Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch) is a 2D Metroidvania adventure. How is it? Let's talk. Subscribe for more: / gameranxtv ▼ Watch more 'Before You Buy': bit.ly/2kfdxI6
I was not that into this game and had no desire to purchase it, but after playing the demo I am in. This happens so often for me, devs/publishers need to release more Demos!! It's the best advertising for me.
@@pete7354it does sound a bit like an ad but they have a point regardless. Some games have a live test you need to sign up for and might miss out on while others make it a pre-order bonus which is frustrating because the people who pre ordered are gonna play it anyway so why not make it a regular download for anyone to get instead. There are still regular non pre order demos but still
When I was a kid without any money, the only thing I could afford to play were the demos of games that I could download over a modem. I got plenty of enjoyment out of just playing the demo of each game but I know I missed out on a lot of games by not being able to play the whole thing. Disposable income is nice to have.
I get that it can be a risk for devs and whatnot, but in my recent memory of the past like 6ish years, every game with a free demo I've bought fairly quickly after launch. I still tend to wait for reviews, but to me a demo screams "confidence" like 80% of the time. Will definitely be getting this one
The screenshot highlighted on the map part is really big for me. The most annoying things about some metroidvania's is finding a hidden thing but not able to reach it yet. The screenshot thing is the best alternative to basically writing down a backtrack guide for yourself
When I heard about this feature I hoped it would set a trend for every game hereafter. It’s such a handy, clever idea! I can see it being so universally useful in any game
Metroid Dread (especially) and Meteroid Prime Remaster have good ways of helping you with backtracking. But I like this way of backtracking with the screenshots, too. That way you can decide yourself how much you want to mark and remember.
Honestly, I wish we could have more AAA platformers! This is one of my favorite genres to play. Especially if you combine it with some great story, environmental variety and awesome combat.
I remember them all from the sands of time and coming home after school and throwing my bag aside forgetting about home work and smashing my way through all the fights and the puzzles and obstacles and loving every second of it. Especially the sound track to the two towers (I think it's called) with the gore and the epic scenes of running from that giant beast and getting ready for the inevitable battle with it at the end. Ah good times.
@@Insp.CountMortisWinshipKlawi played all the time on a pc as a kid. used to skip out on hw, assignments etc. well... I'm a doctor now,not the quack kind, actual medical kind. i still play games and i also study..a lot. it doesn't matter whether you study much in school at all. you only have to develop an interest in a subject and gain knowledge. gaming is simply a mode of entertainment, just because you play games doesn't mean you end up doing nothing in life
@@rohithkumar8708 Chill dude it was a funny sarcastic remark poking fun at the at us gamers the way we are seen. We are all gamers on this page if you haven't noticed. Actual medical kind? Oh so you mean you learned from a textbook that told you how to treat not cure. I'm a detoxologist helping people ACTUALLY cure illnesses from cancer to psoriasis. Doesn't your field deem those diseases basically incurable... Yes, yes it does because I suffered from terrible psoriasis for over 20 years and that fraud of a system did nothing to help. I am now cured, all by simply understanding how the the lymphatic system works unlike your field of practise that can't even cure bacon. A surgeon, now thats a field I can respect. Quack kind... pfff you are the quack!
The Two Towers is Lord of the Rings, lol. There's a PoP game called Two Thrones but what you're describing sounds more like you mean Warrior Within. Godsmack soundtrack, running from the Dahaka. Great times and for me by far the best PoP game. That said, I am really looking forward to this new one as I love Metroidvanias too.
This notion that other game review sites are somehow really dishonest is so weird. Everybody is giving this game high ratings. And generally Jake (gameranks) reviews on any game are more or less in line with any other review outlet.
@@paulszki i wasnt just talking about the review of this game....i meant in general. And in my opinion i find these before you buy sections much more helpful and honest about the games i purchase. If you find that weird or disagree then so be it....that is your opinion....everyone has one and is entitled to one.
@@SmoothStudNumberOne Yeah, I too was talking in general. That's my point. I don't see at all what's more "honest" about gameranx than whatever other reviewer. ACG, Mortismal Gaming etc. Like do you have any examples of any "general" or "specific" dishonesty going on in "most other other sites"? Like, did I miss something big? Any example at all where Gameranx was honest when most other reviewers weren't?
