Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Game Review/Commentary 25

[madimpossibledreamer]

 

That’s not actually water, that’s…I don’t know.  …That might be water, though.  …That’s not the right button.  Self, self.  …No, no that doesn’t look like water.  They have a pretty lamp.  Anyway. 

Vision said to move this.  I don’t know why.  Oh, we’re back here.

Be careful! [Farah] You got it.  Oh, is it up there, maybe?

I don’t like how this is moving, but you know.  …I’m going to die.  I didn’t actually die, but.

I’m glad that we’re still in the—I was gonna say baths.  (But was interrupted by the Prince falling to his death.)

Why is this here?  That’s just a pipe sticking out of the wall and not going anywhere, there is no conceivable purpose for that.

I could use water.

Oh, look, more invincible wooden doors.  I can see through them, and yet, I cannot break them.

Oh, look, easy wall run.  Nice.

And now I have a cooler sword, that I have to try out immediately because that’s what you do when you get a new weapon.  (Look at Dante.)

…Did you just throw the old sword into the baths and hope you didn’t hit Farah, because lemme tell you, Prince, that’s a terrible idea.

What am I supposed to do here?  Am I just supposed to go back?  No?  /whispers How do I get down, Farah?

Oh, wait, new invincible sword.  No?  Haha.  New invincible awesome magic sword.  Has the same blue color as the glowy lights in the Other World and your Dagger of Time.

Nice place.  …The lights are yellow.  Were they yellow this whole time?  …Oh, and this gives me full health plus a little extra.  It might just be because I’m missing them.  I also don’t know how I’m going to explain myself to Farah.  It’s not like she’s here, so she doesn’t get to see me being possessed or staring at a dark corner, but also we’re staring at a wall because apparently there’s nothing here.  This wall was fixed a long time ago.  You can see where they plastered over it, but…Okay, so, yeah, it’s a lot like the Velvet Room.  Farah’s not here to see me staring at a blank wall and saying I get mystical powers from it, but it’s still just.

Apparently.  Be impressed.

You know what.  I’m going to save again.

Yes, I get the feeling it’s a bad thing—Oh yeah, Wallbreak.  Isn’t there a sword in Endless Legend called Wallbreaker or something? 

That doesn’t look like the same sword you had before. [Farah] No, it’s not.  Did I hit you with the other sword?  Because I don’t know where I put it,  I think I just threw it over the edge.  I didn’t hit you, did I?  No?  Good.   ‘Cause that would be bad.

I thought it was just a story. [Prince] Like your story, Prince?  …I’m trying to check out—it’s suddenly got some Secret World Transylvania vibes.  I can’t tell if this if Babylonian—I think it’s Babylonian.  It could also be the Wings of Isis though.  /whispers I can’t quite tell.

Lemme see.  …And that…I’m wallrunning up it to try to get a better look at this.  That looks vaguely Native American.  And these things…could be any age—civilization, really.  And they also have endlessly glowing torches, which is kinda…terrifying, considering I’m pretty sure no one’s been down here for a while.

I still can’t make out what you’re saying, lady.

What about these?  These also look Babylonian…or maybe like Bes?  (Egyptian god of gambling among other things.)  They look kind of creepy, honestly. 

What about this?  …Wait, I can move this.  I can move this, I think.  Can I?

No on that direction, Prince, thanks.  That’s just kind of terrifying.

Okay, yes, I can move this.  Out of the way of the Princess.  …I’m just kind of pulling her along with this.  What is my life, really?

Oh, I pull it to here…no, don’t stand on it.  Grab it.  Like that, yes.  Good Prince.  Now don’t move and trap me, please.  It would be really rude.  Like in the Mummy.  (???) (Oh, maybe the wall.  That one scene with Evie and the trapdoor in the wall.)

Hahahaha, gave myself extra height.

This place is really spooky.  Ow.  I don’t know that there’s a way of doing this that doesn’t hurt a little though, so.

Um.  No, that’s...  The way he gravitated toward that, I’m gonna guess that you can’t get to the sands directly.  You probably have to head to that one.  Prince. (falls to his death) I should just use the D-pad for situations like this.  I still don’t think you can get to the other one.  Prince still changes direction sometimes for absolutely no reason.

You’re just going to keep leaping to your death, huh?

Is there any point to being out here?  I mean, we can’t undo it, so—oooohhhhh.  (Gonna share with the rest of the class?)  It’s wanting me to backwards jump.  (There we go.)

Apparently, that’s why this was the right spot to do it and this one wasn’t bugged out, thank goodness. 

Seriously, I like this really creepy vibe they have going on here.

Is there a reason for this one above me?

Ehh.  Stay there, I’ll come down and meet you! [Prince] Somehow.  I mean, let’s see.  This does look like a platform…it is one, good.

There’s a ledge just below you. [Farah]  Thanks, I saw that, lady.  I appreciate you pointing it out to me, though.  ‘Cause there are some parts of this game where I’d go ‘Uhhh, I don’t see what I’m supposed to do here, where am I supposed to go, I don’t even know’.  That wasn’t so hard.  Seriously, this is like Dracula’s Tomb in Assassin’s Creed…um.  (Brotherhood?  Or the one after that.  I don’t remember exactly.  I haven’t played, just watched playthroughs, though I want to.)

You could see me that entire time you were talking to me.  I don’t know why you’re surprised I’m here.  Anyway, lever.  Why can’t you push the lever?  Is this too hard?