Show Can the Prince reclaim his throne? Read all about the history of PoP here. The first couple of hours of platforming would have you thinking it's a relatively easy game, but it gets more difficult as the Prince unlocks new powers. During the quest the Prince will eventually gain the ability be to temporarily freeze water into climbable objects and make certain portions of ruins appear as they were before they were destroyed. The game gradually ramps up the difficulty, forcing the player to combine these powers until eventually they're encountering rooms where all of them are used in epic sequences that make the game feel like a mix of platformer and rhythm action. Combining so many skills is hard, and resulted in a lot of dead Princes. Thankfully, Forgotten Sands brings back the ability to rewind time, giving me a second (and sometimes fifth or sixth) chance at success. But this isn't the infinite retries of the last PoP game, either, as this time around player's have a limited amount of retries (which are refilled by finding blue orbs in vases or from fallen enemies). Should you run out of retries you'll go back to your last checkpoint (which are pretty regular), making failure in Forgotten Sands the perfect balance of risk and reward. There's nothing sweeter than completing a challenge without having to use any retries, or, even better, succeeding when you're on your last try. After all, if there's nothing to lose, nothing to risk, where's the fun? The platforming is immediately gratifying, but the combat takes some time to become a worthwhile part of the game. The earliest enemies are really boring to fight, and combating them amounts to little more than button mashing. Later, though, when I had a series of powers and a good mix of enemies to fight, combat became an entirely different beast.
Combat is often against 20 or more enemies. Much like a host of other games before it, Forgotten Sands has an experience system. Killing enemies yields experience which is then spent on a skill tree. Through the course of the game the Prince will get such powers as temporary invincibility, an area of effect knock down, or even the ability to leave a trail of fire in his wake. These powers use up the same resource as your ability to rewind time, and thus the choice to use them in combat becomes a much bigger deal towards the end of the game when I was screwing up a lot. The biggest thing about the powers, though, is that they're really fun to mix in with your normal attacks -- so much so that they make combat interesting enough to actually make me want to play the game's challenge modes, wherein you fight waves of enemies in a set amount of time.Whereas the combat and acrobatic sequences of Forgotten Sands are, in many ways, like those in the fantastic Sands of Time, the story and visuals of the game are a far cry. The plot is utterly predictable, and the characters (outside of the Prince) are forgettable. Likewise the game's visuals, something I normally don't even really notice, are all over the place. At times the game looks pretty fantastic, with great dynamic lighting and a wide array of colors, and at other times the game looks dull and dated. It's too bad, really, because if the story and look of the game could have been as refined as it felt in Sands of Time, 2010's Prince of Persia could have been a game that people remembered as fondly as its predecessor. But buyer beware: if you're into what you're hearing and want to pick it up for your PC, just know that this game requires you to be online at all times while you're playing. Check the DRM requirements before purchase.
The special powers are pretty impressive looking. VerdictForgotten Sands is much better than the 2008 Prince of Persia, but still not as great as Sands of Time – the game it so obviously seeks to recapture the spirit of. The story and visuals are unimpressive, but the combat and platforming are good enough that anyone who's been longing for another PoP game since 2005's Two Thrones is in for a treat. In This ArticlePrince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands ReviewIs Prince of Persia Forgotten Sands worth playing?Definitely worth it arguably the best platformer this gen I didn't like Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 that much. I wasn't excepting much from POP FS though, Combat was fun but I thought it could have been better the platforming is perfection though, I will say it is the best in the series imho.
Is Prince of Persia Forgotten Sands a good game Reddit?It doesn't have a bad story or bad gameplay, but it really does feel like a cash grab to tie into the movie. The game play is generally good or at least fine. You get your normal power set from Sands of Time, but also a few extras via an upgrade menu.
How long is pop Forgotten Sands?When focusing on the main objectives, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is about 8 Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 10½ Hours to obtain 100% completion.
Is The Forgotten Sands canon?Next game (canon)
Canonically, The Forgotten Sands continues the story of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and occurs during the seven year gap between the The Sands of Time and Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, and before Battles of Prince of Persia.
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