MohitParty
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So uhh, that Crash remaster is looking pretty fucking good.
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Confirmation bias is one hell of a drug
It's been on Amazon top seller charts for so many months.
I'm sure this game will sell very well.
Don't forget EU PSN charts always have all three Crash games in the top 3 spots for PS classic section.
Hm okay do you have some of this fanartThe fan art tells a different tale.
Made you guys a lil sum'n-sum'n
Right at the top of the OT, please and thank you.
Made you guys a lil sum'n-sum'n
Nicely done.
I know what a confirmation bias is, but I'm struggling to parse how the concept applies here 😕
Type_Raver
Member
After seeing this, its wet my appetite for a DKC remastering of the original trilogy. Keep it faithful the the original art styles and level designs like Crash has, but give it that pre-rendered look and finish!
Donkey Kong Country:
Donkey Kong Country 2:
Donkey Kong Country:
Donkey Kong Country 2:
Made you guys a lil sum'n-sum'n
Beautiful.
wrestleman
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Made you guys a lil sum'n-sum'n
Awesome !
Wish we have the same for Metroid: Samus Returns.
After seeing this, its wet my appetite for a DKC remastering of the original trilogy. Keep it faithful the the original art styles and level designs like Crash has, but give it that pre-rendered look and finish!
Donkey Kong Country:
Donkey Kong Country 2:
Are we sure that donkey Kong was ever good in the first place
Jimnymebob
Member
fvng
Member
But he's right. Stop getting mad at opposing opinions
Spiritwalker
Member
It does look great. I'm surprised at how well I remember these levels considering I haven't played them since the 90s. Seems to be a very faithful remake.
Also, I had no idea there were 18 games in this series. I thought maybe 3-4. :x
Also, I had no idea there were 18 games in this series. I thought maybe 3-4. :x
After seeing this, its wet my appetite for a DKC remastering of the original trilogy. Keep it faithful the the original art styles and level designs like Crash has, but give it that pre-rendered look and finish!
Donkey Kong Country:
It's crazy where we live in an age where new games look better then the pre-rendered cgi promotional material they're based on.
Definitely all over the idea of repackaging the original DKC trilogy with new graphics - but I'd much rather it in DKC R/TF's art style;
Hot Coldman
Banned
you die after falling like two feet, fuck that game. love that hammer music tho
SolidSnakex
Member
Current Amazon rank
US - 10
Canada - 9
UK - 1
Germany - 1
France - 3
Italy - 1
Spain - 4
Also note that in Europe you have to go back to June 2016 for the last time that the Crash trilogy+CTR didn't dominate the top 4 slots for best selling PSone/PS2 Classic. And that time it was CTR that got bumped. You'd need to go back to November 2015 for the last time something actually outsold the Trilogy, and that was San Andreas.
whatevermort
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As somebody whose only experience of playing Crash is the bit in Uncharted 4, do these have actual worth beyond nostalgia? The videos make it look very stiff.
Jimnymebob
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I don't think so. It's certainly not going to bomb in the UK: it's topping most preorder charts, and the PS1 classics on PS3 have constantly been in the top 6 PS1 classics, along with FF7 and MGS.
wrestleman
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If you're only counting *games* on the US bestseller list, Crash would be #4, not #10. For some dumb reason, they count PSN and XBL gift cards in the same category.
And to top off what you said, Crash 1-3 and CTR haven't been off the top 10 one time since their debut, iirc, which was 2007ish.
As someone who's played both N.Sane Trilogy and Uncharted 4's representations of Crash Bandicoot 1, Vicarious Visions did a far far far far far far far better job of it. The Uncharted mini-game actually manages to be somehow worse than original Crash 1.
Crash popularity in UK and Ireland is insane. People on my Facebook who aren't known to be gamers are posting about this and sharing videos/images about it being all excited. Whether the translates to more sales in generally non-gamerish people is another story but it's getting huge word of mouth around here.
Crash was always immensely popular back in the day. Seems like the love for it never went away.
Eduardboon
Member
Maybe you can give us a crash course on developing then?
Jimnymebob
Member
Definitely.
They're pretty slow paced, but they're not stiff.
They also have secrets that are practically as obscure as finding secret areas/the DLC in Dark Souls and Bloodborne, along with levels that connect to each other from other levels.
