You can also slide-spin, if you are in a situation where slide-jumping would be dangerous or if an enemy is ahead of you When it comes to ice physics, it helps to only slide in the direction you want to go (no jumping or spining as those negate your momentum) Also you should avoid losing masks because most levels have three masks Please like so he sees this
Yeah. Also the constant slide jumping isn't a must. Just use it when it's safe. Snow go is level where slide-spin makes the side scrolling part much easier.
Yep, that's this game's equivalent of The Lab, where there's a bunch of cycles you NEED to make or platinum is out the window with a crazy tight time, and annoying obstacles after the hanging sections in the tunnels, along with the eels and the chaos of the end section. It feels easier than The Lab at the start once it's became consistent, but those bots in the lava tunnel are HORRIBLE to avoid.
@@antonlonnqvist6126you must have a completely different playing style to me because whilst I struggled with Cold Hard Crash, it was nowhere near as bad for me as Hangin’ Out or even Bee Havin’. I used the death route in CHC, not sure if that was what helped me in the end.
a little tip: don't go for the relic in your first attempt. hear me out, in the first attempt, it's best to just go for the finish line and learn the level, box placements, obstacles and stuff like that along the way, trust me it'll make your runs much easier when you know what's gonna happen in the level
Honestly it amazes me when people don't do this. Caddicarus was the same when he streamed Crash 4. Starting a level assuming he would find all the boxes and get less than 3 deaths and resetting every time he died. Absolutely mad way to play a platforming game. Learn the level before you do the difficult shit!
@@andyramone right! To be honest, im guilty of this too but i know thats all on me. From what ive seen, they (including me) do it to "not waste time" while in reality it just wastes more time to not learn the level most of the time.
How old is your grandfather? Neat to have a grandparent into Crash. My grandparents were born in the late 1910s/early 1920s and never played a videogame in their lives.
10000% agree here. In terms of difficulty I'd say it goes Crash 2, then 1 then 3. Which is funny because to play the game normally I'd say Crash 2 is EASILY the easiest of the 3. But when you try to rush through it, you'll find yourself constantly hitting the normal obstacles and enemies and falling into pits you never would from playing the levels normally. It feels way more precise and finnicky than the other games, you'll feel yourself fighting a lot with the game just with animation recovery frames, like you'll want to spin again after spinning an enemy while charging into another immediately behind it but the few animation recovery frames in between spins it will prevent you from spinning again in time to hit the next enemy. And things like that will crop up CONSTANTLY in Crash 2.
i hated speedrunning relics on warped the most with all the annoying none platform levels. Once you got the timing down on the movement its pretty easy
That fucking platform you have to land dead center on to move onto the side scrolling section was the bane of my existence when I ran platinum trials for Snow Go
I don't really remember struggling that much when I was doing my platinum run of Crash 2. By watching Wumpa, I think it is all about knowing when you should stop pressing the sprint button to avoid being too fast, be more relaxed but maybe I am wrong and I just went like a rocket while doing my platinum runXD
I definitely agree with you, less is more when it comes to the possible jumps, slides, slide-jumps etc. in these games. More movements just mean more problems when it comes to figuring out the optimal way to get a certain relic...
i dont want to gloat on you, but it's so funny to see you failing in the most bizarre ways possible finally you're doing these relics, it's been years since i started to ask you to do them
Loving to watch every single vid of yours on this channel, you're doing great! Also, one thing: The original Crash 2 was not made with the Speed Shoes in mind (as you might guess), so when they made this remake they basically said *"Wouldn't it be so awesome, wouldnt it be soo coool"* to give yall the speed shoes. That is why this might be difficult, you werent supposed to have the shoes, but you do.
I 100% agree with what you said on the difficulty difeerences, like, Crash 2, and especially 3 require you to do actual speedrunning way more so than Crash 1. In Crash 1 you just run and jump the same way you normally would and you just optimize it all and get some good cycles, but in the other two, there's way more to it like utilizing the power ups, and crash 3 was designed for it, so there are short cuts and extremely tight times in general, because they made the whole thing expecting you to be able to rush it like a mad lad. Plus some Crash 1 times were actually pretty generous since the game wasn't built for time trials, some not so much...
Best things I can really say are that, you really wanna make good use of the glitched high jump (slide jump and spin at the same time), and honestly I don't remember needing to slide jump all over the place, usually running is perfectly fine. Also the fastest movement on ice is to spam slides so definitely keep that in mind for later, it will help a lot.
I would go so far as to say that glitch high jump is a must on some levels. Even in crash 3 where you have access to double jump and tornado, glitch high jump, in most cases, is still more preferable, consistent, reliable, and way easier to execute.
3:52 - in a way, yeah Crash 4 with the triple spin is not easy, but thankfully in that game it's not a requirement! In Crash 4, all it takes for platinum is solid platforming and making use of the slide spin spam since it's a lot faster there compared to the trilogy. Also, great improvement from the get-go on Turtle Woods. Yes, slide jumping with the speed shoes is a lot faster. This applies to both Crash 2 and Crash 3. It's very useful and makes a significant difference in time saving. For Turtle Woods specifically, yes you do need to utilize the hole skips for platinum. There's no other way, unless you are fast enough to use the saved time to do them all. Most levels are straightforward and don't have such cuts in them. The only level where you also utilize a death route is Cold Hard Crash. So be on the lookout for that one. With Snow Go, and most of the snow levels, yeah, it's just the ice physics you gotta deal with. Thankfully, this will only really be a problem with Snow Go in particular, because in every other instance you just move forward altogether.
