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Oct 29, 2025
It's not as good as the first game in my opinion but it's still beautiful in it's own right as well as expanding on the parkour and combat and while both don't feel as fluid as the first it's still a great addition
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Sep 19, 2025
I finished Mirror's Edge Catalyst as one of the picks this month in the Game Pass Game Club. It was alright I guess. I really liked the traversal through the city, and the open world which left multiple paths to choose. Getting in the zone with a big run was super nice, and the big set piece missions were exciting to go through. The visual style was nice and still holds up pretty well even though it's a bit old now.I finished the original but ages ago so didn't remember anything from the story, but apparently this is more of a reboot of the story, which I didn't know until just now, haha. The story was just serviceable I guess, it didn't seem to draw me into caring very much about what was going on. The ending was disappointing for sure, open ended trying to leave it for a sequel to resolve it, which we never **** combat parts that were forced in a few areas left me a little stumped and I had to look up some strategies of how to properly handle them to continue. I guess it was sort of obvious after I read, but oh well. And I neglected to take the fast climb upgrade which got me almost stuck in one part where I was struggling to get away from some gun fire fast enough.I only did a handful of the side tasks, but there were a ton of them scattered over the map if you were really into it. As is, it took me around 10 hrs to finish which was plenty for me.
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Mar 28, 2025
This game, offers a unique parkour experience with fluid, immersive mechanics and impressive graphics, despite using an older engine. The story, complemented by a comic, is well-developed and connects seamlessly with the events in the game. The gameplay stands out for its freedom of movement, making the game highly engaging. Overall, it's an unforgettable experience that blends action, narrative, and stunning visuals.
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Mar 7, 2025
MEC was and is the perfect combination of parkour and fight and the PG go into detail not very well but they have the have own role in the lore that's for sure with Faith (the main protagonist). this is the way i love so much this video-game and I reccommend it.
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Dec 24, 2024
This game is Titanfall 2 without the jetpack, the giant robot, the readability, the guns, and the fun. The game could loosely be described as "Follow the GPS for 9 hours and fall off from ****". The game really didn't feel good to play at all. The story was interesting, but the characters were stolen straight out of 2010s emo phase. I would recommend you skip this game. It's not the worst ever made, but there are much better uses of your time.
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Mar 8, 2024
Dice's long awaited sequel to the cult classic Mirror's Edge may not completely live up to expectations, but it's ultimately a solid enough effort that is nowhere near as deserving of its hate, even if it is ultimately a bit of mixed bag. Mirror's Edge Catalyst offers the same strong core mechanics as its predecessor, with some well designed areas, though Catalyst trades in its individual level structure for an open world design which does detract from the best aspects of the original game. The open world check list of objectives, and the repetition of going through the same areas over an over drag the overall game down. Still, there's fun to be had in Mirror's Edge Catalyst, and just like the first game, it's a brief enough experience where it doesn't wear out its welcome. Catalyst's poor reception may have once again put this franchise on the shelf, which is a shame, as I do hope we can revisit Faith and her journey again someday.
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Dec 14, 2023
When I played it for the first time I enjoyed the movement and the parkour didn’t really care about the story but I recently played it and the gameplay wasn’t that great and the story was ordinary and there is so many side missions that wasn’t necessary and so many bugs and glitches.
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Dec 5, 2023
I personally really enjoyed the game and have replayed it several times, but in my replays I encounter new shortcomings. There's definitely fun to be had, though some of it is on the player to be creative rather than the map itself. Combat can be fun, though there is far too much cheese.
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Nov 13, 2023
Ngl I barely paid attention to the story. But I got the basic gist of it. But I was really just here for the gameplay. And it was FINE. The game is good when it chooses to be. The gameplay is super jank and inconsistent. Especially the wallrunning. It's so buggy. The fighting is god awful whenever you're forced to do it. I hated it. But the running, jumping, rolling, grappling, ziplining, etc. All that's good. The wallrunning and fighting were the worst things for me by far. I feel like this game should've given you more to work with as you go. A lot of the missions feel the same. There isn't much variety here. The game is basically mid. I didn't dislike it tho. Glad I got the platinum before the servers shutdown in December.
