Well Played: Interpreting Prince of Persia: the Sands of Time
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This presentation engages in an in-depth close reading of the game, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, in order to parse out various meanings to be found in the experience of playing the game. The experience is approached from the perspective of its narrative development and its game design. This enables an analysis of the relationship between the game’s story and its gameplay. Sequences in the game are analyzed in detail in order to illustrate and interpret how these various components of a game can come together to create fulfilling a playing experience unique to this medium.
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Well Played: Interpreting Prince of Persia: the Sands of Time
- 1. Well Played Interpreting Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Drew Davidson
- 2. Analysis Narrative Gameplay Units Operations (?)
- 3. Full Disclosure Played game 4 times Gamecube and PS2 Some GameFAQs Spoiler Alert!
- 4. Narrative
- 8. Hiss!
- 9. My Dad’s a Sand Zombie!
- 10. Got a Better Sword
- 11. Lost my Shirt
- 12. Heading on Up...
- 13. No!
- 14. Up, Up...
- 15. The Hourglass...
- 16. Gameplay
- 17. Platforming
- 18. Parkour
- 19. Puzzling
- 20. More Puzzling
- 21. Fight Club
- 23. Odd Angles
- 24. Saving Progress
- 25. The Fountain of Health
- 26. Overall Experience Throughline (Subtext) Balance / Imbalance Cinematics Ludic Narrans
- 27. Throughline (Subtext) Honor and (Fantastic) Redemption (Rewind time) Put things right
- 28. Trailer
- 29. The Game Close Reading Save Files
- 30. Balance/Imbalance Narrative Gameplay Units
- 31. Cinematics In-Game Rendered Showing Story and Game Heroics (Hollywood)
- 32. Start Game Intro
- 33. 2% The Maharajah’s Treasure Vaults Balance Exposition Start of Involvement
- 34. 7% “Had I Really Seen Her?” Cinematics Rising Action More Involved Goal
- 35. 10% A Secret Passage Cinematics More Rising Action Start of Immersion Regret
- 36. 14% A Booby-Trapped Courtyard Imbalance Clear Conflict Immersed Almost Lost It Though
- 37. 21% Climbing the Tower Balance More Action More Immersed
- 38. 69% The Hall of Learning Balance Toward the Goal Hints of Love Story Very Immersed Rhythm
- 39. 81% At Last We’re Here! Imbalance Heading toward Climax Fighting Getting Invested Almost lost it here
- 40. 83% The Hourglass Cinematics So Close Invested Honor and Glory
- 41. 90% “Farah, Come Back!” Cinematics Climax Platforming/Puzzling Immersed
- 42. The End?
- 43. 98% Honor and Glory Imbalance Denouement, Conclusion Finishing Redemption
- 44. Ludic Narrans Let’s Revisit the Start of the Game
- 45. And so... Interpret / Analyze Narrative, Gameplay, Units Meaning of a Game Well Played