Top 5 HARDEST Platforming Sections in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

[@User-s9r7x]

This game makes me question my mental health

[@gandalfandchill549]

I think Celeste was the only game that helped me prepare for this one. 😂

[@brawler5760]

This game is Celeste levels of crazy sometimes

[@FelipeKana1]

Nah this nothing compared to Celeste. Surely they got some inspiration from Celeste level design, but Celeste can be much more brutal, and I love it

[@User-s9r7x]

@@FelipeKana1 i never played celeste i might gotta check it out now

[@seoustou]

Did y'all ever played hollow Knight? much more brutal. Best ever

[@js25121993]

I thought I was a bad player but reading the relatable comments gave me comfort.

[@sle2470]

Naw it's not just you. I think the devs are big fans of the Saw movies.

[@jonbb7922]

I was about to quit playing this game I am 27 years old, surely I do not have my prime skills no more 😢. But reading the comments I am not the only one lol

[@Terrato.Worzen]

​@@jonbb7922what? I'm 40 and I was able to beat all this. Age is no excuse, man. Practice and patience. This game is awesome and super fun.

[@sibusisofaya7874]

The hidden trap floor was insane. The devs were absolutely trying to kill you.

[@lordgilgamesh8762]

That's why the reward was just a bloody skin

[@joshpl5451]

@@lordgilgamesh8762 Yeah, what a joke. I just did this sh*t, my disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined.

[@LetsPlayNintendoITA2025]

@@joshpl5451 the #1 you just hold a teleport location under and time it so you go back down, wait for it to finish, go back one room, go back and it's opened. no need to do all that :p still works in 1.0.4 btw

[@shou199]

This had me pulling my hair today

[@igorb295]

When I played this room, a bug happened and the bottom door was left open. I just waited for it to finish.

[@sheene.c9455]

The Impossible Climb! I could feel my blood begin to boil each time the spikes killed Sargon by just an inch. There were some very annoying ones in the Pit of Eternal Sands too.

[@incessantpraiz5029]

Annoying is an understatement 😂😂😂😂

[@eldelapatineta]

Totally agree, for me the Impossible Climb was no.1 in difficulty, and the hidden trap floor the no.2

[@HDMGDH]

Yes Pit of eternal sands

[@aneeshhgkar]

Oh man the xerxes coin in the pit of eternal sands, having to jump around those red crystal spikes and crumbling platforms and trap pillars. Spent a solid hour and half on that one until I decided to screenshot it and noped out to try another day😢

[@rsolMrshd]

Exactly . Like those purple crystals and scorpions following you

[@pixelatedsoul]

For anyone really frustrated with the Impossible Climb, if you set the Shadow of the Simurgh at the bottom, once you get all three bells, you can just teleport back to the start and it counts.

[@alphahunterd]

wait it doesn't reset them like the coins?

[@pixelatedsoul]

@@alphahunterd I thought it would reset, but I tested with one bell first. And it let me teleport back. I’ll take it.

[@alphahunterd]

gosh darn it! I got all three bells one time in all the times i've tried it so far! I haven't gotten them again since. i could've finish it... 😭 @@pixelatedsoul

[@pelayogonzalezgarcia7186]

🫵👌👍👏

[@GeddyRC]

Yeah I had trouble with getting down and after testing it with a single bell, I went back and tested it with 2 knowing if it worked I would have the confidence to get all 3. That worked and I was pretty stoked.

[@KarlRock]

The amount of times I raged at #5 and #1! I still haven’t completed #1.

[@StoneEdgeGaming]

If you're only interested in the reward there is a glitch you can exploit so that you don't need to do the puzzle

[@KarlRock]

@@StoneEdgeGaming please tell 🙏

[@StoneEdgeGaming]

Yep right here kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJLCcqBtZdGfo6csi=eo35kDHg0Z2hezQO

[@KarlRock]

@@StoneEdgeGaming thanks mate. You’re awesome.

[@wykettou]

Spoiler: Reward sucks AF..

[@Riz2336]

This game definitely has some gnarly platforming in it, it can be so frustrating but satisfying when you finally get through these parts

[@gregorymasters5805]

The fact that you die when you touch a PIXEL of a spike or crystal is just excruciating.

