I played the demo and can already tell I’m going to love this. So addictive and satisfying. I loved it so much I played through the demo a dozen times. Can’t wait to play the full game.
As persian I'm so much impressed by the world design and characters and boss names . I think this game is really a master piece and they did a good job. Plus this was the first game with farsi subtitles and I'm so grateful for this ❤❤❤
Yooo its so cool that they did that! Localization like that takes a lot of time and effort and its dope they did it for Farsi, hopefully this inspires more devs to do it
I was trying the demo and pulled up your past video on this game. 5 minutes, after seeing how tight the controls were and hearing you gush, I immediately preordered it. No contact dmg is wonderful. I just did last faith then blasphemous 2 then afterimage so the “feel” of this game was already 10 times better. Superior graphics and gameplay? Yes please. Thx for all your hard work my man. Been listening to you longer than I can remember and you never steer me wrong.
I mean Blasphemous and Blasphemous 2 are amazing. Tight controls and everything. But yeah. I would compare this to Hollow Knight in terms of just almost perfection
What's sad is that in the 2000s / 2010s they used to release banger after banger. Splinter cell, Rayman, BGE, the first Assassin's Creed, Prince of Persia.. All of their games had so much identity, they always tried new things to the point where it used to be other studios who copied Ubisoft and now it's the opposite, all of their games just seems so bland. I'm glad this one is good but we're still a long way from the old Ubisoft and how good they used to be
@@mac10-mu7dd I played all of them back in the day and the difference between that ubisoft and the current one is worlds apart. Ubisoft has been lazy as shit ever since they started milking AC and making everything an open world shit show with 3000 map icons.
As a Prince of Persia and Metroidvania fan this was pretty much a no-brainer for me to check out, but seeing that map memory feature basically sold it to me on its own, lol. I can't even tell you how many times I wished a feature like that existed in other Metroidvania games. So many "why didn't I go that way again...?" moments of unnecessary backtracking could have been avoided (of course on the plus side for those designs, it does really make you learn the map).
Completely agree. Prince of Persia stands shoulder to shoulder with giants like Metroid Prime and Ori, and is easily one of my all time favorite Metroidvanias. I'm playing on Switch OLED as I like my handheld gaming, and even that version runs native res 60, it's a great handheld game. I've been playing at work every day in the office in tabletop mode 😂
that ubisoft montpelier studio has made some great games, whenever they do a platformer they do an amazing job. Happy to see Ubisoft still funding projects like this
Why not ?? , go and play blasphemous 2 and last faith , that released in the last months , they're both bangers and probably better than prince of Persia
Same. I could be considered a "ubisoft sucker" if you will. I defend their games and stuff a bit too much in the past, but my first thought with this game was "Cashgrab or copout due to Sands of Time Remake flunking". I am so glad I was wrong. This game is gonna slap so hard when I get to play it and I highly suggest you do too while we wait for the bigger games a bit later in the year. Ubisoft can make good games, they just have to try to.
Really good review. I played the demo but was great seeing a little bit more of the later gameplay with a few more abilities. Going to be a day 1 purchase for me.
Just finished this…. 100%’d it in a handful of days. It was amazing. The story wasn’t great during the mid part…. But the gameplay was always amazing and the story wrapped up amazing. I am a lover of Metroidvanias and am so glad to have had another amazing one to sink my thumbs into! Bringing things back to basics helped Ubisoft make a decent game again!
Wow that map memory system is amazing. Literally, the reason I've never finished a metroidvania is because I get so drained by wandering the map. game-changer.
I thought personally no 2D Metroidvania in recent memory would be better than Metroid Dread but this game is so good. I actually like it better than Dread.
14:15 Many Xbox reviewers highly praised the fact it’s dubbed in quality Persian, which from the way they talked about it seems like it’s very rare in todays game releases.
Immortals fenyx rising was probably the best recent game they made that I had the most fun with, I think the same team made this. Seems similar and I’m excited to give it a go. Thanks for the tip on Ubisoft+ had no idea it was coming to that
Buy this game PLEASE to show that we want more of this. This might be my favorite Metroidvania of all time. I think it might be better than Hollow Knight.
