Many gamers have issues with feeling disoriented while playing Mirror's Edge. Even Ben admitted to the fact that, without the game's green reticule on the screen, he found himself feeling nauseous within a short period of time. For those that couldn't handle the perspective of the game, a PC hack has surfaced that will let players see the game from a third-person view.

At the fan-run On-Mirror's Edge forums, user Greyfox created a post showing gamers how they can hack the PC version of EA's freerunnning adventure so the camera views Faith from a slightly-isometric perspective. While the screenshots in the forum look promising, the actual gameplay footage isn't nearly as impressive. It's obvious that the developers never intended for Faith to be seen from the outside; her movements, which look fluid and natural from the game's default camera view, don't look good when seen in their totality. Instead, they look exaggerated and jerky, and the captured footage bears a note stating that the camera can't actually move up or down when in third-person mode.

It's impressive that you can actually play the game from a different view, but the problem is that the hack seems to make the overall experience less enjoyable; Faith looks pretty goofy running around with those animations. That's a shame, because it seems like Mirror's Edge would make a theoretically-great game with a third-person perspective; something akin to Assassin's Creed in terms of gameplay, albeit with a less emphasis on exploring the surrounding world and more on linear gameplay. Maybe DICE will release an official patch at some point that will make this possible, but it seems like the best way to play the game in the near future is to rely on the un-hacked game camera.