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Before this came out I one hundred percented the N'Sane Trilogy because I had never done so during my childhood. I was ready to do this with Crash 4 but I only got six or seven hours in before dropping the game. I didn't even finish it casually. With every passing hour I learned about a new bullshit thing I would have to do to finish the game but what really broke me is when I got a perfect run medal by accident and realized I would need that for every single fucking level. After some quick googling I also learned the platinum relics were also required and I never played again. I hated getting the gold relics but did them because they were mostly reasonable and I wanted to actually complete those games. It wasn't simply there was too much to do but that all of it was terribly designed and simply not fun to complete.
It's games like Crash 4 that make me grateful for the way Yoshi's Island handled collectables. In that there's the same amount in stage 1-1 as there is in 6-8. Makes it so much more sober.
This is the first video I've seen that describes how I feel about this game perfectly. It's really well made but so incredibly frustrating and tedious that I just quit playing. I hate the bonus rounds.
@@crashbandicoot430 I think the bonus rounds work well enough on their own like the flashback tapes do. The problem is they're in the middle of already super long levels with ridiculous box placement, so you waste so much time and frustration on a bonus round and it didn't even matter because you already missed some random box behind a rock offscreen.
Eh, I wouldn't even call it "fun when you figure it out". Even just playing it casually, not going for boxes anymore and just trying to beat the levels, it legit burned me out and I just stopped. Wrath of Cortex is the true Crash 4 for me. That's a game I actually have fun in and have played multiple times, like the original trilogy. Also, one more thing to mention is the loooooong load times every time you have to restart a level. So the game's not only tedious, extremely difficult and unfair, it's so punishing, too.
Lets not forget, Wrath Of Cortex levels do not overstay their welcome. The gauntlet and Gold Rush I believe are only long levels and even then, they are still reasonable AND the only part where you are not allowed to die is for the Death Routes. There is honestly more to bash Crash 4 its about time on, but there is no point. Damage's been done, but hopefully never again like this.
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You summed it up very well. This game is designed to be a fucking chore and not a fun experience. I too gave up on it at the first Cortex level (the prehistoric one) as I could not stand how ludicrous the controls were. People can always say “hey these extra collectibles are not required to beat the game” but why the fuck are you playing a collect-a-thon if you are not intended to collect everything.
I think you've pinpointed well why, even after enjoying most of the previous entries in the series, even the more flawed ones in the 2000s era, I just couldn't get into this one. I feel like Toys For Bob have this outlook that 'casual gamers who like to play games for an hour or so to wind down' is a sugar coated term for 'sissies who can't be bothered to learn how to play a game'. If you're having a laid back experience, the game isn't challenging you enough, and they find some cheap as hell ways to challenge you too, like the deliberately cluttered graphics of the game, and even making a whole mode devoted to exagerrating that to eleven. There isn't much momentum or reward to getting better either, time trials actually PUNISH level memorization by switching around layouts, and finding one hidden crate won't make you any better finding all the others. It even kinda seeps into the story, how our player, light hearted Crash, is constantly eye rolled and sneered at by the others because he sorta just barely bungled his way through the game, rather than doing it all PERFECTLY like 'hardcore' Tawna or his e sports sister. Just like the game sneers at you for only getting a basic sapphire relic instead of a platinum or only getting 39302 out of 39303 crates. That Crash is apparently meant to be 'serious hardcore stuff' instead of a fun laugh. This game is your own personal smarmy 'pro gamer' bully. :P It's also kinda part why I'm not sure if I want Toys For Bob working on an 'easier' Crash platformer, since I get the feeling their approach to making it easier is less making it more rounded and enjoyable but simply making it more patronizing and bland. I mean they actually said they thought this one wasn't hard ENOUGH. They think Crash is supposed to be THAT demanding. Even their next step being a multiplayer game was to make it online only. What, you're one of those that just plays offline with a couple of friends in your house? What century are you from?? And this is a developer that bragged over and over that they GOT Crash and were returning things to their roots.
This was a very entertaining review of why I found myself avoiding playing the game. I'll give it a shot with this new mindset. Looking forward to more reviews.
