Review Roundup For Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown
11.01.2024 - 22:15
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/ Evan Campbell
/ Steve Watts
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Metroidvania magnificence.
By Evan Campbell on
As the first new entry in the franchise in over a decade, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is receiving quite the royal welcome from critics. The game moves away from the 3D action-adventure genre and instead offers a metroidvania experience.
The transition seems like the right one, because Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has a metascore of 86 on GameSpot sister site Metacritic. That favorable rating comes from 59 critic reviews at the time of this article's publication.
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GameSpot writer Steve Watts states that the series has «found its new home» as a metroidvania in his review. He adds: «This new genre debut is so confident and impeccably crafted that this should simply be the identity of Prince of Persia for the foreseeable future.» Watts wasn't alone either, as other reviewers highlighted how well the game nails the metroidvania feel. In fact, there's a Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown feature that other metroidvania games should steal going forward.
A Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown demo is available now to get a taste of the game before it launches January 18. GameSpot also has a preorder guide for the upcoming 2.5D game.
Check out more reviews for the game below:
«Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is the series' first attempt at a modernized metroidvania, which could have easily fallen into the category of competent imitators. But with impactful combat, silky platforming, and innovative exploration mechanics, this latest Prince of Persia makes the series a leader in its class once again.» — Steve Watts [Full review]
«The Lost Crown makes it hard to put the controller down, constantly urging players to follow its paths just a little further. Following its persistent pull to explore more of Mount Qaf is easy, though, thanks to how good it feels to do so. Between its first-rate platforming and engaging combat and progression, The Lost Crown's various parts coalesce into a sublime loop. Gameplay is king, and this Prince of Persia understands that.» — Wesley LeBlanc [Full review]
«I really enjoyed exploring Mount Qaf as Sargon in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. I wouldn't call myself a huge Prince of Persia fan or a huge metroidvania fan. But Ubisoft has managed to take the two and smash them together into a refreshingly new and