Not sure how to feel about this really. If the sales are low, they might decide that Crash Bandicoot is no longer a profitable series like you said, but if the game sells well, they might just keep cranking out these basic MOBA games since they know people will buy it instead of giving us actual fleshed-out games.
Exactly...that makes me so upset ...that they made such a reckless decision with the franchise ...no love.. no care.. nothing put into this game....I jus hope it's successful.
This game has been in development alongside Crash 4. You can already tell that because of that, its budget is already on the low side, and most of that goes into the cosmetics and seasons. There are some things you mentioned about "overgrowing", and yes, that's a reality with any series. This game was meant to come out in 2021. It got delayed like many other things. AT LEAST it came out with some kind of fun, even though the marketing was and still is not that great. It doesn't need to do amazingly as other games. Read the VGC interview that came out after launch. They are still gonna invest and make more Crash games. A multiplayer game is "not the final nail in the coffin" for a singleplayer-focused franchise. There is no problem in asset reuse if it's repurposed for a new game. It's fine to think the game is not fun. It just means the game is not for you. Also, if you want in-game purchases or mtx besides the battlepass, then that's what a free to play model would exactly give you. Look at other games. It's fine to think the game is not making a good impact. Crash 4 did have that good impact. Both of these games were in development together. At least this game saw the light of day and has some fun to it, even if it's it for an hour or two. That's kinda what MP games are meant to be. If it sucks you into addiction, then there's a limit before it starts not being fun, but that varies between person to person. And yes, this is, in the end, all about profit. Nobody is defending Activision at the end of the day, but again, read the VGC interview for the game. The dev team answers a lot of questions including stuff about Activision NOT mandating, as well as preservation in the future.
Definitely will give the VGC interview a look, heard passing mentions of it on TH-cam after making this video. Which made me breath a sigh of relief to hear that they're still gonna be investing in to the Crash Franchise. But what scares me is the untrustworthiness of Activision...they say one thing now... then 6 months later you're seeing reports of Activision saying otherwise. But all in all I'm grateful that Crash is still alive and well.... And let me take ah lil second to fan boy ...MY DUDE i watching all you relics runs. You are like relic wizards keep up the amazing working job.. would of never image someone so large in Crash community to notice my vid thanks very much. Very much appreciate your input.
I agree with everything you're saying dude. Activision definately didn't play it smart with this game yeah the gameplay is fine and theres nothing wrong with it its just the microtransactions and the cosmetics they are offering and on top of having people pay extra for the game. you had to buy the beta as well as the launch title which is bullshit in my opinion. plus if this game were to survive it should have been a free to play game. people can play for free and then pay for shit if they wanted to thats a better system and what they're offering.
The easiest was to get most of the Fandom of a franchise to get immediately turned of from a game ...MICRO TRANSACTION...and my friend you put it excellently...it should have been free to play.
@@futurereviews2018 its true though man the game would have actually have legs if it was free to play and they didn't charge people for both the beta and the initial release instead they didn't. thats why i think the game won't last it will start to decline just like what happened to the crash team racing remake.
I love crash bandicoot it was my go to childhood franchise I still have huge nostalgia for the originals on PS1 and even the PS2 era Honestly I Can't support these types of games I would rather have crash bandicoot as a franchise die if this is the best activision can do its mind boggling how activision doesn't get the crash bandicoot franchise like at all I mean micro transactions and online only games are two things I absolutely can't stand in modern gaming. Crash has unlimited potential same with spyro & its just really sad to see two beloved franchises in the wrong hands in this case activision.
That pains me to know how crash is being handled...I always wanted it to reach the level of a Mario or even close to... but with these half hearted soulless games I cant see that being achieved...Im so scared for the future of both crash and spyro.
@futurereviews2018 same here its a real shame Crash bandicoot doesn't get second chances with activision when it comes to bad or Mediocre games being pumped out take sonic the hedgehog for example That franchise has managed to survive and hasn't been on a hiatus once and most of its new games are bad or Mediocre at best. Crash and spyro need a better company to promote the games I always thought playstation should of bought the IP rights but at this rate I would settle for Nintendo or any company what cares about making good games both crash and spyro fans deserve better.
I would kill for Nintendo to get the right to Crash and spyro...and finally do them some justice....the amount of care these franchises will be handled with..bet both crash and spyro fan will be happy
I'm enjoying it to but....I honestly don't see this having a long life spand... and also dont trust Activision who is always looking for their next big money making...and if Crash ain't making money as they would like. I'm afraid they may want to abandon the crash franchise
I do understand where you are coming from.... and I agreed but is still do stand by this "MAY" ...I'm not saying that it Will kill the Franchise... Im jus honestly afraid of Activision jus pulling the plug is the sales are not what they expected. That's all
@@invadertak1001 I don't think it's a bad idea in itself to try new things that the fandom don't specifically expect, but the problem is that Rumble wasn't remotely marketed or pitched well. There's a neat core game in there but it's not doing enough to appeal to a wide fanbase. "Online only" was enough to put a large chunk of players off it, those that even knew the damn thing existed anyway.
Not sure how to feel about this really. If the sales are low, they might decide that Crash Bandicoot is no longer a profitable series like you said, but if the game sells well, they might just keep cranking out these basic MOBA games since they know people will buy it instead of giving us actual fleshed-out games.
Exactly...that makes me so upset ...that they made such a reckless decision with the franchise ...no love.. no care.. nothing put into this game....I jus hope it's successful.
The community itself has more of a chance of being a franchise killer
True... Fair enough.
