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Next Prince of Persia Game Promises Fresh Start
Next Gen recently had a chance to sit down with Ubisoft and discuss the next addition to the Prince of Persia franchise. The team is excited that this isn't just another tired rehash of the same characters and setting, however, promising a new prince and open world adventuring on top of the already rich world of the previous games. "'We had a whole story with the previous trilogy, and Prince of Persia is a general universe where several different stories can unfold,' [creative director Jean-Christophe] explains. 'We're starting afresh, in the same universe, and we wanted to bring something new while keeping what worked before. We introduce a new Prince, who won't start as a prince, more a drifter and adventurer, lost in the desert. He'll be confronted by a lot of fantasy settings, as opposed to Assassin's Creed, which was more realistic. Here he will come to a land and be engulfed in the conflict between two ancient gods, in this very specific region of Persia. It's based on an old Persian religion, Zoroastrianism, and the battle between light and darkness.'"
If you don't recognize the franchise, it is the franchise formerly known as *insert freakish hand symbol here*.
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"It's based on an old Persian religion, Zoroastrianism, and the battle between light and darkness."
Let's hope it leaves out the ritualistic testicle shaving referenced in Austin Powers.
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At least they haven't made it "Hollywoody":
Opens to 1st screen in Prince of Persia. You are in a chariot and you racing across the desert to the palace. The 3D graphics are gorgeous. Along the way masked riders appear. They fire at you to stop you. But not with arrows or knives. Being Hollywood, it's got to be plasma blasters. Of course, you don't have any blasters or projectile weapons. You can only ram with your chariot. As you knock them off their horses, of course, the horses tumble and then explode. To regain your health, you have to obviously run over the health packets along the way.
When you get to the palace a cut scene starts. Your beloved princess is being carried off by a huge ape while a bald man stroking a cat laughs at you. She's yelling: "Prince, save me!" You respond "ADRIAN! ADRIAN!". That is immediately followed by a commercial feature skateboarders urging you to "Do the Dew."
Well at least I'm hoping. :P
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Oh, you mean a Fresh Prince of Persia. Gotcha.
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