[@newstandardaccount]

yeah I felt like some of the hitboxes could use some work. It is really frustrating to be on a wall, then jump and clip some spike on the wall above your head.

[@steelsteez6118]

😂 Facts

[@macalloway1]

​@newstandardaccount the part in the hidden trap room where you have to shift is cheap because you can go through the spinning blue spikes but if you shift before you hit the ground you still get hit even if the spikes are behind you

[@nikomichailidis9786]

"The Impossible Climb" was my personal descent into insanity.

[@StoneEdgeGaming]

Agree

[@AnusEbatus]

idk, after all the speech i expected something harder, you just need to understand where the coins are and that's it

[@pseudopseudonym2500]

Wish I could try it, but the Hermit in my game is bugged and I can't get the quest from him 😫.

[@csl9495]

It's not as bad as the hidden floor (due to its volume of different patterns to remember). Not sure if people realized but depending on if the pillars are going up or down your ability to climb up is more smooth or sluggish. It's like a manipulation in gravity. So as you go up you need to time it between these intervals to make it more consistent and easier. Also leave a shadow clone at the bottom so when you get the third bell you don't have to worry about losing on your way back down, you can just instant transmission

[@mhlaclase178]

😊😊❤❤

[@Ultr4Instnct]

I knew that the hidden floor trap room would be on first place dude. I mean the real hard part was remembering the order since u have nearly no time to react😅but these are the things that make the game challenging and great dude. I hope this series will continue exactly like this dude

[@23gang32]

Its always nice to see videos like this after beating all of the challenges myself

[@steelsteez6118]

Someone likes to be worshipped ....

[@LooseAsADEUCE]

The fact that I did "The Impossible Climb" COMPLETELY differently and I did it twice really speaks to how well designed this game is IMO. Well...except for that BS on the hidden floor. Thank goodness there's a cheat for that one.

[@neil6887]

Great list! I struggled to figure out the way to do #5, and #1 took forever. I haven't gotten to #2 or #4 yet but this video will certainly help, thanks!

[@StoneEdgeGaming]

You're welcome! I think they did a great job with these challenges :)

[@Ragul1245]

​@@StoneEdgeGaming now i know why this game don't get popular unnecessarily hard

[@cedricrodgers9100]

I had no idea of the chakram teleport blew my mind

[@KoralTheDad]

You unlock it further in the game after one boss fight! Won't spoil which one, though

[@herrzwackelmann2876]

Me too, have to try. I think no one in the game tells you?

[@russell3436]

Just finished the game today, the fact that some of these hard platforming sections are part of the main quest absolutely put me on the brink of insanity. Game is fun, very addictive, super challenging, but at the same time it made me rage to the point where I start talking to myself like a psycopath, especially when you insta-die on a platforming section of spikes, red crystal rocks etc… and have to restart from the beginning made me go insane.

[@updaterequired1173]

Isn't there an option to bypass these? I've never tried it but there's an option that lets you do that just not sure the extent of it.

[@Raziel2696]

​@@updaterequired1173 it is

[@MichailScholiadis]

I found a sneaky workaround for the trap room where as you jump up, you keep hanging underneath but the door stays open and the game activates. The entire room goes through the motion without you in it. At the end you just jump up 🤣 found it by mistake

[@dadou193]

Wait what?!? Can you explain better haha. I am at 99% and this is the last thing to complete the game

[@dzigizord6567]

@@dadou193 RIP your 1%

[@JustJeff777]

Some of these platforms are a thing of nightmares.

[@sibusisofaya7874]

"Told you i was skilled"

[@ikramfahmi8308]

4:24

[@dakuganon]

Me: "Told you I was killed."

[@illmattic024]

In my opinion there were some sections in the sand pits that were harder than some of the ones listed. #3 I got through on the first try and didn’t even have my chakram teleport yet. But the #1 puzzle was insane and took me countless tries to get it perfectly.

[@newstandardaccount]

The one in the very upper left of the sand pits map was pretty tough - I had to sit with it for a while.

[@trceb]

Man I love this game. So glad we have it and is definitely up there with some of the best metroidvsnias (in my opinion)

[@Ian-tg4qr]

Mate what county are you from?

[@jankogo]

It is super solid for sure. In my top ten most def.

