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FOFD Since: Apr, 2013
#26: Apr 25th 2024 at 10:22:08 AM

I was watching the trailer on Youtube and the comments were a mix of "this isn't the Prince" and "this is appropriation because this guy's not Persian, there was no rap music, this game is dumb."

And I'm like, "you realize the Trilogy wasn't an accurate representation of Persian culture and the main character was voiced by Yuri Lowenthal, an American, right?"

And then another complaint was "oh you're not the Prince this time, that's lame." Do people not understand what an Artifact Title is.

I hate it especially because some of these comments are saying "as someone who played the trilogy this isn't Prince of Persia, way to go Ubisoft..."

BRO. The "trilogy" you mean? The old side scrolling NES/DOS-era version? Or the obviously more well-known one for the Playstation 2?

That ain't the original, get out of here. This series has rebooted itself three times. This isn't about Ubisoft not "respecting the fans" its about you not liking a dark-skinned protagonist. None of these complaints when we had the last Prince of Persia or the one before that.

Edited by FOFD on Apr 25th 2024 at 1:29:54 PM

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#27: Apr 25th 2024 at 4:49:20 PM

Heck in the first game the player character wasn't even the Prince of Persia at the start. He became the Prince at the end of the game after rescuing the Princess and becoming her husband.

Disgusted, but not surprised
Silentedge89 Since: Apr, 2012
#28: Apr 25th 2024 at 4:51:46 PM

People complaining about Sargon not being the Prince is amusing in hindsight. Since he actually is the Prince, at least one of them.

Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#29: May 5th 2024 at 9:27:43 PM

Playing through The Lost Crown, and wow the secret rooms are a nasty difficulty spike. If I didn't have a guide I'd have assumed they were impossible with the abilities I had

Silentedge89 Since: Apr, 2012
#30: May 5th 2024 at 9:30:07 PM

The secret rooms are why I ultimately decided not to purchase the game. I don't need flashbacks to attempting the White Palace in Hollow Knight in my life again lol.

Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#31: May 5th 2024 at 9:56:21 PM

...To be clear, I'm talking about the mandatory puzzle platforming section called the secret rooms, not any rooms that are secret

Silentedge89 Since: Apr, 2012
#32: May 6th 2024 at 12:59:23 AM

Oh lol, I was talking about some of the optional puzzle rooms that are needed to unlock something.

DoubleOG (Apprentice)
#33: May 13th 2024 at 12:39:14 PM

The release date for the early access of the game was changed from May 14th to May 27th to avoid Hades 2's early access.

Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#34: May 25th 2024 at 6:21:46 AM

Uh, is there any way to report a bug? Because I appear to be softlocked after my game crashed during the Tower of Silence's boss fight

DoubleOG (Apprentice)
#35: May 27th 2024 at 11:45:38 AM

Launch day for The Rogue Prince of Persia.

AzureSeas Since: Jan, 2011
#36: Jun 1st 2024 at 11:45:14 AM

Decided to get The Rogue Prince of Persia. I think it's got promise so far. The platforming feels nice and snappy, and combat has quite a few moves for you to use. There are a few parallels to Dead Cells you can make, like with the dive attack and how Spirit Glimmers function similarly to cells, but there's enough stuff here, like wall-running and point-to-point leaping, how you only have one main weapon and a sub-weapon which works on a rechargable meter, to let it stand out on its own. You can't complete a run all the way through yet, there aren't too many things to find and collect, and their promise of weekly updates has me a little worried, but I think they're off to a good start.

Side note, the soundtrack is a pretty neat mix of traditional and modern styles :o

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#37: Jun 20th 2024 at 10:36:10 AM

A teaser trailer for the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake.

DoubleOG (Apprentice)
Avenger09 Since: May, 2014
#40: Oct 22nd 2024 at 12:52:12 PM

Game companies are growing increasingly unrealistic with their expectations.

They won't let things develop with time anymore and demand immediate profits.

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#41: Oct 22nd 2024 at 9:54:43 PM

So the remake will still happen?

"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#42: Oct 22nd 2024 at 10:45:06 PM

[up][up]The game only sold about 300k copies within the first two weeks after release this January. That is legit bad sales performance in the video game industry.

Edited by M84 on Oct 23rd 2024 at 1:45:14 AM

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Silentedge89 Since: Apr, 2012
#43: Oct 22nd 2024 at 11:18:58 PM

Its still Ubisoft's fault because it was tied to their stupid as fuck launcher.

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Dakini!
#44: Oct 23rd 2024 at 8:38:27 AM

In somewhat good news for the developers, they're being moved to work on a Rayman remake.

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unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#45: Oct 23rd 2024 at 12:01:13 PM

I really want to see more is a remake of warrior within and two crowns.

the former is my favorite but it did have issue like the game is too big and long while having so few interactions it feel empty

"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"
Avenger09 Since: May, 2014
#46: Oct 23rd 2024 at 5:11:39 PM

I'm curious how they'd handle Warrior Withins Hotter and Sexier moments if they do.

Omit them, adjust them, or just run with it?

What would be the best?

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#47: Oct 23rd 2024 at 6:43:10 PM

It depends on how well the Sands of Time remake does. If it does well, they might remake Warrior Within.

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unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#48: Oct 23rd 2024 at 9:40:44 PM

Probably omit some of it, like while it hotter and sexier it isnt so much because they are like 5 or 6 chararter tops in the game and only two woman. shadeeze and Kailina.

"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"
Nofix from Over there Since: Jan, 2015
#49: Dec 13th 2024 at 6:01:47 AM

I have beaten Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown.

It's a pretty good game, the story and characters are just engaging enough for me to care, there's a lots to ground to cover, the combat is fairly fun, and it's reasonably challenging (outside of some of the jumping sections, and especially the optional challenges which border on Kaizo levels of ridiculous). Some of the time manipulating mechanics remind me of the two AeternoBlade games, but simplified and a lot more polished. This game is far more refined and has way more production values than either of those two. I can actually recommend this game to people without a bunch of asterisks at least.

Speaking of other games this is like, I have not played Hollow Knight, nor any of the Prince of Persia games before this, so I went in this game pretty blind. I had basically no real expectations one way or the other, and came out pretty satisfied.

Speaking of expectations, damn shame it didn't meet Ubisoft's. It's a well-made, quality product, but it didn't do the numbers they wanted. I get that the market for Metroidvanias is huge right now, and people are loath to spent more than $15 on one (I remember the Metroid Dread price "controversy"), but Ubisoft didn't help this game's chance. From what I heard, they barely advertised it, and (on consoles that aren't Switch) you apparently have to engage with their stupid launcher or whatever? Absolutely stupid company. Shame this game's studio had to die because of it.

If you find it for cheap, pick it up. It's a worthwhile game.

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