Prince of Persia is back, and despite some controversial choices in terms of accessibility it's an excellent new episode. Everyone but the most hardcore gamers who are looking for a "smash your gamepad on the nearest wall" frustratingly hard game should take a good hard look at this game. The hours I've spent in this enchanting game with some not so one dimensional characters are some of the most memorable in the last few years. The Ubisoft Montreal team in charge of this game did an admirable job creating a compelling and believable world to play in, and when the technical side is just as good I can but recommend to go ahead and give this game more than a try!
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Commented on 2008-12-02 11:29:43 In reply to alimokrane
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Commented on 2008-12-02 13:31:44Blim when you say "The hours I've spent in this enchanting game with some not so one dimensional characters are some of the most memorable in the last few years" does that mean the story is engaging? i don't want to watch the vids in case of spoilers.
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Commented on 2008-12-02 15:39:44I think one of the very very few to whom these 3D Prince of Persia don't appeal any will to play.
I like god of war, but not PoP... in fact the last prince of persia i liked was the the old Prince of Persia 2.
Maybe one day, but just not right now :) Hope you will all enjoy though.
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Commented on 2008-12-02 16:34:47 In reply to NoteI'm curious about the enviroments, as these video's won't load and I doubt there are more then 2 levels shown, so, are there interior enviroments, and smaller tighter area's? I wasn't too thrilled that all we really saw were expansive, open area's, which are good at healthy levels, I love big enviroments, but what about tighter spaces? That can REALLY take advantage of the princes abilities?
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Commented on 2008-12-02 19:12:01 In reply to LafielThe prince even says "ah craaaaaap" through falling, even though Naughty Dog made Nathan Drake say that when FALLING from a plane with a parachute, now the prince is also falling and says the samething (even though he never ends it with crap).
It's like Ubi loved Uncharted so much with Nathan Drake's personality they decided to have pretty much everything for the new prince.
I wanted to get this but I decided to wait for the reviews to poor in.
Even though the scores are high (which I assume is because of the visuals) the gameplay is dumb.
I hate GameTrailers.com, but their review says everything I was thinking, shocking to be honest.
No skill required, horrible dialogue, no new weapons.
I even let the one-vs-one fight be if the rest was up for it, but it isnt.
The visuals, vistas, music, animation, art is good.
But what are those good for if the gameplay isnt up for it.
The platforming is good, I give them that, and the combat seems good and scripted which I also like.
But prince and Elika (main reasons) I hate, especially the prince which is suppose to be the main character.
Commented on 2008-12-02 19:46:09I was very skeptical with the Prince before playing the game, but they really nailed his character.
Commented on 2008-12-02 20:04:45I mean everytime the prince makes a joke or trying to be funny, I keep seeing Nathan Drake.
Not only does the voice belong to Nathan but the way the prince makes his jokes or trying to be funny is very Nathan-ish.
It doesnt need someone to play the game to like or dislike the voice acting (in my case, the prince only), I am not talking about the gameplay here, that would be something different.
The prince is too cheesy now, like if it the game was mad by Disney and Ubisoft published it.
PS. Those 10 minute of footages with so much dialogue isnt considered "snippets".
Commented on 2008-12-02 21:50:26 In reply to SathDo you believe Nathan Drake invented everything? If the actor's voice annoys you that much, why don't you play the game in another language? That way, it will sound a lot more exotic. ;)
Commented on 2008-12-02 21:56:53But I do feel its very unessecary to say the same line in the same way in the same scenario (falling) with the same voice for the prince as it was for Drake.
And I believe Ben Mattes said they had Han Solo insperation.
If I could change only the language for the prince and the rest in english, now that would be interesting.
Commented on 2008-12-02 23:38:11 In reply to SathI know what Ben Mattes said, I was there. ^^
I just wanted to point out the fact that a character like Nathan is mostly inspired by Han Solo too, hence the similarities. So I don't think Ubisoft had Drake in mind when they created the new prince. :)
I also don't think there's an "uncharted copyright" on this "aaahhh crap" line and I'm pretty sure you can hear it in many other games/movies anyway. I'm afraid a lot of people are simply bitching about minor details and you might miss quite an entertaining game. Just rent the game and give it a try at least.
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Commented on 2008-12-03 03:43:37 In reply to EQUINOX23But I see that doesn't stop you from randomly trolling the 360.