Following the successful launch of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, the development team is sharing a message of gratitude with the community. Despite the initially divisive return to 2D, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown reviews have been positive. It's not just critical reviews either, as fans have been vocal about their support for the Metroidvania twist the series has implemented.
How the Prince of Persia can finally speak Persian
18.01.2024 - 12:37 / gamesindustry.biz / Ubisoft
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"I couldn't believe I was going to work on an actual Prince of Persia game!"
Sepehr Torabi was shocked when he found out he was hired to provide the voices of multiple characters in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. Torabi, an experienced voice actor, operates his own sound studio amusingly named 'Persian Dub Group,' which produces diverse content, including voice acting and music for Iranian digital games. Additionally, they have ventured into the international market by providing dubbing services for upcoming Chinese games.
Torabi was hired by Moj-e Kitab, a prominent book publication in Iran that also operates a voice acting agency, for a project referred to as 'The Iranian Prince,' which he presumed to be an unofficial translation for a preview Prince of Persia title or a new (but similar) IP from an Iranian developer. The true nature of the project remained a mystery until much later.
"Even when I asked them to take a look at the script before recording, they didn't allow it."
This was the moment Torabi became suspicious that he may be involved with the upcoming Prince of Persia game.
"I was incredibly happy when I learned that I was going to work on the Lost Crown. Honestly, I was going through some troubling days, and I wasn't sure if I had the time to commit to this project. I even considered not doing it, but I'm very glad I did. I'm sure I would have regretted it for the rest of my life."
He wasn't told the name of the game until they were completely done with the dubbing process.
"It felt like a fever dream. I wasn't sure it was the official dub of the game either until the recent trailers from Ubisoft showed our work."
Torabi's uncertainty is not surprising, given that this is the very first Western game to be fully localized into Persian (or Farsi). While many games, including the Prince of Persia series, have drawn inspiration from Persian history and culture, none have included official localization for the game until now.
Persian is spoken by a significant number of people worldwide, totaling around 130 million. It serves as an official language in various countries and provinces, with Tajikistan being a predominant example. However, the majority of Persian speakers reside in Iran and Afghanistan, two countries that face substantial sanctions from the Western world.
The geopolitical situation and diplomatic challenges have created a barrier for the widespread localization of games into the Persian language and very few international studios have attempted to fully localize their games into Persian.
It's worth noting that there have been a few games with official Persian localization, such as Darksiders 3, which included
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