Mirror's Edge demo: Tomorrow on PSN, Friday on XBL

[fistfulofmetal]

http://mirrorsedge.com/ls/us/index.asp#/thewire/

yay

[cool breeze]

Three ace demos in 3 days.  And hopefully Gamestop gives me the code to unlock the time trial mode for the demo.

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

Guess I have to wait until Friday then since the PS3 is out for repairs. :/

Killer week for demos though.  Tomb Raider Underworld, Banjo, and now this.  Rockin'.

[Mr. Gundam]

I'm still on the fence about this one. I need to play it first. If I buy it, it's definitely not until a price drop.

[Smooth Groove]

Is ME delayed on the PC? 

[Great Rumbler]

Is ME delayed on the PC? 

The PC version still doesn't have a solid release date beyond "Late Winter 2008", unfortunately.

[Mr. Gundam]

Nice. I hope this game turns out well.

So I guess this is being marketed as a PS3 game?

 

Probably.

Microsoft secures exclusive demos. Sony gets 1-day exclusive demos.

[drew]

i don't give a shit about this or Banjo, i want Fable 2 & Fallout 3

 

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

i don't give a shit about this or Banjo, i want Fable 2 & Fallout 3

 

As in demos?  I'd be surprised to see either of those games get demos.

[Mr. Gundam]

Is it the primary console for development?

That's what I've heard from developers in interviews.

[demi]

i don't give a shit about this or Banjo, i want Fable 2 & Fallout 3

 

hey i've got those

[duckman2000]

Is it the primary console for development?

That's what I've heard from developers in interviews.

There's some exclusive content as well, not sure if it's DLC or already on the disc. Given that it's an EA game, I'm going to guess that it's DLC.

Is it the primary console for development?

That's what I've heard from developers in interviews.

Probably PC, then.

Still, they're pimping the PS3 version. Good for EA to do, I suppose.

EA has actually been good to PS3 owners in terms of build quality.

[Don Flamenco]

Will give this a spin

[Akala]

Looking forward to this. Seems up my alley so far from previews.

[duckman2000]

I'm only buying EA games this Fall, everything else is to be rented only. Hell, is any company other than EA pushing original IPs this Fall? GOW2, RFOM2, Prince of Persia 8 or whatever the hell number they are on now, Call of Duty 5, Fable 2... nothing wrong with sequels, of course, but it's a bit interesting.

[Mr. Gundam]

The amount of games coming out is getting to the point that its excessive.

They really need to spread these suckers out. Yes, we do get the random AAA title at other times during the year (Ninja Gaiden, Resident Evil 4, Metal Gear Solid 4, DMC4), but the majority of titles all come out during a 2-3 month window.

[demi]

You think you are complaining now, wait until you buy a 360

[Bildi]

OH FUCK OH FUCK OH FUCK OH FUCK OH FUCK OH FUCK OH FUCK OH FUCK

I'm only buying EA games this Fall, everything else is to be rented only. Hell, is any company other than EA pushing original IPs this Fall? GOW2, RFOM2, Prince of Persia 8 or whatever the hell number they are on now, Call of Duty 5, Fable 2... nothing wrong with sequels, of course, but it's a bit interesting.

Same.  I really hope these games get some decent sales in amongst all these other releases.

[duckman2000]

I'm thinking it may not be so dumb to release Mirror's Edge like this. After Dead Space, Resistance 2 and Gears of War 2, a game with a drastically different visual presentation (while still being decidedly striking and stylish, aka not of the Rare sort) may stand out quite nicely.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

There isn't another time to release the majority of games.  I'VE SEEN THE NUMBERS.

smh

somebody send Nate Silver the NPDs

[Cormacaroni]

OH FUCK OH FUCK OH FUCK OH FUCK OH FUCK OH FUCK OH FUCK OH FUCK

I'm only buying EA games this Fall, everything else is to be rented only. Hell, is any company other than EA pushing original IPs this Fall? GOW2, RFOM2, Prince of Persia 8 or whatever the hell number they are on now, Call of Duty 5, Fable 2... nothing wrong with sequels, of course, but it's a bit interesting.

Same.  I really hope these games get some decent sales in amongst all these other releases.

