Vapourware Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time vaporware remake from Ubisoft

[Biscotti]

I suppose you're right about that. I had such a horrible time with SoT's combat sections that I might've turned too much of blind eye to WW's shortcomings simply for the reason that it had serviceable combat.

 

[Infinitron]

Delayed again to an unspecified date:

 

[Dedicated_Dark]

Just cancel it please..

 

[Ismaul]

Just cancel it please..

Sunk costs gotta be unsunk.

 

[Tarkleigh]

I am actually suprised they delayed it rather than just dumping it on the market. It shows that quality apparently is not completely meaningless for them. Still, there is still a 0% chance of this being good, so in the end, it doesn't matter.

Personally, I think Sands of Time is still very playable (boring combat aside) as the highly stilized graphics is hiding the age well. If anything, I would like a remake of Warrior Within which had really good story and gameplay but looked horrible.

 

[Wirdschowerdn]

I am actually suprised they delayed it rather than just dumping it on the market. It shows that quality apparently is not compeletly meaningless for them.

It could also mean that they have a completely broken game on their hands and they require more time to get it into Alpha stage, and then ship it. Publishers seem to get away with these scams despite the constant "outrages" it accompanies.

 

[Tarkleigh]

I am actually suprised they delayed it rather than just dumping it on the market. It shows that quality apparently is not compeletly meaningless for them.

It could also mean that they have a completely broken game on their hands and they require more time to get it into Alpha stage, and then ship it. Publishers seem to get away with these scams despite the constant "outrages" it accompanies.

That's true and it would actually fit the developer pretty well. I have worked with Indian dev teams in the past (non-gaming software, though) and they all had problems clearly communicating that they could not meet a deadline. Everything was fine and dandy until the day the software was supposed to be delivered and only then problems were communicated. It drove the western project leads nuts. Maybe the same has happened here.

 

[Infinitron]

2022:

 

[<3sRichardSimmons]

What a clusterfuck.

 

[Ismaul]

What a clusterfuck.

At least they know it.

 

[lightbane]

They know it will be shit, that's for sure.

 

[Atlantico]

Why is it, at least since LucasArts in the 90s, that executives keep falling for the same dumbass idea which has literally never worked:

OMG this developer says they'll do the job for peanuts! We have no reason at all to believe this developer can deliver. Where do we sign?

MBAs. Not even once.

 

[Wirdschowerdn]

They dropped the Pajeet code monkeys and moved development to Montreal.

 

[<3sRichardSimmons]

Imagine wasting multiple years of dev time and tens of millions of dollars on what should’ve been a low-cost slam-dunk.

 

[TheHeroOfTime]

Leaving the development of the game in hands of a random team from India in the sake of inclusivity bullshit sure was a great idea, wasn't it?

 

[<3sRichardSimmons]

Leaving the development of the game in hands of a random team from India in the sake of inclusivity bullshit sure was a great idea, wasn't it?

Uh, it wasn’t because of inclusivity, it was because a living wage in Mumbai is like $15/day.

 

[Cyberarmy]

So they are remaking the remake ?

 

[Great Deceiver]

Pajeet edition not up to snuff, who woulda thought

 

[Infinitron]

Oof:

 

[Alphard]

i was starting to celebrate until i read the development has been handed to another team. cannot have all masterpieces memory not tainted by some woke remake

 

[Grunker]

SoT is a good candidate for a remake. The platforming is good, the fighting is bad (the mechanics are ok-ish, but destroyed by the super long arena fights) and the story/setting could use some fleshing out.

The other games in the trilogy could use remakes too. WW needs its edgyness toned way down and contradict the story of the sot less (a better map/slightly less backtracking wouldn't hurt either). TT is barely fucking playable and its only redeemable quality is the ending cinematic.

I am a bit doubtful of modern ubis ability to pull it off though. They *probably* won't turn it into an open world sandbox but it seems like it's been several years since they published a storydriven game?

Agree with this except the story needing to be fleshed out. The simple story and characters is what made the story endearing, as evidenced by its sequels expanding on the story and subsequently becoming pants-on-head-retarded

 

[<3sRichardSimmons]

I must admit I’m getting some schadenfreude from this. Certainly more entertainment then I get from the average cash-grab.

 

[Infinitron]

https://www.ubisoft.com/en-gb/help/...-of-persia-the-sands-of-time-remake/000080454

Information on Prince of Persia: the Sands of Time Remake​

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[Atlantico]

Some coked up Ubi exec greenlit some Indian subcontractor to make a quick "remaster" of Sands of Time for quick and easy cashflow.

Well that didn't go as planned and it seemed like such a good idea at the time!

 

[fabrulana]

https://kotaku.com/prince-of-persia-remake-sands-of-time-canceled-ubisoft-1849759011
This franchise had such good potential - pity management keeps ruining it.
Active word being potential, as I hope it has not reached it's apex yet ... I'm in need of a good action/slash/air runner game.