I also remember that part when, if you don't land precisely on the elevator platform in Snow levels, Crash does this little hop to the centre and the timer doesn't wait for you while this happens. A small thing but I feel like it wastes a bit of time
There Are actually a lot of techs involving sliding: - you can cancel a slide with a jump like you already did to gain a lil momentum -If you dont Need to jump you can cancel a slide with a spin, This Will boost you a tiny bit and I think it feels faster than the shoes - or If you Need More jump height you cancel the slide into a spin followed IMMEDIATELY by a jump while the spin Animation is still active Slidespin is good for Just goin thru the lvl fast and keeping your Pace, slidejump for jumping over low to Medium obsticles and slidehighjump for jumping big gaps or reaching high places. Those moves Are also a Bit More safe cuz of the active spinhitbox. I‘d recommend you to slide on the right shoulder button then you only Need to learn the inputmotion and After a few tries musclememory will do Its magic. Hope I could help✌🏻Great Vids bro🫶🏻
spent all night last night trying to get the snow go relic and this video hit my feed and seeing you go through the same pain as me made me feel better lmao
I had to try Future Tense in Crash 3 over 200 times and at least 100 of those were because Crash bellyflopped instead of jumping... so godspeed to you.
A few tip: 1) Glitch high jump - Slide, jump and spin. Makes you jump higher and is great for clearing mole pits. 2) Slide spin is faster than slide jumping, whenever space allows it
Hanging out is probably the worst plat in this one lol. Took me ages to get that one. Also you dont have to jump after every slide, you can spin afterwards to get some of those enemies you keep running into when you keep trying to jump and it'll keep you moving forward.
Very Important TIP : make sure to use the slide jump with a spin , makes you go higher and a bit faster , you can even use it here 2:07 to get up to the ledge
Hey man love the content been watching you since you did one of my favorite games of all time CRASH TEAM RACING NITRO FUELED series glad to see you still doin content on crash bro he's definitly one of my favs and you are as well keep up the good work man but watching you play the nitro field series I related to every single high and low you had playing that game I personally own nitro fueled so yeah I can relate that game still makes me rage tf out no lie 💪💯‼️😁🤣😂🤣😂 and oh yeah cant forget about the the original CTR it all stared there i was just a kid playing that game and fell in love with it hold both games near and dear to my heart my childhood basically dont ever stop what your doin bro ‼️😁‼️😁‼️😁
It's not just you, Lewis. Snow Go is a brutal one! I've played them all and I'm in the camp that Crash 2's Relics are even more difficult overall than Crash 1's. I think part of it is that Crash 2's levels weren't really built with the Speed Shoes in mind so it is very easy to run right into death. Unfortunately, a lot of Crash 2 Platinum Relics are absolutely maddening. I guess the good news is that Crash 3, while still challenging, is probably slightly easier than both Crash 1 or 2's Relics. Crash 3 had the benefit of having levels that were specifically designed to be run through quickly, so there are a lot of shortcuts and skips you can use to nab the Platinum. Also, having access to the Death Tornado Spin really breaks some of the levels in half!
AH Lewis. Prepare for A LOT of moments like this 7:36. Vicarious visions. WTF is a hitbox meme is crash 2 in a nutshell. That is what mostly will make you restart the runs. EDIT: 25:26 Sick bro. XD
@@deoxysandmew21622 is the worst but 1 and 3 are also so bad they are sometimes borderline unplayable, especially during time trials when you go fast and use different techniques to avoid obstacles.
@@Manudyne 1 is for the most part fine. 3 was build in mind with time trials, so its also not bad. The main sticking point with 3 is how butchered vehicle levels are in comparison to the original crash 3. 2nd game of n.sane definitely takes the cake for the worst jankiest out of the three.
@@deoxysandmew2162 yeah, I feel like the remake games play worse than the original ones. Never liked crash 2 btw. Too much recycling and awful bear levels.
A tip for the slide jump, you don't have to necessarily do it all the time. What you could do is when you do a slide jump, try spinning right away after slide jumping to gain extra jump height, shaving milliseconds on spots that would take some milliseconds to get across and/or time crates in high spots that would take a few milliseconds to break efficiently, and skipping the mole segments in some of the levels if timed correctly. It's not perfect to control, but it helped me out by a long shot.
Slide jumping, huh? You know what might be helpful as well? Pressing square RIGHT AFTER A SLIDE for a dash spin. Good for clearing out some enemies, hazards, and even obstacles while keeping the speed going throughout each level minus the polar levels. You can even do that against a swarm of bees in Bee Having for an instant 1UP every single time. 😏
A tip from me from my platinum journey for crash 3, and I've found it applies to crash 2 also. If a time crate is in a hard spot or out of the way, don't go for it. There is no bonus for getting all the crates. Sometimes it's faster to skip the crate then to spent the same time to freezes to get the crate.
It helps to re-map sprint to the left bumper, that way you don't have to stretch your fingers as much. It's also way easier to slide by using the right bumper instead of B. You also need to utilize the slide-spin high jump. Slide spinning crates is also faster than stopping to spin them normally.