Considering how many times I ended up 1 box short it feels like the game was intentionally designed that way. Crash 4 is like 2 games, one being my first go at a level where I stop every 2 inches looking around for boxes, backtrack, and kill myself after realizing mistakes- the second game being where I then play the same level “for real” after getting everything and have a pretty good time because there’s actually a fun game under there.
I grew up with the trilogy and was hyped when the N Sane trilogy released. I was psyched for the next new Crash game but boy did this let me down. Too damn tedious, repetitive, the levels are too long and grindy. Ending up dropping Crash 4 halfway through, its not fun.
3:07 freaking agree, there's the base for the best Crash Bandicoot game, but these small things make the game very frustrating, i really want to talk to the employee that had the completion and crate ideas. I am going back to Wrath of Cortex, twinsanity and the GBA games, my favourite Crash timeline btw.
Amazing video! I loved the sense of humor lol. I got the platinum trophy for the game after 230 hours of TORTURE, and I’ll never touch it again. It’s a fun game to play casually, but they WAY overdid the requirements for 106% By FAR the hardest thing I’ve done in gaming, and I have some really difficult plats like all FromSoft games, Devil May Cry 4 and 5, and Cuphead…
Hit the nail on the head here. Personally, I would enjoy this game infinitely more if the percect relics didn'r exist. I could handle the other flaws without much trouble. While very solid, the game just isnt consistent enough to expect perfection.
I can't even finish this game 😂 I hate the different masks especially the upside down one. This is why Crash 1 was the best. No double jump, no special masks, just basic platforming that is just challenging enough to be rewarding when you complete it.
Just replayed the N'sane Trilogy and must admit, Crash 4 is clearly superior in regards to gameplay, diversity and physics. Without the perfect relic and platinum relic requirements, this game would be my ultimate Crash Bandicoot experience. Just casually playing it is also so much more fun, with some frustrating attempts to get a platinum relic or the 3 death gem once in a while every few weeks or months. Maybe I'll actually complete it in the far future - just never in one go, and only with the help of a video guide for mostly each level.
Personally I find this to be the best Crash Bandicoot game ever made, that's with a lot of personal biases due to my history with Crash games. I had been speedrunning the original trilogy for years and have a strong association with the franchise in all the games. I understand the points where the franchise dropped in quality while lacking direction, which makes me love Crash 4: IAT more. This game is simply perfect for people heavily knowledgeable with the original games. After a long awaited return to formula, this was not the direction the game needed at present but would've been welcome down the line. Newbies had been pulled in with the crazy sales of the N.Sane trilogy and had a strong core audience again. Crash 4 IAT did not follow that trend, went straight to expert and diverted sales to more accessible/easier games. For example, I knew someone that did not purchase Crash 4 for his son because the difficulty reasons but instead bought Yooka Laylee and the Impossible Lair instead. Which is also a fantastic game. This does not discredit Crash 4 IAT as a stand alone game, because it really is a fantastic game : No performance issues Tight controls Varied level designs that feel fresh N Sane Perfect Relics (would've been better as a challenge and not a part of the overall %) Respects the roots of the game Fantastic for experts, intimidating for rookie/amateurs.
Gosh, I finished Crash 4 twice... Once when it came out and then I finished again recently, I just forgot how much I hated the difficulty of this game. Imo, Crash 2 is the most fun, specially to do 100%... Crash 4 is a big NO for me.
