Mirror's Edge 'proof of concept' clip
by Alexander Sliwinski 
{ Sep 24th 2008 at 5:00PM }
A video of the game's "proof of concept," which can be found after the break, shows just how much of the core mechanic remained intact, while changing the protagonist's gender and use of weapons. The article also covers how Faith was initially a multiplayer character before she took center stage and has several nice pieces of early concept art of the levels.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Haggard (Mr.ESC resurrection force) @ Sep 24th 2008 5:04PM
30 second advert for Perfect World damn near put me off! :P
Sesur @ Sep 24th 2008 5:05PM
that was kinda nuts there. I sure hope the cops are better shots in the final version!
Wiinterfang @ Sep 24th 2008 5:08PM
I want to care about this game but I just can't, if there's anything wrong with me?
Marty @ Sep 24th 2008 5:22PM
No... you're just immune to hype.
PSN & GAMERTAG: jorojoserojas - Wii FC: 0749-8609-3752-6926 @ Sep 24th 2008 5:22PM
Don't you worry, sir! I care enough for the both of us.
:)
Lone Starr @ Sep 24th 2008 5:38PM
There's not something wrong with you, just your use of conjunctions.
atrimus @ Sep 24th 2008 6:58PM
not enough "BOOM" "THLUNK" "SPLAT" eh Marty?
Erluti @ Sep 25th 2008 8:57AM
I'm with you. I love hype more than I love games. But I can't get behind this one. When it's being demoes on these videos it looks kinda boring, and it just seems it'll be that much more boring when I'm walking all slow and peering over ledges to see if I could make the jump.
Marty @ Sep 24th 2008 5:27PM
I can see how taking about 5-10 seconds to get up / climb over railings would get really tiresome while playing this, if it holds true to this concept video.
And am I the only one who gets supremely annoyed at buffering for over a minute and then only being to watch the always ridiculously long Game Trailers intro?
Just show the god damned video and put a watermark on it, jerks!
Dirty @ Sep 24th 2008 5:31PM
The one they used for E3 drove me bananas.
Dirty @ Sep 24th 2008 5:32PM
Gametrailers e3 intro that is. This is game videos, same concept.
David @ Sep 24th 2008 7:23PM
Nope, because my internet speed is 900 MB / sec, so no buffering here!
Proof: http://www.speedtest.net/result/323915734.png
David @ Sep 24th 2008 7:24PM
*90, got a little carried away
Joe Dombrowski @ Sep 25th 2008 4:00PM
Let's do some maths! 90038 kilobits (bit, not byte) divided by 8 gives you 11254.75 KB/s. Divide that by 1024, and you're left with 10 MB/s. You'd think someone would notice 80 missing MB/s and rethink their bragging.
brad77 @ Sep 25th 2008 10:41AM
Bits, bytes? Whatever man. Quit spoiling David's fun with your "facts" and your "math."
That said, 90 megabits ain't so bad. Those upload rates are pretty dismal, though.
Neebs @ Sep 24th 2008 5:47PM
AWESOME
D_Average @ Sep 24th 2008 5:48PM
Its too bad the clip was cut short, I was anticipating De Blobe to hop on by...
Yipcanjo @ Sep 24th 2008 6:07PM
Running is fun!
zkey14 @ Sep 24th 2008 6:32PM
Chick is weird.
PojoMofo @ Sep 24th 2008 10:34PM
SOLD!!! that is after I am done spending the $500 on games that I want more than this one this Holiday season.
ThornedVenom (Harley Quinn Defense Force) @ Sep 24th 2008 10:36PM
Those were some manly arms.
Yeti @ Sep 24th 2008 11:24PM
Glad they pulled the gun
Mfire528 @ Sep 25th 2008 12:23AM
i hope this game lives up im pretty excited for this game.
Nick8708 @ Sep 25th 2008 7:04AM
This is the first video I've seen of this game and I must say I don't know if I'd be able to play it. All that movement of the screen, like the bobbing and swaying of the head, while my head and body stay still is a bit nauseating. It's probably something I'd have to take time getting used to. Other than that, it sounds and looks like it could be fun.
Jess Q. @ Sep 26th 2008 2:03AM
That's not really what the game looks like, it's just an example of what they were going for. But they said the final game has some sort of "crosshair" in the middle of the screen that somehow keeps you from getting motion sickness, sort of like "spotting," which ballerinas use to keep from getting dizzy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_partner_dance_terms#Spotting