Prince of Persia

Has anyone played the recent games in this series, "Sands of Time" and "Warrior Within"? I am not too familiar with Persian history after the Sassanids, so perhaps one with familiarity can help me.

My friend and I were arguing over the historical basis, if any, of the game's setting. I understand that it is meant to be a fantasy setting, but my friend and I are history losers and are trying very hard to make sense of the whole thing. The presence of a 'Babylon' suggests that the game takes place sometime before the Common Era as Babylon was already a desolate place by the time of Parthian dominance. The ships seen at the begining of the "Warrior Within" look very much like Mediterranean galleys from before the Common Era. However, the presence of a sultan and the characters' style of dress suggest that these games take place after the Arab conquests. So, it can perhaps be inferred that this Babylon might be a elaborate form of Baghdad.

After this confusion, we took into account the proximity of an Indian kingdom such that it would be subject to raids like the one seen in the begining of "Sands of Time". The only occasions in which the Persia, under foreign or native rule, was in such proximity to the Indus Valley or beyond was during the reigns of the Sassanids, the Khwarezmids, and the Timurids. So in that vein we made some success, knowing that the time period could not have been past the 15th century.

This was when the conversation ended. Does anyone have any ideas?

Edited by Belisarius

the worrior within was great i love beating the monsters and the levels are cool to

I thought his name was Azad, and azad means free, Azad kashmir would be called that for politcal reasons.

In the story board of the first one there is mention made of the great Iranian hero Rostam and the Prince's father is called Ardashir.  I agree that the time period most closely resembles Samanid.  But it is a fantasy game afterall so they will throw in all sorts of other stuff to make it look and feel cooler..

Actually that kind of architecture was inherited from the Sassanids and developed to new levels in the Islamic period in areas with strong Iranian cultural influences such as Central Asia, Afghanistan and India. Much of the pre-Safavid architecture was raised tot he ground by the Mongols and Temur.

no, the girl from Warrior Within is the empress of time, Farah will reappear in the upcomign title.

Originally posted by Super Goat (^_^) cmon guys, its a game. They've mixed everything from every time period. Its about persia, yet on the game cover and in certain levels of sands of time, you'd see arabic writing all over the place.

Aaaaand the mood is killed. I doubt anyone here doubts the fact that it's just a game. We're just trying to have fun here.