The NEW N. HANCED Version of Crash Bandicoot 4

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About time is hard. A lot of people have struggled with it. But what if I told you there was a brand new way to play Crash 4? One that was much much easier for you to play? Ladies and gentlemen, I introduce to you, Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About time N. Hanced. A brand new mod that helps you play through Crash 4; with significantly less bloat and difficulty adjustments.
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[@MrZepedacarlos73]

Can't wait for someone to tell caddicarus that there's a new relic for him to collect cause of a fan mod

[@MrZongalito]

the crazy world of crash bandicoot mods

[@TheLazarusOperation]

We know he's gonna do it 😂

[@JakeReZ_music]

@@MrZongalito 🤣🤣

[@josephmercurio4759]

@@MrZepedacarlos73 I'm waiting for the day when he talks about all the crash mods that are out there. It's going to be legendary!

[@lostjack157]

He'll go even more N-sane!

[@MrGamer07100]

Wow. A fan mod that vastly FIXED the overly repetitive 100% challenges? I’d buy that if it were official.

[@Trevtendo]

SAME. If Toys For Bob patched the game up and re-released it like this I’d happily pay another $30/$40 to actually be able to see the 106% cutscenes by earning them myself because I do not have the patience to do it with all the hoops they want us to jump through as-is.

[@MrGamer07100]

@@Trevtendo Seriously. I mean the game is fine as it is if you ignore completing everything, but I genuinely believed if the game was designed like this from the get go, it would have made the game way more fantastic.

[@Trevtendo]

@@MrGamer07100 I agree. I love Crash 4 and I still replay the main story at least once a year. I just gave up on trying to get 106% because it’s just too much of a headache

[@MrGamer07100]

@@Trevtendo Yeah I honestly never even bothered for the same reasons. Didn’t have the urge or motive to get through that. To say they got carried away is an understatement. Redundancy isn’t challenging. It’s unnecessarily annoying. This improvement mod just reminds you how terribly flawed it really is.

[@emporcs5546]

@@MrGamer07100 I like how you worded that; that's also how I feel about Crash 4... "Redundancy isn't challenging. It's unnecessarily annoying."

[@vineheart01]

The only thing about crash4 that pissed me off is how common dirty placed boxes are. In the originals there were a few really mean box places, in crash4 it's like over a dozen in every stage. THAT irritates me because I have having to check every nook n cranny and die over and over because oh hey that bush hid a box over a pit this time but not that time

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

This fixes that.

[@emporcs5546]

@@HighLanderPonyYT Yes, but remember, this is a mod. The original Crash 4 had you jump through hoops (that you couldn't see 😂) to get all the boxes..

[@taecampus]

THIS!! This right here, NEEDS to be in an update for us console users 😭 I don't mind playing the original game to judt beat the story. Even to get the flashback tapes, get all the crates in the normal levels and unlock most of the costumes. But the inverted levels, the levels you have to do when a cutscene for Tawna, Cortex and Dingodile happens is a no go for me. Did it once, not doing it again 😅

[@tiiki585]

I agree with that don’t get me wrong the game is good but some of the levels can be a bit of a pain to beat at times so if this were an update for the game I’d be happy with that.

[@doomarang3208]

Cadicarus review on Crash 4 still hits the nail on the head in his review. The structure is bad and it expecting perfection from you, and the bloat, should've just brought back the speed shoes instead of the lousy "triple spin" and while they're at it, they should've just brought back the other new abilities from Crash 3 after beating a major story boss fight. Abilities like the super-charged bodyslam, the fruit bazooka, and the death tornado spin.

[@satosabrino9209]

everyone complained that Wrath of Cortex was a lazy game because it brought back the same power-ups from Crash 3

[@user-wn9fo8ui6x]

I watched the Caddicarus one to. After watching it I feel like all thats needed to fix the game is the N.Sanely perfect relic and the playing of the crash part after the alternate character timelines. 3 deaths or less should also be removed.

[@Taydar]

Caddy opinions on games are bad. That's because he doesn't have any life experience.

[@jessejive1174]

Everything you said is wrong and it’s good they didn’t do it lol the game doesn’t come close to expecting perfection and crash 3 power ups are bad. Triple spin is awesome in my opinion. The other two aren’t opinions.

[@SnackerzGT]

@@Taydar Like you would know, you don't have any life experience.

[@CobraCorpse]

I must say that in many ways the problem is not even the complexity of the original, but the unjustified repetitiveness and devaluation of many achievements that ruin the pleasure of a great game. at some point, realizing that the first time you can hardly find and collect all the boxes at level, you just start running through them without paying attention to them. after all, metaprogression in CB4 is really broken and needlessly overcomplicated.

[@Mr.Feather130]

106 percenting Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time makes trying to 200 percenting Crash Bash look very easy

[@emporcs5546]

Yes, when people talk about the difficulty and repetitiveness of Crash Bash, they should try and 100% or 106% complete Crash 4 without getting frustrated, lol. There are many that would say Crash Bash is bad for it's difficulty, but Crash 4 suffers from a similar issue. Trust me, completing it will be difficult.

