Crash: Mind Over Mutant Review | A Disappointing End (MOM 10 Year Anniversary)

[@RegretfulDeadMan]

First Part 2 of the Leftovers episode was supposed to come out this past friday, but I was informed by one of my viewers that today is the 10 year aniversary. It was a serendipitous happenstance that I couldn't pass up. So this friday is the Leftovers episode part 2 followed by the season finale.

[@Redberd36]

You have a slight error in the description with "bag" instead of "bang" lol.

[@salmon-stan]

Azzalack Do You Ever Think Before You Speak

[@warioland523]

I honestly liked this little duology. I wouldn't mind if the beat em up platform style of Crash that these two games had going for them returned for a third time. Sure it's different but it's fun and in the end that's all that matters to me.

[@odding3472]

I actually loved both crash of the titans and mind over mutant. I was a kid tho but both games were good for me

[@motikavids]

Man same...I remember being in the living room in front of the tv...ps2 hooked on and the game playing while im enjoying my life in 1st grade...good times :)

[@CTOACN]

What about mind over mauntants ds

[@MSCLeap75]

I also want the series to move on & not rely so much on nostalgia. I felt like the titans games did a great job moving Crash in a different direction while trying to stay consistent with gameplay elements of the classics being utilized in a beat'em up fashion. Most fans don't realize that the titans games do reference several elements from the originals as well as from WOC & Twinsanity, but these elements are just utilized differently.

[@BillyBob_McSanchez]

The problem is that introducing Crash to something new is risky because 9 times outta 10 fans won't like it, and claim that it doesn't stick to the classics on PS1. It's also another reason why Crash on the Run and Crash Team Rumble failed. If Crash was just as famous as Mario, Sonic, and Pacman, then maybe I could see developers trying something new. I would love to see a Crash Soccer game, Crash Team Football or something like that. But sadly I doubt it because fans are so picky and Crash isn't as popular with Gen Alpha :(

[@scottfimple2533]

Yeah the backtracking is why I think mind over mutant is average. The fact you have to backtrack just to reach the next destination is poor design. It like radical entertainment realized how short this game was and added in loads of backtracking to extend the hours of gameplay, which gives off the impression they weren't confident in this game. The bone mission was the worst of it, as you go to various areas to get Uka Uka's bones, yet when you get them all you have to go through the caves again, wasting more hours of gameplay.

[@mastermindmico1224]

The ridiculous amount of backtracking is what i didn't like about Crash MOM. Otherwise, i wouldn't necessarily say the game sucks

[@pyryhirvenlahti]

Just my opinion but thats why I hated Crash Titans. Maybe it's because of I played MOM first, but as a kid a really loved the feeling when you come back from an adventure and sometging has happened to (example) your home. And you have a new quest.

[@crashfan9997]

I cannot believe it has been 10 years since 2008... TEN years since Crash: Mind over Mutant which I got for Christmas that year. The Olympics... Doctor Who series 4... 10 years damn.

[@CTOACN]

Wow you get to play yoyr own games

[@1234legend1234]

I quite like the change in the animations for the cut scenes.

[@happiestpizza4361]

To me it just gave the game a lack of identity

[@homesliceheroes6306]

coco's best design is in mind over mutant

[@MrSai-mn8wz]

Agree

[@Laekith]

Nah, I like Nitro Kart's more

[@MSCLeap75]

I really love your reviews for these 2 titans games since they're fairly made & not biased for the classic games. I wish more people would judge them as fairly as you instead of dissing them simply because they're too different & it's a popular thing to do in the fanbase.

[@macblackledge6121]

I honestly really like the cutscenes, it felt like a really unique idea, I can't think of any other game that has ever done something like this.

[@happiestpizza4361]

Yeah but it wasn't good

[@bakedcrystal915]

Happiest Pizza I thought it was good

[@genyakozlov1316]

@@happiestpizza4361 Who are you to say what's bad and what's not? Only thing you can claim is whether or not you liked it. Why even tell people "you can't have what you want because I decided it's bad"? Not everything in this world is made for you, let others have their fun.

[@clawdroppin]

I also liked it.

[@HYP3M0D368]

Its ok they couldove done better i think

[@superlombax1561]

And so it ends, the Crash Bandicoot Retrospective. What an excellent series this was!

