Crash Bandicoot reviews

[Zkuq]

konnichiwa said:

Zkuq said:
I think I'm going to have to replay Boulder Dash in the original game, because I swear the boulder is faster in N. Sane Trilogy than it is in the original. It just catches Crash even on seemingly near-perfect runs after the checkpoint with the TNT near it, and I don't remember even having much trouble with that level in the original. The game was hard, but I don't remember that particular level being hard.

Other than that, at least the first game was an excellent remake. Analog controls felt really strange in the first game, so I had to switch to using directional buttons, but after that, I couldn't even notice any difference for the most part. I think it's still slightly less responsive than the original, but it's really close. And I could finally enjoy the bonus levels as well! I have no idea how anyone could have completed them AND collected all boxes in them in the original game, considering you had only one try per level run. But on to the next two games next, having completed the first one!

I am honestly surprised that people are having issues with boulder stages. Saw alpha die over and over aswell and hyped he could get to a checkpoint. I honestly did them all in the first try/gold trial and gems aswell (second one need purple gem tho).  And oh yeah you can not die aswell in the first crash bandicoot if you want to collect the gem in a stage it is hard but doable, I am having a lot more issues with the Gold relics (have now two platinum ones).  Now at 90% done in the first game.

I got the gem in the first boulder level without dying on my first try, I think, and it wasn't even tough. The second one, on the other hand... Ugh! I'm going to replay the level in both the original and the remake to see if it's been changed. And I know about the coloured gems, it's a bit ridiculous considering the bonus levels as well, but should be doable with enough determination (and tries). Not sure I'm going to get all the gems though, it's a huge pain. I agree, the time trials are hard - but in my opinion, that goes well along the general difficulty of the game.