[@thejedisonic67]

@@emporcs5546 The main difference is that while Crash 4 will be very frustrating and there will be hiccups on the way, Crash 4's success rate will still be affected a lot more heavily by individual skill. Crash Bash, even if you're a master at the game, is far less affected by skill and can still go south simply due to bad luck. This isn't just due to party games always being RNG heavy to keep up a chaotic pace, but it's also from the harder challenges intentionally bastardizing your enemies and making them way harder just to screw you and only you harder. A lot of the times you're either waiting for the stars to align or you cheese aspects of the game, which isn't really fun in either scenario.

[@emporcs5546]

@@thejedisonic67 While I can understand your point about Crash 4 being more skill-based in order for you to be successful with getting through some of the levels in it (particularly the bonus rounds), it is also true to say that Crash 4’s difficulty is at times, as ridiculous and frustrating as Crash Bash to the extent that it’s considered “too difficult” by the majority of people. I’ll provide an example as proof: the box placements in Crash 4 are absolutely ridiculous. There are literally off-screen boxes that are hidden with no indication to point you in their general direction (or the scenery makes them really hard to see) and feel almost as if they are designed to be not seen. Now, I don’t know about you, but this to me feels frustrating and unfair, because not only did the original games not do this to this extent (The OG games had hidden boxes, but usually things that pointed you in the general direction of the hidden secrets - that’s not the way this game approached it - it just threw hidden boxes off-screen - making it nearly impossible to know where they are.) Now, if you ask me, this type of difficulty is not really skill-based. It’s simply pure luck whether you spot the box or not. Chances are you will have to look up where that extra crate is hidden if you want to beat the level and get all the boxes - to help go for that 100% or more completion. Consider as well the amount of gems with challenges that are absolutely insane to get through and some feel entirely luck-based - the 3 deaths or less challenge for gems ☠️ (because of some of the bugginess in the game not being patched). Also, there’s so much padding in Crash 4 just like Crash Bash, but I almost feel like Crash 4 has even more, making it feel even more strenuous than it needs to feel. I myself had a fun time with Crash Bash, though I’ll agree that, at times, things got repetitive. But I enjoy me some good Crash Bash! Even going for those harder challenges felt ok to me. Yes, the AI is difficult, but that’s also the point, you know? And I’m just gonna say this as well, the AI in a lotta games isn’t perfect. Let’s be realistic here. Idk man, I just disagree that Crash Bash is worse than Crash 4 in terms of difficulty and gameplay. They both are, imo. But we can agree to disagree.

[@RatchetMiner]

I wish this were part of a update.

[@RTheStoryteller7]

everytime people talks about the difficulties on completing Crash 4, it only reminded me that Toys for Bob genuinely thinks they made the game too easy via your interview with Lou Studdert

[@KidEDarus]

I 106% Crash Bandicoot 4 including getting all the achievements on Steam. Was it difficult? Yes. Did I rage a lot? Yes. Would I do again? Up for debate. I love this series and I am so happy that this orange marsupial is back in these modern times. What makes me even more happy is the modding community making this game even better. I really wanna give this mod a go. I love a challenge as much as the next person but I really hope the next Crash Bandicoot game they take it down a notch with the completion and the difficulty. Hopefully they go back to Warped kinda of difficulty. Still though, keep up the work game modders!

[@Metalsonic91]

i did the same got 106% on steam and all achievements i didn't mind the difficulty to much (i still think trying to 100% the original crash on the ps1 is harder ) it took me 80 hours to complete but what i didn't like was the triple spin time trials that shit annoyed the fuck out of me im currently replaying though the n.sane trilogy and having a blast beating all the developer time because i love the speed shoes in crash 2 and 3 in the remaster

[@mixaliskotsiantoniou8998]

We need a sequel of crash bandicoot 4 its about time but when are you think?

[@jackskellingtonsfollower3389]

​@@mixaliskotsiantoniou8998 Definitely. But I think it should be allowed to settle for a bit. No rushing into it. Too many devs end up doing this and it leads to interest in the IP burning out. It's About Time for Spyro to take the stage now; give his old buddy a well deserved rest.

[@mixaliskotsiantoniou8998]

@@jackskellingtonsfollower3389 yeah ,you are right dude,i heard spyro 4 were in development now ,right?

[@mixaliskotsiantoniou8998]

@@jackskellingtonsfollower3389 for some reason crash bandicoot and spyro the dragon always are together ,i hope and this time too

[@TwinsanitysChannel]

Unpopular opinion, CGE!? It's the opposite. I agree with you that the Crash 4 difficulty is enjoyable. I would never change a thing about it. It's like the fandom of this franchise non stop were playing all games and Toys for Bob wanted to see from us do we have what it takes to be a master marsupial! And I loved every single part of this game!

