Silverhand
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Mirror's Edge 2008
Log Status
Completed
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Rating
Time Played
3h 20m
Days in Journal
3 days
Last played
March 6, 2021
First played
March 4, 2021
Platforms Played
Always sucks to revisit one of your favorites and find out it doesn't hold up quite as well as your memory. Mirror's Edge still has some really high highs, but I'd forgotten how annoying other parts of it can be. I still love a lot of it, the visuals hold up great, the world design is amazing, and when the gameplay really works it's a ton of fun. Unfortunately, there's far too few sections that allow the gameplay to shine. The majority of the game is made up of a mix of weird slow puzzly climbing sections that aren't very fun and have janky controls, terrible combat sections, and don't even get me started on the story. The areas where you're free to take multiple paths and go as fast as possible and aren't restricted are fantastic, and I guess I remembered those a lot more than the rest of it.