If you are anything like me, you would have been heartbroken at the end of last year’s magnificent Prince of Persia. While the game had a beautifully moving and harrowing ending that served as a fitting finale to the adventure, it was very difficult to accept that our escapade with the Prince and Elika had come to an end. Fortunately, the good people at Ubisoft Montreal Studios have heard our cries, and taken mercy upon us. Enter Epilogue, the first and hopefully not the last downloadable expansion to the Prince of Persia experience.

Epilogue is not quite what its name implies: gamers who expect a full conclusion to the main game and a complete sense of closure will not find it here. Rather, Epilogue functions as an episodic continuation of the game – almost a mini-sequel – providing an addendum to the main narrative. If there’s one thing that the developers of Epilogue cannot be accused of, it’s being lazy. Instead of churning out a rehashed chunk of the main game (as DLC is so often wont to be), Epilogue has been used as a platform for trying out some new design and gameplay ideas. In this way, Epilogue contains enough substance and novelty to be a worthy purchase for fans of the game.

Continue reading El33tonline’s review of Prince of Persia Epilogue (DLC).