Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands

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The platforming elements of GoW are better than this PoP. Not the series in general, I think PoP as a series (past iterations) are better, but this one isn't, it's too derivative and the controls are too poor for it to be effective.

I still can't agree. GOW was a poor platformer at best. How I recall the frustration of many of the platforming elements due to poor controls. (hades temple/spinning blades) or (right before facing the original medusa)

This POP has some loose controls. Sometimes lining yourself up right doesn't feel effective.

I'm still not going to call an action button masher a better platformer though.

You're more or less saying then the game is a complete failure if it can't do it's primary genre better than a game that has platforming maybe third tier in its genre.

I'd consider GOW an action/adventure button masher with puzzle elements secondary and platforming third.