Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands

A new Prince of Persia game titled The Forgotten Sands was announced today. And surprise, surprise, not a sequel to the newest PoP game, but a third sequel to the Sands of Time.

So far all the info is simply the name, the fact that it is part of the Sands series, and that it will be released in May 2010, alongside the movie.

We'll apparently get to see a trailer during the VGA on December 12th.

Sources:
http://epicbattleaxe.com/new-prince-of-persia-title-announced/
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6241572.html?tag=latestheadlines;title;2

Sounds good

Sands of Time was one of the best, if not the best, game titles in the franchise...

Looking forward to this.

Only worrysome thing is that we haven't heard of it before now, a mere six months before release.

If I remember correctly, that was how the last Prince of Persia was announced.

I enjoyed the last game but something was off on it, and the fact that there was game killing bug that I couldn't finish the game.

Ubisoft can't keep their word for shit. Next thing we know, Capcom may just up and bring Wesker back to life. Chances are it's just a spinoff though.

So long as it's not as bug-laden and/or rushed as the other two Sands of Time sequels, I'll give it a chance.

It'll probably be a game that takes place during an alternate timeline. Or it will retcon the two sequels which I don't want as I liked the story.

Or it'll just be the game version of the movie >__>.

Im kinda open for a retcon of the two sequels. The trilogy's story wasn't terrible, but the Prince and all his worth as a character, along with that of the rest of the cast, went down the crapper with Warrior Within, and only got worse from then on, and they're doing a really sh*t job ripping off the new Prince's personality in this movie, as well as the chemistry with the female lead which was great in the first SoT and PoP '08, but was comparable to a plain Jane Mary sue and a glitter-rock vampire in WW and TTT.

Besides, the SoT sequels had enough re-writes and retcons prior to their release in the first place (at least TTT did).

Originally posted by Demonic Phoenix
Or it'll just be the game version of the movie >__>.

That's what I am thinking it will be...

The trailer just showed up. Judging by the appearance of the Prince, it may be a tale set between Sot and WW.

Though given that the movie's Prince has the WW outfit...

They showed a trailer at the VGAs, and it looks cool, but I still am not certian if it is based on the movie or not... But I'm leaning towards... not...

New screens from IGN

I have to say, if those are of any final buildor unless they're of a PSP port, then I'm already unimpressed by the graphics. Hell, even those undead enemies look like really cheap knock-offs of the grunt zombies in God of War.

Anyway, I read that the plot apparently takes place during the seven year gap between SoT and WW, starting out with the Prince visiting his brother. The gameplay's also said to prominently involve large-scale battles.

The graphics are not that bad.

But nothing special.

Originally posted by First_Tsurugi06
New screens from IGN

I have to say, if those are of any final buildor unless they're of a PSP port, then I'm already unimpressed by the graphics. Hell, even those undead enemies look like really cheap knock-offs of the grunt zombies in God of War.

Anyway, I read that the plot apparently takes place during the seven year gap between SoT and WW, starting out with the Prince visiting his brother. The gameplay's also said to prominently involve large-scale battles.

They're not THAT bad. I mean, their not spectacular or anything, but it doesn't look like PS2 graphics or anything.

But, to be quite honest, I don't want all my games looking like this:

I kinda like the unrealistic tone it has, because, frankly, Prince of Persia is an unrealistic game.

^
Heavy Rain FTW

Anyways, not really that interested in the game.. maybe just distracted from the other great titles coming this year.

Ah, a between-quel. Nice

Games intro movie

http://www.giantbomb.com/prince-of-persia-the-forgotten-sands-intro-movie/17-2449/

Can't wait, as it's one of the few games coming out this year that I'm interested in.

Can't wait either.

Originally posted by Kazenji
Games intro movie

http://www.giantbomb.com/prince-of-persia-the-forgotten-sands-intro-movie/17-2449/

Still looks like crap to me.