At Summer time Recreation Fest Dwell 2023, we received our first take a look at the brand new Prince of Persia recreation. No, not the Sands of Time remake that’s been mired in growth hell for years. Prince of Persia: The Misplaced Crown is a trendy 2D Metroidvania that appears to be fusing the model of 2008’s standalone Prince of Persia with the side-scrolling of the unique 1989 recreation. It seems rad, the protagonist (he’s not the prince, who knew?) is a complete meal, and the soundtrack is banging—so why are so many individuals moaning about it on YouTube?
On the time of writing, the Lost Crown trailer on PlayStation’s YouTube channel is sitting at 4,800 likes and 14,000 dislikes—not an ideal ratio. The feedback are an absolute quagmire of whiney crybabies saying, “I miss the previous Prince of Persia.” This can be a return to the 2D roots of the sequence. There’s parkour, fluid fight, and magic—it is the previous Prince of Persia.
“I need the Sands of Time.” “OK, however the place’s the remake?” In growth hell, however nonetheless coming. It’s not like Ubisoft has a single group engaged on all its video games. The Misplaced Crown is being made by Ubisoft Montpellier, the group behind Rayman Legends. The remake, then again, was being helmed by Ubisoft Pune and Mumbai however has been taken over by Montreal, the developer of the OG Sands of Time. Why are you complaining about getting one other Prince of Persia recreation? Would you somewhat wait three extra years for the remake and don’t have anything within the interim?
“We had been promised a Sands of Time remake. They had been too centered on this.” I don’t perceive why individuals would somewhat have one remake each decade as a substitute of progressive, smaller, and hopefully cheaper video games extra usually. Two of the largest video games this yr had been remakes, Useless House and Resident Evil 4. We get loads of remakes. It’s additionally not laborious to play Sands of Time. It’s accessible in an HD remaster assortment on PS3. So why are individuals so mad about this?
I get the frustration of desirous to get my toys earlier than Christmas, however like most individuals, I finished throwing tantrums as soon as my age hit double digits. The Misplaced Crown is a shock new recreation in a franchise that’s lengthy been underserved, and as a substitute of being completely happy we’re getting a shiny new toy whereas we watch for the large one, avid gamers are mad about it. Make it make sense. It will not be the Sands of Time remake individuals have been ready for, nevertheless it additionally isn’t the rationale you’re nonetheless ready for it.
All Ubisoft will be taught from that is that folks don’t need recent video games. These YouTube dislikes aren’t going to hurry up growth on Sands of Time, however they are going to make execs second-guess each barely unique thought. The writer is lastly making a recreation that isn’t an Murderer’s Creed clone the place you must climb a bazillion towers. We ought to be celebrating. As an alternative, suggestions like this can make it even tougher for groups to get something that isn’t a remake, reboot, or sequel off the bottom.
Quite than whining you may’t play your favourite childhood recreation on the newest console, why not strive one thing new? You may prefer it.
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