No talk about Prince of Persia?

[spidey07]

I absolutely LOVED the first one for 360. The second one was pretty bad. But this seems to be getting good reviews.

Any thoughts?

IR stupid. Move please.


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ATOT Moderator ElFenix

 

[jman19]

Here's a thought, use the right forum maybe?

 

[dennilfloss]

Is this based on the SNES game?

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: jman19
Here's a thought, use the right forum maybe?

Whoops, thought I was in console forum.

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: spidey07
I absolutely LOVED the first one for 360. The second one was pretty bad. But this seems to be getting good reviews.

Any thoughts?

IR stupid. Move please.


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ATOT Moderator ElFenix

If you're talking about the recent hash of POP games, Sands of Time wasn't on 360, it was on last gen systems.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: zerocool84

If you're talking about the recent hash of POP games, Sands of Time wasn't on 360, it was on last gen systems.

Thanks. Yeah, I loved Sands of Time and I am talking about the rehash of the series.

I love platformer games and it seems like there aren't many out there at all, let alone worth playing.

 

[chorb]

I was thinking about picking it up today, but after reading user reviews I think I'll sit this one out.

Seems like assassin's creed rehashed with a few more puzzles.

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: chorb
I was thinking about picking it up today, but after reading user reviews I think I'll sit this one out.

Seems like assassin's creed rehashed with a few more puzzles.

All the reviews I've seen are much better than assassin's creed, which I thought was pretty good anyways.

 

[UpgradeFailure]

It's fantastic. I love those type of games and am enjoying every second so far

 

[Dumac]

I need to pick it up....

After finals! After finals!

 

[bl4ckfl4g]

I really wanted this. It was my most looked forward to game of 08.

Then I found out that there is absolutely no challenge.....Is this really what everyone wants these days?

I'm going to rent it someday I guess. It still looks beautiful. I just don't enjoy games that aren't at least a little challenging.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Originally posted by: bl4ckfl4g
I really wanted this. It was my most looked forward to game of 08.

Then I found out that there is absolutely no challenge.....Is this really what everyone wants these days?

I'm going to rent it someday I guess. It still looks beautiful. I just don't enjoy games that aren't at least a little challenging.

I was thinking of picking it up. And yeah, like you, when I heard that there was absolutely no challenge whatsoever, it became a rental

 

[Sadaiyappan]

I don't like the graphics for the Prince, the world looks fine, but the prince always has that dead look on his face. Assassin's Creed had the same problem.

 

[Anubis]

after seeing some adds for this and looking at it online a few places i think ill add this to my xmass list, it looks amazing and fun

 

[Kabob]

I played the heck out of the Sands of Time series. The PoP games aren't really all that similar to Assassins Creed. Climbing/Acrobatics is about where it ends. The combat system is completely different, the storylines are very different, the gameplay is also different. Assassins Creed is much more open ended.

Overall I liked both games but the Sands of Time series was much more enjoyable for me (although the 2nd game was a bit of a letdown).

 

[purbeast0]

it's pretty cool but the game feels like it's on autopilot, and it seems like it is pretty repetitive after finishing like 1/4 of it.

 

[Oyeve]

It's too "Been there, done that" to justify spending 60 bucks on. I will wait till is 20-30 bucks.

 

[Stuxnet]

Agree with the lack of challenge. This was a must-have for me until I read that it's not much more than an interactive movie.

 

[Childs]

I think its a great game. I've been playing it all weekend and its pretty sweet. And thank god there is no load screen after you die....must have died a few hundred times and I'm maybe 1/2 done. The yellow power f*cking kills me all the time, and you die a lot when you try to get all the light seeds. I've been using the Assassins Creed skin and its like playing AC2, without the dude being pissed off and running for your life all the time. Its too bad there isnt more bosses....its like 4 bosses that you fight 5 times each, but in a way the combat gets in the way of what the game does best: platforming! Somewhat breaks the flow when you are doing the platforming then all of a sudden you have to fight. Dialog can be hilarious at times. Excellent level design. At first I resented double backing a level to pick up the seeds, but when the land is healed you are freed to get into a flow with the free running and its fairly soothing. Its kinda like a cross between Assassins Creed, Drake's Fortune and Tomb Raider (dialog Drakes, puzzles more Tomb Raider, and platforming a refined version of AC). If you liked those games then you will probably like this.

Disclaimer: I've never played any of the other PoP games.

 

[Gunslinger08]

I rented it last night and put 2 hours into it today. I'm definitely enjoying it, though there isn't much challenge. I was pleasantly surprised at the amount of platforming.

 

[Gunslinger08]

Beat the game today. Pretty fun. Took me maybe 8 or 9 hours total. Gets kind of repetitive, but worth a rent at least.

 

[SandEagle]

i picked this up for $39.99 new from Gamestop. I like the direction they took with the artistic graphics. Great game, however, the battle takes a bit getting used to.

 

[UpgradeFailure]

I thought it was great. It was in my top 3 games for the year

 

[StageLeft]

Looks like a rental. I saw the vid review on IGN and it's a short game, apparently easy, and doesn't seem interesting, despite the reviewer's accolades.

 

[Kabob]

My thoughts:

I really enjoyed PoP, especially the twist at the end. It definately leaves room for a sequel. Elika was alright, although I didn't really like the fact that you cannot die. Combat was pretty basic, but PoP games have never been very combat focused (with the exception of the Warrior Within, which I didn't like very much). The acrobatics were pretty slick, although they didn't feel as streamlined/quick as they did in the Sands of Time series. Maybe they made them a little more realistic, I'm not sure, but I like the much faster pace of the other games more.

Being an achievement finder they could have made the achievmets for this game SO much better. I HATED the "be gentle with her" achievement. This is one of the worst ideas ever, because it made people like me quit out of the game every time she saved me. There's no "load game" option while your playing, so I'd quit to the menu and reloaded. I bet that at the end of the game she only saved me 15 times...but mentally I couldn't keep count so I played it safe.

Prince of Persia games have never been about combat, they've always been about navigating obsticles, and with Sands of Time that turned into "navigating obsticles using acrobatics at very high speeds." My favorite achievements on this game were the "runner" achievements, they need to ditch the light seeds, the combat, etc achievements and make 20-30 "runner" achievements. Make some of them extremely difficult, that will make the veterans want to keep playing. And to top it off do what Devil May Cry 4 and Ninja Gaiden 2 (and other games) did, add "Time Attack" leaderboards for these running achievements.

Overall I'd give it a solid 8-8.5, I really liked the game although it has some faults and it doesn't really give the user a reason to come back and play it again. There is some DLC coming soon that will add new areas, but I don't know if it'll be worth the purchase.