Crash Bandicoot Trilogy: Remastered

Retr0gamer

superg wrote: »

I'm bloody ages now trying to get across that rickety old bridge in the clouds with the wild hogs, just like it took me ages in 1996. Damn that level!

Those rope bridge levels are just awful. I remember a few months ago when I beat crash 1 screaming at the scream 'this isn't level design it's just horse****!'

Penn

superg wrote: »

I'm bloody ages now trying to get across that rickety old bridge in the clouds with the wild hogs, just like it took me ages in 1996. Damn that level!

The bridge itself I don't mind. Just use your shadow as a guide for where you're going to land.

The worst is having to use the turtles in some areas of it. You either flip them too far back to make the jump, or you've been given an Aku Aku mask because the game feels sorry for you which ends up killing the turtle and leaving you with no way across.

Retr0gamer

Any wait to see the rainy level later on. Still looks fantastic on ps1 so I hope they did it justice.

MilesMorales1

I don't like the first one, no surprise. Gonna skip ahead to 2/3.

klose

Trying my best to stick to these in order but crash 1 is so unforgiving, if you are slightly out with a jump you are gone have rage quit a couple of times already. Still enjoying it loads until when I get stuck, huge nostalgia trip too. Can't wait to show my little nephew is soon and play a few levels with him

callaway92

If ever there's a game the missus would play, it's be this I'd say. Might get it

Ninjavampire

Like others have mentioned, Road to Nowhere is a shockingly tough level, among others. I haven't shouted at the TV this much since my online COD days...

I'm going to drag myself through Crash 1 before I move on. Warped is my favourite platformer ever so I'm looking forward to it!

klose

On road to nowhere myself at the moment, Jesus talk about a heap of things against you all at once! Sick of uka uka laughing at me at the game over screen.

J. Marston

Haven't got it yet but it's been nearly 20 years since I played Crash 1 and I can't remember it being overly difficult.

Worried now though with all the posts on here!

MayoSalmon

J. Marston wrote:

Haven't got it yet but it's been nearly 20 years since I played Crash 1 and I can't remember it being overly difficult.

J. Marston wrote:

Worried now though with all the posts on here!

New game is rock hard alright!

J. Marston

MayoSalmon wrote: »

New game is rock hard alright!

And here was me expecting a pleasant nostalgic stroll.

kwestfan08

Was in blanchardstown today and it was sold out in Argos Smyths and Gamestop. Did retailers order too low or was there limited stock to go around?

SeantheMan

klose wrote: »

Trying my best to stick to these in order but crash 1 is so unforgiving, if you are slightly out with a jump you are gone have rage quit a couple of times already.

Hog Wild !!
The 3rd pig on a spit !

Made me turn off the console.

Phoenix Wright

SeantheMan wrote:

Hog Wild !! The 3rd pig on a spit !

Are you supposed to jump or stay grounded? I just kept running at it until I struck lucky. Native Fortress on the other hand..

SeantheMan

Phoenix Wright wrote: »

Are you supposed to jump or stay grounded? I just kept running at it until I struck lucky. Native Fortress on the other hand..

Jump, I got it first try just now

SeantheMan

Next level, turned the console off again.

Firstly you get the section where you flip the log things, make it 3/4 way to the top via super jump boxes...fall all the way back down.
Finally get near the end...stupid shield guys.

This game...honestly. I haven't had sweaty palms or screamed at a TV in so long.

Sometimes you try to 'soft' jump...but it's just too short because a big jump looks like you'd hit a spike etc.

klose

SeantheMan wrote: »

Hog Wild !!
The 3rd pig on a spit !

Made me turn off the console.

Yup, oh that took me many an attempt too. Was the original this hard too? I don't remember it so but then again I was a young lad. Crash just feels so 'weighty' if that makes sense.

Penn

klose wrote: »

Yup, oh that took me many an attempt too. Was the original this hard too? I don't remember it so but then again I was a young lad. Crash just feels so 'weighty' if that makes sense.

Yeah I remember that hog bit being hard in the original in the exact same place. Your jump has to be really precise but I don't even know what way it has to be precise to make it.

Don't know how but managed to get up to 96% in Crash 2 pretty quickly. Just 4 gems left. Admittedly I had been watching a speed run of Crash 2 last week, so maybe I picked up some tips without trying, plus where/how to get the coloured gems and secret warp rooms. And trying to get all the boxes first time where possible means less replaying levels.

