Hi everyone, my name is Graeme Jennings and I’m the producer for Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands on PlayStation 3. With the game coming out so soon and everyone at Ubisoft excited to see what you guys thought of it, we wanted to get your opinions on the PlayStation.Blog and have the chance to answer some questions you guys might have for us.
To start off, let me explain a little about Forgotten Sands. The first thing I wanted to mention is to let you all know that this is not a game based on the Sands of Time film, in fact, we are bringing the prince back to the roots from the PlayStation 2 era by having this game take place in the seven year gap between Sands of Time and Warrior Within. We think you’ll notice a lot of reminiscent elements of the original trilogy in Forgotten Sands.
Some other things we’re extremely excited to talk about are the elemental powers and epic battles that take place n the game. Thanks to new innovations in technology we are able to pull off huge battles, from a boss that’s over 30 feet tall to fights with up to 50 enemies on the screen at once; the Prince definitely has his work cut out for him in this one. We are also providing the Prince with new powers over the elements, abilities like being able to solidify water to climb on it, creating a trail of fire behind you, and blasting enemies away with a tornado to name a few.
Finally as an added bonus for PlayStation users, if players connect their PSP and PS3 together, they will unlock extra experience points to put towards upgrading the Prince’s arsenal.
So if you have any questions for us on Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands feel free to ask them and we’ll do our best to answer. One of the best opportunities to see how we did with a game is to hear it directly from you. Thanks, hope you all enjoy the game!
since TSOT I have an obsession with this series and seems it won’t dissapoint me now specially with that graphics
You are so proud of your game that you give us a CG cut scene video?
The gameplay videos are underwhelming and just plain sad.
Question:
Will there be a Sands of time port for the PSP? It would be nice to have the trilogy on a portable console.
I seriously love the SoT design on the Prince compared to than this one. :( But nevertheless, I’m still excited for it.
Question, are you planning for this to be a trilogy (or more) too?
I am really excited that you’re bringing the old prince back, even though I do hope to see a sequel to the pop 2008.
I would really like to see the old trilogy released in HD for the PS3, just like Sony did it with God of War. They are some of my fave games of all time. They look like crap on my HD TV. :(
Also, I hope you didn’t abandon the 2008 storyline. Please, please, please continue working in the sequel.
Will Forgotten Sands get a soundtrack release on Amazon or Itunes?
Dear Graeme Jennings,
I really appreciate the fact that you are being very friendly and replying to most comments and I’m really excited for forgotten sands.
I would like to state a request on releasing the original prince of persia trilogy on HD, the new gen consoles.
You see I only got to play the Prince of Persia Warrior Within, and it’s hands down the best game I’ve ever experienced. And don’t get me wrong, I have played all sort of games from Halo to Dead Space to Modern Warfare 2.
I never got a chance to play The Sands of Time or The Two Thrones.
I know it’s not fully up to you, but I’m pretty sure you could at least contact Ubisoft and ask them what they think of the idea.
MAYBE THEY COULD RELEASE THE TRILOGY AS A COLLECTORS EDITION.
Please sir, there are a lot of people asking for this, it’s not only me.
Sorry this comment was too long but hopefully I’ll get a response.
Thank you sir,
Ajay
Thx for skipping a very important question for most Home users. Ubi already released a cool dynamic theme for 360, no idea why PS3 would need to be a secret. Hopefully we’ll see PS3 content too.
i was a huge fan of the sands of time trilogy, and i really enjoy the games you guys create however i grow concern when developers revisit series’. i notice that the continuity of the universe isn’t always upheld and although i have full faith in you guys i still worry…
i have two questions regarding prince of Persia both old and new,
first: in Warrior Within it was mentioned that during the time lapse between games the Prince was being hunted by the Dahaka, for disturbing the time line, and that is how the second game began. so in forgotten sands will we see the dahaka, is that plot point still crucial or has it been forgotten by the team?
and second: although different, i still really enjoyed the reboot of prince of persia in 2008 on ps3 and was both excited and annoyed by the cliff hanger. months later the epilogue was released and it ended very abruptly, and with an even bigger cliff hanger. will we see the conclusion to that story or was that prince not deemed worthy for a finale?
I appreciate and understand your concern… we know that the Sands of Time series is extraordinarily important to a great many people (and I’m not trying to toot Ubisoft’s horn, I just need you all to hear that we are fully aware of the how important this is to you and other fans).
So, again with the Dahaka… he’s not in The Forgotten Sands, but that doesn’t upset the storyline. As you say, Warrior Within begins with the Prince being chased by the Dahaka, basically with the introduction of the Dahaka… it wouldn’t necessarily make sense for us to have them hanging out in The Forgotten Sands because they aren’t particularly well acquainted at the very start of Warrior Within. Trust me, we though a lot about this point, because we know how central the Dahaka is to the overall plot, but for The Forgotten Sands, it didn’t make sense to include the Dahaka.