Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy Reviews

Played these games once as a kid on ps1, once as a teenager on ps3 and now this remake as an adult. And the games still hold up really well. However some of the jumps, timings, challenges and level design have just been made in such a manner just to piss you off I feel. And I felt an old fammiliar rage bubbling up that I haven't felt in over an decade. Getting all the achievements is definitly doable but it will suck out all of the fun out of the game. Atleast that is how it felt to me, so I can't reccomend you 100% it Other than that I reccomend the game wholeheartedly to anyone who loves platformers and likes a good challenge.

Crash Bandicoot definitely has that replay value, so go for it.

Beautiful remasters of absolute classics. Crash 1 is the most difficult, Crash 3 is the easiest and Crash 2 is the most fun.

Other than the terrible controls on any ride/vehicle level and the pain I had in some levels of Crash 1 and especially Crash 2 for that Gold Relic (since they were never intended to be speedrunned for time trials),I loved my time and I am happy of the money I spent.There is lot of love in this remastered+ collection,so much that the devs even reintroduced some exploits,that players used a lot in the original trilogy,back in. My main complaints: - Performances can be a bit weird and the game might first boot with a screwed up resolution if you play on a 4k monitor/TV (which was a PAIN to solve since you have to reach Options with everything de-centered) and it has a cap of 60FPS max (which you can unlock for even smoother gameplay and controls,it's very easy to do) but overall they did a really good job with the feeling and movement. - As mentioned before,any ride/vehicle level is much harder here because of the worse controls.No way to solve it unfortunately,just gotta bear it and get used to it. - If you're going for a 100% completition,Crash 1 and especially Crash 2 might give you nightmares.You've been warned. Overall,I suggest the buy.If you want an even bigger nostalgic feeling,there are mods that enable the old UI,sound effects,music and even PS1-like characters textures.

Very good graphics improvements over the original release and a good platformer. Certain levels like the native forest was hard to complete and will keep the player engaged. Overall for a bargain of the cost during sale you get a fun game that can be enjoyed for a casual gameplay session.

No wonder this game is called Crash N.Sane Trilogy because it makes you go iNSane! I totally recommend it if you wanna go from sane to insane real quick. This game has the normal levels harder than the boss fights. So when you're gonna encounter a boss fight you're gonna be like : "Damn, I can finally relax and take a break from using my brain." Overall the game is good, played only Crash 1 so can't really say anything about the other two. All i can think of is that they are much harder or much easier than Crash 1.

I got this for like $5 during the Summer Sale - Little did I know I would spend the next 25 hours with this thing. I never gotten around to playing the original Crash games (hell, when they came out I wasan't even born yet), but I did get the chance to play the N. Sane Trilogy for the first time a long time ago on my Xbox. I never managed to beat the full game, but now I can finally say that statement has changed. I even managed to 100% both Crash 2 and 3, so here are some thoughts on these funny little games. The movement is very smooth in all of the games, which is needed to master not only the difficult level design, but also your sanity (if you can control it enough to get through this trilogy that is). Crash 2 and 3 especially gave the marsupial so much movement mechanics like sliding and double jumping, without making his move set feel disorganized. It's a very fun game to move around in, especially if you have a controller lying around. The difficulty in this game is another big talking point. Many people say that these games kinda have different levels of difficulty, with Crash 3 being the easiest with its packed movement mechanics, and the original Crash being the hardest with its almost unfair level design. I do believe with this statement, unless your going for 100%. 100%'ing these games are not easy, even if people say otherwise. The collectables in these levels are really brutal to get, especially the relics. You even at times have to go through entire sections of levels without dying, backtrack without being able to see, and perform movement mechanics the game doesn't even teach you like slide spin jumping. Mark my words: these games are brutal to complete: which in turn makes them fun. I had a blast playing these games from start to finish. It was a miracle I didn't break my controller or my hands while playing this. I mean this game alone increased my hand dexterity by like 40%. Very fun game. Highly recommend

Crash bandicoot warped is a game near and dear to my heart, so I finally got the remake trilogy, hoping to relive some of it's past glory. However, the remake feels very much like a Disney employee wearing a high quality skinsuit of your old friend. I hadn't played long, but it just felt subtly wrong: - The voice acting sounds disinterested, like a last read on a boring day. Especially notable on Aku aku and cortex. - Actions in the original are accompanied by very crisp and unique sound effects, especially on vehicles. The triceratops that chases crash in prehistoric levels had an overwhelming stomp that is gone, Coco's jetski had a strong engine rumble that is just gone, sword guys in medieval levels did a very strong "Hyyyea" to indicate their swings, etc. etc., all replaced by very subdued, barely noticeable sounds. - Music is a lot more flat, and while technically the same melody, a LOT of small notes from the old ost is just gone. - The movement is off. Tricks that I performed in the OG a thousand times just don't work and will cost you a life, not sure if this is due to performance issues, or if the hitboxes are just wrong. If you never tried the originals and getting them for a ps1 or 2 is not an option, this is an acceptable facsimile. If you played the originals and want a nostalgia trip, it might end up in disappointment.

9.5/10 Wonderful collection! First of all, thank you so much for releasing this game for PC, Activision. It's great to play these games. Now I'd like to give a brief review of each game. Crash Bandicoot: A classic, but difficult. Of the three games in this collection, the first one gave me the most trouble. Funnily enough, the boss fights are much easier than the levels. I'm talking about you, “Road to Nowhere” level. >:-( Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back: A great sequel. The level designs are much better, but still linear. Crash Bandicoot™ 3: Warped: This is my favorite. The gameplay is much better and smoother. There are levels where you can drive like in a racing game and fly with the Orange Baron (maybe that's a reference to Peanuts/Snoopy with the Red Baron, I don't know). You can play this game with a keyboard, but please do me a favor: just play these games with a controller. I gave up on the first game when I got stuck on the “Road to Nowhere” level. Then I finished these games with an Xbox One controller. Works perfectly. (Oh, and I played on Linux. Proton 9.0.4, and you'll have a wonderful time.) Overall, and a question for Activision: Thank you very much for releasing this game for PC. I'm looking forward to playing Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time. I really hope you release Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled for PC as well. And it would also be great if you would release your games on GOG. Just for the sake of game preservation.

Vicarious Visions stuck to the original game's maddening yet rewarding challenges in this Crash bandicoot remake featuring beautiful visuals and nostalgic linear platforming. This game stays very faithful to the original source material and it leads to some of the best platforming this genre has to offer. With that being said, a lot of the frustrating limitations of the original Crash Bandicoot trilogy persists in this game. Some of the traversal and level designs are genuinely frustrating and rage inducing. I think there's a clear line between challenging and unfair in video games, and Crash Bandicoot's level design leans more towards unfair. This is, however, brilliantly offset by the incredible visual and aural overhaul of the original trilogy's environments and animations. The gameplay tweaks like time trials and crate counters also helped make the experience even better than the original. These additions and improvements make the overall package so much more cohesive while never forgetting what made, and what still makes, so much of Naughty Dog’s original trilogy a blast to play. And because of that, I highly recommend Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy. 8.5/10