Yeah as someone who doesnt play these sort of games often, this was one of the best games in general that ive played, in recent memory. 5/5 for me too, i hope there's a sequel. The last boss fight really was a blast, felt like a kid again being all hyped up whilst fighting him. This game is definitely worth the 90 bucks i spent (Aussie here).
The map sounds awesome. I don't know how many times I've needed an item to unlock an early game jump,door or chest and forget about it because it needs a late game item to open or traverse it👍
Very good review, their is everything I need to know about the game ! I'm really surprised that Ubisoft made such a good game, but yeah, it looks like an excellent game, I'll have to try it.
I love this game is so great! I would like to see faces of people who were bashing this game when the first trailer was announced, saying “can ubisoft go any lower”. Bravo for Ubisoft for proving them wrong!
That wasn't the argument. People thought Ubi were being woke. You make it sound like their problem was his "blackness". I know he's not "black" anyway but use some nuance before calling them racist at least.
Loved the demo and now after this review I am totally sold. The price point is fine here in the UK and I got it physical for £37 online. Bring on tomorrow
I'm not huge on Metroidvania as a genre, but this game is by far my favourite. It's both the most challenging metroid style game i've ever played (on hard difficulty, these bosses are like Sekiro/Bloodborne level of difficult, you REALLY have to master their movesets and be incredibly precise with your movement and strikes), AND the most accessible (traversal and navigation are made WAY less cryptic and annoying by a Guided mode that gives you map markers to go after). I really think this game absolute bang on nails the balance of accessibility and challenge, demanding precision and skill while also letting you customize the difficulty so that you're not just stuck against a wall of frustration. The combat, story, exploration & platforming are all top tier. Really blown away by this as someone who also had no expectations, it's one of the most pure fun video games I've played in a couple years!
It's an absolute masterpiece. I also played on the hardest, although I modified a bit to remove athra damage on hits and improved athra regeneration and easier parry timing. Kept enemy health and damage the same as it is on immortal difficulty.
Currently playing Early Access. This has the best story in the series, and it's not even close. The story, dialogue, voice acting, characters, etc is SO DAMN GOOD that I hope they make an animated series out of this. The gameplay and art style are S tier. As someone who even enjoyed the underrated Forgotten Sands, this is easily the best PoP game. Yes, even better than Sands of Time.
I must say that i have waiting for a game like this in metrovania style. Finaly a protagonist that have combos and are as powerfull as the bosses you fight. You as a player feels like a acrobatic powerfull warrior. Instead of a fat little bug that is weak allmost all the time. Sorry for the spelling. Swedish guy over here 😂
hey cowboy, big fan of your vids and MV/soulslike reviews, thank you for reviewing this game. Because of that i got to try it and it quickly became one of my all time favs
This was not on my radar whatsoever. Especially since it was a Ubisoft game, kudos to them for throwing a free demo out there. After I played the demo I was absolutely sold. Loving the full game now.
Amazing game. Action packed. I just completed it. When I felt the end of the game approaching I couldn’t believe it, I wanted more. Guys spend your In game money and upgrade your amulets😅 I wish the story was a bit deeper too. I was wondering about two of the immortals who never showed up or got killed. Two things I want to know are: Will this game have a part 2? And how long did it take to make this awesome game?
One really good Ubisoft game a couple years ago was Immortals Fenyx Rising. I've played through that game to completion like 4 times now and it never gets old to me for some reason lol. I guess I just like the sitting in the music so much and the banter between the gods. The only problem I have with the game is that it just doesn't let you upgrade organically enough. Every time you turn around they are giving you all these bonus rewards for like signing into Ubisoft or some shit when I really don't want them yet. I don't like being overleveled as soon as I start a game and everything is just a cakewalk lol.
