It’s trying just like the troubled Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake has misplaced certainly one of its most vital belongings: Yuri Lowenthal, the voice actor who performed the prince, famously narrated the whole lot of the unique 2003 recreation, and is at the moment famend for taking part in Peter Parker’s Spider-Man in the excellent Insomniac games.
Yesterday, Tom Henderson, at the moment probably the most trusted voices in gaming leaks, reported that you should “forget everything you know” concerning the Prince of Persia remake — and revealed that Lowenthal would not be within the function.
Ubisoft wouldn’t inform me whether or not he’s nonetheless connected to the mission; Lowenthal’s agent stated he can’t remark as a result of he’s beneath an NDA. These non-denials are usually not affirmation, however because it must be fairly straightforward to substantiate that he’s nonetheless connected with out breaking an NDA, it positive seems like one thing’s modified!
Switching to a unique actor could be stunning as a result of Lowenthal was not solely solid however really appeared within the remake’s 2020 announcement trailer and helped its preliminary press push, tweeting, “Thanks, Ubisoft Mumbai and Ubisoft Pune, for serving to me to rewind time for actual.”
Prince of Persia collection creator Jordan Mechner replied to him on Twitter that very same day, revealing that Lowenthal had finished movement seize work for the brand new recreation as effectively — he acquired to wield this wooden Dagger of Time within the course of. In 2021, Lowenthal told USA Today that the entire remake solid set to work collectively to seize the sport’s performances “like we had been doing a play or capturing a film,” not simply voice periods in a recording sales space. He made it sound like the sport was finished, simply having some difficulties in postproduction.
On the time, he additionally prompt the sport was going to “hold all of Jordan Mechner’s good writing” and thanked Ubisoft for not selecting a “youthful, hotter actor” as an alternative of him. (Insomniac infamously replaced the original face of Lowenthal’s Peter Parker in Spider-Man with a youthful, extra boyish actor for its remaster and later video games.)
Now, Henderson is reporting the remake has been totally remade from scratch, with what one supply says is a extra “practical strategy” and that it has new fight and parkour animations that required new mo-cap.
The unique Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is certainly one of my very favourite video games, and I’m undecided I’d purchase a remake with out Yuri Lowenthal.