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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown | Review Thread
- Thread starter Thick Thighs Save Lives
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Beer Baelly
Al Pachinko, Konami President
FalsettoVibe
Member
Previews were glowing so I fully expected this.
Fbh
Member
Yeah I'm curious how it will sell.
Non Nintendo 2D games generally don't do that well, specially in this price range.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
2024's first sleeper hit is incoming!
March Climber
Member
Your issue is with the AC team and the Far Cry team.
The PoP: Lost Crown team is the dev team that helped co-develop these titles in the past 10 years:
Rayman Origins
Rayman Legends
Rayman Mini (You all should try it if you liked the above two)
Rayman Adventures iOS (You all should try it if you liked the above two)
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
Valiant Hearts: Coming Home
This is yet another 80s-90s rated game under their belt.
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ban this guys videos.
gtabro
Member
Genuinely asking, no jokes or humor intended - did this guy get a stroke or something? I used to watch him like 5 years ago and he had faster and sharper, so to speak, speech (you can check his old videos for proof), now something's off..?
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ChoosableOne
ChoosableAll
I'm really happy to see a Prince of Persia game receiving such high scores. I'm also surprised that Ubisoft managed to produce such a critically acclaimed work. The game seemed a bit expensive to me, but I'll definitely try out the demo. I hope to play all of it one day. By the way, in the review videos, they showed the first Prince of Persia game(one of my all time favorites), and I realized that I had completely forgotten that the series originally started as a 2D action-platformer game. In that sense, we can say the series has returned to its roots. Congratulations to everyone involved in this. I hope it leads to new 3D Prince adventures as well.
Mitsurugi Reiji
Member
Glad to see great reviews for POP.
This happened with Immortals Fenyx Rising as well. Terrible art style but great game.
This happened with Immortals Fenyx Rising as well. Terrible art style but great game.
bender
What time is it?
Never watched him but he sounds super congested. Maybe he is sick?
Thick Thighs Save Lives
Gold Member
Finished the demo and I'll say that I really enjoyed it. Played it a bit on the Switch first to see how it runs and feels in portable, but then I moved to my PS5 where I finished it.
The platforming is top tier, very satisfying and surprisingly a bit challenging in some places till you learn the correct strategy.
Combat is great as well, really like those finisher moves when you parry a yellow attack.
Sucks a bit that they just tease the boss fight and not actually let you fight it.
Seems the game had the Switch as the lead platform so the game runs very well on both platforms I've played on (Switch and PS5).
The platforming is top tier, very satisfying and surprisingly a bit challenging in some places till you learn the correct strategy.
Combat is great as well, really like those finisher moves when you parry a yellow attack.
Sucks a bit that they just tease the boss fight and not actually let you fight it.
Seems the game had the Switch as the lead platform so the game runs very well on both platforms I've played on (Switch and PS5).
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balls of snow
Member
Oh they intentionally made this a spin off. The prince coming back for real will be in 3d. Probably.
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sigrad
Member
100% agree.
Shits_McGiggles
Member
Are there swappable skins in the game? I'd be more interested if the main character didn't look awful with that hairstyle of his.
Astray
Gold Member
Finished the demo earlier today on Playstation 5. Game isn't graphically amazing but the platforming and combat feel insanely responsive and satisfying (4K 120hz is also soooooo good), the feeling of landing a parry is so good.
Soundtrack and voice acting was also surprisingly good. Definitely gonna preorder it.
Soundtrack and voice acting was also surprisingly good. Definitely gonna preorder it.
The camera is so far back in that Metroidvania style that you won't really notice the hairstyle except maybe in cutscenes.
DevilMayFlyForAWhiteGuy
Member
Played the Demo on both Switch and Xbox SX. Ultimately I’m going to get the the Xbox version, but if Switch were my only option it wouldn’t be bad. The things I noticed were definitely lower resolution textures on Switch, and when I got to the Forest area the game started showing some frame drops.
Also the Switch version looked washed out color wise compared to the Xbox version. I had my tv settings mostly the same for both so I found that strange, especially considering it doesn’t have HDR. Still I’m going to take the $50 plunge so I want the best graphics and performance.
