Mirror's Edge: Catalyst - 10 Huge New Details You Need To Know About
7. Combat's Been Overhauled
Whether or not you liked the first game, you have to admit that combat left a lot to be desired. Controls felt unresponsive, sluggish, and hits themselves didn't really pack the punch it should've done. Gun combat too felt a little clunky and not at all useful, so it's great to see that the reboot is redefining the series' combat for the better. From gameplay shown thus far Faith is definitely looking like a more capable fighter, with blows landing in the way you'd imagine them to this time around. Better still, the more you build up momentum the more foes you'll be able to take on - using the environment to navigate and attack your enemies as you see fit. It's awfully fitting for a person who relies on speed to accomplish their goals this way, and goes one step further to plug the holes that once existed in the Mirror's Edge formula.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
