Comments on: Prince of Persia Trailers Bonanza

By: Anthony Damiani

Anthony Damiani — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:55:05 +0000

I (*heart*) their shaders.

By: That Fuzzy Bastard

That Fuzzy Bastard — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 07:47:26 +0000

It looks like they’ve finally dropped the brown-on-brown color scheme that ruined The Two Thrones. I mean, I wanted to love that game, but there were just too many moments where I didn’t know which way the enemy was facing because I COULDN’T SEE! The gameplay could have been great, but the inability to see anything at a distance made it more or less unplayable.

By: koizure

koizure — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 03:10:58 +0000

@Solario and N That Hope song truly is terrible and sounds just like a bank might like to have it in their commercial.

I just hope they have the same voice actor for the prince as in Sands of Time and Two Thrones. Better voiceacting in Sands of Time in my opinion though. Hope the inner monologue makes a comeback as in Sands of Time.

By: Scandalon

Scandalon — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:34:29 +0000

Looks quite lovely. I do slightly wish I hadn’t watched the HD version, then I probably wouldn’t have been bothered so much by:

1 – “10,000 years have past”…it’s “passed” dagnabit!

2- The jerkyness of the transitions from different animations. (Watch when he jumps over the broken bridge at 4:18 of the story video.) Everything else moves so well and fluidly, that those little hitches are that much more noticeable.

3 – My fear that they haven’t solved the “conveniently placed, surprisingly sturdy ledge/column/grill/horizontal bar/etc” issue.

Finally, the story segment really made me go “yea, yeah, okay, I know this story – saw/read/played it in Lord of the Rings, Zelda, Starwars, previous PoP’s, tons of other titles, both good and bad. Yes, as a game, I expect it to be pretty good (perhaps a brilliant refinement of the series/genre), but story-wise, can we please have something a little less generic? How about we explore how/why our hero/protagonist is the only hope, what choices/sacrifices he had to make to get there, not just “yea, the gods chose you, because, you know, you’re athletic and good looking and need a pretty girl in your life”. How about a morally ambiguous situation, where standing up for principles contradicts what (at least seems) to be a practical solution to a problem?

By: BrokenSymmetry

BrokenSymmetry — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:50:06 +0000

That story trailer is the most beautiful trailer I have ever seen. Great voiceover, and beautiful transition into the song.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:07:08 +0000

I’m looking forward to this one.
Looks like they’ve captured those stunning environments again.
It was the environments amongst other things that the first PoP so memorable. Although I must admit I did enjoy the 2nd. Quite enjoyed wandering around that bizarre castle of time. Thought it was an interesting idea at least.

By: Solario

Solario — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:33:41 +0000

I’m actually kind of excited about this, despite losing interest in the games after Sands of Time. It looks great, not as brown and gray as the second and third game. I hope the puzzles and acrobatics take a front seat instead of the combat compared to the followups as well.

Only problem I have is that the Help song in the end is also used in commercials for my bank, so I keep wondering when an accountant will appear and lecture me about the importance of starting a pension.

By: Thirith

Thirith — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:29:35 +0000

To be honest, if the game offers gameplay as fun as the last three Prince of Persia games I'm not too worried if the changes are only aesthetic in nature, just like John. There aren't too many games that do the PoP, and there are even fewer games that do it well. Having been a gamer since 1982, I still get a kick out of an immensely well executed genre title that doesn't push the boundaries of its genre yet is crafted brilliantly. See Half-Life 2, see Call of Duty 4.

By: Bobsy

Bobsy — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:18:04 +0000

Could it be that we’re burned out on Princing around Persia? I mean, I too enjoyed the previous trilogy, but I guess the thrill has more or less gone now. Perhaps rather worryingly, the prospect of a magic lady flanging around with us is actually less exciting than a rewind button. Goddamn demographics.

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:07:10 +0000

I adored Sands of Time and quite liked Warrior Within and (more than WW) Two Thrones. When the game was announced I was very excited at more PoP action and yet I feel almost totaly apathy towards it. What’s worse is that I don’t know why. :(

By: cyrenic

cyrenic — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:59:38 +0000

Didn’t this get delayed by a week?