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Now i finished all 5 Prince of Persia Games in 3D at least once

++ Story is fine, but (see below)

++ good aged Cel Shading Graphics (2008, for 13 Years still nice)

++ Sound has some really well composed Melodies that are wonderful & only few okay Parts

+ Gameplay, Control, Camera are mostly appropriate

+ some funny Prince/ Elica or Prince only Conversations (by pressing T, i laugh a few Times)

+ many Boss Fights (28 Boss Fights) & only few normal Enemy Fights, but feels mostly the same Thing

+ 1000 Orbs some well hidden, 2 Costumes each (Altaire, Sand of Time, Farah, Jade (Beyond Good & Evil)

+ a few Puzzles are really smart & interesting

+ unlimited manuel Saves everywhere (but sometimes you need to replay a bit) & 1 Autosave that is overwriting after Progress

+/- no Forgotten Sand Skins (Sand Wraith with Invisible Ability or doing a Clone?, Dark Prince with Chain Attack, Malick with better Sword/ Armor?)

--- No Epilog on Steam avaible, openStory, no good Ending

- No "FIVE" (5) Trading Cards

- No new Swords, no new Attack Spells, Fights feel to much repetive instead of unique Enemy Techniques or Weakpoints & to much Sword Attacks blocked to make even normal Fights to long

- No Steam Achievements/ no Remake Announcement for Steam yet

- you feel a bit lost what to do at the Beginning before 1 of 4 Abilities & go back till you have all 4 Abilities

- sometimes long Ways to replay if you fall down or hit an Object close before you get on a new Plattform (more Elica Return Points)

- no F12 Screenshots

Buy it with Discount on Sale. Maybe i played 14 Hours, but because Orb Collecting (at least 540 of 1000) and so many long Fights, that sometimes really take a lot Time till you find the right way & some long boring Parts, but i had a lot of Fun too. A real Prince of Persia <3

Thx 4 reading. Hopefully you enjoy like me.

A GAME I ENJOYED, BUT WOULD NOT RECOMMEND.

Welp.
Prince of Persia 2008 is...
Well, I wouldn't recommend it.
I played this game over a decade ago, but never finished it. Now, coming back to it, I was determined to finish this game once and for all.
The funniest part about the Steam Page is that it says "Controllers Not Supported," when this game released on the PS3 and 360. Just use the Steam Controller Input thing, it worked perfectly for me.
Anyways, the actual game
I enjoyed my time with it, but it's not a game I think people should seek out. Especially with how it ends.
I would have loved to see a sequel of it, but given that there isn't one, and the game ends on a massive cliffhanger, it's just a letdown.
There are good things about it, like the gorgeous artstyle, really fun character dialogue, a decent combo tree, good music (though there are only two themes for when you explore a healed area) and the almost open-world design to the game.
However, there's a holding it back. Annoying platforming that almost comes down to quick-time events, MAJOR lack of enemy variety (you fight six/seven unique enemies, and the final boss doesn't count because it doesn't get a fight), combat where it is impossible for you to die (you have no health bar, and the most that happens is the enemy regains half their health), the single collectable (A.K.A. Light Seed) only being useful for three things (unlocking new transport options, an achievement that you can only get on the console version because Ubisoft did the bare ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ minimum with this port and didn't even add collectables, and a skin for getting all 1001 of the Light Seeds) and you only need 540 of them to beat the game meaning collecting half of them is pointless, and a frustrating ending that will never be resolved because the game flopped.
The console exclusive DLC does explain the ending a bit more and saves it from being utterly atrocious, but it's still unsatisfying because it was setting up a sequel that never came. Just make up your own ending for the game and ignore the actual one, I give you permission.

Overall, 5/10. I enjoyed my time with it, and I think a sequel could have been something special, but it's a game I'd only recommend if you're curious and can find this on sale. It's about 10-12 hours long, so it won't eat up too much of your time.

Sabiendo que es un juego del 2008 esta muy logrado, la trama te hace sumergirte muy bien en la historia y aún más si vas interactuando con Elika mientras descubres la historia de las localizaciones, los puzles pueden ser lo suficientemente complejos como para estar unos minutos, aunque a la hora de combatir se te puede hacer un poco repetitivo ya que suelen ser los mismos combos y a la hora de recoger los orbes de luz te puedes aburrir. Un juego que si te centras en la trama y lo disfrtuas puedes durar unas 15-18 horas, si te lo pillas con una oferta que valga 2 euros es un juego recomendable.