Comments on: An Appreciation of Attention to Detail https://unwinnable.com/2012/02/14/prince-of-persia-2008/ Stories about Culture Sat, 08 Mar 2014 21:42:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Rob Haines https://unwinnable.com/2012/02/14/prince-of-persia-2008/#comment-45370 Sat, 08 Dec 2012 11:35:50 +0000 https://unwinnable.com/?p=27105#comment-45370 I really enjoyed most of the 2008 Prince of Persia; the aesthetic's great, the characters and interactions genuine, but I hated the ending. They did such a great job with the characterisation and philosophical discussions prior to Elika's death that I agreed with her; as much as I wanted her to live, I respected her choice to sacrifice herself again to prevent the world from falling into darkness.

But the game denied me that choice. It wanted me so badly to play the romantic hero that there was no option to walk out of the valley, mourning my companion but knowing that she made the right choice. Instead my choices were to switch off the console and refuse to participate, or betray her last wishes and unleash the evil she'd spent all game struggling to contain.

Still infuriates me, to be honest!

]]> By: Erika Haase https://unwinnable.com/2012/02/14/prince-of-persia-2008/#comment-30325 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:03:53 +0000 https://unwinnable.com/?p=27105#comment-30325 Thanks for reading! Writing this piece was awesome because I actually did learn a lot as I went through the information. I'm glad you've enjoyed it 🙂

]]> By: kat https://unwinnable.com/2012/02/14/prince-of-persia-2008/#comment-30296 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:47:49 +0000 https://unwinnable.com/?p=27105#comment-30296 i LOVED this game, and really appreciate the thoroughness of your article. Another great read – thanks for making my Valentine's Day 🙂

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