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Jun 28, 2023
Ha sido un juego entretenido, gana por la movilidad y el disfrute de ir corriendo por el mapa. La historia para mi no es muy relevante, ya que lo principal del juego es la movilidad y lo vistoso que se ve. Tiene bastante contenido y misiones las cuales hacen que disfrutes del mapa.
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Jan 9, 2023
Mirror's Edge Catalyst is a highly enjoyable action-adventure game featuring fluid parkour mechanics, an engaging story, and stunning visuals. It is a must-play for fans of the genre. But the story in this game is not as strong as the original Mirror's Edge. Despite this, the game is still a thrilling and well-crafted experience that is worth playing for fans of the genre.
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Jul 14, 2022
Вполне годный сиквел интересной по своей механике игры. Паркур от первого лица до сих пор цепляет, хоть и механика не потерпела серьезных изменений. Управление подкачало и часто подводит. Сюжет не цепляет звезд с неба, но держит хоть какой-то интерес. Миссии однообразны, разнообразие пытаются внести побочки. Ч
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Jul 13, 2022
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Jan 18, 2022
Inverted X axis camera control is not present in this game, thus impossible to play for me.
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Jan 8, 2022
I've played many games, and this is one of the best game I ever played. Unlike any other combat games, this is just a relaxing and thrilling parkour game.
Even you are looking for more battle, try dying light or something. This game is just to underrated
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Nov 28, 2021
One of the best games i have played in my life. Improved everything on the original fingers crossed for a 3rd one coming **** biggest suggestion is play it like its a video game not a cinematic masterpiece. Just ignore the stories put on some good fast paced music (my suggestion being rap) and just run.
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Nov 10, 2021
I just finished playing the game for the 7th time. And Honestly I don’t get why some people think this game is boring and not good.. it’s so fun to play the game if you like running and jumping of buildings etc, the graphic design was AMAZING, the city is beautiful (mostly the city of glass, I just love how it looks) the game gives me kind of a futuristic vibe, and I just get this happy feeling inside of me when I’m playing it
I can agree that the combat is kinda bad (it’s ok for me) but it should have been some guns Faith can use, cause honestly sometimes I failed with the fighting when it was too many, but it wasn’t extremely bad where I thought to myself that just can’t play anymore. And I can also agree that there was kind of repetitive missions but they were all fun tho so it didn’t really bother me.. though I think the story should have been longer, but the ending gave me the feeling that there is gonna be a Mirrors edge 3, because Faith didn’t successfully finish her job and what she wanted to achieve.. but I think that would be a great story for ME3, and it would be cool if they made it more cyberpunk, more interactions with people, and online where you can meet other friends at ****, that would be so cool! And I just hope there is gonna be a new one where EA and Dice listen to every critique and what the fans want, because I think that it would sell better now that it have been so many years since Catalyst! Though some gamers are really picky with their games and really judgemental. I have to say tho that it was emotional and the story line was really good, sad that Noah died.. but I loved Faith’s character, cause she’s a rebel kind of girl who wants to stop this “Dictator” type of man and government to free people to make their own choices. Overall the game was really good imo, I think EA and dice should really considered making a ME3!
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Nov 4, 2021
A bland middle of the road game that is just serviceable enough. The story doesn't really go anywhere and is just meh. Thankfully you can just run through the campaign quickly and move on to something better.
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Oct 25, 2021
The game gives exactly what a fan of this series would want. Fun and challenging runs, a strong aesthetic. Fast-paced gameplay. Can be improved on the plot side, having a more engaging story behind would make it even better. But worth playing nonetheless. hope they'll make another one.
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Sep 10, 2021
Great **** I give it a 4 out of respect.
