Ben Mattes From Ubisoft Interviewed By Destructoid

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I defend ubisoft a lot here. Not really because i think they're a great company, just because i think you guys go way overboard, and take things seriously and personally that you shouldn't.

Anyway, more of the same from me, this strikes me as another example of the 'good' from ubisoft. Prince of Persia - Sands of Time was a game that was unique and beloved by fans. It's sequals, Warrior Within and Two Thrones, were 'sold out' in the same way GR was with GRAW. They took a stylish fantasy game and added blood and metal music to try and please the 'dumb gamers' crowd -- and it worked.

However, with this new start for the franchise, ubisoft is actually going back to what made the original game so great to it's fans... Probably not something they'll repeat with R6 or GR, but still, nice to see.

http://www.destructoid.com/interview-princ...11716.phtml#ext

This is an independant blog interviewing him, so they're pretty free with their questions.

I would say that this one is the spritual successor to Sands of Time. Beacuse the thing that Sands of Time did better than the other games, including Two Thrones is it really elicited a sense of wonder and magic and majesty on the part of the player.

Really, it was a world that just enveloped you in its mystery and its magic. Yes, Warrior Within had better combat and Two Thrones had better boss battles and all that stuff. But that sense of wonder and magic in Sands of Time was so special and so unique that it really was our intention -- it really was our ambition -- to do justice to that, to be the spiritual successor to it. To follow in those footsteps and create something that tries to recapture some of that magic.

This is the kind of thing we should encourage out of Ubi if we'd like to see any other big franchises return to their roots.