Other Places: The City (Mirror's Edge)

Other Places is a series of short films celebrating beautiful videogame worlds.

[@GammaInsomniac]

That feel when the visuals of a 7 year old game can still blow you away.

[@user-ie4tt1xp7j]

@azealiabank 12

[@magyararon6918]

Very unique game.

[@theperfectionist1607]

@Neo Anderson 14

[@freycz]

That feeling when the 7 years old comentar is 7 years old is mind-blowing.

[@jomarpanganiban936]

This comment is 7 years old

[@koreboredom4302]

This is literally the kind of city I'd see in a dream. A damn good dream.

[@nass-3484]

I’m actually on a project to recreate this city In the metaverse so everyone can visit it, i’ll keep you updated

[@stefanociapparelli2802]

@@nass-3484 sounds interesting

[@threadschanged4252]

blue skies, bleached yet colourful scenery and some 2000s drum and bass to run to

[@242pudic]

I can't believe this was released in 2008, got to be one of the most beautiful games ever released. I just discovered this series and I love every episode, keep up the good work.

[@KSlazerith]

One person couldn't make it past the zipline in the training mission.

[@Ghostie.]

Zing

[@andythesix]

2023 and it's still beautiful

[@mkislov]

Good to see someone else that stops playing, and just watches the view for a couple hours :-)

[@christiantorres7866]

I always liked this city more than Catalyst's city. It always seemed more realistic and plausible than the futiristic metropolis of Catalyst. Maybe it's just me, but I would love to live here, taking in the relaxing scenery everyday, of course without the issues like corrupt cops and politicians

[@pauls6043]

12 year old game and these graphics still hold up

[@juraichloe]

The only place I'd be the most happy to live in.

[@axmat3436]

Same

[@icarusswitkes986]

Except for the cops

[@TokenChineseGuy]

City lovers you and me both.

[@nass-3484]

@@icarusswitkes986 yeah imagine if this city exist with cool cops and you’re just walking around with your family in the summer

[@dvdbox360]

It look beautiful but it corrupt tho

[@ZETAPLUSA70]

I hope that I could create a city like this in one day

[@joavalgoli]

If anyone still wants to know the sound track used in the video, it is "Pirandello Kruger" by Solar Fields.

[@Xcyper33]

Omg...I would LOVE to live in New Eden...its such a glorious, beautiful looking city. One of the best things about Mirror's Edge

[@Reece-Mincher3601]

It's actually called Glass

[@SimplyMavAgain]

​@@Reece-Mincher3601that's Catalyst. This one doesn't have a name. Hence being called "The City"

[@XOXOcel]

The city is now called the city of Glass in Mirror's Edge Catalyst!!

[@VirtualGlitch]

+XOXOcel It's a different city though

[@XOXOcel]

Yup! Nameless for 2008 game and Glass for 2016 game :)

[@MultiPaco06]

+XOXOcel the actual name of the city in the old one is The City

[@Freezorgium]

And it's shit

[@derpydino17]

@@MultiPaco06 I like that name a lot better. It's makes it more relatable.

[@Alex-jx2zp]

Thank you. Spring of 2019 and still playing every week.

[@Exp.LJ1223]

This game is a work of art.

[@nicolasgorszczyk9291]

It would be so great you do one one when Mirror's Edge 2 comes out, the city looks insanely beautiful on the trailers

[@ZETAPLUSA70]

And also,I think The City is actually Singapore,because they both have the same similarly for being a high living standard police state

[@nass-3484]

F-15DemonLordEagle its inspired from Tokyo and Hong-Kong

[@Freezorgium]

@@nass-3484 I'd say they take inspiration from a ton of asian cities, since there are buildings in the game that do look extremely like certain skyscrapers in Singapore.

[@icarusswitkes986]

I’m pretty sure they actually directly copied Tokyo for some of the layouts of the buildings. Also the underground storm drain levels were from actual things in Tokyo. I remember seeing a video for when they made Catalyst about how they visited Tokyo to get ideas for that game as well

[@mr.jamster8414]

Jason, not for the first game, but a huge chunk of catalyst's map is literally tokyo.

[@mr.jamster8414]

I semi agree. I even saw a video of Singapore, and thought: is that the city? It isn't though, it was supposed to have been more libertarian and grungy until around... 2000?

[@Szili0]

Also, Mirror's Edge is my favourite game from the previous generation.

[@WhataFail]

Thank you SO MUCH for this video I don't know how you manage to get such clean shots but it will be REALLY usefull for me ❤

man i wish i'd live in this extremely beautiful town! where crime is zero, the city is clean, everyone has a job, a nice assured income, and most important a family. so what the city is monitored with many many cameras? that's in the interest of the citizens! god, i wish i could live in the exact same place, don't ya?

