One of the first major releases of 2024 is Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, a new Metroidvania set in the Prince of Persia universe and the first game in the series in 13 years. In our hands-on preview of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, we walked away suitably impressed not just by the core gameplay loop of the title, but all the ways it innovates and expands on the Metroidvania genre. It should come as no surprise that the Metroidvania genre is a perfect fit for the Prince of Persia franchise, given its roots, but perhaps not in the way everyone is expecting.