FYI many of the fps drops are a rare issue with the encoding on upload I guess. I originally thought it was my card but my source video has no issues. Sorting it out now. Game held to 30fps
ACG i must say that you do an amazing job on all of your reviews. 70% of my purchases or the lack thereof have been influenced by your phenomenal unbiased reviews. Truly amazing. One more thing....can you do one on Valkyria revolution and the micro machines?
Now they just need to bring it to PC as well. A bit odd there's no PC release thus far considering the hardware of current gen consoles is a lot like those of PC's.
Root It’s coming to switch and PC now haha everyone’s getting their wish to come true. Someone else commented for them to make remaster crash team racing 2 years ago.
As much as I respect ACG I disagree on the "w8 for sale for newcomers". I believe this is an (three) excellent game that can be appreciated and enjoyed by old veteran fans and of course younger audiences that never got the chance to play the originals, but that's just my opinion.
Lol! I remember having to flip my ps over and use legos to lift it off the ground so I could play anything. The funny part is when I called support they told me to do that as a solution.
One thing he failed to mention which I think is quite important is this is a difficult series at certain points. Be prepared to look at the game over screen dozens of times. It’s quite satisfying though when you finally beat a level that has been frustrating you.
Never played the Crash Bandicoot series before. I was too young to do so and only started playing games during the time of Gameboy Advanced (2001-2002). This is awesome news, and I cannot wait to play the Crash series!
Nah. Tbh, i could see them remaking CTR, but i doubt they would make bash as it got VERY mixed reviews and tbh not alot of people (opinion) liked it as much as the first 4. But if they did remake CTR i reckon it would be its own game rather than DLC We are already getting a free day one dlc with stormy ascent most likely as of recent news
You have such fast reviews, and the fact that they are some of the most thought out and well detailed reviews on UA-cam is absolutely amazing. You deserve to be number 1 man, and the fact that people say this every video means everyone agrees. Can't wait to play this tonight!
I really want this to sell well enough for them to so consider making a new Crash Bandicoot Game. There are no excuses now besides bad sales numbers. Regardless of its faults, I'm def. gonna play he sh*t out of this trilogy!
The jumping problem is because in the originals they changed the jumping mechanics with every game and in the N-Sane Trilogy they wanted the same jumping through all the games and went with the Crash 3 jumping mechanic. This causes problems especially in Crash 1 where the levels where never designed for that. Some is easier but certain levels (fucking High Road) is much harder and require almost pixel precision.. Still a very good game and as a classic Crash player am very happy with it overall.
And the quest for a video where someone shows how playing as Coco would work in Crash 2 when she's supposed to make hologram calls to the player (Crash) as part of the game's story continues...
Thanks for the review. I had planned on getting this anyway but now I know what to expect. I'd love to see a remaster like this of the first 3 Spyro the dragon titles.
Actually got this one pre-ordered last week! I got a taste of Crash Bandicoot in Uncharted 4 and really liked it! And I think it's the original Playstation version that's used in that case, so I don't think I'll have any problem looking past those issues that you mentioned! Thanks for the review! :)
Never played the original. Think I will pick them up for PSX. I always have fun playing my old games on old systems. Not like ND would be cashing in on this modern purchase anyway.
This could very well be my GOTY. I know, I know but I love the gameplay so much. It's hours of fun and it takes me right back to when I used to obsess over the originals.
The most honest reviewer in the industry strikes again. Really great review with everything said making total sense. But I am not surprised because you are a pro at this, the best! Thanks Karak
Great review. About what I expected the game to be. I'm in heaven just watching this so it looks like it's gonna work for me but for sure the unfamiliar will particularly notice the old design.
Karak, great video, but I have a question. Do you miss the mascot platformers. I mean Ratchet and Clank 3, Banjo Kazooie and Jak and Daxter are one of my favorite games. It´s annoying to me how every developer is trying to make their games look realistic nowadays, but often forget about fun gameplay.
It´s a shame that Yooka-Laylee sucked. If that was critically claimed and financially successful it maybe would force developers to go back to 3D platformers.
Yooka-Laylee wasn't a bad game, it was a 90's platformer. It came with all of its good and bad things. But if you enjoyed 90's 3D platformer like Banjo-Kazooie, it was a really fun game.