[@schmeedpeterson9627]

I definitely won't be completing that game 100%. This is madness!...

[@mitube4u]

My controller and wall are happy that will not attempt to try any those challenges.

[@dreafetr]

I finished the game at 97.4% and platinum, but there are some coins that are difficult to get and I'm missing 5 collectibles

[@schmeedpeterson9627]

@dreafetr I think I'm at the end, on the last boss. I think I miss a coin or two as well, nut I got most... and the impossible climb. That thing is madness. Since I died facing big bad V., I think I'll give it another try at the next pass since I have the option to restart at the tree.

[@Tholapsyx]

After completing all of these, I wonder if I should go back to Hollow Knight White Palacd and finish it. It was my 1st metroidvania. I took a look at all the buzzsaws and just noped out.

[@Petros_Psalidis_Xartis]

Do it

[@epark5687]

If you can finish the path of pain without much difficulty, these other platforming games are a walk in the park.

[@gypate74]

I finally finished the White palace after lots of pain, and I'm not a great gamer so you can do it

[@jeanvictorhajjar]

Lol my thoughts exactly, these were frustrating at times but nothing compared to path of pain ​@epark5687

[@TheLQGaming]

Nice vid! Agreed with 1 and 2. Personally I didn't find 4 that bad, I had more trouble with the parrot mission, and the other Xerxes coin in the 5 area. (Although it was annoying that I missed some things in the village/sea and had to redo it.) A lot of the difficulty in this game is trial and error, especially with the platforming. Which is great as the game teaches you to get better while still requiring a level a skill to progress.

[@joshuau.]

Great video! I agree. All these sections were some of the hardest in the game! They were very challenging! But it was rewarding and satisfying once you finish it. But some of these sections took me many, many tries to beat them. Lots of learning and repetition. This is such a great platforming and metroidvania type game! Great video really enjoyed it!!!Subscribing!

[@StoneEdgeGaming]

Thank you so much! Much appreciated! 😊

[@steelsteez6118]

I agree! As a soulsborne player and a huge fan of prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and The Flame on the SNES, I give the lost crown a 10/10. Thoroughly enjoyed this. While a bit challenging, it was so rewarding. Love the soundtrack and level design too. Ubisoft knocked it out of the park with the abilities as well.

[@andyJM93]

Hidden floor trap room did earlier. Took me about 30 trys lol

[@hamkhat]

This game really tests my patience but love every second playing

[@Sefirosu88]

This game was a joy to play.

[@artmanrom]

So you aren't playing it!? It hasn't replayability then, back then in the trilogy players were replaying those games for tenths if not hundreds of times, so addictive they were. Even now I'm replaying them occasionally at GOG.

[@mechanicalmonk2020]

​@@artmanrom sO yOu ArEnT pLaYiNg ThEm

[@steelsteez6118]

​@@artmanromso you aren't playing them?!?!

[@artmanrom]

@@mechanicalmonk2020 Constantly, they are classic games, but it looks like this one isn't of so much good since players are playing it just for once.

[@Brezel85]

I love those jumping passages. At the first tries you think it is just impossible to do and that you will never make it. But with every try you get a little bit futher. And when you managed to pull it off it is a great feeling. Coming from the Ori games I knew I had to get this game once I saw the first gamplay of it. Big success.

[@williamghafry]

The way you teleported with the chakram killed me 🤣🤣👍🏻

[@mhlaclase178]

😊😊😊❤❤😂😂😂

[@ArturoNS]

Got the platinum trophy yesterday, can’t wait for a sequel or dlc. A great game for 2024 until Silksong launches.

[@infinitedeath1384]

I got mine recently too. Would love a sequel for prince of Persia, Ubisoft released a banger.

[@DevilHunter-r8h]

"until Silksong launches" never gonna happen dude. I've killed my hopes for this game.

[@stephanb.4118]

I have to do everything in the video above for the platinum 🤪🙈

[@ansettaustralia]

🤡

[@w1lliam-77t2]

Two words: YOU ROCK

[@PerryEmpire]

I cannot thank you enough for saving my $19.99 , A black friday sale on Nintendo switch!! Subbed right away 😊

[@priyanrock679]

Phenomenal skills man 🔥🔥🔥

[@StoneEdgeGaming]

Thank you bro! 🙏🏼

[@oephiwan]

The platforming in this game makes Grime look like a day in the park

[@toddmcghee2207]

Im absolutely loving the difficulty of this game. I started on the second hardest difficulty for my first playthrough and its one hell of a challenge.