I really love this game, its my favorite crash, the movement and moveset i find to be the best way crash has ever went through levels, i loved the challengeful platforming and amazing box puzzles the games can throw at you to tackle, but there is some things i cant excuse, and thats the n verted levels for me, because its not difficult, its not challenge based, its boring and frustating to find some of the most unfair gems in the whole game, i tried my hardest to not look up shit in the internet, but i was forced with more than 7 n verted gems Google searches that are absolutely against any logic, and it really saddens me, no feeling of reward for your offer repetitive and lame, it was like 12 or more hours for me of straight up not having fun
Thank you Ryan! In this case I played on PS5, and recorded in 4K from the PS5's UI. You have to rerender it into a different format so it can be edited but I think it came out pretty nice 👌
@@JumboJenkins ah I see. Crash 4 on Next gen consoles is pretty nice since it manages to hit 4K 60fps. N Sane Trilogy is also 4K on next gen consoles though it currently only runs at 30fps. 30FPS is fine but it would be nice of the game got optimized for next gen consoles to run at 60fps like the PC version
@@JumboJenkins on PS4 pro the N Sane Trilogy hits only 1440p but on Xbox One X the game manages to hit 4K. I'm not sure if it hits 4K on PS5 but I know it does on Series X. Regardless though PC version is the best version simply because of the higher frame rate
Lol, I had no idea that was you with a different mic, it's crazy how different it can be. I'll probably feel like this if I ever give FF8 another shot. I honestly am still in a bit of a funk because the hitboxes for crates are different in the N sane trilogy. I'll give it a proper go someday. Beat dead rising 3 yesterday too, took 10 hours, I tried to do all the side missions, but then they got stupid and I just ran through it, thankfully none of it mattered to get the S ending.
I've had that comment a few times, actually! And I think enjoying the game has a lot to do with how much of a completionist you are. I'm not that bad nowadays but I'd imagine some more OCD gamers will just be in constant anxiety with Crash 4. Also, you're a man of your zombie-killing word. Don't know if I'm tempted to go back myself tho. I shall await your report card during the next stream!
A lot of modern games seem to try to go for that very casual but high stress if you want it all experience, and in an effort to separate the men from the boys it makes you really reconsider sweating it out for a few trophies most people aren't going to even look for. Like that guy from Lies of P, those are probably the types of people who will really be bothered with it. @@JumboJenkins Don't bother, the very last bit of the game basically exposes it for being an obtuse scramble across the map in narrow paths combining three areas. It's like they wanted to rub it in that it was an open world game by reminding you how annoying backtracking is but on a bigger map. It's a cute time, but wow if you shotgun it in a single stream it really shows it's color, or lack of.
I thought people were exaggerating, then i picked the game back up the other day....... and spent 3 hours trying to get the N Sanely Perfect relic in 1 singular level. And i'm playing on a base PS4, so load times for restarting are looooooong, i'm gonna test how much more of this i can handle though, knowing me i'm crazy enough to do it. I got all platinum relics on N Sane Trilogy and CTR after all, i'm stubborn as hell, and just like you said, i somehow can't get enough of it! The game gives you so much bullshit but the sense of satisfaction for perfecting a level is second to none.
Really regret buying this shit on sale few years ago, finished it but never touched it again. Horrible game but 100% the older games was so much fun, they also had 1000% more replayability. But this shit game is just 2D and longwinded mostly with sadistic gameplay that is simply not fun.
Crash 4 could of been so much better , the platform was smooth and nice but buttttt having to replay a level 100 times over to guvkijg complete it is a ball acke, the hidden gems r wank too
I was looking so forward to this game now i look forward to forgetting it ever existed! and they said crash the wrath of cortex was bad LOL, better than this trash!
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Before this came out I one hundred percented the N'Sane Trilogy because I had never done so during my childhood. I was ready to do this with Crash 4 but I only got six or seven hours in before dropping the game. I didn't even finish it casually. With every passing hour I learned about a new bullshit thing I would have to do to finish the game but what really broke me is when I got a perfect run medal by accident and realized I would need that for every single fucking level. After some quick googling I also learned the platinum relics were also required and I never played again. I hated getting the gold relics but did them because they were mostly reasonable and I wanted to actually complete those games. It wasn't simply there was too much to do but that all of it was terribly designed and simply not fun to complete.
It's games like Crash 4 that make me grateful for the way Yoshi's Island handled collectables. In that there's the same amount in stage 1-1 as there is in 6-8. Makes it so much more sober.
Sober is the perfect word to describe it. "Sober Game-Design".
This is the first video I've seen that describes how I feel about this game perfectly. It's really well made but so incredibly frustrating and tedious that I just quit playing. I hate the bonus rounds.
