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I want to talk about Crash 3

the pros
>the art style is really good, I really like the themes, and the egypt levels are really fun
>coco is cute, and the great wall levels are fun
>on that note, the crash biker levels are fun
>double jump and hurricane spin are good additions to the formula, and the hurricane in particular helps you float over long gaps so if you need to backtrack and cant see ahead of you its a good crutch

the bad
>some really lame level design, especially in the medieval rennasaince fair levels. basically long wide paths with nothing interesting in them whatsoever. Frog village I feel does a horrible job introducing the game and is the textbook example of how boring and bland these kinds of levels are
>relic trials are awful. Half the time youre just spamming slide to dash through the level as fast as you can, and it doesnt feel like youre actually using skill to beat the level as fast as possible, just spamming square and abusing level geometry. Again, the rennaisance levels are the worst for this
>on the note of trials, having to wait until you finish the level to even get to restart the trial, otherwise you have to leave the level and go in again
>the """open world""" jetski levels are fucking awful and the arrow barely even works to point you towards boxes. Oh and sometimes? just know to hold left or right otherwise youll land right on top of a bomb. LOL!
>everything about the submarine/swimming levels sucks. its slow, it feels like youre piloting a tank, and theres little variety between any of them other than the pipes with the turning electric plate. oooh I have to shoot a piece of coral reef, how exciting
>FUCK DINO MIGHT'S SECRET I AM SO FUCKING MAD
>the bosses are awful. Genuinely shit. Nothing but "wait until the boss makes himself vulnerable for no reason" tests of patience
>the powerups also kind of suck. "walk on nitro" especially, It feels like they built the levels first then added the powerups, breaking it open

6.5/10
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maybe I should clarify. I also DISLIKE the double jump and hurricane spin because you can only do the jump at the apex of your jump and it feels like it slows you down considerably or have to hyperfocus on your arc instead of the level in front of you, and the hurrican only seems to work if you switch to claw grip to mash the square button while spinning,. otherwise it just stops working and you get dead spins like the kind in the first 2 games
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>>FUCK DINO MIGHT'S SECRET I AM SO FUCKING MAD
git gud
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>>12420716

Coco Bandicute
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>>12420826
>disregard every fucking pterodactyl always killing you
>disregard the first few pterodactyls in the level still killing you
>disregard the pterodactyls even NEXT TO the correct pterodactyl still killing you, just git gud lol
kill yourself
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>>12420835
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>>12420835
>>12420840
Tawna's better.
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>>12420835
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stop dumping coco pictures, you mong
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>>12420848
then why the fuck did you make a coco thread?
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Pinching Coco's nipples
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>>12420848
You should have known that Crash is the new Klonoa when it comes to discussion, it always devolves into spam by the porn addicted.
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>this level's big twist will be....Crash has to stand on a platform or drown in 10 ft deep water
>didnt we make two levels that had him swimming?
>shut up
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>>12420896
he had a scuba suit
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>>12420898
he cant hold his breath for 10 seconds for the water to drop again?
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>>12420903
Obviously not anon. Did you even play the game :|
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>>12420716
>coco is cute, and the great wall levels are fun

Agreed. The great wall levels are the best Hog Wild stages of the entire series.

>It feels like they built the levels first then added the powerups, breaking it open

A lot of games with unlockable powers have this problem. Castlevania SOTN has the same issue - the game is completely trivialized once you reach a certain point.
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>15, 20 and 25 relics needed to unlock these levels
fuck you, rockstar
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>>12420716
Nice review, OP.

Now do Wrath
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>>12421789
the loading screens were so long I got made fun of by my brothers for having to endure it to play a stupid mascot game.
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>>12420716
>the powerups also kind of suck. "walk on nitro" especially
Was this in 3? I thought it was from wrath of cortex
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>>12420716
>on the note of trials, having to wait until you finish the level to even get to restart the trial, otherwise you have to leave the level and go in again
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>>12420867
wh-what porn are they spamming in klonoa threads?
I only played 1 but idr any pornbait.
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>>12422364
This didn’t show up for me. Maybe it’s after you get the gold relic?
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>>12420716
>>some really lame level design
Yeah I find the cycles for the underwater stages to be sloppy, can never get a good pulse on them-
>rennasaince fair levels
No the goal of these stages is to allow the most freeform movement and most controllable obstacles. There's only a few but they all escalate challenges in fun ways giving the player *more* control over how they tackle their obstacles. They're very literal follow ups to jungle stages from the second game and flow very similarly. Extremely light obstacles but generous ledges that allow the player to playground in them better than any other stage. There's clear theories being pushed and they're fun to engage with and are unique to those styles of levels. I can't think of a better way to introduce the game.
>relic trials are awful
Apart from underwater stages absolutely not. They're great challenges in literally every stage. It's best to play them as a second lap thru the game and it shows how the levels are extremely well designed to have completely different flow with the running power up while still working well.
>it doesnt feel like youre actually using skill to beat the level as fast as possible
But you are, you're developing it and applying your experimentation to navigate thru or around obstacles, trial and error sure but the satisfaction of a perfect run goes far.
>Again, the rennaisance levels are the worst for this
They're the most freeform.
>having to wait until you finish the level to even get to restart the trial
No. Restart trial is in the pause menu. Did you play the game?
>the """open world""" jetski levels are fucking awful and the arrow barely even works to point you towards boxes
Use environmental cues to find your way, works great.
>everything about the submarine/swimming levels sucks
They needed more polish and tuning.
>FUCK DINO MIGHT'S SECRET
Nah it's fine and a great secret.
>bosses are awful
Best bosses in the series
>powerups also kind of suck. "walk on nitro"
Wrong game.
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>>12422364
>>12422378
@rock is this true or are there region differences or something?
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>>12422380
Does any game other than spyro trilogy have good underwater sections/levels? It almost always comes down to slowing the player down and messing with the controls so it's a challenging thing to do right.
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>>12422397
The mechanics and obstacles in Crash 3 are good it's the lack of polish that hurts them. Non-trial play is more fun for the underwater levels. Spyro is next level for having underwater charging.
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>>12422397
Majora's Mask (original not demake) has great swimming. That's about it. Very few games had the idea to make you mobile and fast while underwater instead of just having you swim in molasses.
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I like everything about Crash 3. Including the jetski and the underwater levels. The only thing that's kinda meh is the airplane levels but there are only 2 of those.
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>>12422394
Yes, you can restart Time Trials from the pause menu in Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, though the behavior varies slightly depending on whether you are playing the original PS1 version or the N. Sane Trilogy remaster.

Pro Tip: If you're going for Platinum Relics and mess up early, it's always better to use the pause menu restart rather than intentionally dying, as it keeps your momentum and avoids the "death" animation/respawn delay.

Would you like some tips on which power-ups make the Platinum Relics easier to obtain?
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>>12422397
wrong board maybe but recent water map that's been added to TF2 reminded me how Spyro is the only game to get water right by making you a) not drown and b) swim fast (both also modded in specifically for said TF2 map)

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