[@starscorpia4005]

I enjoyed the mixing of cutscene styles, it was a funny thing in my opinion.

[@bonecoldplays8518]

I hope that vicarous visions remaster COTT AND Mind over mutant but spice them up and fix the story, broken areas of game play and bland sections because I think that would do very well because these games aren't perfect but pretty good in my opinion

[@bandicootsauce4569]

Fun fact: We never find out what NV stands for regarding the mind control helmet.

[@TheSkully343]

Neural visor?

[@bandicootsauce4569]

@@TheSkully343 Hmm. Possibly.

[@lightbringer3271]

Maybe it just a way to pronounce "Envy"

[@Cssquarepants]

What a journey dude, I wasn't there from the beginning, but watching through them all, it was great. Thank you for making content, as a content creator to another thumbs up.

[@Mae4Ever]

The change of art style are the only best part of this game have to offer.

[@yoboinebby7841]

This is still my guilty pleasure of the series and I will always love it with nostalgia but I have to admit it is not that Good of a game but hey what are ya gonna do. Awesome video as always keep up the good work dude

[@nate5521]

Ino I’m a bit late but I feel if they rebooted this and crash of the Titans they would do really well

[@DomtheDevilsRival]

Man I can't believe its been ten years since Mind Over Mutant came out, I remember seeing commercials for it back then. My main issue with the game is the backtracking you have to do. I didn't play Crash of The Titans until late 2013, and I liked that game a lot more compared to MOM. Alas it was a bittersweet end to the series but it wasn't terrible. Now to go off topic if I could suggest a review for the future, the Tak trilogy, they're pretty fun.

[@skillzdajestar4921]

This game personally for me was incredibly amazing, i played it at 7 years old and never stopped. collecting hero mutants and maxing them out as well as crash was so much fun!. I don't think many could relate to this but I felt like this was the best game I ever played.

[@bandicootsauce4569]

As far as the idea of something new for Crash goes, I'd like to see a spin-off game focusing on Neo Cortex. Supposedly, there WAS such a game in the works at one time, but it was cancelled/scrapped in favour of... well, Tag Team Racing. Hell, I'd even like to see a game starring Nina Cortex, so long as it doesn't turn out like Shadow The Hedgehog: The Game.

[@Teh69thSpartan]

I would really like a spinoff based on him and his past!

[@DangerousPython]

Ngl I love the different artstyles in the cutscenes

[@happiestpizza4361]

No

[@wuebboltc]

Well, it's been a long road, but we finally reached the end. Your Crash Bandicoot 1996 review (the one you released Christmas 2016) was one of your first videos I watched. I really enjoyed this retrospective on the Crash series, which remains my favourite gaming franchise ever, in spite of its many pitfalls after Naughty Dog left. Thank you, sir, for the many hours of entertainment you've provided. If any new Crash games are ever released, do you plan on reviewing them as well?

[@fruitlion8]

Because of the stronger platforming making co-op better automatically, I enjoyed this more than Titans. I still wish Crunch was playable though xD

[@Downloadsbacon]

14:52 Wow Nina's arm got super long there.

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

Yet to watch the conclusion but just wanted to say, thanks for all this work and passion! Been a great series! Hopefully Crash gets the justice it deserves. Have a good one!

[@SpaceyMcSpacer]

Well happy 10th anniversary Crash MOM! Also great review!

[@FoxyGuyHere]

The first mutant game was much better than this one, but I honestly like this one a lot too.

[@xaccgamer203]

I really liked COTT, but Mind Over Mutant constant backtracking made it unbearable to me, I didn't even finish it.

[@DrDree001]

13:09 best part I feel like that can be an actual commercial

[@sikid4000]

I liked the pocket ability. Reminds me of pokemon.

