Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

**87x** · 01-13-2004, 09:10 AM

I got this game like 2 weeks ago.. and its one of the best games ever created.. it took me 8 1/2 hours to beat it the first time.. i let two of my friends borrow it and got it back 5 days ago and beat it again two days ago in 4 1/2 hours... i am working on getting this time down to 3 1/2 hours.. but that would be like the perfect game.. although i can beat it less than 5 hours.. the game is VERY interesting and the fighting system makes every battle interesting... the puzzles are very challenging for a first timer and makes up the majority of the play time.... I recommend this game to everyone with a system that its out for..

heyhey11 · 01-13-2004, 09:20 AM

DUDE seriously this game may top GTA but its hard to judge they are 2 different genres of video games

**87x** · 01-13-2004, 11:22 AM

yep.. GTA has a guy running over old ladies repeatedly because the missions stopped getting fun after 10 minutes of playing.. and POP has a very acrobatic fighter who can run along walls,up walls,swing off poles and flag things, pillars, a great plot, and awesome graphics.. but your right.. it would be hard to see which one was better..

Anticrombie0909 · 01-13-2004, 12:18 PM

I have that game, posted a thread about it a few weeks ago...this game is seriously awesome, I totally agree with you, 87x. The controls are tight and responsive, the combat is deep and challenging, and the platforming (read:extreme) is fun and natural, but still requires you to think about the best way to go about completing the task. The grafix are nice and the special features feel less like a gimmick and more like the deep gameplay element that it is.

My few gripes are that some of the puzzles are annoying (like the one with the big cylanders, and the one at the end with the infinite rooms) and the camera is bitchy sometimes...other than that, if you've got some money laying around BUY THIS GAME. A very, very good game overall.

vashthestampede0987 · 01-13-2004, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Anticrombie0909

I have that game, posted a thread about it a few weeks ago...this game is seriously awesome, I totally agree with you, 87x. The controls are tight and responsive, the combat is deep and challenging, and the platforming (read:extreme) is fun and natural, but still requires you to think about the best way to go about completing the task. The grafix are nice and the special features feel less like a gimmick and more like the deep gameplay element that it is.

My few gripes are that some of the puzzles are annoying (like the one with the big cylanders, and the one at the end with the infinite rooms) and the camera is bitchy sometimes...other than that, if you've got some money laying around BUY THIS GAME. A very, very good game overall.

I have to agree. I may have only played the demo but it really is good. If they were to have a hall of fame for games then this game would defintaly go in to it.

IAMTHEEVILBEAN · 01-13-2004, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by heyhey11

DUDE seriously this game may top GTA but its hard to judge they are 2 different genres of video games

Poking a piece of carboard with a stick beats GTA

Arch0wl · 01-13-2004, 03:02 PM

POP and GTA are both 1-players that I will get bored with after I beat them, so that's why I didn't buy either of them. Yes, of course I've played GTA, but I didn't buy it. I really only like having games with high replayablity, since that basically makes the game.

**Moogy** · 01-13-2004, 03:12 PM

Yeah, I got POP. Great game, but no replay value, as Arch said. If you want a (non-RPG) 1P game with actual replay value, try Viewtiful Joe. It took me about a month to get everything in it.

But yeah, a lot of games nowadays don't really have much replay value, either because they're not good enough to play again, or because they're too straight-forward. I dunno, it just seems that I always end up playing my old SNES games, not my old GCN/PS2 games when I get bored...

chillywilly · 01-13-2004, 03:13 PM

excellent game. very challenging. you should buy it Arch0wl. i think its better than GTA. it is different every battle

hydrojakep · 01-13-2004, 03:16 PM

what type of game is it? like an rpg or an action game?

IAMTHEEVILBEAN · 01-13-2004, 03:24 PM

Slow down time

Get viewtiful Joe for a better time slower downer..

**87x** · 01-13-2004, 03:26 PM

well POP has a great deal of replay value to me because im trying to get my play time under 3 1/2 hours.. which is less than an hour per 25% game completion...