Hardest Platinum relics in crash 2 for me Snow Go (Tight Time) Hanging’ Out (Need to be absolutely perfect) Piston It Away (Cycles) Totally Bear (the speed you need to go) Bee Having (Long)
Funny that you are doing that challange right now. I started playing Crash 1-3 about 5 weeks ago and got the last platinum relic earlier this week. Btw you dont have to do that slide jump for platinum relics, but it helps in a lot of spots. I would say this game is a lot easier than the first one, but there is one level that was extremely hard. The rest was fine
When Coco does the ❎🔴 attack, me and my sister refer to it as a "Butt flop" or "bootie bounce," but for some reason, the manual calls it a "double leg drop." If I was a kid, I would _never_ have thought to call it that. My logic would've been, "When Crash land on belly, belly flop, so when Coco land on butt, butt flop."
No, trust me, from personal experience, I'd definitely say you did start on some of the harder levels, Snow Go especially is one of the most annoying levels and tightest platinums in Crash 2, that first ice part, the last few bounce crates and time crates, and the logs really threw me off too, but even the next ice levels are easier than Snow Go despite Snow Biz being pretty annoying with its obstacles, and Cold Hard Crash being long with the optional Death Route making platinuming it easier. Most levels after this are relatively easier like the water vehicle levels, the sewer levels apart from Hangin' Out (basically The Lab of this game, minus the consistency), the polar levels, firefly levels. etc. The Pits, which you've got coming up soon, is just a better version of Turtle Woods, but it is longer, has the same pit count, and has 2 separate routes. Here's one tip for some enemies and crates in this game: If they're on the ground, and are safe enough to do so, SLIDE SPIN THEM. It's way smoother, more consistent, and faster than just spinning or slide jumping, so use it when you think it's safe enough.
lewis, learn glitched high jump, a very good trick for getting out of pits or just jumping higher. slide jump and spin while still going upwards for extra height. this also enables you to body slam which is normally disabled after a slide jump also, spam slide on icy platforms instead of slide jumping
Crash 2 has some pretty tough platinum relic times. They were a lot harder for me than Crash 1 times (excluding stormy ascent), but they're also pretty fun. Make sure to memorize those chasing levels well, small mistakes on them can turn your platinum runs into gold
As soon as you get used to the controls because they’re so different to crash one, you will smash it also the slide spin jump will help a-lot in some levels. Also I feel like 2/3 platinum times are a-lot more nailed on than most of crash one so they seem a-lot harder but as soon as you get used to the controls it’ll get easier.
I'm actually impressed how you don't stay in the center at all times. Every time I'm slightly off center with crash I have to readjust, or I don't feel safe.
Man that shit is too real, I never personally went for the plat relics, only gold but I hate how this game forces you to use those extra things to obtain the relics. I'm not even sure if I would consider the levels "harder", the game is just harder because it's more annoying to have to hold and spam certain controls and over and over. When I did the crash 1 relics, my fingers never got sore. 2 was a whole different experience, my fingers would hurt after a bit, making it harder to play perfectly and making it more irritating
Slide-spin also helps with speed and if you want to clear enemies in front, while Slide-spinjump helps with getting extra height higher from Slide-jump. Also just be prepared Lewis, the other snow levels is going to be this annoying lol especially Cold Hard Crash. Other levels that I think are annoying are Sewer levels (Sewer or later, Hangin Out), Chase level because of the mines (Crash Crush, Bearminator), Ruination, Space level (Piston it Away, Spaced Out). Jetpacks level (Rock It, Pack Attack) can be annoying as well because the jetpack control kinda weird, time is pretty tight, and you don't have much speed tech to do. Also in Warp Room 2, the warp room is Ice physics. That's going to be annoying and will ruin your time as well.
If I remember correctly I did it in reversed order and found 3 the easiest minius the motorbike stages and the two secret ones which you should do them and counts towards the 108%.Btw straight after 3 I did 2 there were some stages that were hard (don't remember which ones though due to it being years since I"ve played the games) you have to the learn the Slide+jump+Spin tech to do some of them which is use for speedrunning .But for some reason I found one the hardest due to the fact of it being simpler but maybe I was burnt out at this point and I was tired of the grind.
I don’t care what anyone says, Crash 2 has by far the hardest platinum relics out of all 3 games. What makes it difficult is the addition of speed shoes. This is what makes it more difficult than Crash 1. Getting through some of these levels while trying to go fast is way more challenging than going at normal speed,
Tip: Dont slide from snow to ice it messes up the momentum of slide jumps. Wait till you're on the ice before slide jumping to carry your momentum forward
I enjoy this much more than the Crash 1 relics, but some of the platinums times are really strict. I mostly just targetted golds. I don't know if it's necessary but I used the glitch high jump a lot.
A genuine tip is to slide then spin, not slide then jump as you can't cancel it and it will kill you sometimes. You can slide, spin then jump too which is needed in some cases. You can time the slide spin really well and get the constant speed boost from it if you perfect it. The next level to this is called hobsliding, but that isn't necessary and is a bugged speed mechanic which is hard to do
I don’t know why people said this game was easier but when I did it I found it harder. In crash one there were crazy hard levels like stormy ascent and the lab, but then had easy levels like boulder dash. With crash two ever level is kind of the same difficulty. No crazy hard levels, but no free easy ones either which made it more annoying for me.
It’s also really hard when you don’t have much experience with the new mechanics and are used to crash one’s simplicity. I feel like the people who said its easy just have more experience with the new mechanics.
