Poll: Prince of Persia games

[disturbed_one]

I noticed a trend game developers tend to follow these days. Before, the popular thing was to make something gritty, less colours, blood and gore. Now instead of the visual aspect, the focus is on making the games "noob-friendly". I played The Forgotten Sands today and got bored of it pretty quickly. Then I fired up The Sands of Time and noticed why the new game is boring. It's extremely easy, sometimes using two dozens of enemies to cheaply ramp up the difficulty at later levels. Boss battles are easy, the water freezing looked promising but has a lot more potential.

I can see why newer games are catering to younger audiences (the prime example is that the prince actually isn't stabbing human opponents and finishing them in brutal ways, like he does with the sand enemies), there's a lot of customers there that will buy pricier games on consoles. I do hope that there won't be a shortage of some more mature games in the near future.

The other thing I wanted to talk about was the Prince of persia games in general. Which one suits you the best, was it the story, the gameplay etc that did it for you.

And one tiny issue... why is Warrior Within's dark soundtrack and athmosphere considered a negative trait? It kinda freshened the franchise a bit for me, and I also loved the music and the arrogant and cynical prince. And I'm not ashamed of it. Also I'm not emo... no really... don't look at me like that...

I've put Prince of Persia 2008 in the poll, but I doubt anyone would vote for it...

 

[OctalLord]

I've put Prince of Persia 2008 in the poll, but I doubt anyone would vote for it...

I just noticed, apparently the first(and only vote so far, not counting mine as I've yet to push the vote button until after I post this)

Is for PoP2008 Ironic no?


Personally, I've enjoyed every Prince game I've played. Since I haven't played Forgotten sands) and to say which one is my favorite wouldn't really feel correct as I've loved each one so far.

Although I'd agree with you on Warrior Within, it was a breath of fresh air. Although it wasn't entirely neccesary(as such) as a sequal. Am I the only one who had LOADS of trouble when the female enemies started showing up? They we're so random in their patterns I couldn't exactly get it.

Incedentally I just recently bought PoP2008 and played it for the first time today. Enjoying the new(It's new to me anyway) fighting system. Not sure how much I care for the open-world and constant "Elika has something to say" thing in the lower left corner.

I also noticed it's very generous with Acheivables in the start of the game.

 

[delet]

Well lets see...

Sands of Time was the best story-wise.

Warrior Within was the best gameplay-wise.

The Two Thrones wrapped everything in a neat little bow.

2008 was rather lame for so many reasons...

The newest one, The Forgotten Sands, doesn't deserve to even associate with the original trilogy.

So I'll go with Warrior Within, because it was the most fun for me.

 

[Baby Tea]

The 2D versions for sure.
Sands of Time was fun, and made the correct transition into 3D (Unlike Prince of Persia 3D), but the 2D versions just have way more charm, and were way harder. Both Prince of Persia 1 and 2 were far more challenging then Sands of Time.

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

I enjoyed the Sands of Time series as whole and the only reason i don't like Warrior Within is because of the characterization of the Prince himself.

 

[bigass]

And one tiny issue... why is Warrior Within's dark soundtrack and athmosphere considered a negative trait? It kinda freshened the franchise a bit for me, and I also loved the music and the arrogant and cynical prince. And I'm not ashamed of it. Also I'm not emo... no really... don't look at me like that...

It ruined what made Sands of time so great. The bright and lighthearted atmosphere with interesting characters and great platforming.

 

[Timzilla]

And one tiny issue... why is Warrior Within's dark soundtrack and athmosphere considered a negative trait? It kinda freshened the franchise a bit for me, and I also loved the music and the arrogant and cynical prince. And I'm not ashamed of it. Also I'm not emo... no really... don't look at me like that...

It's not negative, it was just such a shocking change. It's not like he progressively got darker as the time went on. It was end of first game(normal),Beginning of scond game, EMO! It just came out of no ware.

 

[disturbed_one]

The 2D versions for sure.
Sands of Time was fun, and made the correct transition into 3D (Unlike Prince of Persia 3D), but the 2D versions just have way more charm, and were way harder. Both Prince of Persia 1 and 2 were far more challenging then Sands of Time.

The Prince of Persia 3D isn't in the poll for a reason


As for the emo prince, I always thought he was like that because he was chased by the Dahaka. Also now that I know what happened in between SoT and WW it kinda makes sense.

 

[GnomeThief]

I love all three of the Sands of Time games.