[@RonPerillo]

In this vid the Sacred Archives and the Upper City without Chakram teleport are surprisingly doable, but yeah they were so frustrating. Not in this video but definitely nigthmare inducing as well are the crystal caves with the giant worms and smashing pillars on both left and right side of the Giant snake boss. There's also the level approaching near the upper west constellation that has crazy platforming (you have to do jump leave image, dash back teleport to image multiple times) and there are two diagonal jumps with very tight clearance.

[@AyaneOfDeath]

Love the platforming in this game.

[@DantoriusD]

Great Video. Would agree with all of them but not in that particular Order. For me Platforming Sections where you dont have time to Breath are the Hardest ones. Because of that i think the "impossible Climb" was way easier than the Xerxes Coin you showed on #5. On the Climb you can stay for 5 minutes on the same spot to think trough your next steps while on the Xerxes Coin section you have to get through the whole Parcour in one go without that many saving spots to pause.

[@StoneEdgeGaming]

Yeah that's fair. I ranked them based on how long it took me to get them down in one go. The Impossible Climb gave me some trouble because of how precise you needed to be with those short spiked pillars.

[@infinitedeath1384]

​@@StoneEdgeGamingI actually had zero trouble with the impossible climb surprisingly. The trap room took me about 15 minutes to get done though, it was tricky. No way anyone gets that on their first try either, unless they watch a video beforehand, to know where to preemptively put your clone to teleport to.

[@StoneEdgeGaming]

I'd say a lot of this platforming looks harder than it is simply because the game controls so well.

[@infinitedeath1384]

@@StoneEdgeGaming Oh yeah it feels amazing to move Sargon around, especially once you unlock all the abilities. This is some of the smoothest platforming and general gameplay I've seen out of any metroidvania platformer. The game is phenomenal, even more so since Ubisoft made it. Normally their games are generic assassin's Creed open world games.

[@marc-andrelachapelle5707]

Impossible climb is the one I took a break. The other was challengy but not intense has this one, damn spike hitbox

[@JotoheKian]

Some of these (all of them) are straight up PAIN. The Pit has some nightmare platforming as well. I could swear some traps kill you even if you are not touching them. Personally, I also had a headache-inducing section in another part of the Upper City, where you have to keep jumping from poles and constantly switch worlds at a fast pace, otherwise purple/blue saws in the way would kill you. It was awkward already with keyboard controls (you have C for world-switching, so you have to let go of D to press it, and yet you are expected to somehow press both together). But, I also had 4 saws bugged, so they would often kill me even if they were supposed to be inactive. That was a nightmare of attempts with a random chance of success, since you didn't know if they saws would work this one time or not and you had no choice but to go through them. Yet, I must compliment the developpers - they sure weren't pulling any punches with the parkour. I appreciate the puzzles and them trying their best to challenge us.

[@soshalconstruct5463]

I was just exploring when I found #5. Decided it wasn't worth the Xerxes. 2:20 Ran #3 without the Chakram Shadow ability. Turns out you can dash between those spikes, but it's a pain!

[@ChicagoRetroGamer]

Oh man, call me old school, but the difficulty of these sections only made them more satisfying to complete. Cheers and rock on to everyone else who is trying to 100% complete this game!

[@DeepLewSea]

Completely agree. Haven't had this much fun on a video game in years. Just got 100% a few hours ago!

[@ChicagoRetroGamer]

@@DeepLewSea awesome! It definitely feels good to see that 100% after beating Vahram! Congrats!

[@ackheemmckenzie1152]

Damn i just bought this game, and seeing the gameplay, I haven't scratched the surface yet

[@p6mkq]

The hidden village entrance reminds me of the spiked corridor from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night when you are playing as Richter.

[@lazycool3611]

hats off bro for the last traps in the hidden floor

[@bellevik]

After hours of trying that Trap room (#1) I gave up at those "falling" saws... and now I see that my last try I actually died on the last row of saws...