There was no hesitation i Pre-ordered the game as soon as id heard about it CB as loved playing POP back in the days..Watched all the uploads so thank u for them all as iv throughly enjoyed watching the content 👍My player skills leave a lot to be desired yet spending a lot of time in the training arrear ( witch i will have to do ) im hoping ill git gud 🙏 😂 Hearing u talk about what the game entails and the puzzles i throught oh shit frustration gonna get the better of me yet with seeing if you die u start not far from where u died i new its gonna be a game thats fare on the not so skilled player 👏 Brilliant review 👌 im so pumped for 18th and giving this game my time.
I have to say I'm loving this game. Like some I was sitting on the fence due to the 50 GBP (in the UK) price tag. However they have done a very smart thing of letting you have a demo version to try for free. In the demo you start with some of your abilities unlocked so you can explore a bit and to be fair it was a successful "pitch" for the full game. Although visually it looks more like a SoTN a lot of the mechanics remind me more of Hollow Knight. Amulets are basically charms for example and you don't "level up" as such, instead you improve your weapons and abilities with upgrades and amulets. I think the only thing I like to see is a bit more flexibility on upgrades. If I invest into amulets and abilities that I later decide were not so good after all would be nice to get the chance to rebuild as some upgrade specific currencies are very rare.
It didn’t get cancelled. Development was restarted at Ubisoft Montreal (the OG studio) because the Indian Ubisoft studio originally doing it wasn’t up to the task.
Good point. I watched a review that said this game didn't revolutionize metroidvanias but did do it well, but with the new memory shards, it HAS revolutionized metroidvanias, more than any other game in the genre I can think of
Great review I’m so hyped! One thing I wish you touched upon though was the difficulty. Which difficulty did you choose and was it a nice challenge throughout the game/well balanced?
While late I bouught the game on switch specifically because of this review, I know there are ways to get other launchers to work on steam deck but I wanted to just plug and play so to speak and despite Ubisoft's mistakes recently maybe its good to show support to good games cause this game really is a bloody masterpiece. I mean really. Like just this morning I reach a boss or subboss who beats my ass so bad the first two times I think it'll be weeks before I'll beat him...then I had a second morning poo, took to it another two times and beat it that fourth. Its just such a good, smooth combat system that once you *get* an enemy's moveset you can kinda kick ass. It may be my last ubisoft game, at least for awhile,and certainly my last Switch game, but man oh man, what a great recommend. Glad I followed your advice on it, i'm just gonna say it, better than Metroid Dread...because as great as Dread was it didn't have that backtracking that the classic metroid games and such had, but this Prince of Persia game hits all the correct beats.
My only gripe is that on console at least, the parry button L2 is also the button to use your super so blocking then attacking straight after frequently ends up in me using my super inadvertently. Not seen a way to change button mapping yet
The Iranian culture bit is accurate FINALLY. The Prince of Persia franchise despite being “Persia” being in the title; was usually conflated with Arab/ Arabian stereotypical culture.
I’m kind of flabbergasted at how good this game is. I’m about 7 hours in or so and loving it. Waited until a sale to get this because I wasn’t expecting much. I’ll be nabbing the DLC day one.
The Ubisoft+ sub hack is what I do for just about every major Ubi release. Just did it last month and got through both AC Mirage and Avatar for 15 bucks. To be honest though I will probably be picking this up on Switch so I can play portably. It is a shame it isn't on Steam at launch because it would be perfect for the SD OLED.
Just beat it. It was VERY good. I played it on switch and even there it ran at a mostly smooth 60fps though there were some drops here and there and it did crash a few times. My critiques with it are the story was forgettable and the music was totally forgettable imo. I think some of the environments are uninteresting as well, look at how awesome that frozen in time ship area was for example. That was awesome. Wish we got more of that. Overall a damn fine metroidvania.
Perhaps Cookie Cutter and The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile too. Even though the Dishwasher games are less of a metroidvania and more of a really good 2D Ninja Gaiden.
What did you think of Metroid Dread's final boss? For me, THAT was the pinnacle of hype. It was soooo hard too, 3 phases and I couldn't even beat the 1st when I started.
Good review been looking forward to this for a while and will probably get it soon after drop I just hope we see the prince I don't like when they give us a title game with out said character like Diablo 4 and never fight Diablo hope the story isn't that thin as people have said.
