When Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time’s remake was first unveiled in 2020, it was very clearly not a undertaking that Ubisoft had pumped quite a lot of sources into, however as soon as, after backlash from followers, it was handed over to Ubisoft Montreal in 2022, hopes had been excessive that the brand new growth workforce would make a way more bold reimagining of the beloved 2003 traditional.
A latest tease of the sport at Ubisoft Ahead didn’t give a lot away, however in an interview printed by Ubisoft not lengthy afterward, the sport’s two leads have revealed some temporary particulars on the brand new components we are able to count on to see within the remake that weren’t current within the unique sport.
Talking particularly concerning the sport’s story, sport director Michael McIntyre mentioned. “We’re not going to inform a distinct story; it’s nonetheless the identical story that we all know from the unique, as a result of it was actually an attractive story. It was good to have a love story being instructed in a sport that means, and so we wish to honor that, however there are quite a lot of nuances to how we are able to ship a narrative that we predict will actually enrich the gamers’ expertise.
“The characters ought to really feel acquainted to individuals who play the sport, and that’s a aim for us – nevertheless it ought to really feel a little bit bit like a layer is being peeled again and you may see extra, that you simply get to know extra about them.”
As per McIntyre, the most important story-related change the remake is making is giving Farah a bigger and extra concerned function. “Most likely the most important growth that we’ve achieved is to make Farah extra current,” he mentioned. “We’re in a position so as to add extra interactions between her and the Prince, so you will get extra from their relationship. They’ll merely spend extra time beside one another.”
Artistic director Bio Jade Adam Granger spoke about Farah as properly, including that the remake will look to modernize her portrayal and “revamp her as a terrific character” by giving her larger depth and company. That mentioned, as per Granger, quite a lot of the brand new Farah-related content material that’s being added in goes to be optionally available.
“One of many issues that’s very expensive to me is modernizing Farah,” she mentioned. “Whereas she was a terrific character within the unique, I believe she lacked company and depth as an individual. So we actually make her a real companion; she has causes to be there, she’s a real ally, but in addition a full-fledged particular person with a background, needs, wants, wishes, and tastes. We actually wish to revamp her as a terrific character, even when she’s not playable.
“To us, the love between each has to really feel earned, and it must be sensible or relatable that she falls in love with the Prince and vice versa. That being mentioned, we’re holding the plot as-is; we aren’t including tons of extra scenes. What we add for Farah is usually optionally available, to present her extra depth with out overextending the narrative.”
Elsewhere within the interview, the devs additionally revealed that the remake may also be making adjustments in areas similar to the extent design, the size of the world, and the fight. Learn extra on that by means of right here.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is due out someday in 2026.