The last gems are going to be a pain though. Two in the future piston levels, and two in the last of the ice levels. I'll keep going until I run out of however many lives I have left, then maybe switch to Warped.

SeantheMan

Penn wrote: »

Yeah I remember that hog bit being hard in the original in the exact same place. Your jump has to be really precise but I don't even know what way it has to be precise to make it.

Don't know how but managed to get up to 96% in Crash 2 pretty quickly. Just 4 gems left. Admittedly I had been watching a speed run of Crash 2 last week, so maybe I picked up some tips without trying, plus where/how to get the coloured gems and secret warp rooms. And trying to get all the boxes first time where possible means less replaying levels.

The last gems are going to be a pain though. Two in the future piston levels, and two in the last of the ice levels. I'll keep going until I run out of however many lives I have left, then maybe switch to Warped.

Did you skip Crash 1 ?

Xenji

Road To Nowhere has led to my girlfriend causing a controller casualty already.

Ninjavampire

Just got the gold relic on Road to Nowhere after 100 odd attempts! This will be a long road to 100%...

Penn

SeantheMan wrote: »

Did you skip Crash 1 ?

Didn't skip it as such. Played for about 2 hours and got past Pinstripe, but just got frustrated with a few levels and moved on to Crash 2. Think I'd gotten to the level after the second bridge one, and was just hemorrhaging lives so abandoned it. Found Crash 2 much more enjoyable to play.

shrapnel222

some crash 1 levels are super hard. the one with the log platforms then the fires. keep getting to 6th or 7th checkpoint then crash and burn every time!!!

bennyl10

Seems to be sold out all over Limerick..
Christ did retailers not expect this to sell?!

klose

bennyl10 wrote: »

Seems to be sold out all over Limerick..
Christ did retailers not expect this to sell?!

Probably expecting a lot of digital downloads, what price are hard copies going for?

bennyl10

klose wrote: »

Probably expecting a lot of digital downloads, what price are hard copies going for?

37 in Argos
39 in smyths

44 in GS

Retr0gamer

I think Crash is more frustrating than super hard. Jumps seem stupidly precise in silly areas and some levels are just total BS. It's rather short as well. They really cut down the BS in Crash 2.

CiDeRmAn

The pixel perfect nature of the platforming and the limited world it is set in always made Crash the poor relation compared with Super Mario 64.
It looked lovely, but it was never in the same league as SM64.

Ipse dixit

Any idea where you can pick this up in Dublin City Centre? Argos and Smyths are sold out and none in Gamestop Stephen's Green.

Penn

Reading in a few places that Crash is outselling Horizon in first-week sales. Makes a lot of sense given how many PS4 players likely had the original games or buying it for their kids now whereas Horizon was a new IP and an unknown quantity, but still, it's looking great for Crash. Hopefully the start of a resurgence and new games. Just continue on the formula with the same engine and new levels.

J. Marston

Horizon sold a lot so that's pretty good going. Helps that it's cheaper than a full price game too.

Retr0gamer

Whatever about the games the price is a bargain and there's the nostalgia factor as well. Can see it having legs right up this this Christmas.

brianregan09

bennyl10 wrote: »

Seems to be sold out all over Limerick..
Christ did retailers not expect this to sell?!

Try Harvey Normans thats where I eventually got one

SeantheMan

Crash 1 Ripper Roo can f*ck off

So random.
Finally managed to kill him...but after the final hit I was stood on top of a dynamite box.
The 'winning' animation of crash giving the peace sign to the camera or whatever starts...but the box's animtion path continues...and I celebrate going over the edge of the waterfall and die.

Have to restart the boss fight again

Retr0gamer

I didn't want to say I felt the jumping was a bit off in the new Crash games and that some jumps were stupidly precise, didn't want to come across as a moaning casual.

However if you think these games are harder than you remember you are probalbly right, the collision boxes are off:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-07-04-fans-may-know-why-jumping-is-harder-in-the-crash-bandicoot-n-sane-trilogy

Penn

Got 100% in Crash 2 last night. Near ripped my hair out trying to get the all box gem on Cold Hard Crash.

Have only gotten one or two relics though. They seem to be the bulk of what's left for the platinum trophy.