Nothing to do with 1, in which the missions were linear and fun, to survive you had to flee from the police doing parkour but not in this one, since many times (many) you will have to fight against them, see if they have given you importance that there are even upgrades and combat skills. Also, for some stupid reason they have decided to completely change the look of the game and make it futuristic with absurd technology.
The story seems to me at least regrettable and extremely forgettable, the characters have given me a **** **** at no time have I had even a minimum of empathy with any of them.
The only good thing about the game that improves on the previous one in addition to the graphics and movements is the free world, which was lacking in the first one.
In summary, if you have played the first one, I do not recommend it at all, but if you are new to the series, you might like it (although it is difficult).
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Dec 21, 2020
An AMAZING futuristic freerunner game with a story. If you want to feel the power of parkour, but can't actually do it physically (like me), then get this game. Now.
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Dec 17, 2020
First of all - it is not open world - there are just few predefined routes merging together. Gameplay is ok, story - also. Characters are totaly lame - extremaly cringy and in real life if was were at the party with them I've would go somehere else. World looks worse then previous one. Some things looks almost offencive to player - like in this rich areas there are cube sculptures - it is compleatly clear that someone made few cubes is 3D software and put them randomly - like 15 seconds work. These might me placeholder not update during development. In general this game looks like it was done with least effort possible.
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Nov 30, 2020
В далёком 2009 году я прошел Mirror’s Edge на XboX 360 и офигел. Ничего подобного я не видел! Игра меня просто заворожила своим необыкновенным сеттингом, что ли. Необычный геймплей, необычная графика, необычный простор да это необыкновенно просторная игра, даже миссии в канализации просторны! Короче игра мне очень понравилась, прошел её раза три в том числе на PC. Конечно продолжения ждал ииииии "дождался"... даа!!? Вот я не знаю DICE читать не умеет? Отзывы на оригинал были очень положительные. Бери и делай продолжение на тех же щах только гуще. Нет. Мы сделаем полный перезапуск, потому, что первая часть была неудачным экспериментом! DICE КТО ВАМ ЭТО СКАЗАЛ!!? Короче Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst. Вся история первой части полетела в унитаз. Я не спорю новая история не плоха, но зачем было делать вид, что Mirror’s Edge 2009 года не было? При всём при этом разрабы угробили ту свободу, воздушность и простор оригинала. Они завязали весь геймплей на открытый, но очень странный мир. 80% времени вы будете бегать по одним и тем же крышам, примерно в центре карты, выполняя какие то дебильные доп. задания. В игре зачем то поменяли геймплей. Теперь Фэйт не может использовать огнестрельное оружие (иногда очень хочется) и может сражаться только в ближнем бою. При этом почти все враги вооружены. При всём этом открытом мире, на одном уровне, примерно 10х10 метров, меня заперли с десятками вооруженных бойцов. Пришлось тупо отсиживаться за укрытиями и копить силы, что вообще противоречит концепции игры. В игре появилась прокачка, да. В первой части у нас всё это было по умолчанию. Да подтянули графику, лицевую анимацию, но кому это нужно если при этом игра потеряла свою главную фишку, атмосферу свободы! Резюмирую. Не знаю зачем нужно было перезапускать удачную игру? Надо было сделать лишь полноценное продолжение оригинала с похожим геймплеем и новыми фишками. Всё. Оценки говорят сами за себя. И теперь поднять эту "серию" из небытия будет ох как не легко! Хотя прошёл до конца, скажу честно: игра просто скучна.
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Nov 22, 2020
I thought the game started pretty strong, the story held my interest and i liked the characters we were introduced to. It unfortunately becomes very predictable and the characters dont become anymore fleshed out than their introductions. Very by the the numbers story telling. The free running and movement is fine, although i never felt like i managed to make it feel smooth, there is a lot of starting and stopping. The way point marker you follow i thought was too slow and a lot of time was spent having to stop waiting for it to catch up to show me which way to go next. My main problem is the combat, its not fun, basic, not fluid and there is way too much of it. Overall its a pretty game and while predictable is still relatively fun as long as youre not expecting world class story telling. I'm still glad we got a squeal even if its not all i wanted, but i wouldn't be surprised if we don't see this franchise again for a long while.
