With the exception of the mobile game, the "Prince of Persia" series had been dormant since 2010's "The Forgotten Sands." Behind the scenes, however, Ubisoft was attempting a new installment of the series, and in 2012, off-screen screenshots were released. And now, in the same year, a three-minute YouTube video of the aborted project, Prince of Persia: Redemption, has been released.

The video, which can be seen below, appears to be quite legitimate. Marc-André Béraud, assistant technical director at Ubisoft, posted in the comments section. 'Where did you get this! he wrote two years ago.

Meanwhile, the Resetera thread has a LinkedIn profile of Christophe Prelot, who worked as a 3D level artist on the untitled and cancelled "Prince of Persia" from 2010 to 2011. The game was initially developed for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360; between 2010 and 2011, Ubisoft released the last two games in the "Assassin's Creed Ezio" trilogy: "Brotherhood" and "Revelations".

As a result, the following video shares quite a bit with "Assassin's Creed," but it is also possible that the studio was aiming for a more streamlined cinematic experience (think "Uncharted"). As the nominal Prince crosses rooftops and balconies, several huge explosions occur in the distance. The Prince can wall-run, warp, and even recover from seemingly fatal encounters. Later, after defeating the ogre, the entire city begins to collapse thanks to a giant tentacled beast.

Had this been released earlier in the decade, it would have been very impressive and, frankly, still looks very cool. But it didn't. The only recent evidence of Ubisoft's commitment to the series is the recent "For Honor" crossover event.

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