[@marloges]

I never played this one after being disappointed by the previous game and from what I'm hearing here that's not really a loss. I really like these Crash Bandicoot reviews and are definitely going to watch the ones I haven't watched yet later on (not really watching in order, haha). I really need to track down a copy of Nitro Kart since I never played it and always thought it would be as bad as Tag Team Racing for some reason... I utterly love Crash Team Racing and therefore it's almost a tragedy that I missed out on a decent sequel this whole time... Damn. Might even prefer that over a remaster of my favorite since I already played that one way too often. Anyway, as for what I wish for the series... I honestly would like them to go back to the classic style of gameplay. I mean, I agree that it's Activision and they are known for releasing the same stuff over and over again but I really wish for an actually good Crash Bandicoot game with like 25 challenging and fun levels, some gimmicks cool bosses and music... I think Vicarious Visions would be able to do that since the GBA games are at least fine and their work on the remaster was good in my opinion. The linear jump n' run games with one-hit deaths were always the most fun to me overall and I kinda miss that. But I'd also take a reinventation of the formula if they have good ideas, I honestly just want a new, GOOD Crash game, lmao. No matter what it turns out to be.

[@MMenyan]

13:19 it's because crash keeps grabbing it by the antenna bit, which shocks them for some reason, and everyone else grabs it by the headband thingy. not much of an explanation, but that's what the game gives us. aku aku is also unable to put it on properly

[@seabossgaming5405]

I really can't wait for CTR: Nitro Fueled

[@sikid4000]

You earned a subscriber

[@Guzuma]

I had assumed that the different cutscene animation styles gimmick tied into either the NV or Coco’s invention she mentioned at the beginning of the game, because both mentioned all the TV channels they had and different animation styles = different channels? I’m probably looking way too deeply into it. I still really loved Titans and MOM, mostly because of the gimmick of all the different races of Titans, with me loving series with similar gimmicks like Pokémon, Skylanders, etc. Though MOM pissed me off a lot with all the backtracking but whenever that happened I’d put on Spotify or KZbin in the background to make it go by faster.

[@pose7897]

I remember being in the first grade playing cotc game with my little brother on the psp, it was one of my favorite getaways. we never really liked this one though

[@JsReviews]

So wait, are you reviewing Rayman?

[@salmon-stan]

Wait why?? What's the drama :0

[@XpertGreekGamer]

im just watching this vid again drunk for nostalgia reasons and god dan that ending hits didfferent it hits dhard thestimpyland aka "MONTRO" aka Michael i stil love his reviews the most and but you both have a great understandign about games , the industry and whats going on which i always admired, respected and love you guys for it miss these kind of reviews and oh god i cant wait to see what we get in the future, personally crash "4" ws dissapointd me story wise, it was a bit cringe at some points, i much prefered wrath of cortex at most parts but yea lets see wahts next, something new most pooirbly

[@XpertGreekGamer]

1 year later doing it again lol, almost 5 years later that this retrospective was over. Miss watching every new episode and only way i can get that feeling back is with IAT or....that Rumble game, bruh. B-Mask made a good vid on IAT and while i think that game was just good, it filled me with hope that the next Crash will be even better. maybe

[@rikukeyblademaster1575]

Yeah mind of her mittens and I are kind of in a love-hate relationship one of the good things though is that unlike crash of the Titans you can jump with the people or creatures that you control and the other one you couldn’t jump at all you had to abandon the creature.

[@SpudChickenSaltedChips]

Desert Wastelands is by far my favourite song in the game.

[@stefanloncar6868]

Now that Series is revived how are they gonna continue series ? Make everything after Warped Non Canon and create a real Crash 4. Beacause why would they continue from Mind Over Mutant since new comers will be confused if series continues after MOM so yeah series deserves new fresh continuity.

[@MrSai-mn8wz]

MOM is in the main timeline so they have to continue from MOM

[@stefanloncar6868]

OctoSai SSG but if they continue from MOM then they’ll have to make another Titan/Mutant game and everyone hates those

[@salmon-stan]

Not necessarily! Just because the story contains the same tone and some callbacks to the Titan/Mutant games doesn't mean they have to use the same gameplay elements. They could appear as enemies, but be defeated in classic Crash style (say Crash trained and got stronger or something, IDK). Or maybe that's too big of a stretch. Your call. The Titan gameplay, while not inherently awful, was certainly controversial, so I don't think it's coming back. If Future Tense is any indication, it looks like Vicarious Visions would probably return to the classic gameplay. That said, I wouldn't be opposed to a fresh continuity because I (personally, mind) find a lot of the characterizations to be either one-note (like N. Brio, who was funny and did well for the short time we knew him, but would need some serious added character development to last as a returning character) or obnoxious (like N-Gin, who was...???????). That doesn't necessarily require a whole canon reset to fix, though. Alternatively, they don't have to move forward on the timeline at all -- at least not yet. There's a big gap in between Warped and CTR/WoC where Cortex and Tropy have been essentially incapacitated, and then they turn out fine for the next game with no explanation. You could explore the "in-between" there and dodge the issue entirely. Sorry for the huge essay >>"

