Rant: Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands

[@arianzand3766]

I will never understand the hate that POP 2008 gets, was it a perfect game? no! but why do people pretend it wasn't solid and couldn't be built upon via sequels? It was a visually stunning game, incredibly fluid, the interactions between the prince and Elika were amazing (great story too). Biggest criticism I have is that the platforming/puzzles were far too easy. Also the combat was not great, it had a nice idea of every fight feeling like a boss fight so to speak, but it was executed poorly though. Hence why I believe sequels could have indeed built on it. Let us not forget that during that period God of War was being released periodically too, so it made sense for POP 2008 to visually change etc.. It had great potential, I would love to see a sequel to that on a next generation console.

[@விஷ்ணு_கார்த்திக்]

There were puzzles in pop 2008? I really don't remember any, the only thing i remember about the game is that it was too goddamn repetitive and you had to do those chores with elika where she would plant light seeds or some shit. *"the interactions between the prince and Elika were amazing (great story too)"* The price was a horrible character, he had literally no motivation to do anything, he only helped elika because he liked her and he doomed the world because he liked her. What a shitty character, if there ever is a sequel, i'd want to play as Elika not this fucking moron who'll doom earth on a whim. Original prince actually had goals that you could relate to. "Also the combat was not great" Really underselling that statement, the combat was horrible.

[@lastbriteSon]

Cuz the game is dumbed down for casuals, and the era that in which it came out in proved a lot of game franchises were sacrificing gamplay for cinematic storytelling.

[@siva7529]

@@lastbriteSon i literally played through the entire game by pressing only 2 keys E and Space

[@georgealexander3642]

Imagine that on PS5 an the msot satisfying sequel that you can imagine :OOOOOOOOO Like palying the new God of War on PS4 after waiting for eternity!

[@Ultrasteel74]

the worst part is that the "prince" isnt even a prince, its called prince of persia for no fucking reason!

[@juozasstukas4963]

2017- 'This was the last we will see of this franchise' 2020- For Honor x Prince of Persia cross over event, VR Prince of Persia escape room game getting release and rumors and leaks about a remake of the first game from the sands of time trilogy

[@zrgrayz8298]

aaaand still no new game :)

[@aleksanderxhardo6129]

@@zrgrayz8298 are you sure about that ;-)

[@awesomebrand6122]

@@aleksanderxhardo6129 Considering the new game is just a remake, yes ;-)

[@GowSpeedrunsAndMemes]

@@awesomebrand6122 if it sells well, they can develop a new game and warrior within remake :D

[@2097xl]

Okay so this takes place between SoT and WW? So whilst running from the Dahaka, the prince took a pit stop to go and see his brother...? Okay then

[@necrotic256]

I liked Forgotten Sands. Warrior Within is still my favourite, but FS had it's moments. And the new powers mixed with acrobatics, especially in the later stages were so dope

[@syedumar7066]

warrior within was the best by far

[@kressnik]

This one was so boring. I remember playing it, but I don't remember anything about its story, while I can re-tell what happened it SoT trilogy almost word by word. It was a clear cash grab and 90% of the game was done "by the book", there were no risks taken, there was no passion, there was nothing that would suggest that people who made it actually wanted to make it.

[@alfredj6221]

For me it seems they only messed up on the combat. Everything else was fine, the locations you go to were great, atmosphere, soundtracks etc.

[@desfefe]

It was so boring for me I fell asleep and didn't realise we had sands in this game.... LOL, who did I only realise this after finishing the game? I wouldn't know at all unless I went on the internet either. At first I was asking myself what does sands have to do with this title... LOL

[@azk12k11]

I would love a 2008 Prince Of Persia rant/review. I love these videos.

[@azminek7154]

But not from this guy.

[@lukemartin-buckley4470]

I actually enjoyed this game.

[@soumyadeepbanerjee964]

Late reply (bloody long one too) It is a good game, looked great for the time, the locations had a lot of personality- really felt like I was playing through a bright fairytale, atop that the skill tree and abilities were great, the platforming puzzles were probably the best the series has ever seen. However, the overall quality of the game (the bosses were miserable) was still not as good as the original trilogy and the concept seemed stale by 2011. I also don't know why the decision to dilute PoP Ww's combat system since Two Thrones was made either, I think that took away something unique that the series had going for itself. I don't usually care about stories in any artistic medium too much(be it novels, movies or videogames because they don't necessarily have to be vehicles for story-telling alone) but given that the earler stories did have some interesting aspects, it really stood out as to how dull this one was in that department, although I am not entirely surprised at their attempt to milk another established premise, given that this Ubisoft and they would probably try to milk a bird if given the chance.

