Author Topic: So Prince of Persia sounds like a Ubisoft game/ Official EB POP thread (Read 49250 times)

littlemathletics · « **Reply #420 on:** December 22, 2008, 04:54:19 PM »

There's a few games that have the pop-ups in odd places. I think PGR3 did as well.

demi · « **Reply #421 on:** December 22, 2008, 07:52:39 PM »

i dont even think the game looks that good either.

littlemathletics · « **Reply #422 on:** December 22, 2008, 08:46:04 PM »

It's passable. Looks brilliant in some parts, but other bits seem a little rushed. I think some of the early screens were very kind.

demi · « **Reply #423 on:** December 23, 2008, 11:25:02 AM »

I hate how the controls are so delayed, its like its deliberate control lag. I mess up a jump and suddenly I'm mashing buttons hoping I can save myself.

I am trying to blitz it for the speed demon achievement while going for the "dont fall 100 times" one.

demi · « **Reply #424 on:** December 23, 2008, 06:02:33 PM »

I love how you run up a huge long stretch of wall (Green Power), only to run into a tentacle, and have to start all the way from the start. Yeah, love it~

Game is poop. Did I say this game would be good? Because I feel embarassed to ever make those posts.

demi · « **Reply #425 on:** December 23, 2008, 08:29:40 PM »

Beat it... what a POS game. Jesus Christ

CurseoftheGods · « **Reply #426 on:** December 24, 2008, 12:40:09 PM »

Did you get the 1000?

demi · « **Reply #427 on:** December 24, 2008, 12:42:57 PM »

Not yet... need to do the speedruns (not the 12 hour one), and about 100 more seeds

Jansen · « **Reply #428 on:** December 24, 2008, 03:25:34 PM »

i beat it last night as well.

when everyone was complaining about the ending i didn't know it was because the game doesn't have one.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

to be continued?

there's a good chance this game will never get a sequel

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TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #429 on:** January 03, 2009, 02:15:24 AM »

It's an alright game. Definitely better than the last two, but nowhere near the quality of Sands of Time. Its very pretty looking, and has some really cool acrobatics. Story is poop, Prince is poop, and the game is super repetitive, but its still decent.

cool breeze · « **Reply #430 on:** January 03, 2009, 02:17:41 AM »

maybe Warrior Within, but Two Thrones is a way better game than this new one.

demi · « **Reply #431 on:** January 03, 2009, 02:18:16 AM »

Quote from: Groo on January 03, 2009, 02:01:42 AM

This game is only $30 at play-asia right now.
Is it worth it? Would you say it's better or worse than Assassin's Creed?

No, it's fucking awful. Unless you want a quick 1000 gamerscore, but hopefully you are above paying for Gamerscore $:-\$

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #432 on:** January 03, 2009, 02:59:41 AM »

I didn't play too much into Two Thrones, tbh, but I didn't like it at the start.

patrickula · « **Reply #433 on:** January 03, 2009, 01:53:40 PM »

I got this in the Steam sale, got the PoP pack. Playing with my wired 360 controller, just started it yesterday.

I'm really enjoying it

Just got my second magic plate power activated.
Might as well beat this before I play the supposedly superior earlier games. I had played Sands of Time back on the Gamecube but never beat it.

Tucah · « **Reply #434 on:** January 03, 2009, 02:32:40 PM »

Finally beat it.

SOT>>>>>>>TT>This one>WW

siamesedreamer · « **Reply #435 on:** January 03, 2009, 09:03:26 PM »

SoT is one of the best games ever.

This PoP was way too easy for any money to be sent on it other than a week rental.

chronovore · « **Reply #436 on:** January 04, 2009, 09:19:36 PM »

A friend is lending it to me soon; I'm happy to get it for free, though I was about to avail myself of the cheapy special at Play-Asia.

Prolly pick up the weekly special Naruto: Broken Bond instead now.

dammitmattt · « **Reply #437 on:** January 05, 2009, 03:47:12 PM »

Quote from: Groo on January 03, 2009, 02:01:42 AM

This game is only $30 at play-asia right now.
Is it worth it? Would you say it's better or worse than Assassin's Creed?

I liked Assassin's Creed better overall, but Prince of Persia does the OCD collection thing much better (collecting light seeds is much more fun and useful than collecting flags).

Despite what demi says, I've enjoyed my time in PoP and look forward to finishing it up soon. To enjoy it, you just have to get used to the slightly mushy controls.

demi · « **Reply #438 on:** January 05, 2009, 04:23:07 PM »

Quote from: dammitmattt on January 05, 2009, 03:47:12 PM

Quote from: Groo on January 03, 2009, 02:01:42 AM
This game is only $30 at play-asia right now.
Is it worth it? Would you say it's better or worse than Assassin's Creed?

I liked Assassin's Creed better overall, but Prince of Persia does the OCD collection thing much better (collecting light seeds is much more fun and useful than collecting flags).

