History VideoGame / MirrorsEdgeCatalyst

** TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: Rebecca Thane and Black November believes the best way to overthrow the Corporations is through terrorism. Noah strongly disagrees with her methods, stating that in her own way she is as dangerous as Kruger. Faith does eventually ally with Black November after [[spoiler: Noah gets taken out by Kruger,]] but the alliance is uneasy at best [[spoiler: and she and Icarus eventually leave the group for good.]] Rebecca even has a few crypto-Marxist speeches and expresses sympathy for [=OmniStat=], a totalitarian {{Expy}} of the Soviet Union.

* RealityEnsues:
** Faith exposes herself to the three leaders of Krugersec when stealing the Omnistat drive. A couple missions later, Krugersec retaliates by launching a ''massive'' crackdown on the Runners.
** Faith handily defeats Gabriel Kruger on their fight at the Shard. Of course she does. Kruger is a middle-aged man who spends his days behind the desk; Faith is a young adult who spends her days jumping off the rooftops and beating up armored guards.

* InkSuitActor: It has been said that the villain looks like [[http://i.imgur.com/JQSzOHT.jpg EA's CEO.]] The developers have said in an [[http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/17/8795003/mirrors-edge-catalyst-open-world-game-ps4-playstion-4-xbox-one interview]] that while the character's appearance ''is'' based on a real person, it is not Andrew Wilson, who was only appointed CEO after the character had already been designed. They acknowledge that it is "a pretty fun meme, though".

** Like the first game, there is a reference to ''VideoGame/BattlefieldBadCompany'', but while that game’s reference was a BlinkAndYoullMissIt mention of BF1’s fictional country of Sederastan, Catalyst features an abridged, BroadStrokes, retelling the original game’s plot that can be found [[https://youtu.be/Fk-bsMwuLwM via audio logs]], complete with the original voice cast returning.

** You can find a series of audio logs detailing a certain quartet of security guards discovering some gold. [[''VideoGame/BattlefieldBadCompany sound familiar]]?

* AgeLift: Faith is 24 in the original ''Mirror's Edge'', but seems to be a bit younger in this game; not any older than 19 considering she spent 2 years in juvie.

* {{Leitmotif}}: The game's OST has one. It's most prominently used in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJMPD2a5ugc the credits music]], and shows up in other tracks. It also shows up in the ambient music featured in the game's special PS4 theme.

* SoftGlass: The game features three instances where Faith breaks through glass barriers and remains unharmed. There's also a building at the border between Eden Village and The View that Faith can slide through, smashing through a pane of glass at the bottom. Whoever owns the building must be pretty fastidious about its upkeep, as the glass is back up every time Faith reenters the area and slides down again.

The city of Glass is a modern-day utopia - at least, for those who live as part of the ultra-rich ruling class. Shining building facades and inspired futuristic design give the city a beautiful mirror finish, but the interior is rotten and corrupted to the core, ruled by the most powerful ruling families collectively known as the Conglomerate. Glass is the third-largest city in a corporate-controlled nation, Cascadia, which rose from the ashes of a civil war.

* AfterTheEnd: Cascadia, the country Glass is part of, is filled with stretches of landscape called "The Greylands": barren lands formed after some unknown disaster long ago. Backstory fluff mentions something called "The Recession" that lead to a cataclysmic war that poisoned most of the landscape and lead to the establishment of the modern nations.

* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: The $199 Collector's Edition of the game. It includes a Faith statue, steelbook case, lithograph, concept art cards, temporary tattoos, and a nice box to put all of the goodies in.

** Pirandello is a major clothing and fashion design brand in Glass, owned by House Pirandello. Pirandello-Kruger was the private security company the {{Mooks}} worked for in the first game.

* SoftGlass: The game features three instances where Faith breaks through glass barriers and remains unharmed. There's also an area somewhere between Eden Village and The View that Faith slides through to break through a sheet of glass. This happens every time she reenters the area and slides down again.