I'm a massive crash fan but I respect your review I Deffo will be looking out for those off controls thanks again for staying true to good reviewing and not fanboying👍
I've been waiting for the reviews to pour in for this and I always listen to yours first Karak. I got my copy early and played through the first game last night. The first 3 Crash games were massively influential to me and I have difficulty trying to set my bias aside to see how the gameplay has been adapted in 2017. I'll definitely say that the inconsistent collision properties of boxes (especially where you sort of just "slip" off the sides of platforms where it didn't happen in the original games) made it somewhat irritating, but overall I was able to adjust. I do hope that they possibly improving collisions via a patch if possible. I personally love a great deal of the music (mainly from Crash 2), but to each his own. :P I'm pleased with your verdict as it comes off as fair. Keep it up man! :)
Nice review again. I'm concerned about the 30fps lock, but I'm honestly surprised by how this turned out compared to how I felt with its first announcement. It seems like a true remake in one sense - it facelifts the original games, but some people just aren't going to like that. But I can certainly do for playing the games again, lol.
1440p, 30 fps. “Fur-K in the advertising:” LOL The director did a recent interview, where he said they purposely held back, and didnt utilize the Pro’s power - because they wanted to focus on the Base PS4. Seriously, what the fuck. This game looks amazing, no doubt. But I don’t understand how they could make this game from the ground up, and be at 1440/30. PS4 Pro was a mistake. EDIT: 60 FPS is actually made for platformers. It’s actually one of the genres that greatly benefits from it. So while I get the original ran at 30fps, it’s totally BS if that’s the argument being used.
As long as the game is fun and functional, I don't care about its frame rate. Having played the originals at least ten times each, this will probably feel no different from my childhood experiences, which I'm okay with.
I don't think I'll ever seriously care about fps if I'm playing on consoles because if I truly did care about maximum platinum high Mount Everest SEXY PERFORMANCE & GRAPHICS... I'd just buy a PC. Honestly, as long as it's standard basic performance relative to the current generation console's power with a steady frame rate, I'll have no problem playing them. I get what I pay for with a console vs a PC. To each's opinion their own.
You're the only reviewer who points out pros and cons and gives his honest rational and emotional opinion on if you should buy a game or not. One of the few reviewers that I trust. Thank you so much for your honesty!
Watching this review brings me memories of getting on the bus and swapping tenchu for crash warped for a fiver at my local game shop, coming home and reading the manual on the bus. As opposed to these days when people go and trade there souls to get £5 off a new game, have no manual, get home, play a level, then beg there parents for money for the dlc. I miss the old days, so thankyou crash for coming back!
i still think this would be so much better as a remaster rather than remake. like same engine as the original just updated textures. building everything from the ground up was a poor choice imo bc it doesn't look sound or even feel like Crash anymore. I also wish there was an option for using the old graphics
Yeah mascot mania!!!!!!! Back in the day, I rented this from the local grocery store. edit: great review, lots of info nobody else even mentioned! Now if I could just replay PaRappa the Rapper in 2017.
I love that you don't ask or tell people to subscribe to your channel, you just say "hey if you like this shit and wanna see more then feel free to subscribe, if you don't like my stuff then no worries!" Keep it real, man
I just wish this game had two player, something along the lines of Odd World. Would be nice if one player dies the other can have a shot, going back and forth each death or level completion.
my eb games was selling this on launch day for $60, i live in australia so we usually pay more for games, but they had a deal going where if you traded a game in you could get it for $20 less or two games for $40 less, so i ended up buying this for $20 on launch day
I grew up with Crash on the PS1 and i am loving the game. Tons of nostalgia and its awesome to get to play Coco this time around. I really hope that Spyro gets a remaster of his first 3 games. I love Crash but i love Spyro even more.
Nice review, I subbed a few days ago and I like your content so far, keep it up man! Crash bandicoot always kept a spot in my heart. I'll w8 for a sale tho.
Another fantastic review my friend. Been watching your reviews for over a year now, even the ones for games that don't appeal to me. You've bought my attention to fantastic games that I wouldn't normally have bought and i ended up enjoying them thoroughly. Hope you get the continued success you deserve.
