History YMMV / MirrorsEdge

* NightmareFuel: When Faith falls to her death. It's accompanied by ''very'' realistic sounds and cinematics, to the point of inducing vertigo. Made even worse if the player is wearing the UsefulNotes/OculusRift, as they would literally see themselves falling to their death as opposed to just watching the monitor.

* AmericansHateTingle: Some [[https://kotaku.com/what-do-some-japanese-commenters-think-of-faith-from-mi-5101715 Japanese gamers]] hate the way Faith looks, calling her "ugly" and "narrow eyed", and that she looks like a Western stereotype of a East Asian woman. In response some critics created a more "attractive" version of Faith, with rounder eyes and [[BuxomIsBetter larger breasts]].

** Catalyst reboots the entire franchise, meaning that the first game is possibly non-canon. This has led to debates over whether a reboot leaves the entire original game pointless, or if the plot was a small part of the game and not a big loss.

* AmericansHateTingle: Some [[https://kotaku.com/what-do-some-japanese-commenters-think-of-faith-from-mi-5101715 Japanese gamers]] hate the way Faith looks, calling her "ugly" and "narrow eyed", and that she looks like a Western stereotype of a East Asian woman. In response some critics created a more "attractive" version of faith, with rounder eyes and [[BuxomIsBetter larger breasts]].

* UncannyValley: Faith's animations look fine from a first-person perspective. But if you install a mod to play it in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3VnWYt9flM third-person]]...

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: Perhaps the most universally-beloved thing about the game (and [[VideoGame/MirrorsEdgeCatalyst its reboot]] to a degree) is its gorgeous in-game art style and environments, which by the game's design, you practically ''need'' [[SceneryPorn to pay a lot of attention to]]. Just about every corner of the City of Glass is a masterclass of bright {{cyberpunk}} atmosphere -- [[EverythingIsAnIPodInTheFuture minimalist]] yet never feeling empty, [[AsceticAesthetic clinical]] yet vibrant and colorful, [[PostCyberpunk very traditionally cyberpunk while being something entirely its own]].

** Also, another NightmareFuel can be the fact of some point of the game, you get chased for a expert parkour police, with the same speed than you, jumping from buildings while you hearing behind you.

* ItWasHisSled: [[spoiler:Celeste Wilson is TheMole.]]

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: The Runners. Are they freedom fighters, as they believe, or small-scale terrorists? The story would be the same either way, [[spoiler: and would even have a happier ending if the latter were true. Not for Faith, but for the city.]]

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments:
-->'''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!

** Catalyst reboots the entire franchise, meaning that the first game is possibly non-canon. This has led to debates over whether a reboot will make the entire original game pointless, or if the plot was weak and isn't a big loss.

* EsotericHappyEnding: [[spoiler: Yay, Faith rescued her sister! Nevermind that Callaghan still has an iron grip on the city, her only major political opponent is still dead, PK has effectively taken over the police force, and while you ''did'' wreck a server room that apparently has something to do with mass surveillance in the city, there's no real expounding on how lasting of an impact you actually made. Oh, and those anti-Runner [=PKs=] are still out there to make your life hell later. In fact, how exactly are Faith and Kate going to escape from the Shard, since Kate is handcuffed and assumedly doesn't have Faith's LeParkour skills, and there's no indication that security has stopped combing the building looking for them? Who cares, time for hugs and credits! Although you could argue that leaving us [[IncrediblyLamePun hanging]] was [[AmbiguousEnding deliberate]].]]

* PlayTheGameSkipTheStory: The game is remembered for its unique gameplay, which broke significant ground in first-person game genres despite it being a small experimental title, as well as its striking aesthetic. The story itself is deliberately minimalistic and not nearly as memorable, though the emotional anchor of a young woman's quest for emancipation is regarded positively.

** First-Person SheFu is '''''hard,''''' and unwanted. Disarming is particularly difficult, especially more armored Blues who need to be taken from behind.

** The lobby shootout at the end of Chapter 8 is fairly tough even with a gun. Doing it with your bare hands will make you scream.

* EsotericHappyEnding: [[spoiler: Yay, Faith rescued her sister! Nevermind that Callaghan still has an iron grip on the city, her only major political opponent is still dead, PK has effectively taken over the police force, and while you ''did'' wreck a server room that apparently has something to do with mass surveillance in the city, there's no real expounding on how lasting of an impact you actually made. Oh, and those anti-Runner [=PKs=] are still out there to make your life hell later. In fact, how exactly are Faith and Kate going to escape from the Shard, since Kate is handcuffed and assumedly doesn't have Faith's LeParkour skills, and there's no indication that security has stopped combing the building looking for them? Who cares, time for hugs and credits!]]