I may not be what you’d call a fan of Penny Arcade, but that was rather funny.

And yes, EA did a real good thing when they decided to make Mirror’s Edge.

Yeah, the vertigo is pretty well known. Case in point:

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/11/3/

Still, I commend EA for doing something totally different and refreshing, even if it does have the same effect on me as ipecac does.

I got vertigo just watching it. I’ll rent it though, and try not to think my cieling is the wall.

etc!
Manaic. He also, in those few minutes, showed me some bits of the game I never saw ’cause I didn’t do them the “bad” way, or whatever.

Those new time-trial maps do look rather nice, shame they’re somewhat overpriced. Mirror’s Edge is already cutting it fine in terms of value for money without having to pay an extra £7 for a map pack. Although presumably it’ll bundled in with the PC version, so this issue probably won’t affect many here.

There’s a scripted event on a path near the starting town where a mage plummets from the sky, and he has on him two scrolls that spectacularly increase your jumping ability for just a second. The runner takes them, then uses a scroll that teleports you to the nearest temple, and from there uses one to jump halfway across the world to land precisely in front of a travelling adventurer who has another unique item: the Boots of Blinding Speed. The speed boost is enormous, but they literally do blind you. Luckily the blinding is a magical effect, whereas the speed is a straight stat boost, so by using a resist-magic spell (I think) he gets only the positive effect from donning them. The rest is all done with one-off scrolls, which he gets by killing the scroll-vendor in Ald’Ruhn and taking them, then using another temple-teleport to get out of there. Scrolls let even a level-one hero use super-powerful spells, and I think a luck boost is how he’s able to kill high-level things with that cheapo axe.

The previous record was fifteen minutes, by a guy who used a potion to boost his intelligence, which made him better at making potions, which let him make a better potion of intelligence, until he was the smartest alchemist in the universe, whereupon he made a few combat-boosting potions and pwned the half-God Dagoth Ur.

It’s funny how my favourite games are always the most exploitable.

Man, is that a tired gaming cliche, or what? How many games have that in it? If it’s done right, though, I could escape from prison all day.

If you liked the Deus Ex one, I recommend the 7.5 minutes Morrowind speedrun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mjgtpMKhIE&fmt=18 – complete main quest skipping of course, but they do get the end video. Notice the diagonal running, Boots of Blinding Speed, and teleport scroll abuse.

holy shit, mirrors edge looks gorgeous, and the music is also awesome.

definitely on my to buy list

There’s a lot I don’t entirely understand in that run – I didn’t even realise how he kills himself in Hell’s Kitchen until Dave pointed it out – that’s absolute gold.

1) new gameplay
2) to play as a girl
3) pretty graphics

That speed run is good family viewing.

its a conspiracy

Coincidence, or something more?..

His use of the cigarettes for instant death after talking to the injured Paul is genius.

1: I am absolutely awful at platforming games, laughably bad, yet I don’t find it difficult or frustrating. I don’t know why everyone else does.

2: I’m not surprised they aren’t extending the story, most of it is bolted on at the last minute and squeezed into these horribly animated 2d cutscenes, best avoided.

3: I’ve never cared for time trials, speed runs or racing, but I like time trials on Mirror’s Edge, why? Because it’s about elegance, conservation of momentum and most importantly finding short cuts. Precise running is only really required when you’re trying to take on the record.

4: It’s probably best played with a pad. I ended up getting it on console for that very reason, but at least a PC version will cut down on loading.

I also love how he uses Deus Ex’s shonky physics to move THROUGH WALLS. Or how he fires a GEP missile THROUGH the rocket hatch in the nuclear silo at such an angle as to precisely blow up Howard Strong, completing the mission without ever entering the silo proper.

In fact it’s generally just really equilibristic.