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Posted September 18, 2012
The adventure begins anew!

Prince of Persia the 2008 beautifully re-envisioned installment of one of the most prominent action/platformer series with gorgeous visuals and an a fascinating storyline, is now available on GOG.com for only $9.99.

Yet again we find the young Prince chasing after Farah... Oh, wait. This isn't Farah that we remember! The Prince looks entirely different as well. And this girl, Elika? What's her story? She looks intriguing - not your typical damsel in distress. Quite the opposite, actually. She's the damsel putting the Prince in distress. Not a problem! The Prince is ready to take on any trouble head on with his deadly Daggertail, while stopping time with the magic of the Sands. What? That's gone too? Then how is he gonna whoop his enemies' behinds? Oh... I see. That's amazing swordplay, indeed. No need for gadgets and gimmicks when you have that good old sword. Alright then, Prince. As the unwitting incompetent narrator of this story I'm now convinced that you'll do just fine. Even though you're up against an angry, destructive deity this time. Oh, you didn't know about THAT? Well, don't worry, carry on with your adventure.

In 2008 Prince of Persia served as a reboot to the iconic action-adventure series, originally created by the gaming industry visionary Jordan Mechner. The game features a new storyline, brings in a fresh batch of characters and enemies, offers some original gameplay mechanics, and--once again--re-designs combat sequences. It's back to the original one-on-one sword duels, but this time the enemies are often larger, stronger and more dangerous. Luckily the Prince has the mysterious (and frankly: quite cute) Elika on his side, to support him with her magical powers. All of this, presented in highly stylized cel-shaded graphics that makes the game a real feast for the eyes.

Feel the sun-scorched desert sands under your feet as you race towards a whole new breathtaking adventure in Prince of Persia, for only $9.99!
Posted September 18, 2012
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timppu: Nice! Ubisoft is possibly my favourite GOG publisher (even if they also seem to have a couple of missing expansion packs IIRC). I don't know why everyone hates them. :)
Yeah, I'm also happy with Ubisoft's offerings so far. Only thing that sucks is that they never even released the DLC for the PC version of Prince of Persia in the first place (so it seems the PC version lacks a proper ending). That's why this is a release that reminds me of the worst moments of Ubisoft. <.<
Posted September 18, 2012
Aw man! I thought it was the original! Instead it's the shitty reboot :-(

No buy, no wishlist, no nothing...
Posted September 18, 2012
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xxxIndyxxx: This is a great game. Like others said do not listen to the haters that say it looks like crap and is way too easy. It looks stunning and it just has loads of checkpoints. If you never played it: buy it. You won't regret it. This is my second favorite pop (after sands of time).
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gameon: From the pics it looks stunning. And the easier the better in my books.

Only problem is i hated the prince of persia sands of time. It was really tedious and boring.
Okay to each his own, but did you then like warrior within and two thrones? I did not like warrior within at all and the two thrones was boring and frustrating to me. I did like forgotten sands even though it was very simple and basic. I actually thought it was 10 times easier then this prince of persia but somehow nobody complained about that in forgotten sands.
Posted September 18, 2012
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F4LL0UT: Actually it's one of those games that were loved by critics but failed commercially anyway (the metascores for the three versions range from 81 to 85 - hardly bad results).
I think it was killed by all the "you can't even die in this game what kind of kiddie shit is this" word-of-mouth. To this day, I don't understand how is that supposed to make the game bad. I mean, you cannot die, but you can (and will) fail. So what difference does it make that Elika saves you every time? It's almost a rhythm game at its core, so achieving a constant flow is really, really important.

Also, it's impossibly gorgeous. Seriously, even if you want to think of it as a sightseeing simulator wrapped around a mediocre-to-decent game, it's well worth your $10.