SeantheMan

Penn wrote: »

Got 100% in Crash 2 last night. Near ripped my hair out trying to get the all box gem on Cold Hard Crash.

Have only gotten one or two relics though. They seem to be the bulk of what's left for the platinum trophy.

Doesn't getting 100% consist of getting all the relics etc ?

Penn

SeantheMan wrote: »

Doesn't getting 100% consist of getting all the relics etc ?

It does in Crash 3, but since the relics weren't originally in Crash 2 (or 1) they don't count towards % completion, only the gems and crystals.

SeantheMan

Penn wrote: »

It does in Crash 3, but since the relics weren't originally in Crash 2 (or 1) they don't count towards % completion, only the gems and crystals.

Achievement-wise do they all count in Crash 1 ?

Some of the levels I've struggled with and can't see my trying to get every single box or trying to get a platinum time.

Exclamation Marc

Some levels where you need to get every box and not die for the coloured gems. I just can't see it happening for me... The shame.

Penn

SeantheMan wrote: »

Achievement-wise do they all count in Crash 1 ?

Some of the levels I've struggled with and can't see my trying to get every single box or trying to get a platinum time.

In terms of trophies/achievements, all the gems count, but you don't need to get platinum relics, only gold. Don't know about Crash 1, but in Crash 2 once you've completed the main story you unlock Crash Dash, which means holding down R2 makes you run faster. That'll be the key to getting Gold/Platinum relics, not much point trying to get them before you unlock that ability.

In terms of getting all the gems, yeah, with some levels breaking every box is a huge task, especially where the level splits in two and you can go one way or the other, as there are likely boxes on both routes, meaning you have to go through one route, then backtrack through the other (which means it's harder to see enemies and jumps). Some levels are hard as f*ck, but they're not impossible (hell I just did it and the game has only been out since Friday) and given that Crash 2 & 3 are a good bit easier than Crash 1, that's where the real challenge comes in for those games. Most of the levels in Crash 2 are fairly easy, but getting all the boxes takes a lot more work.

Penn

Exclamation Marc wrote: »

Some levels where you need to get every box and not die for the coloured gems. I just can't see it happening for me... The shame.

It's part of the reason I enjoy Crash 2 a lot more. The coloured gems (and some normal ones) are more based on unlocking secret levels or unlocking new paths in existing levels. Far more interesting and varied.

Retr0gamer

Exclamation Marc wrote: »

Some levels where you need to get every box and not die for the coloured gems. I just can't see it happening for me... The shame.

Pretty sure that was in the originals. Here they save the boxes you destroyed before the checkpoint.

Penn

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Pretty sure that was in the originals. Here they save the boxes you destroyed before the checkpoint.

Yeah but in some levels you can't get the coloured gem if you died in the level at all. Two levels I got all the boxes but as I died, didn't get a gem.

Exclamation Marc

Penn wrote: »

Yeah but in some levels you can't get the coloured gem if you died in the level at all. Two levels I got all the boxes but as I died, didn't get a gem.

Same as. Broke myself getting 82 boxes and then realised at the very end that I hadn't satisfied the t&c's!

Penn

Went back to Crash 1 last night and actually found it a good bit easier having played through Crash 2 and a bit of 3. I missed having the slide jump (even when it's not necessary, it still gives peace of mind for tricky-looking jumps) and the only real difficulty I found was how low the camera is in some flat levels when it's right behind Crash. Can make it hard to properly judge what's ahead.

Still though, finished all the main levels. Hesitant to start going for gems in Crash 1, might try platinum Crash 2 or get 105% in Crash 3 first.

Penn

Exclamation Marc wrote: »

Same as. Broke myself getting 82 boxes and then realised at the very end that I hadn't satisfied the t&c's!

Yeah, the tip at the start tells you you won't get the gem if you die, but I still try get all the boxes even if I did die just so I can tell if there are missing boxes or how to get difficult ones for when I replay the level.

J. Marston

Died 3 times on the first level trying to get every box on that box bridge.

20 year old rust.

Retr0gamer

J. Marston wrote: »

Died 3 times on the first level trying to get every box on that box bridge.

20 year old rust.

No shame. Whoever designed those bridge levels needs to be shot.

Penn

Retr0gamer wrote: »

No shame. Whoever designed those bridge levels needs to be shot.

Not the bridge level, the first level with the bridge made of boxes