Oh, that's not what I meant. He was implying that Crash wouldn't sell as bad as Sonic, but both franchises are selling well for what they are.
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Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy - Review Thread
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Oh, that's not what I meant. He was implying that Crash wouldn't sell as bad as Sonic, but both franchises are selling well for what they are.
Acquiescence
Member
Lack of content didn't stop him giving ARMS an 8/10 though, despite the £45 asking price.
Edit - I was wrong, I thought that was from the Metro review and it's not. You can safely disregard this.
Which is north of 8 hours of playtime, if you're good, that is, so most likely 10 hours and then you have trophies and relics which will definitely take longer because of their difficulty. The content is there, especially for $40.
Wouldn't be surprised if Crash will be the best-selling platformer this year.
But this isn't a full price game. And that's still plenty of play time for someone who isn't a completionist.
Mine's just arrived, can't wait to get started!
Of the reviews I've read, none have really gone into the new features though. I'd like to have a bit more detail on how the save system works etc, as going back to the first one it can be really hard to collect everything with such a punishing save method.
Of the reviews I've read, none have really gone into the new features though. I'd like to have a bit more detail on how the save system works etc, as going back to the first one it can be really hard to collect everything with such a punishing save method.
AuthenticM
Member
So you get a 9-hour game for 40$.
Sounds like a great fuckin' deal to me.
Has he never played a platformer?
Like, what is this?
DecoReturns
Member
Sounds good so far. Think might my cousin might enjoys these games. And i never got to play Crash 3
Mario Odyssey will most likely be the best selling platformer
Depending on how the Switch does with its stock problems.
Mario Odyssey will most likely be the best selling platformer
Lol did they really play the originals? And why is 1 hit death a bad thing? That's how it worked in several games from back then, that's why you got the masks. Let's just not focus on that one review please.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Mario but crash still gonna clean up nicely
This is meant to feel and play like the old games. And that was how old game works with the lack of AI. Like, that's the charm of it...
Always-honest
Banned
I would be very surprised if that happens.
That's a lot of time for any platformer.
HellofaMouse
Member
is gamespot the new polygon now
Lack of content didn't stop him giving ARMS an 8/10 though, despite the £45 asking price.
It's a conspiracy!!
If that's true (it's not) then they should all get that critique.
pixellated_man
Member
Excellent, better than expected reviews. Not that reviews would have stopped me from buying in this particular case. There was always a chance some would have docked points for the games old fashioned mechanics. Glad most critics are onboard though.
I really liked it too but I remember how people were down on it because of its ancient design. Crash isn't as ancient but compared to something like Mario Odyssey it's pretty ancient.
But eh, I don't really care. I'll play this 100%.
To the people quoting me, I agree that it's great value. I always go for 100% clear in crash games, and I'm sure the trilogy will take me at least over 20 hours to do everything.
I just said that I get the pov of the reviewers saying there isn't that much content for casual players.
I just said that I get the pov of the reviewers saying there isn't that much content for casual players.
EchoChamber
Member
Wow,already n.sane reviews for this game?.
get it?
Casual players will even take longer to finish the games because of their difficulty. The point does not make sense.
Oh my. Some parts of that review were very questionable.
Equanimity
Member
Why? 60+ million PS4 install base and one of the most beloved platforming trilogy is a recipe for success.
Always-honest
Banned
Sure, but Mario releases this year on Switch. Although the install base is nowhere near PS4 levels, so you could be right.
Not sure how much of the install base has Crash nostalgia, but i'm sure it will be a lot.
Also, there are other platformers.
Commanche Raisin Toast
Member
As someone who's never played this series aside from a demo disk of the first one, these scores don't scare me away at all.
I expect difficulty with older games so it's no surprise to me. As long as they're spruced up enough from a technical standpoint while remaining true to what they are I'm fine.
I expect difficulty with older games so it's no surprise to me. As long as they're spruced up enough from a technical standpoint while remaining true to what they are I'm fine.
Crash with 60 million potential customers still does not outsell Mario with 5 million potential customers (5 mil is arbitrary, don't know the actual number of Switch sales).
Napalm_Frank
Member
Lol even if you don't replay levels, ignore all optional stuff like gems and other secrets that's still like, 70+ levels not including secret ones or bosses. For 40.
C'mon son. At least say the games were never good or somethin.
C'mon son. At least say the games were never good or somethin.
This year? I doubt it. Especially with the current Switch situation, install base is too small for that.
Big Green Anus
Member
Not all that surprised. I like Crash, but Knack is a much more evolved version of Crash and Knack 2 WILL have higher reviews than this.
WrenchNinja
Member
From Peter Brown's Games pot review. Sounds like it was too hard for him.
Lol.
This game was always going to get a lot of mixed reviews. Some high just based on the nostalgia factor of people who loved the originals as kids and some lower ones from people who either hated the games as kids or never played them, to begin with. If people are looking for something more than a trip down memory lane I'm thinking there will be quite a few upset/bummed out people.
Knack 2 doesn't look bad. I did laugh when I read your post tho
Always-honest
Banned
Ouch
Uno Venova
Banned
I can't imagine how reviews would matter for this game. It's only purpose is to replay games you already love with current visuals.
CambriaRising
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sloppyjoe_gamer
Gold Member
lol and that's with the refined saving system and better checkpoints. He obviously had no interest in reviewing these games objectively.
do you mean evolved like mutated into some kind of monstrosity
themagicalkitsune
Member
Note to Nintendo in case they remake Super Mario World: koopa troopas should now ambush you with a knife whenever you appear in their field of view, otherwise don't bother bringing back a dated game.
...I mean, I guess he could rationalize this point by saying that even in Mario 64 Goombas would charge at you every time you came close? But even then, Mario 64 is a big open sandbox, so having enemies walk back-and-forth in a fixed manner would make them extremely easy to avoid. This is in direct contrast with Crash's narrow tight-spaced environments, where an enemy's predetermined moveset can be more of a pain than if he just charged at you.
Enter The 36 Chambers
Member
This, like most games will be where I largely ignore reviews.
I played the trilogy on release and loved the games. Once a year or so we did a "pass the pad when you die" run through Crash 1 with beers.
If anything I'm happy they didn't gimp the difficulty for the lames who can't deal with it in 2017. They'll get my money for this game regardless of reviews.
For the love of god announce this for Xbox already so I can pay you!!
I played the trilogy on release and loved the games. Once a year or so we did a "pass the pad when you die" run through Crash 1 with beers.
If anything I'm happy they didn't gimp the difficulty for the lames who can't deal with it in 2017. They'll get my money for this game regardless of reviews.
For the love of god announce this for Xbox already so I can pay you!!
Equanimity
Member
I took Mario into account too. We'll just to wait and see how things turn out for the two games?
I'm confused by what you've just said.
We've got a few 4K HQ videos up, if you want to see how the game actually looks
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_our_videos_of_crash_bandicoot_trilogy-19304_en.html
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_our_videos_of_crash_bandicoot_trilogy-19304_en.html
Sodding_Gamer
Member
Happy with these reviews! Can't wait to jump in tonight.
That gamespot review though. Pretty laughable, but whatever - clearly didn't click with him. Crash isn't everyone's cup of tea. If anything the reviews have been higher than I was expecting!
That gamespot review though. Pretty laughable, but whatever - clearly didn't click with him. Crash isn't everyone's cup of tea. If anything the reviews have been higher than I was expecting!
It's a fundamental game design issue. The Crash games simply aren't very good.