The bonus rounds are nice puzzles tho. Maybe if we didn't lose our masks with it, then that would be perfect
@@crashbandicoot430 I think the bonus rounds work well enough on their own like the flashback tapes do. The problem is they're in the middle of already super long levels with ridiculous box placement, so you waste so much time and frustration on a bonus round and it didn't even matter because you already missed some random box behind a rock offscreen.
Eh, I wouldn't even call it "fun when you figure it out". Even just playing it casually, not going for boxes anymore and just trying to beat the levels, it legit burned me out and I just stopped. Wrath of Cortex is the true Crash 4 for me. That's a game I actually have fun in and have played multiple times, like the original trilogy.
Also, one more thing to mention is the loooooong load times every time you have to restart a level. So the game's not only tedious, extremely difficult and unfair, it's so punishing, too.
I forgot to mention that. I must of lost years the amount of times it takes to get back into a bonus level once you die.
Lets not forget, Wrath Of Cortex levels do not overstay their welcome. The gauntlet and Gold Rush I believe are only long levels and even then, they are still reasonable AND the only part where you are not allowed to die is for the Death Routes.
There is honestly more to bash Crash 4 its about time on, but there is no point. Damage's been done, but hopefully never again like this.
Of course the only people who love crash 4 are speedrunners...
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You summed it up very well. This game is designed to be a fucking chore and not a fun experience. I too gave up on it at the first Cortex level (the prehistoric one) as I could not stand how ludicrous the controls were.
People can always say “hey these extra collectibles are not required to beat the game” but why the fuck are you playing a collect-a-thon if you are not intended to collect everything.
I think you've pinpointed well why, even after enjoying most of the previous entries in the series, even the more flawed ones in the 2000s era, I just couldn't get into this one. I feel like Toys For Bob have this outlook that 'casual gamers who like to play games for an hour or so to wind down' is a sugar coated term for 'sissies who can't be bothered to learn how to play a game'. If you're having a laid back experience, the game isn't challenging you enough, and they find some cheap as hell ways to challenge you too, like the deliberately cluttered graphics of the game, and even making a whole mode devoted to exagerrating that to eleven. There isn't much momentum or reward to getting better either, time trials actually PUNISH level memorization by switching around layouts, and finding one hidden crate won't make you any better finding all the others.
It even kinda seeps into the story, how our player, light hearted Crash, is constantly eye rolled and sneered at by the others because he sorta just barely bungled his way through the game, rather than doing it all PERFECTLY like 'hardcore' Tawna or his e sports sister. Just like the game sneers at you for only getting a basic sapphire relic instead of a platinum or only getting 39302 out of 39303 crates. That Crash is apparently meant to be 'serious hardcore stuff' instead of a fun laugh. This game is your own personal smarmy 'pro gamer' bully. :P
It's also kinda part why I'm not sure if I want Toys For Bob working on an 'easier' Crash platformer, since I get the feeling their approach to making it easier is less making it more rounded and enjoyable but simply making it more patronizing and bland. I mean they actually said they thought this one wasn't hard ENOUGH. They think Crash is supposed to be THAT demanding. Even their next step being a multiplayer game was to make it online only. What, you're one of those that just plays offline with a couple of friends in your house? What century are you from??
And this is a developer that bragged over and over that they GOT Crash and were returning things to their roots.
Wow, can't believe your not even at 1k subs yet, mate! Great vid, glad to be here to see the channel grow 🤜🤛
Preaching to the choir, buddy! Glad to have you on board 😄
This was a very entertaining review of why I found myself avoiding playing the game. I'll give it a shot with this new mindset. Looking forward to more reviews.
I'm so glad this was put in my recommended section. Great video
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Mate this video was super funny, loved it
Considering how many times I ended up 1 box short it feels like the game was intentionally designed that way.
Crash 4 is like 2 games, one being my first go at a level where I stop every 2 inches looking around for boxes, backtrack, and kill myself after realizing mistakes- the second game being where I then play the same level “for real” after getting everything and have a pretty good time because there’s actually a fun game under there.
Crash Bandicoot: git gud, scrub
I grew up with the trilogy and was hyped when the N Sane trilogy released. I was psyched for the next new Crash game but boy did this let me down. Too damn tedious, repetitive, the levels are too long and grindy. Ending up dropping Crash 4 halfway through, its not fun.