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nd the one at the end with the infinite rooms

lol.. i guess you didnt notice that the game makes a little slightly silent water trickling noise when you are about to come up on the door you have to go into.. that really makes that puzzle easier..

the camera only gave me problems when i was jumping from pillar to pillar.. but then i figured out that if you just point the princes back in the direction you want to jump all you have to do is hit "A" and he will jump that direction.. i kept trying to push the direct i wanted him to just and pressing "A" at the same time and he would jump off the edge.. but doing it the other way is ALOT easier and is accurate everytime.

Master_of_PARANOiA · 01-13-2004, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by IAMTHEEVILBEAN

Poking a piece of carboard with a stick beats GTA

lol... once u beat the game there really isnt much to do, just do what u had to do all game: KILL, KILL, and RUN THINGS OVER/SHOOT THINGS (which technically means... KILL)
poking a piece of carboard with a stick is fun as hell, try it sometime

theres my 3.1415926535897932384626433832795 cents

ive never played POP or viewtiful joe, i heard theyre good but if it doesnt have violence (as in GUN violence) or arrows it doesnt appeal to me. im a very close-minded person. then again i hated ddr/anyone who played ddr/anything related to ddr until i tried it...

VxDx · 01-13-2004, 05:52 PM

GTA pwns you.

jewpinthethird · 01-13-2004, 07:23 PM

POP and Ico are by far some of the best games I have ever played. Both are very similar. Buy Ico...now...do it.

**Moogy** · 01-13-2004, 07:47 PM

Ico is extremely incredibly awesome. Get it, like teh Jewpster said.

**87x** · 01-14-2004, 08:04 AM

i dont know.. Ico looks stupid.. im not particularly keen to dragging some girl who looks autistic.. that really doesnt appeal to me.. someone (jewpin) write a summary of the game.. so i can understand it better..

Periodico · 06-27-2004, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by 87x

I got this game like 2 weeks ago.. and its one of the best games ever created.. it took me 8 1/2 hours to beat it the first time.. i let two of my friends borrow it and got it back 5 days ago and beat it again two days ago in 4 1/2 hours... i am working on getting this time down to 3 1/2 hours.. but that would be like the perfect game.. although i can beat it less than 5 hours.. the game is VERY interesting and the fighting system makes every battle interesting... the puzzles are very challenging for a first timer and makes up the majority of the play time.... I recommend this game to everyone with a system that its out for..

That's interesting. My first time took me just under 6, and every time since it's been 3.5. I have gotten all sand clouds (10 sand tanks) and all magic fountains (life bar all the way across the top of the screen). Fun stuff. Sequel is coming!!!

PS: Will someone please challenge me? This game has no meaning without challenges (other than practice).

Periodico · 06-27-2004, 10:34 PM

Yeah, I noticed this thread was out of date. I don't check forums often...

**Snapps** · 06-27-2004, 11:26 PM

Why did you just bump an old topic? If its out of date, dont revive it.

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01-13-2004, 09:10 AM	#1
87x Retired Staff Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: VA Age: 38 Posts: 4,379	Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time I got this game like 2 weeks ago.. and its one of the best games ever created.. it took me 8 1/2 hours to beat it the first time.. i let two of my friends borrow it and got it back 5 days ago and beat it again two days ago in 4 1/2 hours... i am working on getting this time down to 3 1/2 hours.. but that would be like the perfect game.. although i can beat it less than 5 hours.. the game is VERY interesting and the fighting system makes every battle interesting... the puzzles are very challenging for a first timer and makes up the majority of the play time.... I recommend this game to everyone with a system that its out for.. __________________ RAVEnHEXa: Lip ring is because I want to be a professional piercer. 87x: more like.. professional goth.

