Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Is SHOCKINGLY Good... | Review
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- Опубліковано 10 січ 2024
- Ubisoft hasn't made a game quite like this in ages, but I hope it's the beginning of such a movement. Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown is not just a strong metroidvania title, but also boasts a strong narrative. Don't sleep on this one!
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Yah, it's easy to hate on Ubisoft these days, but I'm glad they still have minds to make something like this happen.
It looks like a pure gamers game,.old school style🤘🏻😋
I think the success of metroid dread allowed for alot of greenlighting for metroidvania games
From what I heard it was not a top-down decision to make this game, the team put it together themselves and pitched upward.
@@wabajaba2557 more like hollow knight
@@None38389 It's rayman people, they already make great 2D games so why not let them make it
It's no secret Ubisoft has extremely talented developers. The rate at which they produce these games really makes you wonder what they'd make if they were given much more time and creative freedom, instead of being forced to output the same style of games most often
I think if Ubisoft just managed projects differently and greenlit different ideas they'd have such a vast wealth of creative games and high selling ones too
The reason Ubisoft sells so many games following that open world formula is because it's relatively safe and easy to get high sales for. It's not really a risk. Actually one game I respected, though still have problems with was Watch Dogs Legion. I actually thought the concept of playing as any NPC was really ambitious and different. I think it was an execution problem, but I could see the passion behind the idea. Still, I'd much rather have a game like that come out that tries something unique vs the same copy pasted activities in open worlds
Concerning your main critique point, the difficulty: this game is showcase example for accessibility. It let's you customize enemy damage and health freely in small increments, if the premade difficulty modes don't fit you. In addition to many, many more accesibility options.
Not gonna lie your comments reads like an ad 💀 I was playing on hard preset and menolias fight made me so mad none other game did in last 10 years. 10/10 would fight him again
@@Gundemonium not everyone wants to be angry playing games..im happy for the acccessibility options..i personally didn't use them but its not a minus for it to be there
These options really only apply to combat, which isn’t that hard and is more forgiving. A single mistake won’t kill you. Some of the platforming sessions outside of the compulsory ones (which have a teleport) are pretty tough and a single mistake sometimes puts you back a long way
What I love most about Metroidvanias is the hard and creative bosses that will beat the living shit out of you, because you still have fun even when you die and it makes you keep coming back until you beat it.
Me too, for real on this one!
This game got written off right off the bat for not playing as the actual prince, the off-putting rap music in the trailer, people judged the main character's hair, a lot of millennials complaining how gen z this comes across as, and just the fact that ubisoft has this track record that people just don't like. But I think they're onto somthing here with this one. I will definitely check this out with an open mind, thanks Matty!
Ubisoft usual bad marketing
Sure the first trailer wasn't great but everything afterwards was solid. People just like to shit on anything and everything Ubisoft, whether that's fully deserved or not.
Also it's hilarious how there were so many people bemoaning the shift to 2D gameplay and how The Lost Crown was "straying away from Prince of Persia's roots" when in reality it's the exact opposite because Prince of Persia STARTED OFF as 2D. Seems like those ppl didn't have a clue about Prince of Persia outside of the Sands of Time reboot.
It's refreshing to see "this game is gonna flop hard" comments age like milk for once.
If you let all that dictate/ put you off to a game man what galaxy are you from…lol
this is ubisoft montpellier, they are the best part of ubisoft. its weird how many people complain about the protagonists skin color like this game isnt playing in literal persia
@@jimmythegamer2231 EXACTLY, PoP was originally 2D - the haters don't know games
First of all ty for the review. For me the highest point was how faithfull story telling was towards persian mythology (aside the hair cuts ofc). Whilte previous POPs were great games they came from "1001 arabian nights" which showed very little of persian mythos and it was in babylon which is technichally not persia. This one blew my mind!!! Instead of 1001 nights it comes from "Shahname" (The book of kings), which contains the pre-islamic persian mythos (shahname is basically warhammer of middle east). The persian community is exploding atm, we cant say how greatfull we are, thanks the Ahura Mazda for this!
It looks really polished and exciting. Can’t wait to play the first great game of 2024. Thanks for the recommendation!
For me i prefer my metroidvania games to be more metroid: alone exploring alien worlds blocked off by abilities. I wasn't the biggest fan of the genre adopting dark souls, hollow knight, and castlevanias astethic and simple one note gameplay for how much they focus on action: take pot shots, dodge rinse repeat. Played the demo of this last night and this is what I expect from a game that focuses on combat: fast combos, launchers, air combos chaining into ground combos, fast slick movement, visually stimulating and satisfying animations for successful parries.
