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Highlights

  • Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown's narrative starts simply but becomes more complex as players progress, leading to a grand and satisfying finale.
  • Players control Sargon, a member of Persia's elite warriors, as he embarks on a journey to save Prince Ghassan and confront the leader of The Immortals, Vahram.
  • The game's ending reveals that Vahram is the rightful Prince of Persia, and his schemes are an effort to reclaim the throne after his father was assassinated and usurped.

As a genre that usually lives or dies by its setting and environmental storytelling, a great Metroidvania not only needs to encourage players to explore its world via its gameplay mechanics, but also through its narrative. Thankfully, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown does exactly that, with some stellar platforming mechanics, some innovative special abilities, some excellent Metroidvania level design, and a gripping narrative that's always driving the player forward.

Set towards the latter half of the Ancient Persian Empire, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown sees players take control of Sargon, the youngest member of the nation's band of elite warriors, The Immortals. Much like its gameplay, while Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown's narrative starts off fairly simple, the further players get, the more complex the story ends up being, leading to a grand finale that's certainly worth the price of admission.

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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown's Story and Ending Explained

A Brief Summary of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown's Main Story

After a brief tutorial battle, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown introduces players to Queen Thomyris, Persia's leader, and her son, Prince Ghassan. While Sargon and the rest of The Immortals are celebrating their recent victory, Prince Ghassan is kidnapped by Anahita, Sargon's mentor, and taken to Mount Qaf, a citadel of mysterious power and the resting place of the mythological all-powerful bird-god Simurgh.

Getting to grips with his new environment, Sargon makes his way up Mount Qaf to confront Anahita, slaying the manticore Jahandar to gain access to her location. Just as Sargon begins to confront Anahita, the leader of The Immortals, Vahram, appears suddenly and proceeds to murder Prince Ghassan in cold blood, and beat Sargon within an inch of his life, throwing him into The Depths at the very bottom of Mount Qaf.

While in The Depths, Sargon meets an eccentric old man who tells him that he might be able to change the fate of the Prince if he heads into the Pit of Eternal Sands, but to do so he must first collect more of the Simurgh's feathers, each of which grant him a new otherworldly ability. With the feathers in hand, Sargon heads into the Pit and encounters the serpent god Azhdaha, who tells Sargon to gain the attention of four Celestial Guardians in the sky.

Along the way, Sargon discovers that Vahram has lied to The Immortals, telling them that Sargon was the one who killed the Prince. While Neith and Arteban don't believe Vahram's lies, the rest of The Immortals do, which forces a confrontation between Sargon, Menolias, and Orod. On his journey through Mount Qaf, Sargon also meets the younger version of Vahram, who appears to be displaced from time. Despite his older self's betrayal, Sargon builds a friendship with young Vahram.

The Explosive Finale of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

Once the four Celestial Guardians have been activated, Sargon gains the ability to head back into the past, arriving just in the nick of time to save Prince Ghassan's life. With the powers of the Simurgh now on his side, Sargon is able to put up much more of a fight this time, forcing Vahram to retreat, but not before he kills Anahita. Here, Sargon learns of Vahram's tragic past. Vahram was actually the son of King Darius The Great, and the rightful Prince of Persia, but during his confirmation ceremony with the Simurgh, the father and son are ambushed by Thomyris, who kills Darius and destroys Simurgh.

Knowing his traumatic past and now understanding his desire for ultimate power a little bit better, Sargon goes after Vahram once again, this time to try and save him. Sargon finds Vahram sat at the grave of his father, King Darius, but before he can get through to him Vahram disappears, leaving Sargon to fight his father's reanimated corpse. After defeating Darius, Sargon heads into the final battle against Vahram, who now plans on consuming the heart of the Simurgh so that he can shape reality how he sees fit.

After a lengthy battle, Sargon manages to defeat Vahram, and seeing the damage that he was about to cause, Vahram sacrifices himself to hand the heart of the Simurgh back. Back in Persepolis, Prince Ghassan lays down his crown, and Sargon forces Queen Thomyris to confess to her crimes. Just before the credits roll, Sargon sees young Vahram with Neith and Arteban, who promise to look after him. Sargon then rides off into the sunset, his destination unclear.