The last Prince game was absolutely HORRID. For one, you couldn't even die; not once. My 4 year old brother beat the game in two days, that says a lot about the games difficulty and depth.
 
Also, the dialogue was atrocious. "Farrahhhh hurrrrr farrahhhhhhh?????" Jesus Christ, the Prince sounded like a cross between a dumb jock and a lobotomy patient. 
 
I pray to ODIN that this games tries to emulate a bit of the first game of the PS2 era. Great writing, great platforming sequences that demand skill and timing, and great combat. Not this Disney hand-holding BS.

I loved the 360/PS3 "Prince of Persia" and personally can't wait for a sequel. Don't get me wrong, the "Sands of TIme" saga is also brilliant (and better in some ways, storytelling probably included), but "Prince of Persia" was still fantastic.

" I loved the 360/PS3 "Prince of Persia" and personally can't wait for a sequel. Don't get me wrong, the "Sands of TIme" saga is also brilliant (and better in some ways, storytelling probably included), but "Prince of Persia" was still fantastic. "

I liked PoP 2008 a lot, and it was quite a unique experience, but maybe not one that I want to experience more to be honest...  So yeah, I'm hoping this one is like the old games except better combat.

I seriously doubt a 4 year old could have finished this by themselves.

I liked the atmosphere, platforming, and characters of the 2008 game. I fucking HATED the "combat", and that almost ruined the whole thing for me. If they hadn't been so damn lazy on the combat side of things, it would've been a great game. 
 
So yeah, I hope they don't fuck up as badly this time.

PoP08 was awesome.

I think the last Prince of Persia was the best one yet. I'm kind of bummed the new one isn't a direct sequel. Sure, the gameplay was simplified, but I don't think it hurt the experience much. 

While I did enjoy The Sands of Time, I've always felt it was overrated and throughout the majority of it, The Prince ranked as one of the most annoying characters ever created. Plus a lot of the platforming in that one was kind of annoying and really just not that much fun at times. Not that it was too challenging, just... not that interesting a lot of the time. Oh, and the rewind feature was a neat idea, but I think the new Prince of Persia showed that things are better off without it.

I really liked the last one! It was a different game than anything else I've played. More artistic in a way. Also, the combat isn't all that good, the devs took a big risk when choosed to go for that style of  combat and overall I think they pulled it off. Characters were pretty decent too!

Why was everyone so pissed off that you couldn't die? Honestly what the fuck is up with that...? Do people want to see a reload screen? It was a clever way to expedite the process of reloading, or retrying.

" Why was everyone so pissed off that you couldn't die? Honestly what the fuck is up with that...? Do people want to see a reload screen? It was a clever way to expedite the process of reloading, or retrying. "

" The last Prince game was absolutely HORRID. For one, you couldn't even die; not once. My 4 year old brother beat the game in two days, that says a lot about the games difficulty and depth.
 
Also, the dialogue was atrocious. "Farrahhhh hurrrrr farrahhhhhhh?????" Jesus Christ, the Prince sounded like a cross between a dumb jock and a lobotomy patient. 

I wasn't that big of fan of the last one. It was okay, but I didn't like collecting those white orbs to progress the story, and the combat wasn't all that involved.

I didn't like the last one as a PoP-game but I still enjoyed it. Also looking forward to the next one.

PoP was gorgeous. 

ITT: 15 year olds that just bought a console.

Prince of Persia was a decent game. The problem the game suffered from was that it "held my hand" too much and I felt like I was being guided rather than playing the game. The Forgotten Sands should be interesting but I doubt it'll be better than any of the the original Sands of Time trilogy.

" I think the last Prince of Persia was the best one yet. I'm kind of bummed the new one isn't a direct sequel. "

People nowadays hate the checkpoint system? I mean, that "save you from death" thing was just that, would it be better if there was a death screen which has a "Restart from Checkpoint" -button?

" People nowadays hate the checkpoint system? I mean, that "save you from death" thing was just that, would it be better if there was a death screen which has a "Restart from Checkpoint" -button? "

Speaking as someone who isn't fourteen years old and fucking HATES Godsmack, the last Prince of Persia was by far the best in my opinion. Sure, Sands of time was great but it was also like 6 hours long.

PoP '08 was my favourite of the entire series... sounds like you were playing a completely different game.

" The last Prince game was absolutely HORRID. For one, you couldn't even die; not once. My 4 year old brother beat the game in two days, that says a lot about the games difficulty and depth.  "

I believe the OP is a lobotomy patient

" @LiquidPrince said:

" Why was everyone so pissed off that you couldn't die? Honestly what the fuck is up with that...? Do people want to see a reload screen? It was a clever way to expedite the process of reloading, or retrying. "

Yeah, I don't get it either.
 
This thread is making me really want to play more Prince of Persia. "

" @JJWeatherman said:

" @LiquidPrince said:

" Why was everyone so pissed off that you couldn't die? Honestly what the fuck is up with that...? Do people want to see a reload screen? It was a clever way to expedite the process of reloading, or retrying. "

Yeah, I don't get it either.
 