[@multisturge]

2 thrones did have pickable weapons too which get damage over time as you use them and can through them at enemies too

[@suhas-qw4nu]

Till you pick up the kings sword in sewers near the ending

[@arkanjoteixeira]

I personally loved this game.

[@WM-mu8ep]

Yea did you play this first. Yes it matters if you played this first then went back and played the others. Or did you play the sands triology first. Cause I hear the same thing from metal gear solid 5 players. It's always people that played mgs5 first that think its the best it's never people who actually grew up with the others first.

[@arkanjoteixeira]

@@WM-mu8ep I played PoP 1 and the whole Sands trilogy before this.

[@s1ndrome117]

agreed, i will never understand the hate behind this game, it's one of my favorites

[@kamo7293]

Did you know that the first assassins creed concept started out as a prince of persia... prequel, I think? You play as an assassin bodyguard of the baby prince

[@ecafracs10]

yeah and was to be called Prince of Persia: Assassins

[@vorpalinferno9711]

They ruined the combat system. They absolutely removed the creative and mechanical combat system of Warrior Within. At least 2008 had the excuse to be a reboot, this is basically the SAME CHARACTER.

[@jun-tron1357]

I think forgotten sands has a better parkour than previous games

[@altaafsheik5725]

Jun-Tron 135 I think it was Mo cap

[@Ko700el]

this game IMO has by far the best climbing/parkour gameplay EVER...it might look like a gimmick in the start but its not...when you wallrun hundreds of meters above ground and swinging on a pole you should feel scared of what happens next and that's what this game provides...the recall environment mechanic coupled with water freezing creates some truly amazing leap of faith moments that timing is essential to keep up..and this is how it should be..the half to one sec that you are flying in the air is exhilarating because if you mess things up at recalling what was there or freezing the next pole of water, you fall dead...

[@arkanjoteixeira]

koel700 POP 2008 had much smoother parkour mechanics imo

[@Ko700el]

smoother yes...better ? not in a million years... the parkour of 2008 was impressive technically, you couldn't tell when one animation ended and when the other started...but it wasnt even remotely challenging (like the entirety of the game)..

[@arkanjoteixeira]

koel700 That's true. I mean, I loved both, and neither were very challenging. But talking about the Parkour mechanics only, I've always felt PoP 2008 was more satisfying, even though it was too easy, I've always felt it gave me a better sense of control, and it was a joy to look at it.

[@Ko700el]

for me...at PoP 2008 found myself leaving the controller at my lap and using one finger to press either the jump button or the grip button to use the gauntlet, everything lasted 3+ secs so it felt like watching a movie during the climbing because everything was automated .. in Forgottes Sands you need to hug the controller and the sec in the air is crucial to your life or death in the game..press the freeze button and watch out the timer so you wont fall to your death..sometimes you have to make sure that sec you fly in the air you are not activating the freeze power to gain that inch of mana back to freeze stuff again..adding to that the recall environment to create platforms to parkour and the trolling mechanic that some times you have to pay attention to what you are creating/forgetting so you wont cancel the support creating the pole of water so you end up killing yourself by accident :P

[@arkanjoteixeira]

koel700 Lol, yeah. Those were some very good moments from TFS. Like I said, I loved both haha.

[@felipeends]

The title of this game is perfect, I forgot that it even exist

[@damnstuck194]

I found out your channel yesterday and watched all the rants on prince of persia and was pretty mad that you weren't able to do the rant on this game because of some difficulties with the game but now you've uploaded rant on this game too... what a life! I love your channel so much.

[@commracA]

Except for the bad camera, the spin-off story and the hack'n'slash elements abuse, i really LOVE this title. It's statically beautiful, with fast moving parkour and magic powers. It'll always have a special spot in my heart

[@h.knight]

Hey Buddy Please Do A POP 2008 Rent.

[@TrueReview]

I might do at some point.

