How To Play Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Early

There are plenty of tough platforming challenges in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, but most players are likely to be roadblocked by some of the game’s tougher bosses. Naturally, among the most difficult are the Immortals, who turn on Sargon in favor of Vahram’s treachery. Orod is one of the toughest, but fear not; we’ll guide you through how to topple this giant.

As you make your way through Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, you’ll find that there are plenty of platforming sections that will test your mettle as a player. However, there’s one challenge in particular that will have you banging your head against the wall. It involves a room off to the side from the elevator at the Haven, and you must make it through two minutes of perfect jumps, dashes, and other skills in order to complete it and get a new skin for Sargon.

In Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, you'll meet a young girl called Fariba who sells you hints and maps whenever you run into her across your adventure through Mount Qaf.

This particular puzzle in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown can seem especially tricky. That’s because there are two statues to begin with that are roughly the same size, and one of them isn’t meant to be used at all. Don’t worry, though; we’ll guide you through the process as quickly and effortlessly as possible so that you can move on with this particular Metroidvania.

The Sacred Archives puzzles in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown will see you creating clones of yourself while solving a series of increasingly difficult timed challenges. Your goal is to address one aspect of the puzzle with each pass until, with the help of your clones, you can complete the challenge. So, let’s get started, shall we?

A quest item named the Key of Kings must be foundto open the Palace of King Darius in .The Palace is one of the last locations Sargon needs to visit before the end of the game, but it is impossible to reach without the Key. You'll have to backtrack through past areas you've visited to obtain this important item.

One of the rooms in the Hyrcanian Forest area of contains a statue puzzle that can be quite difficult to solve. A riddle provides some clues to arranging three figures in certain directions for a rare reward. Those who interpret this clue correctly can unlock an item used to upgrade Sargon's weapons for their continuing journey throughout the Citadel.

The best tool in Sargon's arsenal in is an Athra Surge, a strong technique that unleashes the Immortal's channeled spirit into various attacks. These moves all have unique properties designed for different encounters with enemies across the Citadel. However, the limited amount of Surges you can equip makes some abilities better to have than others.

Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown exploded onto the scene as if from nowhere and rocked our world. It’s early into 2024, but we have fallen in love with this reboot of the classic series. Taking on the mantle of a Metroidvania, Lost Crown is full of surprises and tracking them down is easier said than done. 

The best upgrades you can get in help enhance many of Sargon's items and weapons to deal with the first big challenges faced on Mount Qaf. A particular improvement may change a difficult boss fight into a much easier encounter. Since many upgrades are very cheap toward the start of the game, you may have a hard time choosing one.

Time Crystals are Mount Qaf's currency in . Time Crystals can buy high-quality gear and amulets. They're also easy to get if you have an adventurous heart and a willingness to explore. However, there are some useful strategies if you need to quickly farm more Time Crystals to afford a particularly interesting amulet or item.

The revival of this long-dormant franchise moves into the gear-and-power-gated family of games colloquially termed Metroidvanias, thanks to its similarity to early classics like Super Metroid and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. It’s a genre that has been gaining traction in recent years, but Ubisoft’s return to the Prince of Persia franchise is one of the best we’ve seen in a long time. It's even managed to make a spot for itself on our list of the Best Metroidvania Games you should make a point to play.