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The adventure begins anew!

Prince of Persia the 2008 beautifully re-envisioned installment of one of the most prominent action/platformer series with gorgeous visuals and an a fascinating storyline, is now available on GOG.com for only $9.99.

Yet again we find the young Prince chasing after Farah... Oh, wait. This isn't Farah that we remember! The Prince looks entirely different as well. And this girl, Elika? What's her story? She looks intriguing - not your typical damsel in distress. Quite the opposite, actually. She's the damsel putting the Prince in distress. Not a problem! The Prince is ready to take on any trouble head on with his deadly Daggertail, while stopping time with the magic of the Sands. What? That's gone too? Then how is he gonna whoop his enemies' behinds? Oh... I see. That's amazing swordplay, indeed. No need for gadgets and gimmicks when you have that good old sword. Alright then, Prince. As the unwitting incompetent narrator of this story I'm now convinced that you'll do just fine. Even though you're up against an angry, destructive deity this time. Oh, you didn't know about THAT? Well, don't worry, carry on with your adventure.

In 2008 Prince of Persia served as a reboot to the iconic action-adventure series, originally created by the gaming industry visionary Jordan Mechner. The game features a new storyline, brings in a fresh batch of characters and enemies, offers some original gameplay mechanics, and--once again--re-designs combat sequences. It's back to the original one-on-one sword duels, but this time the enemies are often larger, stronger and more dangerous. Luckily the Prince has the mysterious (and frankly: quite cute) Elika on his side, to support him with her magical powers. All of this, presented in highly stylized cel-shaded graphics that makes the game a real feast for the eyes.

Feel the sun-scorched desert sands under your feet as you race towards a whole new breathtaking adventure in Prince of Persia, for only $9.99!
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phayon959: Worst prince of Persia game ever...
Nothing is worse than Prince of Persia 3D.
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Stuff: Thanks for the suggestions and input, having tried every method, read every walkthru, having dozens of different people also try (some POSITIVE they could finish the section) I feel I gave it a fair try.
That's really odd. Do you remember where that was? I know I got stuck early on because I didn't know you need the various colour powers to collect some of the more out-of-the-way seeds, but otherwise I think it was a pretty smooth experience. Some of the powers were kind of annoying to use, but that's about it.
Cool. I've been waiting for this to come to gog.
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TheEnigmaticT: ::quietly abuses mod powers to change SimonG's name to "intrigued"::

Should I not have done that? Was that wrong?
I could think of worse names ... ;-)
Yay.. Oh, it's that new one.. Oh well, closer to a DRM free Settlers 7 with each and every new Ubi release. ;)
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phayon959: Worst prince of Persia game ever...
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Optimaximal: Nothing is worse than Prince of Persia 3D.
Err... I disagree I really liked POP3D and it's one of the games I'm really waiting for to come on GOG because it just doesn't work on any of my PC's. Maybe it's just nostalgia but I do want to play that game again...
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jamyskis: What's struck me is the price. Whereas HoMM 5 and Assassin's Creed got $20 price points, this equally recent game gets a $10 price point. Lesson learned by Ubisoft?...
I think they just consider PoP as not such a popular game as HoMM 5 or AC and expect that people will not be willing to pay so much for it. There are B movies and maybe also B games.
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Trilarion: I think they just consider PoP as not such a popular game as HoMM 5 or AC and expect that people will not be willing to pay so much for it. There are B movies and maybe also B games.
The pricing is the same as on Steam, actually. AssCreed1 goes for €10/$20, but PoP2008 for €10/$10. It's just Ubi being all weird again.
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bazilisek: ...
It's been a couple of years since I deleted it, a quick google did not reveal the section screen shot or section name (I think they shut their website down for this game). I had healed 3 or 4 areas and was near the end. I went back and gathered missed light seeds between attempts. I made hundreds of attempts along with friends betting me they could do the section. Money changed hands . . . =)

I am not slamming the game or saying it is bugged, just that on my system the section apparently could not be completed.

Hence my question about the version / patches in the GOG release, game play was great, sort of a casual game, lots of fun playing it so I would buy it again if there were additional fixes in the release.
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bazilisek: ...
The pricing is the same as on Steam, actually. AssCreed1 goes for €10/$20, but PoP2008 for €10/$10. It's just Ubi being all weird again.
Ah, okay. Then it's just weird.
Fantastic release, this is what I'm talking about: AAA "New" title, good price, awesome goodies, this is definitely going in my "Awesome Value" GOGmix

Ubisoft is slowly becoming one of the best publishers here

Also to everyone: Ignore the haters and naysayers, this game is Amazing, it's just as good as Sands of Time (if not better) and I had tons of fun with it
Someone please tell me if the original is included in this.
I don't understand the hate this game gets. It's a truly wonderful experience!
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Patryn: I don't understand the hate this game gets. It's a truly wonderful experience!
It's everything but a Prince of Persia game. That's the hate.
Also, Ubisoft and its devs were bitching around when they received productive critics.
Post edited September 18, 2012 by Tantrix
Instant wishlist. Will get when I can :D