Please ignore time played. I have played all the way through this several times just never on steam. I did play it briefly to test and because I don't need an excuse to play this again. It did not require any manual fixes
Pros: does a solid job of finishing off the trilogy, very much the story of The Prince becoming an adult after one where he was childlike and one where he was like a teenager. Takes efforts to avoid players just spamming the most powerful combos. Adds multiple new elements to keep track of in the parkour, thus breathing fresh life into that after Warrior Within hardly added any. Pretty good enemy variety. Stealth is an interesting addition that helps this stand out, and if you prefer combat it is 100% up to you which of the two you go for, since failed stealth triggers the toughest fights. The quick time events are present enough that they make an impact, but they're never allowed to just take over the game, and they really make boss fights more interesting, this is easily the entry in the trilogy that fares the best in that regard. This has a deeply memorable last portion. The story might well be the most emotionally resonant of the trilogy. Chariot segments are fun, and take up enough of this that they don't feel underutilized, yet not so much that it feels like it just takes over. The Dark Prince is enjoyable to play as and a compelling character.
Cons: the shortest of the trilogy. While it isn't a huge problem, this was definitely the one part of the trilogy that had the most crashes. By this point the graphics engine was starting to show its age, this is especially clear in the all too frequent fires, none of which look quite right, when games from around the same time sometimes fared significantly better. While I believe I understand what they were going for, there is at least one major character who has a distractingly silly appearance.
Strongly recommended
I bought this on sale purely so that I could leave this review in the hopes that I could help people decide whether or not to buy and play

best one out of the trilogy

good game