[@JVSemLimites]

Me too. I like the difficulty of this game. I don't actually think that it was really necessary the n.sanely perfect relics and the obligatory platinum relics for 106%, but they could be for platinum trophy. Crash 4 dit the formula right. They just need to adjust some small things in the next game but keeping the formula crash 4 made. Edit: i forgot about timelines and repetitive levels. We don't need it in my opinion. N.verted is a cool idea but we could have more than just some filters with no changes to gameplay. I don't think they should count as percentage, but only for platinum trophies too.

[@Shepardyuti]

Masochist

[@tellemstevedave5559]

Crash 4 is amazing, I have no interest in this easy mode mod.

[@wootmasterzorsx]

I don’t have a problem with the regular gameplay for difficulty. I think the game’s 106 percent journey is ENTIRELY too bloated, difficult, and has too much repetition for it’s own good. That’s why I think saying Crash 4’s difficulty is good is unpopular. Only when talking from a completion perspective. Otherwise, the game has enough systems in place that it can be enjoyed by anyone of any skill level. Going for the final boss? Totally reasonable. Going for 106 percent? Let me off Mr. Bandicoot’s Wild Ride.

[@floatinghamstick]

The difficulty is fine, it's how needlessly complicated some crates are for me and how absurdly long some levels are. Naughty dog would hide crates but there was always wumpa fruit or something hinting that it was there. Toys for Bob did not understand it and put boxes in places with no indication that they were there. I immediately knew they had messed it up when I played the first level and found that I had missed a single box.

[@Sincityslim1983]

Well I just found out that crash bandicoot 5 has been cancelled by Toys for Bob in favor of live service games, saying that poor sales of crash 4 was a big contributer. They had big plans for 5 as well, even a crossover of crash and spyro in crash 5, but it has been cancelled due to poor sales of crash 4 and wanting to do more live service games.

[@Jonqen]

I wouldnt call it poor sales though

[@pandaman4321]

I have finished this mode "casual way" - all the gems, skins and flashback tapes (some are also moded and also some are placed better in levels). This is the definitive way to play the game, it didn't remove difficulty, it removed bullshit. You can now turn on the game every year or so if you want and not lose your mind. It was around 12 hours for me this way, which is perfect and obviously people can do it way faster. I haven't done NSanely Perfect and might do it later if I find it fun enough. As for the relics, triple spin is just not for me, it's not fun to do it. I have platinum on a few Dingo and Tawna stages which asks you for precision platforming and better timing and that part is really fun, spinning all the time with Crash for me isn't, tried first few levels and decided nah. I like the challenge and have all platinum relics on Crash 1,3 and Rayman Legends (no platinum, but you understand), but this just ain't fun. Hope this info has been helpful for some, enjoy and thanks Rayrobi for this marvelous mod.

[@theodoresasopoulos3823]

Just about to get 106% on Crash 4 what a ride

[@k1zm3t]

just got back from 2 days at alton towers, excellent song choice for the intro

[@809200]

I ended up finishing the story on the game and I was quite happy to do that and that was it. I’m not really good with platforming games, so I knew I was never going to attempt it at all. There was no way in hell I was going to punish myself to try go for that over %100 platinum. Believe it or not, this is actually the very first classic style of crash bandicoot I ever completed the full story on.

[@averyseldin8485]

I did the same. I just googled the other endings.

[@Insomniaaron]

I kind of worry this mod will be used as a tool by some people to gatekeep, like 'how dare the original Crash 4 exist with this mod and how dare people still like it'. I even felt that this mod basically exposed OG Crash 4 as 'bad' briefly and resent that as a console gamer I can't access it.

[@parzival3582]

The game is 4 years old, I wouldn't worry about it.

[@Manectrix2000]

This is amazing! When I first played Crash 4 I only went for every gem on every normal level (no N.Verted) and no relics since they didn't unlock new levels. I did that since I figured that those accomplishments were basically what the original trilogy and WoC asked of you. I'm slowly getting the N.Verted plus Perfect Relics on OG when I have motivation, but this mod might make me want to replay Crash 4! I'll keep an eye out for a sale and bookmark this video for when I do buy it.

[@emporcs5546]