Most gamers who end up buying the Crash Bandicoot N.sane Trilogy are going to get it mostly for nostalgic reasons and rightfully so. Who doesn't want to play the classic Crash Bandicoot games with a shiny new coat of paint? Sure the trilogy has a few issues, most notably the fact that it doesn't run at 60 fps. Loading times are a bit on the long side for some strange reason. Jumping is also a bit of an issue. Having said that, I'm really happy that I can get to play three classic Crash Bandicoot games on the new hardware, despite the aforementioned problems that I mentioned. Then again, I've always had a soft spot for Crash Bandicoot. Thanks Karak for the great review. I really appreciate it!
I agree with the assessment, but I think you missed out one one thing. The controls are floaty, delayed, and at times completely unresponsive. I've tried multiple controllers (i have 3) and had my friend play, just to see if i was actually just bad. Here's how found this control issue: I have played Crash Bandicoot 2 to 3 times a week since i was 6. I have never strayed from that tradition, so you could say i'm a fanatic for Crash. So when i played Snow go and saw crash ice skating on solid ground a full 3 extra seconds after exiting the ice, I knew something was wrong. When i let go of the controller and crash took an extra 5 steps and fell off a cliff in a bonus stage, I knew something was wrong, and when i held crouch to power slide and crash just walked forward and died (same bonus stage), I got mad as all hell. Not to mention the ice skating momentum glitch, where if you skate into a block then jump you'll fly forward, is still there! I have never had to grind for levels, EVER, because the Crash games aren't that challenging to me. But now I have to grind an extra 15 levels before i go into a new warp just to be safe. My save data (with 50 lives) Randomly corrupted and I had to start over from scratch. I'm up to the third warp room on crash 2, and my nostalgia and love for crash is fading fast with this reboot. I think i'll just stick to the original versions for my fix. I personally believe they dropped the ball on this one, but seeing Crash in HD was worth the purchase. I just wish it was also fun to play the game.
I find it pretty unfortunate that it only runs at 30fps which makes no sense to me but this is how you do a re-release of an ancient game which still holds up decently today imo. Now if only they'd give us a Spyro trilogy remake...
one of the more accurate reviews of this game i've seen. criticism and praise where it matters, and explanations of each point. The review was aimed at the remake itself, and not the original Crash trilogy. Great review!
Love the review👍. You always do a review that shows the good and bad which I love as it shows you actually care for the title and the potential customers. I loved crash as a kid so I'm getting it tomorrow but it was nice to see a review with honest problems it may have. I basically now know what to expect in my he remake.
Great job ACG! I will definately buy the game a old school fan from the original Crash Series. But, is good to know the pros and cons from this new version of the three games. Hope your review get to the developers ears and maybe they can patch the game. Thanks again!
I really hope that Crash Team Racing and the original Spyro games get remastered like this. But CTR and Spyro still hold up well today and I can play them whenever.
I had thought that I preordered this game, but it must have been in a parallel universe or something because I have no emails or anything saying that I did. I guess I'll wait for the first sale now :P
omg i waited so long for your review for this classic,also i still have it on ps1 right next to me haha oh the memories💖CRASH IS LIFE,idc if i play on Xbox One now ps classic 90s will never beat any game i grew up on
Holy shit I work right next to the vicarious visions headquarters in Albany new york and had no idea they worked on this. I wanna get a job there now so bad.
Great review as always. I am glad to see that I am not the only one struggling with the new physics. Still Crash will always have a special place in my heart and I am adapting.
I love how the gameplay reflects the message you are portraying at each critique. If I didn't know better, I'd assume it is just coincidence but the fact of the matter is you are such a refined professional at reviews. It may be low key or subliminal but it is effective as hell. I only plan to get this game for my wife and children, but I enjoy this review for what it is. Pure experienced opinion based on honesty crafted with integrity. It literally pains my soul to view your content and not be a patreon. I do apologize for that as a random over the internet but I sincerely mean it. Thanks Hermano!
Wow, Karak, u sure have a lot of complaints about this game but that's why I subscribe to your channel, u are honest. Despite your complaints, I am still lookin' forward to this remake because the Crash series and the Ratchet & Clank series are my favorites on the PS1/PS3.
between this and micro machines what with u pick btw been a subscriber for a long time now still love the reviews . keep up the awesome and honest reviews
you 100% right about the jump issues it's annoying as fuck. he jumps too far too or too little. not to mention he sometimes jumps across and seems to hit an invisable wall so he just falls awkwardly straight down. thats the only issues i have and to me it's major since I'm trying to get all the gams. rage factor 10!
