After finishing my first run of crash warped and getting about halfway through the first game I thought i'd write my review.
I will be comparing this a lot to Spyro reignited even though different head development teams etc but i hold both crash and spyro in the same Pulsing Vein in my brain so. . . . . . smiles
anyway.
crash remake? actually good. I had played the remake years ago briefly when it first came out but never got a chance to delve into it, i remember i was a tad disgusted by it because i wasnt used to seeing my favourite crash bandicoot become non... polygon.. (I never played the crash games beyond playstation ;0)
Now that im playing with my head screwed on and my jaw slack, i am pleasantly surprised.
The game looks... good? I have some issues with some design aspects especially to do with the 'main cast' but when a game is shrouded in nostalgia it would be impossible to cater to my specific taste nevermind everyone elses, and that's fine. The use of texture and lighting in this is shockingly spectacular compared to spyro, of which the latter just looks plastic... a blueprint for the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ mario movie and all god foresaken remakes and reboots to come. Crash narrowly avoids this
I skipped the cutscenes because i have too much armpit hair to listen to a mutant say im gonna get you in a starbucks american accent. this is just the modern squashing of accents, the VA is probably fine. I will just always miss the compressed and camp audio of og playstation voiceacting..
The game feels super smooth to play and the QoL is great, camera is near perfect. I had some issues with depth perception and placement of enemies and boxes throwing me off but that was mostly a skill issue + i have problems with depth perception anyway + a Feature! of the originals. In summary it was fairly well optimised, i had some graphic issues with stuttering and Aku Aku seeming to forget where the ♥♥♥♥ he was going but comparing this to spyro reignited.. this is very well optimised! lol
Also for everyone saying crash slips off ♥♥♥♥ too easily in this? actually a skill issue im sorry
Oh how i feared the OST. Spyro Reignited's one silver lining is it lets you swap between the original...OST and the remade one. Crash does not have this option. I was quivering and my ear canals blocked up with wax in anticipation.
The new OST is actually good. It will never EVER beat the original and if they added the option to swap back to the original in-game i would in a heartbeat... but this new ost is actually quite lovingly made and you can hear it. The only major frown i had was for the Hang 'Em High-type levels. They really hid their taint from the beaming sun on those levels and omitted a lot of that really meaty percussion that i loved. OVERALL no glaring issues though... which for me to say this is shocking because i am a picky nostalgia infused snob.
To stop my waffling i will end this by saying this is probably one of the better examples of modern remakes whereas spyro reignited is not. I might even be tempted to try crash 4 at some point!
If you like to achievement hunt get this. It will not pack the same punch as the originals but it's good and worth on a discount. lovely
