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13 Games Considered

13 Options ConsideredPriceSteam RatingController Support
Dying Light
Very PositiveFull
Mirror's Edge
Very Positive–
Mirror's Edge: Catalyst
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Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Very Positive–
Assassin's Creed Origins
Mostly PositivePartial
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Dying Light

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Satisfying combat

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The combat is impactful, visceral and offers a great deal of variety in terms of available weapons and different enemy types. It presents a reasonable amount of challenge that is rewarding to overcome and offers multiple ways of emerging victorious in each encounter.
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Fluid parkour movement

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The main protagonist is capable of scaling buildings, jumping over obstacles and vaulting over zombies with ease making traversing the open world city a lot more enjoyable.
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Rewarding side-missions

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There's a wide variety of side-quests and a large chunk of them are multi-part adventures with great storytelling.
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Expansive weapon-crafting system

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There are blueprints found throughout the gameworld that can be used to modify existing weapons in a wide variety of ways by adding various elements to them and creating weapons such as enemy seeking grenades, exploding throwing stars, and makeshift bats with nails through them.
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Enjoyable co-operative multiplayer

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Dying light features up to four player LAN and online co-op.
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Poor plot and characters 

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The story is nothing new with many elements that are too familiar at this point. A Reluctant hero and a cold government agent mixed with a plot that can bee seen from miles away points to a lack of imagination while trying to create a game for the masses.
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Veldrin on Mirror’s Edge
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Boring skill tree bulletsponge grindy game

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Dave Howson
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Unsatisfying ending

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The poorly written plot ends in a very anticlimatic ending. The end of Dying Light acts as a cliff hanger that leads to its expansion - The Following, but that doesn't do justice to the original game.
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Enabling VR support isn't straightforward

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Enabling VR support requires editing config files. Instructions can be found here.
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Poor multithreading 

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Sadly Dying Light does not do multi-threading very well which results in low framerates. For a modern game that is to be played on consoles with 8 cores or PCs that also have multiple cores, to not take advantage of proper multi-threading is pretty mind boggling. Really it just comes down to lazine...
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VR has a downgraded visual experience

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VR version of the game is low fidelity and introduces visual glitches that the standard version doesn't have.
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VR may cause motion sickness

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In addition to some minor persistence issues, there are some sensory information mismatch issues created by the in-game characters movements and players stationary position that can easily induce nausea. The issue is a lot more prominent during cut-scenes that take the control away from the player...
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Poor VR UI

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Things such as subtitles, instructions, menus, prompts, etc are hard to see clearly.
Specs
Steam Rating:Very Positive
Controller Support:Full
Co-Op:4 Player Online / 4 PLayer LAN
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Mirror's Edge

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Innovative, parkour-inspired, first-person platforming with excellent sense of motion

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The game's core mechanic is about traversing levels using wall-jumps, rolls and slides without losing momentum. It does a great job of creating a fluid sense of motion that you have complete control over.
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Unique, minimalistic art-style

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Mirror's Edge is set in a world where a totalitarian government runs a city and tries to eliminate anything that stands out, such as the free-running protagonist. The levels are created minimalistic, mostly white with aggressively contrasting primary colors, to represent the oppressive nature a...
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Time trials

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There are time trial bonus levels that are free of platforming sections and combat, just pure timed running missions.
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Keyboard controls work quite well

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Surprisingly (for an EA game especially) the keyboard controls are actually designed to work quite well.
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Great soundtrack

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The soundtrack's spacious ambient texture coupled with electronic beats and synthetic sounds supplement the game's otherworldly, contrasting setting. The complete soundtrack is available with the purchase of the game.
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Some people may experience motion sickness

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In order to maintain its immersive nature, Mirrors Edge has virtually no UI, other than a small dot at the center of the screen. This should ward off motion sickness for most people, but be aware that if you're queasy, you might not feel too well after playing.
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Poor combat sytem

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The combat system often feels out of place and definitely interferes with the flow of the gameplay.
Specs
Steam Rating:Very Positive
Genre:Action-Adventure
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Mirror's Edge: Catalyst

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Open-world gameplay

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Unlike the original game which was pretty linear, Catalyst allows for more of an open-world experience, so it is up to the user how they want to traverse the world when they need to accomplish a mission, which really frees people up to experiment and enjoy the free running aspect a lot more.
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Retains same look as original