You flipped the psone upsided too? I had some many outrageous ways of making a psone read the discs 2 different countries and gaming bring us together man good review
Hey man. I played a shitton of Crash many years ago. It started with a demo and later went all out. I've been ignoring everything about the Nsane release, but I watched your video. At this point, I still don't know what it is priced at. I believe you've mentioned prices before in your reviews - did you just miss this one, or was it a concious decision? I'm interested because I still don't know the release price of Nsane, and I have an honest interest in your videos. Have a good one, my guy!
FYI many of the fps drops are a rare issue with the encoding on upload I guess. I originally thought it was my card but my source video has no issues. Sorting it out now. Game held to 30fps
ACG wait what it doesnt pull 60fps. what a suprise there
ACG i must say that you do an amazing job on all of your reviews. 70% of my purchases or the lack thereof have been influenced by your phenomenal unbiased reviews. Truly amazing.
One more thing....can you do one on Valkyria revolution and the micro machines?
Thanks for the clarification. I was a little worried.
ah ok dude I was fkin worried looking at the footage, those fps drops are massive.. good thing it was just an encoding issue
That's a relief, I was thinking there were a ridiculous amount of fps drops.
Never a fan of original music? Blasphemy :O
TheBluestCrowe I didn't like the original score that much either.
TheBluestCrowe the first game probably had the worst soundtrack in my opinion
its pretty forgettable
I was going to post that as well! :)
Yeah I couldn't believe that either. The music for the original 3 games are pretty epic for the most part.
Doesn't matter to me, I'm buying this for nostalgia, as most buyers will be
meh id just download original games they at lease run better, or emulate on PC
Yesssir. Getting it from Best Buy for $31, beating it (Platinum), then trading it in.
ej banks Never played the Crash series and I'm super excited for this game.
Doesn't matter to me either. I still own the original games and they're fine by me. No need for a remaster.
Then why watch this review/comment if your mind is made up, sight unseen? Seems like a waste of time to me.
I hope the success from this game will hopefully result in the remake of the Spyro Trilogy.
Now they just need to bring it to PC as well. A bit odd there's no PC release thus far considering the hardware of current gen consoles is a lot like those of PC's.
Root It’s coming to switch and PC now haha everyone’s getting their wish to come true. Someone else commented for them to make remaster crash team racing 2 years ago.
As much as I respect ACG I disagree on the "w8 for sale for newcomers". I believe this is an (three) excellent game that can be appreciated and enjoyed by old veteran fans and of course younger audiences that never got the chance to play the originals, but that's just my opinion.
Music never seems to fit? WTF are you talking about?
you just stated it in your question
Lol! I remember having to flip my ps over and use legos to lift it off the ground so I could play anything. The funny part is when I called support they told me to do that as a solution.
lol
Not even once. What did you do to your PS1? Mine probably still works to this day
Albert Baker you probably took bad care of it
One thing he failed to mention which I think is quite important is this is a difficult series at certain points. Be prepared to look at the game over screen dozens of times.
It’s quite satisfying though when you finally beat a level that has been frustrating you.
Never played the Crash Bandicoot series before. I was too young to do so and only started playing games during the time of Gameboy Advanced (2001-2002). This is awesome news, and I cannot wait to play the Crash series!
Crash Team Racing remaster please
Beta Ray Bill Fan Ii
Beta Ray Bill Fan that I would buy!
Crash Team Racing Remaster, but have an online mode. Might give Ninty's Mario Kart an actual rival.
Shorty why does it matter?
Beta Ray Bill Fan why tf r u asking a guy who does reviews on games your comment has no purpose
You have an excellent and witty writing style! Thanks for the fast and in-depth reviews!
appreciate it
This is my childhood game on the ps1. Getting it today.
enjoy
Nathan Drake you gonna beat your Wife's high score this time?
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UltimateDandy thx daddy
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If they remade Crash Bash and Crash Team Racing I'd be all over it.
it's an activision game, so they'll probably be DLC at $20 each
Nah. Tbh, i could see them remaking CTR, but i doubt they would make bash as it got VERY mixed reviews and tbh not alot of people (opinion) liked it as much as the first 4. But if they did remake CTR i reckon it would be its own game rather than DLC
We are already getting a free day one dlc with stormy ascent most likely as of recent news
mister kickasso A company charging more for more content? how dare they!?