Crash 1 was very hard. Crash 4 broke me.
3:07 freaking agree, there's the base for the best Crash Bandicoot game, but these small things make the game very frustrating, i really want to talk to the employee that had the completion and crate ideas.
I am going back to Wrath of Cortex, twinsanity and the GBA games, my favourite Crash timeline btw.
Amazing video! I loved the sense of humor lol. I got the platinum trophy for the game after 230 hours of TORTURE, and I’ll never touch it again. It’s a fun game to play casually, but they WAY overdid the requirements for 106% By FAR the hardest thing I’ve done in gaming, and I have some really difficult plats like all FromSoft games, Devil May Cry 4 and 5, and Cuphead…
Two things:
1. Glad you liked the video, man!
2. You are an absolute insane person.
Nother banger by the Jenkins of the Jumbo variety
i love how this community still hates this game years later.
I gave up on the dream of 100% a long time ago, let alone 106% 😭
Hit the nail on the head here. Personally, I would enjoy this game infinitely more if the percect relics didn'r exist. I could handle the other flaws without much trouble. While very solid, the game just isnt consistent enough to expect perfection.
you don't need the dev relics for 106%, but they're the biggest challenge and the most fun to go for imo
Crash 4 took the fun crash and made it a chore, I just stick to the trilogy wrath of cortex and twinsainity
Who is this guy, funny asf😂😂😂
Great video
I can't even finish this game 😂 I hate the different masks especially the upside down one. This is why Crash 1 was the best. No double jump, no special masks, just basic platforming that is just challenging enough to be rewarding when you complete it.
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Just replayed the N'sane Trilogy and must admit, Crash 4 is clearly superior in regards to gameplay, diversity and physics. Without the perfect relic and platinum relic requirements, this game would be my ultimate Crash Bandicoot experience. Just casually playing it is also so much more fun, with some frustrating attempts to get a platinum relic or the 3 death gem once in a while every few weeks or months. Maybe I'll actually complete it in the far future - just never in one go, and only with the help of a video guide for mostly each level.
Personally I find this to be the best Crash Bandicoot game ever made, that's with a lot of personal biases due to my history with Crash games.
I had been speedrunning the original trilogy for years and have a strong association with the franchise in all the games. I understand the points where the franchise dropped in quality while lacking direction, which makes me love Crash 4: IAT more.
This game is simply perfect for people heavily knowledgeable with the original games.
After a long awaited return to formula, this was not the direction the game needed at present but would've been welcome down the line.
Newbies had been pulled in with the crazy sales of the N.Sane trilogy and had a strong core audience again. Crash 4 IAT did not follow that trend, went straight to expert and diverted sales to more accessible/easier games. For example, I knew someone that did not purchase Crash 4 for his son because the difficulty reasons but instead bought Yooka Laylee and the Impossible Lair instead. Which is also a fantastic game.
This does not discredit Crash 4 IAT as a stand alone game, because it really is a fantastic game :
No performance issues
Tight controls
Varied level designs that feel fresh
N Sane Perfect Relics (would've been better as a challenge and not a part of the overall %)
Respects the roots of the game
Fantastic for experts, intimidating for rookie/amateurs.
Gosh, I finished Crash 4 twice... Once when it came out and then I finished again recently, I just forgot how much I hated the difficulty of this game.
Imo, Crash 2 is the most fun, specially to do 100%... Crash 4 is a big NO for me.
I really love this game, its my favorite crash, the movement and moveset i find to be the best way crash has ever went through levels, i loved the challengeful platforming and amazing box puzzles the games can throw at you to tackle, but there is some things i cant excuse, and thats the n verted levels for me, because its not difficult, its not challenge based, its boring and frustating to find some of the most unfair gems in the whole game, i tried my hardest to not look up shit in the internet, but i was forced with more than 7 n verted gems Google searches that are absolutely against any logic, and it really saddens me, no feeling of reward for your offer repetitive and lame, it was like 12 or more hours for me of straight up not having fun
Great video btw :)
The game I wanted to love so much... but couldn't 😅
When I started watching 1 hour ago, there were 48 views on this video. Now there are 49 views. Steve Martin is full of crap.