@@paulszki i dont need to provide examples. In my opinion which is alllllll im interested in......these before you buy sections offer a more honest review of how the game plays etc. End of story
@@SmoothStudNumberOne Of course you don't need to do "anything". It's just that your opinion carries no weight at all then. You can also be of the opinion that a chair is a table but without any argument to back that claim up, you're just saying... stuff. I really like Jake (why else would I be here otherwise) but a lot reviewers have this weird fanbase in the comments calling THIS particular reviewer "one of the only honest ones" or whatever nonsense and nobody can ever back it up and it's so weird, including your precious "opinion." So yeah, do have fun, having an ultimately harmless, but still completely nonsense opinion.
@@kingtumpus5046 I beat it twice, but could never quite get into Warrior Within, and never played the 3rd in the series that supposedly fixed a lot of WW issues. Tried to download it from Steam but could never get it to work.
I love that whole trilogy. My first one was Warrior Within but then I went back to play Sands and then the 3rd entry. I wish that HD trilogy was available outside the PS3.
Dude you absolutely just sold this game to me with the screenshot feature. I absolutely love this genre and one of my biggest annoyances is when I simply can't remember where an unreachable chest was that was hidden behind a certain mechanic and once I acquire the mechanic it takes me forever to find that place again. This screenshot feature sounds like a godsend.
I remember playing the old prince of percia games on my phone with a keypad. Those games were less than 200kb in size (Yes! KB) and I had hours of fun playing them. This gameplay brings back memories. Definitely going to buy it.
I’m loving this game so much right now ! If you like any metroidvania or prince of Persia game, go ahead and get this now. I got it on sale for $29.99 for the switch and it’s a bargain. Honestly it’s my game of the year so far!
I love all the Prince of Persia games. Sands of Time was just magical and I still have hopes for that Remake. The interaction between Farah and the Prince was something else. Amazing. I mean, the fact that I still have her name right at the top of my head all these years later speaks for itself. Talk about memorable characters in video games! I also really like the reboot with the cell shading look. They definitely tried new things back then.
As a complementary information about Immortal : The immortals was the royal army of Persian empire during the Achaemenid dynasty. they were one of the rare permanent corps of that era and always consist of exactly 10000 heavy infantry. Lots of stories are about them, the shared core is about an army of elite warriors who conquered almost all of their known world
I'll definitely be buying this soon. The Prince of Persia series is one of my favorites and Sands of Time is one of my favorite games of all time. From the first trailer, I thought this looked to capture aspects of all the things I loved about it. It's awesome they put out a demo too. Played for a bit last night but had to put the kids to bed before I got too into it lol looking forward to trying it some more and playing the full game soon!
I’m so glad you guys liked it. Cuz I did this backwards. Seent it on the shelf. And said I’ll get it. Even tho I didn’t even know they were making a new one. Then I tried to look for a review and just bought it. So looking forward to jumping in probably once I’m done Jedi: Survivor.
I’m not a big fan of the Metroidvania genre but there is something with this one that really draws me in. Played the demo as well and I just want to play more, both the platforming and the combat just feels so good. Going with the deluxe edition so I can start playing Monday already, amazing start of 2024
"Broken" capture card but still got great quality gameplay of 'Prince of Persia' for a "Before You Buy".....the good, the bad......and people wonder why Gameranx is the best video games channel on RU-vid......capture great gameplay after the capture card breaks and give a honest, no bias review (even when you're bias).....Gameranx is the best!! Thanks for this! I truly have been hoping for a 'Before You Buy' on this, because I was unsure.....keep kicking ass Gameranx
Love that they went back to the begging with 2d platformer aproach, like I was introduced to this franchise, back in the days. Look forward to when it will be launched on steam so I can play it.
I remember playing the first Prince of Persia on my Amiga back in the days. Haven't played any of the newer games in the series so far. But I'm really hyped for The Lost Crown. Looks great and I love Metroidvanias. Gonna check out the demo later.
Had it on Amiga too! It’s cool they put it as an Easter egg on Sands of Time and remade on ps3.. I’m gonna skip the demo and wait for my preorder tho.. Saving for my vacation first week of Feb
I hate how many people instantly discount a game because its a different genre. The comments & the like/dislike ratio on the trailer for this game is insane. Alll dogging on the 2d camera. Same thing happened with midnight suns becusse it was a card-turnbased game instead of another ultimate alliance or marvels avengers game.
Everybody screams "we want something different" and then complains when they get something different it's mind boggling. I was for once excited for an Ubisoft title because it looked like the developers had more freedom than in other games I don't wanna play Far Cry 8.
The Lost Crown has reignited me to replay the 3d prince of persia games...Honestly, if you are fan of the metroidvania genre, Prince of Persia The Lost Crown is easily a must buy..
