L’Ubisoft Forward 2024 it was an event with announcements and news with highs and lows, certainly among the latter Prince of Persia Remakewhich showed itself again but without substantial changes.
The remake of the legendary Prince of Persia The Sands of Time (which you can find on Amazon) has had a troubled history to say the least, and there aren’t great expectations for the future.
During Ubisoft’s summer event there was in fact a very short teaser, without even the presentation of the protagonist, it is a release date that is set for a generic 2026.
Ubisoft must have realized that the community didn’t receive the new reveal too well Prince of Persia Remakebecause a new analysis arrived on the official channels a few hours ago.
In an interview with the creative director Bio Jade Adam Granger and the game director Michael McIntyreUbisoft took the opportunity to remove some veils from the game.
The game is currently in full production at Ubisoft Montreal, with support from co-development studios in Toronto, Bucharest, Paris and Pune. The goal is to remain faithful to the originalmodernizing combat, narrative and other aspects.
In the last year, the project has passed from the concept phase to full production, as McIntyre explains. Granger has supported the since last summer, underlining the personal importance of the game as far as she is concerned.
Granger describes the remake approach with four pillars: «sanctify, respect, modernize and add.»
Each element of the original game is evaluated according to these criteria to decide whether to keep it unchanged, improve it slightly, modernize it or introduce something new. Among the examples cited in this sense are wall running, the dagger of time, while other aspects including the level design which will be updated and improved.
McIntyre focuses on the need to modernize combat to bring it into line with current standards, citing games like Dark Souls And God of War as major influences.
Speaking about the release date, set for a distant 2026, Ubisoft explains that accurate and quality work is necessary. Granger wants players to be captivated by the world of Azad, described as a “poetic odyssey” with a visually striking setting and engaging narrative.
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