MATE, DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED.
Very nice video. Also the video quality is superb at 4K. Did you play these games on PC?
Thank you Ryan! In this case I played on PS5, and recorded in 4K from the PS5's UI. You have to rerender it into a different format so it can be edited but I think it came out pretty nice 👌
@@JumboJenkins ah I see. Crash 4 on Next gen consoles is pretty nice since it manages to hit 4K 60fps. N Sane Trilogy is also 4K on next gen consoles though it currently only runs at 30fps. 30FPS is fine but it would be nice of the game got optimized for next gen consoles to run at 60fps like the PC version
I think it only hits 1440p, actually! So if you have the choice I'd proably pick it up on PC instead :)
@@JumboJenkins on PS4 pro the N Sane Trilogy hits only 1440p but on Xbox One X the game manages to hit 4K. I'm not sure if it hits 4K on PS5 but I know it does on Series X. Regardless though PC version is the best version simply because of the higher frame rate
Lol! You busted me. 😂
Got my eyes on you young man 👀
in the first level there is a gem at the end i did the thing but did not get it
Subscribed 😂😂😂
Lol, I had no idea that was you with a different mic, it's crazy how different it can be.
I'll probably feel like this if I ever give FF8 another shot.
I honestly am still in a bit of a funk because the hitboxes for crates are different in the N sane trilogy. I'll give it a proper go someday.
Beat dead rising 3 yesterday too, took 10 hours, I tried to do all the side missions, but then they got stupid and I just ran through it, thankfully none of it mattered to get the S ending.
I've had that comment a few times, actually! And I think enjoying the game has a lot to do with how much of a completionist you are. I'm not that bad nowadays but I'd imagine some more OCD gamers will just be in constant anxiety with Crash 4.
Also, you're a man of your zombie-killing word. Don't know if I'm tempted to go back myself tho. I shall await your report card during the next stream!
A lot of modern games seem to try to go for that very casual but high stress if you want it all experience, and in an effort to separate the men from the boys it makes you really reconsider sweating it out for a few trophies most people aren't going to even look for.
Like that guy from Lies of P, those are probably the types of people who will really be bothered with it.
@@JumboJenkins Don't bother, the very last bit of the game basically exposes it for being an obtuse scramble across the map in narrow paths combining three areas. It's like they wanted to rub it in that it was an open world game by reminding you how annoying backtracking is but on a bigger map.
It's a cute time, but wow if you shotgun it in a single stream it really shows it's color, or lack of.
Honestly, might play DR3 on stream just to moan about it. Content is content my boy!
The part where you're playing the final level and saying out loud what the steps are...I relate to that
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My god, the amount of trauma this game has caused is finally becoming clear.
I thought people were exaggerating, then i picked the game back up the other day....... and spent 3 hours trying to get the N Sanely Perfect relic in 1 singular level. And i'm playing on a base PS4, so load times for restarting are looooooong, i'm gonna test how much more of this i can handle though, knowing me i'm crazy enough to do it. I got all platinum relics on N Sane Trilogy and CTR after all, i'm stubborn as hell, and just like you said, i somehow can't get enough of it! The game gives you so much bullshit but the sense of satisfaction for perfecting a level is second to none.
Really regret buying this shit on sale few years ago, finished it but never touched it again.
Horrible game but 100% the older games was so much fun, they also had 1000% more replayability.
But this shit game is just 2D and longwinded mostly with sadistic gameplay that is simply not fun.
I fucking hate this game cause all the reasons you gave
At least I can boast about my 106% and getting a few dev relics
But at what cost?
Crash 4 could of been so much better , the platform was smooth and nice but buttttt having to replay a level 100 times over to guvkijg complete it is a ball acke, the hidden gems r wank too
Crash Bandicoot 4 dont play it, I know its new but it could be the worst one and developers ruined it.
I was looking so forward to this game now i look forward to forgetting it ever existed! and they said crash the wrath of cortex was bad LOL, better than this trash!
How I loved this game - finally a platformer with a sky-high difficulty level.