RiotPelaaja
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The game, Prince of Persia Zero, is being shown at Ubi Montreal in a week I think along with Far Cry 2's console versions. Or so I hear.
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New PRINCE OF PERSIA!!!!
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Future PhaZe
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This shit is going to be amazing.
Vast Inspiration
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For all the incessant bitching about Warrior Within and The Two Thrones by the hardcore gaming community, you guys sure are pricks. I mean, you jump on the ignorant bandwagon and talk about how the other games were crap and only SoT was good.
But maybe if you played the game, instead of spouting off the same tired line as every other prick, you might have enjoyed the games.
Anyway, I can not wait for a new PoP. Best trilogy I've ever played.
But maybe if you played the game, instead of spouting off the same tired line as every other prick, you might have enjoyed the games.
Anyway, I can not wait for a new PoP. Best trilogy I've ever played.
Ken K in the Fresh!!!
Member
dont quite understand the hate thrown at warrior within. it was a good game, though the hardcore metal guitar riffs was a bit much...
and someone should mention that the video loops... ive been waiting for something to happen... and nothing
and someone should mention that the video loops... ive been waiting for something to happen... and nothing
AlternativeUlster
Absolutely pathetic part deux
Please be a 2D sidescroller adventure game.
beelzebozo
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AlternativeUlster said:
that would be such a gigantic step backward.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
It went in that direction because Sands of Time sold like shit.Soul4ger said:
beelzebozo
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cjelly said:
this is what i don't understand about game development, and maybe someone who's more knowledgeable about the business side of things can inform me on. if we use the film industry as our model for projects being greenlit or influenced aesthetically by sales, it's at least an occasional occurrence that a large studio will take on what are essentially vanity or cachet projects that won't necessarily be huge blockbusters. does that sort of thing exist in the video game realm? i understand that ubisoft probably needs all the money it can get at the moment, but with assassin's creed doing so well, there's no reason they couldn't take prince of persia in a less safe direction. i guess that would be the best case scenario if ubi were to be merged with a large company like e.a.: more freedom to take on passion projects without having to godsmack-up the art style if something doesn't put up huge numbers.
ZealousD said:
Well they did release it against their own better game, Beyond Good & Evil, which did worse (not hard to imagine since they poured all of their advertising into PoP and sent BG&E to die). Nevermind the fact that it was an absurdly jam packed holiday season that year too.
beelzebozo
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what a completely pointless evaluative comparison. the games are extremely different and happen to both be quality, and it sucks to see either of them under perform.
beelzebozo said:
Best thing is to not compare the video games industry to the movie industry. While they do share some similarities, it is a completely different medium and very different prcoess to end up with a workable and saleable product.
Games that won't be blockbusters are usually termed Casual games (Some Wii titles, PSN, XBLA etc) and to say that developers don't go out of their way to produce something they really want to is wrong. Of course everything is about money but that is not to say that games designers are not making something they really love. The casual gaming scene is no longer seen as the budget/low sales area. This generation has seen a huge boost in the casual sector and more developers are getting the change to do side projects. (Mythos is one that comes to mind)
Ubisoft is doing very well in a business sense, so there is no need to merge with another company just to pursue different avenues. Ubisoft has a huge number of development teams around the world, so working on side projects is not unheard of. Not everyone in the industry can spend several years working on a "passion project", they need to be paid after all.
In regards to the new Prince of Persia art direction. You won't be disappointed in the art style at all. Ubidays near the end of May will shed more light on the project.
beelzebozo
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not sure how you're associated with the project or have that sort of information, but that's great news if true. and nice commentary on my post--you make some excellent points.
Actually over time Sands of Time sold more so than Warrior Within, even though Warrior Within actually had better initial sales, those then died soon after the game released. Unlike with Sands of Time, which continued slow yet ready sales well into the years.
So the argument that Warrior Within was direction they took because of sales goes out the window because over time it did better than Warrior Within, Its like a few million better as well from what I remember...
So the argument that Warrior Within was direction they took because of sales goes out the window because over time it did better than Warrior Within, Its like a few million better as well from what I remember...
beelzebozo said:
It's always been my opinion that the PoP trilogy is completely balanced in how the games are made. Great gameplay, great design, great story. The games fire on every cylinder and no portion is particularly weak.
