Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has a perfect feature for all you forgetful Metroidvania-lovers

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown will include an accessibility feature that you'll probably want in every Metroidvania from now on. A thing that's pretty much universally agreed upon is that Metroidvania's can be a bit confusing. I'm sure if you've played one you've found yourself thinking, "hang on, where was that one place again? What did it look like?" And then you go round for an hour looking for it until you accidentally stumble across where you were meant to be. Well, at least with the upcoming Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, you won't have to worry about that so much anymore, thanks to its Memory Shards feature. As detailed in a recent accessibility deep dive video from Ubisoft, the Memory Shards feature is a simple one: it takes a screenshot of wherever you are, and pins it to the map. If you hover over that section on the map, you can then see that screenshot, serving as a reminder of how it looked when you were there. "Actually, it's a new feature for these kind of games," explained senior gameplay programmer Cristophe de Labrouche in the deep dive. Read more