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Skill upgrades

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A new addition over the original is skill upgrades through Faiths gloves. As the player progresses they can unlock new features for the gloves which will open up more things one can do in the game.
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Gunplay removed

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The original game had gunplay in it for combat, while not the best implementation it could have been expanded on. Catalyst has removed all gunplay to allow for hand to hand combat. So for those that did enjoy the gunplay in the original game, it will be completely absent in the new release.
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Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

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Great graphics that allow exploration

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Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is an open world adventure game with some of the best graphics available, and many lands and seas to explore.
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Intuitive controls that flow well and fit the theme of the game

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A focus on free-running and stealth with easy, simple and interesting controls. Add on top of that naval combat which is in and of itself quite fun.
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Huge interesting side missions that last for 40 hours

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There is a lot of content in the game, especially when considering how much time can be spent in the side missions alone.
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Dull story

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Nothing newer than the war between the Assassins and the Templars.
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Steam Rating:Very Positive
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Assassin's Creed Origins

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A vibrant and enticing world

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AC Origins story unfolds in a pretty rare setting of Ancient Egypt under the rule of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar. The world feels alive and atmospheric with its diverse scenery and it just begs to be explored. You can run through bustling monumental cities, traverse the vast sandy deserts on the b...
Monika
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Choose from a variety of stealth tricks

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While sneaking around in AC Origins is mostly simple crouching in the bushes and hiding behind the trees or buildings, the stealthy killing and distraction part is really varied and fun. For instance, you can get the Predator Bow that lets you remotely steer your arrows after firing them, even get...
Monika
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Interesting stories make questing fun

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Like in most RPGs, the quests in AC Origins can feel a little grindy, but this time you might not even notice it until you're deep into the game. Each quest is layered and wrapped in a different story, which adds to the overall lore of the game and hides the fact that it's still your basic...
Monika
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Challenging combat mechanics

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The combat mechanics in this game require much more thinking-through than in the previous AC games. There's almost no chance to easily defeat multiple enemies at once, you need to block, parry, and know when to change your weapon. You have the ability to either deal a huge one-hit blow or super...
Monika
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Unreliable features may get in the way of combat

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The fast-paced battles can be even harder due to some features not working reliably. For example, you can lock on a specific target in a group, and that works well for sneaky bow attacks, but in close combat there's an issue with switching between the targets.
Specs
Steam Rating:Mostly Positive
Genre:Action-adventure RPG, Stealth
Controller Support:Partial
Co-Op:No
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Titanfall

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Jetpacks and wall-running add rarely seen freedom of movement

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Maps are designed with verticality in mind, giving players options to use their jetpacks to climb above the opposition for a better vantage point.
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Watch Dogs

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Limited co-op play

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There is co-op offered in Watch Dogs but it is limited to specific points in the game where players can work cooperatively or competitively to complete a task.
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Fun multiplayer

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The multiplayer is a bit like Dark Souls where other players can invade the players world with a twist of them hiding in plain sight while trying to hack the player.
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Interactive, hackable city

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Throughout the game players can use their in game phone to hack items in the city such as red lights or draw bridges.
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Character is boring and gloomy

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The character played in the game has a boring and uninteresting story as well is normally gloomy and downtrodden making it somewhat of a chore playing as such an uninteresting character.
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Steam Rating:Mostly Positive
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Assassin's Creed

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Yoshiyuki
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Impressive cities to explore with buildings to climb freely

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The medieval locations of Jerusalem, Damascus, and Acre are beautifully done. The levels are massive for their time, with well-designed areas from the era such as towers, open plazas, and religious buildings. You can climb anything, anywhere, and run along the rooftops as much as you want. Scaling...
Yoshiyuki
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Excellent soundtrack

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The game's soundtrack is top notch. It has a blend of medieval-sounding instruments with modern sci-fi synths, making the tracks unique. The echoing choruses and unsettling backtracks give a sense that you're on a tense, but mysterious mission to assassinate the templars in the Holy Land th...
Yoshiyuki
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Intuitive stealth gameplay

