Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown on PS5
The sands of time haven’t buried Prince of Persia just yet. After more than a decade, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown revives the series with a fun Metroidvania experience, courtesy of the developers of Rayman Legends no less. Ubisoft Montpellier has done something special here with Prince of Persia The Lost Crown. This is a true Metroidvania game through and through, with hefty boss battles, enigmatic secrets begging to be discovered, and lots of fun jumping and slicing. Let’s dig into what makes this game so well-designed despite what its minimalistic 2.5D appearance might suggest.
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If you’ve played Hollow Knight or Castlevania, you’ll feel right at home navigating the labyrinthine environments of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. The goal of the game is to rescue Prince Ghassan from the traitors that kidnapped him. You do this by traversing through up to a dozen unique biomes that make up the mythical Mount Qaf in a non-linear explorative adventure. Like traditional Metroidvanias, you get rewarded with new powers and abilities as you progress, and use these new abilities to unlock blocked paths and other secrets from previous areas.
