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And that's Crash 1 all wrapped up with all 26 gems and all 26 platinum relics.
After all these years I still love the game.
I'm glad I was able to help!
You're right about the platinum relics not giving you anything. They are there purely for the challenge.
After all these years I still love the game.
I'm glad I was able to help!
You're right about the platinum relics not giving you anything. They are there purely for the challenge.
Crooked16th
Banned
Man the hitboxes on the orbs in the cortex fight at the end on crash 1 are crazy. Feels like you can clip threw them one moment then the next you die just looking at them.
Sadly yeah, so hopefully they'll patch a retry option as it is already available for Time Trials.
Edit: Holy fuck Kinsei! Congratulations!
Man that end part of Bear It right after the nitros is insane, you have such a small window after tapping circle to make the Polar Cub move faster where you have to land right before the Orcas but over the obstacle. Took a while but I got lucky, Naughty Dog even knew to throw a checkpoint immediately after that mess lol.
Just jump onto the
THIS FUCKING 3 FLAME JUMP!
Was the timing that fucked in the original?
blunt pillar in the back.
Nice catch!
Doing the relic for Native Fortress made me realize how much i hate the hitboxes and level design of the stage. What is with that bullshit fire particles giant hitbox? Crash 2 has this problem as well. It just lingers so long that you get hit.
I dont see any reason for me to get platinum relics when the game is already this absurd.
Crash 2 and 3 on the other hand are far more rewarding to speedrun considering the run button exists.
I dont see any reason for me to get platinum relics when the game is already this absurd.
Crash 2 and 3 on the other hand are far more rewarding to speedrun considering the run button exists.
MohitParty
Member
14 - 16 seconds for me on standard OG PS4 drive
i felt great figuring that out as a kid
As someone who played very little of Crash back in the day, I don't think this is a fair statement. Crash 1 is just not a well balanced game. There's no real difficulty curve, it's all over the place. There is no reason why a level like Native Fortress should be in the first world. It really feels like it's missing a layer of polish you'd usually get from playtesting.
Meanwhile, the balance and polish in Crash 2 compared to Crash 1 is immediately apparent. The game actually does a good job of easing you in before getting to the tough stuff.
I don't think complaints of Crash 1 being hard are because modern games are babies or whatever. It IS hard. It kinda just throws you into the deep end of the pool without any warning, which honestly is sloppy design. I'm still enjoying Crash 1 enough, but 2 and 3 clearly had more polish and playtesting.
I can see loading times being an issue for people attempting colored gem runs (where they have to quit out of the level and get back in if they die), but otherwise 8 seconds to load into a level, with instantaneous reload upon death from checkpoint or the start during a normal or relic run really isn't much of an issue at all. (DF showed it was about 8 seconds per level as well, stock harddrive).
Still, VV should've put a restart level option in for regular non-time trial runs. And that initial game selection screen really should not take much time loading at all honestly.
Aside from Cold Hard Crash having far too many boxes with asshole placement id say 2 is perfect difficulty wise.
The camera issues when you walk backwards also ruin the experience but that can be said for all 3 games.
AlexFlame116
Member
Okay I need to take a break. Crash 1 is kicking my butt and I'm ready to throw the controller for countless deaths.
privitsan02
Member
The load times themselves aren't bad. It's rather the amount of them we have which is the problem.
- Starting the game (I'm not sure if Activision and Vicarious Visions logos can be skipped)
- Loading the main menu
- Loading the hub world
- Loading a level
- Finishing or exiting or restarting after running out of lives.
They really stack up eventually.
Suburban Thug
Member
Native Fortress is ruining Crash 1 for me. I have been trying to beat it literally all day. Bullshit frame perfect jumps, poor collision detection, and a terrible high jump mechanic (what dolt thought hold down x to jump higher was a good idea?) make this extremely frustrating. Most of my deaths feel cheap and out of my control. Not having fun TBH.
i made it to the the third island and i would say thats the most bs level in the game so far.
sloppyjoe_gamer
Member
It is hard but stick with it and youll get it lol I feel this stage is what seperates those that do from those that cant.
It took me literally 32 lives to finally pass it for the reasons you list. Definitely felt better after passing it but im afraid to tell you that harder ones are ahead lol
THIS FUCKING 3 FLAME JUMP!
Was the timing that fucked in the original?
It's bugged. From years of playing the originals, the flames' hitbox is wrong. You should be able to pass even if the first warning flare goes off, but the hitbox comes even before the proper flame rises. Because of that, by the time you jump off the flame platform as it does a warning flare, you are going to die from the early hitbox. There is a platform if you hold up on the middle flame that you can use to stand above the flames.
Big Green Anus
Member
I forgot all about the motorcycle levels in Crash Warped. The turning is awful! Still better driving than FFXV.
