The Rogue Prince of Persia, the aptly named Prince of Persia roguelike from former Dead Cells admin Evil Empire, is gearing up for its Second Act update, and it's probably one of the biggest updates I've seen in any game all along. the year. The “game content will be doubled,” says Evil Empire, and the core art style, which once turned our titular hero into the glorious Prince in Purple, is being revamped.
“We will give the Rebel Prince of Persia a shine!” says the developer. The “great artistic improvement” does more than remove the prince's purple; Environments are noticeably more detailed and the entire world looks a little sharper and with higher contrast.
“The most obvious change from this update is the art direction where we changed the color palettes. A lot more details were added and overall 'improved,'” a Steam post reads. “You'll also notice that the Prince is no longer purple; this change was made because the purple hue simply didn't fit the new direction. Next week we'll go into more detail about why we made these changes, but “I found out that the art direction now “It fits much better with the genre, the game's setting/story, and the Prince of Persia series as a whole.”
We're putting a SHINE on the Rebel Prince of Persia! (Trailer Trailer Update) – YouTube
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If you're heartbroken over the loss of the Prince in Purple, Evil Empire has good news: “there may or may not be skins in the future,” according to a YouTube comment. Personally, I agree with both styles, but I agree with fans who point out that the new look is more recognizable. Persian.
The Act Two shortlist includes more biomes, bosses, story content, enemies, and location options. “This update will mark a point where we have effectively doubled the game's content since launch,” Evil Empire clarifies. “All the roguelite markers are present (gameplay loop, meta-progression, settings, difficulty modifiers, and more) and we're not ending it here with development continuing until 2025!”
Our Rogue Prince of Persia review praised its inventive combat at launch, but the game was crying out for updates and improvements, so it's good to see it moving forward.
The roguelike Prince of Persia had to change its story due to the Metroidvania Prince of Persia and was banned from using an iconic weapon.