The Forgotten Sands

[Inuprince]

Hello everyone here at the Escapist!
This is my first thread about games - so it feels great to have the opportunity to write some news about my favourite franchise

It seems Ubisoft hasn't forgot about the Prince of Persia - today Jordan Mechner registered a new trademark wich is none other than : - Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands - for the use of videogames.

Proof : http://supererogatory.tumblr.com/post/205748881
http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77836833

The latest episode in 2008 was succesful due to the fact that more than 1 million was sold in just a month - so it seems quite possible for Ubisoft to continue the new story...

I myself liked the new Prince - I only felt that the changes - which were integrated to make it easier for new players ( never dying, easy acrobat and combat) should have only been placed in as features within a beginner difficulty level - and make also a normal and/or harder mode for veterans of the series.
The story was ok, except the ending that was a little meh, and the d**k move of not releasing the Epilogue DLC for everyone - such as PC gamers - I myself have a 360 but just an arcade version and I'm not going to buy a hard drive for it just because of one DLC, none other really interested me yet.
I watched the DLC through youtube just to know how it all really ended - although not much difference but still ...

The cel-shaded graphics were beautiful, they can keep that although if they change to some bloody awesome realistic graphics engine that's cool with me as long as it doesn't effect gameplay, atmosphere and the story negatively.

So what are your thoughts on the new title The Forgotten Sands?
Continue the new Prince of Persia? If yes what should they change to improve?
Or rather let it be a sequel to the Sands of Time trilogy, which is also somewhat possible if you look at the title?

I just hope this is not the name of the game based on the film, since there were rumors about one in production.

But still I hope Ubisoft keeps up this strategy and releases a Prince of Persia game one year, an Assassins Creed game in the next and so on, then we will always be supplied with a great TPS for every year's holiday season

 

[Cuddly Knife]

I'll say what I said in the thread made yesterday about this topic:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.147938#3425788

... That wasn't my problem with the game. It was simply that the game was boring. same boss fights over and over with the same moves used to end those bosses, and extremely repetitive gameplay, not just with the combat, but also with the platforming and lame puzzle solving. It was like if I was traveling through the same areas over and over, only with a different skin. And cel-shade design still couldn't hide low res textures, no matter how cartoonilistic(<---that's right) they tried to get.

 

[Slash Dementia]

I really disliked the new Prince of Persia. I hope it's going to be a sequel to The Sands of Time trilogy.
The new prince (*cough*thief*cough*), was extremely annoying, especially his voice. I'm never going to buy a Prince of Persia game unless they use non-cell-shaded graphics and either use the old Prince or if they make a new one.

 

[FairlyFrightenedFeline]

To me the Sands of Time trilog was epic. two of my favourite games ever (yes i mean two, not all in that series were good)and the new Prince of Persia thing was utter shit. however i fee all good things must come to an end, and it should be left alone. Apart from the film. I hope there is a film.