TGS 08: Trailer and Info Collection – Day One

A lot of stuff was released after North America went to bed and throughout today. From Patapon 2′s Engrish demonstration to the unorthodox Noby Noby Boy trailer. My personal favorite: the KOFXII footage. So good.

So check out the collection of the day.

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E3 2008: Prince of Persia Demonstration

When this reboot was first unveiled, I was pretty excited. Didn’t know how it was going to flow or play, but I appreciated the change in art direction. After watching the demonstration below, I’m thoroughly impressed with this reboot. It really is like Prince of Persia meets Okami.

Absolutely gorgeous and I can’t wait to try it for myself.

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Rebooted Prince of Persia Coming This Holiday

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I loved the first Prince of Persia for its faint hearted nature and lack of blood. It felt like Aladdin for me minus the Robin Williams Genie appearances. I’d never played a game like it before and it was just very refreshing. The sequels? Not so much. I hear the gameplay improved, but the darker tone didn’t resonate well.The new Prince of Persia looks to be a complete reboot with new art style and new direction in game design altogether. I commend this step. Not many developers/publishers would put something out like this, but I’m so pleased to see it happening.

Here’s some cropped scans from the latest Joy-pad, a French magazine, courteousy of Pro-Gamers.fr:

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