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Nov 12, 2020
I played the first game and loved it. CATALYST has the same atmosphere as the first game, but offers more freedom. I loved the gameplay and the freedom, also the new skills. The story could be better, but Catalyst's gameplay stands out above the rest. I hope EA will invest in a new game. Faith still remains one of the best well-designed female characters. I love her design.
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Oct 10, 2020
Visualswise, I think the sterile plastic glass look is suitable for a dystopian setting. But im missing real landmarks, like u have em in every other OW Game titles. The World is a constant labyrinth with no distinct corners or places. I know it s difficult to create them in a "rooftop" world, but i really miss them. Also, the hub doesnt feel "at home". The other aspect is the blandness of the world. Lack of NPCs with real stories. Imagine what potentials there are in a dystopian world like the one of glass. But u dont get to feel like ur in an dystopian world. Pls add more side stories that amplifies the dystopian society. The story is good enough (though the characters are very cliche). I find it intriguing enuff. But they should present/tell it more "intriguingly". E.g. very important plot element are just revelead by radio call on the go, when ur "run" is in progress. Most of the time I overhear important parts of it. I wish they would tell the story by more cutscenes in exciting dialogues. If motion cap is to expensive, then use the game engine to create cutscenes. But as I said, the Story itself is good. oh man, this game really has potentials. Pleeeeaasse EA give Dice more budget next time around (as i believe that was the problem), should u opt for a sequel (hopefully)
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Sep 10, 2020
У игры есть только два плюса : музыка и графика. Остальное - слабые места. Поиграл часа полтора и удалил. Если сравнивать с первой частью - то это провал.
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May 18, 2020
Mirror’s Edge Catalyst is peak EA Games: a game that is not good but “good enough”. The irony is that the game is about fighting against the mediocrity of a corporate driven consumer lifestyle. If the studio behind this game had gut, they would have made the entire game a critique of EA. The blandness of the game starts immediately. The cutscenes are little more than people standing around and talking to each other. I don’t understand why they couldn’t have been scripted in-game. The dialogue is also flat. This product shows zero passion. The story is forgettable. Even the setting, city rooftops, is one large level that you traverse back and forth until you are bored out of your mind with it. The gameplay is simple enough. You run, jump, and climb like an Assassin in an Assassin’s creed game, only slower, with less precision, and more deaths from falling. The player character will do you no favors. She does not reach out to grab a handhold or stop short of a precipitous ledge. Instead she falls to her death like the stiff puppets we used to expect from the PS2 generation. The levels could have helped with the rigid movement system. Sometimes they do and you can enjoy driving the player character around like a jumping, climbing race car. Then the developers mess this up too. One mechanic has you stop to attach a grappling hook to climb to higher places. Not everywhere like Rico from Just Cause or Spider-Man from ... Spider-Man. In Mirror’s Edge, you only grapple from certain places and only when at a dead stop. The same goes for pulling down select walls to open up new paths. This game has no commitment to the core premise. The gameplay additions reek of managerial overreach. I’m sure some passionate developer raised their hand and said “But shouldn’t the player keep running?”. And I’m sure they were told “Shut up and do your job.” Full disclosure: I bought this game used for less than $5 from GameStop. EA will see none of my money. At this low of price, the entertainment value of writing this review is worth the cost of the game disc. Maybe I’ll sell it a garage sale for $2 once this whole Covid-19 thing is over. If I do, you should buy it. Then you can write your own review.
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Mar 30, 2020
If you love pakora in video games then this is what you want I can set this site it isn't as good as the first one
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Mar 17, 2020
the most boring game in the world. All the main tasks help go there send the parcel. The only thing I liked was the fights but they get boring quickly.
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