SelectiveGamer Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 (edited) I know there's a thread on here about this already but I might not get help if I just update that one. Now obviously... I'm currently playing Tales of Graces f (freaking great BTW)... but my next game in my backlog... is this one. Now admittedly I did get all of the the gems in N. Sane Trilogy outside of the speedrunning one in Crash 3. But... I already know and realize that there's no way I'm going to be able to do this in this game. It's clearly too ridiculously difficult. So what I'm trying to ask is... if I don't go for the Platinum... or all of the gems/collectibles/100%/everything... how difficult is this game if I just want to beat it? If I beat this game... that's good enough for me IMO. As for 'True Endings' or whatever... I'll just watch them on YouTube or something I guess. So what difficulty am I looking at if I just want to beat this game? I beat N. Sane Trilogy like I said (with all gems in all games except for the speedrunning one in Crash 3) Edited July 3, 2022 by SelectiveGamer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadyWARcotix Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 (edited) 16 minutes ago, SelectiveGamer said: I know there's a thread on here about this already but I might not get help if I just update that one. Now obviously... I'm currently playing Tales of Graces f (freaking great BTW)... but my next game in my backlog... is this one. Now admittedly I did get all of the the gems in N. Sane Trilogy outside of the speedrunning one in Crash 3. But... I already know and realize that there's no way I'm going to be able to do this in this game. It's clearly too ridiculously difficult. So what I'm trying to ask is... if I don't go for the Platinum... or all of the gems/collectibles/100%/everything... how difficult is this game if I just want to beat it? If I beat this game... that's good enough for me IMO. As for 'True Endings' or whatever... I'll just watch them on YouTube or something I guess. So what difficulty am I looking at if I just want to beat this game? I beat N. Sane Trilogy like I said (with all gems in all games except for the speedrunning one in Crash 3) It's not a hard game if you only want to beat it. Of course there will be sections or levels which are hard at first but it's still doable and the biggest problem with Crash 4 is that the levels are very long. So keep that in mind before you start it. Other than that it"s still a great game and I highly recommend it. Edited July 3, 2022 by ShadyWARcotix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JohnCenaSong- Posted July 4, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 4, 2022 For just beating this game it is pretty easy. There's pretty generous checkpointing with additional pity checkpoints if you die too much (a regular box will turn into a checkpoint box). Bosses also have checkpoints. Additionally you can opt for unlimited lives rather than the typical lives system of the older games. It's a game for everyone really. The levels flow wonderfully for speedrunning and there's some challenge there for adept players but it's also super accessible to play through for newcomers and beginners to platformers. There's even an indicator to show where you'll land when you're in the air to help those who struggle with depth perception in 3D platformers. I'd also add that to 100% the game don't be too intimidated by any mentions of a 10/10 difficulty rating like I've seen on one website, it's not anywhere close to that league. It's definitely harder than the trilogy by a decent margin but it's not crazy difficult and I think if someone's capable of 100%ing 1,2 & 3 then with just a little extra push they should still be capable of doing the same for 4. It'll be longer, there will be some speedbumps, but I have faith in people. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SelectiveGamer Posted July 4, 2022 Author Share Posted July 4, 2022 Alright thank you. From what I've heard about this game and it's difficulty... I think I'll just stick to beating it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcySeaSurfer Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 That's a good call if you don't do well with difficulty or get wound up easily. Going for completion was triggering my depression so I decided to leave it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MrGarland Posted July 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 5, 2022 (edited) From 34:39 onward gives a good explanation how hard it is to platinum. Since I've managed to do that, I'll agree what he says. Edited July 8, 2022 by MrGarland 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyswfc9 Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 On 7/4/2022 at 2:50 AM, JohnCenaSong- said: It's definitely harder than the trilogy by a decent margin but it's not crazy difficult and I think if someone's capable of 100%ing 1,2 & 3 then with just a little extra push they should still be capable of doing the same for 4. It'll be longer, there will be some speedbumps, but I have faith in people. Ive platted the trilogy and have no idea how anyone plats this. The speedruns are crazy that you also need platinum relics and the levels are harder amd longer. No to mention the perfect relics. If crash trilogy is a 7/10 this is without doubt 9 or 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnCenaSong- Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 5 hours ago, dannyswfc9 said: The speedruns are crazy that you also need platinum relics and