I’m loving it. However. On both the female boss and the guy I fought on the pirate ship, Sargon glitched out and became invisible. While in this state I didn’t take any damage whatsoever but was able to damage the boss. Tbh I was a little disappointed because it made the fight simple. However I don’t know if I would have been able to beat either of them so easily. Has anyone else experienced this invisibility thing?
I love metroidvanias, Hollow Knight is one of my favorite games ever. I bet PoP's combat will be super fun. But I'm still indecisive... The visuals really don't impress me. It looks like a mobile game :D
Good to know. Can't wait to play it. My only problem with these open-ended metroidvania type of games (because I suck at them) are ending up in a place where I really shouldn't be yet. Does the game make it very clear if that's the case and is it easy enough to get out again? 😝
@StillWeRide honestly, even though it could just be recency bias, I really think this game beats all other highly acclaimed metroidvanias like Hollow Knight, Ori and Blasphemous. Those games are still great and I love them, but this feels like an actual step forward in the genre
This game is fucking perfect. I got 100% and it took me 31 hours. A Metroidvania with this much depth and love put into it was definitely needed.
I played the demo and can already tell I’m going to love this. So addictive and satisfying. I loved it so much I played through the demo a dozen times. Can’t wait to play the full game.
As persian I'm so much impressed by the world design and characters and boss names . I think this game is really a master piece and they did a good job. Plus this was the first game with farsi subtitles and I'm so grateful for this ❤❤❤
Yooo its so cool that they did that! Localization like that takes a lot of time and effort and its dope they did it for Farsi, hopefully this inspires more devs to do it
@@LINKedup101 yeah i hope so man❤❤❤
I'm a prince and I'm impressed as well. Such good design.
@@randys8974 As a non persian, I can confirm that I'm not persian 😂
I was trying the demo and pulled up your past video on this game. 5 minutes, after seeing how tight the controls were and hearing you gush, I immediately preordered it.
No contact dmg is wonderful. I just did last faith then blasphemous 2 then afterimage so the “feel” of this game was already 10 times better. Superior graphics and gameplay? Yes please.
Thx for all your hard work my man. Been listening to you longer than I can remember and you never steer me wrong.
Same. Thought the early access was today but it's at midnight
I mean Blasphemous and Blasphemous 2 are amazing. Tight controls and everything.
But yeah. I would compare this to Hollow Knight in terms of just almost perfection
I still can't believe that ubisoft finally made a good game
What's sad is that in the 2000s / 2010s they used to release banger after banger. Splinter cell, Rayman, BGE, the first Assassin's Creed, Prince of Persia.. All of their games had so much identity, they always tried new things to the point where it used to be other studios who copied Ubisoft and now it's the opposite, all of their games just seems so bland. I'm glad this one is good but we're still a long way from the old Ubisoft and how good they used to be
@@mac10-mu7dd I played all of them back in the day and the difference between that ubisoft and the current one is worlds apart. Ubisoft has been lazy as shit ever since they started milking AC and making everything an open world shit show with 3000 map icons.
Division 2, wildlands?
@@jameskrbelldivision 2 was so meh, division 1 at least had personality as a snowy New York was very cool to play in
Loved the demo. Excited for this one.
As a Prince of Persia and Metroidvania fan this was pretty much a no-brainer for me to check out, but seeing that map memory feature basically sold it to me on its own, lol. I can't even tell you how many times I wished a feature like that existed in other Metroidvania games. So many "why didn't I go that way again...?" moments of unnecessary backtracking could have been avoided (of course on the plus side for those designs, it does really make you learn the map).
Completely agree. Prince of Persia stands shoulder to shoulder with giants like Metroid Prime and Ori, and is easily one of my all time favorite Metroidvanias. I'm playing on Switch OLED as I like my handheld gaming, and even that version runs native res 60, it's a great handheld game. I've been playing at work every day in the office in tabletop mode 😂
that ubisoft montpelier studio has made some great games, whenever they do a platformer they do an amazing job. Happy to see Ubisoft still funding projects like this
one of the best games ubisoft ever made in my opinion
Played the demo, preordered the deluxe edition after it was over. I haven't played a game so goddamn good for a long time.
