History YMMV / MirrorsEdge

** When word began spreading that [[FeministFrequency Anita Sarkeesian]] may be involved in some fashion with the development of the upcoming prequel, not many fans were pleased, mostly due to Sarkeesian being seen as a very controversial figure, and that EA and DICE may be attempting to pander to a demographic (feminists with mindsets similar to Sarkeesian's) that were not even fans of the first game. In particular word began to spread that the controls would be "simplified for women," which some feel carries rather UnfortunateImplications towards suggesting that women in general are incapable of comprehending a complex control scheme, something female fans of the first game argue against.

* ScrappyMechanic: First-Person SheFu is '''''hard,''''' and unwanted.

** DifficultButAwesome: Of course, once you figure out just ''how'' to perform said First-Person SheFu...

** DifficultButAwesome: Of course, once you manage how just ''how'' to perform said First-Person SheFu...

** The ''extremely'' polarizing [[FeministFrequency Anita Sarkeesian]] being hired as a consultant on the prequel.

* UnfortunateImplications: Part of EA's attempt to make ''Mirror's Edge 2'' appeal to a broader demographic is to simplify the controls, justifying it by basically saying that the original's controls were too hard for women to understand. Yeah...

* ArtificialStupidity: You can pretty easily shake off Pursuit Cops in the first encounter by sitting on a high spot and watching them run in impractical paths as they try to get you.

* NightmareFuel: When Faith falls to her death. It's accompanied by ''very'' realistic sounds and cinematics, to the point of inducing vertigo.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: With {{Portal}}, not that that's a bad thing though. Stark modernist white spaces, high velocity first person movement, themes of control and rebellion, female non-white protagonist, a song called "Still Alive".

* DisappointingLastLevel: Chapters 7 and 9(out of 9). Everywhere else you're gleefully flying around like an amphetamine-overdosed monkey. In these two levels you're a mouse in a maze being chased by amphetamine-overdosed ''cats.'' At least in Chapter 9 you can learn to be a ''sneaky'' monkey.

* [[AwesomeMusic/VideoGames Awesome Music]]: Faith is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzmUde_EK5Y Still Alive...]]

* ArtificialStupidity: You can pretty easily shake off Parsuit Cops in first encounter by sitting on high spot and watching them to run in impractical paths as they try to get you
* [[AwesomeMusic/VideoGames Awesome Music]]: Faith is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzmUde_EK5Y&hd=1 Still Alive...]]

* CrowningMomentOfFunny:
-->'''Merc:''' (after Faith jumps off of a crane, onto the load of another crane, onto a crash pad) Goddammit girl! Did you just do what I think you did? I just spilled my Joe all over the keyboard!
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: Every time [[spoiler:Faith and Kate hug one another, specially in the Ending's one.]]
** The soothing power of the "Puzzle" themes for the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ5SdMaQ0Dk last two]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_XmY09uRJ4 levels]] (warning: possible spoilers) makes up for all those times you've fallen to your doom.

* VindicatedByHistory: When the game initially came out, reviews were mixed and lukewarm. Sales weren't of EA's liking. Now the game is developing into a CultClassic and fans are eagerly anticipating a sequel.

* NightmareFuel: When Faith falls to her death.

** Further muddied by the fact that we only know the "heroes" are good because they said so; as the plot doesn't establish anything else about them. [[ZeroPunctuation Yahtzee]] pointed out the packages they deliver could be parcel bombs for all we know.

** *Ffffsssssshhhssssss...*
*** '''ker'''-splash!!!

** A little more justified, here. Portal was an addition to a bundled set which included Half-Life and Team Fortress 2 for the sixty bucks. This game came with nothing else, is only a bit longer, and cost the same.
*** Though this has been fixed somewhat; the price is almost always under £15 new in the UK, anyway, and most US websites have huge discounts. On Steam for example, it is usually $10, and can go as low as $2.50 in every sales special.

*** Though this has been fixed somewhat; the price is almost always under £15 new in the UK, anyway, and most US websites have huge discounts.

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: When Faith falls to her death, you ''will'' learn what it is like to commit suicide by jumping off a building. And decide that you'd much rather swallow a bottle of tranquilizers.

* XenSyndrome: Chapters 7 and 9(out of 9). Everywhere else you're gleefully flying around like an amphetamine-overdosed monkey. In these two levels you're a mouse in a maze being chased by amphetamine-overdosed ''cats.'' At least in Chapter 9 you can learn to be a ''sneaky'' monkey.

* [[CrowningMusicOfAwesomeVideoGames Crowning Music Of Awesome]]: Faith is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzmUde_EK5Y&hd=1 Still Alive...]]