[@h.knight]

True Review Thanks IN Advance.

[@wesleyhidalgo1418]

I’m currently replaying it and I enjoy it except the combat and hearing Drake as the Prince

[@h.knight]

Honestly The Game Is Good. Art Style Is Great,Story Is Good, Platforming Is Great But Repadative, Combat Is Beautiful But There Is Not Much IN The Game, Conversation Is Fun To Listen. So Game Is Great But Lack Of Things And Feels Boring After Few Hours.

[@Nemesi417]

Yes please, I love his rants on the series :)

[@cherifgrib]

What bug me is why the prince don't have the amulet of time that Farah gave it to him and I hoped they would tell us how the prince first encountered the dahaka

[@my2randomcents]

I remember loving the music... IMO Prince of Persia started dying when Ubisoft started putting all it's elements + new ones on Assassins Creed, basically making PoP the lesser game

[@Sharktankgaming]

My EXACT thoughts halfway into this game. I loved the first two games, and this one was just rehashed. I finished it only to see how it got into the previous trilogy... it didn't. "I have to tell my father what happened..." Just go play PoP on PS2. I do every year and it really has aged amazingly. Nuff said.

[@cargo4405]

i like this one way better than the 2008 pop..

[@TheLapinrieska]

You really should play the wii version of forgotten sands. It's a lot more interesting and tries more new things.

[@yashgulati8762]

I like your content! Please don't stop uploading

[@Lycanthromancer1]

Is it just me, or does The Prince's face looked like he was roughed up with a sledgehammer?

[@isaiahadams1996]

I don't know what the narrator is talking about. The Prince of Persia movie was really good

[@Elite7555]

Though I hated the combat, the environmental challenges using the Gin's abilities were superb!

[@issasalim7]

New drinking game... Take a shot everytime he says sands of time

[@hiiambarney4489]

So basically, this should've included a Dahaka chase somewhere. Like no shot, they just ignored that fact.

[@Bugmastery]

This game was the first game for xbox 360 i had, it's special for me 😁👌

[@detroitcity6677]

The stupid part was its story. The game promised to cover up the story between sot and ww. It was supposed to mention how dahaka started to chase the prince and kill the prince's mentor. But the game instead focuses on a completely irrelevant story.

[@shayoko6]

i only played the original game from this series. and it was really good.

[@princeofpersia3kbmod157]

Can you do a Rant about POP Kindred Blades, i know its an unreleased game, but atleast it has gamplay footages, you can use them to make a rant if your interested.

[@GoofyRiderFilms]

YAY I WAS WAITING FOR THIS BRO !

[@johnivanoplimo5172]

It turns out that this game is an interquel (probably used this word wrong); it happens IN-BETWEEN S.o.T. and W.W.

[@shooter5769]

Midquel?

[@Mr.Eminem]

Nah bruh. It has nothing to do with trilogy

[@FaustVI]

I always thought they should make a new Prince of persia like a Dark souls game. Just like they did with sekiro with interesting movement and combat mechanics and incorporate the Time powers to it. Maybe the timeline is broken or something past present and future collide or maybe some other mechanism like in WW to use a special chamber to travel to the past. I don't know, I think that would be a cool way to bring the franchise back.

[@Brawndo27]

Bruh, there are a lot of missteps in the games industry these days (see Star Wars Battlefront 2 fiasco) but this is also one of the BEST times to be a gamer. There are so many AMAZING games to play this year. If you're referring to the era when Forgotten Sands came out as being lack luster, then I agree.

[@azhar4716]

Wait a second so this wasn't a rebooted story of sands of time? I thought thats why they looked so similar

[@damianlegion8455]

4:10 Stoping Time won't kill you. Moving while the time stopped might, unless you hold your breath.

[@al-Faal_al-Jamooh]

I totally agree with you in the points in this video👍 Thanks for you, I can now put "the forgotten Sands" in the timeline of the whole story of the franchise of Prinse of Persia that it takes place between "the sand of time" and "warrior within"

[@funnykids66]

Your production quality has increased quite a large amount. Nice.

[@turbosnipeone2164]

This game has a game breaking bug. Never completed it. A certain door never opened

[@egecnar542]

same here

[@Granhier]

You probably pirated it

[@turbosnipeone2164]

Aysei that's why then. I was in the Caribbean at guyana and gaming was hard to get there

[@Granhier]

I know because I was a a filthy pirate back then too. There was a crackfix for it.

