When I was re-playing the game for this video, I was really worried that I wouldn't enjoy it as much as when I played it the first time. I am quite happy that it's held up even after 19 years.
Actually, you just jogged a memory loose. So back in the early 90s (I was maybe four or five), my family went to visit my mom's relatives in Italy. I remember one of them showing me a game on their computer and my foggy memory wants to say that it may have been the original Prince of Persia. Don't remember much. The colour scheme fit and so did the level design (the multiple levels of verticality that the Prince can explore). No idea if it was but maybe there was something subconscious that drew me to Sands of Time. In any event, it was quite fortunate.
This game…THIS GAME seriously MADE my childhood! It was so revolutionary with its movement, the story was so cool! I remember when my dad bought our ps2 (which I have to this day) and this was one of the games we had with it. He described it as some ninja game, but man was it so much more lol. I really hope we get that remake!
The Prince Of Persia franchise is one of a kind and I can safely say that it inspired most of the modern games and I have no doubt that will keep inspire future game developers and no doubt that will remain unique and one of a kind game in future
The one thing that I hemmed and hawed about in making this video was if I should do a quick sizzle reel of the likes of Uncharted or rebooted Tomb Raider to show the modern take on this style of platforming. Decided to keep the visual focus on PoP but they definitely brought this style of platforming to the fore.
Sands of Time and Prince of Persia 2008 are also my favorite games of all time! hope to see you talk about 2008 version soon, the platform design, art visuals and story telling of 2008 is also stunning and magical just like fairytale, SOT Prince and Farah, 2008 Prince and Elika, they're all wonderful character building !
Because I liked the various elements of SoT, I wasn't sure what to make of 2008 when taking it at its face. Then I played it and powered through it twice in a week. It was different than SoT and didn't reprise a lot of what I loved about that game but it was okay because what they made was still an amazing game. When this franchise is on, it's lightning in a bottle. They capture that magic so perfectly.
I love the series. I remember as a child that what really impressed me about the game is the continuous flow. From the moment the hourglass is opened till it is sealed there are no real loading screens (cutscenes mask that cleverly). I found that so beautiful. There are many more things to love about it, but that aspect always struck me
Ah! I didn't even think about hiding the loading screens as a unique aspect of the game. It's funny because the next longform review that I'm working on includes a mention of badly hidden load screens in that game.
Never played a Prince of Perfia game (grew up a PC snob) but I did see the movie with my high school friends at the time. I've also played the first 2 and a half Assassin's Creed games. This video was a comforting reminder that I've never beated Brotherhood for what feels like almost 10 years since I started it. Damn flying machine section.
And I was a dirty console peasant. Not that the last six years didn't make that obvious, anyway. I remember those flying machine sections. I didn't like particularly care for them either. That said, I stopped in the middle of Revelations and tried to play AC3 but literally fell asleep while playing it inside the first couple of hours. I figured that if a game put me to sleep, it's probably not for me.
@@UnsilentOnAir I used to think that about falling asleep during stuff myself, but I started granting more lenency to account for my own fatigue. I've fallen asleep in movies that I later watched and liked and heck, I nodded off in the early sections of Mass Effect cause I just wandered the Citadel talking to squabbling alien diplomats, one of whom was incapable of expressing emotion. My own fault on that one really. That ssid, if a game or movie KEEPS doing that, yeah, probably not great.
Ah yes Victor Lucas and Tommy Tallarico's Reviews On The Run. Electric Playground is name many Canadian gamers growing up from the mid 90's to late 2000's have fond memories of.
I knew that I had to wedge Vic and Tommy into this video because they're the reason I played a lot of the games I did. While the official EP channel doesn't have the full review, at least someone had that episode on VHS and uploaded it here.