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The stealth mechanics feel natural and fluid in how strategic they are. While tracking your targets, you blend in with each city's citizens or climb up to the tops of buildings to perch there and avoid getting spotted by the templar or their guards. You can either wait for the perfect opportun...
Yoshiyuki
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Interesting story of Assassins versus Templars

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The story in Assassin's Creed is full of intriguing ideologies and philosophies. It's a familiar tale of liberty and freedom on the Assassin side and law and order on the Templar side, but it still feels fresh. Playing as Altaïr, it's up to you to assassinate certain templar targets who...
Yoshiyuki
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Altaïr isn't all that compelling

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As the main protagonist, Altaïr is kind of boring. His voice acting is emotionless and he doesn't really grow as a character. He does what his superiors tell him to do and just goes along for the ride in the story. You won't get to know much about him as a person, only the things that revol...
Yoshiyuki
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Confusing ending that lacks closure

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The ending is weird. There's a sudden twist that happens with no real explanation, and it seems to happen just to shock you. The final wrap up also leaves out a lot of information about this twist, leaving things open for a sequel. You more than likely will end up confused by the whole thing.
Yoshiyuki
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Repetitive main missions

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The main missions are all structured the same without much variety. You're assigned a target to kill, you go to the specified city, you get a few means of tracking them down, and then you assassinate them. It's the same formula for every single target until the final mission. The only thing...
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Genre:Stealth, Action-Adventure
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Watch Dogs 2

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Assassin's Creed Unity

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Wide range of customization

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From different weapon slots to changing outfit pieces independently there are quite a lot of customization options to utilize which allows for the player to feel that there character is individualized.
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Crouch walk finally implemented

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Assassin's Creed Unity has finally added in a method for players to crouch-walk. Allowing them to remain hidden going from cover to cover. This was an often asked for mechanic and is now finally implemented into the game series.
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4 player online co-op

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Assassin's Creed Unity features up to four player online co-op.
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More of the same

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Like most of Ubisoft's cookie cutter games, the gameplay of Assassin's Creed Unity is just more of the same from previous titles with little implemented to set it apart from any other in the series.
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Buggy

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Has more bugs than an ant hill
Specs
Steam Rating:Mixed
Controller Support:Partial
Co-Op:4 Player Online
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

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Not great as a parkour game

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There are better parkour games, like Mirror's Edge, that have better pacing, real parcour, less cutscenes, first-person view, and a sympathetic protagonist.
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Steam Rating:Very Positive
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Hot Lava

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Seems to have no sense of balance, momentum, or variation in terms of environmental hazard

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The further you progress seems to be the more challenging things get. There is no sense of "touch" in this game as it seems to have one animation for every aspect of parkour, not that it even reaches a good amount of variation in the given movements. You can't stride, can't precis...

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Veldrin on Mirror’s Edge
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Veldrin on Mirror’s Edge
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Mirror's Edge: Catalyst
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in many aspects worse than the original. most 3 negatives: pacing destroying open world instead of linear levels. implemented skill tree with assassins creed like abilities that add NOTHING to the game but destroying the parcour aspect and also hide essential abilities behind an unlock. third but not least t...
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Veldrin on Mirror’s Edge
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Watch Dogs 2
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hipster game that has NOTHING in common with mirror's edge. Why is this game in the list. screw you. screw you all.
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Assassin's Creed Unity
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so this is an insult. did you really suggest the 'push 1 button to do 100 actions game' to be ANY similar with Mirror's Edge? This is an big insult. big insult. fuck you!
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Veldrin on Mirror’s Edge
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
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This game is third person and clearly main audience for console gamepad users. This has nothing, absolutely nothing in common with Mirror's Edge when it comes to gameplay mechanics, pacing, camera view or difficulty. Prince of Persia is a bad jump and run action adventure but definitely not a parcour gam...
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 Not great as a parkour game
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Veldrin on Mirror’s Edge
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Dying Light
4 days ago
Parcour system aspect is a joke in comparison to Mirror's Edge (2008) and even Catalyst. Even Die Young has a better parcour system
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 Poor plot and characters 
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 Boring skill tree bulletsponge grindy game
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Mirror's Edge: Catalyst
Recommended 11 days ago
A Great Game, Just Great!
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 Skill upgrades
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 Retains same look as original
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 Open-world gameplay
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 Gunplay removed
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Hot Lava
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Never played, looks pretty bad.
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