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Well Played
Interpreting Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time


              Drew Davidson
Analysis

  Narrative
  Gameplay


       Units Operations (?)
Full Disclosure

  Played game 4 times
  Gamecube and PS2
  Some GameFAQs
  Spoiler Alert!
Narrative
On Your Mark...
Meeting Farah
Lost my Sleeves
Hiss!
My Dad’s a Sand Zombie!
Got a Better Sword
Lost my Shirt
Heading on Up...
No!
Up, Up...
The Hourglass...
Gameplay
Platforming
Parkour
Puzzling
More Puzzling
Fight Club
Fighting with Farah
Odd Angles
Saving Progress
The Fountain of Health
Overall Experience

  Throughline (Subtext)
  Balance / Imbalance
  Cinematics
  Ludic Narrans
Throughline (Subtext)


  Honor and (Fantastic) Redemption
    (Rewind time) Put things right
Trailer
The Game


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Balance/Imbalance


 Narrative
 Gameplay
 Units
Cinematics

  In-Game
  Rendered
  Showing Story and Game
  Heroics (Hollywood)
Start



  Game Intro
2%

 The Maharajah’s Treasure Vaults
     Balance
     Exposition
     Start of Involvement
7%

 “Had I Really Seen Her?”
     Cinematics
     Rising Action
     More Involved
       Goal
10%

 A Secret Passage
      Cinematics
      More Rising Action
      Start of Immersion
        Regret
14%

 A Booby-Trapped Courtyard
      Imbalance
      Clear Conflict
      Immersed
        Almost Lost It Though
21%

 Climbing the Tower
      Balance
      More Action
      More Immersed
69%
 The Hall of Learning
   Balance
   Toward the Goal
      Hints of Love Story
   Very Immersed
      Rhythm
81%
 At Last We’re Here!
      Imbalance
      Heading toward Climax
        Fighting
      Getting Invested
        Almost lost it here
83%

 The Hourglass
      Cinematics
      So Close
      Invested
        Honor and Glory
90%

 “Farah, Come Back!”
   Cinematics
   Climax
      Platforming/Puzzling
   Immersed
The End?
98%

 Honor and Glory
   Imbalance
   Denouement, Conclusion
   Finishing
      Redemption
Ludic Narrans



  Let’s Revisit the Start of the Game
And so...

  Interpret / Analyze
     Narrative, Gameplay, Units
  Meaning of a Game
  Well Played

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Well Played: Interpreting Prince of Persia: the Sands of Time