Prince of Persiais back, but maybe not how fans of the franchise would like. Ubisoft revealed on Thursday thatFor Honorwill be featuring a special crossover event withPrince of Persia, titled Blades of Persia. The Blades of Persia event is a limited-time crossover that will roll out in two different chapters between now and April 2. The heart of the Blades of Persia crossover event is a brand new game mode forFor Honor.
The newFor Honorgame mode is named Ruler of Time. According to Ubisoft’s announcement, Ruler of Time will transform the Harbor map and fill it with creatures for a unique type of Dominion. Intermittently throughout the match, the Prince himself will step out of a tornado of sand and attack players on both teams. Managing thePrince of Persiawill be a key part of winning in Ruler of Time.
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The second chapter of the Blades of Persia event will change the Ruler of Time mode. The already-changedHarbor mapwill turn into a night-time version of itself, to start. After that, the Prince will transform into the Dark Prince version of himself. This will apparently have dramatic consequences in terms of gameplay, but the dev team is keeping quiet until closer to the chapter’s launch. Blades of Persia Chapter 2 launches March 19.
Alongside the new game mode, a new progression system is being added for the event’s duration, too. It’s effectively a newFor Honorbattle passthat will run alongside the standard one. This battle pass is event-exclusive, however, and free for all players. The Blades of Persia battle pass rewards players with unique cosmetics themed afterPrince of Persia.
Chapter 1 of theFor HonoreventBlades of Persia event begins on March 12 and should be live now. Chapter 2 starts on March 19. The entire Blades of Persia event will end on April 2.
ThePrince of Persiacrossover was confirmed as part of a hugeFor Honorpatch that was released today. The patch includes significant changes to all ofFor Honor’s fighters, both broad and specific, and an array of bug fixes, too. CompetitiveFor Honorplayersare still skeptical about the changes, but agree that the new event should bring in much needed new players. For a game that’s now several years old,For Honorcontinues to trudge on.
For Honoris available now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
