Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Reviews
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown shines a bright light on a beloved series showing that it can thrive no matter what genre it expands to. New and old fans will be thrilled to find an epic and captivating journey with gameplay that will have you saying “just one more try”. While this wasn’t the Sands of Time remake fans have been longing after, The Lost Crown is a wonderfully crafted game to help relive the wait.
Prince of Persia: Lost Crown is a very fun game that keeps you hooked. It's hard enough to motivate you to try again and learn how it works, because of that I died a few times (the reborn point is always a little far from everything, but it's part of it). The parry part is annoying, yes, you get the hang of it later, but it's still quite annoying.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
As the first major video game release of 2024, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown sets the bar high. Very high in fact. Not just an excellent Metroidvania but also a brilliantly refreshing new direction for Prince of Persia, one that surprises throughout its 15-plus hour adventure whilst remaining true to the series’ core elements.
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown" is the best Metroidvania action platformer to be released in a long time, and it impresses in the test. Ubisoft has done a very good job here, which is something to be proud of. The adventure can be played through in around 25 hours. However, if you want to find all the collectibles, you will be occupied for even longer. "Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown" is convincing and is a must for fans and newcomers alike.
Review in German | Read full review
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown opens the year of 2024 in grand fashion. The grand return of a classic franchise and a game that entertained me in the same way as the first title. The game is fun, challenging, polished, aesthetically pleasing and shows that when Ubisoft focuses its efforts on the player-game experience, without focusing only on services, and respecting our intelligence, it gets it right.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a high-quality 2D metroidvania with intricate level design, challenging combat, and excellent platform sequences. Developed by Ubisoft Montpellier, it's a must-have for genre fans and a great way to start the 2024 gaming year. Hopefully, it marks a new beginning for the Prince of Persia saga and Ubisoft.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is one of the finest examples of the Metroidvania genre. It's a stellar platformer packed with a lot of enjoyable content. While the storyline might not fully deliver, the rest of the game more than makes up for it.
Review in Polish | Read full review
A Prince of Persia Metroidvania 2.5D side-scroller was not on my bingo card in 2024, but the game left me pleasantly surprised. While The Lost Crown may not be a high-budget blockbuster title, Ubisoft certainly understood the assignment and delivered a title that provides plenty of enjoyment. This is a solid game with its fast-paced and satisfying combat, interesting story and setting, and incorporation of authentic Persian mythology and art. I can recommend The Lost Crown not only to Prince of Persia fans but also to platformer lovers in general.
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown is, perhaps surprisingly, a quality game from Ubisoft, which is highly recommended to all fans of the metroidvania sub-genre, but also to those who love the series. Sure, it's challenging as a game, which may put off a portion of players, but it's fun, clever, and at times, magical.
The prince has been kidnapped. To save him, Sargon will have to conquer the Powers of Time and learn to combine them with his own warrior skills. The greatest strength of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown lies precisely in this mix. Ubisoft Montpellier's metroidvania is based on an intricate and exciting map, as well as offering the player a combat system that combines parry, magic and typically hack 'n' slash mechanics. The result is an unoriginal game, which doesn't stand out artistically speaking, but which certainly manages to entertain. Highly recommended for metroidvania lovers who are waiting for Silksong.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Ubisoft starts 2024 right by releasing one of the least Ubisoft games out there. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a refreshing re-introduction of the highly missed franchise as it comes back with a beautiful world to explore alongside a great gameplay loop to tie it all up.
"Ubisoft has set a high standard for 2024 with Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. This Metroidvania is expertly crafted, with excellent platforming and standout combat. The game is full of personality, showcasing Ubisoft Montellier's skill. However, it falls just short of matching the best in the subgenre, with a lackluster story and occasional pacing issues. Still, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a fantastic Metroidvania and a welcome return for a much-missed franchise."
Review in Dutch | Read full review
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is an amazing revival of a series that hasn’t been given much love in recent years and is an incredible addition to the Metroidvania genre. It’s combat, puzzles and platforming are really satisfying doesn’t overstay it’s welcome when it comes to overall pacing.
The Lost Crown is one of my favorite games of the year and maybe my favorite Prince of Persia game ever. The fluid and skill-expressive movement and combat really shine in this Metroidvania that shows there's still a place for the series in a post-Assassin's Creed Ubisoft.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
In Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown you are a young warrior who has to save the kidnapped Persian prince. The game is full of action and adventure and feels both classic and known, and at the same time totally innovative and original. Full speed run, jump, dive and fight your way through the game, where everything feels smooth and pleasant. This game is definitely recommended to add to your collection.
Review in Dutch | Read full review
It draws inspiration from the great progenitor of the series from 1989, splicing the platforming formula with the modern Metroidvania concepts. In mixing the classic with the new while avoiding unnecessary gimmicks, it becomes the ultimate Prince of Persia.
Ubisoft's latest installment stands tall, providing an invigorating experience that both newcomers and series veterans will find enthralling.
Prince of Persia returns from the hand of Ubisoft with The Lost Crown, a metroidvania out of nowhere that surprises both for the quality with which it interprets the elements of the genre. A title that takes by surprise every lover of metroidvania and a must of this 2024.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown with surely satisfy longtime fans while welcoming newcomers to the series with its superb blend of action and adventure. The gameplay is fast and precise, the graphics are attractive and crisp, the map is huge and chock full of secrets, and the excellent story is the icing on the cake. 2024 is off to an incredible start all thanks to Ubisoft and The Lost Crown.
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is an excellent follow-up to the legendary series. Ignore all preconcieved notions of what you expect from the series and just dive right in.
Review in Slovak | Read full review