Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy

Being almost at the finish of Warped (skipped 2 and played a bit of 1), I have to say that the game is awesome. That being said, there are still some things that feel off to me.

My major complaint is that the developers fucked up something with collision detection in the Great Wall & tomb levels - namely, flying dragons and enemies with flamethrowers. I'm pretty sure I always managed to jump over every dragon, yet the game at times decided that I hit them and restarted the level from checkpoint. At first I thought that maybe I'm not as good as I used to be at the game, but after literally the 10th time that happened, I got mad.

I actually dowloaded the PS1 version with an emulator on my PC to check the difference. And know what? While I had many problems on the console to pass 'Orient Express', on PC I made it though on my first try. It's just weird.

As for the tombs, on console I used to crawl under the flamethrower and then kill an enemy - it's not possible to do so on PS4, Crash is killed the moment I try to crawl.

The only other complaints I have is how VV fucked up shadows in the game - I mean, not the overall look of them, but how Crash casts a shadow. On PS1, there was always the black dot below him, so, say, in Arabian levels it was better to notice whether Crash will land on a carpet/platform when jumping across a chasm. Right now, with a 'realistic rendering', the shadow is often not visible and it's harder to asses where Crash will land.

And one final thing - I literally HATE how the N. Gin boss battle in Warped is dumbed down for the modern audience. N.Gin does not shoot rockets as often as on PS1 and his second form is almost still to make aiming easier. On PS1, he was literally swinging across the screen and aiming at him was harder.

Nonetheless, a very good remake. 9.5/10

I know, right? Back in the PS1 Warped, beating N.Gin was actually an achievement, given his second robotic form was swaying from side to side all around the screen and navigating between rockets while simultaneously trying to aim at his weak spots that were in constant movement was annoying, but damn satisfying. And here? I've beaten him on the first try, because he barely moves at all. It's disappointing.

As for the Dingodile - I actually have a feeling that it was made slightly harder. I don't know how it was designed, but the first phase of the battle (when he shoots rockets into the sky and seconds later they land on the ground) is basically the same as in PS1. The second phase when he shoots at Crash is slightly modified (although that can also be just my feeling, I don't know) - on PS1, he never aimed at Crash, but slightly off to any of his sides (so that the player who didn't pay attention would run straight into the ray of fire). It's preserved here, but... on PS1, the moment Dingodile took an aim, there was a noticeable split of a second that he's about to shoot. On PS4, the moment he takes an aim, he fires immediately - so you have to pay attention to him at all times, because the reation time is reduced.

And it would be good if it was just that, but (again, just my feeling) each of his shots destroys more ice crystals than in the original, so it's easier to run to him and attack.

Lol, you know what I've just found out?

In the PS1 Crash 3, after obtaining double jump and double spin, in N. Tropy boss battle it was possible to cross the chasm before tiles created a path. Doing that, however, resulted in insta-kill from N. Tropy. I guess Naughty Dog wanted to prevent players from doing that and ending the battle too soon.

And in N. Sane Trilogy? (it's me playing, because I didn't find anyone doing that on YT):


Turns out VV didn't think about that, while ND did.

(P.S. Dingodile boss battle is also as buggy as in the original game )

There are Uncharted 4 easter eggs to be found in the trilogy. Like in the 2nd game's intro, Coco is playing Uncharted 4 on her laptop before her battery dies.

(Ironically enough, if you look closely, it shows the scene from after Nate plays the original Crash Bandicoot game.)

And in the 3rd game's intro, inside the Bandicoot family home, there is a picture frame of Nate.


There is also Fake Crash to be found.

Do it pussy. 100% it or give up.

You're telling me. Those hot rod jackasses just keep trying to run me off the road.