The Rogue Prince of Persia

Last game of the year

Game no: 565

Genre: Action
Platform: PS5
Release Date: 2025

We start with Prince of Persia the Lost Crown a metroidvania like adventure and we end this year with a Rogue Like game The Rogue Prince of Persia. The game was create by Evil Empire. The same studio that created Dead Cells (which I also played this year. Great game by the way). So this game is basically Dead Cells but in a middle eastern wrapper. Basically there are 10 stages and 3 stages are boss stages. You need to try to complete each stage and if you die you start back in the beginning.

While it does play like Dead Cells there are a lot of differences in the game. The game is much slower than dead cells. There is no magic, there is one primary weapon and one secondary weapon. The secondary weapon uses energy it you only can recharge while you kill other enemies. The last difference that you can wall run and wall jump. The more you do you will get a speed boost which makes movement much more faster. 

I love this game don't get me wrong. I love a good rogue like adventure. But that is it. Since the run that you rely is base on a good loadout that you get. Almost forgot, you have medallions (up to 12) which can give you different kind of buffs such as stronger attacks, extra weapons and healing. So back to your runs. The succesful of your runs depends on your loadout. So this game is really not just a test of skill but of luck. So I was very lucky that my last run got me until the final boss. 
Overall to get the full stories you need to beat the game 20-30 times but I didn't enjoy it that much to play this again and again. Maybe one day I will but as for now I have got my fill of this game. Love the art style, sound and gameplay but the slow pace nature of this game makes it a hard recommendation to continue. A-Rank