[@gousaid67]

+Retro well if you iron out this problem out of the equation. I will move out over there immediately

[@nathanverster3301]

+gousaid67 I'd move there even with this problem. I actually need and want the problem. It adds risk and excitement

[@dimitriotto2354]

It's actually called Glass City/The City of Glass. It says so in Mirror's Edge: Catalyst. It has the exact same shoreline as Seattle. It goes by the Eastern Timezone. It is either located along the Pacific Northwest coastline/Canadian or somewhere in the east. It has 2 official languages; English and Chinese, with Japanese as a minor third.

[@calebhobbs9047]

+Dimitri Otto Catalyst is meant to be a reboot of sorts. DICE has stated that the games take place in two different universes, and while they may share themes/locales/people, they are NOT the same work of fiction ^--^

[@Spudtron98]

In Catalyst it's actually in Victoria, Australia... given a significant amount of sea level rise.

[@LeoVader]

Really good stuff.

[@yousuf-ibrahim]

This game's maps are even better than catalyst's. Im not saying catalyst isnt good but i do wish this game had an official free world so cuz of the fr beauty! Its a master piece!😊❤

[@9pmInTokyo]

This is my ideal view of a city. Edit: Mirror's Edge: Catalyst is now my ideal view of a city.

[@Pichuscute]

@SEV XOF They do have rooms in Catalyst. In fact, you can go inside many of them yourself, unlike in the original. Sections of the city are a bit more varied, just because the game is larger, but that original style is still very much there and intact. Just expanded on. And Mirror's Edge was always very near-future sci-fi. In any case, i also definitely prefer Catalyst now, although both are fantastic.

[@Freezorgium]

@@Pichuscute I couldn't disagree more. I think Mirror's Edge was not sci-fi at all. All the buildings are realistic and of very much modern-day asian architecture, they just use primary colors. All the cars are normal cars and have real-world counterparts too. I think they ruined it in Mirror's Edge Catalyst by giving it such a distant future sci-fi setting, and while it definitely looks good (even if the graphics are in many way worse than the original, such as the fact that interior walls no longer have normal maps and therefore just look odd) ... it's not Mirror's Edge. They should have given the game a new IP.

[@Pichuscute]

@@Freezorgium Yikes as fuck, lmfao. Sucks to suck.

[@JanNeves]

I thought I randomly stumbled upon this channel today, and thought:"If there's a Mirror's Edge 'Other Place'', I'll subscribe!" Thing is, I was already a subscriber... =)

[@XTRMXPRTKILR]

This game is 14 years old damn

[@persiangulfcat]

Loving the ambience...

[@buzhichun]

This is your best work imo. Truly top-notch stuff.

[@ElevenYearz]

amazing! mirror's edge is one of my all time faves

[@transformerszlaja]

Just found out about these videos,brilliant work,keep it up.

[@Szili0]

Polygon brought me to your channel, you've got a new subscriber. Keep up the awesome work!

[@Coringus]

Increíble trabajo te has mandado amigo. Saludos desde Chile :3

[@lucasgomes3251]

2021 and this game still beaultiful

[@ThomasHeather]

Beautiful

[@Demijaytee]

It's just beautiful Very nice work :]

[@MH5tube]

This is awesome!

[@mjd9208]

This is really amazing

[@LeningradetZ]

One of the most beautiful cities in games.

[@katiebrock4077]

Damn the nostalgia

[@9p051aff]

So relax

[@XOXOcel]

LOVE THIS

[@SlowedtoPerfectionxCryLord]

Amazing. Thanks

[@heatherlowe7902]

I always thought this was such a cool representation of a dystopia. Not run down and disgusting, but sterile and corporate and monolithic, totally lifeless.

[@anotheryoutubeaccount5259]

If you think so. Ironically, it has less ads than the usual city.

[@TayakoX]

Most beautiful game ever!!!!!

[@kokhen]

i love this city

[@CalisoMoon]

Wow this is really great! I am definitely subbed now. I saw this on an article on buzzfeed. Hopefully you will get more views!

[@REXanadu]

It's very thought provoking seeing all of these games' environments devoid of the games' respective mechanics. I find myself wishing for a completely different experience from within the environments. For example, the city displayed here makes me think of a combination of Deus Ex: HR and Watch_Dogs, but revolving completely around stealth. Thank you for giving me (and others) another perspective on level design and what could be possible with the environments in games today.

[@crankCINEMA]

Great work! subscribed

[@OoMrBixooO]

I love this game!!!!

[@randomjasmicisrandom]

I bought this game simply on the strength of the music.

[@narek323]

Beautiful game

[@TrevorEditor]

I hope the environment artists that worked on the game get to see this.

[@tommoboy9]

This game world is probably one of my favourites. Time Trail > Campaign.

[@joey5jordison]

Hi! I've just discovered your channel and I really like what you have done with those games. I'm writing you because I thought that maybe the Shanghai from Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days would be a really nice "other place" to make. Maybe it's a little bit difficult to do because of the type of game it is (I don't know how you make them), but when I first saw it I thought that it was really interesting. Keep up the good work!