This game has that nostalgic look to it for some reason. As someone who's played the playstation 2 era POP games, I wasn't sure about this one, but the 2D format is selling it for me. Also as a history nerd, another piece of media referencing the Kushan empire and other central asian ones is awesome, the last time I saw someone pulling from that region and culture was while reading Berserk
Hi very cool review, what I wanted to ask I got my ps5 recentley, I have a switch oled too. What would you recommend to get the game on ps5 or the switch? Because I really cant decide. Thanks in advance
Have fun, it's a great series. I would highly recommend The Sands of Time, I haven't played it since it first came out so I don't know how it holds up. Also the original DOS version is easily available to play for free and its pretty mind blowing if you're into old school games
I couldn’t get into the earlier series but I picked this up and it turned out to be an incredible game. I’m almost to the end on Immortal difficulty, a little over 30 hours in. I have played almost every major metroidvania game, the size of the map in this game was pretty impressive
dang, you should definitely try the other ones, this one is really a "modernized" Warrior Within and it's great. Even the old ones still play pretty good (graphic-wise they're atrocious lol, PS2 era)
@@jier9904hopefully this kicks off a new love for their series! I’ve heard so much about the Sands of Time it sounds like a must play. I’ll check out Warriors as well
Just added it to my backlog! I’ve never played a Prince of Persia game, but I like the art style and powers the protagonist has, so I’m looking forward to getting to it
Sands of time is my favorite one. This one I’m super excited about because I loved playing games like this growing up. Like the old castlevania games. I love seeing these type of games made modern like Nintendo did with Metroid dread.
I'll be honest, and I love how Jake does this with his before you buy reviews, but all I needed to hear during that first 60 seconds, was "It's really great!" And that's because, although I appreciate details and breakdowns of mechanics and gameplay, when I'm already a fan or very interested in a game, I'm fine with just that initial overall description from a trusted reviewer/gamer
Super happy to hear that this turned out solid, been keeping my eye on it. Can't wait to play and thank you guys so much for giving us straightforward no bullshit reviews, it's such a nice tool for a person addicted to buying video games lol.
So happy PoP is back. I look forward to a Witcher-Like or Dark Souls like PoP with a dark theme like Warrior Within. It could be great multi-verse idea for Ubisoft to connect the Assassins world to PoP as they are both from same genre and same location, Persia.
@@D3th10rd i did hear they were about to release a PofP and didn't because it didn't look good and they held off, thought this was that. You can't beat some of those older games, they just beed cleaning up and not messing them up for the new platforms. I tell my daughter about games and she wants to play them now.
Played and finished the demo today, it's really solid just a little disappointing that it cuts out before the first boss. With the demo and this video its definitely one I'll pick up after I work through my 2023 backlog. Metroid Vania feels like a perfect fit for Prince of Persia so I'm definitely looking forward to more from this version of the series.
I'm an old school gamer (born in 1980 and started on the atari 2600), and I absolutely loved the original games in the PoP series! I will say that Sands of Time is probably my favorite, though. I played the demo (PS5), and now I can't wait for the release! I was skeptical at first (especially with the development issues), but with my limited playtime and your review (as well as another youtube channel) I'm truly sold at this point.
Similar here :) Just in case you were not aware, you can play thru the OG PoP on a browser (just google "princejs"), works on anything. Was playing it a bit last few nights in bed on an ipad. Kinda wild that it needed a big boxy PC decades ago and now a watch can run it lol
I get all my games digitaly so it would be hard to sleep on it. Mind you, if i had it on disc i still wouldn't sleep on it as i might damage the disc!!! /s
I played them all!!! Still love the classic game, these past few weeks I've been playing on a old Retro PC with DOS :), so looking forward for this new entry!!
Love me some prince of persia. I was expecting this to be linear like the old games but the fact it's a metroidvania is actually pretty sweet. Interesting we aren't the prince this time. Can't wait to see where this goes.
I'm a huge PoP fan, I enjoyed SoT but Warrior within is where it really hooked with me. That and two thrones, I must of beaten 50 times over. And the second I saw this game announced, I was all for it. I played the demo, and I can tell it's gonna take me a minute to get used to the combat, but I think I'm gonna really enjoy it.
I've been doing something similar to the screenshot feature Jake mentions. When I'm playing on Switch, I'll hit the screenshot button if I get to an area I can't access yet but want to come back to later.
