Platinum Prince:
My 100th platinum trophy, couldn't think of a better game to mark my passage of *time* in the PlayStation ecosystem. Around 30 hours to plat, no guides (looked up *1* mystery chest solution that was annoying me), ran through areas multiple times which inflated my play time.
I've already written more than anyone else about this game so there isn't much more to add, all my previous praise stands. What's crazy to me is that this was completely off my radar until I played the demo, it absolutely hooked me and I sensed this could be something special. Even still, I wasn't planning on picking it up immediately due to both Tekken 8 and Yakuza releasing a week later but boy I'm glad I did.
This is a top 5 Metroidvania for me, maybe even top *3* and I've played all the greats. From the fluid traversal to the impactful combat, the beautiful soundtrack and engaging story, the gorgeous art and world based on rarely explored Persian culture (specifically Zoroastrianism), everything about this game sings and I don't really have any criticisms (maybe would have been nice to allow fast travel between Wak Wak trees two-thirds into the game).
Moving forward the possibilities for a sequel are endless, most obvious addition would be multiple weapon types. Bottom line is I want to see more, devs knocked this out of the park and deserve all the praise in the world. Prince of Persia is *back* and I'm excited to see what's next for the franchise.