Fantastic!
Prince of Persia: SoT was excellent from beginning to end. It's highly immersive with some excellent puzzles and platforming. The level design is extremely logical and fun to solve. The levels are challenging but it's not impossible like most other games of this type. I was able to beat it without a faq so that shows that anybody can figure out this game. The difficulty isn't high and the game is very forgiving. The save points are numerous enough that you won't be frustrated if you die and the unlimited retries makes the game easy to enjoy. The enemies were a bit tough and the battle system wasn't perfect but it's a minor complaint.
The graphics are lush and vibrant. The lighting effects are amazingly well done. The soft glow and various tones really heighten the mood and is just plain gorgeous to look at. The 3D models themselves aren't as detailed as other games but you won't notice it. The seamless transition from level to level is great. Very immersive because of this. The animations for the Prince is incredibly smooth. The enemies and other characters are pretty decent but the Prince is the star. Great acrobatic animations.
The sound and music is excellent too. The music is sparse but there's enough. It sounds great with the Indian-Middle Eastern-Rock style. But most of the time, you'll be listening to nothing but the ambient sounds of the environment. It sounds very good with the wind and water and other little various details. Very well executed. It's not everyday you find a game without background music interesting to listen to. This game managed to do it. The voice acting is top notch. Everyone is well cast and you'll grow to enjoy the banter between the Prince and the Princess. There's some humorous stuff that'll make you chuckle. They keep the game's story from getting too dull or serious. Good stuff.
The story is very good too. It's very satisfying once you reach the end. But I bet there are some, like me, who want to know more about the characters in the end. It left me wanting a whole lot more. A double-edged sword in some respects. But at least we have a sequel to look forward to. ^^ Btw, they managed to develop the characters quite well. There's not a lot of actual story but there's enough for this type of game.
Overall, it's an excellent game. Great levels/puzzles, characters and story. I beat it in just over 10 hours but it didn't feel short at all which I thought was interesting. Even though it's a relatively short game, it was very good nonetheless. Go check it out!