[@dumbodum]

This game is what, 5 years old? It still looks pretty damn good. Lets hope Mirror's Edge 2 is just as good, if not better

[@drazures]

Bought at Humble Origin Bundle! :3 I love the graphics style of this game and want to play with Oculus Rift in the future when release!

[@emberdrops3892]

The only thing I'm missing is the concrete skyscraper construction site from the "Kate" mission, otherwise, a masterpiece

[@RawMecho]

I'm betting Mirrors Edge is set in Tokyo

[@XOXOcel]

this video would also totally go well with the remix of Still Alive, "Shine" by Alcorus

[@pedrohenriqueseelig7366]

Smokin

[@gdoublell1002]

Wow! hope you return to making videos soon ～

[@Azami0001]

God. This game and catalyst have the best art design compared to any game I've seen.

[@ConnorShea]

Black Mesa from the Black Mesa mod and City 17 from Half-Life 2 would be awesome!

[@simonpaterson]

Stunning. How did you get all the shots, I didn't play the game right through but there's some where you're flying through the air? Is the music from the game? Congrats on the £870 - that's how I found this :)

[@0DanielF0]

Good work, been enjoying this Other Place Videos, could you do Witcher 2?

[@Alex-jx2zp]

Please, please more ME, MEC.

[@Pyppyi]

Amazing. This game is beautiful.

[@prosotos]

Mass Effect and EVE Online would be perfect games for this series! Great vids though!

[@LavenderLaser]

It's called New Eden. it's supposed to be a huge city spanning the entire northern part of the eastern seaboard.

[@otherplaces]

New Eden is a district of the city. It's never been named.

[@kostam.1113]

+SEVEN XOF (7X) True, name of the city is just dumb, no originality

[@orbital2248]

+Kosta M. Actually, I feel the city's name represents the fragile way of life that the conglomerate encourages, which makes the name fit in perfectly.

[@kostam.1113]

HK Orbital Maybe, but in my opinion they could have been more realistic and original, ''glass'' sounds more like a nickname not an actual name it is just too abstract.

[@XiLin108]

I think the city is actually in the Pacific Northwest, the website mentions it being in Cascadia

[@Mrinconn]

I imagine he was playing on pc and simply used a no-clip command

[@mr.jamster8414]

I just figured out which city this is supposed to be.

[@reconax]

which?

[@mr.jamster8414]

@@reconax I think it could be Sydney. On the TV screens in chapter 1, it has "aET" next to the time of day, Australian Eastern Time. On the editorial in the elevator, Pope refers to the city as a "city of millions". Which was also the name of an old video about development in Sydney. Of the major cities in that timezone, Sydney is the only one which has a layout roughly matching up with the ingame terrain. Cars drive on the left side of the road as well, and some of the ingame buildings look very similar to some real ones in that city. Also that The Matrix was filmed there, and Mirror's Edge seems to take (some) inspiration from that movie. Just a fan theory of course, I could be wrong, but I enjoy speculating about these things and looking for hidden detail.

[@reconax]

@@mr.jamster8414 Thats a pretty good & strong theory tbh. I dont know anything about Sydney but i'll definitely check it out. Mirrors Edge has one of the beautiful maps ever.

[@Jamesbaby286]

How did you get the cinematic camera / free cam? I would love to fly about Mirror's Edge.

[@tweedelou]

Naughtydog makes some awesome sceneries as well! Why not Last of Us or some Uncharted ones?

[@zotic]

1:34 Maybank Tower Singapore

[@cielopachirisu929]

Just *barely* sci-fi. Just enough to be just right.

[@reconax]

exactly. thats why this map is my favourite map ever

[@Metalwrath2]

Is it so hard to check description?

[@MrMexicanGrigo]

do more

[@otherplaces]

Already did Skyrim. Check out my channel. Oblivion is a possibility for the future, though.

Dark Souls!

[@nicolaj990]

song name?

[@bloodlucky6152]

future new york???!!

[@kennethchou4384]

+slashblock Yeah... New York looks like shit.

[@codeshark8702]

Looks like it's based on Tokyo

[@nolannorris9756]

Minecraft? I know its a corny game, but there have been some pretty nice screenshots, just a thought :)

[@joeysmith2104]

Do Deus Ex: HR and Morrowind. No games enraptured me so much as those two games.

[@MrCatarro48]

Do Deus Ex:Human revolution pls :)

[@shigiz]

what is this citys name and were on earth is it placed? (i know it doesent exist in real life)

[@shigiz]

***** oh yeah i checked it out, it's nameless they said''

[@SweRaider1993]

***** You mean a sequel right? as in; the game takes up Faith's story after the first game?

[@SweRaider1993]

***** Huh.. interesting..

[@MultiPaco06]

+DeezoCew the literal name of the city is "The City"

[@Bantustat]

It's amazingly beautiful, too bad I couldn't stand the game itself.

[@combustercan]

Lol. Too many hard edges. You're either with the corporation, or you're not..Hahahaaa

[@TrevorEditor]

I hope the environment artists that worked on the game get to see this.