Couple Spotlight: The Prince and Farah

Couple Chemistry Spotlight
Farah and the Prince of Persia
Games: Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, Prince of Persia: Two Thrones

Nothing like two enemies brought together because everyone else has turned into sand-zombies.

The Prince (who has no name, despite the movie coming out this summer) is a glory-seeker who steals Farah's father's enchanted dagger. Not knowing the power of the dagger, The Prince unleashes a powerful spell, turning everyone into sand monsters.

Farah is the warrior-like (even while slightly anorexic) daughter of the Maharajah, trying to undo the damage The Prince has done. She is just as bold and verbal as The Prince, making her a challenging yet valuable companion.

What Works:
The tension between these two is incredible. Two rivals with the same goal, with neither really trusting the other. However, due to the circumstances, they are forced to rely upon one another, and fight constantly with their attraction to each other. This makes for an interesting back and forth.




Their personalities make for quite the comedy as well. The Prince is wildly sarcastic and impatient, while Farah is bossy and independent. She is prone to showing her delicate, poetic side, which frustrates The Prince in the current situation. This really brings out their personalities in the game, making them more alive to the player.



What Doesn't Work:
Two things stand out in this game that bother me. I would like to say that one of them is the small amount of time it takes for Farah and The Prince to fall in love, but I can't really say that considering Hollywood can have people in love and married in an hour and a half. My problem with the speed of the romance is not so much in the timing of the game itself, but more or less in the reasons why they fall for each other so fast.




It doesn't take Farah long to call The Prince “my love.” For what reasons, I have no idea. This is what bothers me. Sure, they have chemistry, but if some guy took me captive, stole my father's property, and turned the world into an I Am Legend nightmare, there is no way I'd call him “my love” because he's got a pretty face.

Secondly, when The Prince first meets Farah, he says he trusts no one, then tells her to wait for him. Considering Farah is after the dagger, you would think he would more or less ditch her then tell her to wait for him.

Lesson:
Farah and The Prince work fantastically together because of two major things: their individual personalities and the tension of the plot. Their individual personalities bring about drama and comedy, while the plot makes their situation more suspenseful.




Other Notes: I have to say, Sands of Time has one of the best endings. Dramatic, comedic, and sets up nicely for the sequel. I'm slightly disappointed that Two Thrones didn't have as awesome of an ending as Sands of Time.

Special thanks to dks71 for his awesome walkthrough!

Also, who else is totally excited about the movie coming out?
(Turn down the sound before watching!)