the levels are harder amd longer. You know what, my bad there... I completely forgot that the trilogy only required gold relics! In my head I thought they also required platinums as that's what I remembered going for while playing the games. The jump from golds to platinums might be intimidating to those who only scraped the golds in the trilogy. Apologies there, I totally forgot . Taking the relics aside though I reckon what I said still stands regarding clearing out all the levels and gems etc. That being said, I did feel a lot of the platinum times themselves were more lenient on 4 than some of the trilogy (1&2 specifically) especially the level with the multi-mask section at the end which is almost a guaranteed purple developer time relic if you can make it through. The time leniency makes any difficulty come more from not dying whilst you're rushing than being especially fast and precise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No longer here Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 As someone who did plat it, don’t do it lol. The game is great and you can enjoy it fully by playing the game to the end, nothing else. There are some long levels and difficulty spikes but as others said above, the checkpoints are very generous and welcoming. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegendExeter Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 On 7/5/2022 at 5:47 AM, MrGarland said: From 34:39 onward gives a good explanation how hard it is to platinum. Since I've managed to do that, I'll agree what he says. I've never played a Crash game in my life, even having owned PS1 and PS2 from day 1. The points that this guy brings up about the sheer unnecessary asks for the platinum, make this game completely uninteresting to me. Just seems like a big frustration with very little reward. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkippiesBar Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 (edited) It's a fantastic game no matter how you look at it in my opinion. (a) For those who just want an experience playing through the levels, the game is challenging enough to offer a good time (b) For those who want the platinum, this game should be viewed in a similar light to a racing game: you grind the track over and over until you perfect it. Some difficult levels do get a bit frustrating but the reward when you finally nail them makes it worth it. The only negative is the inverted levels imo, but I saw those as almost a victory lap. Once I had become good enough at the game by doing the N. Sanely Perfect Relics, I could breeze through the N. Verted and enjoy how much better I was at the game compared to when I played it through the first time, which can be a rewarding experience in itself. Edited July 8, 2022 by SkippiesBar 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyswfc9 Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 @JohnCenaSong- i will eventually give this game another crack at. Amazing game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Highly exaggerated game in terms of difficulty. The 9/10, 10/10 difficulty threads? Ridiculous. Great game though.. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princefan2407 Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Before the patch correcting the hitboxes of crates hit by Polar, desyncing obstacles (especially in Toxic Tunnels) or regarding the general loose performance of the game on PS4 FAT/Slim (from 30 to 60 FPS all the way), the game deserved to be at least 8/10, even today the triple spin or some of levels demand extraordinary precision and bearing the local/global cycles. It's not the hardest game in the world, far from it, but if you have problem with time reaction and spatial awareness in 3D platformers (yellow circle is a saver, but still), you will suffer while going for a plat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sepheroithisgod Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 From what I understand, recent patches made the hardest part of the game (the Polar sections) easier, so it might be more along the line of an 8/10 as those were some serious rage moments repeating those levels for the perfect runs lol It's something that is definitely worth playing but expect to put in a lot of time. It's highly skill-dependent. I was over 160 hrs when I got my plat at launch (definitely some afk time). I remember seeing people in the 70hr range and below. It made me feel like crap lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike_Hostile17 Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 I fully cleared the game on Switch (it didn't come out in Korea on ps4) and the patches were a life saver. After 1.05, 1.07 and 1.2, I could feel the jumps were smoother but most importantly they fixed the FPS drop issues that could entirely ruin your speedrun attempts. Mainly, the Triple jump was really not balanced when the game came out. If you play on ps5, that must be less hard than what it used to be. I will give it a try once I'm done with my backlog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatary1985 Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 (edited) If you only aim to beat the game, I highly recommended. The game is very fun and easy to medium difficulty and if you still struggle, the game will help you. There is modern mode to completely get rid of lives so you never worried about running out of life mid stage. The game gives you very fair number of checkpoints and will spawn extra checkpoints if you died too many times also grants you an extra 1-2 masks too. But when comes to 106% completion the game simply destroy your insanity and ask you to be a perfectionist. Not only you have to perfectly grab everything without dying once and need to be super fast without dying too. You’ll also need to do 3-4 playthroughs if you are god in platformer and 6-15 playthroughs at least depends on your skill Edited July 12, 2022 by avatary1985 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life-is-Torture Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Game is ridiculously hard, I usually die more than 20 times per level, the last one I completed I died at least 50 times. Not the best time I've ever had with a videogame. I'm not sure if I would ever be able to beat the whole game. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANU1950 Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 You have to be very drunk to give this game a difficulty rating of less than 9. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSmark84 Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 (edited) I finally bit the bullet and bought this in the sale. As a fan of the series since the late 90s I knew this 8nstallment looked awful compared to the other games. I was right, it's a bad game and bloody hard too. 10/10 for difficultly(far to much to remember). I average between 20-30 life's on your average level. For the 1st cortex battle it took me 104 life's to beat him. Crap, Crap, Crap. I'll be glad once I've got to the end. Edit. I finally beat this steaming pile of shit of a game. Took 118 lifes off me after Cortex crossed me the jumping on the platforms was shite. Then one of the final level took me about 285 lifes. Needless to say this crap game is done and deleted. Edited July 8, 2023 by RSmark84 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGarland Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 On 6/18/2023 at 9:43 PM, RSmark84 said: I finally bit the bullet and bought this in the sale. As a fan of the series since the late 90s I knew this 8nstallment looked awful compared to the other games. I was right, it's a bad game and bloody hard too. 10/10 for difficultly(far to much to remember). I average between 20-30 life's on your average level. For the 1st cortex battle it took me 104 life's to beat him. Crap, Crap, Crap. I'll be glad once I've got to the end. Edit. I finally beat this steaming pile of shit of a game. Took 118 lifes off me after Cortex crossed me the jumping on the platforms was shite. Then one of the final level took me about 285 lifes. Needless to say this crap game is done and deleted. I think you're exaggerating a bit. Yes, there's a lot of stuff to memorize. Yes, Cortex Castle is hard. And yes, the platinum is incredibly difficult and frustrating. However, all of that doesn't mean the game is shit. It is flawed, don't get me wrong, but it's still a great game. Not to mention, there's nothing more satisfying than clearing the level perfectly after a lot of trial and error. Same can be said about the platinum, where the satisfaction really shines. I doubt that everything I said will change your opinion of the way you see the game, but I just wanted say that after seeing your post. That's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSmark84 Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Luckily opinions are like assholes, everyone's got one. I stick with my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdias10 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 (edited) To me anyone who rates this less than a 8 out 10 is full of shit. Unless they have done shit like VVVVVV, Cloudberry Kingdom or Splasher. This platinum is really hard, like the levels are long as fk, full of traps and you got break every box without dying and speedrun through 38 levels which it is a lot. The triple spin is not easy to get used to it as well, that just my opinion Edited September 20, 2023 by bdias10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandra-jane09 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Extremely and BS hard, asking us to repeat levels with a filter [ the cartoon paper dot one is positively headache making ] in reverse to get another Gem which is upside down, and time trials where you have to get the Platinum, rather than in the N Sane trilogy where you need to gain gold only. Not to mention the dreaded Permadeath of every level so I hit a brick wall with it and its sitting at 75% and thankfully I didn't buy it, it was Free on PS+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NathanW18 Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 (edited) Going for plat in this game is not fun. I'm pretty sure I could have completed it if I kept banging my head against the wall, but it wasn't worth the headache. I only needed one more N.Sanely Perfect Relic to complete the Perfectionist trophy. I needed the vast majority of the Platinum Relics for Faster Than Sound. I keep looking at it and think about going back to finish the plat, but getting back to the skill level required to do it will probably take a while. For the type of player on a site like this, it's a fun game for a normal story completion. The highly liked comment earlier in the thread that says the game is approachable for everyone; I disagree with that. For a casual gamer, I very much doubt they would enjoy playing this. A lot of trophy hunters don't seem to understand the skill level of the average casual gamer. Edited October 10, 2023 by NathanW18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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