Designer Notes 90: Patrice Desilets - Part 2

In this episode, Soren interviews veteran game designer Patrice Desilets, best known for his work on Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, the Assassin’s Creed series, and Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey. They discuss why they couldn’t put rewind into Assassin’s Creed, the problem with designing for a meeting, and why he needed to have players beat up the pope. This episode was recorded on April 15, 2025.

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Designer Notes 90: Patrice Desilets - Part 2 is an episode from Designer Notes by Idle Thumbs.

This episode is 01:41:60 long.

This episode was published on Jul 25, 2025.

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