Prince Of Persia: Sands Of Time Remake Announced At Ubisoft Forward, Out January 2021

During the September 2020 Ubisoft Forward livesteam event, Ubisoft revealed Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake and will be out on January 21, 2021 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

It has been rumored that Ubisoft was working on a Prince of Persia game, possibly a remake of a classic and it looks like that’s the case as Prince of Persia: Sands of Time has been rebuilt from the ground up with Assassin’s Creed Origin’s game engine.

It also features new motion capture movement, improved combat and in-game camera. They even brought back original voice actor Yuri Lowenthal and Supinder Wraich to reprise their role as the Prince and Princess Farah respectively.

Here’s what to expect from the remake coming from Ubisoft:

• A Classic Reborn – Experience the original epic tale of the Prince on his journey for redemption. Travel back in time with the return of the Prince’s original voice actor, Yuri Lowenthal, and discover a brave new Farah.

• Reimagined for Today – Fight new enemy character models and enjoy entirely new cinematic sequences along with enhanced voices, sounds, parkour animations, and soundtrack.

• Wield the Power of Time – Master the Sands of Time and use your dagger to reverse, accelerate, freeze, and slow time itself while solving puzzles along the way.

• Breathtaking Graphical Updates – Immerse yourself in ancient Persia with more realistic graphics, pre-baked rendering, and VFX as you fight cursed enemies along your journey.

• Modernized Controls – Camera, controls, and combat have been completely rebuilt and updated for today’s standards. Choose between original or modernized mapping.

• Expand Your Experiences with Bonuses Unlock the original Prince of Persia game (1992 Mac version) along your adventure and access it from the Main Menu whenever you want. Even more surprises await.

No word was given if Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake will be available on next-gen console or even on the Nintendo Switch in the future.

Ubisoft also launched a page for the remake on their website.

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Writer’s take: It’s exciting to see Ubisoft exert effort in bringing back the Prince of Persia franchise in any shape or form. My impression of remakes are a bit skewed thanks to experiencing Final Fantasy VII: Remake but I take this announcement as test by Ubisft to see the potential or the demand for the series, making the Sands of Time remake a solid stepping stone that hopefully leads to a new entry to the series.

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