Ubisoft planning game based on Prince of Persia movie

[Grudge]

Whoa, that's some real meta shit right there. A game based on a movie based on a game?

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/vi ... Movie-Game

In conjunction with that, according to GameDaily, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said the company is planning a second new Prince of Persia title, this one based on the movie and completely unrelated to the retooled version of the game. Speaking at the Ubidays 08 press conference in Paris, Guillemot said the game is currently planned for release at the same time as the movie, although other details have not yet been settled.

[Mat Linnett]

Happened before with Streetfighter.

[MKJ]

Happened before with Streetfighter.

and it was terrible, rofl

[o'dium]

The new POP game looks awesome, loving the style...

A game based on the film... meh... I mean it may be good, but it has a gay cowbow as the lead... Other than him, the rest of the casting is spot on.

[Captain]

The new POP game looks awesome, loving the style...

No, it looks like pure anime cockgobbling bullshit. No wonder they're marketing to teenagers.

[Grudge]

You obviously have no idea what anime looks like.

This looks like a western graphic novel, not some anime fagfest.

[Grudge]

[+JuggerNaut+]

that looks ace.

[Ryoki]

Indeed.

[Captain]

Just wait until Surv gets here

[vesp]

Looks great.
Dunno what this nonsense about 'cockgobbling anime' is though... I see no huge eyes.

[phantasmagoria]

are they ingame?

[o'dium]

Yup, all ingame. Looks like an oil painting. Fucking awesome visuals.

[Survivor]

It may look great, but why slap the PoP title on it? To me it looks and sounds different enough, in my opinion ugly but that's just personal preference anyway, to just start a different series if they want to.

[Grudge]

That's not how the business works.

[o'dium]

It may look great, but why slap the PoP title on it? To me it looks and sounds different enough, in my opinion ugly but that's just personal preference anyway, to just start a different series if they want to.

It IS a different series. Its not the same prince, its a new story.

[Survivor]

Then why use the same title? I know that the marketing dep. thinks it will draw in some extra buyers, and it probably will. But still, how do you link a totally new story, with absolutely no link to the previous one, to the Prince of Persia title? I know I'm nitpicking and it's C&C generals all over again when it comes to branding, I just wish there was some sense in people, both marketing and buyers.

[Cooldown]

I saw the screenshots a couple days ago, looks fucking awesome. Wish there was video of the gameplay, just to see it all in motion.

[MKJ]

surv i dont think you can judge just yet. theres no gameplay to be seen yet.
the trailers shows some random FMV fightscene.
i dont quite like the idea of the ol DARK VS LIGHT !!1 setting, now with some chick as the Element of Light. they do promise plenty of acrobatics, tho more in a Assassins Creed style gameworld (hub + locations, free running)

we'll see how it pans out. the pic with the lavapool looks plenty PoP to me

[o'dium]

Then why use the same title? I know that the marketing dep. thinks it will draw in some extra buyers, and it probably will. But still, how do you link a totally new story, with absolutely no link to the previous one, to the Prince of Persia title? I know I'm nitpicking and it's C&C generals all over again when it comes to branding, I just wish there was some sense in people, both marketing and buyers.

Because hes a Prince... In Persia...?

You cant seriously be crying over a title on a forum dedicated to a game thats changed its plot more times thatn an episode of Lost, can you?

[Captain]

o'dium telling someone to stop crying over a game

Surv is 100% correct. The game has nothing to do with the actual PoP and they're only using the title to attract attention.

[o'dium]

Ok guys, ok.

So, seeing as you jsut fucked off that...

Whens Doom 4 and Quake 5 coming out?

[Eraser]

Ok guys, ok.

So, seeing as you jsut fucked off that...

Whens Doom 4 and Quake 5 coming out?

I really shouldn't do this, but I'm going to reply anyway.
If you're going to compare this to the Doom or Quake series, then it'd be like id Software releasing a game again under the title "Doom" or "Quake", as opposed to "Doom 4" or "Quake 5". The number shows it's a different installment in the series. If Ubisoft had called this "Prince of Persia: Whatever fancy subtitle you want", then there'd be no discussion.

I don't care about the title alltogether though. I just think the game looks brilliant.

[MKJ]

actually, the game does have a fancy subtitle

Prince of Persia: Prodigy
http://www.princeofpersiaprodigy.com/

[Eraser]

odd, it doesn't mention prodigy anywhere on the site and I remember reading an interview where one of the developers said they chose for no subtitle on purpose