DryvBy
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I've played a few Prince of Persia games in the past, as in the original PC version when it was a side scrolling game with cool animations for it's time. And then I played the 2008 game and loved it. I decided to buy the HD remasters on PS3 recently and try them out. Instead of starting with the Sands of Time, I jumped right into Two Thrones. What a mess of a game.
I'm usually okay with playing games from several generations before, even games I don't have nostalgia for. But this game is really rough, and about all of that is due to the dreadful combat. Every time I have to fight a basic enemy, I notice the combat doesn't flow and doesn't have a functional hitbox mechanic at all. I've been hit by a sword swing clear across the room. The combat feels like it relies on a dice roll rather than actual hit boxes. Blocking is a mess and never feels like I'm able to counter anything due to the poor animations and inconsistent attacks from enemies. And when you actually attack, it manages to be at the quality level of 2001 Runescape.
The puzzles are far and few between. Most of it's just running puzzles and hoping your guy doesn't glitch through the wall during a turn like I've had happen a couple of times. But when you do manage to get to a puzzle room, they even made that a chore. There's a puzzle where you have to smash a giant statue through a wall to proceed. You use a lever to turn and push forward/backward the statue. Because of the awful camera angle, you can't see if that statue is turning into a wall or not. And to make adjustments, you have to spend a minute traveling between each lever.
Story is pretty basic and nothing to write home about. Graphics are somehow uglier than the original game from what I've looked up. Audio is generic as they come. It's truly an awful game and one of the worst AAA games I've played.
If I had to give this game a rating, it would be a 3 scimitar out of 10.
I'm usually okay with playing games from several generations before, even games I don't have nostalgia for. But this game is really rough, and about all of that is due to the dreadful combat. Every time I have to fight a basic enemy, I notice the combat doesn't flow and doesn't have a functional hitbox mechanic at all. I've been hit by a sword swing clear across the room. The combat feels like it relies on a dice roll rather than actual hit boxes. Blocking is a mess and never feels like I'm able to counter anything due to the poor animations and inconsistent attacks from enemies. And when you actually attack, it manages to be at the quality level of 2001 Runescape.
The puzzles are far and few between. Most of it's just running puzzles and hoping your guy doesn't glitch through the wall during a turn like I've had happen a couple of times. But when you do manage to get to a puzzle room, they even made that a chore. There's a puzzle where you have to smash a giant statue through a wall to proceed. You use a lever to turn and push forward/backward the statue. Because of the awful camera angle, you can't see if that statue is turning into a wall or not. And to make adjustments, you have to spend a minute traveling between each lever.
Story is pretty basic and nothing to write home about. Graphics are somehow uglier than the original game from what I've looked up. Audio is generic as they come. It's truly an awful game and one of the worst AAA games I've played.
If I had to give this game a rating, it would be a 3 scimitar out of 10.
