This is what 'next gen' Prince of Persia looks like

by Majed Athab { May 28th 2008 at 5:00PM }

Another great reveal today besides that of Beyond Good & Evil 2 (which we mentioned earlier) is Prince of Persia. The trailer for this game looks exquisite, and we're really excited to see more. In this trailer, we see this iteration's prince fighting monsters while keeping his face concealed; we also get to watch his new ally Elika help out.

Thankfully, there were no odd cross promotions going on -- say if the prince took off the layers of cloth covering his face only to reveal that he was indeed ... Jake Gyllenhaal (who is set to star in the movie). That would be disturbing.

Tags: prince-of-persia, ubisoft

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

RazLeboL @ May 28th 2008 5:05PM

I prefer the gameplay screenshot to this pre-rendered CG...

ryan @ May 29th 2008 11:32AM

same here. i'm kinda disappointed in this trailer actually. i figured they'd have a more unified style. but this is realistic, and the in game looks like concept art.

Daniel @ May 28th 2008 5:06PM

This really is shaping up. I love the PoP series, but I'm one of the minority who liked Warrior Within and Two Thrones much better than Sands of Time.

Brodie-san @ May 28th 2008 5:23PM

Still have to play PoP:TT - don't know if I'll ever get to it now.

So, is this a reboot? It's just called Prince of Persia?

No snappy sub-title?

Nathanical @ May 28th 2008 5:33PM

ive still only played the original prince of persia game!

Popfrogs @ May 28th 2008 5:58PM

CGI trailer? Eh...I guess. If that's in-game I'm impressed but they're still fighting on an empty field.

miglaugh @ May 28th 2008 6:12PM

Wake me when it's actuall gameplay footage.

I've played through enough PoP gameplay (in various games, wink) to not want anymore unless it's really cool.

That trailer was dumb. How did the flood from halo get into PoP?

Robert @ May 28th 2008 7:01PM

Lets see if it stays true after release. with so many over hyped games this year and most of them disapointing to us i will reserve my excitement until the game is complete, but if it actually comes out looking like this trailer i will say this i am impressed and feel this is what the next gen is suppose to look like.

jaferris @ May 28th 2008 7:04PM

looks well gd imo
cant wait too see more

Vohaul79 @ May 28th 2008 8:01PM

Looks fantastic in my opinion. I love the new cell shaded approach. Hopefully the gameplay remains great...

Ubi was my favorite developer (Splinter Cells, GhostRh, RB6) but has slipped from grace IMO (Splinter Cell DA was the worst of the series and the new ones been screwed from the beginning, Assassins was like a very repetative beta, Ghost Rh. 2 was too short, and RB62 was a complete re hash.)

Graphically Ubi can always cut it..hopefully they dont forget the gameplay.

Sauvage @ May 28th 2008 7:53PM

Without game play footage, I'll say this will be a turkey. Come on, even the Insomniac guys are showing us in-game shots and come June, footage and they are launching during the holiday season. Surely everyone else can manage some in game stuff rather than this CGI shiite!

Juney @ May 28th 2008 10:43PM

Ninja Gaiden Meets Assassins Creed with a dark twist

i know the gameplay is completely different but thats wut this video makes me think of

i love the PoP series ... still play it on PSP and loved it on Gamecube and PS2

Wayne @ May 29th 2008 4:35PM

This is definitely one of the more bland IPs out there. What exactly does this have to do with the Persians? Eat me generic mediocrity.

Steven @ May 29th 2008 12:28AM

wow the game looks nothing like that. I cant believe they would even show that at all, if you have seen the article in GI the game looks cell shaded.

Mark Perkins @ May 29th 2008 12:29AM

Can't wait for Final Fantasy: Persia!

Think Adrian @ May 29th 2008 1:01AM

Ninja Gaiden meets Mortal Kombat! Hope it's a bit like Prince of Persia 1 and 2 :)

JustLuke @ May 29th 2008 11:59AM

Looks utterly generic and cliche-ridden to me. Gritty voice over guy talking about a war between good and evil? Check. Moody, bad-ass hero? Check. Check. Babe with magic? Check. Yawn.

Where's the warm and magical fairytale Arabian Nights atmosphere gone to? The exoticism? Maybe the designers should try reading One Hundred and One Nights and a Night, or watching some classic Sinbad or Arabian Nights movies. Slapping a quirky cartoon shading effect over unoriginal stock fantasy doesn't work.