Too long, too difficult.

[Kaneki <3 Cheryl]

Near the anniversary of 1 year without playing the game, I decided to play it again.

I never found out where to go. The game is not linear enough. It's good to be open world, but not to the point where you have NO IDEA WHERE TO GO. Yes I know there is a map, but it is terrible.

Is there a difficulty setting? I had 0 problems with difficulty in Sands of Time, only a few problems with difficulty in The Two Thrones, but in WW it's just IMPOSSIBLE...I never got past the area where the big guy throws junk at you causing AoE damage. And yes, I had like 5 or 6 life upgrades at that point.

It's just so annoying. I regret getting this dumb game. Sands of Time and Two Thrones are so much better.

It's a shame because I love the gothic dark theme WW has. It's my type of ♥♥♥♥. But it just had to be so hard and nonlinear with a terribly bad map. Seriously it's a horrible map. You bring it up, and it shows the surface of the island. That's all. It doesn't show inside, it shows a very un-specific spot of where the Prince is, and a very vague location marker for an objective.

[Zaxx]

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Well I think we can all agree on the fact that the map sucks in WW, it offers no help in navigating the levels while that's exactly the one and only thing a map is supposed to do in a video game. :D

Well, this is not an RPG. Probably the only problem is that it's called a map. Its only function is giving you those 1-line instructions (return to the throne room etc.) and showing which areas are locked and which are unlocked. It's not meant for navigation.

By the way, you still haven't shared what problems you have. Or did you mean this? I thought you were about some bugs you noticed.

Wat? I don't have any problems, I'ce completed the game at least 15 times on hard throughout the years because I'm a diehard fan and all that, I just meant that looking back now the map sucks balls. :D

[Psychedelic Adventurer]

Beat this game when I was 11..
That was 10 years ago.

You should be ashamed..

[Dusk of Oolacile]

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Beat this game when I was 11..
That was 10 years ago.

You should be ashamed..

Someone seriously has to take some more English lessons...

[Shepard-Commander]

This game was supposed to be tougher than Sands of Time, which is a FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE, but I believe Warrior Within is a better game on every aspect and a true sequel (although Jordan Mechner didn't like it at all).

Probably one of the last games that didn't handhold the player in order to make him/her feel a stronger sense of accomplishment when finishing it.
That's how it felt to me at least, when managed to end it for the first time on PS2.

I believe PS2's God of War was more brutal and unforgiving than WW and way more cheaper. The willpower needed to master Kratos borders on deliberate sadism.

Game-breaking bugs and countless glitches on every version of this Prince of Persia however can (and had) put off many players in the past.
Both PS2 discs I bought had me start the game all over again after the first Empress fight, or had me fight against an invisible Golem; which I did TWICE ON EACH DISK after having to do all over again the third time I reached the same place.
But that's how the game made an impact on me and got me so shocked with its original premise, its fantastic aesthetics and its captivating soundtrack that I willingly made that far.

You should check you didn't fall on a bug/glitch situation (namely, replaying zones all over again, ; if you didn't, please, consider to lower the difficulty setting if you feel frustrated about some combat scenarios.
It's a really fun game and an inspiring experience, and I believe it deserves your time if you enjoy action/adventure games.
Unless you are challenging yourself, there is no real merit on playing it on a higher (or lower) difficulty.

Best of luck, man.
Greetings from Argentina.

[Bezoro]

Interesting, I was 12 and didn't know how to speak english and managed to finish it multiple times...
Im sorry but.. you are really, really bad...
Also I disagree completely, this one is by far the best TPoP game, Sands of Time being second and all the other a complete waste of time.

[SilverWolf]

Lol, this game is certainly not easy but there are a lot of games that are waaaaaaayyyyy harder than this one. I, my brother and even my 12 year old cousin managed to complete it so if you want to blame something, blame your gaming skills and not the game itself. The map certainly sucks but through the whole game I only had to use it once, when the tutorial told me to do so. Indeed this game can be called open world because you can travel all around the castle regardless of your current objective but I think this is actually a strong point of this game because when I missed a life upgrade I came back for it later in the game. Finally, I just checked and found a complete walkthrough of this game just by tiping "warrior within walkthrough" on google so seriously, did you even try to finish this game?

[Stormrider]

Lol. If I am not mistaken, the moment you reach the section with the giant dude throwing explosive enemies at you, there is one cutscene showing a wooden door, a weak wall, something like that (a cutscene showing you the path). You just add 1+1 and thats it. The game isn't hard (except for the endgame bosses, and 1 platforming section with the sandwraith, which can be quite annoying if you're not fast enough). I'd first beaten this game when I was 12. So, if you think Warrior Within is too hard, hone your skills instead of complaining, because a lot of kids managed to beat this game.

