C'mon... seriously? Trial and error=>GOOD
Geez, the gamespot review really... $%#!.
Ninja gaiden anyone? That game was fun because it was SO hard.
The first prince of persia's were good agility games, the new one is way too easy. There's no real fun in climbing in Assassins Creed as well.
And FINALLY when they make something good and hard with trial and error like Mirrors Edge it is being bashed as a negative point?
Make up your mind... I like the trial and error, who wants to play it through like a movie right? It's a game... you play it.
It's got its flaws alright, but it's still refreshing and enjoyable.
I guess it's hard to review a game like this, it's like most of these games lately, you get mixed feelings. You like one part, you hate the other. There will be people that gonna keep this one close to their heart and some will just wish they had only rented it.
(btw I gave it a 'hard' difficulty rating, but for me this actually feels 'just right', see where I'm going with this? Some games just work with a hard difficulty.)