The teeniest, tiniest fox from space.

”The Ocean”

Ubisoft wouldn’t let them kiss, so I did. I spent way too long on this piece and almost gave up several times because of IRL stuff, but I’m really happy I finished it in the end.

Absolutely no one:

“King of Blades”

I thought I’d never finish this one. I started it maybe 6 months ago, then a bunch of life stuff happened and I stopped drawing for a while until recently. A couple days ago, I saw that the Prince of Persia social media team had put out a call for fan art to celebrate the series’ 36th anniversary, so I thought, what better time to finish up this piece?

For this work, I took inspiration from playing cards and old-time “Wanted” posters. I also had loads of fun experimenting with textures.

I will be honest — the atmosphere of Warrior Within as a whole is not my thing. I did enjoy the gameplay, but the story, characters, and overall tone prevented the game from becoming one of my favourites. To give the game some credit, it is one of only two PoP games that can keep me hooked for hours at a time (the other being Lost Crown). That’s an honour that even my actual favourite PoP games (2008 and Sands of Time) do not share.

For me, WW is the gaming equivalent of a deep-fried Oreo — tasty, momentarily satisfying, but ultimately lacking in substance. Unlike 2008 and SoT, WW does not give me much of a reason to continue thinking about the game after I’ve switched it off. This is in no small part thanks to the drastic tone shift from its predecessor, the one-note characters (how on earth does everyone manage to have the exact same unlikeable personality?), and the story that was completely lacking in emotional weight.

But hey, I guess liked the Sand Wraith — I liked it enough to draw this piece, in fact.

“And if you think that’s cool, wait ‘til we tell you all about how we saved the world…”

Ubisoft won’t give PoP 2008 the ending it deserves, so I decided to make my own. The influence of the game’s art style on my own is really showing, haha.