Wait, is this why Crash 4 is having its lowest price ever on Steam (12€ over here, the best price before this has been 20€)? I was wondering why that was, but now it's clear. Anyway, definitely not my favourite Crash game, but now I own it on PC as well...
As for my favourite Crash game, it's got to be between Crash 3 and CTR. The first Crash game suffers from some flaws, mainly a terrible save system and ridiculous challenge bonus levels, and it's a bit simplistics. Crash 2 is a fine game, but I always thought it lacked personality. Crash 3 is too easy, but otherwise it's absolutely awesome (even if I don't love some of the levels). CTR is near perfection, but it feels like it's a different beast entirely, so it's hard to make a proper comparison - and because it's different, I also didn't vote for it. Crash Bash is fun enough but not a top-tier Crash game. I vaguely remember The Wrath of Cortex being quite fun and much like Crash 3, but the horrible loading times really made it much less fun than it otherwise deserved. I'd love a remaster or something though. Crash 4 feels too much like a product, and it's too hard. It's still fun though. Haven't played the other games, and I'm not too sorry about it.
Ain't this an awkward order to tell things, but I remember seeing the Crash 3 trailer on some demo disc or something as a child, and I really wanted it. Of course my mom got us the first Crash game, and I was really disappointed. It was a fun game though, as I said. After it, it was another Crash game - and no, it still wasn't Crash 3 - it was Crash 2. But I think after that, it was finally Crash 3's turn, and it was great. What would have been great too is understanding how those extra-capacity memory cards worked, because the saves always seemed to be lost.
Anyway, what a great series, and what an amazing fall from grace. Absolutely mishandled series after a legendary start.
