The first big release of 2024 delivers. The combat is impressively deep compared to other Metroidvanias, and the platforming is great too. I am also impressed with the soundtrack.
It was longer than I anticipated and harder than I anticipated. The balance is generally fine but they are certainly aiming at more hardcore fans of the Metroidvania genre as I can guarantee you that a lot of people will bounce off some of these bosses and drop the game.
I think this game will be like Hi-Fi Rush, a game that over-delivers and will be remembered fondly at the end of the year.
The only thing I didn't like was the extreme dependency on checking the map. I know this is normal in this genre but towards the last 5 hours, I felt like I was checking the map every 6 seconds.
And, while this might be a small complaint, I found the menus, character art, UI, and fonts to look like a mobile game. Everything is a little too big.
Still, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a great game that gets a lot of things right, it's one of the best Metroidvanias in years. Here's hoping for a sequel (even if that, unfortunately, seems unlikely given the poor sales).
It was longer than I anticipated and harder than I anticipated. The balance is generally fine but they are certainly aiming at more hardcore fans of the Metroidvania genre as I can guarantee you that a lot of people will bounce off some of these bosses and drop the game.
I think this game will be like Hi-Fi Rush, a game that over-delivers and will be remembered fondly at the end of the year.
The only thing I didn't like was the extreme dependency on checking the map. I know this is normal in this genre but towards the last 5 hours, I felt like I was checking the map every 6 seconds.
And, while this might be a small complaint, I found the menus, character art, UI, and fonts to look like a mobile game. Everything is a little too big.
Still, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a great game that gets a lot of things right, it's one of the best Metroidvanias in years. Here's hoping for a sequel (even if that, unfortunately, seems unlikely given the poor sales).