Well, except for Warrior Within. The gameplay was strong but there were a some poor design choices (too much combat, buggy) and the story wasn't as compelling.
Zapages said:
I was under the impression that they all sold about the same once all was said and done.
Desi said:
The music always cut out during the Dahaka sections for me.
The combat was definitely improved (in SoT you either vaulted over an enemy or bounced off the wall) but there was just too much of it. Two Thrones was absolutely perfect in it's balance in this regard. The quick kill system was great, the great combat system from Warrior Within was preserved, and it didn't feel like you had to have a battle after every obstacle.
beelzebozo
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yeah. quick kills in two thrones were totally ace. a great compromise between total control of a character and a quicktime event: the seamlessness of not having big buttons flash on the screen, and the flashy movements of the latter. here's hoping they continue refining that concept in the new game.
Desi said:
Who knows? All I know is that I think Two Thrones was the best in the series. The only area where I didn't think it surpassed Sands of Time was the music.
Anybody who throws Two Thrones in with Warrior Within as a crappy sequel needs their head examined.
Well I found the figures:
Well nostalgia definitely changes things. But here you go:
Source: Ubi's Prince of Persia Forums
Well nostalgia definitely changes things. But here you go:
Source: Ubi's Prince of Persia Forums
BobFromPikeCreek
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What a terrible day to release anything even remotely gaming related.BLU-82 said:
FortunateSon
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Great. SoT was awesome. Honestly, it was a really greta game that I enjoyed to death.
Ona second note, why do people say all the othe games in the series sucks? When in all honesty, I think the 2nd one is the only one that sucked but even then, the game was quite good except for a few things here and there.
If any of you bitches say PoP: TTH is a horrible game, you deserve a bitch slap. That game was amazing!
Anyways, can't wait for the news on this new PoP game.
Ona second note, why do people say all the othe games in the series sucks? When in all honesty, I think the 2nd one is the only one that sucked but even then, the game was quite good except for a few things here and there.
If any of you bitches say PoP: TTH is a horrible game, you deserve a bitch slap. That game was amazing!
Anyways, can't wait for the news on this new PoP game.
FortunateSon said:
Either they haven't played Two Thrones (and made a guess as to its quality) or they were so disillusioned by Warrior Within that even the slightest bit of content that reminded them of it made them reel in disgust.
Two Thrones was amazing and damn anybody that says otherwise.
Ken K in the Fresh!!! said:
no, it really wasn't. I picked up the trilogy pack and had the misfortune of playing Warrior straight after Sands. I don't care about the "emo" stuff but the gameplay out and out sucked. horrible combat and unintuitive platforming. the 3rd one "fixed" some of the problems of Warrior but the core gameplay was still the same.
Wow, I love that concept art. I never really played this series, I only ever did the Warrior Within on my ex's PC and the PSP (which was so bad I had to sell back because of shitty loading times) but I intend to properly try them one day.
Isn't this just what Surfer Girl has said though, or is there another source on it? Not that I'm saying it's impossible.
Deadly Monk said:
Isn't this just what Surfer Girl has said though, or is there another source on it? Not that I'm saying it's impossible.
Visualante
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Oh come on.. it's a fair assumption in line with the rest of the industry.batbeg said:
You're not wrong. Someone should contact her pubicist to see if she's down to do a Prince of Persia movie.ZealousD said:
Future PhaZe
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ZealousD said:I just noticed something.
That concept art chick looks waaaaay too much like Natalie Portman.
God Natalie looks so fucking delicious.
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ZealousD said:
They both sold very well.
Btw, you know what? The new Prince should definitly be a Soul Calibur IV character! He would fit in perfectly, and recently Ubi did make some deal with Konami for the whole Assassin's Creed suit in MGS4.
DO IIIIIIT!
And wow at Nathalie Portman, that's her best picture.
Bren McGuire
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Zapages said:
Makes you wonder if she's going to be in the POP movies.
ShockingAlberto
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I'll give you a minute to figure out what's wrong with this logic trainEther_Snake said:
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ShockingAlberto said:
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