01-13-2004, 11:22 AM	#3
87x Retired Staff Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: VA Age: 38 Posts: 4,379	yep.. GTA has a guy running over old ladies repeatedly because the missions stopped getting fun after 10 minutes of playing.. and POP has a very acrobatic fighter who can run along walls,up walls,swing off poles and flag things, pillars, a great plot, and awesome graphics.. but your right.. it would be hard to see which one was better.. __________________ RAVEnHEXa: Lip ring is because I want to be a professional piercer. 87x: more like.. professional goth.

01-13-2004, 03:12 PM	#8
Moogy 嗚呼 Join Date: Aug 2003 Age: 34 Posts: 10,303	Yeah, I got POP. Great game, but no replay value, as Arch said. If you want a (non-RPG) 1P game with actual replay value, try Viewtiful Joe. It took me about a month to get everything in it. But yeah, a lot of games nowadays don't really have much replay value, either because they're not good enough to play again, or because they're too straight-forward. I dunno, it just seems that I always end up playing my old SNES games, not my old GCN/PS2 games when I get bored... __________________ Plz visit my blog ^^^ vintage signature from like 2006 preserved

01-13-2004, 03:16 PM	#10
hydrojakep FFR Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Earth. Age: 32 Posts: 2,293	what type of game is it? like an rpg or an action game? __________________

01-13-2004, 07:47 PM	#16
Moogy 嗚呼 Join Date: Aug 2003 Age: 34 Posts: 10,303	Ico is extremely incredibly awesome. Get it, like teh Jewpster said. __________________ Plz visit my blog ^^^ vintage signature from like 2006 preserved

01-13-2004, 12:18 PM	#4
Anticrombie0909 FFR Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4,683	I have that game, posted a thread about it a few weeks ago...this game is seriously awesome, I totally agree with you, 87x. The controls are tight and responsive, the combat is deep and challenging, and the platforming (read:extreme) is fun and natural, but still requires you to think about the best way to go about completing the task. The grafix are nice and the special features feel less like a gimmick and more like the deep gameplay element that it is. My few gripes are that some of the puzzles are annoying (like the one with the big cylanders, and the one at the end with the infinite rooms) and the camera is bitchy sometimes...other than that, if you've got some money laying around BUY THIS GAME. A very, very good game overall.

01-13-2004, 03:02 PM	#7
Arch0wl Banned Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: fb.com/a.macdonald.iv Age: 35 Posts: 6,344	POP and GTA are both 1-players that I will get bored with after I beat them, so that's why I didn't buy either of them. Yes, of course I've played GTA, but I didn't buy it. I really only like having games with high replayablity, since that basically makes the game.

01-13-2004, 03:13 PM	#9
chillywilly FFR Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Brick, NJ Posts: 640	excellent game. very challenging. you should buy it Arch0wl. i think its better than GTA. it is different every battle

01-13-2004, 03:24 PM	#11
IAMTHEEVILBEAN FFR Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,078	Slow down time Get viewtiful Joe for a better time slower downer..

01-13-2004, 05:52 PM	#14
VxDx FFR Player Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,871	GTA pwns you.

01-13-2004, 07:23 PM	#15
jewpinthethird (The Fat's Sabobah) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Palm Springs, California Posts: 11,711	POP and Ico are by far some of the best games I have ever played. Both are very similar. Buy Ico...now...do it.

01-14-2004, 08:04 AM	#17
87x Retired Staff Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: VA Age: 38 Posts: 4,379	i dont know.. Ico looks stupid.. im not particularly keen to dragging some girl who looks autistic.. that really doesnt appeal to me.. someone (jewpin) write a summary of the game.. so i can understand it better.. __________________ RAVEnHEXa: Lip ring is because I want to be a professional piercer. 87x: more like.. professional goth.

06-27-2004, 10:34 PM	#19
Periodico FFR Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: FFR Frat Posts: 5	Yeah, I noticed this thread was out of date. I don't check forums often... __________________

06-27-2004, 11:26 PM	#20
Snapps NO DOUBT GET LOUD Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Age: 33 Posts: 5,648	Why did you just bump an old topic? If its out of date, dont revive it. -Soon To Be Locked-

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