Prince of Persia Creator Believes AAA IP Game Can’t Coexist With Assassin’s Creed

After years of absence, the saga Prince of Persia finally shows signs of life. Although the remake of The Sands of Time is lost in limbo, a new 2D project is more tangible and will debut in early 2024. That being said, is it possible that a totally original AAA game could materialize today?

In an interview with the media TheGamerJordan Mechner, creator of the original installment of Prince of Persia of 1989, he discussed the state of the franchise. He explains that he is very happy with the announcement of The Lost Crownthe new title of the IP that was announced during the opening presentation of the Summer Game Fest 2023.

“After 13 years, I am delighted to finally have a new game of Prince of Persiaespecially from a great team that has been given time and resources to make sure it is deep, balanced and a lot of fun to play,” said the 59-year-old creative.

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Can Assassin’s Creed and Prince of Persia coexist? This is Jordan Mechner’s opinion

Jordan Mechner points out that it makes sense that the new proposal is in 2D for many reasons. The first, and perhaps most important, is the prominence of Assassin’s Creed. Specifically, he believes that a new AAA title in the platform saga will not be able to coexist with an installment in the assassin franchise. He gave as an example Miragewhich will hit stores in October.

“You just have to look AC: Miragewhich is literally set in Persia and was shown in the same Ubisoft Forward to make you realize that there is no way a second AAA game [ambientado] in Persia with realistic production values ​​in the style of Assassin’s Creed can exist along with that,” said the programmer.

Although Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown It is perceived as a smaller scale game, the trailer made many fans excited; however, the music from the trailer and the design of the protagonist caused controversy. Jordan Mechner understands some of the discomfort, but believes the mixed reaction is a sign that the IP is alive and has passionate fans.

“I think the fact that the initial fan reactions were so divergent, with some excited and some angry about various elements, is strangely validation for the franchise. The reaction feels huge because the fan base is large and diverse. That first trailer unleashed the pent-up energy of 13 years of waiting”, commented the creative.

While it is unknown if there are plans to develop a new AAA project of the franchise, Jordan Mechner explained that in recent years there have been several attempts to revive the franchise. In that vein, the remake of The Sands of Time It seems that it is the most ambitious project of the last years.

Mechner was involved in the remake of the 2003 classic before development was handed over to Ubisoft Montreal. He does not know how much of his work will make it to the final version, but he is hopeful that the result meets expectations. I hope it’s a new version of SoT very different from the one that was almost released in 2020. I hope fans of sands of time find that the wait was worth it,” he said.

But tell us, do you agree with the words of Jordan Mechner? Do you think both franchises can coexist? Let us read you in the comments.

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