Is It Bad To Treat Video Games As Digital Mirrors?

When I was a kid I used to spend much of my time lost in my own personal world of fantasy. My over-active imagination combined with my love of books, movies, and games kept me busy for countless hours, slaying imaginary dragons with imaginary swords, exploring imaginary castles with imaginary companions, maybe even saving an imaginary princess or two along the way….

What I Want To See In A Mirror’s Edge Sequel

Despite being released a little over four years ago, EA’s and DICE’s stunning and original first-person title Mirror’s Edge still stands as a unique hallmark of the first-person genre. Not only does it feature realistic and pulse-pounding parkour-inspired gameplay, it also stars one of the strongest female video game leads of the past decade; Faith Connors.

These days many gamers no doubt equate developer DICE with the long-running Battlefield series and, funnily enough, Mirror’s Edge was actually the studio’s attempt to create “something fresh and interesting” since they knew they couldn’t just keep making new Battlefield games forever.