 2008, 08:49:08 PM »

While it continues to look amazing, I must admit it looks a lot like a 3rd person platformer (Tomb Raider) just in first person. Not sure what to think in the end.
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