I haven’t really touched relics much in the Crash series but seeing how hard Snow Go is I’m excited to see the future videos to come, good luck with the future relics 😊
Snow Go Developer time is 41:88 (only 1 second faster than plat) so you can see why this one was so frustrating! (Whereas Turtle woods dev time is 3 seconds faster than plat)
I remember speedrunning OG Crash 2 when I was a kid, and the fastest way of moving was slidespinning back in the time. Is it even possible to pull that off in the N-sane version? Insteadof slidejumping, slidespinning could get you through a ton of obstacles, smashed crates and cleared enemies while maintaining speed, though was extremely dangerous to use around nitros and such
Hey Lewis, just letting you know I’ve almost gotten all the gold relics in crash 1 and got all the gold relics in crash 3 Haven’t really gone for plat relics on all the crash games but I’ll let you know something from my own personal experience Crash 2 is the hardest crash to get all the relics gold or above Hands down I stopped going for them a while back Crash 3 is by far the easiest imo and the most fun but there is one specific level that I dreaded the most out of any of them in crash 3 which was just AAAAHHH But other than that good luck with crash 2 and hopefully you get all the plat relics
I wish you the best of luck, was a bit torturous watching the last game. I've tried multiple times to attain a relic in crash 2 and feels near impossible. I think because it's the games before relics were introduced that it's quite difficult, even with the slide strat.
These two levels I want to get Platinum for, but I just can't get them, and with Turtle Woods, it at least has the reason of that I can't consistently do the pit jump skips, no matter the angle or technique used. Whereas Snow Go needs luck with the first ice patch to hit the time crates and not getting stuck getting the one just afterwards, then you have the crushers in the sideways corridor, and then the final run to the end where you've also got the time crate above the iron jump box which ideally could be done best by jumping on the seal just before it. No matter what I do, it's no good, but I hold hope that it'll happen one day, much like me getting Platinum on N. Sanity Beach in Crash 1.
I personally found that outside of Snow Go and Cold Hard Crash, Crash 2 is by far the easiest for plats. Most stages have pretty lenient times so you definitely don’t have to play perfectly. Also, you definitely don’t need to slide jump everywhere. I very recently did the plats in this game and I just used the sprint shoes most of the time
I'm hoping Hang Eight and Crash Dash at least are a bit easier because you're at least supposed to go fast in those levels (the former for the special gem, though I guess we'll see if needing time crates affects that, and the latter cuz you have to get crates while running from boulders anyway) anyway defininitely expecting you to be dreading snow biz and especially cold hard crash (which was already hard without relics)
I know some of the levels kinda requires you to get the trippel Aku Aku mask ...don't remember if it was Crash 2 or 3 ...or both also in Snow Biz whenever you land on the platform that's suppose to bring you to the next section, whenever Crash (or Coco) does the little animation where they jump into the middle before the platform move, wastes your time, and you need to land pitch perfectly in the middle to not have that animation play and waste your time
Ok, so, while running and slide jumping IS faster, it is NOT necessary for platinum relics. I feel like spamming them is just going to send you careening into pits you would otherwise easily avoid and make what I STILL say is the easiest of the 3 to platinum MUCH harder than it needs to be. And, as others have said, sliding on the ice (not jumping) is faster and slightly easier to control. Also, the devs deliberately kept the spin slide jump in this game (ergo, NOT a glitch) which helps a LOT with clearing big jumps such as those in turtle woods and the pits. The snow levels and hanging out are still going to suck, though, so have fun with that. :p
You can also slide-spin, if you are in a situation where slide-jumping would be dangerous or if an enemy is ahead of you
When it comes to ice physics, it helps to only slide in the direction you want to go (no jumping or spining as those negate your momentum)
Also you should avoid losing masks because most levels have three masks
Please like so he sees this
came here to say the same thing!
Yeah. Also the constant slide jumping isn't a must. Just use it when it's safe. Snow go is level where slide-spin makes the side scrolling part much easier.
Slide-spinning especially in the tunnel bit through the door at the end of every level is very helpful sometimes
15:43 he's slowly slipping back into 2019 Polar when he did the dev times
Wumpa Lewis: *in pain from Snow Go*
Me: “Oh ho ho, you don’t know suffering until you play HANGIN’ OUT *laughs maniacally* ”
Yep, that's this game's equivalent of The Lab, where there's a bunch of cycles you NEED to make or platinum is out the window with a crazy tight time, and annoying obstacles after the hanging sections in the tunnels, along with the eels and the chaos of the end section. It feels easier than The Lab at the start once it's became consistent, but those bots in the lava tunnel are HORRIBLE to avoid.
Why is everyone complaining about Hanging Out? It's not difficult. But Cold Hard Crash is another story 😱😟🧊
Possibly the hardest platinum relic in Crash 2. I think the cycles on the monkey bars were some of the strictest in the entire N. Sane Trilogy
@@antonlonnqvist6126you must have a completely different playing style to me because whilst I struggled with Cold Hard Crash, it was nowhere near as bad for me as Hangin’ Out or even Bee Havin’. I used the death route in CHC, not sure if that was what helped me in the end.
Hanging out is horrible. Took me long enough just to get gold on that
a little tip: don't go for the relic in your first attempt. hear me out, in the first attempt, it's best to just go for the finish line and learn the level, box placements, obstacles and stuff like that along the way, trust me it'll make your runs much easier when you know what's gonna happen in the level
Honestly it amazes me when people don't do this. Caddicarus was the same when he streamed Crash 4. Starting a level assuming he would find all the boxes and get less than 3 deaths and resetting every time he died. Absolutely mad way to play a platforming game. Learn the level before you do the difficult shit!
@@andyramone right! To be honest, im guilty of this too but i know thats all on me.
From what ive seen, they (including me) do it to "not waste time" while in reality it just wastes more time to not learn the level most of the time.