[@bobipineman]

@@MrSai-mn8wz no they don't. It official now crash 4 is an true sequel to crash 3 and more closer sequel than woc

[@mrdark9009]

@@salmon-stan He could continue after Mind Over Mutant while reboot the license again. Crash of the Titans did it right. But finally. They have chose to resume after Crash 3. The question no longer arises.

[@MaccamatBux]

I must be one of the only people who actually liked the backtracking. It makes the world feel real and bigger instead of just teleporting everywhere. I was genuinely disappointed when after getting the key for the desert gate, it just teleported me there. I was so keen to walk all the way back for the satisfaction of unlocking an area we couldn't previously visit.

[@dragoonunleashed9962]

This game made me question many things like: -How mutants like the Ratcicles or the Sludges could make civilizations in one year? I know they are stronger and smarter but... dude, it's one year, they can't go to small kingdom in just a year. -What's with the Ratcicles and Magmadons? Since their leaders got their asses frozen, most of the Magmadon race was frozen until the NV delivery and the fact that before fighting the Magmadon Hero the zone is boiling with apparently lava makes me think of a war between kingdoms, fuck, even a genocide war. -Why the hell the Grimlies have 2 zones? the Spooky Treefort and Mount Grimly both belong to the Grimly race, when did they get so powerful being one of the most recent races? -What happened to Goars, Shellephants and Eel-ectrics? they couldn't just go extinct, specially Goar and Shellephant since these 2 are some of the most brutal mutants out there. -Is the Yuktopus from Mt, Grimly the same from the Temple of Zoom? They look n.sanely different, even for redesign standards. -Words words words words. Damn, this game for being open-world it's sure it didn't expand it or go in a deeper look to what happened since CotT.

[@dasantihero2827]

I like both CotT and MoM mainly because I'm a beat 'em up type of guy. I heavily agree with your review. Also I ponder on what "MUNG" on your savefile means. Is it something relating to the channel, or something IRL?

[@burgerthecat2190]

Dude yes. I’m so excited for this video!

[@psychonautmaddy7409]

To be honest, I found this game to be better than Crash of the Titans

[@bobipineman]

Yeah this game feel like unfinished. It a shame they're no research for cut content

[@XpertGreekGamer]

Probably just a more satisfying story and a fast travel system from the start, coz that's literally the only 2 BIG flaws that matters. (Maybe 1 or 2 more areas and mutants) Characters comming and going and the ending being anti climactic. First time i played this game i thought these idols used to save the game would act as fast travel too when you interact with them but no. Such a shame, this could've been so good but ended being just ok, i wonder how much better a sequel could've been. Maybe there would never be a sequel to this and only Crash Landed would be next, but as a spin off series, just like kart racers, I'd pay to see this style of gameplay return, it's so refined in MOM and more could be added, especially if it stars Coco (with her MOM design because it's perfect) with her using gadgets, crafting upgrades n shet.

[@bobipineman]

@@XpertGreekGamer after replaying the game. It's actually extremly short, without all the backtracing the game may be finished for less than 2 hour

[@XpertGreekGamer]

@@bobipineman That's why i said maybe 1 or more areas, new and old. Only thing i could find is a cut song that is similar to BBQ Bash, (kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZSufmproLSEY6s) that means that area might have made a return Shellephant and Koo-ala included. (kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYOynJ9vpKmqeck) What a shame, i really loved that level in Titans and MOMs OST being GODLY i would've loved to play that.

