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Earlier this year, Prince of Persia producer Ben Mattes bet his job that the game's computer-controlled sidekick, Elika, would never get in the player's way. In an interview I did with him not long ago, he reiterated this, saying Elika would be nothing but a positive, and likening her to your favorite gun in Gears of War or Counter-Strike
"You like Elika," he told me, "because she has infinite ammo, she's stuck to your waist, she never rusts, she never breaks down, she only ever makes you feel like a super f**king badass. That's why you like Elika."
This latest Prince of Persia trailer shows a bit of that off, with Elika working alongside the Prince to traverse the game's environments and kick some ass. Also, before anyone mentions it, she continues to look a bit like Natalie Portman. There have been worse things, I guess; they could have made her look like Rosie O'Donnell.
Prince of Persia hits the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 next week, and PC later this month. Saying I'm "kind of" looking forward to playing the full game is an understatement.
Contest:
8:45 AM on 11.25.2008
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Bah! I'll wait til next week.
Let's just say it'd be a short game
I don't know if it's me but I keep expecting her to say "hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home"
I disagree that she looks like Natalie Portman, but then, I don't think it would be a problem if she did.
@Yashoki
I think you can "die" in the game, except its not really dying. When you fall you're returned to the last checkpoint by Elika, kinda like in Zelda where you are returned to the entrance of the room. I'm not sure about in combat though, but I'm guessing its the same thing. Its pretty much the same as death, except you dont have to watch a Game Over screen.
That reminds me of a line from 'Metal Gear Awesome 2.'
Meryl to Snake: "Need any mooorreee sexual tension?"
Anyway, I think this might be 2008's Okami - great visual style, does unique stuff, few buy it.