[Herreken]

I beat this on the Xbox back in the day and I don't remember it being very difficult. I'm playing it now for the first time in over 10 years and I started on Hard. I wish I didn't. The woman in black is an annoying "bullet sponge". I hope the upgrades will even out the "difficulty" later on.

[Herreken]

Wow I forgot how enemies can take all these cheap shots at you. An enemy can hit you while vaulting over another enemy, grabbing an enemy, countering an enemy, and in the middle of combos. Hilarious. Thank Crom there are opportunities to take cheap shots of my own by throwing them off high places.

[Justice]

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Wow I forgot how enemies can take all these cheap shots at you. An enemy can hit you while vaulting over another enemy, grabbing an enemy, countering an enemy, and in the middle of combos. Hilarious. Thank Crom there are opportunities to take cheap shots of my own by throwing them off high places.

Or why not just learn combos? Especially dual combat. When I 1st started I learned few combos instead of bashing repetatly with the main sword or throwing enemies like other dumb peoples. Seriously if people just open the game menu and open combo list and learn some of them - the game is piece of cake.

[Herreken]

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Wow I forgot how enemies can take all these cheap shots at you. An enemy can hit you while vaulting over another enemy, grabbing an enemy, countering an enemy, and in the middle of combos. Hilarious. Thank Crom there are opportunities to take cheap shots of my own by throwing them off high places.

Or why not just learn combos? Especially dual combat. When I 1st started I learned few combos instead of bashing repetatly with the main sword or throwing enemies like other dumb peoples. Seriously if people just open the game menu and open combo list and learn some of them - the game is piece of cake.

Like I said, you can get hit while doing a combo. And enemies block a lot more on the hardest difficulty setting. The only way I could pull off the longer combos was by using Eye of the Storm. I think that's the name of the power that slows down time.

[Justice]

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Or why not just learn combos? Especially dual combat. When I 1st started I learned few combos instead of bashing repetatly with the main sword or throwing enemies like other dumb peoples. Seriously if people just open the game menu and open combo list and learn some of them - the game is piece of cake.

Like I said, you can get hit while doing a combo. And enemies block a lot more on the hardest difficulty setting. The only way I could pull off the longer combos was by using Eye of the Storm. I think that's the name of the power that slows down time.

I haven't notice any differances in enemies behavior at any difficulty. The only difference is the amount of damage Prince recive. The executioner can block many combos, but there is enough combos that can pass through their defence. If something don't work try different combos. They won't able to block forever and everything. And besides they are high and more difficult lvl enemies, so it's normal to spend more time and energy on them than weaker enemies that you fought before.

[Herreken]

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Like I said, you can get hit while doing a combo. And enemies block a lot more on the hardest difficulty setting. The only way I could pull off the longer combos was by using Eye of the Storm. I think that's the name of the power that slows down time.

I haven't notice any differances in enemies behavior at any difficulty. The only difference is the amount of damage Prince recive. The executioner can block many combos, but there is enough combos that can pass through their defence. If something don't work try different combos. They won't able to block forever and everything. And besides they are high and more difficult lvl enemies, so it's normal to spend more time and energy than weaker enemies that you fought before.

I already finished the game last week...kind of. I encountered a game-breaking bug that didn't allow me to face the final boss. That sucked...but I already finished this game years ago on the Xbox.

I forgot the ending. Didn't realize there was a different ending on the hardest difficulty level. Luckily, it was posted on YouTube.

[Justice]

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I already finished the game last week...kind of. I encountered a game-breaking bug that didn't allow me to face the final boss. That sucked...but I already finished this game years ago on the Xbox.

I forgot the ending. Didn't realize there was a different ending on the hardest difficulty level. Luckily, it was posted on YouTube.

the endings has nothing to do with difficulty level. The second ending require to unlock all life upgrades and picking water sword.

[Herreken]

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I already finished the game last week...kind of. I encountered a game-breaking bug that didn't allow me to face the final boss. That sucked...but I already finished this game years ago on the Xbox.

I forgot the ending. Didn't realize there was a different ending on the hardest difficulty level. Luckily, it was posted on YouTube.

the endings has nothing to do with difficulty level. The second ending require to unlock all life upgrades and picking water sword.

Damn so I wouldn't have gotten the "good" ending anyway. I never got the Water Sword and I only found 2 or 3 life upgrades. Ah well.