#the lost crown

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WhAt sORcEry iS tHiS

bought PoP the lost crown and I miss my boy Altaïr

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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown - The Darkest of Souls

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Finally, a mainstream game with some good male armor.

You've come a long way, Prince of Persia, assuming there's no iron battle thongs in this one. I mean sort of.

I can't help but notice that our new sexy prince is a little... darker than the previous one.

And I would love it if I could just dismiss that thought as me just nitpicking, but the reality is black men have been subject to exotification for a very long time.

Which would be extra awkward in this case, given that it seems the look may have been inspired in no small part by Michael B Jordan as Killmonger in Black Panther (2018).

Lets hope that when its released, the game puts all concerns like that to rest.

-wincenworks

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ALSO OH MY GOD THE PRINCE OF PERSIA THE LOST CROWN DLC. I AM IN LOVE. PLEASE someone yap with me about it. I'm not done but I am obsessed

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Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown (2024)

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April 7th 2024 - I bought and started Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown recently and this game is phenomenal! I’ve been itching for a well-crafted and tough Metroidvania in ages and this fulfils that! I’m really enjoying the handful of hours I’ve played so far and can’t wait to play it to completion!

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prince of persia the lost crown dancing glowing dungeon enemy guy

[star-arcana]

PLAY THE PRINCE OF PERSIA THE LOST CROWN NOW!!!

https://x.com/StarAquarius97/status/1745493795737596212?s=20

Hello, my pals...PLAY PRINCE OF PERSIA THE LOST CROWN NOW!!! A FREE DEMO IS AVIABLE AND IT IS SUPER SHORT, BUT YOU CAN PLAY THE GAME ON 18TH THIS MONTH!!! ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIKE GOOD PLATTFORMING AND ARE A FAN OF MARIO + RABBIDS SPARKS OF HOPE'S SOUNDTRACKS!!!

GARETH COKER, ONE OF THE 3 COMPOSERS FOR SOH, WHO MADE MANY BANGERS LIKE BALLAD OF BARRENDALE MESA, DAPHNE'S TRAP AND DESOLATE BEAUTY MADE SOME TOO FOR THE LOST CROWN AND UNLIKE MANY OTHER WORKS...IT ALSO INCORPORATES MUSIC BASED ON PERSIAN/IRANIAN STYLES THANKS TO MENTRIX, AN IRANIAN-BASED MUSICIAN AND COMPOSER!!!

YOU WILL HAVE A GREAT TIME!!!

PLAY IT!!! PLAY IT NOW!!!BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH

Everything you need to know...in the link!!!

Meanwhile, I have written on my blog Bios for each Immortal, basically 7 great warriors of Persia akin in to the champions of Hyrule or the Galaxies Mightiest Heroes!!!

Here are bios for Each Immortal for you to enjoy:

Sargon, our protagonist and youngest of the Immortals!!!

Vahram, leader of the Immortals!!!

Artaban, the wise paragon of the Immortals!!!

Orod, the fun and bone cracking brawn of the Immortals!!!

Melonias, the archer and musician of the Immortals!!!

Radjen, the master assassin of the Immortals!!!

Neith, the spear woman and prodigy of the Immortals!!!

Enjoy the road and have fun!!!

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Body types of my two favorite characters and PoP The Lost Crown in a nutshell

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Interesting Developments on Iran's Gaming Industry.

a)The influence of "Prince of Persia" on Iran and, specifically, Iran’s video game industry is irrefutably strong and seriously everlasting.Now the news is The French video game publisher Ubisoft released the first major installment,of the popular video game,where the characters speak Farsi.

Speaking about the collaboration with Ubisoft Montpellier, a subsidiary of Ubisoft, the secretary general of the Tehran Broadcast & Dubbing Association said: “The French company, together with an intermediary company in Iran, negotiated with different groups and asked for voice samples. 

“Finally, they selected Moj-e-Ketab Digital Publishing Group for dubbing the game in Persian,” Honaronline quoted Sobhan Ekrami, who served as the director of the dubbing team, as saying on Sunday.

“When the dubbing process was over, they liked the work. According to their procedure, before the official release of the game, the company had some gamers, especially some famous Persian-speaking gamers, play and assess the game. Fortunately, it was well received by all the gamers. Upon the release of the game, the company suggested to all the customers that for a better experience of the game play it in Farsi,” he added.

The “Prince of Persia” franchise draws heavily on Persian mythology and Iranian culture, but until now has always been in English. 

Below screenshots by the previous instalments of “Prince of Persia”.

The game's designer, Mounir Radi, said that the developers wanted to “depict and respect Persia and Iran” in the gameplay. “It was natural for us to say, 'if we are going into this culture, we have to be true to this culture, we have to do this”.

Among the updates for the new version was an increased effort to add elements like language and history that made the game more authentic to the region it depicts.

The game's producer Abdelhak Elguess said they were “very proud” to have made the changes. “We have so many people from Persian cultures that are very happy,” he said.

Emad Saedi has been a fan of the games since he was a child when he connected with the series' cultural references to Persia but says something always felt off.

“Those games were missing a fundamental element of the culture the prince came from: language,” he said. “My friends and I always had this question that if he's a Persian prince, how come he speaks English or any language except Persian? Isn't that odd?”

Emad said it is a “huge step forward” to include the language, in part because he felt Iran and Persian culture are “under-represented in today's world”.