[@BRAND0NMJACKS0N2010]

They should have kept it like crash of the titans with separate episodes ..... And I feel like the original overall was just more fun ... It was way better platforming and I got more use of my surfboard in it ...😂 I don’t know I really think the original was so much better this is disappointing,

[@idonotmakevidsyet]

The unique art styles are the best part

[@Laekith]

The cut scenes were the one thing I liked about this game

[@Zeziliath]

Dont understand the hate on the cutscenes. They were hilarious from time to time and the creativity was incredible.

[@crashban4t.f.s.b783]

The graphics will get better actually. Graphics will be good enough to look like the “real” world.

[@GameMaster-ig8oo]

I would love to hear your thoughts on Jak and Daxter the Lost Frontier someday.

[@cs16241]

"I want something new " Be careful what you wish for "Crash Team Rumble announced "

[@RegretfulDeadMan]

And I haven't been a fan of the series since 2020, so I guess time makes fools of us all.

[@dotproduct335]

@@RegretfulDeadManyou didn’t like Crash 4 ?!

[@RegretfulDeadMan]

Someone gifted it to me in 2020, never touched it.

[@cs16241]

@@dotproduct335 for me, it's a great Crash game. Just don't 100% it, they messed that up BAD.

[@neog8029]

So Brio both created the world and wrote the Bible... Is Brio secretly God?

[@feralperil]

yes

[@neog8029]

I knew it.

[@salmon-stan]

Don't be ridiculous. He obviously invented God, too.

[@theamazingwman9349]

Actually I enjoyed mom more than OTT

[@radupreoteasa8782]

This game is my childhood 😞

[@JamieMcG7]

I preferred this over titans because it was a more refined version of titans and I thought the worlds were very intriguing (like I wanted to explore more of this world)

[@crashfan9997]

U should review the Jak and Daxter games if u haven't already dude.

[@Shane_Leath]

46:40 Yeah, we don't fully understand it either. As for where Crash is going next I wouldn't mind seeing a two pack of a CTR Remake and WoC Remake announced alongside a brand new Crash game whatever that may be. I'd also like to see a similar thing with Spyro assuming the Re-Ignighted trilogy goes well, a remake of EtD with all cut content put back in and a new game.

[@seabossgaming5405]

Well, one of those wishes was granted

[@funkygtxd2568]

Dude its almost 2019 omfg lol but still its my favorite game

[@kennydarmawan13]

Super Mario Odyssey gave this game no reason to fail.

[@roni-ty8ji]

I remember when i was 6 yrs old and i played this game and when i got to the crunch boss i lost and bited my wii controllers joystick and it broke

[@Canada1994]

My school years in a nutshell too

[@smoogieboogie1694]

If you hated your old N Sane Trilogy review, do you plan to re-review it now that you’ve done the rest of the series?

[@cptntrash1387]

My favorite Crash game of all time... no joke

[@Teh69thSpartan]

If there's a thing i have to say about this and Titans, is... Why were these not released on the PS3?!?! That's kinda weird...

[@TheFoolish727]

This one's story somewhat rips off N trance with you having to fight brainwashed coco and crunch

[@tabreezsiddique]

It's inspiration. Same with the digging mechanic and the fetch quest Coco sends you out to do in the start, both of which were already done in Crash 2.

[@pharmcat8484]

I like Big Bang Theory

[@Kirill-Ivanov2002]

How about The Binding Of Isaac? I want you to say some things about that game's difficulty.

[@Specter227]

Personally, I would like to see you tackle something a bit more obscure for your future retrospectives. I feel like almost every KZbin reviewer did a Sonic/Mega Man/Donkey Kong Country/Spyro retrospective at some point and it's getting a bit stale.

[@freshboy3968]

20:26 Nobody bought them tho, they were given to everyone FOR FREE

[@Da1Dez]

Confusing storyline, long load times, bad character designs and the most inconsistent cutscenes I've ever seen in a video game! This game for me single-handedly nearly destroyed Crash beyond repair and didn't surprise me that the franchise went on hiatus for nearly 10 years! I was angry and insulted from this game.

