Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (Nintendo Switch)

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (Nintendo Switch)



Dimensions: | 1.4 x 17.2 x 13.6 cm; 16 Grams |
Model: | 88199EN |
Dimensions: | 1.4 x 17.2 x 13.6 cm; 16 Grams |
Origin: | Japan |
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (Nintendo Switch)
Dimensions: | 1.4 x 17.2 x 13.6 cm; 16 Grams |
Model: | 88199EN |
Dimensions: | 1.4 x 17.2 x 13.6 cm; 16 Grams |
Origin: | Japan |
What can I say it’s crash bandicoot. It brings back the nostalgia of my PlayStation 1 days. Brilliant challenging game and remastered to a good quality. I enjoyed it first time round and enjoyed it just as much with the upgraded graphics.
Delivered quickly, left in postbox which was great considering I was still at work. Didn’t want my parents to receive it as it was a Mother’s Day gift. My mum loved it, plays great and so much more detailed – she was on it seconds after she opened it. Great gift!
Bring the nostalgic game back to life on the switch console.
Bought for my child, but they are not used to completing levels so this game is not played that much.
I have to help now and again to help with the tougher levels.
I’ll start with the negative, this game is somewhat blurry. It feels like it could have been optimised some more. On the plus side, the remastered artwork is good once you can see past the low resolution. The framerate seems good too. I’m grateful that this has been ported to the Switch. It’s great reliving these PlayStation classics on the go. At this price point, it’s one to get if you enjoy platforming.
But I’ll be blunt; the nostalgia factor is a considerable selling point of this title. If you were around during the early days on the Playstation and got your hands on the original game, then everything will be familiar. Memories will be brought back, from the chirpy music to the smaller details even in the user interface. It is what it is: a HD remaster.
The gameplay is near identical to what you played during the 90s, which is where things get a little more polarising. As mentioned, those who were around for the original games will unlikely be too disheartened by flaws in level designs, the slightly clunky control scheme or the quirky choices of secret content that, often, have no relation to the story or level. The Playstation was, originally, not home to many good platformers, so Crash understandably stood out as something quirky and better quality.
But times have changed (durr), and so for newcomers or younger players, I would advise trepidation and consider that the product is of its time, regardless of how well dressed up its. As much as I loved playing the original game back in the mid-Nineties, my excitement this time round was somewhat dampened by the standards of modern gameplay. I mean, just look at DKC: Tropical Freeze…
Visually however, the game looks exceptional for this hardware. Barring a bit of aggressive anti-aliasing, it couldn’t be a better HD remake and really isn’t much of a downgrade from what the PS4/XB1 offer. It’s only an upscaled-720p image when docked, but the motion blur and lighting effects are truly what you would expect from current generation games.
Is it worth your time? Keep your expectations intact and you can really have a blast with all three games.