Prince Of Persia In... I Forget. - Page 3

Solid Snake · 02-04-2010, 04:21 PM

Warrior Within wasn't that bad, at least gameplay-wise it was more of the same kickass stuff. The story was disappointing, but Two Thrones redeemed that somewhat that for me.

I actually heard this game starred the "real" PS2-era Prince and takes place between Sands of Time and Warrior Within. I'd much prefer that over a retroactive introduction to the Prince's brother (if he had a brother, it'd just be stupid for the good old Prince not to have mentioned it.)

Mirai Gen · 02-04-2010, 04:35 PM

I'm pretty sure the Prince having a brother - with his own kingdom for no reason considering I'm 99% sure that's not how Persian royalty works - is a total retcon.

And on Warrior Within: IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII STAND ALOOOOOOONE!

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The third one was the best - it had humor, great puzzles, the insta-kill system.

The first reigns in at a close secon, though. As soon as I had beaten it, I went out to buy the next game in the series.

The third was the best gameplay wise, yeah, and I did like the instant-kill system, but I hated A - the chariot races which were unexciting, B - changing Farah from a personable strong female to an emotionless Action Girl, and C - Dark Prince segments, which timed you on the puzzles but yawned him through combat.

Kerensky287 · 02-04-2010, 05:35 PM

I'm actually very happy with what Warrior Within did for the battle system in the series (except for the fact that you can basically choke people to death) but the reason for the condolences was that he probably bought it fully expecting a similar game.

The main strengths of SoT for me were the platforming, the enjoyable characters and the atmosphere. WW ruined two of those, and what it added back didn't make up for what was lost. Two Thrones brought back Fun Prince (TM), made it more storybook-ish again, kept the awesome combat... and then added in Chariot Racing and weird Dark Prince combat, which brought it back down to par with SoT in my mind.

New PoP was a fun enough game in my opinion, but it was too easy and I miss the time control. The nonlinearity was unnecessary as well and it just needlessly complicated the game for me.

Jagos · 02-04-2010, 10:00 PM

Bugger to the chariot races. I could have done without that. Dark Prince was a unique little thing, but damned if I found decent uses for him. It's kinda like you're forced to use him and you have to make due with what's in front of you, which really just annoyed me.

The first was still the best. My ish with the second is the fact that the Prince is ALLLL ALOOOONE for so much of it, that I could have cared less about the other characters running around. Then, in the end, when you're lead to the third one, it's like they wasted a character! Ubi could have done a better job, I believe.

Seil · 02-04-2010, 11:19 PM

Hey, I liked the Dark Prince. The whip combat was hard to get used to, but his bits were usually pretty fun. And the chariot races? There's two. They're each, what, less than five minutes?

h4x.m4g3 · 02-05-2010, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Solid Snake

Warrior Within wasn't that bad, at least gameplay-wise it was more of the same kickass stuff. The story was disappointing, but Two Thrones redeemed that somewhat that for me.

I actually heard this game starred the "real" PS2-era Prince and takes place between Sands of Time and Warrior Within. I'd much prefer that over a retroactive introduction to the Prince's brother (if he had a brother, it'd just be stupid for the good old Prince not to have mentioned it.)

That's what I remember hearing too, something about explaining exactly why he goes from Sands of Time Prince, to Warrior Within Prince with everyone hating him/trying to kill him more fully explored. I've gotta look up the article again.

Premmy · 02-05-2010, 12:50 AM

Ugh, See, now looking at this really makes me want to jump from Ubisoft, even though they're pretty much my favorite game developer ever. Seriously, they have a good track record, this could be a good game, just bad execution of said game, which would suck.
I liked the whole premise of using different princes with different main gimicks, I have'nt played the new one to see how it was, but I know I like the Sands Series ending and them moving on with it.

Jagos · 02-05-2010, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Seil

Hey, I liked the Dark Prince. The whip combat was hard to get used to, but his bits were usually pretty fun. And the chariot races? There's two. They're each, what, less than five minutes?

Two too many.

Yes the Dark Prince is alright. I just wish he wasn't forced on me where I have absolutely no control over his moments. It's like Ubi just came to slap me off a pedestal when it turns 4th of July.