Why? They're all sequels, aren't they? Is there any reason to think there won't be a Call of Duty 6 because COD5 gets a release at the time of year when everyone buys games? Approach this rationally. To you, it looks like there are too many games. To hockey mom, it looks like they have that thing little Jimmy has been moaning about for weeks and it's only 50 bucks.

[cool breeze]

It isn't really even one day.  PSN updates Thursday nights, XBL updates mornings.  I think they wanted to have them come out as close as possible and this was their solution.  It is mainly because PSN has a fucked up way of updating the store.

[Bildi]

Why? They're all sequels, aren't they? Is there any reason to think there won't be a Call of Duty 6 because COD5 gets a release at the time of year when everyone buys games? Approach this rationally. To you, it looks like there are too many games. To hockey mom, it looks like they have that thing little Jimmy has been moaning about for weeks and it's only 50 bucks.

Buh?  I'm saying I hope these good new IPs sell well so we get more of them.

[AdmiralViscen]

Is ME going to have multi and/or be more than 6 hours long?

[cool breeze]

no multiplayer, but it does have time trials and shit like that.

[Greatness Gone]

This game is lookin' like a hott jagged up mess right now, srsly.

[Vizzys]

im still downloadin it

but you can get a time trial code for the demo here, if you register (spanish)

http://www.meristation.com/v3/des_noticia.php?id=cw4909a0d495057&pic=GEN

took me about five minutes with google translate

[Greatness Gone]

downloading...

[fistfulofmetal]

Time trial is awesome. I raced against the ghost of the top ranked dude and it blew my mind.
I got my time cut by like 35 seconds by following their route, but I'm still no where near the top

[Bebpo]

This game is lookin' like a hott jagged up mess right now, srsly.

Yeah, with some AA this would be 10/10 incredible graphics.  As it stands it's really good looking but soooo jaggy.  :\  

Gameplay-wise I thought it was great.  Controlled really good and everything was fast and smooth.  Demo was too short though, didn't really get to do anything other than follow the tutorial rails.

Any word on if the X360 version will have at least 2x AA?

[fistfulofmetal]

Ooo, actually I'm ranked 11th on Edge and  Playground One =D

[fistfulofmetal]

Oh man, I think I could see myself buying this for the time trials alone.
I can't stop downloading the ghost of everyone just ahead of me to race them

[duckman2000]

How is the sixaxis response? This is probably the first PS3 game I've seen since Warhawk where the tilt function makes sense and would work, but that's obviously dependent on execution. So, how is it?

[Bebpo]

This game is lookin' like a hott jagged up mess right now, srsly.

Yeah, with some AA this would be 10/10 incredible graphics.  As it stands it's really good looking but soooo jaggy.  :\  

Gameplay-wise I thought it was great.  Controlled really good and everything was fast and smooth.  Demo was too short though, didn't really get to do anything other than follow the tutorial rails.

Any word on if the X360 version will have at least 2x AA?

No reason it shouldn't.

Well PS3 was the lead sku....

[duckman2000]

DICE isn't Criterion, though. I'd imagine lead SKU is just a matter of finding the most efficient development path, and obviously X360 --> PS3 hasn't worked so well.

[Smooth Groove]

DICE isn't Criterion, though. I'd imagine lead SKU is just a matter of finding the most efficient development path, and obviously X360 --> PS3 hasn't worked so well.

Maybe that's 'cause PS3 is a POS?  When the majority of devs prefer the 360, there have to be some legit reasons. 

[Greatness Gone]

And here it goes...

[Bebpo]

And?  AA is cheaper on the 360, there isn't a single dev. that will tell you differently. 

Well when there's no AA on a PS3 game it doesn't automatically mean there should be AA on the X360 one.  Dead Space has no AA on either system for example.

We shall see tomorrow if the X360 one has AA.  If not then PC version ftw.

[duckman2000]

Maybe that's 'cause PS3 is a POS?  When the majority of devs prefer the 360, there have to be some legit reasons. 

Irrelevant auto-trolling

No reason it shouldn't.

Historical precedence? I can't think of a single UE3 game with sufficient AA.

[cool breeze]

Dead Space had a good transition.  Lead on 360, then spend the time and start leading on PS3...actually that doesn't make sense, but whatever they did rocked.

