bit-tech News: Prince of Persia Hands-on Preview

news · November 4, 2008

Hi all,

We have just published a *Prince of Persia Hands-on Preview*. If you

could post a link on your site that would be very much appreciated.

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*/One thing that stood out to us about //Prince of Persia though, aside

from the fantastic level design which showcases the sheer fantasy of the

Prince's world and how it intersects with the natural beauty around all

of us, was the way that all these elements work together. It's seamless

and the combined result of this carefully measured dialogue, drama,

beauty and action is both utterly shocking and totally harmonious.

At its most obvious, this harmony shows itself on the micro level. We

can look at the Prince and just see how this character -- this //man --

will behave. Straight away we can recognise how he's simultaneously both

noble and selfish, naïve and cautious. We see how he's a force for good

and a force for nothing; the type of man who'd go bar-brawling for fun

but would also fiercely defend those who need it.

Slightly harder to see though is the level above this; the macro level

where the Prince's character is just a small piece which slots into a

much bigger puzzle. In our brief time with the game we only got a small

taste of all that -- but we liked it. The sounds, sights and feel of the

game all pull together perfectly to make a fantasy world that's so

lifelike and colourful that you can almost hear it breathing.

The Prince isn't just a man of the world, he's a man of //his world and

it is a world we just can't wait to go leaping back into. /

*

*Cheers guys!

Tim Smalley

www.bit-tech.net

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