Faith-based: 2D Mirror's Edge trailer shows origin story

by Christopher Grant { Sep 26th 2008 at 3:30PM }

EA's marketing machine is ratcheting up its efforts on Mirror's Edge – how else will it hit those sales numbers? The latest salvo in its ongoing campaign is the above "story trailer" providing some beautifully animated background on Faith's outlaw-courier origin and the oppressive government she's avoiding by running around on rooftops.

It's no secret that we're a fan of these trailers; in fact, the only thing we can really take umbrage with here is this: they're making us pine for a "cel-shading" option in Mirror's Edge. C'mon, DICE – how hard could it be? Just click that "cel-shading" box on your game-making tool. Done!

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Tags: DICE, EA, EA-DICE, Mirrors-Edge

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

343 Guilty Fart @ Sep 26th 2008 3:37PM

I think I'd like to play this version of the game more than the real version.

cpt crunchie @ Sep 26th 2008 6:48PM

does anybody know which album and/or song they use in the trailers? i dont want to just buy all thats on itunes willy nilly.

Misfit Toy @ Sep 26th 2008 10:47PM

I already plan to pick this up. What I can't decide is, do I get the PS3 or 360 version?

Xoviet chiK @ Sep 26th 2008 3:39PM

You let out the most important part of that trailer "Trailer Music by Solar Fields"

Finally know who's behind all that awesomeness! Good stuff.

Xoviet chiK @ Sep 26th 2008 3:40PM

*left out* - Sorry!

Snackbar @ Sep 26th 2008 3:51PM

I flipped out when I saw that too! Commence buying!

mutd1999 @ Sep 26th 2008 5:39PM

Wooo! Thanks for pointing that out, I missed that.

Bellerophon @ Sep 26th 2008 7:07PM

Finally... Solar Fields! The remix is absolutely awesome.

As is the original, check it out if you haven't already: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wp1WY2ldjxE

Red Leader @ Sep 26th 2008 3:43PM

That story sounds oddly familiar. Oh wait, it's the same storyline we've been playing every game this entire generation.

Xoviet chiK @ Sep 26th 2008 3:47PM

I thought Beautiful Katamari was about a tennis match gone awry?

Snackbar @ Sep 26th 2008 3:52PM

I thought Viva Pinata was about raising a garden of living candy-organed beasts?

Red Leader @ Sep 26th 2008 3:54PM

I meant games that matter.

syrik zero @ Sep 26th 2008 3:56PM

Mario Galaxies is about a Princess being kidnapped

Xoviet chiK @ Sep 26th 2008 4:00PM

"For more enjoyment and greater efficiency, consumption is being standardized. We are sorry"

If they are all built from the same tired drivel, do any of them really matter?

I'm afraid you've had a rather piss poor sampling of this generation.

Red Leader @ Sep 26th 2008 4:06PM

-facepalm-

Anyone who argues that this storyline isn't tired already is just in denial.

AoE @ Sep 26th 2008 4:16PM

@Red Leader,

I... don't recall the totalitarian government portion of GTA IV, please refresh my memory.

Edog Lost @ Sep 26th 2008 4:18PM

or maybe you are in denial

syrik zero @ Sep 26th 2008 4:19PM

Red Leader, you crashed and burned.

Red Leader @ Sep 26th 2008 4:30PM

@ AoE

It's mentioned in the secret website on the computer. Read between the lines man.

required @ Sep 26th 2008 4:38PM

Red Leader, I think you're confusing this story line with the current US administration.

Red Leader @ Sep 26th 2008 4:42PM

@ required

That's half right. That message has been in a lot of recent games. Assasin's Creed and Bioshock for example.

Chris Are @ Sep 26th 2008 5:12PM

Everybody's giving this guy shit for exaggerating (I can't understand you when you exaggerate! 1000 Firefighters?! That is WAY TOO MANY Firefighters! Is anyone on the hoses?!) but his point is being ignored- this has been a common plot since the late 90s.

I'll wait for reviews of the game, but even w/ the common plot I think this'll be a purchase for me.

Jakka(A tribute to whose who fought and failed during the Epic Flamewar of L.A. Noir) @ Sep 26th 2008 5:31PM

@ Xoviet Chick

As far as I remember, it was about the King of the Universe getting really stoned, fucking up the entire universe than asking his smurf-sized son to clean up the mess.