I don't know why but I found the belly flops so funny, lewis out here playing his heart out and crash just stops dead and falls down flat
Slide+spin+jump. It makes you jump higher and it's very good for those pits in Turtle Woods
Slide+jump+spin in that order for extra height. And hold jump button while pressing spin.
Me and my grandad love crash and love your videos keep it up
How old is your grandfather? Neat to have a grandparent into Crash. My grandparents were born in the late 1910s/early 1920s and never played a videogame in their lives.
@@DrCasey my grandad is 63 he used to play the game a lot with my dad when he was younger so we always played it together when I was younger
10000% agree here. In terms of difficulty I'd say it goes Crash 2, then 1 then 3. Which is funny because to play the game normally I'd say Crash 2 is EASILY the easiest of the 3. But when you try to rush through it, you'll find yourself constantly hitting the normal obstacles and enemies and falling into pits you never would from playing the levels normally.
It feels way more precise and finnicky than the other games, you'll feel yourself fighting a lot with the game just with animation recovery frames, like you'll want to spin again after spinning an enemy while charging into another immediately behind it but the few animation recovery frames in between spins it will prevent you from spinning again in time to hit the next enemy. And things like that will crop up CONSTANTLY in Crash 2.
i hated speedrunning relics on warped the most with all the annoying none platform levels. Once you got the timing down on the movement its pretty easy
That fucking platform you have to land dead center on to move onto the side scrolling section was the bane of my existence when I ran platinum trials for Snow Go
I don't really remember struggling that much when I was doing my platinum run of Crash 2.
By watching Wumpa, I think it is all about knowing when you should stop pressing the sprint button to avoid being too fast, be more relaxed but maybe I am wrong and I just went like a rocket while doing my platinum runXD
The amount of random shit that just kept happening in snow go hahaha, reminded me of DSP lmao
I was laughing like Joker while watching this. I feel bad for you, Lewis.
The hitboxes in this game are something else.
25:28 lmao what the fuck 😂
couldn't have asked for something more intentional lol
That was just too perfect
I think crash ended himself 😂
Here is a better time: 25:26
good luck with this man! (you’ll need it)
Small tip: slide jump spin gives you significantly higher jump
3:40 this is how I felt about crash 4, for such long and tricky levels, its tough timing your presses for 3 buttons
I definitely agree with you, less is more when it comes to the possible jumps, slides, slide-jumps etc. in these games. More movements just mean more problems when it comes to figuring out the optimal way to get a certain relic...
love this series! hope the views, ad revenue and friendly comments will keep you motivated ❤
i dont want to gloat on you, but it's so funny to see you failing in the most bizarre ways possible
finally you're doing these relics, it's been years since i started to ask you to do them
Loving to watch every single vid of yours on this channel, you're doing great!
Also, one thing: The original Crash 2 was not made with the Speed Shoes in mind (as you might guess), so when they made this remake they basically said *"Wouldn't it be so awesome, wouldnt it be soo coool"* to give yall the speed shoes. That is why this might be difficult, you werent supposed to have the shoes, but you do.
I 100% agree with what you said on the difficulty difeerences, like, Crash 2, and especially 3 require you to do actual speedrunning way more so than Crash 1. In Crash 1 you just run and jump the same way you normally would and you just optimize it all and get some good cycles, but in the other two, there's way more to it like utilizing the power ups, and crash 3 was designed for it, so there are short cuts and extremely tight times in general, because they made the whole thing expecting you to be able to rush it like a mad lad. Plus some Crash 1 times were actually pretty generous since the game wasn't built for time trials, some not so much...
Best things I can really say are that, you really wanna make good use of the glitched high jump (slide jump and spin at the same time), and honestly I don't remember needing to slide jump all over the place, usually running is perfectly fine. Also the fastest movement on ice is to spam slides so definitely keep that in mind for later, it will help a lot.
I would go so far as to say that glitch high jump is a must on some levels. Even in crash 3 where you have access to double jump and tornado, glitch high jump, in most cases, is still more preferable, consistent, reliable, and way easier to execute.
3:52 - in a way, yeah Crash 4 with the triple spin is not easy, but thankfully in that game it's not a requirement! In Crash 4, all it takes for platinum is solid platforming and making use of the slide spin spam since it's a lot faster there compared to the trilogy. Also, great improvement from the get-go on Turtle Woods. Yes, slide jumping with the speed shoes is a lot faster. This applies to both Crash 2 and Crash 3. It's very useful and makes a significant difference in time saving.
For Turtle Woods specifically, yes you do need to utilize the hole skips for platinum. There's no other way, unless you are fast enough to use the saved time to do them all. Most levels are straightforward and don't have such cuts in them. The only level where you also utilize a death route is Cold Hard Crash. So be on the lookout for that one.
With Snow Go, and most of the snow levels, yeah, it's just the ice physics you gotta deal with. Thankfully, this will only really be a problem with Snow Go in particular, because in every other instance you just move forward altogether.
I also remember that part when, if you don't land precisely on the elevator platform in Snow levels, Crash does this little hop to the centre and the timer doesn't wait for you while this happens. A small thing but I feel like it wastes a bit of time
There Are actually a lot of techs involving sliding:
- you can cancel a slide with a jump like you already did to gain a lil momentum
-If you dont Need to jump you can cancel a slide with a spin, This Will boost you a tiny bit and I think it feels faster than the shoes
- or If you Need More jump height you cancel the slide into a spin followed IMMEDIATELY by a jump while the spin Animation is still active
Slidespin is good for Just goin thru the lvl fast and keeping your Pace, slidejump for jumping over low to Medium obsticles and slidehighjump for jumping big gaps or reaching high places. Those moves Are also a Bit More safe cuz of the active spinhitbox.