This thread is making me really want to play more Prince of Persia. "

I did exactly this. Go play some more PoP, you won't regret it. "

I liked the last POP. Also enjoyed the earlier trilogy.  I thought the 2008 one was a nice change of pace.  Just because you can't die doesn't make it awful.  Plus, there was an achievement to beat it without having to be saved, so if you think you are so damn badass you could try to do that.
 
Or you could be 12 years old and type "hurr" into your discussion, because it REALLY gets the point across.

I got bored of the last POP not because it was easy but because it was so ridiculously on rails. There was always one exact route and the connections between the levels felt like the player is stuck in traffic with left lane and right lane. Also, the fighting was bs.
 
It appears though that the next POP will suck on a different level. The animations are stiff as hell and moving or fighting just doesn't look fun.
 
My guess is that they have lost a few key people since Sands of Time and are just not able to recreate what made that game great: the dreamlike oriental mood, the well designed levels and the incredibly fluid movement.

The new Prince of Persia wasn't one of my favourites... I actually got bored of it and stopped playing and ended up giving it back to my friend before I completed it, something I rarely do... But it didn't stop me ordering it off Play.com for £5 in the sale!

the last PoP was fucking awesome

Personally I preferred the Sands of Time trilogy and enjoyed how the third game ended. It wrapped the series up for me and I kinda wish they just left it alone, but I guess I can just go on imagining the other games don`t exist.

I don't think the whole "can't die" dispute was the biggest of PoP's problems. No. I think that the game's main problems were its HORRIBLE writing (hey, let's make out-of-place jokes about ass and fuck the whole plot outright with our dumb ending), way too much backtracking and a dumb fighting system without which the game could fare quite nicely.

I'm happy for a return to the SoT storyline, but I'm still cautious - I can't trust a prequel where you get new powers.

My only problem with PoP 2008 was that the platforming was too "paint by numbers." It was almost just a series of quick time events. Other than that, and the repetition, it was awesome. Definitely some of my favorite art direction of this generation. Good christ was that game pretty.

I don't know if I use the term LOVE, but I really liked the last PoP.
I find the franchise as a while has had enough hits and misses that I take each release as it comes.
 
I do really hope they replace Nolan North tho, as much as I love his voice work he really didn't work as the prince for me.

I thought the previous Prince of Persia game had some great ideas and looks beautiful, I'm sort of angry that Ubisoft have gone for a movie tie-in instead of a new installment of that series.  
 
And from what I've seen, this new Prince of Persia looks pretty awful.

The Sands of Time was great. The sequels ... not so much. The 2008 Prince of Persia was a decent game that didn't live up to expectations. It was by no means a lousy game. My expectations for The Forgotten Sands are pretty low. Ubi is using the Assassin's Creed engine, which I have to admit looks pretty good, and provides a strong foundation for the new game. Honestly, I always saw Assassin's Creed as a kind of spiritual heir to the Prince of Persia games, despite the lack of wall running and the lack of puzzle-based platforming (which did feature--a little--in AC2). I'm hoping for the best, but it's certainly on the "wait-and-see" list. If it's getting a metacritic score over 80 after release, I'll probably pick it up used this summer when the price drops. I've been too disappointed in recent games to pick up anything but a sure thing on release day.
 
As for the save system: there is a happy medium between checkpoints and saves that I think the last game didn't hit. If you save too often, the game is too easy. I think the game was a little too easy. Still, there was a lot of opportunity for quick death, given that the controls were a touch wonky. Of course, if you don't have sufficient checkpoints, then people complain about the game making you go back and repeat difficult sections too often. So they get hit both ways. I still don't think it was the best decision on their part, but I can completely understand it.

@TrueEnglishGent: I'm pretty sure The Forgotten Sands isn't a movie tie-in. The movie is based on the Sands of Time trilogy, and the new game is based within that story, but the two aren't the same. I don't think.

I'll never understand why people like the 2008 Prince of Persia. Barely even a game.

 
"A checkpoint is something in a game that is set after certain events happen or when a player passes an area. This game just saved your ass anytime anywhere."
 

" @papuccino1 said:

 
"A checkpoint is something in a game that is set after certain events happen or when a player passes an area. This game just saved your ass anytime anywhere."
 

I know, wasn't it awesome? :D "

Are you making fun of Nolan North?!
 
Edit: Prince of Persia 08 was fun as hell.

pop08 was not profitable, so it should be no surprise that the higher ups do not want to revisit that variant of the franchise.

I hope they make a sequel to the last Prince of Persia game. I really enjoyed the characters, story, and gameplay in the game. This game on the other hand I have no interest in.

I liked the last PoP. Especially the atmosphere of the cleared areas. Really calming.

I don't mind the not dying thing.  
What irked me is that the game had nothing to do with Prince of Persia.  
 
"Princess of Gravity doesn't apply world" may have been a more app title.