Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands storyline fills in gaps before Warrior Within
The newly announced Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands has excited POP fans by taking the series back to its roots . . . To the original The Sands of Time universe/storyline that made the series so popular and beloved in the first place.
Below is portions of an interview with director of level design Michael McIntyre as he reveals some key details about the new game and how it connects to the The Sands of Time and Warrior Within.
Will Yuri Lowenthal the voice actor in the original Sands of Time [and The Two Thrones] reprise his role as the Prince then?
He’s back.
Warrior Within, the second Sands of Time game, was commonly criticized for its tone, which was a lot darker than the first game’s, and the Prince, who had become inexplicably angrier and less likeable. In terms of the tone of The Forgotten Sands, is it more like the first or second game?
All that I’ll say is that, obviously, there’s a difference between the Prince from The Sands of Time and Warrior Within, and there was like seven years that past between those stories where he became that new guy. So, obviously, some bad things happened to him in that amount of time, and this is that time frame — where The Forgotten Sands’ story is taking place. That’s all I’ll say.
After three games in The Sands of Time series, how is Ubisoft looking to introduce new elements to keep the franchise fresh?
Basically, I think the one major way that we’re looking to make it fresh is that this isn’t the Sand of Time trilogy. So, it’s not entirely focused on time powers. We do have the rewind still, but we also have powers that are more focused on nature — controlling elements of nature.
One of the things that people loved about the most recent Prince of Persia (2008) was the somewhat cooperative mechanic between the Prince and Elika. Will that kind of gameplay return in any shape or form in The Forgotten Sands?
Since there’s various different platforms doing their various different things, that’s a bit of a “yes” and “no.” It’ll depend on the version of the game.
Via Joystiq
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