I had no idea about this franchise or game, but I decided to pre-order it just like I do many others. This one I actually like it’s kind of like a beat em up with some puzzles, nothing that I need to actually do research on in order to pass. I’ve only been playing the game 45 minutes and I really like it so far. I have a huge backlog but I at least try to play some of the games when I get them to see if it’s something I’m even interested in, this one I like a lot. Graphics are good. The fighting is not super hard or super easy. It’s a little in the middle the boss on a horse that’s what I’m calling him anyway took me six or seven times to finally figure out how to beat him, but I did. I like these type of games they are easy to get into and learn. So glad I tried it and didn’t put it on my backlog ,first person shooters ,I enjoy. I just have a tendency of getting motion, sickness and a giant headache from most of them. I was pleasantly surprised with this game.
I am a huge fun of symphony of the night and this game is definitely my thing. Will play it for sure. Last game I played that is kinda of similar is ritual of night which I enjoyed a lot too.
I'm also skeptical about this game when it was first announced, but i remember that Ubisoft also made Rayman Origins and Legends which i loves, and with your review, you make me really want to play it now.
Interesting enough, doesn't look like they are using UbiArt, the engine from Rayman, but jnstead Unity. I wonder why, because it does look exactly the same concepts there!!
Old guy here, played the original on PC 30 something years ago and then fell in love again with Warrior Within. Played Hollow Knight earlier this year and I'm thinkin this'll be my next platformer. Looks great! There's just so much to play right now... I'll have to get back to it later :-D
my introduction to prince of persia series, was the very first original game, the one that came out before there was any windows, it was for DOS.. and NES I think. And it was 2D just like this one, only way more slow phased action, and most of the game was spent in a dungeon, then the palace for the final stage.
The two Prince of Persia games I remember the most are Sands of Time and the 2008 reboot. Sands is one of my all timers as well. It's got such great gameplay and an interesting story. Seems like Lost Crown is about the same, so I'm pretty stoked to play it. I think I remember the 2008 one mostly for the visuals. The look of that game was such a welcome change from the Hot Topic vibes of Warrior Within. I don't think I knew about Two Thrones until this video.
Get Two Thrones. It is the end of the trilogy started with Sands of Time and Warrior Within. Just make sure you've played, or at least seen, the real ending of WW.
There’s actually 4 games in the SOT series - I discovered The Forgotten Sands in the Microsoft store a few years ago, and loved it along with the rest in the series.
@@timloaderthe Wii version is different but it’s better than the Xbox version of Forgotten Sands. Watch some gameplay and you’ll be surprised but I loved it.
Great video Jake. I think the significance of this game for Iranians is that for once it has the Persian/Farsi language and subtitles embedded within it. For once Persians can play it in their own language!
This game reminds me of the OG prince of Persia platformer that I used to play as a kid. I had so much fun and grind with that game. It was one of the first games I ever played.
As one of the millions of Iranian gamers and game lovers, I am very happy that a game with Persian language and subtitles has come and I hope to see more games that support the Persian language.❤ thanks UBISOFT
Played the demo today. Instantly loaded up D-Fend and played my original copy of POP with my 12 year old daughter. Brutal as ever, and we didn't make it... ran down the clock and needed another 2 min. What fun. Definitely picking this up
Just finished playing the demo. Even from that small sample size (it's actually a decent sized chunk for a demo) I can tell I will love this game. At first, I was put off by the price, £49.99 for a 2.5D side scrolling platform game, it seemed excessive to me, but I enjoyed it that much that I may actually get this one right away instead of waiting for it to hit a sale.
Uplay sales are kinda insane so that's why games are a bit inflated on the price i think. I've bought games with a pay 2 get 3 offer + a 75% off and another 10% with coins on the final price. There's a ton of good metroid you could get for a fraction of the price like blasphemous , ori , hollow knight or bloodstained. For platformers even rayman legends from ubi has insane value for the price. But ye if i had the money i'd get this one too.
What the HELL does being side scrolling have to do with price? Did you have a stroke? Fall out of bed onto your head this morning? STYLE has NOTHING to do with VALUE. People like you are infuriating to developers and people who have a clue
I played the 3 sands of time trilogy game, but my fav is PoP 2008, i really like the atmosphere, the art, the characters, even the "easyness" of the parkour was relaxing
Old, old-school fan. I used to play the original on an IBM. It was primitive but it used an art style that would look pretty great even today. The same could be said for the original karateka (sp?)
The demo was so good that I immediately purchased the Deluxe Edition as soon as I finished it. I havent played a metroidvania since Shadow Complex and to see a PoP spin on the formula is a pleasant surprise.
