It’s trying just like the troubled Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake has misplaced considered one of its most essential belongings: Yuri Lowenthal, the voice actor who performed the prince, famously narrated the whole thing of the unique 2003 recreation, and is at present famend for enjoying Peter Parker’s Spider-Man within the glorious Insomniac video games.
Yesterday, Tom Henderson, at present some of the trusted voices in gaming leaks, reported that it’s best to “overlook every part you realize” in regards to the Prince of Persia remake — and revealed that Lowenthal would not be within the position.
Ubisoft wouldn’t inform me whether or not he’s nonetheless hooked up to the undertaking; Lowenthal’s agent mentioned 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 simple to verify that he’s nonetheless hooked up with out breaking an NDA, it positive seems like one thing’s modified!
Switching to a unique actor can be stunning as a result of Lowenthal was not solely forged however truly 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 sequence creator Jordan Mechner replied to him on Twitter that very same day, revealing that Lowenthal had achieved movement seize work for the brand new recreation as effectively — he received to wield this picket Dagger of Time within the course of. In 2021, Lowenthal instructed USA As we speak that the entire remake forged started working collectively to seize the sport’s performances “like we had been doing a play or capturing a film,” not simply voice classes in a recording sales space. He made it sound like the sport was achieved, simply having some difficulties in postproduction.
On the time, he additionally steered the sport was going to “hold all of Jordan Mechner’s sensible writing” and thanked Ubisoft for not choosing a “youthful, hotter actor” as an alternative. (Insomniac infamously changed the unique 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 “lifelike method” and that it has new fight and parkour animations that required new mo-cap.
The unique Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is considered one of my very favourite video games, and I’m undecided I’d purchase a remake with out Yuri Lowenthal.