(But it's actually awesome.)
Posted September 18, 2012
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xxxIndyxxx: This is a great game. Like others said do not listen to the haters that say it looks like crap and is way too easy. It looks stunning and it just has loads of checkpoints. If you never played it: buy it. You won't regret it. This is my second favorite pop (after sands of time).
I bought it, and I regretted it.
Posted September 18, 2012
Call me intrigued.
Posted September 18, 2012
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timppu: Nice! Ubisoft is possibly my favourite GOG publisher (even if they also seem to have a couple of missing expansion packs IIRC). I don't know why everyone hates them. :)
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F4LL0UT: Yeah, I'm also happy with Ubisoft's offerings so far. Only thing that sucks is that they never even released the DLC for the PC version of Prince of Persia in the first place (so it seems the PC version lacks a proper ending). That's why this is a release that reminds me of the worst moments of Ubisoft. <.<
About the ending: Some (like me) prefer the ending without the dlc, it feels more fitting.
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xxxIndyxxx: This is a great game. Like others said do not listen to the haters that say it looks like crap and is way too easy. It looks stunning and it just has loads of checkpoints. If you never played it: buy it. You won't regret it. This is my second favorite pop (after sands of time).
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Wishbone: I bought it, and I regretted it.
That's unfortunate. I will for ever defend this game however. I never understood the hate. What didn't you like about it, assuming you liked the others.
Post edited September 18, 2012 by xxxIndyxxx
Posted September 18, 2012
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gameon: From the pics it looks stunning. And the easier the better in my books.

Only problem is i hated the prince of persia sands of time. It was really tedious and boring.
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xxxIndyxxx: Okay to each his own, but did you then like warrior within and two thrones? I did not like warrior within at all and the two thrones was boring and frustrating to me. I did like forgotten sands even though it was very simple and basic. I actually thought it was 10 times easier then this prince of persia but somehow nobody complained about that in forgotten sands.
I only saw other people playing those.

Sands of time was so frustrating, especially all those slow puzzle parts. I also got stuck at a boss section, i had hardly any life and no way to get more health. I rage quit that.

Strangely i liked assasins creed. So maybe i'd like this newer prince of persia?
Posted September 18, 2012
I remember this. It was actually pretty decent in the end.
Posted September 18, 2012
I bought this game on principle alone when it came out because ubisoft released it DRM-free, Wishlisted for the goodies!
Post edited September 18, 2012 by NightK
Posted September 18, 2012
Oh. When I read the forum title, I thought it was the original and wanted to applaud you ... But I guess this is fine, too. At least the screenshots look nice.
Posted September 18, 2012
Is the "Epilogue" DLC included ?
Posted September 18, 2012
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xxxIndyxxx: Okay to each his own, but did you then like warrior within and two thrones? I did not like warrior within at all and the two thrones was boring and frustrating to me. I did like forgotten sands even though it was very simple and basic. I actually thought it was 10 times easier then this prince of persia but somehow nobody complained about that in forgotten sands.
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gameon: I only saw other people playing those.

Sands of time was so frustrating, especially all those slow puzzle parts. I also got stuck at a boss section, i had hardly any life and no way to get more health. I rage quit that.

Strangely i liked assasins creed. So maybe i'd like this newer prince of persia?
I really liked sands of time when it first came out, never had a problem like you though and that would frustrate me as well. I also didn't mind the puzzles, but then again i kinda enjoy games more when they take the time to slow down and throw some puzzles at you. Sometime game do this in a boring, tedious way, but it didn't feel like that to me in pop sands of time.
Posted September 18, 2012
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xxxIndyxxx: About the ending: Some (like me) prefer the ending without the dlc, it feels more fitting.
Thanks - it's the first positive statement I read/hear about the lack of the DLC. I only remember all the fuzz and rage when Ubisoft announced that there won't be a PC version. Maybe that was what has even kept me from playing the game for years, because I thought that it would suck beating the game knowing that I will have to play the console version anyway if I want the "real thing".
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Posted September 18, 2012
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Bouli: Is the "Epilogue" DLC included ?
I doubt it, I think DLC was only made for Console versions, it's disappointing how this game never took off, I would like to see more of it.
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