Prince of Persia: SoT was excellent from beginning to end. It's highly
immersive with some excellent puzzles and platforming. The level design
is extremely logical and fun to solve. The levels are challenging but
it's not impossible like most other games of this type. I was able to
beat it without a faq so that shows that anybody can figure out this
game. The difficulty isn't high and the game is very forgiving. The
save points are numerous enough that you won't be frustrated if you die
and the unlimited retries makes the game easy to enjoy. The enemies
were a bit tough and the battle system wasn't perfect but it's a minor
complaint.
The graphics are lush and vibrant. The lighting effects are amazingly
well done. The soft glow and various tones really heighten the mood and
is just plain gorgeous to look at. The 3D models themselves aren't as
detailed as other games but you won't notice it. The seamless
transition from level to level is great. Very immersive because of
this. The animations for the Prince is incredibly smooth. The enemies
and other characters are pretty decent but the Prince is the star.
Great acrobatic animations.
The sound and music is excellent too. The music is sparse but there's
enough. It sounds great with the Indian-Middle Eastern-Rock style. But
most of the time, you'll be listening to nothing but the ambient sounds
of the environment. It sounds very good with the wind and water and
other little various details. Very well executed. It's not everyday you
find a game without background music interesting to listen to. This
game managed to do it. The voice acting is top notch. Everyone is well
cast and you'll grow to enjoy the banter between the Prince and the
Princess. There's some humorous stuff that'll make you chuckle. They
keep the game's story from getting too dull or serious. Good stuff.
The story is very good too. It's very satisfying once you reach the
end. But I bet there are some, like me, who want to know more about the
characters in the end. It left me wanting a whole lot more. A
double-edged sword in some respects. But at least we have a sequel to
look forward to. ^^ Btw, they managed to develop the characters quite
well. There's not a lot of actual story but there's enough for this
type of game.
Overall, it's an excellent game. Great levels/puzzles, characters and
story. I beat it in just over 10 hours but it didn't feel short at all
which I thought was interesting. Even though it's a relatively short
game, it was very good nonetheless. Go check it out!