[@mayankyadav1379]

Only happened with pirated copies I've played on both copies pirated as well as original

[@GoofyRiderFilms]

UBISOFT!!! WE NEED THE REMAKE OF SOT TRILOGY !!!!!!!!!!! SOT,WW,T2T !!!!

[@randomrandom-zf8vv]

The moment you remarked how TFA was a rehashed ANH you got my sub

[@d_dash445]

If pop ended with two thrones, that could have been a good death for the franchise.

[@user-pks_430]

Hey 3 years later now and Prince of Persia Sands of time remake is up comming

[@treep1gg]

Although the prince totally should have died in the storm at the end of the game I believe the free running is the best in the series, its much smoother and the prince is more agile than ever. The combat is definitely the worst, it might as well be dynasty warriors with the amount of mindless button mashing, the health upgrades and stone armor make you virtually invincible so what's the point. Its the easiest in the series and I got the platinum trophy on my second play through.

[@Msajjadhussain-mg6cy]

Forgotten sands is necessary in my opinion because it tells us why the prince becomes edgy and Dark in Warrior Within also I kinda felt the Parkour in this game is Peak Parkour for a prince of Persia game if it is released in Modern times and I loved it a lot

[@HippytheKid419]

one time I went to GameStop and the Same box art was used for the sands of time as the forgotten sands

[@jonathanphillips9637]

I remember this game felt like it just....ended. like, very abruptly ended. But that's all i remember.

[@payhemseht]

"God awful disney movie" When's the last time you watched it? I just re-watched it yesterday after first and only other time watching it when it came out. Oddly, it's pretty decent. I'd change the casting for the uncle as the actor spoils he's the villain simply by being the actor that always plays the villain... but otherwise, not much criticism I can give. It's perfectly fine. Not great, and certainly not awful, which makes it one of the best VG title out there...

[@Alex-mb2cy]

Hey, I know this isn't the greatest game, but the Wii version is actually much better. Except for the character models I guess... But the puzzle and platforming in it is really cool and it hs great unlockables. I can recommend it quite a bit.

[@HiroshirouTavern]

Curiously enough, the ports of this game to other alternative consoles were their very own take and thing outside of the main console one . . . I think there were only two port versions that were actually interesting and good . . . However, because they had the same "Forgotten Sands" title, it kinda ruined the reception and if they were named differently then it would have gotten more praise . . . But yeah just a fun fact . . . Also maybe this game would have been interesting if they focused more in the transition of the Prince going from his variation in Sands of Time to being the one in Warrior Within . . .

[@EclipseHedgehog]

The combat feels better than sands which looked repetitive bow you had to stab them on the ground. Every. Single. One.

[@rohithkumar8708]

you kidding. sands of time had a lot of variety . you had all kinds of attack moves. yes you have to absorb them but this game. always a horde of enemies and there is no complexity in the combat . that fast movement is just gone

[@60fpspeasant84]

Hope you can find a way to play Forgotten Sand for the Wii. It's not as good as the original trilogy but it is far better than this version. The combat is a bit simplified, but the platform is still great.

[@hateyourface666]

A bit? all you have to do is close your eyes and click repeatedly to kill an army of weak ass repetitious skeletons.

[@60fpspeasant84]

The Wii version is Nothing like this. NOTHING! The combat is a lot similar to WW and TW but was simplified down. Go have a look at its gameplay.

[@jserrano51]

Agreed. Forgotten Sands Wii is surprisingly good, far superior than this one! It felt more like the original trilogy. I hate how people ignore it just because it's on the Wii.

[@Utsav2424]

Sands of time remake is coming, waiting for the rat

[@s1ndrome117]

i like this one better than sands of time but warrior within is the best

[@pranavdbhat9024]

Are you gonna do a rant on Prince of Persia (2008)? Love your video btw.

