When comparing Mirror's Edge vs Die Young, the Slant community recommends Mirror's Edge for most people. In the question“What are the best adventure games on Steam?” Mirror's Edge is ranked 29th while Die Young is ranked 57th. The most important reason people chose Mirror's Edge is:
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.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Innovative, parkour-inspired, first-person platforming with excellent sense of motion
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.
Pro Time trials
There are time trial bonus levels that are free of platforming sections and combat, just pure timed running missions.
Pro Unique, minimalistic art-style
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 and sterility of the world.
Pro Great soundtrack
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.
Pro Keyboard controls work quite well
Surprisingly (for an EA game especially) the keyboard controls are actually designed to work quite well.
Pro Realistic game mechanics
Developers of Die Young tried to make the protagonist of the game as human as possible. Not only do you have limited health, running and jumping diminishes your stamina, shoes improve your moving speed and weapons immensly increase your chances to survive confrontations.
Pro Enjoyable parkour gameplay
Die Young has lots of parkour that you get to do while exploring the island. The parkour mechanics are really well-done -- the controls are fluid and it's easy to master. The parts of the map that you can grab are easy to notice since they have white paint on them.
Timing is of essence when doing parkour. There are some long-distance jumps where you have to calculate your timing in order to avoid falling to your death.
Pro Lots of side missions
Besides the main storyline, there are quite a lot of fun side missions that can be found while exploring around the island.
Pro Interesting story premise
The player plays as a young womand who has been kidnapped and is stranded on this Mediterranean island without knowing how or why. You need to find a way to survive and escape. Curiosity to know more about what happened or what this island is drives the player to explore the island and find more about it and the story of why you were kidnapped.
Pro Great Mediterranean setting
The game is set in a gorgeous Mediterranean island filled with rich history waiting to be explored and pieced together by gathering various information from NPCs or items scattered around.
Cons
Con Poor combat sytem
The combat system often feels out of place and definitely interferes with the flow of the gameplay.
Con Some people may experience motion sickness
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.
Con You have to re-craft tools annoyingly often
The tools you need to fight and craft other tools have limited durability and you need to craft them often. This wouldn't really be an issue since the crafting system is well-done except for the fact that items usually have very little durability and you will often find yourself re-crafting tools which can become annoying in the long run.