I’ve never been a crazy fan of the Prince of Persia franchise but I did enjoy Prince of Persia (2008) and The Forgotten Sands quite a bit and this one (for the most part) delivered in the same way those did for me…
First off, the 2D Metroidvania route they took here was brilliant and worked way better than I originally thought. It made puzzles feel super challenging and extremely satisfying.
The combat is extremely well done and has a lot of variety to it especially as you get deeper into the story and learn new abilities and that’s something I found refreshing since a lot of 2D platformers tend to be pretty repetitive with its combat.
The world here not only has a lot of depth to it with absolutely stunning locations but is also crazy massive which I didn’t expect at all. The map is about 3x bigger than what I originally assumed and it was awesome to explore!
The story here wasn’t anything crazy. A lot of people are loving it and while I can see those reasons, nothing stuck with me personally… I wasn’t caught off guard by anything, the characters were a bit generic and while I really liked Sargon, he had very little depth to him and I would’ve loved to know him more so I could’ve cared for him…
While Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is my least favorite Prince of Persia story experience, it’s definitely a fun one that I recommend everyone to give a shot! Especially if you’re a fan of Metroidvania games.
First off, the 2D Metroidvania route they took here was brilliant and worked way better than I originally thought. It made puzzles feel super challenging and extremely satisfying.
The combat is extremely well done and has a lot of variety to it especially as you get deeper into the story and learn new abilities and that’s something I found refreshing since a lot of 2D platformers tend to be pretty repetitive with its combat.
The world here not only has a lot of depth to it with absolutely stunning locations but is also crazy massive which I didn’t expect at all. The map is about 3x bigger than what I originally assumed and it was awesome to explore!
The story here wasn’t anything crazy. A lot of people are loving it and while I can see those reasons, nothing stuck with me personally… I wasn’t caught off guard by anything, the characters were a bit generic and while I really liked Sargon, he had very little depth to him and I would’ve loved to know him more so I could’ve cared for him…
While Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is my least favorite Prince of Persia story experience, it’s definitely a fun one that I recommend everyone to give a shot! Especially if you’re a fan of Metroidvania games.