Prince of Persia: The Lost Crownjust showed off an extended look at its gameplay and combat at Ubisoft Forward, revealing that the series' signature time reversal ability is making a comeback.

We see the ability to rewind time in action during a platform segment in which a shattered statue is put back together so that the prince can use it to reach a higher platform. It’s also used in a cutscene to unwind a defeat in which he’s shot into a wall with a sword lodged into his shoulder, saving himself from the brink of death.

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Aside from rewinding time, the new gameplay trailer showed a wealth of mythological creatures that we can look forward to getting into scraps with, like a giant gryphon. We saw a few weapons in play, too, like a spear, sword, and bow, so it looks like we’ll be able to spruce up the hack-and-slash combat throughout our time with the prince. On top of that, we know that the new Prince of Persia is a Metroidvania-style game, with a semi-open world.

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown was announced during the Summer Game Fest on June 8, rebooting the series with a new prince while bringing it back to the 2D days. Developed by the studio behind Rayman Origins and Rayman Legends, Ubisoft Montpellier, you’d think that would be exciting. Gamers, of course, don’t agree.

A 2D Prince of Persia resulted in a wave of backlash and mass disliking of the trailer, with many citing that they wanted a new 3D game, while others asked wherethe Sands of Time remake is. Different studios and different games - this doesn’t impact SoT at all. Some didn’t even realise that PoP began as a sidescroller, while others were upset at the new design of the prince. Of course, many of these complaints were laced with racism, as complaints about a ‘woke’ new Prince of Persia popped up. But Ubisoft Montpellier isn’t letting it bog them down, as it said that it will"welcome all reactions, positive and negative."

On top of a gameplay trailer, Ubisoft showed off a new animated teaser introducing us to the world and characters of The Lost Crown. It oozes Into and Across the Spider-Verse, but with our new ‘prince’, Sargon, a Persian warrior who has actually been sent on a quest to find the missing prince.

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