[@bandicootsauce4569]

Fun fact: Everyone I've seen stream this game NEVER used the dodge and counter. In fact, they never use half the moves that would probably make the gameplay infinitely more palatable in the eyes of the biased haters. This goes for Crash Of The Titans, too. Seriously, is it THAT fucking hard to press the Select button to view combat tutorials in Crash Of The Titans when prompted... or at all? Is it THAT fucking hard to pause the game and view the combo list in Mind Over Mutant? No, it isn't. The haters are just determinedly ignoring these obvious sources of help for the sake of bitching about how 'hard' the combat is, or more to the point, how different the gameplay is to that of the oh-so-bloody-perfect PS1 trilogy. Seriously, the majority of Crash fans are so biased towards the PS1 games that a lot of them hate the N. Sane Trilogy and Nitro-Fueled just because they're not the original PS1 versions of those games! I'm not even joking! It honestly makes me sick! Mind Over Mutant didn't kill the Crash franchise - the FANS did! The fans killed it because they're biased for the PS1 games and against everything else! They're so ridiculously xenophobic about change that it's not even funny! Crash NEEDS to evolve, one way or the other, whether the fans like it or not! The fanboys need to let go of the past... so that Crash can have a FUTURE!

[@salmon-stan]

Hakuna your tatas, dude. Three things: - Fans didn't kill Crash, either. A series of layoffs at Radical and confused direction during the development of _Crash Landed (2010)_ did. There was nothing you, or I, or Radical, or PS1 fans could've done. - I don't think anyone's complaining that the combat is too hard. If anything, it's too simple. I watched my sister play this game a while back, and I saw what you're saying about not using the dodge. (Although, when I played it myself, I found the counterattack difficult to pull off consistently.) But it's easy to forget it's there -- just spamming the 'light attack' combo takes out 99% of enemy encounters without issue. At any rate, it just doesn't matter. Crash's corkscrew spin is completely broken. Just jump on their heads where they can't reach you and spin. You'll slowly, agonizingly kill them while their friends sit around like chumps and watch. When those two attacks cover anything you could possibly want to do, why bother learning the more complicated combos? If the game were balanced better, players wouldn't have this issue. - I agree with your point, though, that change is good for the series. By this point, it's so embedded in Crash's identity that it wouldn't be Crash without a major style overhaul every few years. People who deride IAT simply because "it didn't need changing" miss the forest for the trees, in my opinion. Having recently left the Pokémon fandom, it's kind of funny, since they're the opposite -- they've been using the same models and animations since 2013. What they wouldn't give to have our "problem"!

[@redbool1115]

23:38 wtf he actually says penis ingame? The game is rated E...

[@matthewsimmons9277]

Burrowing isn’t new it’s been in the series since crash 2.

[@dwaynewood2424]

You forgot Greg Eagles (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy) as Aku Aku.

[@RegretfulDeadMan]

Not mentioning is not the same as forgetting.

[@nyar3517]

Isn’t mind control N. Trances thing? Missed opportunity.

[@HarbingerYT]

I feel like that this reboot was trying to reinvent N.Tranced in the plot, even as going as far as having the victims of the mind control as Coco and Crunch.

[@tabreezsiddique]

@@HarbingerYT This is a sequel, not a reboot.

[@dutconomics6118]

I liked this game a lot really, i never understood why people took a piss over it

[@kieranstark7213]

I think it’s the same reason as Crash of the Titans “WAAH, IT SUCKS BECAUSE IT’S DIFFERENT FROM OLDER CRASH GAMES WITH ITS REDESIGN AND BEAT EM UP GAMEPLAY!!!!”.

[@SlamBolts]

I think you missed the point of having different animation styles in cutscenes

[@blakchristianbale]

SlamBolts which is?

[@salmon-stan]

Well, I think it's an artsy sort of thing. If it's done well, it can either be used to signify a change in perspective or just be really fun to look at. The catch is _if_ it's done well, and the cutscenes are very hit-and-miss in terms of quality (both visually and comedically) in this game.

[@Mr.Feather130]

From a big anti climatic way to end the crash series to bring back the series with n sane trilogy (which I adore that game alot!)