I‘d recommend you to slide on the right shoulder button then you only Need to learn the inputmotion and After a few tries musclememory will do Its magic. Hope I could help✌🏻Great Vids bro🫶🏻
Love the passion of yours, keep up the good stuff Lewis
spent all night last night trying to get the snow go relic and this video hit my feed and seeing you go through the same pain as me made me feel better lmao
I had to try Future Tense in Crash 3 over 200 times and at least 100 of those were because Crash bellyflopped instead of jumping... so godspeed to you.
Love it, wasn’t expecting this so soon!
A few tip:
1) Glitch high jump - Slide, jump and spin. Makes you jump higher and is great for clearing mole pits.
2) Slide spin is faster than slide jumping, whenever space allows it
Hanging out is probably the worst plat in this one lol. Took me ages to get that one. Also you dont have to jump after every slide, you can spin afterwards to get some of those enemies you keep running into when you keep trying to jump and it'll keep you moving forward.
Very Important TIP : make sure to use the slide jump with a spin , makes you go higher and a bit faster , you can even use it here 2:07 to get up to the ledge
Hey man love the content been watching you since you did one of my favorite games of all time CRASH TEAM RACING NITRO FUELED series glad to see you still doin content on crash bro he's definitly one of my favs and you are as well keep up the good work man but watching you play the nitro field series I related to every single high and low you had playing that game I personally own nitro fueled so yeah I can relate that game still makes me rage tf out no lie 💪💯‼️😁🤣😂🤣😂 and oh yeah cant forget about the the original CTR it all stared there i was just a kid playing that game and fell in love with it hold both games near and dear to my heart my childhood basically dont ever stop what your doin bro ‼️😁‼️😁‼️😁
yesss I love the consistency on this series, keep it up man!
It's not just you, Lewis. Snow Go is a brutal one! I've played them all and I'm in the camp that Crash 2's Relics are even more difficult overall than Crash 1's. I think part of it is that Crash 2's levels weren't really built with the Speed Shoes in mind so it is very easy to run right into death. Unfortunately, a lot of Crash 2 Platinum Relics are absolutely maddening.
I guess the good news is that Crash 3, while still challenging, is probably slightly easier than both Crash 1 or 2's Relics. Crash 3 had the benefit of having levels that were specifically designed to be run through quickly, so there are a lot of shortcuts and skips you can use to nab the Platinum. Also, having access to the Death Tornado Spin really breaks some of the levels in half!
AH Lewis. Prepare for A LOT of moments like this 7:36.
Vicarious visions. WTF is a hitbox meme is crash 2 in a nutshell. That is what mostly will make you restart the runs.
EDIT: 25:26 Sick bro. XD
"Vicarious Visions, dafuq is a hitbox? It's on their business card."
@@FoolishBananaNo cap. Honestly Crash 2 is certainly most broken in terms of... everything hitbox related tbh.
@@deoxysandmew21622 is the worst but 1 and 3 are also so bad they are sometimes borderline unplayable, especially during time trials when you go fast and use different techniques to avoid obstacles.
@@Manudyne 1 is for the most part fine.
3 was build in mind with time trials, so its also not bad.
The main sticking point with 3 is how butchered vehicle levels are in comparison to the original crash 3.
2nd game of n.sane definitely takes the cake for the worst jankiest out of the three.
@@deoxysandmew2162 yeah, I feel like the remake games play worse than the original ones. Never liked crash 2 btw. Too much recycling and awful bear levels.
Fun Vid! You gonna have a great time with Cold Hard Crash 👀
A tip for the slide jump, you don't have to necessarily do it all the time.
What you could do is when you do a slide jump, try spinning right away after slide jumping to gain extra jump height, shaving milliseconds on spots that would take some milliseconds to get across and/or time crates in high spots that would take a few milliseconds to break efficiently, and skipping the mole segments in some of the levels if timed correctly. It's not perfect to control, but it helped me out by a long shot.
Crash 1 was the only one I ever enjoyed and the only 1 I have played properly to this day. Purely for its simplicity
This is the time trial shenanigans that I originally subscribed to the channel for lol
Slide jumping, huh? You know what might be helpful as well? Pressing square RIGHT AFTER A SLIDE for a dash spin. Good for clearing out some enemies, hazards, and even obstacles while keeping the speed going throughout each level minus the polar levels. You can even do that against a swarm of bees in Bee Having for an instant 1UP every single time. 😏
A tip from me from my platinum journey for crash 3, and I've found it applies to crash 2 also. If a time crate is in a hard spot or out of the way, don't go for it. There is no bonus for getting all the crates. Sometimes it's faster to skip the crate then to spent the same time to freezes to get the crate.
It helps to re-map sprint to the left bumper, that way you don't have to stretch your fingers as much. It's also way easier to slide by using the right bumper instead of B.
You also need to utilize the slide-spin high jump. Slide spinning crates is also faster than stopping to spin them normally.
I wish you good luck with this game. Crash 2 was the reason i stoped tryng to get the platinum trophy in the n sane trilogy
Hardest Platinum relics in crash 2 for me
Snow Go (Tight Time)
Hanging’ Out (Need to be absolutely perfect)
Piston It Away (Cycles)
Totally Bear (the speed you need to go)
Bee Having (Long)
Funny that you are doing that challange right now. I started playing Crash 1-3 about 5 weeks ago and got the last platinum relic earlier this week.