This game has been in development alongside Crash 4. You can already tell that because of that, its budget is already on the low side, and most of that goes into the cosmetics and seasons. There are some things you mentioned about "overgrowing", and yes, that's a reality with any series. This game was meant to come out in 2021. It got delayed like many other things. AT LEAST it came out with some kind of fun, even though the marketing was and still is not that great. It doesn't need to do amazingly as other games. Read the VGC interview that came out after launch. They are still gonna invest and make more Crash games. A multiplayer game is "not the final nail in the coffin" for a singleplayer-focused franchise. There is no problem in asset reuse if it's repurposed for a new game. It's fine to think the game is not fun. It just means the game is not for you. Also, if you want in-game purchases or mtx besides the battlepass, then that's what a free to play model would exactly give you. Look at other games. It's fine to think the game is not making a good impact. Crash 4 did have that good impact. Both of these games were in development together. At least this game saw the light of day and has some fun to it, even if it's it for an hour or two. That's kinda what MP games are meant to be. If it sucks you into addiction, then there's a limit before it starts not being fun, but that varies between person to person. And yes, this is, in the end, all about profit. Nobody is defending Activision at the end of the day, but again, read the VGC interview for the game. The dev team answers a lot of questions including stuff about Activision NOT mandating, as well as preservation in the future.
Definitely will give the VGC interview a look, heard passing mentions of it on TH-cam after making this video. Which made me breath a sigh of relief to hear that they're still gonna be investing in to the Crash Franchise. But what scares me is the untrustworthiness of Activision...they say one thing now... then 6 months later you're seeing reports of Activision saying otherwise. But all in all I'm grateful that Crash is still alive and well....
And let me take ah lil second to fan boy ...MY DUDE i watching all you relics runs. You are like relic wizards keep up the amazing working job.. would of never image someone so large in Crash community to notice my vid thanks very much. Very much appreciate your input.
To be frank, this was supposed to Crash 4 DLC as things shown in the 100% secret reward, and will this game die b3fore Nina shows up?
I honestly hope not.. would love to see other crash bandicoot characters in the Crash 4 art style.
I agree with everything you're saying dude. Activision definately didn't play it smart with this game yeah the gameplay is fine and theres nothing wrong with it its just the microtransactions and the cosmetics they are offering and on top of having people pay extra for the game. you had to buy the beta as well as the launch title which is bullshit in my opinion. plus if this game were to survive it should have been a free to play game. people can play for free and then pay for shit if they wanted to thats a better system and what they're offering.
The easiest was to get most of the Fandom of a franchise to get immediately turned of from a game ...MICRO TRANSACTION...and my friend you put it excellently...it should have been free to play.
@@futurereviews2018 its true though man the game would have actually have legs if it was free to play and they didn't charge people for both the beta and the initial release instead they didn't. thats why i think the game won't last it will start to decline just like what happened to the crash team racing remake.
This video has Aged Very well.
And I honestly hope that It didn't ...crash 5 of would off been awesome
I love crash bandicoot it was my go to childhood franchise I still have huge nostalgia for the originals on PS1 and even the PS2 era
Honestly I Can't support these types of games I would rather have crash bandicoot as a franchise die if this is the best activision can do
its mind boggling how activision doesn't get the crash bandicoot franchise like at all I mean micro transactions and online only games are two things I absolutely can't stand in modern gaming.
Crash has unlimited potential same with spyro & its just really sad to see two beloved franchises in the wrong hands in this case activision.
That pains me to know how crash is being handled...I always wanted it to reach the level of a Mario or even close to... but with these half hearted soulless games I cant see that being achieved...Im so scared for the future of both crash and spyro.
@futurereviews2018 same here its a real shame Crash bandicoot doesn't get second chances with activision when it comes to bad or Mediocre games being pumped out take sonic the hedgehog for example That franchise has managed to survive and hasn't been on a hiatus once and most of its new games are bad or Mediocre at best. Crash and spyro need a better company to promote the games I always thought playstation should of bought the IP rights but at this rate I would settle for Nintendo or any company what cares about making good games both crash and spyro fans deserve better.
I would kill for Nintendo to get the right to Crash and spyro...and finally do them some justice....the amount of care these franchises will be handled with..bet both crash and spyro fan will be happy
@futurereviews2018 yes I agree still baffled that crash bandicoot never got into smash ultimate.
Sonic is like the ultimate survivor....I was honestly thinking that's it for sonic after Forces but some how he jus bounced back.
I love it, it has future potential to get better and better.
And a side game won’t cause it to go throughout a 9 year hiatus.
I'm enjoying it to but....I honestly don't see this having a long life spand... and also dont trust Activision who is always looking for their next big money making...and if Crash ain't making money as they would like. I'm afraid they may want to abandon the crash franchise
Leave it to tfb to mess things up and not listen to the fans. Crash 5 or spyro 4, its not that hard.
If you want the killer of this franchise, then look no further cuz the so-called "hardcore" Crash fans are the reason for its and their demise.
I do understand where you are coming from.... and I agreed but is still do stand by this "MAY" ...I'm not saying that it Will kill the Franchise... Im jus honestly afraid of Activision jus pulling the plug is the sales are not what they expected. That's all
True, you'd be surprised how many are crying for a crash bash remake...
No, the developers are to blame. No one told them to make a game exactly like this. The fans wanred either crash 5 or spyro 4.
@@invadertak1001 I don't think it's a bad idea in itself to try new things that the fandom don't specifically expect, but the problem is that Rumble wasn't remotely marketed or pitched well. There's a neat core game in there but it's not doing enough to appeal to a wide fanbase. "Online only" was enough to put a large chunk of players off it, those that even knew the damn thing existed anyway.
That’s not the Case here… it’s Activison to Blame here for their greedy decisions.