Prince of Persia Finished!

Finished Prince of Persia today and this time I really went full retard on the game collecting all 1001 light seeds, dying less than a hundred times, doing all the time trials and in general only having two achievements left to do; excluding the ones found in the Epilogue DLC. It actually felt a bit more rewarding finishing the game this time around because I went the extra mile to try to take all the achievements in one run, it basically made the game more of a challenge. The other side effect was that it made the game last a few hours longer than when I just ran though it the first time. However I still managed finish it beneath the twelve hour mark, but it really felt bittersweet towards the end because I knew what was coming and that I'd have to leave these two wonderful characters once again.

Dreading the ending of a game is a bit weird when the ending is your favorite part of the game. I know that many people really don't like the ending of the game because they felt forced into action by the developers but I personally adore the ending because when I play this game I don't play and act like myself, instead I role-play and base my actions on my perception on what The Prince would have done in such a situation. I won't spoil the ending but I find it very sad and I do feel that it is the perfect ending for the game despite being a cliffhanger at heart. The game really feels like a sad love story when all is said and done. I love sad lover stories and I'm already missing The Prince and Elika. Now I can just sit here and hope that there will be a sequel to this amazing overlooked gem of a game despite lackluster sales *spits on Mike*.