Mirror's Edge Catalyst
The story and world of Mirror's Edge Catalyst has been expanded yet again as we get a look at the factions in Mirror's Edge Catalyst's city of glass
It looks like some more Mirror's Edge Catalyst new slid right by almost undetected. It seems that EA has updated the official website without huge word and they have detailed out more on the factions that are changing the game's world. By the looks of things DICE is putting a lot more thought into the story of Mirror's Edge Catalyst than just "these people are bad because we say so" as the last title had. At least that was my takeaway from what I remember.
As it looks, we have three different factions in Mirror's Edge Catalyst. We have The Conglomerate who seems to be the secretive bad guys who want to rule the world. Then there are The Runners which I am pretty sure is what we will be playing and they do pretty much what the name states just like in Mirror's Edge before. Then we have Black November who are the openly bad guys causing havoc and destruction for what they see is a good cause. Just like all villainous groups as "they are wrong and we are right" is the motto.
Here are the direct descriptions lifted off of the Mirror's Edge Catalyst official website that we spoke of before.
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The Conglomerate
The Conglomerate consists of 13 corporations, each run by a powerful family or Corporate House, who together rule the nation of Cascadia. Locked in a constant power struggle, the Houses are prepared to go to extreme lengths to advance their positions within the Conglomerate hierarchy. Among the corporations can be found the security forces of KrugerSec, the tech specialists at Silvine Systems, and Elysium Corp., who specializes in medical research and healthcare.
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The Runners
The Runners are a special group of voluntary offGrids who’ve decided not to be part of the Conglomerate machine. Living on the rooftops and grouping together in tight-knit Cabals they race across the urban landscapes, performing burglaries and courier jobs for those willing to pay. The Corporate Houses secretly depend on the Runners for their constant scheming and though KrugerSec has a standing order to neutralize any Runner on sight, some claim that they are not clamping down as hard on them as they could.
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Black November
Black November is a resistance movement led by Rebecca Thane, once a prominent protest leader, who turned to violent methods following the November riots almost two decades ago. Constantly hunted by KrugerSec, Black November do what they can to terrorize the authorities and incite a general revolution among the employs.
They strive to avoid civilian casualties, but lately Rebecca has been hinting that all regular employs are silent supporters of the Conglomerate and the tyranny. Therefore they too should be made targets so that they are forced to understand what their silent consent is causing.
Mirror's Edge Catalyst — Story Trailer
What do you think about the factions of Mirror's Edge Catalyst now? Does it look like things have been fleshed out much more, in terms of story, by DICE or will these just be general overviews and they will just be bad because we are not part of them? Do you think that there might be a chance to hop factions in Mirror's Edge Catalyst outside of the story? Let us know and discuss it in the comments below. For more on Mirror's Edge Catalyst and any of its minor updates be sure to stay right here as we will update everything as it comes.