The Sea Of Thy Soul ,👍👍👍👍👍
Or the monster ones :D
I hate to be that person but it's bothering the hell out of me that you're skipping the boxes in the gameplay. Lol.
"Everyone shut the fu*k up. ACG has a new review"
-Me
lol
Jake Borrelli lol maybe that should be the fade in for all his reviews 😀
Hey ACG,
Get Even review please....
you mean that checkerboard 4 k? resolution thats just 1080 p just upscaled.... get your shit ride dood other than the horrible jokes.
wes rulz I agree that there's an over use of metaphors and analogies in his videos but its his style i guess, I still enjoy.
You have such fast reviews, and the fact that they are some of the most thought out and well detailed reviews on UA-cam is absolutely amazing. You deserve to be number 1 man, and the fact that people say this every video means everyone agrees. Can't wait to play this tonight!
thanks
I really want this to sell well enough for them to so consider making a new Crash Bandicoot Game. There are no excuses now besides bad sales numbers. Regardless of its faults, I'm def. gonna play he sh*t out of this trilogy!
Wizdavision Productions imma just emulate it (the origunal)
dude with this kind of quality, why don't u have more suscribers? it's crazy
The jumping problem is because in the originals they changed the jumping mechanics with every game and in the N-Sane Trilogy they wanted the same jumping through all the games and went with the Crash 3 jumping mechanic. This causes problems especially in Crash 1 where the levels where never designed for that. Some is easier but certain levels (fucking High Road) is much harder and require almost pixel precision.. Still a very good game and as a classic Crash player am very happy with it overall.
Acies fuck high road.lol
Even though there are some problems crash was one of the first games I played as a kid and I can't wait to play it tomorrow.
Im a huuuuge fan of Crash, thats why Im getting it tomorrow :)
enjoy
That GNC and burpees line was brilliant, lol.
thanks!
ACG ON POINT WITH ANOTHER REVIEW GREAT JOB AND THANKS
thanks
BEAST MODE Your friends and coworkers just sit their awkwardly for 10 minutes lol
BEAST MODE agree
I would pay so much money for a new spell of Pandemonium. Havn't played any games that pulled off 2.5 Dimensions as well at that gem.
This.
Storm Temple can fuck its self. That level is insanely tough.
And the quest for a video where someone shows how playing as Coco would work in Crash 2 when she's supposed to make hologram calls to the player (Crash) as part of the game's story continues...
Been waiting for this review for sooooo long! Thanks for the review dude!
you bet
Never realized how much Temple Run was like Crash Bandicoot until now
Thanks for the review. I had planned on getting this anyway but now I know what to expect. I'd love to see a remaster like this of the first 3 Spyro the dragon titles.
Actually got this one pre-ordered last week! I got a taste of Crash Bandicoot in Uncharted 4 and really liked it! And I think it's the original Playstation version that's used in that case, so I don't think I'll have any problem looking past those issues that you mentioned! Thanks for the review! :)
Thank You Tarak for the review. I don't think people say this enough but the gameplay in your reviews really help.
Never played the original. Think I will pick them up for PSX. I always have fun playing my old games on old systems. Not like ND would be cashing in on this modern purchase anyway.
Maybe they'll do a Jak trilogy remake, the dream is alive.
This could very well be my GOTY. I know, I know but I love the gameplay so much. It's hours of fun and it takes me right back to when I used to obsess over the originals.
The most honest reviewer in the industry strikes again. Really great review with everything said making total sense. But I am not surprised because you are a pro at this, the best! Thanks Karak
Found your channel because of the AngryJoe Apocalyse. Many on his comment section are recommending your channel. Great video, I just subscribed!
I'm a 90's Baby ('94) and I never got to play these growing up. I "Waited for a Sale" and wow, great game. Very addictive.
Your vocabulary is amazing
Great review. About what I expected the game to be. I'm in heaven just watching this so it looks like it's gonna work for me but for sure the unfamiliar will particularly notice the old design.
Karak, great video, but I have a question. Do you miss the mascot platformers. I mean Ratchet and Clank 3, Banjo Kazooie and Jak and Daxter are one of my favorite games. It´s annoying to me how every developer is trying to make their games look realistic nowadays, but often forget about fun gameplay.
