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Ubisoft expected more praise for Prince of Persia decisions

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The producer for the latest Prince of Persia title, Ben Mattes, has been chatting to IGN and has come out and stated that he was anticipating more virtual pats-on-the-back from the gaming industry for their unique take on the Prince of Persia gameplay.

Honestly this is something that has been bugging me for a couple of months now and I have to agree with him. Everyone has constantly complained about companies regurgitating sequels and not adding any spice to the industry for years.

Now two companies (EA Games and Ubisoft) have gone out of their way to bring innovation and uniqueness to the industry and both have seen their review scores plummet and sales suffer. While rehashed titles like FIFA2009, Tiger Woods and Call of Duty do fantastically well.

I have said it before and I will say it again, it is our (the gamers) fault for the rehashed crap that we are going to be given in the next couple of years. The companies should have been given a little leeway when they strode out into the unknown genres.

The number of failed great titles really stacks up this year and is a testament to how poorly we as a society accept change. Mirror’s Edge, PoP, Dead Space, Spore and LBP are prime examples of that.

Source: IGN

Last Updated: December 29, 2008

7 Comments

  1. Werner

    December 29, 2008 at 20:13

    PoP, Mirror’s Edge & Dead Space was probably the most enjoyable games this year IMHO

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  2. Aequitas

    December 29, 2008 at 22:25

    I agree completely … I loved all three. Wish more people would have bought them 🙁

    I do think they would all have done better with a jan/feb release tho. Far too many “blockbuster” titles taking up the shelves … new IP’s get lost in the shuffle.

    (yes the new PoP is technically not a new IP, but it’s not a sequel either …. so i think it still works)

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  3. onelargeprawn

    December 30, 2008 at 23:30

    Well I loved PoP so big love to Ubi for giving me one of the most memorable gaming experiences I’ve had in a very long time.

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  4. DarthPenguin

    January 1, 2009 at 15:08

    PoP is defnitely my game of the year!

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  5. Norman

    January 3, 2009 at 18:44

    This game was too easy. RETARD easy.

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  6. Wolfy

    January 5, 2009 at 14:19

    Yeah the ending was mind blowing and ironic!

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  7. Wolfy

    January 5, 2009 at 14:19

    so what do you want it to be like ninja gaiden 2 difficult be my guest

    Reply

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