This looks like a breath of fresh air for me, a good reason to return to the genre after metroid dread. Not really a fan of modern metroidvania feeling the need to pad themselves to 20+ hours nowadays but the gameplay itself looks like it will be fun enough to hold me over for the length. Platforming was also really fun.
I'm with you on your Metroid genre preference. I feel like this is maybe my favorite in the genre besides actual Metroid titles. Curious if you beat the game and your thoughts now?
@booski1865 I haven't beaten it yet. I still haven't purchased it yet however I'm looking forward to playing the full game as the demo showed a lot of promise.
Thanks for reassuring me, that this game is worth buying. Everyone was hating on Prince of Persia, not because of good reasons, but because it is a trend to hate on Ubisoft for some reason. And although I don't agree with many things they do, and the Sands of Time remake announcement was a mess, I am genuinely happy for this game. They knew they had to make a new title with new ideas but with a nostalgic twist.
Actually the Sands of Time Remake is still in the works
@@isaiahadams1208 yeah I know it's just on the dark because of the backlash... I hope to hear something about it this year
“for some reason.” Yeah making bad games
“for some reason.” LOL as if everyone just randomly decided for no reason at all.
You know I can actually see myself picking up lost crown after I clear up a little bit of my backlog: nice to know it seems worth the time, considering the last Ubisoft game I got was lackluster
Looking forward to checking this one out! They have a demo out which means they are pretty confident.
I’m an old geezer that never managed to like the 3d Prince of Persia- games, but as a kid I played and really enjoyed the 2d game on MS-DOS! 😂 This game looks right up my alley! I also don’t like any Ubisoft-games except just these more experimental “AA” games like Child of light, so I have high hopes for this one. Thanks for the review!
Thanks for review Matty. I’m finishing up triangle strategy then will start this up. Great stuff bro!
Means a lot coming from you. You & the good gent Jake play games I love. Need to start thumbing to get your kind soul back in the rhythm.
Long live Retro Rebound
My wife and I played the demo and we loved it. Platforming similar to the Ori games and the combat is very fluid. We were very impressed with this. We are definitely picking this one up!
I had doubts when the trailer came out. Now that I'm seeing this gameplay in an open mind set. I instantly started to like this game a lot now, just because it has Metroidvania gameplay elements in it. Plus I'm a huge fan of 2D style games. The graphics look colorful and has that cartoon style to it. Definitely gonna play this when the full game is out.
I can now wait a little longer for silksong. Can't wait to play this game tried out the demo and was awesome!
Same thing I was thinking. Something to hold me over till Silksong
Always a good day when matty uploads! Love from Scotland 🏴
It looks like Ubisoft is trying to get back to cooking other than AC. This looks legit. Star Wars Outlaws is full of skepticism but I think could be a hit. And a couple other projects. Hopefully they hit the gas more and more. ✌🏽
This was a shock to me as well! I actually only checked this game out, because I saw it on GDQ and it reminded me of Metroid Dread, which I absolutely loved. Cheers and rock on to everyone playing this masterpiece!
When I saw the price I said no I'm good. The more I saw of the combat. I changed my mind. So I'll trade in a few games to get it cheaper. Looking forward to it.
If you're talking about the main character, he isn't the prince, there is a prince of Persia in this game, but the main character isn't him.
@eamk887 No, I understand that. I'm talking about the price of the game. I think 40.00 would've been a better price point.
Great review Matty! Happy to hear it runs great on switch! 🎉I’ll wait till they fix the damage output
Sounds like I may have to go check this out. Cause I originally thought Lost Crown was gonna get bad reviews cause it didn’t seem to capture my interest/attention.
This looks really good, this is just Metroid Dread with Swords, and I LOVE it ❤️ (At least based on how it looks :) )
Already bought it! Just waiting for it to come out 😊
The archers are a real pain later on...Definitely would advise to A. Get good at parrying or B. Get good at dodging...either way...GET GOOD !
I've seen some gameplay that looks pretty good. The English dialogue sounds a bit pre-school in places though. Was it written in a language other than English maybe?
Surely this game is fantastic, but the initial backlash was because of the changes in the appearance of the protagonist, that we don't play as the titular prince, and, like you mentioned, this is a 2D game! But I'm happy now this turned out to be a really good game, I'll definitely play it, and I hope one day we'll get a full sands of time trilogy remake👍👍👍
the "initial backlash" was capsuled away in a racist corner of the internet that couldnt bother to do 2 seconds of research and makes money by hating on everything the game industry does.
