Prince of Persia: The Misplaced Crown marks a daring reinvention for the sequence as a contemporary, AAA metroidvania. Because the sequence’ first try on the style, it packs some sensible new concepts, together with some that different exploration-based video games ought to study from. Chief amongst these is Reminiscence Shards, an elegantly easy thought that would (and may) be a game-changer for the style.
Within the Misplaced Crown, Reminiscence Shards are a restricted however reusable useful resource that assigns a single button press to taking a screenshot and pinning it to your map. Those that have performed metroidvania video games like Castlevania: Symphony of the Evening or Metroid Dread know {that a} core a part of the style revolves round unlocking new skills after which going again to beforehand explored areas to succeed in locations you could not earlier than. Reminiscence Shards are a straightforward, intuitive solution to hold observe of doorways you possibly can’t unlock and chasms you possibly can’t cross but. And because it’s saved as a screenshot, you possibly can view the precise impediment with none guesswork or pointless backtracking.
After you’ve got gone again to re-explore an space marked with a Reminiscence Shard, you possibly can clear it out of your map and get that again to mark one other spot. You begin with 10 Reminiscence Shards however broaden your stock of them as you progress via the marketing campaign. In my expertise with the assessment, I all the time had at the least a couple of spares, so the sport appears to need you to have a wholesome inventory of shards at any time.