Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time

loved this game when i was younger. fighting mechanics did not age well. not the best of ports. better emulated maybe :)

Basically the only criticisms of this that I've heard that make any sense are, one, that you pretty much spend the entire game fighting doing puzzles engaging in acrobatics sometimes a combination of these(basically some people feel there's not enough different gameplay elements here and I will say that if you don't like these couple of game mechanics I'm sure it will fall very flat for you and there were other games around this time that had more variety such as beyond Good and Evil), two, the fighting is a tad limited, something they changed for the sequels(well, I can't speak to the most recent one haven't played it yet). I don't disagree and it is a matter of subjective opinion whether it's good or not that they made that choice. But I think the context is important. Keep in mind this was basically a “shot of adrenaline, leap into 3D” version of the first two games after the third game made a rather pitiable attempt at that sort of thing. The fighting is basically like chess moves and counter moves. But for sure if you think it might be too limiting for you go with one of the sequels. My personal favorite is the Two Thrones. And to the first point I would argue there's just enough the variety that in my multiple replays I've never been bored playing this. The music is tense, exciting and fits the environment. You get to visit a number of different types of areas not quite as much as the Shadow and the Flame but I do prefer this more focused approach where you spend a lot of it in one area of several kilometers rather than traveling quite that much. Here it feels more localized; it's one situation that you really have to resolve. The Prince is fairly immature here and I wouldn't rule out some would find him to be too annoying. I think it works. Let's keep in mind that this is basically the first time he's experienced something of this scope. So yeah he's bickering with the female lead. He's talking to himself trying to rationalize their feelings for each other

I like the mix of climbing, puzzles and fighting

Five stars game !!!

The game has a lot of platforming and a variety of interesting and challenging puzzles. The combat is somewhat okay, the attack animations are very acrobatic so it's cool in that sense, but still doesn't always feel fair. The story is very simple, but atleast the interactions between pharah and the prince feel natural and the dialogues are funny. A thing I like about this game is the art they used, it looks great even for today standars. The only thing I don't like about this game is the camera. Also I have found some issues with the physics, particularly in some ropes, walls and falling floor. Overall I would recommend this game if you like 3d platformers, but beware about the combat and the camera.