Calling people racist because a game titled Prince of persia doesn't include the main guy and thus complained lol 😅, your comment reveals alot more about you then the people who like me were disappointed that ubi is letting PoP just meander into obscurity. This game will probably be a decent platform er but hardly among the greatest and just seems like an odd soft reboot attempt yet again
@coolnah casual fanboys were definitely mad it was 2d and you weren't the prince twittertag
@@urekmazino6800 i saw so many people cry about his skin color under trailers
I mean, you don't play as Zelda either lol
Oh I didn't know there demo out today on PS4/PS5 as well. I wanted it on Steam but with Ubiconnect and DRM imma just stick to console for this.
As someone who has played since the original on SNES ROMs before Sands of Time came out, this is the best PoP game. I loved the Sands of Time trilogy, and even Forgotten Sands. But this game has everything you could want in a PoP game with the addition of a pretty cool story.
Do you think (not as a main line entry) A Dishonored platformer as a spin off with Corvo's abilities could be fun?
i love dishonored that would be so sick. it could be similar to mark of the ninja a stealth 2d platform game
Yes, that sounds fun.
I’m happy this Franchise is being slowly restored. With this game releasing and Ubisoft Montreal handling the Sands of Time remake. The Prince is coming back. Assassins creed can now rest
Matty I know you mention difficulty here, and runbacks, but isn't there 5 different difficulty levels?
I wasn't interested in this game before but now I am!! I'll definitely be checking out the demo and probably purchasing it later on. It looks so fun!!
This game proves you shouldn't judge a book by its cover I saw a lot of people whining that it wasn't the original character yada yada yada but here's the thing it being different is what makes it good. I think people have a hard time letting go of Legacy characters. this game does an excellent job at rewarding the player.
I have never played a Metroidvania type game (never really caught my interest) but I am honestly stoked to play this game. Sargon seems like a G.
I think they’re into something here is Ubi.. I don’t think they should omit PoP 3d version but alternating between both would be a good idea.. That will give us the best of both worlds.. Playing for the first time today and it had a weird effect on me where it amped me up inspiring me to get my chores done hahaha
I’m almost tempted to go back and replay all the older entries in the series
played lost crown and i felt nostalgiac in the best possible way..I actually kind of wish Sargon could meet the Prince of the 3d games..somehow..Sargon is a cool character in my book, even with his ovverdone haircut these days lol
This is arguably the best Prince Of Persia game, and my new favorite metroidvania. They did a fantastic job, so, at this point I don't care if they stop making 3D PoP games to make this. It is great and it's working. Shame it didn't sell that well.
@@joseijosei It’s a goodie for sure but looks like a one off.. I predict they’ll stick with the Sands of Time formula in the future which isn’t a bad thing imo
It looks so good man hopefully we get a 3d prince of Persia soon
I'm hoping this kick starts the Sands of Time remake again
Great to see it is a great game. Really into buying. Still down about not playing AS the prince
The platforming puzzles just sold it for me , especially the ones where you have multiple instances of your self
I don't think it's ubisoft that earns the praise, the studio did. I was surprised at how awesome this game is, and it's clear why after knowing that it's the same studio that made rayman legends.
Y didn’t u customise the difficulty settings
This screams that it's the kind of game I would enjoy having on the switch and would enjoy while I watch TV. I'll check it out when I'm not broke lol
With Amulets the game gets easier/smoother. There are "do more damage" etc amulets
This game is amazing I have been playing it for the past 3 days straight and I am legit sad that it is going to end even though i’m just half way through
Lol, I felt the same thing. I did everything, which makes me happy, because one of the rewards is learning who Sargon truly is.
Looks like a game my bros would most definitely play looks pretty solid nice to hear that the switch port is actually fun 😊😊
I actually always wanted to play this series but, never got around to it 😅
I'm not shocked...said B4 the developers behind Rayman Legends had me pumped....IMO one of.the GOATS of platformers hands down
I'll be buying this soon after launch it looks fantastic! I'm happy to give Ubisoft my money for games like this with some real creativity.
We need a new Rayman 2D or 3D by this team. Origins and Legends were so good, and then they just kept making mobile games...
I threw it on Easy and am having a blast. I don't have a lot of free time, so I appreciate being able to breeze through the combat.
Why not in the main channel?
I love the combat. I'm playing on hard and it really feels as rewarding as Dark Souls. There's bosses I've died 20 times on, and each time I know what I did wrong. Really pay attention to some of the combat tutorials, there's a lot of critical juggling tricks!
I love your channel
Finished this last week, absolutely loved it
Great review
I agree he doesn’t hit hard enough. I had to lower the enemy health a few ticks in the custom difficulty to balance it out.
I really feel like they slapped the prince of persia title on it at the end. Like it was supposed to be a immortals fenyx rising spin off. Really great game. Hope we get an actual 3d game. But if we don't I'll take more of this
There is a lot of "Prince Of Persia" in this game, including references to every single previous title.