Edit: Forgot what I said, FFXV driving is Ocarina of Time Quality compared to this crap.
Edit: Forgot what I said, FFXV driving is Ocarina of Time Quality compared to this crap.
Pep Guardiola
Member
Most copies are sold out around here too. Online stores and in person.
Thought I could just walk in and grab a copy but nope
DeaDPo0L84
Member
Fuck slippery climb, made it a decent distance and still no checkpoint and then died.
Just finished playing through Warped with my best friend, what a great nostalgia trip. We had a blast.
Gonna work on 100%ing all three games over time for a nice challenge.
So impressed by this collection. Now if they'd only give the greenlight to VV doing a Spyro trilogy...
Gonna work on 100%ing all three games over time for a nice challenge.
So impressed by this collection. Now if they'd only give the greenlight to VV doing a Spyro trilogy...
HueyFreeman
Banned
My god, the start up screens for this game are so fucking painful. It's mind boggling they aren't skippable.
Spinosaurus
Member
The checkpoint being so far into Slippery Climb is a blessing in disguise when you attempt the gem, since you won't have to manually quit the level if you die for the majority of the level until you reach it.
I know you're frustrated, but this is literally how the vast majority of platformers work
There aren't really any tricks to get around this level until the final stretch, so try to take your time and pay attention to the timing and patterns of the enemies and hazards. More generally speaking, I found it helpful to mentally break levels down into sets of obstacles, and focus on overcoming them chunk by chunk. It's like learning a combo in a fighting game.
FeenixRising
Banned
I died so much in Slippery Climb the moved the checkpoint to the beginning
Got to Road to Nowhere and decided that, at least temporarily, I am giving up on Crash 1. There have been at least three levels that I've played 15+ times, and I got to the point that I wasn't actually enjoying playing.
Look, platformers are my favorite genre, and while I don't consider myself a master by any means, I am very good at them. But these levels are just ludicrous. They make DKC Tropical Freeze look like child's play.
Played past the first boss on Crash 2 and it just feels so much better.
Look, platformers are my favorite genre, and while I don't consider myself a master by any means, I am very good at them. But these levels are just ludicrous. They make DKC Tropical Freeze look like child's play.
Played past the first boss on Crash 2 and it just feels so much better.
THIS FUCKING 3 FLAME JUMP!
Was the timing that fucked in the original?
If you're doing time trial, jump a half-second before the flame goes out.
Lightningboalt
Neo Member
Just beat Crash 1. Honestly the only levels I actually have complaints with are Road to Nowhere and High Road. I enjoyed everything else quite a bit, even the much maligned Slippery Climb. Hell, I found Slippery Climb downright enjoyable and beat it on my 6th try, it was tough but it at least felt satisfying to play unlike High Road. GRANTED, I do understand part of why people hate Slippery Climb, the context of the original game's save system making it into a soul crushing gauntlet after an already soul crushing level. But yeah, I had a great time with Crash 1. This was my first time ever playing it, somehow we had a PS1 but never got any of the Crash games, so it was nice getting to finally experience it.
I'd love to shoot for the platinum trophy but I don't think I could manage that, just because damn the relics are gonna be hard to get. I will definitely go for all the gems eventually. Gonna move on to Crash 2 for now though, knowing that it's supposed to be significantly better than 1 makes me pretty excited considering how much I enjoyed 1.
I'd love to shoot for the platinum trophy but I don't think I could manage that, just because damn the relics are gonna be hard to get. I will definitely go for all the gems eventually. Gonna move on to Crash 2 for now though, knowing that it's supposed to be significantly better than 1 makes me pretty excited considering how much I enjoyed 1.
You ain't seen nothing yet.
Attempting the rope trick in Road To Nowhere and I'm dying from that probably the near same amount as attempting the level straight on.
The lanes which have two boards between the falls I do straight on but the ones with hogs and single boards I attempt the rope. But Crash has this bad habit of either jumping very short (and it's in the upper part of that short one I must hit the rope with) or he jumps a meter forward. Currently I'm waiting near the top of my jump before pressing sideways.
The lanes which have two boards between the falls I do straight on but the ones with hogs and single boards I attempt the rope. But Crash has this bad habit of either jumping very short (and it's in the upper part of that short one I must hit the rope with) or he jumps a meter forward. Currently I'm waiting near the top of my jump before pressing sideways.
Man and I thought native fortress was bad..
Maximilian_Dood is streaming Crash 1 with his crew, looks like they're at The Lost City
i feel so stupid
Hopefully this will lead to CTR Remake.
You can't. They are invincible.
You don't lol. Gotta maneuver around them.
Almost on Road to Nowhere. Great timing.
Damn.
When the loading screen Hint said:
"The hogs can't be taken out directly" I thought it implied that there certainly was a way.
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