Also to the OP, good luck finding a story that ISN'T Cliched at one point or another...

syrik zero @ Sep 26th 2008 6:01PM

Chris Are,

I watched Vicious Circle today! Dane is funny

Lavat @ Sep 26th 2008 3:51PM

Jumping over rooftops while running away from all the action? I will not be pleased until I have a big gun and am killing alot of people....Scrap this and lets see Army of Three.

syrik zero @ Sep 26th 2008 3:58PM

I'm a fan of sneaking and stealth games. Have to find a way around conflict. I think it's more challenging and exciting.

Erluti @ Sep 26th 2008 3:58PM

That animation was sweet! I'd rather them just have an animated film with some spicy action like Section B-13. I'm really not into the game, but the animation is cool!

Also, her split-toe shoes bug the crap out of me. I'd be less annoyed if she wore crocs.

syrik zero @ Sep 26th 2008 3:59PM

It's because she's a Ninja, duh! And Crocs were the worst and more ugly shoes ever, EVER made

LocalToast @ Sep 26th 2008 6:05PM

That's a tabi boot. That's what ninjas wear.

Duh.

j.howlett @ Sep 26th 2008 3:59PM

could it be that easy to change things in a game mr. grant?

Sam @ Sep 26th 2008 4:03PM

to me this game feels (well... looks) like portal without the portal gun, finding ways to get from point A to point B, as fast and as safely as possible. hopefully they will have challenge courses that you can run to break time records like portal too.

shMerker @ Sep 26th 2008 4:05PM

Typically cel-shading refers to a rendering technique, not a drawing or painting style.

Osman @ Sep 26th 2008 4:24PM

In the words of Homer Simpson "NNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Nick @ Sep 26th 2008 4:08PM

This isn't cell-shading. This is traditional animation (on the computer).

danny. @ Sep 26th 2008 5:34PM

I don't think he implied he thought the trailer was cel-shaded, just that he would like the game to mimic the art style... which would be done by cel-shading

Christopher Grant @ Sep 26th 2008 7:19PM

Yeah, a bit misleading in the headline since there's no room to clarify. I've gone ahead and changed it.

AoE @ Sep 26th 2008 4:12PM

Chris I think you might have your terms mixed up... cell-shading is a term that refers to a way of shading 3D animation. It draws it's name from cell animation, aka traditional, hand-drawn animation.

This is indeed put together on a computer, but it was done using After Effects, not a 3d app, and certainly not cell-shaded, that's all hand-drawn (albeit digitally) my friend.

Arturis @ Sep 26th 2008 5:20PM

Indeed. The actual game itself *is* cel shaded 3D, though its a lot more obvious in the cut scenes when you can actually see your character.

TrojanGuy @ Sep 26th 2008 4:35PM

Very cool. I hope the game can live up to everything I've seen so far. Has the potential to be outstanding.

Kia @ Sep 26th 2008 5:17PM

Man, I'm not usually a first-person fan, but I am -so psyched- for this game it's not even funny. I can't wait for November. I'm so glad it ended with the tune of the song used in that trailer way back, too. I'd hate to have seen the music change.

Titanium_Orchid @ Sep 26th 2008 5:51PM

I really really hope this game turn out to be good.

All the hype is scaring me a bit though, I just keep remembering how excited I was for Assassin's Creed, and then being completely let down

LocalToast @ Sep 26th 2008 6:05PM

My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.

wiredknight @ Sep 26th 2008 6:27PM

It's for the greater good.

THE GREATER GOOOOOOD.

therpham @ Sep 26th 2008 7:06PM

Okay, so basically she's Evey from the film version of V for Vendetta?

Jess Q. @ Sep 26th 2008 11:04PM

I'm not all that hyped for this, though I do want to play it. But I just want to say, I long for the day when game acting and writing stops sucking balls.

If I had a nickel for every time I cracked open Microsoft word and started writing a monologue just like what Faith says in this trailer, only to close the window without saving because it was embarrassingly stupid, I would be filthy rich.

And working for gaming companies, apparently.

The game looks pretty, but this is looking to be yet another game where I have to sit through a hackneyed plot, stilted dialogue and uncomfortable CG "acting."

I'm not saying ALL games stories are bad. Just, most of them. :\

Resident nEvil @ Sep 28th 2008 2:39AM

Depends what you're comparing it to. Shakespeare? Tolkien? Because if you think this sounds worse than your average summer blockbuster trailer, you've been seeing better trailers than I have.

On a side note, I am now eagerly looking forward to the inevitable totalitarian paradise which awaits us.

Freedom = Stampeding protestors that kill your parents.
Fascism = Blue skies and bright shiny skyscrapers you can jump around on.