Since she is also suspected as a possible perpetrator, whereever she shows her face the Blues, as she and the other Runners call the police, are never far behind.
Faith, who herself narrowly escapes the police as they storm the place, is seemingly the only one interested in exonerating her sister. When a popular politician is murdered, Kate is the first on the scene and ends up being framed for killing him. Faith and her sister, Kate, are orphans – their parents were killed during a riot-, but where Faith as turned her back on the law, Kate has embraced it and become a police officer. The Runners are part of that city and the only way to communicate without the knowledge of the authorities. Mirror’s Edge is set in a not so distant future in a city, a loud and chaotic place, where at day the glare of the sun is ever present and all communication is being monitored by the government. Parkour was a big thing when Mirror’s Edge was released, and I can’t shake the feeling it’s no coincidence that Noah Kekai from Mirror’s Edge Catalst is a veritable David Belle-lookalike. But once I had gotten my hands on the original – I guess you can tell by my wanting to get more of the Mirror’s Edge experience that I really liked Mirror’s Edge Catalyst – my opinion changed.īeware of spoilers for both Mirror’s Edge and Mirror’s Edge Catalyst. It’s a little more complicated with Mirror’s Edge, though, the reason being that I played the reboot without any knowledge of there being an original. For my part, I find that, most of the time, the reboot sucks in comparison to the original. Whether reboots are a good thing depends, in my experience, on whether or not you know the original before watching or playing the reboot. Today’s reboots in the entertainment industry are also adapted to a different audience, this one being a new generation of viewers. Usually, reboots serve one specific purpose: to cater to an audience with a different cultural background and, usually, a different set of stars. Now, while the reboot of TV-franchises and movies over in Hollywood may suggest otherwise, reboots are not a new phenomenon. You need to live a little too.Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, which was published in 2016, is the first reboot I have played where I have also played the original, Mirror’s Edge (2008). Jacknife: You have to be careful who you hang out with.You can't live on the edge all your life, Faith.Did you just do what I think you did!? God damnit girl, I just spilt my joe all over the keyboard!.To these guys, you've got "meal ticket" written all over you. Wouldn't happen to to know anything about that, would you? Well, it's difficult to recall with a GUN in my face.The flow is what keeps us running, keeps us alive. Rooftops become pathways and conduits, possibilities and routes of escape. We keep out of trouble, out of sight, and the cops don't bother us. We exist on the edge between the gloss and the reality: the mirror's edge. And those who refused to conform were pushed to the sidelines, criminalized. Most didn't realize, or didn't care, and accepted them. Dirty and dangerous, but alive and wonderful. Once the city used to pulse with energy.