Prince of Persia was a inspiring game for many franchises and now people don't remember it Sad reality that i believe remake will not work much Even when my fav franchise is Prince of Persia
One thing I considered along the way was spending more time picking out elements in other games that can trace back their roots to Sands of Time. Not just the platforming design, mechanics and animations but even how some 8/16-bit game re-releases have a rewind function (it's not the same but I was stretching for comedic effect). I decided to keep the focus on PoP but I'm starting to think I should've talked more about the legacy of the game. And I was there with you on concerns about the Remake. I'm still not sold on it but now that they've moved it to Ubi Montreal, I'd imagine the team on it has triple-A experience so that's a positive.
Thanks for the info. I spent less than an hour with SoT GBA so I didn't get far enough to see a Griffin in there. That would've made for a fun little tidbit.
I have never played this one. I played the original DOS Prince of Persia, but that is the only one in the series I played. 9:38 It is like the Omega 13, enough time to redeem a single mistake.
I tried playing the original for footage to use in the vid. Didn't go well. But if you sit on the main menu enough, the game does a demo reel for you so that's what made it into the vid. Dang. I can't believe I missed a chance to reference Galaxy Quest. I'm sure I can find a way to wedge that into the next PoP game. "Never give up. Never surrender." would fit with the next game in the Sands of Time trilogy...
Played pop t2t when i was like 8 and now i played sands and warrior i enjoyed them more than any modern game (never played them before) i think that s saying something
Unfortunately, that's the one I never finished. Couldn't do a chariot section to save my life and got stuck at a part when it went from chariot into a boss fight (might have been two of them?) and just couldn't not get through. I'll have to force my way through it one day.
Sands of Time is still magical after all these years.
When I was re-playing the game for this video, I was really worried that I wouldn't enjoy it as much as when I played it the first time. I am quite happy that it's held up even after 19 years.
Played the dos game with my dad, this game can be considered one of my pillars of gaming, like doom 2 which I played with my mom.
Actually, you just jogged a memory loose. So back in the early 90s (I was maybe four or five), my family went to visit my mom's relatives in Italy. I remember one of them showing me a game on their computer and my foggy memory wants to say that it may have been the original Prince of Persia. Don't remember much. The colour scheme fit and so did the level design (the multiple levels of verticality that the Prince can explore). No idea if it was but maybe there was something subconscious that drew me to Sands of Time. In any event, it was quite fortunate.
This game…THIS GAME seriously MADE my childhood! It was so revolutionary with its movement, the story was so cool! I remember when my dad bought our ps2 (which I have to this day) and this was one of the games we had with it. He described it as some ninja game, but man was it so much more lol. I really hope we get that remake!
Just replayed it after about 20years. Still absolutely amazing.
The Prince Of Persia franchise is one of a kind and I can safely say that it inspired most of the modern games and I have no doubt that will keep inspire future game developers and no doubt that will remain unique and one of a kind game in future
The one thing that I hemmed and hawed about in making this video was if I should do a quick sizzle reel of the likes of Uncharted or rebooted Tomb Raider to show the modern take on this style of platforming. Decided to keep the visual focus on PoP but they definitely brought this style of platforming to the fore.
Work on this video is insane, keep going man
Thanks! Glad you liked it! It is my favourite game of all-time so I wouldn't have been happy if I didn't put all the effort I possibly could into it.
Sands of Time and Prince of Persia 2008 are also my favorite games of all time!
hope to see you talk about 2008 version soon,
the platform design, art visuals and story telling of 2008 is also stunning and magical just like fairytale,
SOT Prince and Farah, 2008 Prince and Elika, they're all wonderful character building !
Because I liked the various elements of SoT, I wasn't sure what to make of 2008 when taking it at its face. Then I played it and powered through it twice in a week. It was different than SoT and didn't reprise a lot of what I loved about that game but it was okay because what they made was still an amazing game. When this franchise is on, it's lightning in a bottle. They capture that magic so perfectly.