It´s a shame that Yooka-Laylee sucked. If that was critically claimed and financially successful it maybe would force developers to go back to 3D platformers.
SkyRip Just wait on Mario Odyssey fren
Yooka-Laylee sucked? Yooka-Laylee is a fun game. Never played Banjo Kazooie.
SkyRip If you take out "I mean", you don't lose any meaning from what you said.
Yooka-Laylee wasn't a bad game, it was a 90's platformer. It came with all of its good and bad things. But if you enjoyed 90's 3D platformer like Banjo-Kazooie, it was a really fun game.
I'm a massive crash fan but I respect your review I Deffo will be looking out for those off controls thanks again for staying true to good reviewing and not fanboying👍
Great review, Crash is part of my childhood memories. Didn't see the transition in the end until now, really nice
looking at this just made me want a Spyro trilogy remaster that would be awesome
I hear ya
I've been waiting for the reviews to pour in for this and I always listen to yours first Karak. I got my copy early and played through the first game last night. The first 3 Crash games were massively influential to me and I have difficulty trying to set my bias aside to see how the gameplay has been adapted in 2017.
I'll definitely say that the inconsistent collision properties of boxes (especially where you sort of just "slip" off the sides of platforms where it didn't happen in the original games) made it somewhat irritating, but overall I was able to adjust. I do hope that they possibly improving collisions via a patch if possible.
I personally love a great deal of the music (mainly from Crash 2), but to each his own. :P
I'm pleased with your verdict as it comes off as fair. Keep it up man! :)
ya its odd movement
Yeah, I've seen this too. I just slide off a crate or fail a jump even though the character's feet touch the edge of the ledge which shouldn't happen
awesome timing karak just got a notification as i got off work :)
Nice review again. I'm concerned about the 30fps lock, but I'm honestly surprised by how this turned out compared to how I felt with its first announcement. It seems like a true remake in one sense - it facelifts the original games, but some people just aren't going to like that. But I can certainly do for playing the games again, lol.
thanks field!
1440p, 30 fps. “Fur-K in the advertising:” LOL
The director did a recent interview, where he said they purposely held back, and didnt utilize the Pro’s power - because they wanted to focus on the Base PS4. Seriously, what the fuck. This game looks amazing, no doubt. But I don’t understand how they could make this game from the ground up, and be at 1440/30.
PS4 Pro was a mistake.
EDIT:
60 FPS is actually made for platformers. It’s actually one of the genres that greatly benefits from it. So while I get the original ran at 30fps, it’s totally BS if that’s the argument being used.
Emily Richards i disagree :)
As long as the game is fun and functional, I don't care about its frame rate. Having played the originals at least ten times each, this will probably feel no different from my childhood experiences, which I'm okay with.
I don't think I'll ever seriously care about fps if I'm playing on consoles because if I truly did care about maximum platinum high Mount Everest SEXY PERFORMANCE & GRAPHICS...
I'd just buy a PC. Honestly, as long as it's standard basic performance relative to the current generation console's power with a steady frame rate, I'll have no problem playing them. I get what I pay for with a console vs a PC. To each's opinion their own.
Emily Richards The sad part is the fact that uncharted 4 ran at 1440p 30fps on pro. They probably could have done 1440p 60 if they wanted to.
TylerMBuller12 with the pro's specs and uncharted 4s graphics I highly doubt that. it was either 1440p 30fps or 1080p 60fps
You're the only reviewer who points out pros and cons and gives his honest rational and emotional opinion on if you should buy a game or not. One of the few reviewers that I trust. Thank you so much for your honesty!
skull thanks!
Watching this review brings me memories of getting on the bus and swapping tenchu for crash warped for a fiver at my local game shop, coming home and reading the manual on the bus.
As opposed to these days when people go and trade there souls to get £5 off a new game, have no manual, get home, play a level, then beg there parents for money for the dlc.
I miss the old days, so thankyou crash for coming back!
gtfo this game is for everyone and way better than Knack.
Carlos Santana HERE'S THE MONEY
NOTHING WILL BE BETTER THAN KNACK 2 BAYBEEEEEEE
knack is only a thing because of crash
Carlos Santana knack sucked so much
This game is not for me. I am an actual gamer and play true games and not this dead cow.
