Mirror's Edge developer DICE announced its downloadable content plans for its ambitious-but-flawed first-person parkour game today, which will feature seven brand-new time-trial maps. I definitely had my issues with the execution in Mirror's Edge, but the time trials best distilled the game's strengths by focusing more on moving fluidly and quickly through the environments, and by eliminating the combat completely. As you can see from this totally insane video that DICE released alongside the announcement, it's taking the abstraction even further, replacing the rooftops and corridors that comprised the world of Mirror's Edge with something far more stylized. I'm reminded of Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions by way of the secret stages from Super Mario Sunshine, except, you know, everything's all glowy and white.
As part of this announcement, DICE has confirmed that the PC version of Mirror's Edge will ship on January 13th in the US, and January 16th worldwide. The time-trial pack will be available for all three versions of Mirror's Edge sometime in late January for a price of $10. On top of all this, the PlayStation Blog is reporting that there will be a free, PS3-exclusive time-trial map released alongside the premium pack. $10 for seven maps seems a little steep, but I think it's awesome that DICE has taken the clean, high-contrast look of the game to its logical conclusion.
As part of this announcement, DICE has confirmed that the PC version of Mirror's Edge will ship on January 13th in the US, and January 16th worldwide. The time-trial pack will be available for all three versions of Mirror's Edge sometime in late January for a price of $10. On top of all this, the PlayStation Blog is reporting that there will be a free, PS3-exclusive time-trial map released alongside the premium pack. $10 for seven maps seems a little steep, but I think it's awesome that DICE has taken the clean, high-contrast look of the game to its logical conclusion.