The Warrior Within is and will always be my most favorite Prince Of Persia game ever. It has so many amazing combat mechanics, the story is SO AWESOME and they really made the Prince one hardcore warrior in that one as well too!! Really loved this Before You Buy here as well too though guys, awesome job as always!! Definitely will be keeping an eye out for this one!!
So making a game to get people like me possibly interested in the pop series is a bad thing??? Or are you upset that other people instead of clowns like you might actually like and enjoy a different take on a rather lame series ??
AC Odyssey, Far Cry New Dawn, Far Cry 5, Riders Republic, Crew Motorfest, Immortals Fenix Rising, NONE of these I would consider a 'long time' ago. And the only reason I didn't include Watch Dogs Legion is because I haven't played it, but the people I know who have enjoyed it
Here's my thing with Prince of Persia: The original was actually one of the first games, and particularly PC-games, I had ever played. That was as far back as DOS, when you had to type in the command-prompt, you know. - I even saw the game in black and white on someone else's PC, but mine was in color and it was quite impressive. It was even a bit scary to me as a kid, with the traps and the dudes coming after you with blades. - But I thought it was cool. I even played 'Prince of Persia 3D' for a while, which went off what games like "Tomb Raider" were doing, but it didn't reach the same kind of level and wasn't received well. - It wasn't until of course "Sands of Time" that it became what that game wanted to be and became much bigger. Though, while I thought it was pretty awesome, with how fluid it was and all its visuals and features, I also felt it was a bit cartoonish or something. I felt the original 2D one was a little grittier. But I suppose "Two Thrones" and "Warrior Within" became a little darker. And at the point when we had a bunch of "Assassin's Creed" games, I was actually thinking that they should probably do a new "Prince of Persia" with that engine, which they actually ended up doing with "Forgotten Sands", but sadly it was a bit of a similar case to the 3D-game and not well-received. Before that, however, we of course had that cell-shaded style sort of reboot, which... I didn't like the style of at first. I didn't understand why they went with that and I also didn't care much for the style of gameplay, which I think a lot of people felt as well. - However, in hindsight I think it's actually a good thing that they did that, because they just let a bunch of creatives do their take on the IP and at least it was taking a risk to make something new and refreshing. - I wasn't against it completely, but again, I wanted more grit and had something more like "Forgotten Sands" in mind, which they should have nailed cause I do think it's the right direction for the mainline games. That said, I feel similar about "The Lost Crown". In that, the first impression was kind of like "tf is this??" in terms of the overall style and gameplay (and the reveal-trailer's music just made it feel like they were trying to be trendy or something), although it did look like it could probably just be a good game. - So I'm actually glad that they did this, because they once again let some creative people put their spin on the IP and create a unique game, and I have to give credit to the executives for just greenlighting a videogameass videogame (like the Rayman-games, and the "Gods & Monsters" game, and so on), which Ubisoft as a whole just should be making. - Now people also can't complain that "Ubisoft always makes the same", cause that's just not true. And while I'm still not big on the style (while it does look good), if the gameplay is good, I'm up for it. And also, it's a spin-off, so that's a good way to basically work around it if they decide to make a more "traditional" third-person adventure type game again. - The remaster of "Sands of Time" first, I suppose...
Big fan of the original Prince of Persia games, especially Sands of Time and Two Thrones despite it's edgy parts. Did not care for the reboot in 2008. But this... this has me immediately sold. as a matter of fact, going to go buy this right now. New metroidvania map features and good controls. a 2D action platformer with awesome 3D animation and camera angles. all it needs is some voice acting and a rad sound track
This is definitely a wait till it's out on game pass for me, I'm a little annoyed I have to have ubisoft account just to play their games to begin with, so going the extra mile to pay for it doesn't seem logical.
as the one for who 2003 2004 2005 Sands of Time trilogy is culturally one of the most important and cherishly beloved games of all experienced(it's months before i had my first pc in primary school and watching Warrior Within gameplay in friends home and acrobatics and animations, Prince look, world look, made me fall in love with it and i planned on having this game once i ll get my pc). The vibe of it, the flow, the music, the animations, chracters, dialogues, lines, voices, stories -they imbued in me and part of my sensations - and it's imossible to have games that feel like that in modern times, especially similar Prince of Persia. And because of all that - that 2d version of Prince of Persia - is a crime, i hate and not even gonna watch video if it's good. it's not TRUE Prince of Persia of 00s. "time is running low, you ready?" "i know what you've seen what you think you've seen in the timeline" "objects once familiar and comforting, now fill me with uncertainty and dread. What has happened here?"