I can't find any other reviewer on UA-cam that is as unbiased and honest as acg great job
i still think this would be so much better as a remaster rather than remake. like same engine as the original just updated textures. building everything from the ground up was a poor choice imo bc it doesn't look sound or even feel like Crash anymore. I also wish there was an option for using the old graphics
Yeah mascot mania!!!!!!! Back in the day, I rented this from the local grocery store.
edit: great review, lots of info nobody else even mentioned! Now if I could just replay PaRappa the Rapper in 2017.
It's always exciting to see a new ACG review in my sub box
I love that you don't ask or tell people to subscribe to your channel, you just say "hey if you like this shit and wanna see more then feel free to subscribe, if you don't like my stuff then no worries!" Keep it real, man
Native Fortress single handedly made me make Coco commit suicide
The soundtrack is a fuckn masterpiece mate! :)
anyone kind of miss the nostalgic acg intro at the beginning of every review? it gave it like a cinematic feel too.
the old guitar one?
The reduced price is what pulls me in! Great review once again man!
ya not a bad price
I just wish this game had two player, something along the lines of Odd World. Would be nice if one player dies the other can have a shot, going back and forth each death or level completion.
my eb games was selling this on launch day for $60, i live in australia so we usually pay more for games, but they had a deal going where if you traded a game in you could get it for $20 less or two games for $40 less, so i ended up buying this for $20 on launch day
While I personally was never excited for this remake, I hope it does well so we can maybe get a brand new crash game sometime in the next 3 years.
Awesome review Karak. Looking forward to playing this.
thanks!
I grew up with Crash on the PS1 and i am loving the game. Tons of nostalgia and its awesome to get to play Coco this time around. I really hope that Spyro gets a remaster of his first 3 games. I love Crash but i love Spyro even more.
another great review, will be picking up my copy today
Nice review, I subbed a few days ago and I like your content so far, keep it up man!
Crash bandicoot always kept a spot in my heart. I'll w8 for a sale tho.
you rock thanks!
Another fantastic review my friend. Been watching your reviews for over a year now, even the ones for games that don't appeal to me. You've bought my attention to fantastic games that I wouldn't normally have bought and i ended up enjoying them thoroughly. Hope you get the continued success you deserve.
Most gamers who end up buying the Crash Bandicoot N.sane Trilogy are going to get it mostly for nostalgic reasons and rightfully so. Who doesn't want to play the classic Crash Bandicoot games with a shiny new coat of paint? Sure the trilogy has a few issues, most notably the fact that it doesn't run at 60 fps. Loading times are a bit on the long side for some strange reason. Jumping is also a bit of an issue. Having said that, I'm really happy that I can get to play three classic Crash Bandicoot games on the new hardware, despite the aforementioned problems that I mentioned. Then again, I've always had a soft spot for Crash Bandicoot. Thanks Karak for the great review. I really appreciate it!
The music in the games are some of my favorite songs for a game ever...
The moment you accidentally skip an add on ACG and refresh just to get another add because you know he deserves it
you rock
Would love to see more classics get this treatment.
I agree with the assessment, but I think you missed out one one thing.
The controls are floaty, delayed, and at times completely unresponsive. I've tried multiple controllers (i have 3) and had my friend play, just to see if i was actually just bad. Here's how found this control issue:
I have played Crash Bandicoot 2 to 3 times a week since i was 6. I have never strayed from that tradition, so you could say i'm a fanatic for Crash. So when i played Snow go and saw crash ice skating on solid ground a full 3 extra seconds after exiting the ice, I knew something was wrong. When i let go of the controller and crash took an extra 5 steps and fell off a cliff in a bonus stage, I knew something was wrong, and when i held crouch to power slide and crash just walked forward and died (same bonus stage), I got mad as all hell. Not to mention the ice skating momentum glitch, where if you skate into a block then jump you'll fly forward, is still there! I have never had to grind for levels, EVER, because the Crash games aren't that challenging to me. But now I have to grind an extra 15 levels before i go into a new warp just to be safe. My save data (with 50 lives) Randomly corrupted and I had to start over from scratch. I'm up to the third warp room on crash 2, and my nostalgia and love for crash is fading fast with this reboot. I think i'll just stick to the original versions for my fix.
I personally believe they dropped the ball on this one, but seeing Crash in HD was worth the purchase. I just wish it was also fun to play the game.
great video as always
let me get some popcorn this is going to be good
I find it pretty unfortunate that it only runs at 30fps which makes no sense to me but this is how you do a re-release of an ancient game which still holds up decently today imo. Now if only they'd give us a Spyro trilogy remake...