Why not ?? , go and play blasphemous 2 and last faith , that released in the last months , they're both bangers and probably better than prince of Persia
Blasphemous is good but not better prince of persia lmaoo@@adonaielohim4147
Blasphemous 2 is a WAY better metroidvania then this game
Extra dlc @@alenezi989a3
I brought the deluxe edition because I’m impatient 😂😂
I wasnt expecting anything at all from this game but what ive been hearing about it recently makes me really interested
Same. I could be considered a "ubisoft sucker" if you will. I defend their games and stuff a bit too much in the past, but my first thought with this game was "Cashgrab or copout due to Sands of Time Remake flunking". I am so glad I was wrong. This game is gonna slap so hard when I get to play it and I highly suggest you do too while we wait for the bigger games a bit later in the year. Ubisoft can make good games, they just have to try to.
check out the demo, a bit short but gives you an idea of gameplay.. def going to get it
its great. try the demo!! it looks great too
Masterpiece. Before you had my curiosity now you have my attention.😮
Such a good line from Django lol
Really good review. I played the demo but was great seeing a little bit more of the later gameplay with a few more abilities.
Going to be a day 1 purchase for me.
Played the demo and screamed "Come on!" when it cuts at Jahandar. It got me hooked. Game is beautiful too.
Just finished this…. 100%’d it in a handful of days. It was amazing. The story wasn’t great during the mid part…. But the gameplay was always amazing and the story wrapped up amazing. I am a lover of Metroidvanias and am so glad to have had another amazing one to sink my thumbs into! Bringing things back to basics helped Ubisoft make a decent game again!
Wow that map memory system is amazing. Literally, the reason I've never finished a metroidvania is because I get so drained by wandering the map. game-changer.
Love the review. Let’s have more reviews in 2024 please and thank you.
It’s a blast to play I was taken off guard by how fun it is.
The second you said "the only other metroidvania that stacks up for me against this is Hollow Knight" i was in. Definately getting this.
Ori and the blind forest is also one of the best out there :)
@@EuroRama95 Will of the wisps is in my top 5 all time, love that series
@@NickHunter I agree both Ori but the 2nd one is just amazing
I thought personally no 2D Metroidvania in recent memory would be better than Metroid Dread but this game is so good. I actually like it better than Dread.
Well this review has made me buy this tomorrow. Thank you cowboy.
14:15 Many Xbox reviewers highly praised the fact it’s dubbed in quality Persian, which from the way they talked about it seems like it’s very rare in todays game releases.
Immortals fenyx rising was probably the best recent game they made that I had the most fun with, I think the same team made this. Seems similar and I’m excited to give it a go. Thanks for the tip on Ubisoft+ had no idea it was coming to that
I play the demo of this and play for like 10 minutes i got instantly hooked so i decided to pre-order this game 😃
i tried to hold out till thursday but got the deluxe for early access 😂
Wow, the visions as map markers look awesome, should make the backtracking so much easier
honestly I'm the kind of person with great gameplay execution but a totally shit memory :D So this idea blew my head off
They should add this to all metroidvanias after this, its an insane addition
I wasn't too sure because I typically suck at this type of game but after playing the demo I'm super excited to play the whole game.
Can’t believe that Ubisoft made such an amazing game. Can’t wait to see the next version of that game.
This is crazy that this was a good ubisoft game since the original trilogy and the ezio series
I hope they give the devs more money to create more games like this!!
Buy this game PLEASE to show that we want more of this. This might be my favorite Metroidvania of all time. I think it might be better than Hollow Knight.
Yeah as someone who doesnt play these sort of games often, this was one of the best games in general that ive played, in recent memory. 5/5 for me too, i hope there's a sequel. The last boss fight really was a blast, felt like a kid again being all hyped up whilst fighting him. This game is definitely worth the 90 bucks i spent (Aussie here).