2 is the only one on the PS1 that really holds up nowadays, just because of the fact it didn't have the originals terrible saving system, and wasn't 50% vehicle levels like Crash 3, but this collection is fixing the Crash 1 saves, and I guess they're probably gonna fix some of the clunkiness from 3's vehicles.
wrestleman
Member
My understanding is particular care has been given to the planes and such. From just watching it, the motorcycle is similar but more forgiving on turns. They didn't completely change anything, but if something sucked, they upgraded it.
freefornow
Gold Member
Well, any Aussies here will know that this is factually correct for "Tasmanian" Bandicoots.
Moon Presence
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People here doubting the coolest marsupial rep? You're in for a treat.
Hot Coldman
Banned
They're not Mario but I think Crash 2 and 3 at least have a nice feeling of weight behind the jumps, you have a decent amount of air control and the level design is usually short and sweet. The main thing about Crash is the amount of secrets and the general expressiveness of the characters (Crash 3 is where this is really evident, with a TON of unique death animations).
I think the reason is that it is kind of exactly that, aesthetically. The original cohesion and identity that made the Crash art style and environments so interesting from an aesthetic point of view is kind of lost now (to the point that it just looks like someone made Crash in UE and plopped him into a world that kind of reminds you of the original but not in a way that suggests a necessary remake a la the one for RE1).
Possumowner
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I can't see it myself, but not long until we find out
They give you an option to toggle inverted axis controls then we'll be in business (especially on Crash 2's jetpack level).
AuthenticM
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It looks great, but I'm scared for the music. Some of the tracks in the trailer felt off. Like when we see Coco go down the elevator in the Crash 2 hub, there should have been some faux guitar riff playing, but I didn't here any.
Listen to the part at 0:41. That's what I'm talking about.
As opposed to the remaster trailer, in which the part has silence instead. Listen at the 1:45 part.
Listen to the part at 0:41. That's what I'm talking about.
As opposed to the remaster trailer, in which the part has silence instead. Listen at the 1:45 part.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
They are really insisting on calling it a remaster, wonder if that has something to do with rights?
wrestleman
Member
It hasn't been removed. It's played on the bass. Listen closer.
MrS
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SolidSnakex
Member
Activision have said they view it as a remaster because it's literally the same game except with prettier visuals. They also referred to Modern Warfare as a remaster as it had the same approach. So, it just seems like they view a remake as being something like REmake or FF7R.
I don't know why anyone expected it wouldn't, based on what we've seen. Really looks like it's made with the utmost attention to detail and respect for the originals.
I think part of it is just that "remake" is a loose term, it can mean this (a literal remake of the games) or it can imply a reimagining.
I think part of it is just that "remake" is a loose term, it can mean this (a literal remake of the games) or it can imply a reimagining.
Operationgamer17
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MisterR
Member
No and no. Try again.
TheThreadsThatBindUs
Member
Yes, the remake looks better in every conceivable way.
Because Activision seem to know what a remaster is, or at least what it implies. They also labeled the Call of Duty 4 remaster 'Modern Warfare Remastered'.
There are ports, remasters, remakes and reimaginings. Games exist on a spectrum between them.
Take Tomb Raider. Tomb Raider Anniversary is a remake of Tomb Raider 1. Tomb Raider (2013) is a reimagining of the franchise.
Updating assets on the 'skeleton' of an existing game is a remaster, whether those assets are textures, geometry, music (etc).
The recent Ratchet and Clank games are good example of what a remake is, though that veers toward being a reimagining.
The distinctions are nebulous but Crash is closer to a remaster than a remake. It straddles the line between them - remaking cutscenes but remastering the core game.
Surely, you must have just straight up assumed that without bothering to check your facts? It's been looking pretty strong from the get go.
CambriaRising
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I'm going to quote you because I don't know what iPad games from the future you have but I'd love to hear about them.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
Made you guys a lil sum'n-sum'n
Your production values are top notch, bravo.
KojiKnight
Member
As someone who played but never owned the games... This actually looks really really good.
Side note: why aren't female characters allowed to ever look goofy? Coco looks completely off because of how "human" she looks next to crash, then I realized that this is a common trope.
Side note: why aren't female characters allowed to ever look goofy? Coco looks completely off because of how "human" she looks next to crash, then I realized that this is a common trope.