Metroid of Persiania: The Lost Crown. When I picked up the latest and still very recent Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown as a pleasant distraction for Wargroove’s longer and longer slogfests, I did not expect the game—in my head portrayed as yet another boring metroidvania clone—to be that big and that good. In stark contrast, the drama evolved around the game with reported layoffs after “softer than expected” sales reports makes me question what kind of expectations (and practices)...