The map sounds awesome. I don't know how many times I've needed an item to unlock an early game jump,door or chest and forget about it because it needs a late game item to open or traverse it👍
The traversal and platform puzzles look like Ubisoft saw Guacamelee and Hollow Knight in action and decided to fuse and evolve it. And that's awesome
Very good review, their is everything I need to know about the game ! I'm really surprised that Ubisoft made such a good game, but yeah, it looks like an excellent game, I'll have to try it.
I love this game is so great! I would like to see faces of people who were bashing this game when the first trailer was announced, saying “can ubisoft go any lower”. Bravo for Ubisoft for proving them wrong!
Also, the racists who were dissing this game because the character "looks" black
That wasn't the argument. People thought Ubi were being woke. You make it sound like their problem was his "blackness". I know he's not "black" anyway but use some nuance before calling them racist at least.
@@mgxzazfbyjuchrisclarkvpz236 "being woke", you already proved my point
Great review CB. Can’t wait to play it tomorrow!
Loved the demo and now after this review I am totally sold. The price point is fine here in the UK and I got it physical for £37 online. Bring on tomorrow
Never played prince of persia but this is a must buy for me. In the mood for a good metroidvania.
I'm not huge on Metroidvania as a genre, but this game is by far my favourite. It's both the most challenging metroid style game i've ever played (on hard difficulty, these bosses are like Sekiro/Bloodborne level of difficult, you REALLY have to master their movesets and be incredibly precise with your movement and strikes), AND the most accessible (traversal and navigation are made WAY less cryptic and annoying by a Guided mode that gives you map markers to go after). I really think this game absolute bang on nails the balance of accessibility and challenge, demanding precision and skill while also letting you customize the difficulty so that you're not just stuck against a wall of frustration. The combat, story, exploration & platforming are all top tier. Really blown away by this as someone who also had no expectations, it's one of the most pure fun video games I've played in a couple years!
It's an absolute masterpiece. I also played on the hardest, although I modified a bit to remove athra damage on hits and improved athra regeneration and easier parry timing. Kept enemy health and damage the same as it is on immortal difficulty.
Currently playing Early Access. This has the best story in the series, and it's not even close. The story, dialogue, voice acting, characters, etc is SO DAMN GOOD that I hope they make an animated series out of this. The gameplay and art style are S tier. As someone who even enjoyed the underrated Forgotten Sands, this is easily the best PoP game. Yes, even better than Sands of Time.
Woke up one weekend and was bored so I figured I’d try the demo. Bought it in a heartbeat and I can’t put it down. 9/10.
I must say that i have waiting for a game like this in metrovania style. Finaly a protagonist that have combos and are as powerfull as the bosses you fight. You as a player feels like a acrobatic powerfull warrior. Instead of a fat little bug that is weak allmost all the time. Sorry for the spelling. Swedish guy over here 😂
hey cowboy, big fan of your vids and MV/soulslike reviews, thank you for reviewing this game. Because of that i got to try it and it quickly became one of my all time favs
This was not on my radar whatsoever. Especially since it was a Ubisoft game, kudos to them for throwing a free demo out there. After I played the demo I was absolutely sold. Loving the full game now.
It's so good. The movement, combat, visuals, sound, everything feels amazing. 10/10 game easily.
Amazing game. Action packed. I just completed it. When I felt the end of the game approaching I couldn’t believe it, I wanted more. Guys spend your In game money and upgrade your amulets😅 I wish the story was a bit deeper too. I was wondering about two of the immortals who never showed up or got killed. Two things I want to know are: Will this game have a part 2? And how long did it take to make this awesome game?
Snapshot on the map for easier backtracking needs to be mandatory in all metroidvania's moving forward!
One really good Ubisoft game a couple years ago was Immortals Fenyx Rising. I've played through that game to completion like 4 times now and it never gets old to me for some reason lol. I guess I just like the sitting in the music so much and the banter between the gods. The only problem I have with the game is that it just doesn't let you upgrade organically enough. Every time you turn around they are giving you all these bonus rewards for like signing into Ubisoft or some shit when I really don't want them yet. I don't like being overleveled as soon as I start a game and everything is just a cakewalk lol.
