Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (2005): Sands of Time 2—or, The Compromise Game—or, The Two Tones
I’ve wanted to be less excessively comprehensive in my coverage of video games, so I decided to try out a “diaries” format, where I would challenge myself to discuss one topic per day I spent playing the game rather than attempting to cover every aspect I could possibly think of, checklist-style. My hope was that the end-result would be more personal, selective, and interesting by virtue of the restrictions. Things have not exactly gone according to plan! Note that this piece contains full spoilers for the game in the title and its predecessors ( Sands of Time and Warrior Within ). It contains some NSFW discussion, specifically in the sections for “Day One” and “Day Five.” That fifth entry is much more risqué, of the two. Know also that I’m discussing the GameCube version, played from a disc on the original hardware—at least initially, but with a second playthrough of the GameCube version on a reverse-compatible Wii. For the equivalent piece on Sands of Time , click here . And h...