While it's very cool that there's a mod for Crash 4: IAT and I am in full support of fan creations (and I typically enjoy seeing new and cool features added to games by fans), this is sadly it's own product, in my eyes, and doesn't correct the original flaws WITHIN the OG Crash 4, which, if you play it going for 100% or higher completion, it is almost guaranteed to cause some level of frustration, whether it be from really annoying unpatched bugs in certain levels (especially noticeable in time trial relics), incredibly irritating replaying of certain stages to collect all items for what seems, at times, a pointless reason (for the sake of "padding" that this game intensely suffers from, imo), incredibly long levels with large box counts and loads of off-screen boxes throughout the game (which, btw, I like the large box counts, not the ridiculously hidden, impossible to find ones, though -- not so much the super long level aspect, either), the N. Verted Mode (which I also didn't mind, minus a couple stages, as it's like Mirror Mode on CTR: NF, but the extra gems within these levels felt like padding), the Alternate Timeline stages with two differing characters feeling unneccesary, or other issues you may encounter along the way. Also, I just want to point out something that I have a very differing opinion on in this video. Yes, players may choose to go Retro or Modern Mode, but I think that while that choice does exist, going for full completion on Retro, first of all, is typically probably the preferred method to play this game, IF you are a diehard fan that is (of course that is an assumption, but I honestly don't believe many people want to play this game on Modern Mode, if they are looking for that nostalgia and the OG experience), and is still kind of a laborious task, no matter how you slice it, and many Crash fans who are fans of the OG trilogy may feel as though this game isn't catering to them or TRYING to WORK WITH them, if you will, to help 100% complete the game or higher (Because of said choice I mentioned). Let's be real here. The game gives you the two options, yes, but, at least from my perspective, Modern mode isn't fixing Crash 4's inherent difficulty problems because many people are choosing to go Retro Mode, as, like I said, why wouldn't you do so if you are looking for that nostalgic Crash experience. And I want to make a note here and say this is in no way a knock towards Modern Mode or Retro Mode or the fact that you can choose between them; it's only to point out that that choice doesn't really affect or make a difference in the determination of the game's difficulty level, at least to me: it's still a difficult game, through and through, is my point, when trying to go for full completion. ... I mean even considering the help along the way with checkpoints and such to help people get through levels may help slightly, but may still lose people along the way, when you have levels that are incredibly long with barely any helping hands at the start. Crash 4: N. Hanced does seem like an enjoyable experience, though, for me personally, this should have been something that Crash 4: IAT (OG) did better with to start. This is not me hating on the game; it's me giving criticism of it, where I feel it's needed. But again, I also want to say the developers still did a heck of a job and still gave us a brand new Crash game, so there's that, too. So, I feel I need to be appreciative of that as well. In terms of the mod vs. the OG, I want to complete the 100% experience on the OG Crash 4: IAT because it's an officially released Crash game. Again, that's in no way me knocking the mod or saying it's bad, it's just me personally, I, want to play Crash 4: IAT as it's intended. I also just don't know how many people actually have the patience to go for full completion with this game, and that saddens me a bit as Crash Bandicoot to me has always been a game where going for that full completion and finding all the little secrets and things was encouraged, especially when looking back at the original games. This game, in some ways (not all), sadly kills that determination and fun (of) going for that. And currently, as it stands, Crash 4: IAT as it's intended, is a difficult game for me to get everything on. Period. End of story for me. Lol. Coming from a guy who grew up with the original games, trust me. I'm trying it.

[@renamon5658]

I still have to get the last flashback tape in cortex castle

[@erika3174]

The mod is a bit of a slap in the face to the devs. But to me its unquestionable. It simply makes it a better game. I dont mind high difficulty, i love it, but it has to feel fair. Good difficulty makes you feel mad at yourself, bad difficulty makes you feel mad at the game. Ive felt mad at the game too many times. Too many baffling design decisions were made. I still much prefer the trilogy to C4, Naughty Dog had perfected what they were doing already at C2. Imo. As a dev, i love this discussion and this mod.

[@sebastiankulche]

This mod is the equivalent of Pokemon Crystal Clear or Rayman Redemption. They just objectively make the OG game obsolete.

[@VixYW]

Almost perfect. Only needed the running shoes instead of those spin gimmicks. The difficult from the running shoes was to keep your performance at an increased speed and know when to slow down, not to make it challenging and annoying to keep the speed up on top of all that.

[@ZanyWitch7]

This mod sounds great, but I have one concern that came to my mind: The hidden gems in the inverted levels were in completely different locations to the ones in the normal levels. Are those just completely gone in the mod? I think it would've been neat if the mod incorporated the inverted hidden gems into the normal levels alongside the regular hidden ones. Then again, a lot of the inverted hidden gems are in some pretty ridiculous spots that many players wouldn't think to look.

[@mcrsrm]

Yeah. My 10 year old brother watches me play Crash 4, and he wants to play it so bad. I'm like "Here. Play Crash 2 or Crash 3. I started on Crash 2 when it first came out." But no, he wants to play Crash 4 because I play it. I play it because I've already 100% Crash 1-3, and have yet to 100% Crash 4, 3 years in... (He is stuck on the 3rd or 4th level. He keeps asking me to help him. I take the controller and complete the level for him, before dying at the end on purpose. He wants to do it, he needs to do it himself 😂)

[@GSCSTRYDER]

@@mcrsrm good sibling activity

[@austincoyle7321]

I wish I could play this mod on the ps5. This makes the game sooo much more enjoyable

[@the-nina-beans88]

7:06 Now that’s how it should have been from the start. Altho I think the alternative costumes/ skins could of been a collective token hidden in each level to have players find like the VHS tapes

[@crashmikey4296]

I suppose in future Crash games, if they do what Super Mario Bros. Wonder did and just have an N.Verted section throughout the original level, that'd be cool. I did love the add in feature of the Bumpa Berries.

