{"id":94011,"date":"2016-06-07T07:52:45","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T05:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=94011"},"modified":"2016-06-07T07:53:38","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T05:53:38","slug":"mirrors-edge-catalyst-review-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/reviews\/94011-mirrors-edge-catalyst-review-roundup","title":{"rendered":"Mirror&#8217;s Edge Catalyst review roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reviews have started to flood in for the latest installment of the Mirror&#8217;s Edge franchise, and the game has been relatively well received by the majority of reviewers.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring advanced parkour\u00a0mechanics, beautiful graphics and an intriguing setting, Mirror&#8217;s Edge has become a beloved\u00a0title among its players.<\/p>\n<p>Mirror&#8217;s Edge Catalyst is available\u00a0for <strong>PC<\/strong>, <strong>PlayStation<\/strong> and <strong>Xbox<\/strong> <strong>One<\/strong> and will arrive in South African retail outlets on <strong>10 June 2016<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Let&#8217;s see what the\u00a0critics had to say about Mirror&#8217;s Edge Catalyst.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/reviews\/mirrors-edge-catalyst-review\/1900-6416446\/?ftag=GSS-05-10aaa0b\">Gamespot<\/a>: 7\/10<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;And really, being able to focus on and enjoy the gameplay is what matters. Yes, certain portions of the game are deeply unimpressive, but I rarely (if ever) found them frustrating, painful, or unavoidable, which allowed me to overlook those elements and enjoy the unique pleasures Catalyst provides.<\/p>\n<p>I was consistently wowed by the movement and everything that comes with it, so while it&#8217;s a disappointing action game, it works wonderfully as a platformer, puzzler, and racing game. And for that reason, I can&#8217;t wait to keep playing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/games\/mirrors_edge_catalyst\/b\/playstation4\/archive\/2016\/06\/06\/mirrors-edge-catalyst-game-informer-review.aspx\">Game Informer<\/a>: 6.5\/10<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Catalyst contains several exciting platforming moments, but most of them are buried under repetitive world traversal and a mundane metropolis. The original Mirror\u2019s Edge is an overlooked gem from last generation, but even diehard fans will have trouble finding the diamonds in this rough.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/mirrors-edge-catalyst-review\/\">PC Gamer<\/a>: 7.8\/10<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;That\u2019s why, despite the missteps with combat, and another storyline that is just too dry to get invested in even with well-produced cutscenes, I still recommend Catalyst. It\u2019s annoyingly close to being the ideal Mirror\u2019s Edge game, but retains a few of its predecessors\u2019 issues, even if those problems have manifested in different forms.<\/p>\n<p>If you loved the first game as much as I did, there\u2019s so much to enjoy about running around this big, gorgeous playground\u2014I just wish DICE had stuck the landing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IGVzpgCFQq0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/mirrors-edge-catalyst-review\/\">Gamesradar<\/a>: 6\/10<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Catalyst does some interesting stuff but doesn\u2019t add enough to the mix. It\u2019s a game I enjoyed but one that also left me feeling partly frustrated and sad. While it has good ideas and mechanics, they peak early and, in such a sparse and minimalist space, struggle to carry the whole game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2016\/06\/06\/mirrors-edge-catalyst-review\">IGN<\/a>: 6.8\/10<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;The staples of Mirror\u2019s Edge remain refreshing and unique in the first-person genre in 2016, but Catalyst\u2019s attempts to keep up with the open-world Joneses don\u2019t always jive with its design strengths of movement and momentum.<\/p>\n<p>On top of that, muddy-looking console versions and a lame story filled with unlikable characters doom Mirror\u2019s Edge\u2019s return to fall short. I was so happy this game was being made, but in the end I\u2019m just as disappointed in how it turned out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2016\/6\/6\/11863322\/mirrors-edge-catalyst-review-xbox-one-ps4-playstation-4-pc-windows-ea-dice?utm_campaign=polygon&amp;utm_content=chorus&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter\">Polygon<\/a>: 8\/10<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;But once the story is done, Mirror&#8217;s Edge Catalyst still has all the stuff left to do that makes it unique. This is a review-unique scenario \u2014 I have to play the critical path, and most people will never finish the game.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, I imagine most players will happily bounce from side mission to delivery to grid node and back again, content to do what Mirror&#8217;s Edge has always been best at: constantly moving forward and up. And once you can focus on that, Mirror&#8217;s Edge Catalyst is a flawed, but often great breath of something different and exciting in an open-world landscape full of the same old thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Will you be getting a copy of Mirror&#8217;s edge Catalyst? 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