It's been 35 years since Jordan Mechner's influential masterpiece, and after a lengthy excursion into the third dimension, we once again have a side-scrolling platformer! It's one hell of an adventure, taking inspiration from its modern colleagues (Celeste, Hollow Knight and Metroid Dread) while doing more than enough to stand on its own.
Building a rock-solid combat system with exciting combos is difficult. Constructing platforming gauntlets that are challenging yet fair is its own struggle. Doing both in the same game, where one feeds into the other seamlessly? That's a Herculean feat. The Lost Crown goes above and beyond, delivering a special experience that will doubtlessly stick with us for years to come.
Building a rock-solid combat system with exciting combos is difficult. Constructing platforming gauntlets that are challenging yet fair is its own struggle. Doing both in the same game, where one feeds into the other seamlessly? That's a Herculean feat. The Lost Crown goes above and beyond, delivering a special experience that will doubtlessly stick with us for years to come.