I love the series. I remember as a child that what really impressed me about the game is the continuous flow. From the moment the hourglass is opened till it is sealed there are no real loading screens (cutscenes mask that cleverly). I found that so beautiful. There are many more things to love about it, but that aspect always struck me
Ah! I didn't even think about hiding the loading screens as a unique aspect of the game. It's funny because the next longform review that I'm working on includes a mention of badly hidden load screens in that game.
Never played a Prince of Perfia game (grew up a PC snob) but I did see the movie with my high school friends at the time.
I've also played the first 2 and a half Assassin's Creed games. This video was a comforting reminder that I've never beated Brotherhood for what feels like almost 10 years since I started it. Damn flying machine section.
And I was a dirty console peasant. Not that the last six years didn't make that obvious, anyway.
I remember those flying machine sections. I didn't like particularly care for them either. That said, I stopped in the middle of Revelations and tried to play AC3 but literally fell asleep while playing it inside the first couple of hours. I figured that if a game put me to sleep, it's probably not for me.
@@UnsilentOnAir I used to think that about falling asleep during stuff myself, but I started granting more lenency to account for my own fatigue. I've fallen asleep in movies that I later watched and liked and heck, I nodded off in the early sections of Mass Effect cause I just wandered the Citadel talking to squabbling alien diplomats, one of whom was incapable of expressing emotion. My own fault on that one really. That ssid, if a game or movie KEEPS doing that, yeah, probably not great.
A very well polished video. Def looking forward to more of these
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
I do have a playlist with my other review vids if you're interested: ruclips.net/p/PLwuFhzhNrSdMsgnG7LZCbfVLwhrBHDADT
Ah yes Victor Lucas and Tommy Tallarico's Reviews On The Run. Electric Playground is name many Canadian gamers growing up from the mid 90's to late 2000's have fond memories of.
I knew that I had to wedge Vic and Tommy into this video because they're the reason I played a lot of the games I did. While the official EP channel doesn't have the full review, at least someone had that episode on VHS and uploaded it here.
Prince of Persia was a inspiring game for many franchises and now people don't remember it
Sad reality that i believe remake will not work much
Even when my fav franchise is Prince of Persia
One thing I considered along the way was spending more time picking out elements in other games that can trace back their roots to Sands of Time. Not just the platforming design, mechanics and animations but even how some 8/16-bit game re-releases have a rewind function (it's not the same but I was stretching for comedic effect). I decided to keep the focus on PoP but I'm starting to think I should've talked more about the legacy of the game.
And I was there with you on concerns about the Remake. I'm still not sold on it but now that they've moved it to Ubi Montreal, I'd imagine the team on it has triple-A experience so that's a positive.
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Griffin also was featured in Sands of Time on GBA
Thanks for the info. I spent less than an hour with SoT GBA so I didn't get far enough to see a Griffin in there. That would've made for a fun little tidbit.
@@UnsilentOnAir Yeah. You fight him 4 times in that game. Took me a couple of times to beat the 4th battle as a kid
I have never played this one. I played the original DOS Prince of Persia, but that is the only one in the series I played.
9:38 It is like the Omega 13, enough time to redeem a single mistake.
I tried playing the original for footage to use in the vid. Didn't go well. But if you sit on the main menu enough, the game does a demo reel for you so that's what made it into the vid.
Dang. I can't believe I missed a chance to reference Galaxy Quest. I'm sure I can find a way to wedge that into the next PoP game. "Never give up. Never surrender." would fit with the next game in the Sands of Time trilogy...
Played pop t2t when i was like 8 and now i played sands and warrior i enjoyed them more than any modern game (never played them before) i think that s saying something
Unfortunately, that's the one I never finished. Couldn't do a chariot section to save my life and got stuck at a part when it went from chariot into a boss fight (might have been two of them?) and just couldn't not get through. I'll have to force my way through it one day.
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I disagree that the game could have been better especially for back in the day but they made it better with the Remake
Interesting considering the Remake isn't out yet.