I’m always skeptical when I see a game published by EA nowadays, but Mirror’s Edge looks like it has some promise. It’s a first-person game that is heavily influenced by parkour. The game deemphasizes shooting and focuses more on getting from one point to another in the quickest way possible.
So basically it’s a first person Prince of Persia: Sands of Time. Or the freerunning parts of Assassin’s Creed, presumably with more platforming skills involved.
First-person platforming has always been frustratingly terrible, but if EA can pull this off right, it might have a sleeper hit on its hands.
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