Upon entering Mount Qaf you will be met with enemies to teach you how to use your abilities along your journey. Be sure to pay attention to the skills and techniques that will be shown to you. Some tips to help you along your journey:
1. Parry and Dodge!
The art of parrying requires good timing, (trust me I would know) but it negates the damage and leaves the enemy open for a counterattack. Note that the parry can also deflect projectiles.
Some enemies can perform a Reckless Attack, indicated by a yellow light flashing up in their eyes. If you get the timing right and parry these attacks, the enemy takes significant damage during an exciting and powerful counterattack animation. Don't miss the chance
There are some attacks that you cannot parry, and they hurt! Dodge out of the way when you see the eyes of your enemies light up in red to avoid getting hit.
2. Use your Time Powers.
As you journey along Mount Qaf you will gain more Time Powers to aid you in your path. So, fret not if you see a blocked path or seemingly untraversable terrain. Future time powers might be just the key to pass them.
3. Adjust the Difficulty.
There are plenty of features that enable you to adapt the game’s difficulty to your playstyle in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown If you feel out of breath or overwhelmed with your initially chosen difficulty, rest assured that you can adjust them at any point on your journey.
In the settings, you can select a Combat Difficulty among 4 different presets: Rookie / Warrior / Hero / Immortal.
These presets have different effects on enemy health bars or damage dealt, but also the parry reaction time, the dodge window, the Athra gauge gain and depletion rate, and even the damage received from environmental hazards.
In addition to the predefined options, all these parameters can also be set separately in the Custom Difficulty setting. Don’t hesitate to look there.
4. Check the accessibility settings.
There are many accessibility features and settings to help you progress through Mount Qaf.
- The Eye of the Wanderer – the memory shards are an in-game tool that allows you to pin screenshots to the map. This is automatically enabled in your game
- Guided mode - optional icons marking objectives and available/blocked paths.
- Reminder of important controls** is shown on-screen during gameplay. You can find this option in your settings under system > options > gameplay
- Practice area with no consequences of failure, and tutorials. You can find the practice area in the Haven with Artaban.
- Platforming assist – optional portal to skip past challenging sections of platforming. This option will only be available on the main path. You can find this option in your settings under system > options > gameplay
- High contrast settings – remove all color from the background, apply plain bright colors to important gameplay elements (e.g. players, enemies, traps), or both. Multiple preset combinations of colors for gameplay elements. You can find this option in your settings under system > options > display
5. Find the Haven.
- The Haven is a one-stop shop to help you traverse along Mount Qaf. In the Haven, you can:
- Buy health potions and increase your potion carrying capacity
- Buy new amulets
- Upgrade your weapons and amulets
- Train with Artaban.
- Visit a Wak Wak tree
Enjoy your first few hours in Mount Qaf!
Your Prince of Persia Community Team
