Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has been given a lot of tags, but what is its official genre? Let’s try to unravel this.
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is about to hit the shelves. You’ll get to play as Sargon, a member of the Immortals, looking to rescue his friend and an heir to the throne, Prince Ghassan. You’ll do that with the help of your Immortal friends, your skills with the blade, and by using Time Powers, a popular feature from earlier installments. The story is standalone, it is not a sequel or a prequel. The game is heavily inspired by, unsurprisingly, Persian mythology. You encounter various monsters and characters who have their roots in the mythological world of ancient Persia. So, with all these features, what genre is Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown? Let’s see.
What Official Genre Is Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown?
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown can simply be described as a single-player action game. But, that doesn’t even begin to name it properly. We can describe Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown as a 2.5D side-scrolling action-adventure Metriodvania game. Let’s take a deep dive into all of this and try to explain what each of these tags means. Read on.
2.5D
Being a 2.5D game means that the movement in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is two-dimensional, ie, you can move up, down, left, or right, but, the environment is rendered in full 3D.
Side-Scroller
Side-scrollers are a type of game where the view is from the “side camera” and follows the protagonist along. This is one of the most popular style back in the day, with games like Super Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, or the more recent Cuphead being perfect examples.
Action-Adventure
Action-adventure games are, unsurprisingly, a combination of action games, where you settle things in real-time, requiring physical skills to solve, and adventure games, a type of game where the storyline is the main focus, with many characters, dialogues, puzzles, and such. Tomb Raider is a good example of an action-adventure game.
Metriodvania
Metriodvania games focus on being non-linear, where you explore the world by using various abilities and skills. These games usually have a large interconnected map you can explore, with parts inaccessible until you acquire special items, abilities, and such.
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