[@lizard81288]

Sadly, I don't think there is one. Microsoft cancelled crash 5 and has no plans for another game.

[@KyuubiCore]

I got N. Sanely Perfect Relics on all of the levels, N. Verted included, but getting the Time Trial Relics is just physically impossible for me, it was like that on Crash 3 and even more so here. I only ever managed to complete Crash 3 recently on an emulator with save states, some relics were gold and some platinum (and it was still debilitating for me). The fact that Crash 4 REQUIRED Platinum Time Trial Relics was just absolutely impossible for me and I refuse for the rest of time to ever attempt them again, so the fact that this mod requires just the Sapphire Relic is godsend to me (The only Crash game where I ever managed to get all the platinum relics was Crash 1 N. Sane Trilogy) The N. Sanely Perfect Relics in concept is only satisfying to me without the level bloat, this mod is exactly what Crash 4 should've been from the start and it's making me want to actually replay the game again

[@knid3sh]

how this game should've f**king been from the get go

[@wootmasterzorsx]

If I may offer my two cents on the difficulty of Crash 4- I don’t think the regular game, beginning to end, is that difficult. When I just go from N. Sanity Beach to the final boss, I don’t have much of an issue with any of it. It’s the 106 percent grind that I hated with the burning passion of which I never knew myself capable. Trying to get the Platinum relics caused me physical pain because I hated the triple spin. Perfect Relics were anxiety inducing (and quite frankly an unnecessary inclusion for the completion requirement when everyone hated that aspect of Crash 1). I liked most of the Flashback Tapes, though- a few were way worse than the rest, but they were mostly fun. And I also hated how much the game loved to hide boxes a la Cold Hard Crash, when the older games doing that only did so a few times in a game, if anything. And if you ask me, I feel like Crash 4’s reputation of being too hard mostly comes from the perspective of the 106 percent completion being a nightmare. The game, as I said at the top, is perfectly reasonable for difficulty when just going from level 1 to end credits. But this game is just unbearable in my opinion between the bloat, and how perfect they demand you to be compared to the N. Sane Trilogy. And I think, for my two cents, that is also important context. I got into the Crash franchise with the N. Sane Trilogy. Where they nerfed the Gem requirements in Crash 1 and the highest relic rank they ask from you is Gold. I felt like the original trilogy was entirely reasonable, and I’m sure many other people are like me and were new to Crash with N. Sane Trilogy. So to be thrown from a difficult but ultimately fair challenge like Crash 3 to a game so difficult series veterans have struggles completing it (like Caddicarus infamously had), there’s a problem in design philosophy. And they really did not keep in mind the new audience the N. Sane Trilogy had when designing the completion requirements. And sure, they don’t need to pander to the new fans and leave the old fans in the dust… but again, I am a new fan and felt Crash 3’s completion requirements were entirely reasonable. So I don’t see why they couldn’t have dialed it back. Like, if you ask me how I’d handle Crash 4, I would not change the main campaign much. I’d put the Blue Gem in an earlier stage where boxes are easier to avoid since that challenge worked in Crash 2 for a stage more spread out with fewer boxes. It’s incredibly not fun in a really long stage that wants you to use a mask that tears through boxes like a cheese grater. But for 106, my changes would be- I would have Gold be the requirement for the time trials. I would leave Perfect Relics in, but they’re optional, for bragging rights and do not count for completion. And I would probably just get rid of N. Verted, or give them a single separate collectible you get just from clearing them. Probably make the timeline levels longer, too, without the repeat Crash/Coco sections. So yeah, I have a lot of stuff to say on this game and its difficulty. But again, if you read all this, it should be obvious my issue was with completion, since I like 100 percenting games. So I hope the next Crash game will… you know… tone it down. Like, a lot.

[@FloofPuppy]

Hard to believe this game still came out on my birthday @_@

[@maxderrat]

I'm currently about to 100% this game. Just got three more flashback tapes to complete. I'm glad I contended with the difficulty and tediousness as it is, but there was enough of it to make me never want to play the game again after I'm done. Now that this mod exists, I can easily see myself coming back to the game in a year or two. Thanks for telling me about this, CGE!

[@Grudulepoilu]

Already finished this mod. And yes, it was a real pleasure to finally complete the game at 106% and still having challenge for it.

[@jouiihihui9517]

Personally I didn't find Crash bandicoot 4 very difficult when you go just for the normal ending but if you want to go to the 106% I'm sorry but I'm not a masochist this mod might be just the thing that I needed😂

[@Ori_Kohav]

I’m afraid the mod didn’t fix the 2 main issues in Crash 4: 1. The perfection relics were never a good idea in the first place. They should be removed, or at least not required for full completion. There’s a reason why Naughty Dog removed the no-death requirement for the gems after just one game. 2. That spin was never a good idea either, and completely ruins the time trials. The rhythm requirement has no place in a platformer, and badly corrupts the experience. Why not just have the crash dash ability?

