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The Prince of Persia: Warrior Within debate

What the community thinks of Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, ordered by reader support. Agreeing, translating and reporting a message need no account.

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QuestDragon2005

The rock soundtrack and grittier tone were a bold choice at the time, but I think it aged into something a bit try-hard rather than timeless.
ratke_candido

I went back expecting the same magic from the first game, or rather, I expected it to feel like a natural continuation, and instead the whole vibe felt like a different studio trying too hard to be edgy.

NovaMaster2

Different studio trying too hard, funny, I played it right after Sands of Time and it felt like the same guy who just discovered weights.

AllieRider

The double blade combos actually read fine once you commit to a rhythm, took me a weekend to get there.

TurboPhoenix2006

Replying to AllieRider

Ah oui, un weekend entier pour apprendre à appuyer sur deux boutons, quelle prouesse.
feil_oma

I might be wrong, but I think the double blades alone justify its spot here.
SammieDragon

I'm biased, I'll admit it upfront, I've replayed this more than Uncharted 2 or Tomb Raider combined, and every time it clicks in a way those two never quite managed for me, even if I know the combat here is rougher around the edges.
Neon_Thiel

But going back to it now, the whole grim makeover feels less like growth and more like a phase, the kind you cringe at years later. The first game aged like something timeless, this one aged like a mood ring.

Kuphal99

Same here, minus the tone complaints, I just remember mashing buttons in my room for hours and not caring one bit about canon.
ArcadeLegend3

The combat rework is fun but it changed the tone so much it barely feels like the same series.

Toy58

I've only put a few hours in, but the tone shift barely bothered me, honestly it felt refreshing.

heller_brain

Same, honestly, sessions never longer than an hour and I still didn't finish it, no regrets though.
Jermain_49

Oh sure, it's only 475th, must mean it's a bad game. Great logic.

CoopAce

Played it fresh last month on original hardware, controls held up better than I remembered honestly.

ArcadeAce4

Rank isn't the whole story here.

rowe_trystan

Great logic yourself, since 475th or 596th, whichever, both still say the same thing about where it lands.
IronKnight2004

Every duel it gets against Uncharted 2 feels like watching two totally different eras clash.
Leo_91

Comparado con Uncharted 2, este se queda corto en puesta en escena, y frente a Portal directamente no compite en originalidad, aunque tenga su público fiel que lo defiende con uñas y dientes en cada duelo.
casas_ander

Me gustó bastante el cambio de tono, más oscuro y agresivo, aunque siento que perdió parte de la elegancia del primero. El doble arma está bien pero a veces se siente caótico más que fluido.

Iron_Mitchell

The chaos is real early on, or rather it's chaos until you learn the parries, then it clicks. Did it ever click for you?

TurboPilot55

Chaotic combat compared to the first game's elegance, that's fair, but next to Uncharted 2 it still feels deeper mechanically

Eldora_2003

The combat system alone deserves more credit than it usually gets here, don't you think that gets overlooked too often?
Hortense_48

Face à Portal ou Uncharted 2, il perd souvent, et son taux de victoire à 58 % le confirme plutôt bien.

IronRunner

Le taux de victoire ne ment pas, c'est bien joli le combat mais face aux ténors ça coince.
NeonHunter2

J'y ai joué par petites sessions le soir, jamais plus d'une heure, pendant des semaines. Je n'ai même pas fini le jeu en fait, mais je garde un bon souvenir de l'ambiance et du combat au double sabre.

Nova_Pagan

Ese ambiente cambiado es justo lo que lo hace memorable para mí.

Rowena_2009

I went back to it last year expecting nostalgia to carry me through, and it just... didn't.

Jaime_95

El cambio de ambiente da igual, lo que me pregunto es por qué siempre acaba comparándose con Sands of Time en vez de valorarse solo.
froyer

Je l'avais fini pendant les vacances d'été, chez mes parents, tout seul.

Waters52

My kid picked this over Mario Odyssey last month, mostly for the darker vibe honestly.

ArcadeWarden2

Replying to Waters52

Darker vibe, sure, but that's exactly what feels off watching a kid play it, it wasn't built with that in mind.
NeonRider

Comparado con Tomb Raider, este siempre pierde en presentación pero gana en ritmo de combate, y ya ni me sorprende cómo se reparten los duelos, siempre lo mismo, uno arriba y otro abajo según el día.
ÁngelesSamurai

Sigue teniendo un combate más profundo que muchos juegos actuales del género, y eso ya dice bastante de él.

RogueDragon

The DUAL wielding alone changed how combat reads compared to plenty of newer genre entries.

Miles_44

I think the combat depth argument holds up, though I'm not sure it's enough on its own to justify a much higher rank.