Prince of Persia: First preview video

BlimBlim
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 | 6:01 PM
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Ubisoft sent us a preview build of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, and we are able to show you guys this first video, to be followed by a few more in the next few days and a full preview on Thursday evening. So let's start with the Water Freezing power, with as an added bonus what happens when you forget to disable it in the middle of a platforming sequence :)
Update: Added a video showing the dash power.

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Preview: Water freeze power

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Dash power

alimokrane

Commented on 2010-04-20 13:24:45

OKAY, This is LOOKING HOT!!!! Day one confirmed, that's it!

I had doubts but they are all gone now. All it takes is a good smooth video reminding me of Sands of time and this did it nicely :)

QUESTION Blimblim, if you please: Do u have an unlimited amount of units to rewind time? I cant see anything depleting after u used the rewind? Thanks.

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szaromir

Commented on 2010-04-20 13:27:27

Yup, looks good.

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iosomewhere

Commented on 2010-04-20 13:29:14

Looks nice,hope the game turns out well !

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iosomewhere

Commented on 2010-04-20 13:29:37

Looks nice,hope the game turns out well !

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BlimBlim

Commented on 2010-04-20 13:37:44 In reply to alimokrane

Posted by alimokrane

QUESTION Blimblim, if you please: Do u have an unlimited amount of units to rewind time? I cant see anything depleting after u used the rewind? Thanks.

Look again ;)

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3monthsp

Commented on 2010-04-20 13:39:49

love the previous POP, but that sands of time rewind... with limited use (i hope), is what elika should've been.

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alimokrane

Commented on 2010-04-20 13:41:25 In reply to BlimBlim

Posted by BlimBlim

Look again ;)

GRRR! how did I miss it lol. Thanks. 4 and then there were 3! Thanks. Even greater news just like sands of time u cant mindlessly be rewinding time a la save me mechanic of PoP 2008

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Megido

Commented on 2010-04-20 13:44:24

This might seem like a pretty gripe, but why would water turn solid because you top time?

Other than that it looks like good ol' PoP acrobatics. Looks a lot better than the previous crapfest.

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alimokrane

Commented on 2010-04-20 13:52:35 In reply to Megido

Posted by Megido

This might seem like a pretty gripe, but why would water turn solid because you top time?

Other than that it looks like good ol' PoP acrobatics. Looks a lot better than the previous crapfest.

It's not slowing down time that stops the water. The prince this time can control elements:Water, fire....etc

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ManThatYouFear

Commented on 2010-04-20 14:06:42

ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssOLD!

:) looks absolutely awesome :) release date ?

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alimokrane

Commented on 2010-04-20 14:11:40 In reply to ManThatYouFear

Posted by ManThatYouFear

ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssOLD!

:) looks absolutely awesome :) release date ?

May 21st in the UK and I believe that's a worlwide release date.

Alan Wake & This in May Wohooo!!!

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3monthsp

Commented on 2010-04-20 14:18:33 In reply to Megido

Posted by Megido

Other than that it looks like good ol' PoP acrobatics. Looks a lot better than the previous crapfest.

there wasn't anything wrong with the previous PoP, gameplaywise.

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ManThatYouFear

Commented on 2010-04-20 14:21:18 In reply to alimokrane

Posted by alimokrane

May 21st in the UK and I believe that's a worlwide release date.

Alan Wake & This in May Wohooo!!!

Sweet :) ta.

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bleachedsmiles

Commented on 2010-04-20 14:28:41

gotta be honest.. it looks pretty "meh" to me. Void of personality and charm that was instantly present in the previous game

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ManThatYouFear

Commented on 2010-04-20 14:36:52 In reply to bleachedsmiles

Posted by bleachedsmiles

gotta be honest.. it looks pretty "meh" to me. Void of personality and charm that was instantly present in the previous game

You got that from about a minute?

I love my kitten :)

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KORNdog

Commented on 2010-04-20 14:41:05

ah, you gotta love the good old prince of persia, non of that POP08 bollocks

might actually BUY this. ah, who am i kidding, i'm renting it

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bleachedsmiles

Commented on 2010-04-20 14:41:45

i got that from all i've seen of it so far. Dev videos as well as this. And yes, the impression it offered was that of something very generic in art design. And not, to me personally, earning praise of "looks absolutely awesome". Sorry

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Megido

Commented on 2010-04-20 15:24:58 In reply to 3monthsp

Posted by 3monthsp

there wasn't anything wrong with the previous PoP, gameplaywise.

Yes there was. The game freaking palyed itself. It was also repetitive and boring beyond belief. the characters were cookie-cutter shite and the only thing that was any good about it was the art style, which was still better in Sands of Time.

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bleachedsmiles

Commented on 2010-04-20 15:50:34

C-R-AZY!

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HeyItsKevinButler

Commented on 2010-04-20 16:00:01

This message is in "Boulet Time" (TM), If you still *really* want to see it, click here

Wait... What? Since when does moving accelerating your movements make other objects inert?

IRAIPT0IR

Commented on 2010-04-20 17:05:01

Damn!!!

All I want to know is how is the combat,if it is good then I will give it a chance even though I feel I already played it years ago.

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omegaheat

Commented on 2010-04-20 17:12:44 In reply to Megido

Posted by Megido

This might seem like a pretty gripe, but why would water turn solid because you top time?

Other than that it looks like good ol' PoP acrobatics. Looks a lot better than the previous crapfest.

Because water flows, runs, spray or whatever, its motion can easily be disturberd. If time stops, why wouldn't the water freeze in motion? I think if water could actually freeze from time freezing, it would indeed solidy. Otherwise it would no longer be concidered frozen in time.

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alimokrane

Commented on 2010-04-20 17:18:25 In reply to omegaheat

Posted by omegaheat

Read my above posts. It;s not TIME SLOWING that freezes Water. The prince, in this game, CONTROLS the elements as well as time. Water doesn't freeze if you slow down time, it'll just SLOW down - simples!

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Megido

Commented on 2010-04-20 17:23:26 In reply to omegaheat

Posted by omegaheat

Because water flows, runs, spray or whatever, its motion can easily be disturberd. If time stops, why wouldn't the water freeze in motion. I think if water could actually freeze from time freezing, it would indeed solidy. Otherwise it would no longer be frozen in time.

It would stop in place but the viscosity would still be the same, it'd still be liquid. Unless stopping time also stops the electron spin, in which case the prince would freeze the instant he touched any matter as it would be at absolute zero temperature. If water solidifies when time stops, what about gasses? Shouldn't the gasses in the atmosphere, and filling the room, also solidify when time stops? But if he has specific powers for manipulating the elements i can buy in to it.

Just let me clarify that i don't think that it's a thing actually, it was just something i pointed out for fun ;)

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digi_matrix

Commented on 2010-04-20 18:20:12

It looks solid, but seems to have a soulless atmosphere, compared to POP 2008. Maybe lack of music, or that this is just a slice. Art/level design looks been-there-done-that.

Why do they put combat in? Ubi Montreal admitted that POP's combat is second-rate compared to other games, that's why there was hardly any in POP 2008. The dash move does look badass, though.

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