This isn't a sequel to the first ME, instead it tells a different story. You are Faith, a runner that just got out of prison and is finally back into the mix. The story can be hit or miss, the beginning is just Faith de-rusting and also having to deal with a very competitive and cocky new runner called Icarus, who is always getting in her nerves.
The plot develops a bit more, it introduces more characters but never goes deep on their importance or why they should be intrinsic to the story. I personally enjoyed for what it was but the characters were definitely not developed as much as they needed to be a better game. I'm a sucker for storytelling and even though Catalyst didn't do a good job doing so, I still enjoyed it. The Birdman shows up at the beginning, you find some pigeons for the dude and he's never seen again. lmao
Also, Plastic should've been there from the beginning of the story-- if not for Plastic, Faith would've failed miserably.

The gameplay is fantastic, it is fluid but... sometimes can be frustrating (lets say platforming ain't its forte). After a while you just get the hang of the running and you're naturally climbing stuff, jumping over obstacles and my favourite, performing death from above onto enemies which never-- and I mean NEVER gets old. Also, whenever you are able to do the grid nodes just do em since you will be able to fast travel to nearby safe zones and save you a TON of time, unless you're hunting for collectibles.

Talking about enemies... well, they're just there for the most part-- the last one can be a bit of a challenge if you don't upgrade your combat skill tree before the endgame (I highly recommend upgrading the disrupt one too) but Faith is a juggernaut; her kicks completely dismantle the lesser grunts and it's just so satisfying seeing them stumble over themselves and falling off cliffs-- it's magical.
The Focus Shield mechanic is great, you gain a shield by simply running and somehow the bullets do not damage you but fail a jump and your shield is gone. Use and abuse the wall run, turn around and jump heavy kick because it will save you multiple times.

There are no boss battles per se, but if anything the time trials are the real boss battles. Lemme tell ya, some of them require extreme precision which is quite overwhelming to say the least. I can't count how many times I've finished a delivery with 00:00 on the clock. I don't know if that was their intention from the beginning but I'd have loved some leeway instead of the time trials basically being a nick of time extravaganza. If you wanna do these as soon as possible then rush the pipe climbing upgrade, it'll make your life easier-- trust me.
There are usermade trials too which are always a treat to compete for the leaderboards and you can also make some yourself too.

There are a TON of collectibles to get if you so desire and it's always fun to just run around, the game does its gimmick super well and even when you crash and burn, you can always try again and nail that wall run, 180, jump, spring, climb and what else comes next.

The soundtrack is phenomenal but I won't say anything, I'll just let the game show it to you-- you won't regret it.

If you can get past the glaring issues of shallow side-character development, somewhat buggy platforming especially during the final missions (oh boi those can be quite frustrating) and rushed story with some questionable anticlimactic moments Noah's fate made me really angry, he didn't even get to mutter a word to Faith... couldn't they just let the guy say "I'm glad you showed up" and then die? Come on, dude. then definitely get this game.

I personally found it better than the original because I liked this Faith more than the old one. This game does everything the old one did better except for some of the running which could've been better flowwise.

Beautiful game, the architecture is incredible and I LOVE the minimalistic approach. I am really hoping for a Mirror's Edge 3 that is an actual sequel for this one.

[h1]This game is such a wonderful experience and I want everybody to check it out.[/h1] This isn't a sequel to the first ME, instead it tells a different story. You are Faith, a runner that just got out of prison and is finally back into the mix. [b]The story[/b] can be hit or miss, the beginning is just Faith de-rusting and also having to deal with a very competitive and cocky new runner called Icarus, who is always getting in her nerves. The plot develops a bit more, it introduces more characters but never goes deep on their importance or why they should be intrinsic to the story. I personally enjoyed for what it was but the characters were definitely not developed as much as they needed to be a better game. I'm a sucker for storytelling and even though Catalyst didn't do a good job doing so, I still enjoyed it. [spoiler]The Birdman shows up at the beginning, you find some pigeons for the dude and he's never seen again. lmao[/spoiler] Also, Plastic should've been there from the beginning of the story-- [spoiler]if not for Plastic, Faith would've failed miserably.[/spoiler] [b]The gameplay[/b] is fantastic, it is fluid but... sometimes can be frustrating (lets say platforming ain't its forte). After a while you just get the hang of the running and you're naturally climbing stuff, jumping over obstacles and my favourite, performing death from above onto enemies which never-- and I mean [i]NEVER[/i] gets old. Also, whenever you are able to do the grid nodes just do em since you will be able to fast travel to nearby safe zones and save you a TON of time, unless you're hunting for collectibles. Talking about [b]enemies[/b]... well, they're just there for the most part-- the last one can be a bit of a challenge if you don't upgrade your combat skill tree before the endgame (I highly recommend upgrading the disrupt one too) but Faith is a juggernaut; her kicks completely dismantle the lesser grunts and it's just so satisfying seeing them stumble over themselves and falling off cliffs-- it's magical. [b]The Focus Shield[/b] mechanic is great, you gain a shield by simply running and somehow the bullets do not damage you but fail a jump and your shield is gone. Use and abuse the wall run, turn around and jump heavy kick because it will save you multiple times. [b]There are no boss battles[/b] per se, but if anything the [b]time trials[/b] are the real boss battles. Lemme tell ya, some of them require extreme precision which is quite overwhelming to say the least. I can't count how many times I've finished a delivery with 00:00 on the clock. I don't know if that was their intention from the beginning but I'd have loved some leeway instead of the time trials basically being a nick of time extravaganza. If you wanna do these as soon as possible then rush the pipe climbing upgrade, it'll make your life easier-- trust me. There are usermade trials too which are always a treat to compete for the leaderboards and you can also make some yourself too. [b]There are a TON of collectibles[/b] to get if you so desire and it's always fun to just run around, the game does its gimmick super well and even when you crash and burn, you can always try again and nail that wall run, 180, jump, spring, climb and what else comes next. [b]The soundtrack[/b] is phenomenal but I won't say anything, I'll just let the game show it to you-- you won't regret it. If you can get past the glaring issues of shallow side-character development, somewhat buggy platforming especially during the final missions (oh boi those can be quite frustrating) and rushed story with some questionable anticlimactic moments [spoiler]Noah's fate made me really angry, he didn't even get to mutter a word to Faith... couldn't they just let the guy say "I'm glad you showed up" and then die? Come on, dude.[/spoiler] [b]then definitely get this game[/b]. I personally found it better than the original because I liked this Faith more than the old one. This game does everything the old one did better except for some of the running which could've been better flowwise. Beautiful game, the architecture is incredible and I LOVE the minimalistic approach. I am really hoping for a Mirror's Edge 3 that is an actual sequel for this one.