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one of the more accurate reviews of this game i've seen. criticism and praise where it matters, and explanations of each point.
The review was aimed at the remake itself, and not the original Crash trilogy.
Great review!
Love the review👍. You always do a review that shows the good and bad which I love as it shows you actually care for the title and the potential customers.
I loved crash as a kid so I'm getting it tomorrow but it was nice to see a review with honest problems it may have. I basically now know what to expect in my he remake.
Great job ACG! I will definately buy the game a old school fan from the original Crash Series. But, is good to know the pros and cons from this new version of the three games. Hope your review get to the developers ears and maybe they can patch the game. Thanks again!
Keep up the good work ACG, you make the best reviews
After playing this for a few hours I now remember the biggest struggle I had as a 4 year old.
ACG once again showing other reviewers how it's done.
The Great Wall level looks like it belongs in a Mr. Clean commercial.
Oh man I played that damn jet ski level about 4 thousand t ones when I was younger!
I really hope that Crash Team Racing and the original Spyro games get remastered like this. But CTR and Spyro still hold up well today and I can play them whenever.
I had thought that I preordered this game, but it must have been in a parallel universe or something because I have no emails or anything saying that I did. I guess I'll wait for the first sale now :P
omg i waited so long for your review for this classic,also i still have it on ps1 right next to me haha oh the memories💖CRASH IS LIFE,idc if i play on Xbox One now ps classic 90s will never beat any game i grew up on
Im pretty much only watching videogamedunkey and ACG for game reviews cuz seriously going to IGN is like watching CNN for real news lmao
thanks man
Lmao
Holy shit I work right next to the vicarious visions headquarters in Albany new york and had no idea they worked on this. I wanna get a job there now so bad.
Great review as always. I am glad to see that I am not the only one struggling with the new physics. Still Crash will always have a special place in my heart and I am adapting.
Now all that's left is n. sane trilogy 2 with Crash Team Racing, Crash Bash and Crash Twinsanity.
- - If they do Twinsanity, I hope they add back in all of its cut content.
The amount of boxes left behind in this video hurts me to the bone.
I love how the gameplay reflects the message you are portraying at each critique. If I didn't know better, I'd assume it is just coincidence but the fact of the matter is you are such a refined professional at reviews. It may be low key or subliminal but it is effective as hell. I only plan to get this game for my wife and children, but I enjoy this review for what it is. Pure experienced opinion based on honesty crafted with integrity. It literally pains my soul to view your content and not be a patreon. I do apologize for that as a random over the internet but I sincerely mean it. Thanks Hermano!
my sincere thanks man
Wow, Karak, u sure have a lot of complaints about this game but that's why I subscribe to your channel, u are honest.
Despite your complaints, I am still lookin' forward to this remake because the Crash series and the Ratchet & Clank series are my favorites on the PS1/PS3.
oh God the nostalgia flashbacks when you mentioned having to flip your ps1 over to read disks
between this and micro machines what with u pick btw been a subscriber for a long time now still love the reviews . keep up the awesome and honest reviews
you 100% right about the jump issues it's annoying as fuck. he jumps too far too or too little. not to mention he sometimes jumps across and seems to hit an invisable wall so he just falls awkwardly straight down. thats the only issues i have and to me it's major since I'm trying to get all the gams. rage factor 10!
Aaron joel Yh that's annoyinh af, probably won't try to get the gems because of it.
wtf this channel still doesn't have million subs?? come on people! this guy is great in reviewing games!
You flipped the psone upsided too?
I had some many outrageous ways of making a psone read the discs
2 different countries and gaming bring us together man
good review
Damn, no 60fps and long loading times...What is this the 90th`s -.-
That said, great review Karak!
Hey man. I played a shitton of Crash many years ago. It started with a demo and later went all out. I've been ignoring everything about the Nsane release, but I watched your video. At this point, I still don't know what it is priced at. I believe you've mentioned prices before in your reviews - did you just miss this one, or was it a concious decision? I'm interested because I still don't know the release price of Nsane, and I have an honest interest in your videos.
Have a good one, my guy!
its in the review
Well I suppose I was more drunk than I thought last night. Thanks for the reply though!