This just in: This game kicks ass - PoP for veterans!
By papuccino1 1 Comments
In my previous blog post I've written about how this game likely lined up for failure, but boy was I wrong.
Note: I'm playing this game on the Wii, I'm not sure if there are exclusive differences between consoles.
The combat:
The combat in this game is very very reworked. In the previous game, you only 'fought' with one enemy at a time and the fighting was very linear to say the least. In the new game you are fighting many enemies at once, but it doesn't feel convoluted at all. You can jump on an enemy very similar to The Sands of Time and throw them, attack them, and even freeze them temporarily with your genies power. Sometimes a monster spawns with a blue light on them; if you kill this monster the rest will die with it. The combat is very fullfilling. :) The platforming:
The game is back! This was my one gripe with the previous game. The platforming felt ridiculous (and this is PoP we're talking about!). This game is back to the same moveset of The Sands of Time and Two Thrones, nothing over the top, but still things to WOW you. The entire game feels like a masturbation session for the level designer and I feel it borderline parodies the fans requests of more platforming sequences. I'm not complaining, I love the platforming, but sometimes it's a little much. There is also no real sense of progression in the game because you will be constantly going into new areas and having the genie explain what it was, but with so much information, it's just inconsequential. You can only remember so many names of wierd places, and how they connect together, right?
The story:
Gone is the retarded frat boy from the previous game, and we welcome the old prince back. He's handsome, you can tell he's royalty and he's a prince looking for his own kingdom to prove himself to his father. I haven't really gone that far into the game ( about 2 hours in), but so far the story is looking good. Already I can guess that the genie is in fact the princess of the kingdom that wants to guide the prince to free her; but maybe I'm wrong. :P The Veredict?
Buy this game; it's a hell of a time.