[duckman2000]

How do those two compare? I got the PS3 version, and it has some issues but generally looks real good. Jagged shadows though 

[Bebpo]

How do those two compare? I got the PS3 version, and it has some issues but generally looks real good. Jagged shadows though 

Identical it seems.  Both are 1280x720p, no AA, and locked 30fps with no tearing.

[fistfulofmetal]

god, get this system wars WHICH IS BETR bullshit outta here.

[Smooth Groove]

Maybe that's 'cause PS3 is a POS?  When the majority of devs prefer the 360, there have to be some legit reasons. 

Irrelevant auto-trolling

Maybe I'm just trolling but what I said is true.  

[duckman2000]

Well, you could do your part and answer my not-system-war'ish question about sixaxis implementation. I thought it sounded cool in previews, does it work? I won't be able to check the demo out until after Shrek has saved Far Away.

[duckman2000]

Maybe that's 'cause PS3 is a POS?  When the majority of devs prefer the 360, there have to be some legit reasons. 

Irrelevant auto-trolling

Maybe I'm just trolling but what I said is true.  

I don't doubt that at all, at least from a multiplatform developer viewpoint. I just don't quite get why it was said in response to my post.

[Smooth Groove]

Maybe that's 'cause PS3 is a POS?  When the majority of devs prefer the 360, there have to be some legit reasons. 

Irrelevant auto-trolling

Maybe I'm just trolling but what I said is true.  

I don't doubt that at all, at least from a multiplatform developer viewpoint. I just don't quite get why it was said in response to my post.

Well, I've got to earn my paycheck somehow. 

[duckman2000]

god, get this system wars WHICH IS BETR bullshit outta here.

yeah no shit, the 360 obviously won that one.

That system is only good for really loud war and racing games; anything else becomes absolute shit due to noise levels. Unsurprisingly, it is most popular with Americans and Brits, and other loudmouth cultures. Also, amateur shitty shit shit UI that you have to experience once in a while further ruins the experience beyond repair. Which the system will need anyway after it RRODs for the 30th time this month.

Xbox 360 
People who like Xbox 360 

There, are we done?

[demi]

god, get this system wars WHICH IS BETR bullshit outta here.

yeah no shit, the 360 obviously won that one.

No doubt

[Greatness Gone]

Very fun. Great demo, too bad this is filled with jaggies. Holy shit. Get some more bloom on this bitch.

Day 1, regardless.

[Jansen]

spoiler (click to show/hide)

at least the game is fun

[close]

[demi]

Does it remind anyone of BREAKDOWN? Will I get to cum to my sequel?

[Greatness Gone]

Yeah, it does remind me of Breakdown, only this seems like more fun.

Indoors looks fine, but outside buildings ARE SO JAGGED THAT THEY CUT MY EYEEEEES

[cool breeze]

I'll probably buy it on PS3 now, then pick it up again on PC down the road when it's on steam for cheap.

[Vizzys]

fistful your timetrial is pretty beastly

I think after a few tries I can keep up until that a little before that zipline part and I never really thought about that wall jumping after the balance beam part until i saw your ghost do it

[fistfulofmetal]

fistful your timetrial is pretty beastly

I think after a few tries I can keep up until that a little before that zipline part and I never really thought about that wall jumping after the balance beam part until i saw your ghost do it

yeah, I had the same exact thing happen when I raced the top dudes ghost. I was keeping up until that part then had a "wait... what the fuck just happened?" look on my face as he zipped up the scaffolds.

[Tieno]

Love the demo, sold me instantly on the game. Challenging and fun gameplay, gorgeous graphics and presentation, cool music. Not since Bioshock did a demo give me such a good feeling. I hope it'll be indicative of the entire game cause it'll be fun trying to perfect your runs. Very rewarding and satisfying in its cool look.

How is the sixaxis response? This is probably the first PS3 game I've seen since Warhawk where the tilt function makes sense and would work, but that's obviously dependent on execution. So, how is it?

It sucks like any other ps3 game I've played that uses sixaxis shit, so I turned it off to never be bothered by it again.

[cool breeze]

How do you balance in you turn it off?

[Jansen]

with the right stick

[cool breeze]

That would probably be a lot easier.