PsihoPerihelion
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Please don't tell me you were expecting a 95 on metacritic?
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Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy - Review Thread
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Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
You're missing my point.
Review the game on its own merits, not on the price point. Then at the end mention if its worth the price of admission or not.
First decide if its a good game or not, then decide if its worth the asking price.
BossDarkseid
Member
Its complaints in the summary make sense at least : /
I mean naturally certain design decisions are going to feel outdated and at odds with more modern graphics...but it's not a re-imagining ala FFVIIR (if it ever comes out >_<).
Operationgamer17
Member
For those complaining about GameReactor's "not enough content" complaint, I asked the reviewer about it. This is what he said.
https://www.twitter.com/FordJamesGames/status/880555927732068352
https://www.twitter.com/FordJamesGames/status/880555927732068352
CalamityPixel
Member
If I see a single mention of Dark Souls in these reviews I will scream
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What is the barometer for the price of a 'full game' today?
Operationgamer17
Member
$60 is usually the full price, assuming that's what you meant.
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Boy what I would do to see Maximo Ghosts to Glory remade.....I would love to see the critical reception for it in the late 2010's.Crash still holds up today....and if your a dark souls person who decries easy games that hold your hand, you'll really enjoy crash 1
it still haunts me
Serious, non-baiting question: Why is the Metascore so high for what is essentially a PS1 game(s) with new models? I never played Crash as a kid, and looking up videos for the remaster (no idea which game in the trilogy it was) I was seriously turned off by the giant item UI that kept popping up and the very close behind-the-back camera, both of which feel completely out of their era. For the genre, the reviews and the price I would ordinarily be interested, but it just didn't look good to me. Is it mostly a nostalgia buy, or does the gameplay actually hold up against modern 3D platformers? Does the whole game look like the section I watched?
lowhighkang_LHK
Member
Didn't expect this to review so well.
Sodding_Gamer
Member
I've been playing the game since 6 o clock. It's now midnight.
If you like Crash, you'll love this. It's a great remaster and it feels tight, responsive and looks gorgeous. And well worth the money.
If you hate crash then obviously don't go near it. If you never played the originals but fancy some bitesize platforming fun, then get yourself stuck in and experience it.
That's my take anyway!
If you like Crash, you'll love this. It's a great remaster and it feels tight, responsive and looks gorgeous. And well worth the money.
If you hate crash then obviously don't go near it. If you never played the originals but fancy some bitesize platforming fun, then get yourself stuck in and experience it.
That's my take anyway!
Crash is a good to great series of platforming games. I don't know what
section you watched, but that much is true
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
Sorry for butting in, but I think you mean like ACG reviews. Doesn't even use a grading scale, but clearly explains whether the price point is justified or not.
Edit: I meant to include the review. 4:10 to go until unlock....Hhhhhhhhhhh......
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1XsrqVdfdY4
The Xtortionist
Member
The 3D sections of Crash play in a style closer to 2D, actually. You're generally moving more or less in one direction either toward or away from the screen. The level design is very linear, but generally tightly-packed with jumps and obstacles. They're fun games if you're looking for a straightforward test of skill, rather than anything to do with exploration.
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
uhhh 3 games at an average time of 6-7 hours each for $40 is not enough content? K.
Read the reviews and make your own inferences. You're not doing your "non-baiting" question any favors here by taking the same stance trolls have taken since the announcement of this game.
With apparently how impossibly hard Crash is to some reviewers youd think theyd get bang for their buck replaying levels over and over.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Can't wait to get my hands on this. I love these games so much. Crash and Pokemon made me a gamer.
Haha okay bud, find me a 3D platformer these days with around 75 levels and 15 boss fights.
Alright, I think I will have to take a closer look at this one.
I thought I made it pretty clear that I was genuinely asking. And this whole thread is people commenting on how particular reviews are unreadably bad, lol.
Said the guy that played through half of each games without pursuing any "optional" content
okay
By that standard, a fuck load of games would be lacking in content then
LegendofDragoonLives
Member
This is completely moronic, 40$ for 3 remastered game = not enough content? What?...
QuantumSquid
Member
And he said it barely scrapes the level of content that the average "modern game" has.
...but the average "modern game" is $60, whereas this collection is $40.
I don't really see his logic there.
Dr. Letz Shake
Neo Member
I can't imagine this game getting less than that 6 anywhere. Even if they just put out the original games I feel like theyd average in the 80's
Sorta Maximus
Member
I never played these or the Jak games.
#LastofUs4Life
#LastofUs4Life
Suburban Thug
Member
That's 21 hours. It took me over 300 to beat The Witcher 3 and experience everything in the base game. Yes, it is an apples to oranges comparison (rpg vs platformer) but that is the logic that reviewer is using, I assume.
No multiplayer online arena based warfare co-op team versus modes, no buy.
Renna Hazel
Member
That would be incredibly silly logic for a professional reviewer to use.
Jack The Nipper
Banned
Does he like big bland open world games
goldenpp72
Member
Most games don't take 20 hours, nor should they all have to be designed to do so. This compilation is an awesome value, the reviewers who think otherwise are simply idiots.
Seriously, it's 13 dollars per game fully remade, when usually a simple HD port runs way more for ANY game.
Unknown?
Member
Maybe he didn't know it was three games? The box art doesn't really make it clear.
Suburban Thug
Member
You're not paying $13 per game, you're paying a full $40 up front plus tax. Never understood why people would argue that it's only x dollars per hour, be it a game or online multiplayer subscription. I personally am buying the trilogy after work tomorrow and feel the value is sufficient but am not about to burn this journo at the stake over a score I don't like. The posters criticizing the reviewer for not completing the game and shitting out a 600 word essay have a fair point but it feels like everyone else is just joining the 'gamespot sucks because they dislike something I enjoy" bandwagon.
EDIT: And it's not even gamespot as a whole. This is the opinion of one dude who works or freelances for them.
Here's a very good article detailing how they made the game - https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017...sh-bandicoot-was-rebuilt-nearly-from-scratch/
Napalm_Frank
Member
VV should patch in Rilla Roo raid boss that takes 10 hours to kill. You can loot it for tribal tatoo Crash skin.
We need that content.
We need that content.
Book prices can vary wildly and very few book reviews address the content-to-value proposition in the review itself, so I guess most of them are out of touch.