I will be buying this. Love they went with the side scrolling metrovania route.
Have you enjoyed the game so far? Ive finished it, and loved it from start to end.
@@infinitedeath1384 i started playing yesterday and the game is incredible. Definitely a must play!
There was no hesitation i Pre-ordered the game as soon as id heard about it CB as loved playing POP back in the days..Watched all the uploads so thank u for them all as iv throughly enjoyed watching the content 👍My player skills leave a lot to be desired yet spending a lot of time in the training arrear ( witch i will have to do ) im hoping ill git gud 🙏 😂 Hearing u talk about what the game entails and the puzzles i throught oh shit frustration gonna get the better of me yet with seeing if you die u start not far from where u died i new its gonna be a game thats fare on the not so skilled player 👏 Brilliant review 👌 im so pumped for 18th and giving this game my time.
Best Metroidvania I have played since Metroid Dread. Masterpiece.
I have to say I'm loving this game. Like some I was sitting on the fence due to the 50 GBP (in the UK) price tag. However they have done a very smart thing of letting you have a demo version to try for free. In the demo you start with some of your abilities unlocked so you can explore a bit and to be fair it was a successful "pitch" for the full game.
Although visually it looks more like a SoTN a lot of the mechanics remind me more of Hollow Knight. Amulets are basically charms for example and you don't "level up" as such, instead you improve your weapons and abilities with upgrades and amulets.
I think the only thing I like to see is a bit more flexibility on upgrades. If I invest into amulets and abilities that I later decide were not so good after all would be nice to get the chance to rebuild as some upgrade specific currencies are very rare.
You are the boss ,I trust your reviews.
I remember when they were gonna release that remaster for all of the older prince of persia games but it got cancelled for the foreseeable future 😢
It didn’t get cancelled. Development was restarted at Ubisoft Montreal (the OG studio) because the Indian Ubisoft studio originally doing it wasn’t up to the task.
Can’t wait to play!
Lots of hours on my ally this week, I’m excited!
Good point. I watched a review that said this game didn't revolutionize metroidvanias but did do it well, but with the new memory shards, it HAS revolutionized metroidvanias, more than any other game in the genre I can think of
I absolutely loved Guacamelee, so I cannot wait for this.
I need a sequel to the prince of persia 2008 one. That was my childhood game. This is great though!
Anyone else get anxious after seeing a completed metroidvania map on a game you haven't played yet, just seem so daunting.
I don't look at games in that way
There’s still some “this has Ubisoft written all over it” moments.
As me being a prince, i can definitely feel a connection.
I want a Moon Knight game like this
Can’t wait to get my copy!!
Great review I’m so hyped! One thing I wish you touched upon though was the difficulty. Which difficulty did you choose and was it a nice challenge throughout the game/well balanced?
HERE I GO SPENDING BUCKS TO THIS TIME REALLY PLAYYYY ITTTTT THANK YOU COWBOY
Such a shame it's not available of Steam.
Didnt expect this game to be this addicting wow
This is an easy day one buy for me cant wait until Thursday or Friday
While late I bouught the game on switch specifically because of this review, I know there are ways to get other launchers to work on steam deck but I wanted to just plug and play so to speak and despite Ubisoft's mistakes recently maybe its good to show support to good games cause this game really is a bloody masterpiece. I mean really. Like just this morning I reach a boss or subboss who beats my ass so bad the first two times I think it'll be weeks before I'll beat him...then I had a second morning poo, took to it another two times and beat it that fourth. Its just such a good, smooth combat system that once you *get* an enemy's moveset you can kinda kick ass. It may be my last ubisoft game, at least for awhile,and certainly my last Switch game, but man oh man, what a great recommend. Glad I followed your advice on it, i'm just gonna say it, better than Metroid Dread...because as great as Dread was it didn't have that backtracking that the classic metroid games and such had, but this Prince of Persia game hits all the correct beats.
Thanks for all you do! You are an inspiration for us gaming dads out there.