[@roger_towny_jr]

The one thing I whised was added to Crash 4 was a Sudden Death Mode selection at the beginning of levels. Basically a mode for people specifically attempting to go for the Perfect Relics, in which when you die, it instantly boots you back to the beginning of the level and resets your death count, (so you wouldn't have to restart and reload the level every time you die.

[@mrafton9457]

I 106% this game last year. It took me about 93 hours to complete. It was incredibly rage inducing at time but it was so satisfying to do. I am currently on my second attempt as I made the decision to do a 106% run at least once a year. I am currently 102% done with just the remaining time trials. My current time is around twenty five hours.

[@DannyBenS94]

I very much enjoyed the standard Crash 4 IAT casually. But yeah, trying to get 106% made me (as the kids said in the 2010s) "rage quit". So I may need to give this mod a try. And I hope Toys For Bob, or whoever makes Crash 5 have learned or will learn from this.

[@hereisnickscott]

Been playing through this mod since I found out about it recently through your live streams and honestly it feels like crash 4 came out all over again as I get to relive all the stuff I loved about the game. This mod addresses pretty much every complaint or thing that bugged me and eventually demotivated me from 100% the original release and brings it more in line with the expectations of the original trilogy. My playthrough has been a blast and with these changes I feel like crash 4 gets to be the best crash experience it always deserved to be. I still love og crash 4 it was a solid 8/10 for me but this mod is definitely worth it for anyone who wanted to have that traditional 100% experience the trilogy provides. Will be the main way I experience crash 4 going forward. On top of that it has great compatibility with other crash 4 mods so I get to try out new character skins and other cool stuff while keeping the new improved gameplay! Side note, I purchased the PC port just for this mod and I gotta say it's a miracle port. My gaming laptop is 10 years old has about the power of an Xbox one and I was concerned that I wouldn't be able to enjoy this mod without major settings fiddling or poor performance. Happy to report that it runs at a solid 60fps 1080p high settings with faster load times than base ps4 even with my subpar hardware. So anyone with even a budget gaming PC shouldn't be afraid to try this. It also has relatively plug and play PS4/5 controller support through steam for the authentic PlayStation experience you expect for crash and will even display the proper buttons. I boot up with my PS5 controller and I sometimes forget I'm playing on PC!

[@omas1178]

The only changes that should've been made was optional n verted mode and the reduced collectables. Everything else you just need to practice and get better like any other game from the 90s. I love that crash 4 isn't trying to be casual it's actually an achievement to get 100% rather something anyone can get

[@user-it8bd8yi7e]

To be honest I was chill with the fact that in the other crash games if you wanted to 100% the game you were only required to get the gold relics but you could still get the platinum relics as a bonus but In crash 4? Nah you're required to get all of the platinum relics and some of them can be really hard but I've found some of the levels to be easier but whatever. I really like the concept of this mod that makes the game easier. The only downside is I can't try it because Im on console.

[@YaBoyEdGames]

I do not have a great pc at all so I am relegated to consoles but if I ever do upgrade this will be a prime focus for me to play. Thank you for this video and just like you I loved my time with the game. It was a blast just finishing it. Completion will never happen and I accept that cause I’ve completed the original trilogy but it was so colorful and fun that I at least recommended a basic playthrough to anyone. No obligations for the completion steps.

[@brendanblair64]

I've known about this for a while, and it's really cool because I wanted exactly this mod to happen. I've actually gotten every N. Sanely Perfect Relic, but I still need to do all the time trials and N. Verted stage, so I know I can do it for real. I want to do it for real before I touch this, but it'll probably become my favorite way to play it when I do.

[@kenniron6313]

Honestly, my issue wasn’t just the gameplay being difficult. I love Crash 1 for that reason to the point I revisit it the most even though 2 is my favorite. My issue was the difficulty mixed in with the gimmicky gameplay of the masks, as well as the constant, unnecessary repetition. I pushed through it up until things started getting tricky with the gravity flipping mask. That was when I lost interest. And so close to the end of the game too. I’m also one of the rare few that prefers the look of the N Sane Trilogy more. The blatant ripoff of a Looney Tunes aesthetic just doesn’t feel as unique and charming to me.

[@MarcosVinicius-js3uk]

I appreciate the various changes that this mod brought to the game (too bad I don't have a PC). I just didn't like that they didn't redo the verted mode to make it interesting and slowed down the ships in Rush Hour in the Tawna sections (Skill Issues)

[@SSJ491]

I totally agree with ya'll. Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is very hard than previous Crash Bandicoot videogames. Especially, those boxes are high when you cannot reach them in the bonus levels.