[@Anto-xh5vn]

Wait.......what if sands of times event happened after the events forgotten sands coz remember those unexplained life upgrades you could get in that game I mean the water areas. Again the similarities between these SOT and TFS are expenentional. I mean what if after reporting the death of Malik to his father they came to know that the place where the sand army was has founded the sand of time. Then the prince and his again came maybe to revert the events that happened in POP:TFS but their plan back fired. And the events in SOT happened and then the Dahaka started to chase the prince so he went to the island of time to stop the sands of time ever being created so the events of SOT never happened but coz of that the princes brother never was revived using the SOT in SOT coz well....you know all hell broke lose. So when the prince was away from Babylon the vizier took the opportunity and sigied his kingdom. And then the events of T2T took place and kaileena took the dagger of time with her thus a tale of a lifetime ended. Oh yes maybe the prince didn't know about the power of the dagger of time because he was never given the DOT in POP:TFS he was basically given water elemental powers TBH. Yep that explain's a lot. So according to my speculation the POP timeline is kind of this 1-POP:TFS 2-POP:SOT 3-POP:WW 4-POP:TTT

[@NemesisMKIII]

We haven't seen a POP game in almost 8 years now, meanwhile AC is starting to grow stale and give franchise fatigue. I do truly think sometime in the next few years we will see a new POP game and maybe new technology can breathe life into it.

[@clover4522]

Drinking challenge! Take a shot whenever he says sand!

[@ElMocoo]

POP Kindred Blades rant :D

[@fanaticmurmillo8887]

I still haven't played it and 2008 one as well. so i guess i shouldn't think of these anymore 😁😁

[@fanaticmurmillo8887]

PrototypeKnuckles i still have the disk. okay i'll give it a try

[@shuichisaihara7849]

Hey True Review, are you going to do a Danganronpa v3 parody?

[@TrueReview]

Shuichi Saihara Sorry bud but no more parodies.

[@Ko700el]

Hey , True Review...if you are reading this...there was a post that there are several games ubisoft if gonna dump any and all online capabilities about them...in that list was PoP Forgotten Sands....since this game doesn't have a MP does that mean there is no online DRM ?? so is this game Playable at all ???????? or it just went no drm !!

[@dariogodar2267]

problem that i see in these 2 pop games (2008 and the forgotten sands) is that combat is not good as ww was i mean i grew up on pop games and ww is my fav, the forgotten sands and 2008 took that freestyle combat and story is just confusing to me because i always compare them to 1st 3 games... sry for bad grammar english is my 3rd language

[@jacobymontague1766]

5:20 I disagree I love that about the game

[@KaryonTheirStory]

Knew you couldn't resist ranting on this one

[@dhruv8328]

I thought I haven't played this game and now when I watched these clips, I remember I have played it. Damn, this game was so bad it didn't even leave a mark in my memory, while I can tell Warrior Within word by word. Graphics were quite good though.

[@hole2score]

Wait, was that cartoony Prince of Persia just titled Prince of Persia from 2008? Woah... I actually, liked that game! And, sadly, even though I played all of them, the POP 2008 was the only one I finished lol and I just couldn't get into Two Thrones

[@condeuiosandilixtos7858]

To be honest, I think you focused a little too much one what was meant to mirror stuff that happen in Sands of Time. But I cannot deny that the game feels like it was meant mostly to induce nostalgia and nothing else.

[@russellmasc]

If only they made a better story....if only! 8 years later Im still astounded how how well the freeze time and apparition mechanics work with the game....Storywise, I'm guessing they took the criticism of POP 2008 of a new story and said.."Fuck it..lets get back to SOT..thats what the fans want right?" Hopefully with AC Origins, Ubisoft have learnt their lesson to bake the cake till its done and not release it half way and half assed.

[@ribhavmishra1103]

Prince of Persia Sands of Time is back. This game wasn't bad anyway, face it, even all Assassin's Creed games aren't very different.

[@neoshenlong]

What the fuck is wrong with the Prince's face, though?!

[@caglarcakar6935]

Ubisoft changed the Prince's face for every single game for some reason. Even in the original trilogy.

[@itay1116]

with all the remasters these years and ubisoft loving money i dont even know why they dont remaster the sands of time trilogy

[@victorkempe5661]

ITAY - Agario there is a remastered ps3 version of the trilogy Sands Of Time Warrior Within and The Two Thrones I have it I got from my best friend for my birthday and it is and forever will be my all time favorit trilogy

[@Dronzer160]

I would love to see the Sands Of Time Trilogy Remastered with better Graphics and with improvement on the downfalls of all 3 games like Capcom did with Resident Evil Series.

