Popular Post Parker Posted December 3, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2016 (edited) Quote We at Vicarious Visions love Crash, and we’re super excited for everyone to play the N. Sane Trilogy. But we can’t fly everyone out to Anaheim to play it in person, so here’s a peek that answers some burning questions. And the biggest question everyone keeps asking us, “Is this a remaster or a remake?” The answer is not simple. It’s practically impossible to make a traditional remaster of the original Naughty Dog games. They’re roughly 20 years old, and technology has advanced significantly in that time. The original code and assets are nearly unusable. Nearly. But we don’t consider this a remake. We know how much you all love the original games, so we didn’t want to fully remake them. The N. Sane Trilogy is a remaster plus. The first step in our remaster plus was to truly understand what made the Naughty Dog games special and why fans still love them to this day. The best way to understand a game is to play it, and boy, did we play the Crash games. We played them to the point that we broke controllers from mashing the jump button too much. We studied original concept art and commercials for inspiration. And we went even further back to understand the material that originally inspired Naughty Dog, including Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and Looney Tunes. With all of that in mind, we started our work. Using the original level geometry from Naughty Dog as a guide, we rebuilt the Crash gameplay from scratch, capturing its simplicity and precision. As the levels began to take shape, we layered in our own lush and zany art, animation, and audio. Let’s see the results! Here are some work-in-progress examples of what to expect: Rebuilt levels, based on the original geometry: Another beautiful day at N. Sanity Beach! Rebuilt characters, following the original designs: Such a motley crew. Rebuilt cinematics, inspired by the originals: What a jerk. Adding New Features Because this is a remaster plus, we have an opportunity to add features. Choosing new features is a difficult process. We consider numerous things, including the team’s ideas and fan requests, but perhaps our most important consideration is the evolution of the franchise itself. Naughty Dog learned a lot of lessons on how to refine the Crash formula over the course of making three games. So, the first new features we’ve worked on take the best of each of the games and apply them to all three. Here are some work-in-progress examples: Unified checkpointing & save game system. This includes manual and auto-saving. (Yes, the first game now has a proper save game system!) Unified menu system. Here an example of the Pause menu for Crash Bandicoot: Eagle-eyed readers will notice something special about this Pause Menu. Time Trials in all three games! The competition for relic times on our team is fierce! These aren’t the only new features for the N. Sane Trilogy. However, that’s all we’re going to share for today. Okay, maybe one more peek. Seriously, though, there’s no time for more. We have to get back to work making the game. (Naughty Dog packed so much gameplay into those original PlayStation CDs!) We hope you enjoyed this taste of the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, and we’re excited to share more with you soon! Source: PlayStation Blog Official gameplay trailer: Gameplay video: I can't wait for this. The first three Crash games are some of my favorite games of all time, playing them on PS4 with updated graphics is going to be amazing. Parker Edited February 16, 2017 by Parker 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpmotard Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 A lot of amazing games were announced but this is the one I screamed like a little girl once I saw it 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NetEntity Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 (edited) "The first game now has a proper save system!" YES, SO MUCH YES! Also, it's nice to see Cortex being finally able to stand up. This makes me actually feel sad about not owning a PS4. Too bad I can't allow myself to get it for now. Edited December 3, 2016 by NetEntity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priere Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 This is amazing, i was going to buy it if it was just like the current PS1 classics on the store but this just makes it day 1 for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThiophenSJ Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 This is going to be awesome. Can't wait for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filplacido Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 I'm so thrilled for this!!! It's a day one buy for me, in fact, i've already bought the game (, joking). I got to think about it and if they released a brand new Crash game, with different levels and assets, the nostalgia could kick in and affect our likeness for the game. In this case, a "remaster", it's a win-win! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheYuriG Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 All comes to my mind was that guy using the FF7 shirt and then the game coming, then the same guy used crash's shirt and now the game comes. It's safe to say he is the bearer of good news yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Ookami Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 THIS is how you do a remaster. No BS graphics additions, you leave everything as it was, only clear it up a bit. This is definitely going to be successful. I want =D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Posted December 3, 2016 Author Share Posted December 3, 2016 (edited) And the trailer, god I love and miss that music. Parker Edited December 3, 2016 by Parker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeldinX Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Looks so beautiful! So much more than what I was expecting from the collection. I know they don't want to label these as remakes but they really are remade from the ground up! I seriously was just expecting the original graphics "remastered". Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigressLion Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 (edited) Between TLOU2 and THIS!!!!! I can not be more stoked!!!!!!!!! Crash Bandicoot allows me to relive my childhood years... and fears. EVERY level there was always one mysterious hidden box that was just not there! I swear to go I got the boxes. Unified checkpointing & save game system. This includes manual and auto-saving. (Yes, the first game now has a proper save game system!)The above is probably the best thing they could've done. I remember the first crash's save feature... Edited December 3, 2016 by Lion of the Lolis 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrakeHellsing Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Yes, so much yes and want for this trilogy. I mean those screenshots look so... amazing. Can't wait for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternalChaos72 Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 STFU and take my money! On a related note, i wish Crash Bash was also included in this aswell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madbuk Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Oh no... They brought over the awful time trials from Crash 2 and 3 into Crash 1. Ultra rare platinum(s) incoming? Also worried about the saving.. I hope they aren't just save states. That'd make it way too easy. Art style is... passable. I quite like the gritty feel of the original compared to the bright and colourful of the remake, but I can live with it. Really hyped to play these games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihiris- Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Really liking the way this is shaping up. Already can here the theme music lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stockton572 Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Wait, did Activision just put a lot of effort into a game that isn't Call of Duty? Man, when paired with a Cubs win and a Trump presidency, this really is a signal for the end of days. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Dark Mark- Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Very happy to see this! I just hope the saving doesn't make passing a level too easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omelette Paradise Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Day One buy for me. I'm really digging the updated graphics. It's nice to have the option of switching to the old graphics too. Oh and I'm very happy that they've implemented an actual saving system for the first game. I'm looking forward to this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Posted December 3, 2016 Author Share Posted December 3, 2016 Wait, did Activision just put a lot of effort into a game that isn't Call of Duty? Man, when paired with a Cubs win and a Trump presidency, this really is a signal for the end of days. They're just a publisher so they don't really put a lot of effort into anything, just money. Parker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sora9427 Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 (edited) OMFG I'm crying, seriously thanks, thanks, Thanks!This is for Sure a pre-Order as soon as i see it on Amazon i need it, it's what i grow up with, Crash 2 was my first game ever i HAVE TO play it! And Save feature in the first one? Oh God thanks it was the only awful thing of that game! I hope they kept it completly the same, would love little Baby all used to today's game to do levels like the temple or the cloud ones Now if only somebody could do a propper Spyro Remaster instead of ruining it every year int hat horrible game he is now.... Edited December 3, 2016 by Puriddu9427 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary_danial Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 I'm sold. Day one. Nuff said. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Nice! I've never played any of the Crash games before and this looks really good! Seems like they put a lot of work in this remaster plus. I'm most definitely going to buy this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undead Wolf Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 The Crash Bandicoot games were my childhood, so it goes without saying that I'm super excited for this! I was a little worried when this thing was revealed last year because the word "remaster" was spoken, and those are usually pretty lazy. I'm very happy to see that this much closer to a remake than a remaster, and it looks beautiful! I can't wait to play these. It would be even better if each game got its own platinum trophy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one_more_name Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 (edited) looking forward to this coming out, relieve my childhood, hopefully trophies will be easy, will set myself a target of 9 months to complete Also hopefully a plat trophy for each game. Edited December 3, 2016 by one_more_name 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam1984123 Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 We are certainly being treated with some great content coming our way from Naughty Dog! Can't wait for this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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