Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands

[Johnny]

Don't think we have a thread for this so here we go! I bought this for cheap (£12) a week or so ago and started into it last Friday. Just finished it and was very impressed.

The platforming is amazing. Very satisfying and when combined with the special abilities (freezing water etc) it becomes even moreso.

Combat is good but not as fluid as I would have liked. Having said that, it is a vast improvement from the combat in PoP 2008.

At this point this has to be my pick for under rated GOTY.

[broodwars]

I enjoyed the game when I played it, but it's nowhere near as good as Prince of Persia 2008 or Two Thrones IMO. I found the combat, especially, to be a step back from those games, as it's now a half-assed knockoff of God of War with no real strategy or theat. This game looks and plays like the Sands of Time's freezer burned leftovers (including the general lack of color the entire game), which is to say that it's a decent game that's fairly forgettable. There was some enjoyable platforming with the water freezing mechanic, though.

[Johnny]

I enjoyed the game when I played it, but it's nowhere near as good as Prince of Persia 2008 or Two Thrones IMO. I found the combat, especially, to be a step back from those games, as it's now a half-assed knockoff of God of War with no real strategy or theat.

For me, the PoP 2008 combat was too counter based and that's why I preferred it in this one.