[@leelaadhar1767]

Forgotten sands took place in Azad

[@alexandrewvice6845]

been waiting for a decade

[@teneesh3376]

I just can't help but get distracted by the screen tearing. I forgot how bad that generation was with screen tearing

[@BhargavaMan]

It was SUPPOSED to be a "re-imagining" of Sands of Time, my dude. That's why all the similarities exist - they're throwbacks. This was supposed to be Ubisoft's "Shattered Memories", but they forgot to make it different enough.

[@blabberbub733]

Wtf is that pillar climbing mechanic lmao It reminds me of spider monkey from ben 10 alien force

[@hungothanh4913]

this is a good game, certainly much better than any AC casual games out there. Just not as good as the core trilogy but that is fine. This game is also innovative in many ways too, like many added abilities to make platforming much more challenging than before. They just overdid it at the end with the can't-be-more frustrated water stop time platforming sequences which enrage many gamers. But other than that, the game is rock solid. It is sad that most gamers nowadays are kids or casual gamers, that is why AC is so popular, they are too lazy to play games that present interesting platforming challenges and good control scheme like PoP and instead opt for automated control in AC where you lose agency and let the game do it for you entirely.

[@wesleyhidalgo1418]

Excellent video lad

[@CrashBandicootFan100]

Forgotten Sands was just a: oh a movie is comming out the same year, let's make a game for it huzzah. I'm hoping still that the "Assassins Creed hiatus" gives an opportunity for Ubisoft to make a new title with the PoP IP... Probably not tho.

[@aaronzephyr4516]

I kinda liked the prince of persia movie...

[@582time]

As much as I did enjoy POP 2008 I think that and the success of AC is what really killed the series. POP the forget sands didn't do help the series come back from the dead. But it didn't do it any favours either.

[@payhemseht]

jesus christ, I forgot how bad the screen tearing was on this game... did you not have VSync on? Why is VSync always off by default..? It's like watching an old movie with variable framerate

[@grayknight8986]

Also the boss wasn't intimidating enough

[@coconutbliss1444]

btw if your looking for games to review, perhaps you can check out Severance blade of darkness. its an old masterpiece that still lives today thanks to modders and gamers.

[@dannycrow9742]

It got rid of Farrah and the escorting XD

[@falricthesleeping9717]

this game, was indeed ... I wanna say boring, but I can't, ok some parts of it are boring, the combat is boring, the story is kinda boring, I can't get interested in Malik, which the game wants me to, but I just felt nothing when malik died at the end, but holy shit the puzzles were taken through the fucking roof, and the result was... ABSOLUTELY GOOD, I still remember that BIG puzzle room, with the waters in it, just before the final boss, it was amazing, I remember I was like holy shit that was a fucking experience, and then it got shitty because the boss battle was disappointing, yeah it was a bad game, but I liked how they were going to new ground with some of the puzzles and combat(it WAS a new ground for the combat but it just didn't work out

[@nomercy8989]

The only game in the series I liked was Warrior Within.

[@princeofpersia3kbmod157]

yeah it has the best game in pop series, and it had the best story, to keep you interested, untill the very end.

[@russiachan2]

The Wii version is easily the best version

[@Euthyphro]

The only useful part of this game was that it gave an explanation for the health upgrades in the original SOT game. I really liked that a lot. When I play SOT it feels pretty neat knowing the health upgrades have a lore to them.

[@suchayandasdas4592]

Please do a pop 2008 rant

[@rapperjakka3968]

initial music ? Help ? 0:00 - 0:06

[@itsjustvin7630]

Isnt it Ratash

[@Vatani77]

I was annoyed that Dahaka did not show up in this game.

[@hmthisisit]

Ubisoft still has nightmares from all the bashing they received by that vocal part of the SoT fanboys, and they think they still need to pretend as if WW and everything it introduced never happened. They haven't really caught up...

[@calebgraham786]

The worst one is the sequel to 2008 reboot thats right 2008 had a sequel the one everyone left out p.s please do a rant on pop the fallen kingdom

[@V1VISECT6]

Jesus your voice changed

[@MegaFinalRound]

What about the Wii version? I heard it’s better.

[@oliverviskovich-quinn5347]

Sands of time is the best