Viridis · 02-05-2010, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Premonitions

Ugh, See, now looking at this really makes me want to jump from Ubisoft, even though they're pretty much my favorite game developer ever. Seriously, they have a good track record, this could be a good game, just bad execution of said game, which would suck.
I Liked the whole premise of using different princes with different main gimigcks, I havbe'nt played the new one to see how it was, but I know I like the Sands Series ending and them moving on with it.

Plus, their new DRM policy doesn't help.

Am I the only one who has extended periods without the internet and likes being able to play their games at such times? That's why I like Steam's Offline Mode.

This is just silly, Ubisoft.

�Sorry for the minor derail�

Mirai Gen · 02-05-2010, 03:25 AM

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Originally Posted by h4x.m4g3

That's what I remember hearing too, something about explaining exactly why he goes from Sands of Time Prince, to Warrior Within Prince with everyone hating him/trying to kill him more fully explored. I've gotta look up the article again.

I can give you a detailed explanation of exactly how and why the Prince goes from the heart-of-gold sarcastic jerk who doesn't know as much as he thinks he does to the growling troubled brooding goth with overlong hair because the Dahaka had been chasing him for years causing him to live in a constant state of paranoia and fear and blah blah blah.

Doesn't make it any less fucking stupid, especially when Shadee shows up wearing a bikini made out of steel.

02-04-2010, 04:21 PM	#21
Solid Snake Erotic Esquire Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,563	Warrior Within wasn't that bad, at least gameplay-wise it was more of the same kickass stuff. The story was disappointing, but Two Thrones redeemed that somewhat that for me. I actually heard this game starred the "real" PS2-era Prince and takes place between Sands of Time and Warrior Within. I'd much prefer that over a retroactive introduction to the Prince's brother (if he had a brother, it'd just be stupid for the good old Prince not to have mentioned it.) __________________ *WARNING:* Snek's all up in this thread. Be prepared to read massive walls of text.

02-04-2010, 10:00 PM	#24
Jagos FRONT KICK OF DOOM! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Howdy pardner... Posts: 6,399	Bugger to the chariot races. I could have done without that. Dark Prince was a unique little thing, but damned if I found decent uses for him. It's kinda like you're forced to use him and you have to make due with what's in front of you, which really just annoyed me. The first was still the best. My ish with the second is the fact that the Prince is ALLLL ALOOOONE for so much of it, that I could have cared less about the other characters running around. Then, in the end, when you're lead to the third one, it's like they wasted a character! Ubi could have done a better job, I believe. __________________ Copyright musings World ramblings Scifi stories

02-05-2010, 12:50 AM	#27
Premmy Stop the hate Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a nice web on fifty first street Posts: 4,466	Ugh, See, now looking at this really makes me want to jump from Ubisoft, even though they're pretty much my favorite game developer ever. Seriously, they have a good track record, this could be a good game, just bad execution of said game, which would suck. I liked the whole premise of using different princes with different main gimicks, I have'nt played the new one to see how it was, but I know I like the Sands Series ending and them moving on with it. __________________ Drank Last edited by Premmy; 02-05-2010 at 01:15 AM.

02-04-2010, 05:35 PM	#23
Kerensky287 Just That Good Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,426	I'm actually very happy with what Warrior Within did for the battle system in the series (except for the fact that you can basically choke people to death) but the reason for the condolences was that he probably bought it fully expecting a similar game. The main strengths of SoT for me were the platforming, the enjoyable characters and the atmosphere. WW ruined two of those, and what it added back didn't make up for what was lost. Two Thrones brought back Fun Prince (TM), made it more storybook-ish again, kept the awesome combat... and then added in Chariot Racing and weird Dark Prince combat, which brought it back down to par with SoT in my mind. New PoP was a fun enough game in my opinion, but it was too easy and I miss the time control. The nonlinearity was unnecessary as well and it just needlessly complicated the game for me.

02-04-2010, 11:19 PM	#25
Seil Super stressed! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: British Columbia Posts: 8,081	Hey, I liked the Dark Prince. The whip combat was hard to get used to, but his bits were usually pretty fun. And the chariot races? There's two. They're each, what, less than five minutes?