( May 2018) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)įaith Connors is released from prison and meets up with fellow runner Icarus, as well as Runner cabal leader Noah, who raised Faith after the death of her parents. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This section's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. The game centers around a Runner named Faith, and her efforts to help other Runners overthrow the corporate government and stop Reflection. So-called Runners, freelance messengers skilled at parkour, refuse to be connected to the Grid and live on rooftops, making their living from covert delivery jobs while evading corporate security. The corporations are secretly preparing to launch a project, called Reflection, to control the populace through the Grid. Cascadian society is highly stratified, and the majority of citizens work for the corporations and are connected to the Grid, a massive social surveillance system digitally connecting everything and everyone in cities like Glass. The game takes place in the dystopian, futuristic city of Glass, the showcase city of the nation of Cascadia, governed by a totalitarian corporatocracy. Players are also able to place Location Emitters for other players to track down, an exploration activity similar to geocaching. Instead, these checkpoint-to-checkpoint paths are set by any player whereby others can race against them at their leisure for faster times. Among these are Time Trials which, unlike in the 2008 game, are not pre-defined by DICE. While there are no live co-operative multiplayer or side-by-side competitive modes, the game features asynchronous multiplayer in which a player's actions in the game can affect the world for other players' games. Mirror's Edge Catalyst contains several multiplayer features, which DICE calls Social Play. When Faith is performing a finishing move, the game switches to a third-person perspective. According to Sara Jansson, the senior producer of the game, the combat and fighting featured is an extension to the game's movement instead of a separated set. Faith enters focus mode while she is running, and with sufficient focus Faith can evade bullets from enemies. Also, though only used sparingly in the previous game, Mirror's Edge Catalyst has removed the use of guns by the player altogether, focusing on Faith's running and parkour movements and quick melee-style attacks to take down or evade her enemies. Ĭombat mechanics of the game received an overhaul and a new combat system was developed as traversal is greatly emphasised in the game. Additionally, items called GridLeaks can be found across the world that can be collected by players. In addition to the campaign's mission, side activities such as time trials, races and environmental puzzles are featured. This gives players more freedom in traversal, allowing for the use of multiple paths to reach one's objective. The use of levels and linear gameplay found in the first Mirror's Edge has been replaced with an open world, free-roaming environment. These act as guides to lead players towards their objective. When players mark an objective on their map, Faith's "runner vision" is activated and some scenery items automatically highlight in red.
Players can also make use of environmental objects such as zip-lines and ledges, and equipment this includes a MAG (Manifold Attachment Gear) Rope and a Disruptor to travel across buildings, disable certain systems (such as large fans or security cameras) and aid Faith during combat. Similar to the original Mirror's Edge, players traverse the city using aspects of urban exploration and parkour movements to complete missions and evade or fight enemies. Mirror's Edge Catalyst is a first-person action-adventure game in which the player takes control of Faith Connors as she progresses through a futuristic city named Glass. Like the original game, Faith is able to traverse environments using various environmental objects, such as the walkway rail pictured here. Pre-alpha gameplay screenshot of Mirror's Edge Catalyst.