This is the final game review I'll be doing. The game is Prince of Persia for the current gen consoles or should I say, the latest.
Price of Persia is an action/adventure game with loads of platforming. The game is played in a third person perspective.
Let me explain how the story and setting goes, Sir Prince(I am pretty sure he does not have a name) got lost in a desert storm and ended up in some place where he conveniently ran into a girl(Elika) who is running away from her father. Turns out that Elika is a princess and her dad, a King. Elika soon explains her situation that her father gone nuts and had released the evil Ahriman to doom the world so in order to seal him back, they must travel all over the lands to reseal special spots(called Fertile Grounds) that once help Ahriman in place. As the game progresses, the relationship between the Prince and Elika improves and soon reveal the truth of Elika's Existence and her source of Magic powers.
So the game takes place in Elika's kingdom in an open world(You can travel anywhere you want assuming you have the abilities to get there), there are 5 key areas, the Temple, the Ruined Citadel, the Vale, the Royal Palace, and the City of Light. All these areas are severely damaged from the corruption's release and each area has basically its own theme. The world is very beautiful, rich with colour(after you restore life to them) though even in its corrupted state, it looks great.
The gameplay involves alot of tricky platforming stunts and a regular dose of combat. In Prince of Persia, the goal is to restore life to the fertile grounds to reseal Ahriman back. Doing so requires you to traverse around the kingdom which is basically main part of the gameplay. The importing thing to note that travelling around the world is a very fun, you do alot of jumping, climbing, scaling, and wallrunning and with Elika's magic help, super jumps, run on vertical platforms, to flying through the air Alladin style. You will also need to collect Light Seeds(scattered all around the kingdom) in order to unlock more of Elika's powers that allow you to reach places unreachable before.
Unlike previous game in the Prince of Persia franchise, Combat takes place on a one on one basis. while travelling around, the Corrupted will sometimes appear to fight you. Combat involves you and Elika to perform various acrobatic moves to kill the enemy or make it fall off the cliff. The combat system feels like there is a Scissors-Paper-Stone theory behind it. You can use the sword, gauntlet, Elika's magic, and acrobat to attack or react to the enemies' behavior.
The funny thing is that you don't die in the game, if you make a mistake platforming, Elika will use her magic powers to save you. This also applies during combat but the penalty would be the enemy will regain some of it's health back.
The Games graphics are beautiful, it has a cartoon feel to it but the world and it's characters are richly designed.
Audio in the game is pretty much standard fare, the background music is nice but it is often re looped and played making it dull after awhile. Sound design is good though. For example, you can hear echos in open spaces but none in closed rooms. Loads of ambient sounds around(birds chirping, insect cries etc.)
In conclusion Prince of Persia is a good game. What I don't like is that the game sometimes forces you to revisit some areas(to collect more Light Seeds), it is there that the platforming feels repetitive but it is always fun experiencing new areas.
The Verdict : Cher Shen Approves :D
P.S : The ending was really painful to me
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