It's a gem of a game back to form ubisoft get the deluxe version
My only gripe is that on console at least, the parry button L2 is also the button to use your super so blocking then attacking straight after frequently ends up in me using my super inadvertently. Not seen a way to change button mapping yet
I’m dying to play. Early access tonight midnight baby I neeeed it.
the screenshot feature looks sick.
Great game, too bad Ubisoft killed the team and considered this game a failure:(
The Iranian culture bit is accurate FINALLY. The Prince of Persia franchise despite being “Persia” being in the title; was usually conflated with Arab/ Arabian stereotypical culture.
Youve sold me. Common Cowboy W. Rare Ubisoft W.
Ubisoft Montpellier back again with a BANGER
I’m kind of flabbergasted at how good this game is. I’m about 7 hours in or so and loving it. Waited until a sale to get this because I wasn’t expecting much. I’ll be nabbing the DLC day one.
the demo was fun for the short time I played
This will be the first side scroller game I've played since Gameboy lol
Demo was fire even tho it was short af
The Ubisoft+ sub hack is what I do for just about every major Ubi release. Just did it last month and got through both AC Mirage and Avatar for 15 bucks. To be honest though I will probably be picking this up on Switch so I can play portably. It is a shame it isn't on Steam at launch because it would be perfect for the SD OLED.
You can probably install the give yourself launcher on deck. I have blizzards launcher installed to play wow
Just beat it. It was VERY good. I played it on switch and even there it ran at a mostly smooth 60fps though there were some drops here and there and it did crash a few times. My critiques with it are the story was forgettable and the music was totally forgettable imo. I think some of the environments are uninteresting as well, look at how awesome that frozen in time ship area was for example. That was awesome. Wish we got more of that. Overall a damn fine metroidvania.
It sounds to me like Guacamelee (1 and 2) would be so up your alley
Perhaps Cookie Cutter and The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile too. Even though the Dishwasher games are less of a metroidvania and more of a really good 2D Ninja Gaiden.
What did you think of Metroid Dread's final boss? For me, THAT was the pinnacle of hype. It was soooo hard too, 3 phases and I couldn't even beat the 1st when I started.
I pre-ordered it now
Game looks dope. Only issue is the cost.
50 bucks isnt ridiculous. wait for the first sale and itll be 30 probably
It’s also on Ubisoft plus for $17/m
A definite buy for me.
Yeah but does it have the original Slicer traps?
Looks like a lot of Ori influence in this game as well
Got my copy coming on Thursday on ps5
How are you liking it? I had so much fun with the game! Might get around to collecting all the secrets at some point.
Good review been looking forward to this for a while and will probably get it soon after drop I just hope we see the prince I don't like when they give us a title game with out said character like Diablo 4 and never fight Diablo hope the story isn't that thin as people have said.
My Metroidvania experience that I have the only real experience in is Symphony of the Night. Weirdly I have a bias against them
I’m loving it. However. On both the female boss and the guy I fought on the pirate ship, Sargon glitched out and became invisible. While in this state I didn’t take any damage whatsoever but was able to damage the boss. Tbh I was a little disappointed because it made the fight simple. However I don’t know if I would have been able to beat either of them so easily. Has anyone else experienced this invisibility thing?
This seems like a perfect steam deck game. Will wait for a steam release before I i play it.
Are you doing a let’s play for this cowboy?
I love metroidvanias, Hollow Knight is one of my favorite games ever. I bet PoP's combat will be super fun. But I'm still indecisive... The visuals really don't impress me. It looks like a mobile game :D
Awesome Game.
Good to know. Can't wait to play it.
My only problem with these open-ended metroidvania type of games (because I suck at them) are ending up in a place where I really shouldn't be yet. Does the game make it very clear if that's the case and is it easy enough to get out again? 😝
theres a "guided" setting that shows objectives and obstacles you cant pasa..you can flip it on and off too.
@StillWeRide honestly, even though it could just be recency bias, I really think this game beats all other highly acclaimed metroidvanias like Hollow Knight, Ori and Blasphemous. Those games are still great and I love them, but this feels like an actual step forward in the genre
@@YEY0806 its amazing...im 7 hours and I love it