Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Looks To The Past To Build A New Future For The Franchise
Most people think of time as a river, and that river has been flowing swift and sure for 13 long years since the last entry in the Prince Of Persia franchise--the somewhat aptly titled Forgotten Sands. With Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown, Ubisoft appears to be looking to the past and present in the hopes of creating a future for the franchise; a return to Prince Of Persia's roots in 2D platforming, on the foundations built by modern metroidvania titles.
Announced at Summer Game Fest, Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown is a 2D action-adventure platformer developed by Ubisoft Montpellier, the studio behind the beloved Rayman Legends. At a recent preview event at Ubisoft Montpellier's studio in France, we had a chance to go hands-on with an early build of the game, playing on both PC and Nintendo Switch for around two hours.
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In a presentation, director Mounir Radi spoke of a desire to bring back the «core ingredients» of Prince Of Persia: platforming, puzzle-solving, time-based powers, and a sense of adventure. This new outing is set in a «legendary Persia», that is described as an «age of Heroes and Gods.» Players take on the role of Sargon, a young and impetuous hero who is part of a superhero-esque gang of seven warriors known as The Immortals. Sargon and The Immortals journey to Mount Qaf, a land cursed with time anomalies, to rescue the kidnapped son of the Queen of Persia--the developers notably didn't use his proper
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