Switch version looked pretty good on the OLED in handheld, and since the game has cross-platform saves I may get the Switch version later on sale if I really end up liking the game.
Also the Switch version looked washed out color wise compared to the Xbox version. I had my tv settings mostly the same for both so I found that strange, especially considering it doesn’t have HDR. Still I’m going to take the $50 plunge so I want the best graphics and performance.
Switch version looked pretty good on the OLED in handheld, and since the game has cross-platform saves I may get the Switch version later on sale if I really end up liking the game.
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mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
I can't believe this is an actual good game.
MasterDerico
Member
But he said something right, just a few companies nowdays make FUN games.
That's why i revisit my old consoles and games.
Im tired of this crap;
-loot
-battlepass
-Multiplayer only
-GaaS
-Graphics, 4k, RT etc etc (and he is right when he said majority of those games don't play well)
If you enjoy, that's fine, but for me videogame is sinonimous of challenge and fun gameplay.
Hero of Spielberg
Member
Haha, I was just about to post this. This is one occasion I’m begging for a paid skin to change his ridiculous hair or at least let me wear a hat
cinnamonandgravy
Member
looks like a mobile game, but hey, if its fun, im in.
but it doesnt look fun, so im out.
but it doesnt look fun, so im out.
Mister Wolf
Member
Supersample it.
rofif
Can’t Git Gud
I tried demo on ps5.
I will sooner play this at 480p with cloud streaming rather than install uplay on pc lol
DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
Sucks that the reviews came out so early, I was really excited to play this game, I love Metroidvanias. Have to wait til the 18th.
Thick Thighs Save Lives
Gold Member
I've updated the OP by replacing the OC and MC screenshots with newer ones. I also don't think there are many other reviews left to be accounted for, so it's likely that the scores will remain as they are.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Deffo picking this up at some point.
delfrickintree
Banned
edit. nevermind, dont need tech help here
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ManaByte
Gold Member
Why though? Assassin's Creed is the replacement for 3D Prince of Persia. Hell, it even started out as Prince of Persia: Assassins.
PoP was originally a 2D game and even Jordan Mechner is praising it going back to its roots.
Gambit2483
Member
Amazing scores. If I do get it, it'll be on Switch esp with it being 60fps.
kruis
Exposing the sinister cartel of retailers who allow companies to pay for advertising space.
Wow! I had no idea that AC came out of a PoP prototype. Interesting!
Prince of Persia: Assassin
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Jooxed
Gold Member
Im still trying to figure out this comment
Shakka43
Member
That's like saying the real Samus is coming back when Prime 4 releases.
Some people here are jaded as fuck, this game looks and plays pretty damn good. The combat itself is leagues better than any POP released before.
SCB3
Member
Played through the demo on Switch and I have to say, it seems like a good game, could be a nice 20h playthrough whilst waiting for the ever in development Silksong, I loved the 3D PoP games on the PS2 and this is going back to the more traditional PoP though
I've gone from skip/sale to buy on release from this demo alone
I've gone from skip/sale to buy on release from this demo alone
SCB3
Member
Yea if this was made by an indie dev it'd be praised to high heaven but because its ubisoft it gets dismissed immediately,
Heres the thing, Ubisoft games are not bad, at all, bloated and long, yes, but not bad
ManaByte
Gold Member
The game made me want to seek out the original PoP on PC and play it again. UbiSoft owns the franchise, but the ORIGINAL and PoP 2 are abandonware. They made PoP Classic and it's BC on Xbox, but the only way to play the original PC version and sequel is finding the abandonware files and running it in DOS Box. It's not available on Steam or GoG. Only the modern 3D versions.
Cyberpunkd
Member
If so it’s shitty replacement to what was a whimsical adventure game with platforming elements. No thanks.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Imagine disliking wall jumping.
ManaByte
Gold Member
The original PoP was basically 2D Tomb Raider (the original, grid based TR). The 3D PoP games are not what PoP was.
March Climber
Member
How good was the performance and at what settings?
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I mean, that poster is half right. This character isn't the prince
Still seems like a fun game regardless.
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