[@mrbenidormuk6855]

got 106% 3 years ago and got the dreaded toys for bob time trials but this mod sounds interesting just to casual play the game i would never play the n.verted modes again i value my eyes (as CGE mentions at 9:52 thank you) the alternative timeline levels being cut down also sounds like fun

[@TheGamingPez]

I love this mod so much. I love crash 4 but it's the hardest for me to replay. but thanks to this mod its so much more fun, casual and doesn't make me want to tear my hair out when I play it 🤣

[@VersatileElement]

Ngl, almost four years after launch, I still never finished the game, let alone the original Crash Bandicoot via PSOne Classics on PS3 and NST. Also ngl, I once joked that NST is almost like Dark Souls... or "Crash Souls" as I put it :P But yep, at least the modern difficulty option does make IAT slightly easier to play compared to the PS1 OG and NST. Imo NST might be the hardest Crash game in the franchise (I might also be wrong though)

[@amazingdisgrace1684]

I think the alternate timeline levels could have actually worked well in the base game, had they been executed differently. As it is, the ratio of alternate character segment to Crash/Coco segment is too inconsistent. Sometimes it switches towards the end of the original level, but sometimes it switches way too damn near the beginning. On top of that, some of the alternate character segments are way too short (looking at you Thar He Blows). Here's how I think it should have been: Make the alternate character segments consistent in length. Make them *all* long enough to be considered actual levels in their own right. Then, keep the switch over to the original Crash/Coco level, but *always* have it be at the end. In fact, make it so that those levels always end with a set piece (chase sequence, vehicle segment, mini boss à la Louise). This does already happen in the game sometimes. But again, it's not consistent. I like the concept of returning to just a set piece from the end of a level, but it's now a little tougher and with slightly different box placement. I think doing this for every alternate timeline level would have made them much better.

[@lil_dab_man4202]

Keep up the grind brother much love 💕

[@BrooksideFC]

I never found the game super difficult. I actually found the masks added the difficulty to me. Especially sections where you had to switch between multiple masks.

[@Ramxenoc]

I liked the inverted modes as far as how they looked 😂

[@BrennySpain]

I love the opening for this video! So many iconic KZbinrs! AntDude, mojoplays aka watchmojo etc… that was just brilliant I thought!

[@bennetjackson3343]

this would've been perfect for people like me using this mod.

[@damsen978]

I love how 1.25x speed makes him look like he's talking and moving at normal speeds lol

[@Dragonfire2505]

This sounds exactly how i imagined Crash 4 to be. The overal levels from Crash 4 are great but i cant play a Crash Game and not 100% it. Crash 4 was so unfun to do this, that i sadly will never have the urge to play it again. It would be great if somehow TfB puts this per patch in the maingame but im sure it isnt that easy because of Trophys and so.

[@DrakeIsSerious]

The edits are sooo good

[@TheCouch_Akio]

Just checked on the Xbox % for the "unlock the 106%" trophy. It's 0.15%. It's 2% on Steam at least.

[@nickwilliams904]

0:00-1:24 several gaming controllers and a switch we're lost that day

[@pedrojackson8416]

N Sane Trilogy needs a PS5 version that runs at 60 fps!!!

[@GodoMatrix]

I have the xbox version and I still play it every now and then but I definitely give up on 100% it. So I may consider buying the steam and using this mod.

[@Ori_Kohav]

The 2 different modes barely make any difference, because of the absurd amount of wumpa fruits. In some checkpoints I was stuck on, I actually *gained* lives, rather than lose lives, because they had more than 100 wumpa fruits before the next checkpoint.

[@jessewofford3034]

Glad my copy is on Switch. Don't gotta bother with trophies or achievements.

[@red-man7017]

100% crash 4 is such a pain to do already

[@carlfuhrmann1146]

I have got Master Marsupial on my PlayStation Quadruple and It took me six months on working days to get the achievement.

[@dazzel23]

I really enjoy crash 4 and as much as I don't believe I'll ever get the platinum trophy I will keep going back to it to see if I can chip away at the stuff I still have to do.

[@jackskellingtonsfollower3389]

If the inverted mode didn't have such n sane color pallets, it would have been better. Other than that, I'm fine with it. I've been thinking about playing the game again lately and trying to make more completion progress. I meant to go back, but I got distracted by other things for almost a year now.

[@user-ee4wd6yr2t]

Nice cool mod for casual fans.I am still gonna stick to the og one and since I spend 55 hours until I did the 106% on the ps5 and I am replaying this game again now for a friend's account on a ps5 for the platinum trophy, I feel attached to the bulshit things the game expects you to do to complete it that I cannot have this game be any different.

[@arkoudanthrope]

The only thing this video accomplished is to reassure be that quitting the PS version of the game was the right choice. It’s just too frustrating. Challenge is a big part of the Crash series’s DNA but this is beyond reasonable in my book.

[@RicPendragon]

The only N-Hancement I need, is Crash Dash replacing that stupid triple spin.