Btw you dont have to do that slide jump for platinum relics, but it helps in a lot of spots. I would say this game is a lot easier than the first one, but there is one level that was extremely hard. The rest was fine
When Coco does the ❎🔴 attack, me and my sister refer to it as a "Butt flop" or "bootie bounce," but for some reason, the manual calls it a "double leg drop."
If I was a kid, I would _never_ have thought to call it that. My logic would've been, "When Crash land on belly, belly flop, so when Coco land on butt, butt flop."
Be prepared for the Boulder levels in C2. Picture “Slide jumps + you can’t see what’s ahead of you” and you’ll lose your mind.
No, trust me, from personal experience, I'd definitely say you did start on some of the harder levels, Snow Go especially is one of the most annoying levels and tightest platinums in Crash 2, that first ice part, the last few bounce crates and time crates, and the logs really threw me off too, but even the next ice levels are easier than Snow Go despite Snow Biz being pretty annoying with its obstacles, and Cold Hard Crash being long with the optional Death Route making platinuming it easier. Most levels after this are relatively easier like the water vehicle levels, the sewer levels apart from Hangin' Out (basically The Lab of this game, minus the consistency), the polar levels, firefly levels. etc. The Pits, which you've got coming up soon, is just a better version of Turtle Woods, but it is longer, has the same pit count, and has 2 separate routes. Here's one tip for some enemies and crates in this game: If they're on the ground, and are safe enough to do so, SLIDE SPIN THEM. It's way smoother, more consistent, and faster than just spinning or slide jumping, so use it when you think it's safe enough.
A strategy for most of these platinums is to press the spin and jump button at the same time. It’s gives you more distance in the air
yep, was about to say that :D
@@abrahamspolisMe too
Crash Bandicoot 2 easily my fav game of all Crash games.
so it begins
Snow Go is definitely one of the tougher Crash 2 plats, hardest in the first warp room at least.
25:22-25:33 that was soo funny! 😂😂
lewis, learn glitched high jump, a very good trick for getting out of pits or just jumping higher. slide jump and spin while still going upwards for extra height. this also enables you to body slam which is normally disabled after a slide jump
also, spam slide on icy platforms instead of slide jumping
Hyped for cold hard crash
Crash 2 has some pretty tough platinum relic times. They were a lot harder for me than Crash 1 times (excluding stormy ascent), but they're also pretty fun. Make sure to memorize those chasing levels well, small mistakes on them can turn your platinum runs into gold
As soon as you get used to the controls because they’re so different to crash one, you will smash it also the slide spin jump will help a-lot in some levels. Also I feel like 2/3 platinum times are a-lot more nailed on than most of crash one so they seem a-lot harder but as soon as you get used to the controls it’ll get easier.
I'm actually impressed how you don't stay in the center at all times. Every time I'm slightly off center with crash I have to readjust, or I don't feel safe.
27:00 That's what I'm saying!
This game has easier levels but it is far more frustrating to platinum because the times are so unforgiving
Man that shit is too real, I never personally went for the plat relics, only gold but I hate how this game forces you to use those extra things to obtain the relics. I'm not even sure if I would consider the levels "harder", the game is just harder because it's more annoying to have to hold and spam certain controls and over and over. When I did the crash 1 relics, my fingers never got sore. 2 was a whole different experience, my fingers would hurt after a bit, making it harder to play perfectly and making it more irritating
Crash 1 has it's own charm for the relics but I enjoy the added complexity from the powerups in Crash 2 and 3
Slide-spin also helps with speed and if you want to clear enemies in front, while Slide-spinjump helps with getting extra height higher from Slide-jump. Also just be prepared Lewis, the other snow levels is going to be this annoying lol especially Cold Hard Crash.
Other levels that I think are annoying are Sewer levels (Sewer or later, Hangin Out), Chase level because of the mines (Crash Crush, Bearminator), Ruination, Space level (Piston it Away, Spaced Out). Jetpacks level (Rock It, Pack Attack) can be annoying as well because the jetpack control kinda weird, time is pretty tight, and you don't have much speed tech to do.
Also in Warp Room 2, the warp room is Ice physics. That's going to be annoying and will ruin your time as well.
You can spin immediately after a slide jump to get more height. it'll get you out of those pits if you fall in so you don't have to reset
If I remember correctly I did it in reversed order and found 3 the easiest minius the motorbike stages and the two secret ones which you should do them and counts towards the 108%.Btw straight after 3 I did 2 there were some stages that were hard (don't remember which ones though due to it being years since I"ve played the games) you have to the learn the Slide+jump+Spin tech to do some of them which is use for speedrunning .But for some reason I found one the hardest due to the fact of it being simpler but maybe I was burnt out at this point and I was tired of the grind.
It’s Crash 2 time!!
At last Lewis earned the platinum relic on Snow Go at 42.01! 👏👏
I don’t care what anyone says, Crash 2 has by far the hardest platinum relics out of all 3 games. What makes it difficult is the addition of speed shoes. This is what makes it more difficult than Crash 1. Getting through some of these levels while trying to go fast is way more challenging than going at normal speed,
Gonna have to agree
Tip: Dont slide from snow to ice it messes up the momentum of slide jumps. Wait till you're on the ice before slide jumping to carry your momentum forward
Let the pain begin
I enjoy this much more than the Crash 1 relics, but some of the platinums times are really strict. I mostly just targetted golds. I don't know if it's necessary but I used the glitch high jump a lot.
