ME 1 was something new and felt like an indie title - which is why I gave the game more of a pass. It wasn't a AAA-advertising-everywhere game back then, it was a little insider tip that I had a lot of fun with. Also, the visuals, the soundtrack, and the pacing were something special. With part 2, they wanted to squeeze in the familiar money-printing formulas, and of course there had to be an open world. Open world sells, doesn't it? I didn't waste a minute with "part 2", since it wasn't even a sequel. For me, Mirrors Edge "Series" is one game, Catalyst at most a fringe phenomenon, with which they tried to rake in money in a cheap way.