“In a world that is saturated with Western culture content, seeing something from other parts of the world feels like a breath of fresh air, especially from a hidden gem like Iran,” he said. “It feels like we are finally being seen after being ignored for many years. There are many wonderful stories in our culture with massive commercial potential - I hope the entertainment industry recognizes this opportunity and continues to invest in them”.

Persian is spoken by a significant number of people worldwide, totaling around 130 million. Other than Iran, it serves as an official language in various countries including Tajikistan and Afghanistan.

“Prince of Persia” is centered around a series of action-adventure games focused on various incarnations of the eponymous Prince, set in ancient and medieval Persia.

Its latest installment “The Lost Crown” has been released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S and received positive reviews from critics and gamers.

The game was heavily inspired by Persian mythology, with Radi adding that the team wanted to “bring some light to a mythology that maybe should be better known,” as well as showing how Persian culture has affected other mythologies.

Source:https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/493995/New-Prince-of-Persia-game-voiced-in-Farsi

b)Serious Efforts to Prevent Brain drain The Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has pledged its support,in an effort to prevent the migration of game developers and boost the gaming industry.

Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad-Mehdi Esmaeili stated that game developers are crucial cultural elements in the country and that the ministry is working tirelessly to eliminate obstacles and stop their migration, Mehr reported on Saturday. 

Esmaeili emphasized that the gaming industry is a vital cultural and artistic sector in the country. He stated, "We have requested the National Foundation of Computer Games' board of directors to assess all barriers in this field and actively work towards resolving them."

He continued by highlighting the attractiveness of the gaming industry and the potential consequences of not providing suitable platforms for talented individuals. "If we fail to create favorable conditions for these skilled developers, we may lose some of them," he cautioned.

"We are committed to preventing the migration of game developers by removing obstacles and offering support," Esmaeili affirmed.

Esmaeili further emphasized that game developers are the country's most significant cultural figures, emphasizing that the gaming industry is not merely a technological sector. Rather, he believes that it serves as a valuable cultural and artistic tool that can contribute to the intellectual advancement of society, address various issues, and promote societal values.

Esmaeili reiterated the ministry's supportive stance towards the gaming industry and game developers, stating that they will continue to provide assistance and foster its expansion.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/493952/Culture-ministry-aims-to-prevent-game-developers-migration-for

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I accidently stumbled on your grant about The Lost Crown by Sarah Miller and honestly I agree a lot with what you say. I realize Miller was working with what was available then, but she really drank the Rappaport koolaid that Alix was a selfish pig who neglected her daughters. Rappaport vetted the manuscript and in "The Romanov Sisters" Rappaport thanks Miller for "many conversations about OTMA via email." Miller also promoted HR's book on TikTok recently. What bothered me most in TLC - retrospectively, since Helen Azar and Georgd Hawkins have disproved it - is the allusion to Rappaport's false claim Maria had a sexual dalliance with a guard and that her mom and Olga hated her, of course a PG version of this scenerio neverthless.

Hi! I am glad to know that there are people out there who share some of my thoughts and that I was not screaming into the void! Lol

Alix does come across that way in one scene that I remember, yes, the time Maria hurts her eye.

I am going to be honest with you though, and confess that I enjoyed what Miller did with the cake incident. Yes the cake incident as a whole has little to no basis in reality and the scandalous part of it all is most definitely a myth, but Sarah Miller handled it pretty well, the way I probably would if I wanted to make an OTMA novel based solely on facts and plausible enough events but also entertaining to the readers. That is what the scene was to me.

What is often portrayed in historical articles, shows, books, and media as a kiss or even more whilst completely ignoring the girls' real time period-typical moral and religious values, not to mention the impossible logistics in that crowded, small house with strict rules for the guards, Miller portrays as a relatively plausible innocent chat and laughing about the cake being dry that is instantly discovered by the superiors of the guard in question. There was barely any flirting, just a very romantic Maria internally gushing about the idea of guards wanting to marry her. Very in-character imo.

I didn't see it as Sarah Miller trying to make a PG version of the myth just to reference it and imply that it happened, or worse, that more happened. I saw it as a way for her to keep everything that happens in the story likely and true to the real historical characters (Though as I mentioned in my long post, she failed imo in many other aspects), while also making something entertaining for the readers.

There is also the idea that myths have their origin in some truth, so I assumed Sarah had thought something like "mhhmm, which of this could technically have happened, and what is logistically impossible/out of character for Maria/likely the murderers going by or making up hearsay", and she concluded that since some guards had a nice relationship with the family, it was not outrageous to imagine one of them could have sneaked a cake, which in a fictional setting could make for a cute little anecdote.

I also don't remember the girls ending up mad at Maria in the book like it happens in the myth, and I re-read those scenes recently. Olga even comforted her after the incident because she thought she had ruined the escape plan or something. Alix does come across as cold, though not too harsh, the way she is portrayed the whole book, really, I don't see much difference after the incident as it is in the myth.

Your comment did make me remember that the love between Alix and her daughters is not too well portrayed in the book, unlike the love between them and Nicholas.

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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Revitalizes the Series with Metroidvania Elements

2023 was an incredible year for gaming, and based on the three hours or spent with Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, it looks as though next year is going to be starting off right. Fully judging its quality simply cannot be done with such limited exposure, but what we saw so far left a favorable impression.

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I don’t know what annoys me more: the pretentious “Ubisoft Original” text, or the fact that they got their grammar wrong in the pretentious “Ubisoft Original” text.

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Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown (2024)