A genuine tip is to slide then spin, not slide then jump as you can't cancel it and it will kill you sometimes. You can slide, spin then jump too which is needed in some cases. You can time the slide spin really well and get the constant speed boost from it if you perfect it.
The next level to this is called hobsliding, but that isn't necessary and is a bugged speed mechanic which is hard to do
You ultimate challenge try doing wraith of cortex platinum relics
I don’t know why people said this game was easier but when I did it I found it harder. In crash one there were crazy hard levels like stormy ascent and the lab, but then had easy levels like boulder dash. With crash two ever level is kind of the same difficulty. No crazy hard levels, but no free easy ones either which made it more annoying for me.
It’s also really hard when you don’t have much experience with the new mechanics and are used to crash one’s simplicity. I feel like the people who said its easy just have more experience with the new mechanics.
I haven’t really touched relics much in the Crash series but seeing how hard Snow Go is I’m excited to see the future videos to come, good luck with the future relics 😊
You’ve gone mad man
Snow Go Developer time is 41:88 (only 1 second faster than plat) so you can see why this one was so frustrating! (Whereas Turtle woods dev time is 3 seconds faster than plat)
I remember speedrunning OG Crash 2 when I was a kid, and the fastest way of moving was slidespinning back in the time. Is it even possible to pull that off in the N-sane version? Insteadof slidejumping, slidespinning could get you through a ton of obstacles, smashed crates and cleared enemies while maintaining speed, though was extremely dangerous to use around nitros and such
Hey Lewis, just letting you know I’ve almost gotten all the gold relics in crash 1 and got all the gold relics in crash 3
Haven’t really gone for plat relics on all the crash games but I’ll let you know something from my own personal experience
Crash 2 is the hardest crash to get all the relics gold or above
Hands down
I stopped going for them a while back
Crash 3 is by far the easiest imo and the most fun but there is one specific level that I dreaded the most out of any of them in crash 3 which was just AAAAHHH
But other than that good luck with crash 2 and hopefully you get all the plat relics
I got Snow Go on my first try, how did the best Crash player I've seen struggled so much at it
I wish you the best of luck, was a bit torturous watching the last game. I've tried multiple times to attain a relic in crash 2 and feels near impossible. I think because it's the games before relics were introduced that it's quite difficult, even with the slide strat.
One video into the Crash 2 series and I think I already know what level is gonna be in Lewis's "Top 5 Hardest Levels to Platinum in Crash 2".
Ice is canceled by slide jumping, and since you should be slide jumping anyway it's actually not a problem.
Lewis did you know slide jump spin is an actual mechanic and it actually gives you a slight more jump boost than the normal slide jump
I now understand the Pain.
welcome to ice physics!
Snow levels and the piston levels will be the hardest levels. Beware of Cold Hard Crash and Piston It Away.
slidespinning is just the way in every game thats not crash 1 i feel like, also the glitch high jump makes some levels much easier.
Slide, jump, spin makes you go a bit further and higher.
Everyone loves ice physics
I'm guessing the Running Shoes are fine for the vast majority of levels. The first level in every Crash game always has a strict time limit.
These two levels I want to get Platinum for, but I just can't get them, and with Turtle Woods, it at least has the reason of that I can't consistently do the pit jump skips, no matter the angle or technique used.
Whereas Snow Go needs luck with the first ice patch to hit the time crates and not getting stuck getting the one just afterwards, then you have the crushers in the sideways corridor, and then the final run to the end where you've also got the time crate above the iron jump box which ideally could be done best by jumping on the seal just before it.
No matter what I do, it's no good, but I hold hope that it'll happen one day, much like me getting Platinum on N. Sanity Beach in Crash 1.
By the time we see Lewis in Crash 4, every video will be a "... Part 2 or 3" XD
I personally found that outside of Snow Go and Cold Hard Crash, Crash 2 is by far the easiest for plats. Most stages have pretty lenient times so you definitely don’t have to play perfectly. Also, you definitely don’t need to slide jump everywhere. I very recently did the plats in this game and I just used the sprint shoes most of the time
Get used to the slide jump because it's always better and faster to use on enemies and crates
I'm hoping Hang Eight and Crash Dash at least are a bit easier because you're at least supposed to go fast in those levels (the former for the special gem, though I guess we'll see if needing time crates affects that, and the latter cuz you have to get crates while running from boulders anyway)
anyway defininitely expecting you to be dreading snow biz and especially cold hard crash (which was already hard without relics)
Not mastering the slide jump? Cmon now. I'm spamming that like crazy
I know some of the levels kinda requires you to get the trippel Aku Aku mask
...don't remember if it was Crash 2 or 3 ...or both
also in Snow Biz whenever you land on the platform that's suppose to bring you to the next section, whenever Crash (or Coco) does the little animation where they jump into the middle before the platform move, wastes your time, and you need to land pitch perfectly in the middle to not have that animation play and waste your time
I got all the plat relics, never used the slide jump for speed like that at all
Ok, so, while running and slide jumping IS faster, it is NOT necessary for platinum relics. I feel like spamming them is just going to send you careening into pits you would otherwise easily avoid and make what I STILL say is the easiest of the 3 to platinum MUCH harder than it needs to be. And, as others have said, sliding on the ice (not jumping) is faster and slightly easier to control. Also, the devs deliberately kept the spin slide jump in this game (ergo, NOT a glitch) which helps a LOT with clearing big jumps such as those in turtle woods and the pits. The snow levels and hanging out are still going to suck, though, so have fun with that. :p
11:06 people who ice skate: 🗿