Obviously, there are still a few items in the wind.
The Prince of Persia had undergone quite a long hiatus of 13 years since its last release.
Curious to know the story, gameplay, release date, and more?
What is Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown?
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crownis an upcoming action-adventure platformer.
Its going to be a 2D side-scroller set in the mythological Persian world.
The game will launch on January 18th, 2024, on all current-gen and next-gen platforms.
Story
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crownplans to tell an engaging, original story.
At the center of the narrative is Sargon, a young warrior of the Immortals group.
Gameplay
There are several cogs that work together to run thePrince of Persia: The Lost Crownmachine.
Firstly, the concept of time is different.
you’re free to manipulate time however you kindly using your Time Powers.
Unfortunately, there are mythological creatures that have been corrupted by time itself.
And, its up to you to defeat them and restore order.
There are powerful Amulets you’re free to obtain from shopkeepers to use in battle.
you’re free to also use special powers to boost your combat and platforming skills.
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crownis aplatforming game.
So, traversal across the games cursed Persian world will likely involve popular platforming moves like jumping and running.
Youre free to explore around, too, with several larger-than-life landmarks to discover.
Meanwhile, there will be puzzles that require clever thinking to solve.
Your playthrough will take the form of quests.
These can involve all sorts of wild objectives, like finding hidden treasures and so on.
Development
Its been 13 years since the lastPrince of Persiagame was released.
Its definitely a surprise for the series to reincarnate 13 years later.
Contrary to what you would expect, the reception hasnt been the best.
Ubisoft has received mixed positive and negative reviews on the reveal trailer thus far.
Its wild because the remake didnt have an overly positive reception, either.
We welcome all your reactions, positive and negative.
They have chosen to welcome all reviews positively, as stated in their tweet responsehere.
Hopefully, we’ll be privy to new information at the Ubisoft Forward event on June 12th, 2023.
The trailer is also a great place to become familiar with what to expect on the gameplay front.
it’s possible for you to see traversal mechanics like wall-running come to play.
Plus, a huge potential forPrince of Persia: The Lost Crownto revolutionize sword-slashing for the franchise.
Hopefully, once the game comes out, the studios sentiment will remain true to form.
The game will also feature on Amazon Luna at launch.
At the moment, we dont quite know which editions will be made available.
However, well be sure to let you know of anything new that comes up.
Meanwhile, feel free to keep track of any new updates via the official Prince of Persia Twitter handlehere.
So, whats your take?
Will you be picking up a copy ofPrince of Persia: The Lost Crownwhen it eventually drops?
Let us know your thoughts over on our socialshere.
Evans I. Karanja is a freelance writer who loves to write about anything technology.
When not writing, he can be found playing video games or watching F1.
