Posted June 9, 2023 Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown announced for Switch Now up on the main page. Overview and trailer. - - - - - I still remember playing the original Prince of Persia on the Sega Mega-CD many years ago... Then there was the Sands of Time reboot on the GameCube... And... various other reboots since then. This latest title seems to take the basic idea of the original, but with more of a focus on retaining some of the best bits of the modern games. Plus it seems to have more of a modern Metroidvania feel to it, rather than the deliberate, slow pace of the first game from decades ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 9, 2023 Honestly? The Metroidvania approach is a good idea for Prince of Persia. It could totally work. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 9, 2023 8 hours ago, Glen-i said: Honestly? The Metroidvania approach is a good idea for Prince of Persia. It could totally work. Oh yeah, definitely. I was just comparing it to the original, in case there's anyone who only has the original game as a frame of reference... which is, unlikely but possible. This new game going for a Metroidvania style is probably what the series needs at this point. But if anyone has only played the modern Prince of Persia games, I'd say it's still worth checking out the original, if only to see how much the series has changed... ...mostly for the better. The fall deaths in the original Prince of Persia are still hilarious though, especially when you accidentally land on a floor switch at the same time. Here's a compilation from the original 1989 release, the Mega CD version is more amusing, but I can't find a compilation without music played over the top of it... 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 13, 2023 Looks promising. Previews are pretty glowing too... Supposedly Switch is the lead platform, and the game runs at a proper 60FPS in both docked and handheld mode. Let's hope it ends up good 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 14, 2023 Man, I remember playing the original Prince of Persia on a floppy disk. I really should give the series its proper shake, one of these days. As for the new game... I hate the main character's design, but love everything else. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 15, 2023 It looks like it's relying more on fast paced combat moreso than exploration, which for me is the more important aspect of the Metroidvania experience, which concerns me a little as it shows promise, but if it's primarily a hack n' slash game, I doubt I'll invest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 8, 2023 Leaked ahead of the TGAs, but it's official now: arriving January 18th, with a free demo dropping January 11th. Quote Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is coming to Nintendo Switch on January 18, 2024. Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate. Play as Sargon and evolve from sword-wielding prodigy to extraordinary legend as you master acrobatic combat and unlock new Time Powers and unique super abilities. Start forging your path through time-corrupted Persia with the FREE demo, available January 11, 2024. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 8, 2023 Looks good. Let's hope it's... well, good! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 4 World trailer: Reminder that this is out in just two weeks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 4 Looking forward to getting this at half price in four week's time! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 11 Yup, deffo giving that a try. It looks promising. All it needs is to not have stealth sections commandeer half the game, and it's already better then Metroid Dread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 11 1 minute ago, Julius said: Demo is available now Only in America, it seems. Just checked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 11 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Glen-i said: Only in America, it seems. Just checked. It's already up on PlayStation over here, so I'm guessing someone over our side of the pond at Ninty has forgot to press the button I just checked the eShop myself and it showed the demo tab over the game, but then it vanished when I opened it up. I'm sure it'll be sorted in a bit Anyways, reviews for the game are dropping and it's currently at an 87 on both OpenCritic and Metacritic. Some reviews: Seems like we've got our first great game of the year already (on paper, at least ) That demo + review drop combo is spicy, love to see it! Edited January 11 by Julius 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 11 Man, this game feels great to control, so easy to look swag! That said, I kept getting hit all the time. That parry window is tight! There's loads of advanced movement tech that the demo never tells you. It's fantastic! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 11 (edited) Yeah, I'm very impressed with what I've seen from the demo. Level design looks real solid, movement tech is ridiculous, the enemy patterns are also very impressive with lots of variety and lots of unexpected environmental interactivity; and most importantly? It passes the Chris Seavor test! Looks to be a proper quality title Edited January 11 by Dcubed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 20 New update brings Permadeath mode, Speedrun mode and more: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 25 Game is now on sale in Europe. 40% off on the eShop. And now it's mine. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 25 Heard the demo required a Ubisoft account login. Is that true for the full game? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 25 21 minutes ago, Ike said: Heard the demo required a Ubisoft account login. Is that true for the full game? Sucks if it does. I'm getting sick of stuff like this. At the end of last year I returned Street Fighter 6 because you couldn't play the game without signing up to some Capcom portal type thingy. Ridiculous. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 26 (edited) 21 hours ago, Ike said: Heard the demo required a Ubisoft account login. Is that true for the full game? I deffo don't have an Ubisoft account and I played the demo... EDIT: Yep. I'm right. You can skip that by saying "Maybe Later" but apparently, that only works on the Switch version. Portability coming in clutch, and I played it docked! Edited March 26 by Glen-i Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 27 (edited) And as soon as I buy the Switch version, the EGS PC version immediately gets 3D Ultra support for the Spatiallabs 3D display... FFS... Edited March 27 by Dcubed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 27 6 minutes ago, Dcubed said: And as soon as I buy the Switch version, the EGS PC version immediately gets 3D Ultra support for the Spatiallabs 3D display... FFS... If you bought a physical copy you could have just sent it back. Put an hour or so into this, yesterday evening. Pretty fun so far. I love how fast and fluid the movement is. Makes for a very pleasant experience when zooming around the map, even more so now that I've unlocked air dash. I was thinking about Metroidvania type games when playing this and there's nothing more satisfying about them than unlocking either the air dash or double jump moves. Makes traversal so much more fun. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 27 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said: If you bought a physical copy you could have just sent it back. Well at least I'll have a version that won't require any sort of silly Ubisoft always online DRM login bullshit I suppose. But yeah... I can't say no to playing this game in S3D, it's gonna look tits! Quote Put an hour or so into this, yesterday evening. Pretty fun so far. I love how fast and fluid the movement is. Makes for a very pleasant experience when zooming around the map, even more so now that I've unlocked air dash. I was thinking about Metroidvania type games when playing this and there's nothing more satisfying about them than unlocking either the air dash or double jump moves. Makes traversal so much more fun. Yup. Jump powerups are always the best! Edited March 27 by Dcubed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