Um.. light seeds are detrimental to the flow of the game, and once you collect enough, the rest of them are as useless as the flags. They're shit

dammitmattt · « **Reply #439 on:** January 05, 2009, 04:35:22 PM »

Quote from: demi on January 05, 2009, 04:23:07 PM

Um.. light seeds are detrimental to the flow of the game, and once you collect enough, the rest of them are as useless as the flags. They're shit

Only if you want the game to be one big speed run. I like the game best after I've cleaned up and area and get to take my time exploring it for the seeds. I don't like to constantly be in a rush, which is why I'm doing the 12 hour run on my second playthrough (which is also the one where I'll get saved less than 100 times).

The huge difference between light seeds and flags is that you have to collect over half of the light seeds to complete the game. You can complete Assassin's Creed without collecting a single flag. Plus, the flags are just randomly placed inside of huge, fairly empty environments. Once you've found all of the light seeds in an area, you have essentially explored 100% of that area. You can collect all of the flags in AC and still only see a fraction of the game world.

demi · « **Reply #440 on:** January 05, 2009, 04:36:07 PM »

That's why the flags are perfect for OCD people... they are optional, not required

I don't think you really have OCD

dammitmattt · « **Reply #441 on:** January 05, 2009, 04:37:56 PM »

Quote from: demi on January 05, 2009, 04:36:07 PM

That's why the flags are perfect for OCD people... they are optional, not required

I want my OCD-ness to be rewarded with something other than an achievement. GTA3/VC/SA always handled this perfectly with the tangible rewards for finding the hidden packages. I want something like that or level-ups to my character (like Crackdown) as a reward.

And it's not like the bare minimum light seed hunting in PoP takes you off the main game path for more than a few minutes at a time.

Quote from: demi on January 05, 2009, 04:36:07 PM

I don't think you really have OCD

Tell that to my wife when she puts something where it doesn't belong in our house...

I'm not seriously OCD, but I have a tinge of it, which is more than enough to impact how I live my life and how I play my games...

demi · « **Reply #442 on:** January 05, 2009, 04:38:30 PM »

You aren't rewarded with anything for collecting the seeds either, lol

dammitmattt · « **Reply #443 on:** January 05, 2009, 04:41:21 PM »

Quote from: demi on January 05, 2009, 04:38:30 PM

You aren't rewarded with anything for collecting the seeds either, lol

I know. It's not ideal either. But I disagree that it impacts the flow of the game. You can fly right through the game while barely going off the main paths and collect enough light seeds to beat the game. It only impacts the flow if you are achievement hunting or just have to get them all.

EDIT: Total time logged in: 2 days, 0 minutes

chronovore · « **Reply #444 on:** January 05, 2009, 09:57:59 PM »

Quote from: dammitmattt on January 05, 2009, 03:47:12 PM

Despite what demi says, I've enjoyed my time in PoP and look forward to finishing it up soon. To enjoy it, you just have to get used to the slightly mushy controls.

I played GTA IV for around 60 hours, I think. Mushy controls are my speci-al-ity.

Along these lines, is anyone else getting sick of "hey, replay the game" Achievements? This PoP less-than-12-hrs is one; the GTA IV less-than-30-hrs is another. I also was not fond of replaying BIOSHOCK again to get the Brass Balls Achievement, which would have been crazy hard to get on the first run.

Yeah, I know I'm a scrotum for complaining about Achievements, but if they're there, I'm going to try for them. I just wish they were fun.

demi · « **Reply #445 on:** January 05, 2009, 10:05:03 PM »

Quote

Along these lines, is anyone else getting sick of "hey, replay the game" Achievements? This PoP less-than-12-hrs is one; the GTA IV less-than-30-hrs is another. I also was not fond of replaying BIOSHOCK again to get the Brass Balls Achievement, which would have been crazy hard to get on the first run.

Who said you have to replay the game for these? I got both on my first run.

chronovore · « **Reply #446 on:** January 08, 2009, 02:56:48 AM »

Truly your e-peen is flonkingly massive.

I've heard that argument before, but it's a choice of playing on the hardest difficulty from the get-go WHILE trying to explore every nook and cranny, or playing on the arguably "optimally balanced" version of the game for the details, and then giving it another go on INSANE.

There are some good examples, like Halo 1 -- Legendary difficulty is famous for being FUN to play through, and challenging in a new way. Then there are games which just turn the player weapon damage and HP down, and the enemies' up, and call it a day. BIOSHOCK was one of those. Those are less fun. And DEAD SPACE doesn't even unlock the highest difficulty for that Achievement until it has been completed once.

demi · « **Reply #447 on:** January 08, 2009, 02:58:34 AM »

BioShock is extremely broken, so difficulty is not even an issue. Bonk bonk with the ice wrench, you win

The same applies to Dead Space. The default gun is the best. DONT BLAME THE GAME CUZ U SUK

chronovore · « **Reply #448 on:** January 08, 2009, 03:11:07 AM »

No, I suck because I get scared when playing Dead Space. That's a different problem.

Bioshock was loads of fun, but ZAP/WRENCH did seem to be the only needed solution in the game.