I'll give it a try whenever i finish my back log
the only annoying thing for me was when i died to some spikey platforms which was annoying having to run back from the nearest tree. the game was great otherwise tho
Cannot get enough fine control of jump direction on my switch controller, first parkour in the training with the flagpole... Demo getting uninstalled. Such a dumb reason to rage quit.
Hey, you solved the copy puzzle at 11 minutes the same way I did! You should look at Fightin' Cowboy's solution, it is NOT pretty but he did it!
Persians are my home countrys neighbor country so i love they’re culture and history and these games are awesome so its good it’s finally back
I wonder if ea could ever return to form? , for a start theyd need to reinstate ea sports big
I knew this game was awesome the moment I saw it. 🤷🏾♂️
I am a bit surprised that you liked it, though. Our tastes in video games are so, so different that I did not think we would ever like the same game. Minus a few exceptions here and there, of course.
Good shit.
ubisoft publishing a good game was not on my 2024 bingo card
They did before in 2021
what game@@eq7161
still isnt....
It's called Rider's Republic.
"One of the first pickups you make in 2024" While it's on my radar, it is definitely at least 4th considering we have Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Persona 3 Reload, and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth all happening within just under 40 days, and each are massive.
As someone who loves Yakuza, Persona and FF VII, I'm telling you: knowing what I know now, after finishing this game, this one would be the first pickup for me.
Yes, finishing Yakuza and seeing how things are going for Kiryu, before someone throws a spoiler at you, is important, and a reason to play it asap, because social media sucks, but, at the end of the day, it's just another Yakuza game. Sure, this PoP is another metroidvania, but it mixes so many things from so many genres that you'll not find anything similar, because no one made a metroidvania like this one before. Games can do some of the things this game does, but not everything.
best side-scroller since Metroid Dread
💯
I'm sad I took off work for the ff16 release. It should have been this game. I've been waiting all day to get home and start
7:10 warrior within skin???
demo out now to try before u buy
It runs at 120fps on ps5 and series x.
Finished it, it does everything right! Sequel please!
It looks great, but I think I'll wait for sale
For me im the complete opposite. I like the spongy ennemies, this really goes well with the simple yet complexe combo the game offer. Like there is a crazy high celling into Sargon combat.
The story in the other the other hand…terrible…Outside of the anime fight cutscene man that story was predictable and very blockbuster movie like. You have already seen this type of story archetype so much time. And without spoiler, there is a character the dev completly forgot and they vanished at some point until Sargon mention that character at the very end…What a gigantic plot hole seriously
i wouldnt buy an ubi game if they had 100 dollar bills coupons with the games lol
Nahhhhhh absolutely LOVE the combat; easily on par w/ the platforming (difficulty & all)
A lot of passion packed into Prince of Persia. But how many pickled peppers did Prince of Persia pick?
For the people who wanted a 3d prince of Persia game ubisoft will do their shit be glad we have a unisoft game without the shit
I had to refund it because i made a bad decision in spending the last of my money, it's such a good a game I'm going to buy it back ASAP i missing it and the combat
Any game Ubisoft makes I usually give it a chance.
SOLD!
How long is this game?
I hear it's 30-40 hours.
@@eamk887 sweet christ. for a metroidvania? sounds way too long to me.
@@christiandorr1546 20-25 hours on 100%
It's actually about 20-22 hours.
It's 15-20 if you just mainline the story.
30 hours if you wanna go for 100% depending on how good you are at platforming
No wonder it's polished it's made by the same people that made the best Rayman game!
Is this the prince of Africa or the prince of Persia? I'm confused.
Why would think of the Prince of Africa ?
You can totally tell that this game was built on the bones of Fenyx Rising 2 rip lol
Surprise of the early year
Its amazing I'm having so much fun with this game
All i hope is for a dlc.
That's what i'm worried about, that you die and you have to respawn at the nearest save point and you lose all the progress in between.
if you die at a boss you spawn at the boss room.
Looks good but Not at its full price
Not shocking, looked good from trailer one-the reactionary internet is absurd.
cant be bothered to get ubisoft titles because they always tie in uplay on pc
So much fun
What are you shocked about?
It looked lame at first but after playing the demo I'm sold...
Metroid Dread
thank you ubisoft for dubbing and subtitles in persian.
The demo to this game was great. However, at 50 dollars, the price point of this game is just too high to justify a purchase.
That’s less than most AAA games, I really don’t understand this take, especially with this level of polish and scale.
I usually avoid Ubisoft games like the plague because I can't stand their bloated generic open world AAA crap. Prince of Persia though? It's a stunning metroidvania, I'm having so much fun with it.