Gunplay Removed from Mirror's Edge: Catalyst

Senior Producer Sara Jansson says "You can't even pick them up."

When Electronic Arts first announced Mirror's Edge: Catalyst, it promised to add "new, interesting gameplay and features" to the game. Now EA has clarified that guns won't be usable in the game.

"In Mirror's Edge: Catalyst, you won't be using any guns at all," Senior Producer Sara Jansson told Polygon. "We've completely removed that aspect of the game. You can't even pick them up."

Of course, Faith will still have to get heavy now and then, but the fighting in Catalyst "is more of an extension of the movement," Jansson said. "It builds on the flow. It fits a lot better with the game mechanics. When Faith is in flow, when she stitches together move after move without failing and keeps her momentum going, she's actually invulnerable to bullets. That can keep her out of harm's way. It's only when she stops that she can get hurt."

Mirror's Edge: Catalyst launches on February 23, 2016.