Darunia · « **Reply #449 on:** January 10, 2009, 03:28:01 PM »

I've played a couple of hours of this and so far I'm not impressed. You do the same shit over and over again in every location, there really isn't that much variation in the platforming. Wall run, grab ring, jump, slide x 1000. Then you get these 'special' powers, only to find out all of them are these fly/teleport buttons that add nothing. The game is a looker and the combat is pretty good, but that's about it.

oh and god the delay in the controls is sooo annoying. it took a while before i got used to it

ubisoft, fooled me again

patrickula · « **Reply #450 on:** February 01, 2009, 01:57:42 AM »

Just beat it... I liked it pretty well over all. The gameplay got a bit old about halfway through and some parts of it are lamer than others. But I dunno, I still liked it. Maybe it was just the art and graphics, but it's not a bad game to take for a spin every now and then, as I did. I also enjoyed the characterizations quite a bit.

I liked the end too... a lot. Though not the poopy boss fight(s) $:-\$

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #451 on:** February 18, 2009, 09:43:28 AM »

I finally borrowed a copy of this game from MrSingh so I thought I would share my walkthrough with those of you who haven't played it yet

Jump, jump, wallrun, jump, wallrun, jump, climb on the grass, jump, wallrun, jump, wallrun, jump, climb on the grass, jump, wallrun, jump, wallrun, jump, climb on the grass, jump, wallrun, jump, wallrun, jump, climb on the grass, jump, wallrun, jump, wallrun, jump, climb on the grass, jump, wallrun, jump, wallrun, jump, BOSS FIGHT, climb on the grass, jump, wallrun, jump, wallrun, jump, climb on the grass, jump, wallrun, jump, wallrun, jump, climb on the grass, jump, wallrun, jump, wallrun, jump, climb on the grass, FIGHT THE SAME BOSS AGAIN, jump, wallrun, jump, wallrun, jump, climb on the grass, jump, wallrun, jump, wallrun, jump, climb on the grass, jump, wallrun, jump, wallrun, jump, climb on the grass, jump, wallrun, jump, wallrun, jump, climb on the grass, FIGHT THE THE SAME BOSS A THIRD TIME, jump, wallrun, jump, wallrun, jump, climb on the grass, jump, wallrun, jump, wallrun, jump, climb on the grass, jump, wallrun, jump, wallrun, jump, climb on the grass, FIGHT THE SAME BOSS A FOURTH TIME, jump, wallrun, jump, wallrun, jump, climb on the grass, jump, wallrun, jump, wallrun, jump, climb on the grass, jump, wallrun, jump, wallrun, jump, climb on the grass, jump, wallrun, jump, wallrun, jump, climb on the grass, jump, wallrun, jump, wallrun, jump, climb on the grass, jump, wallrun, jump, wallrun, jump, climb on the grass, jump, wallrun, jump, wallrun, jump, climb on the grass, FIGHT THE SAME BOSS A FIFTH TIME, get the light seedy things, go back to the hub and repeat 3 more times.

Bebpo · « **Reply #452 on:** March 20, 2009, 08:53:08 PM »

I played the $10 epilogue today and it was really good! Even though I wasn't a big fan of the main game, the epilogue cuts out most of the fillerish padding of the main game and instead for $10 you get:

-A great length that's about 20% length of the main game
-A good level of challenge that's still kinda easy but not enough that you don't feel satisfaction
-Some ok, been-there-done-that, boss fights, and then one fun boss
-More of the original's excellent excellent excellent writing and voice acting
-A cool looking new color pad even if it adds nothing new gameplay-wise
-A good lead into the sequel

What's bad is:

-There are still puzzles, but they are super short and brainless
-The green pad is still kinda too tight in timing compared to everything else in the game
-The blobs need to not be in the next game

But overall that was one of the best DLCs I've played this gen. I thought it was going to be more of a "worth $5, but they charge $10" thing that lasted an hour and was meh, but it took me about 2-3 hours and was really enjoyable. I'm actually sorta looking forward to the sequel now.

Would recommend unless you hated the original with a passion.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #453 on:** March 21, 2009, 04:03:05 AM »

Nice impressions but good writing/voice-acting? Really?

Bebpo · « **Reply #454 on:** March 21, 2009, 04:50:26 AM »

Well I guess it comes down to personal taste, but the writing and voice acting was one of my favorite parts of PoP. Sure the prince didn't have an Arabian voice, but I thought he was a really likable character and the girl played off him well. I'd always keep hitting the talk button to make sure I'd seen all the conversations between the two. I thought their conversations were really fluid and fun. Reminded me of skits in the Tales games that are used to build character. It's nice having leads that aren't meatbags.

The plot is lol, whatever and I'm not trying to say that is any good. But I really like the character dialogue between the two. Videogames have such poor, poor writing that it's nice to get witty movie-ish conversations. The prince reminds me of a good saturday morning cartoon hero. I thought the actor was great in Uncharted as well, creating another very likable hero.

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Author Topic: So Prince of Persia sounds like a Ubisoft game/ Official EB POP thread (Read 49250 times)