As for the 2008 game, I enjoyed it for a little while, but I've never felt inclined to go back and play it again. I don't know why, but it just didn't suck me in the way the last three did.

Haven't played Forgotten Sands yet. Still want to.

Haven't played the original 2D ones.

 

[OctalLord]

And one tiny issue... why is Warrior Within's dark soundtrack and athmosphere considered a negative trait? It kinda freshened the franchise a bit for me, and I also loved the music and the arrogant and cynical prince. And I'm not ashamed of it. Also I'm not emo... no really... don't look at me like that...

It's not negative, it was just such a shocking change. It's not like he progressively got darker as the time went on. It was end of first game(normal),Beginning of scond game, EMO! It just came out of no ware.

I just wish you could have started with the Sands Of Time sword like the nameless soldiers on your ship. Instead of the stick.

 

[Decagonapus]

Old 2D POPs were more certainly more challenging. And was revolutionary from a developer standpoint.

Sands of time had the best world/levels. And the Farah/Prince relationship was the best in this game.

I enjoyed the mechanics and the story of Warrior Within. (I even enjoyed the music once I got past the first 1/3 of the game with the same freaking loop track) It was my vote.

Two Thrones felt very disjointed at times. I felt the Vizier didn't fill his role as antagonist very well. The end game cinematic was genius though.

POP 2008... UGG... Lame, ugly, grindey, and stupid. Although I enjoyed the Prince/Elika stuff for the first bit, it lost its charm very quickly. I didn't bother to finish it.

I'm afraid to try forgotten sands. I'm getting the "It's just ripping the movie" vibe.

 

[disturbed_one]

It's not ripping the movie, but it is kind of similiar. Maybe it's just the kiddie graphics. And the animations seem kind of slower than before, the prince just feels a bit overweight IMO

 

[irequirefood]

Warrior Within was my favourite, followed closely by Sands of Time and Two Thrones equally. What I loved so much about WW was the dark themes, definitely the soundtrack (got me into Godmsack) the system of picking up weapons, and the time travel aspects. Also the darker Prince and Dahaka chases were enjoyable.

 

[DazZ.]

I have to go with Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame, (the 1992 one).

I played it the most out of all of them, I did actually enjoy Warrior Within though.

 

[Cheery Lunatic]

Hurhur, I voted for PoP2008. So much for no one voting for it!

Honestly though, I was really, really pissed off when I got the rebooted PoP. So pissed that I tried to find my receipt so I could return it. I couldn't find it, so as pissed as I was, I had to continue playing the game. Eventually, it grew on me, and I even began to really like it.

2D PoP was so freaking hard. I played it with my sister on my SNES when we were little tots. I don't think we ever beat it though. Stupid booby traps. And the "End Game" song always irritated me to no end, if I remember right... Totally love it though, thanks to nostalgia.

 

[Scorp123]

Well lets see...

Sands of Time was the best story-wise.

Warrior Within was the best gameplay-wise.

The Two Thrones wrapped everything in a neat little bow.

2008 was rather lame for so many reasons...

The newest one, The Forgotten Sands, doesn't deserve to even associate with the original trilogy.

So I'll go with Warrior Within, because it was the most fun for me.

This.

 

[Mr. Mike]

I'm voting Two Thrones, followed closely by Warrior Within and Sands of Time. The thing I liked so much about the Two Thrones is the combination of the elements from the previous 2 games. I loved the option for stealth. The dark prince sections weren't the greatest, but I always enjoyed the exchanges between the dark prince and the normal prince.

I definitely loved the combat system from Warrior Within. The tone was pretty good too. The one thing I didn't like was having to use a guide to find all the health upgrades to unlock the alternate ending that actually carries on to the Two Thrones.

Sands of Time takes third place because it got me into the series in the first place. I absolutely loved the game. And it sure as hell beats the 2008 Prince of Persia. The first game just had so much charm.

Note: I haven't played The Forgotten Sands or the 2D Prince of Persia games.

 

[disturbed_one]

Warrior Within was my favourite, followed closely by Sands of Time and Two Thrones equally. What I loved so much about WW was the dark themes, definitely the soundtrack (got me into Godmsack) the system of picking up weapons, and the time travel aspects. Also the darker Prince and Dahaka chases were enjoyable.

totally agree. I Stand Alone=WIN

 

[GundamSentinel]

I liked all of them, yes even the 2008 one, but Sands of Time was just plain great.