This review contains spoilers
It's almost mind blowing to see that Ubisoft actually made a good game in 2024.
Jokes aside, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a well made and pretty fun Metroidvania.
Strongest aspect of the game for me was the gameplay, and more specifically the general feel of the character. Sargon just feels so smooth, for lack of a better term, I really had full control on his movement, even in the air. The general feeling of gameplay is also enhanced by the really well made animations for the protagonist. I also thought that the combat was a lot of fun. Being able to, and also encouraged by the game, to combo enemies in the air, and even being able to extend the aerial combos by shooting with a bow, was amazing and reminded me of Devil May Cry in a way.
The abilities we unlock while progress through the game were fun and sometimes pretty original. Some of these were a bit more standard, like an aerial dash and graplin hook, but they were still fun to use ! Other abilities like setting up a point where you can teleport back to and a bow that could turn into a chakram were really original, well at least to me, and spiced things up a bit for someone who played a fair amount of metroidvanias like me. The only ability I found underwhelming, was the ability to switch dimensions, which sounds cool but is actually just a way to make platforms and obstacles appear and disappear.
Exploration was fun, but I have to admit that towards the end, I was getting a bit tired of finding a hidden area only for it to have crystals, which were of almost no use to me at that point. There was a lot of variety in environment and the art direction was pretty solid so it was always fun to discover a new area.
I didn't care much for the story, but it might be important to add that this is my first prince of persia game so it might have to do with that. Other than that, the acting was pretty nice, although there were some moments were the line delivery wasn't as impactful as it could've been, but, in the end, it's not really what I played this game for.
One thing that I found odd was the overall lack of music throughout the game. Don't get me wrong, there's some really good tracks in there, but a lot of the time the game was weirdly quiet, which feels really weird since metroidvanias are generally full of iconic and nice OSTs.
In conclusion, I had a great time with this Prince of Persia game. I really hope Ubisoft will continue making smaller and more focused gaming experiences like this one !
Jokes aside, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a well made and pretty fun Metroidvania.
Strongest aspect of the game for me was the gameplay, and more specifically the general feel of the character. Sargon just feels so smooth, for lack of a better term, I really had full control on his movement, even in the air. The general feeling of gameplay is also enhanced by the really well made animations for the protagonist. I also thought that the combat was a lot of fun. Being able to, and also encouraged by the game, to combo enemies in the air, and even being able to extend the aerial combos by shooting with a bow, was amazing and reminded me of Devil May Cry in a way.
The abilities we unlock while progress through the game were fun and sometimes pretty original. Some of these were a bit more standard, like an aerial dash and graplin hook, but they were still fun to use ! Other abilities like setting up a point where you can teleport back to and a bow that could turn into a chakram were really original, well at least to me, and spiced things up a bit for someone who played a fair amount of metroidvanias like me. The only ability I found underwhelming, was the ability to switch dimensions, which sounds cool but is actually just a way to make platforms and obstacles appear and disappear.
Exploration was fun, but I have to admit that towards the end, I was getting a bit tired of finding a hidden area only for it to have crystals, which were of almost no use to me at that point. There was a lot of variety in environment and the art direction was pretty solid so it was always fun to discover a new area.
I didn't care much for the story, but it might be important to add that this is my first prince of persia game so it might have to do with that. Other than that, the acting was pretty nice, although there were some moments were the line delivery wasn't as impactful as it could've been, but, in the end, it's not really what I played this game for.
One thing that I found odd was the overall lack of music throughout the game. Don't get me wrong, there's some really good tracks in there, but a lot of the time the game was weirdly quiet, which feels really weird since metroidvanias are generally full of iconic and nice OSTs.
In conclusion, I had a great time with this Prince of Persia game. I really hope Ubisoft will continue making smaller and more focused gaming experiences like this one !