[@justsomeguywhoneverdies9210]

0:25 you don't have to jump back, just toggle the wall then immediately dash forward, touch the next wall to get you dash back then repeat

[@erinodonnell9605]

Thank you so so. so much with video i was finally able to the UpperCity Platforming Section Thank you once again you rock you amazing amazing legend. 👍

[@StoneEdgeGaming]

Very kind of you! You're welcome 😁

[@Wasur1959]

I'm too old for this, but I love this game, reflexes are not what they used to be lol. Great tips thank you for posting helps a lot.

[@melania105]

That trap room is truly a work of a psychopath.

[@shou199]

The hidden floor trap room had me tearing my hair. All that to get an off colour costume that i dont even like

[@surestrange]

If you enjoy platforming like this in a metroidvania and haven’t checked out Aeterna Noctis yet then you’re sleepin. Crazy platforming sections but usually more for the completionist and not the necessary items. Controls are air tight and feel even better than they do in this game. The sequel is coming out this year too

[@EngineerSpock]

2:04 how to do it on PS?

[@Sagplaya]

The amount of times I died and attempted the very first puzzle here in this video would be 1000 times

[@shnrmn]

For the first one, you don't need to jump back to the previous block before switching with clairvoyance. You can just switch them while clinging and dash forward when they vanish.

[@DoogieNguyen]

Ok i thought puzzle teleporting thing was wimpy to use but now i am thinking i might have to use it later.

[@Venandi_]

#5 would’ve been 2 on my list. Only that MANIACAL trap floor took more tries and tested my patience more than that blasted archives xerxes part did. I am a difficult player to forcibly get to rage quit, I actually had some fun getting through every other number on this list other than the hidden village entrance, that one actually got a little tedious for me. But I had to force myself to stop and take a breath with #5 and #1. Repeatedly.

[@marcsmith741]

I played that last section blind. I thought to myself that as hard as it was, there must be something amazing at the end of it. 30 minutes later...a skin. That looks exactly like all the others. Except purple.

[@mohitthakur9509]

The sections feel like Rayman origins and legends

[@scarlz8719]

Interesting observation, because the team who made this made Rayman Legends

[@Bamboogalou]

The parrot not being on this list is insane

[@sleepytwiggaming]

I had no issues with these except for your number 5 haha that one was the hardest to me lol also it’s cool to see you completed them completely different from how I did. This game definitely is amazing

[@FirstGentleman1]

I beat the game yesterday and don't remember any of these moments. So there is still a lot to discover after finishing the game.

[@mikepeterson443]

How to turn the purple platform to solid and vice-versa? 2:35

[@iamamish]

Also I think the platforming challenge in the upper left part of the sand pits map is harder than a lot of the challenges listed here. I think it was the hardest one in the game for me.

[@triniborn76]

I can never do no.5! The red crystal sands ones are difficult as well. 👍👍

[@ITyraxI]

My biggest issue is that the blue phasing in/out obstacles are actually buggy. Ive died to blue spinning blades a full second or 2 after phase shifting. It's pretty bad and resets runs unfairly.

[@GoodOldPolly]

I am missing 5 and 2. Already finished the game but I would like to complete those two.

[@NoPain_NoGain1997]

My current progress is facing Kiana right now. When I watch number five. I'm like WHAT!!!!! It's only the fifth hardest?

[@vinciner4te]

Getting to the end of the first one to find it’s only a Xerxes coin actually made me mad

[@Kjell1337]

Some of these areas still haunt me in my dreams.

[@floriankolbleitner2372]

Tbh I think the shifting sand section with all the slamming fist pillars is harder - but that might be just me..

[@StoneEdgeGaming]

Ooh I ranked that as number 6! 5 is just a cleaner number lol

[@rome1live]

These definitely gave me some headaches - the only one i have left is the impossible climb

[@dogdaysunrise1970]

Afaik when I did the trap room at the beginning of the game it was easier and shorter as I couldn't teleport. ...unless I'm mixing it up with something else.....

[@mattjennings6706]

At the end of the day, #1 can be cheesed, everyone knows about the quick teleport trick, but The Impossnible Climb cannot be cheesed or skipped. Gotta go with that as #1.