* SoftGlass: The game features three instances where Faith breaks through glass barriers and remains unharmed.

* BadDreams: Faith has flashbacks to the chaotic November Riots, during which her parents were killed [[spoiler: and she in turn fatally shot a non-hostile [=KrugerSec=] cop]]. These dreams regularly disrupt Faith's sleep.

* TechnicalPacifist: Faith and most of the other Runners. They're political neutral and Faith angrily insists that she's not an assassin when she thinks Rebecca is suggesting killing someone, and the KrugerSec security she beats up are stated to be no more than unconscious, but it [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential is possible]] to kick them off high rise buildings and into bottomless chasms.

* ReplacementGoldfish: Isabel may have been be one for Gabriel Kruger's son, who died in the November Riots. [[FridgeBrilliance Fridge]] SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming|Moments}} when you realize he probably had her trained so extensively so the same thing would not happen again. Though her making a pretty awesome bodyguard as well probably ''was'' part of it.

The game is notable for taking the freerunning platforming of the original game and adding in a gorgeous new engine, fresh and reworked gameplay mechanics, and an immersive open world to interact with, and has a [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment somewhat divisive existence amongst fans]].

* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: The [[CrackIsCheaper $199 Collector's Edition]] of the game. It includes a Faith statue, steelbook case, lithograph, concept art cards, temporary tattoos, and a nice box to put all of the goodies in.

* ReplacementGoldfish: Isabel may have been be one for Gabriel Kruger's son, who died in the November Riots. [[FridgeBrilliance Fridge]] [[HeartwarmingMoments Heartwarming]] when you realize he probably had her trained so extensively so the same thing would not happen again. Though her making a pretty awesome bodyguard as well probably ''was'' part of it.

* TitleIn: Upon transitioning to a new district in the city, the game briefly displays its statistics including the area's name, the caste(s) occupying it, population number and Faith's progress in available collectible items.

* CyberpunkWithAChanceOfRain: Invoked in the beginning mission taking place at night during a rainstorm, with glowing neon advertisements all over the place contributing to the feeling of classic CyberPunk atmosphere.

* LawEnforcementInc: [=KrugerSec=], under Kruger Holding, is the primary antagonist faction in the game. It is presumably a reimagining of Pirandello Kruger (PK) of the original game.

* CyberPunk: Unlike the first game which had technology no more advanced than ours, this game steeps into this territory. Tech is rampant, the city's regime is corporate-ruled and oppressive, and something akin to laser blasts or electrical shots can be seen in the ''I Am Faith'' story trailer.

** Each District also has a primary colour alongside the usual white. Downtown is yellow, Anchor is purple/cyan, Rezoning is orange and The View is pink/black.

* InterfaceSpoiler: The in-game 3D map of Omnistat Tunnels includes the entirety of [[spoiler: the highly classified Kingdom Facility.]] It can easily be predicted that a major mission/storyline event is going to take place in the area long before Faith is tasked with investigating it.

* LawEnforcementInc: [=KrugerSec=], under Kruger Holding, seems to be an antagonist in the game. It is presumably a reimagining of Pirandello Kruger (PK) of the original game.

** Pirandello is a major clothing and fashion design company in Glass, owned by House Pirandello. Pirandello-Kruger was the private security film from the first game and the main {{Mooks}} worked for them.
** Callaghan Construction Corp from the first game has a major presence throughout Glass and is responsible for its ongoing modernization, only this time without close relation to the ruling elite.
** Bryson and Raposa corporations make their return as heavy tech and food manufacturers, respectively.

* SoftGlass: The game features at least two instances where Faith breaks through glass barriers and remains unharmed.

* TheUnfought: You never confront an [=OmniStat=] agent (the cool ninja-like guys, one of which appeared at Elysium) in combat, as the main focus is on fighting [=KrugerSec=].
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Background characters don't pay any heed to the girl running around building exteriors.