[@shadeblackwolf1508]

To me, i'll go back and complete crash 4, if and only if they make the triple spin window more lenient

[@sleepybeard969]

This mod is beautiful❤

[@FreeAimDog]

i just want a current gen update for crash team racing to make the textures alttle sharper and 60 FPS but i know we will never get it.

[@Skibster-w9l]

13:56 depends on the person

[@Skibster-w9l]

10:14 Ok, dang 😢.

[@abdulhkeem.alhadhrami]

Having 106% was the hardest thing i ever did. many replays of levels, it was brutal!

[@user-wn9fo8ui6x]

I would have prefered Gold Relic being the necessary ones.

[@holad-jlsegovia-423]

Game journalist mode

[@Jonqen]

The Dark Souls of plattformers 😅

[@stefangose]

I completed everything in the mod as a Crash 4 Speedrunner it was so enyojable too. Just having a new way to play the game after having thousands of hours, figure out new stuff, have new challenges was so refreshing and even now I often switch between the OG and the mod to always have even more fun with this great game.

[@thebryanmyers]

"Activision enters the chat" Wow... beautiful mod, let's throw a CEASE AND DESIST letter to the creators of this for more sales on Crash Bandicoot 5.

[@red5robb1]

when i first played the game, i played on Retro mode. i found the difficulty fine. but i have many years of platforming under my belt so it was pretty easy for me to adjust to the physics of the game. i never dipped below 80 lives even on the hardest levels once i got past 80 lives. it is however the hardest game in the series. going for completion however...yea screw that. i love this series but i wasnt going to go for all those nsanely perfect relics. i wasnt going to go through every stage (so many of them are so long!) multiple times only to miss a box or 2, i didnt want to look up guides to do all of it. there is a reason why they took away the crash 1 gem requirements from all games after it, cause not dying in a stage while having to collect everything sucks. if the stages werent so long with 200+ boxes on many stages it would have been tolerable. i never even attempted the relics. i tried the first stage just to see how the triple spin worked and it was stupid. i hated it. also not being able to take Akus through levels is just dumb as for the mod. i seen it when it first launched and went, oh thats awesome. havent touched it yet since ive been busy with other games but when i do its going to be so much fun

[@jklunk7887]

The game made to challange you, exactly like the originals, the fact everybody has shit on this game is the reason why we ain't getting crash 5, so great. Thanks, crybabies. The games not even hard, trial and error, you get better as you play..

[@nabilpapu739]

I loved Carsh 4 orginal very match so I am considered one of 10000 players who completed the game

[@DR.Barrit]

C4 took most of the fun out Crash 🙃

[@walkerwriter1278]

Okay as someone who have a younger gamer sibling... I would pay Toys for Bob a fortune for them to put this on console

[@habderrahmane]

This mod seems preety cool but i dont know about the time trial rework i actually love getting the platinum relics in the original (not the dev times iam not N sane) the hyper spin seems unececary i am the only guy to like the triple spin as much as the crash dash but if the mod devs didnt like the triple spin i would've prefered the crash dash to come back

[@user-xd5wi3gg4z]

The platinum is hard though😢

[@silverdamascus2023]

I don't mind the difficulty in Crash 4, I beat the game on 106%. The problem is the fake longevity, making us go through levels we already been with not enough differences to justify it, not even the crates change, they could have easily added more nitro crates and call it a day, but not even that.

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

This fixes that.

[@bobafett4265]

I honestly bought the Steam version of Crash 4 just because of this mod alone, I really did hated the way Toys For Bob handled difficulty especially for completion it's just an absolute insult to those who want to go all the way, that's the worse way to treat completionists. I do hope whenever Crash 5 does happen, they won't try to replicate whatever the og Crash 4 did, otherwise that's going to divide the fan base a bit further.

[@BoltofMystery]

Here’s the thing, I love Crash 4. The story was great and gameplay was good, but the difficulty was just way too much for me to come back to the game.

[@noskXml]

But how will it work with the achievements? Like do they still get unlocked ? Or

[@triple_m_993]

I’d say I got pretty far on my run of this game. I recently played the game a few months ago and got all the gems (inverted included) and managed to get 11 insanely perfect relics. Some of them on the hardest of levels which I will say greatly satisfies my near total completion…………for now😈

[@ThundagaT2]

I dunno if i would have agreed with them removing the N.Verted levels entirely. Just make it so that you didnt have to get gems from them too.

[@pandaman4321]

it's part of the mod in the optional folder, you can choose to install it, or rather drag and drop a file and that's it

[@ThundagaT2]

@@pandaman4321 I know, i watched the video. Im just saying they shoudnt have removed them at all. Just make it so you dont have to do it for completion.

[@ignaciomelendez1611]

I beat the full game

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

This mod is awesome. 15/10

[@TubeLoobMouse]

I mean, if you want less people to enjoy Crash, then sure, make it unplayably difficult. I guess people enjoy giving themselves aneurysms.

[@What_are_you_looking_at0]

You forgot about caddicarus