Prince of Persia The Lost Crown

not an easy game but it takes me back

垃圾，有些场景做的太TM难了，浪费老子时间，还差点把手柄摔坏

Very solid metroidvania recommendation for both the fans of exploration and combat (I'm in the first category exclusively). Didn't find the characters/locations quite as immersive as Ori/Hollow Knight's, but the distinct style they were going for looks nice, the high stakes story is presented in a pretty good fashion, collecting different shiny things routine is there. If not for the fps drops and audio stuttering brain-melting combo that seem to be caused by glitches - I would have loved every minute of the ride. Unfortunately, multiple game file verifications didn't do much: it helped the first time around, but when the cursed fps/audio started occurring in DLC again, I had to just bear with it and fly around in 20 fps, and selecting all the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ settings didn't help either - there's not enough settings that help boost the performance, maybe. When there's no lag, which was for the majority of my playthrough thankfully, the movement feels very fluid, as you acquire more abilities you just enter flow state and start traversing the map like a fish in water, the satisfying map vacuuming is a brain-massaging activity in the first place, but when you're doing a victory lap after finishing everything else in the game, with the help of all the skills, the satisfying metroidvania exploration aspect peaks. The challenges are hard, but fair, I was malding a lot, but all the rage was directed towards my poor mechanics and brain, rather than the developers who designed the platforming sections. The precision platforming parts are creative and a fun challenge for the most part, and if some had me suffering - the euphoric payoffs were worth the struggles in the end. Very nice difficulty sliders can save you some nerves also, the accessibility features do stand out in this game, honestly respectful how many QoL features you can utilize. Heads-up: some achievements can only be earned with the DLC, 3 extra dollars for the Complete Edition was the historical low, I'd say worth. I pray for your fps not to get cursed randomly, because without the lag it's just more good quality locations to explore to your heart's content. Also, it's separate from your main journey, you have different health bar, amulets, skills and the platforming gets unique as well. Something a little different - that yet scratches the same itch - to look forward to.