Prince of Persia Rules both the time and your ass

[jeepnut]

Well, it seems the Penny-Arcade guys (who sang the praises of the first game) aren't too fond of the new one. I played the first one and loved it but from what I've seen of the sequal, they tried too hard to make it popular and ruined it in the process.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/news.php...004-12-03#2328

Originally Posted by Tycho

Sometimes, when you play it, you remember how good the first game was.

Originally Posted by Gabe

It's just sad to see a game that had so much potential ruined like this. My only hope is that since the series deals with time lines we haven't seen the end of the Prince from Sands of Time. I'm not finished with Warrior Within yet but I'm praying that as the story implies he'll die at the end.

"I smolder with generic rage."

[DarkMaster]

Yeah, they kind of screwed some stuff up in this game.

[GameMaster]

This is what happens when a person lets one success consume them. They can still save the Prince though. This sequel can be just written off as a dream or a Prince from another dimension in the third installment.

[Jason1]

Im still getting it for Christmas...I mean sure the reviews havent been quite as good as those for the first, but they've still been good...well into the 8.0's.

[DarkMaster]

It's still a really good game, sure. Just with a lot of questionable directions taken. The dark theme is really, really over done, and the prince swearing is just laughable. The emphasis on combat is also kind of weird, I mean the first game was great because of the platforming/puzzle solving, not the combat. And while the combat is considerably better this time around, I'd still rather be doing more platforming.

Plus they took out bloom lighting, bah.

[Canyarion]

Ooh yeah, I've said it a year ago.

Anyway.