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HRGraham

12-29-2003, 11:03 PM

I just got Prince of Persia for PC. You guys should check it out.

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/princeofpersiathesot/index.html

Serge

12-30-2003, 12:00 AM

I bought this game. When they say it is short they mean sort. I guess I compare game length to the 80+ Final Fantasy Games which are my favorite. This one only lasted me about 2 weeks.

Tammy

12-30-2003, 12:45 AM

That gets good reviews, thanks, I will check it out. Tammy

vanselus

12-30-2003, 04:09 AM

damn it G, how is it? how about a review, oh wise one?

HRGraham

12-30-2003, 04:21 AM

Originally posted by vanselus
damn it G, how is it? how about a review, oh wise one?

IT'S AWESOME!!!!!!

vanselus

12-30-2003, 04:34 AM

That's it??? You puss. Come on, give us the scoop. Isn't there some kind of time travel crap involved?

And am I going to have to spend all my coin on a pimped out system like yours to play it?

HRGraham

12-30-2003, 02:17 PM

Yes, thats it.

You can spend 20k on a new computer but it will never be as good as my system.

-Graham

vanselus

12-30-2003, 02:35 PM

Oh great, now you think you're the bomb cause your computer looks like a freakin Lite Brite.

http://www.bowesproductions.com/images/ci_lightbrite1.jpg

Back in my day, our computer cases were all the same opaque plastic and they didn't light up to the beat! I long for my old TI cassette tape drive.

Now THAT was a machine.

Dalfiuss

12-31-2003, 05:44 PM

Prince of Persia is definitly an excellent game. I have the PS2 version and loved it.

It is an extremely short game, and the combat can start to get repetitive towards the end, but the platforming is always enjoyable and the puzzles often times take a bit of thinking to figure out.

The positives heavily outweigh the negatives, if you have any interest in platformers, or action-platformers I would highly recommend this game, I cant think of anyone who wouldn't find it enjoyable.

vanselus

12-31-2003, 06:11 PM

what do you mean by "the platforming"?

Dalfiuss

12-31-2003, 06:19 PM

Platformer is the genre of video/pc game that is based on the task of jumping from 'platform' to 'platform' This genre really started with games like Super Mario Bros. (EDIT: This genre was around well before Super Mario Bros. but Super Mario Bros. really set the standards for the genre)

When I refered to the platforming as being enjoyable I meant that the jumping and puzzles involved in getting from platform to platform was alot of fun.

vanselus

12-31-2003, 06:26 PM

oh ok, i get it.

speaking of platformers then - i got the "Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga" for my wife at xmas for her new Gameboy Advance XP - it's fun!

i'm currently playing it more than she is : )

is Prince of Persia a 3d or 2d world game?

Dalfiuss

12-31-2003, 06:27 PM

Prince of Persia is an absolutly beautiful fully realized 3D game.

Dalfiuss

12-31-2003, 06:28 PM

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga is an amazing game. Quite surprizing. The mix of platforming and RPG elements is great and the fact that the game can appeal to absolutly anyone is also a plus.

Fuzzylogic

12-31-2003, 06:30 PM

I've been wanting to get this game for some time, well I guess I finally have an excuse. :)

Does it have any relation to the earlier games?

vanselus

12-31-2003, 06:32 PM

Originally posted by Dalfiuss
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga is an amazing game. Quite surprizing. The mix of platforming and RPG elements is great and the fact that the game can appeal to absolutly anyone is also a plus.

Yeah I was shocked too! Not that I hate games or anything, but being 28, I was thinking that I might be a little old for Mario. No way, this is a blast! It's hard enough to be challenging, but not hard enough that you have to play it for hours and hours to get past the 1st level. Games that are too hard are just not fun for me. I don't have the time anymore.

It would be nice if the battle modes were a bit more exciting though.

How difficult is Prince of Persia?

Dalfiuss

12-31-2003, 06:35 PM

Originally posted by Fuzzylogic
I've been wanting to get this game for some time, well I guess I finally have an excuse. :)

Does it have any relation to the earlier games?

I am not fully sure of the relation, it takes place in many of the same settings, but I dont know more than that.

However, if you do get the game for a console instead of the PC you are given the added bonus of being able to play the original Prince of Persia after completing the game.

Myke

12-31-2003, 07:25 PM

i got prince of persia for christmas for GAMECUBE, its an incredible game, the detail in it is amazing

Dalfiuss

12-31-2003, 08:48 PM

Prince of Persia isn't too difficult. The combat is quite simply, so thats not a problem. The difficulty comes in analyzing situations to figure out how to get to specific platforms, so if you like to look around an area and figure out how to get somewhere, it shouldn't be too difficcult.

vanselus

12-31-2003, 08:52 PM

That sounds cool. I don't mind the mental complexities at all, that's what makes the game fun. It's when you spend hours and hours just trying to get the techniques down that I can't handle it anymore.

HRGraham

12-31-2003, 08:52 PM

I'm at the first level and I'm already stuck unless there is like a 100 foot jump he can do that I'm not aware of. Oh well, back to call of duty. :)

-Graham

vanselus

12-31-2003, 09:01 PM

sigh...

that's chutes and ladders. just use the ladder. or call your mom.

come on now Graham.

Dalfiuss

12-31-2003, 09:03 PM

Originally posted by vanselus
That sounds cool. I don't mind the mental complexities at all, that's what makes the game fun. It's when you spend hours and hours just trying to get the techniques down that I can't handle it anymore.

Yeah, you will never have to spend time on anything other than the platforming puzzles, the game is short and focuses on these puzzles, but every minute is worth it.

Dalfiuss

12-31-2003, 09:04 PM

Originally posted by HRGraham
I'm at the first level and I'm already stuck unless there is like a 100 foot jump he can do that I'm not aware of. Oh well, back to call of duty. :)

-Graham

Lots of the problems people seem to run into near the beggining is one of two things, either the jump back and forth between two close walls to get to the top of the column, or the run along the wall and when you reach the shadow of a piller jumping off the wall to grab onto the pillar.

Maybe one of those two little hints might help.

Myke

01-02-2004, 08:54 AM

yeah i got stuck in an area in the begining, and it turns out i just needed to run across a wall :)

Dalfiuss

01-02-2004, 11:48 PM

You jump into the game quite quickly, and it gives you a hint of what you need to do the first time you need to do it, but often times it is hard to remember ever little trick you have at your disposal.