[@RinJackson]

Love how so many of these reward you with mere Xerxes coins >_>

[@johnbhoy007]

I had no ideas you could hold triangle and morph into the wheel that’s insane. Il have to try that tomorrow. I done number 5 today trying to clean some things up. I had no idea if was even harder to come. Your videos will help thanks for doing them

[@bensheekey1399]

Never a good sign when the parts that i've struggled with so far are not on this list

[@pouihurmen]

Pit of Eternal Sands with the snake pistons has to be in here

[@ahmedbinshams488]

Impossile climb was the hardest and last for me to do .... second hardest was the 2 coin section, then third and last the trap room ..... I'm so glad i finished them all. Here is a tip for the climb : Relax and use your shadow every time you get a bell then learn the whole area = win

[@cybertramon0012]

I think a big problem with some of these traversal puzzles is that they’re very much trial and error (since you don’t know what’s coming until you hit it) and require you to follow some very precise steps in exact order. I pretty much gave up on completing the more difficult ones.

[@dannypassion]

And controlling failing some time too

[@JeffHochberg]

Well…it looks like I won’t be finishing the game! Wow!

[@Legendarysetsandtapepacks]

I finished the sewer part then uninstalled it. No way I'm doing this bollocks 😂

[@JeffHochberg]

@@Legendarysetsandtapepacks I keep pressing on. Then I get to another section like this and I'm like why??? Why???!!! But - I keep going. It's my sadistic side I guess.

[@GioGioZer]

For the #1, I had a cool bug, the trap door on the floor was still open, I just started the event and waited outside… 😅😂

[@GoogleYTrl]

Nice, me to 😂

[@dforce31]

And here I thought getting the bird for the pirate captain was a bitch

[@stephanb.4118]

Are these five hardest sections a must for the platin trophy?

[@joywhitwangladue336]

I found your #5 section to be much, much more difficult than anything you ranked above it.

[@justsomeguywhoneverdies9210]

Nah, it is the easiest or the 2nd easiest.

[@lugo8824]

Beaten three of these. Can't get the other two because I'm missing a critical component. The whip.

[@rstahler]

I remember attempting all of these many times. I still haven't finished #1 but it isn't needed for an achievement so I may never go back to it. Great game though - highly recommend it.

[@heathrogers9423]

I came across #3 before I got the teleport chakram,making it harder than it needed to be lol.

[@nekomiaou]

Made 2 from 5. I never managed 5 and 2 (5 did not seem so hard when you find how to pass, but I didn't find the way), and finally used a dirty trick to beat 1 after hours of trying. Then, the first hidden treasure would not activate for me, preventing me of unlocking many trophies, so I dropped it and i'm now playinf Infinite Wealth.

[@rolemodel29]

You forgot the pirate bird side mission...that one took me a while

[@ethancrosby2573]

Personally i didn think the impossible climb was that difficult compared to some other ones. But i also did it basically last. Overall, loved all the platforming in this game. Very challenging and very rewarding to complete!

[@donforcanie]

Man mine brain hurts with al those trap puzzles

[@GeddyRC]

That first one made me question my desire to even 100% this game.. I did eventually "figure it out" and got both coins from that area, but I never finished all the challenge puzzles. They were just too frustrating, I could get 95% of the way there and then I would fail, over and over.. just wasn't worth going back to me lol Still one of my favorite games in a long time.

[@DrWonderEyes]

I didn't know you could use the chakra to transport like that

[@joechombo8110]

That last one made me gave up. What do you get if you pass it?

[@JRiley187]

I'm pretty sure this game unintentionally broke my controller.

[@dashdeception]

I can't figure out how to do that part that is right under number five on the map it's similar but I just can't figure it out

[@velltral]

One of the best games ubisoft have ever made. Those platforming sections are insane!

[@khoaha6095]

It can be on par with Celeste and Aeterna Noctis challenging level. Now i really like these challenges.

[@mhlaclase178]

😊😊❤❤❤

[@Gab98Spyro]

A single Xerxes is a baffling reward for the first one. That item practically becomes useless halfway through. You can empty out the scrapyard with just the ones you find on your direct path, and how many amulets are you going to fully upgrade? Most people probably settle on an amulet build immediately, and even on an Immortal playthrough I struggle to imagine why anyone would use more than 8 or 9 in circulation.