[@stefanloncar6868]

So this is a game that killed series in 2008 and 9 years later N.Sane Trilogy revived Crash series

[@Obe_omer]

Mom could have been better than cott if they remove the backtracking and made the game longer and added some cutscenes to explain the story more imo

[@speedymendez]

Developers : It's just a prank bro it's just a prank L👀k 👉 the cameras right there 📹

[@kaspergamer460]

What makes these Crash of the Titans games so mind boggling is that they could much more easily cash-in with the existing Crash Bandicoot formula, 25 linear levels and 5 bosses connected by a warp-room. Even a sloppy attempt at that is much more entertaining than a half-assed gimmicky reboot, and I bet it would've sold better. I have to believe these decisions were made by a boardroom of people who know nothing of game design

[@kaspergamer460]

@@RegretfulDeadMan​ I'm not talking about just a warp room. Classic Crash sells, and they could've easily made a bigger profit with less effort by copying the formula from Crash 2 and warped. Even the awful Wrath of Cortex has sold over 5.42 million on ps2 alone. If VGChartz is to be believed, Crash of the Titans sold around 1.82 million copies all consoles accounted for. Also, the effectiveness of the warp room setting shouldn't be overlooked. It creates a party game-like feel which has a lot of mass appeal. You start with 5 levels of different variety that you can do in the order of your choosing. A tapas-platter of cartoon platforming. It's simple and fun. And instead of a boring levels menu, you get to run around in a special base and jump into level portals yourself.

[@Obe_omer]

@@RegretfulDeadMan I agree, in the mid 2000s many developers didn't know how to revive the franchise and they didn't have any ideas or something to do with the classic crash gameplay that's why the titans games happened and they didn't succeed either they were too different to be recognized as crash bandicoot and they're just mediocre, 2017 was a great timing to give us a remake while the n sane trilogy wasn't perfect it was very successful and crash 4 followed that success.

[@kieranstark7213]

@@RegretfulDeadMan Your Crash Bandicoot Marathon is no longer over. Maybe we will have to wait until the mid-21st Century to see it continue after starting with Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time in case Activision (and very likely Toys for Bob) could still make more Crash games after Crash 4, or you could go ahead and make your review of that game which is one of the best things about one of the worst decades of you wanna go ahead and give it a go!

[@gregzotter6189]

Big Bang Theory was shitty?? Wow, you are going to piss off ALL of its fans with that remark!

[@kieranstark7213]

To be fair, though, they need to learn to respect opinions.

[@gregzotter6189]

Awesome review. Also, how dare you bash Big bang Theory!

[@MrBepis-qx5ye]

Long story short, every modern generation video-game is an utter disappointment to you.

[@superlombax1561]

Though he did say he liked Crash of the Titans, so...

[@MrBepis-qx5ye]

ÆnimaNerd Surrealist from videos he has been publishing on his channel for the last several months.

[@salmon-stan]

It's my impression that it's kind of the opposite? Granted, I've only been watching the Bandicoot Retrospective, but in the COTT review he expressed explicit disdain for the idea that a different/modern game is bad simply because it's different/modernized. There's plenty of modern games that he reviews unfavorably, but there's explicit reasons why separate from its modernity, if that makes sense.

[@rikukeyblademaster1575]

Just as this game killed the crash bandicoot franchise a similar incident happened with THQ and Nicktoons globs of doom after that piece of trash we never seen any more crossovers like that.

[@kennydarmawan13]

Compare this game with New Super Mario Bros. Wii. That game brought back a long absent star group, the Koopalings, and make better use of them than Brio had in MoM. In fact, NSBWii did the opposite and just harken back the good ol' days.

[@TheRageist]

If they are going to make a new crash bandicoot, let them atleast make CTR remake first.

[@pinstripesgirlfriend]

I could make a better game than this!

[@lenarmangum7127]

Pinstripe's Girlfriend I would like to see that.

[@flex9663]

try to make a crash game with limited budget and you have to finish it in a year.

[@pinstripesgirlfriend]

... I don’t even remember saying this

[@DrDree001]

23:33

[@crashban4t.f.s.b783]

This is a very disrespectful ending to the Crash series.

[@crashfan9997]

I must admit. This is the ONLY video game I have EVER played where I disliked most of the cutscenes. Imo Titans had a better OST.

[@pyrolusite_d]

You say duology funny :D

[@colorespio5199]

great review you know on DeviantArt i made a rewrite on this game you should check out

[@Laynel8]

1,000th view!

[@vinnycamarata4907]

Hate mutants why not use them. Try to use the mutants rarely. Don't mind over mutants

[@happiestpizza4361]

NO