LeatherRebel5150 | 1,056 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Just now, TDIRunner said: The controls are absolute garbage making it nearly unplayable in any level that requires precision jumping. This is even worse for those who played the originals enough to develop muscle memory on the platforming. Ah, I never played the originals so I had nothing to compare it too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,528 Editorials Team · Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 I've played both, but it was far enough apart that I didn't notice any problems. There was one bridge level in the remakes that was basically impossible (due to the changes, per the internet), but luckily there is a way to cheese it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,811 Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 23 minutes ago, TDIRunner said: The controls are absolute garbage making it nearly unplayable in any level that requires precision jumping. This is even worse for those who played the originals enough to develop muscle memory on the platforming. Is that true for all ports? IGN thought it was great -- https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/06/29/crash-bandicoot-n-sane-trilogy-review Update: The Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is now available for the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC. I've gone back and played the N. Sane Trilogy on each system and am happy to confirm the challenge, fun, and updated shine of the N. Sane Trilogy remains intact across the board. The Switch's version doesn't look quite as good as the PS4 or comparable Xbox One versions, but still plays great. And Crash looks even better on PC with a 60 fps framerate option. Over 1500 reviews on metacritic give it an 8.4 which is fabulous. https://www.metacritic.com/game/crash-bandicoot-n-sane-trilogy/ It just seems like if the controls truly are "garbage" across the board the score should be much lower? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,739 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 2 minutes ago, avatar! said: Is that true for all ports? IGN thought it was great -- https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/06/29/crash-bandicoot-n-sane-trilogy-review Update: The Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is now available for the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC. I've gone back and played the N. Sane Trilogy on each system and am happy to confirm the challenge, fun, and updated shine of the N. Sane Trilogy remains intact across the board. The Switch's version doesn't look quite as good as the PS4 or comparable Xbox One versions, but still plays great. And Crash looks even better on PC with a 60 fps framerate option. Over 1500 reviews on metacritic give it an 8.4 which is fabulous. https://www.metacritic.com/game/crash-bandicoot-n-sane-trilogy/ It just seems like if the controls truly are "garbage" across the board the score should be much lower? I can confirm controls are garbage on PS4 and Switch. I haven't played any other version. I would be curious what % of the reviewers played the originals. Nearly everyone I've spoken to who was familiar with the originals agreed with me. If you enjoy the remakes, feel free to play them. I gave the remake collection a fairy fair attempt on two separate occasions (multiple hours of gameplay each time), and it's unplayable for me. I can play the originals today and beat them with my eyes closed. I replay the originals almost annually. I doubt I will ever touch the remakes again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,811 Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 27 minutes ago, TDIRunner said: I can confirm controls are garbage on PS4 and Switch. I haven't played any other version. I would be curious what % of the reviewers played the originals. Nearly everyone I've spoken to who was familiar with the originals agreed with me. If you enjoy the remakes, feel free to play them. I gave the remake collection a fairy fair attempt on two separate occasions (multiple hours of gameplay each time), and it's unplayable for me. I can play the originals today and beat them with my eyes closed. I replay the originals almost annually. I doubt I will ever touch the remakes again. I actually never played the originals. So it may be a case where you're just used to the original controls. I looked this up, and there seem to be threads saying the controls are terrible, and other threads saying the controls are fine -- The controls are fine.... https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/191634-crash-bandicoot-n-sane-trilogy/75520624 First of all as far as crash 1 goes you have to use the d-pad as long as you do that controls are fine. Plus I think kids are not used to hard games crash 1 is hard and it's not because of controls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,739 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 4 minutes ago, avatar! said: First of all as far as crash 1 goes you have to use the d-pad as long as you do that controls are fine. Plus I think kids are not used to hard games crash 1 is hard and it's not because of controls. When the collection first came out and I complained about the controls being garbage on Facebook, I was accused of being bad at the game. That's fucking laughable. I was as excited for that collection as anyone and I bought it for PS4 on day 1. I put several hours into it and made it a ways into the game. I gave it a fair shake, but it's just not good. Years later, my kids got the Switch version as a gift. I thought I would give it another try, but came to the same conclusion. The game looks fantastic, but then again, so do the originals. Since the graphics are a bit cartoony, they have aged extremely well on the PS1, so it just makes more sense for me to play those versions. I'll go to the grave complaining about how much I hate the remakes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,951 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Has anyone figured out if there's any difference between the LRG versions of Contra Operation Galuga going on preorder soon and the upcoming retail release? It seems the retail switch version is a "code in a box", but I can't find any similar information about the other ones. I'd hate to preorder it for PS5 only to find out it ends up being a code, or lacking in some other way compared to going with the vastly more expensive LRG release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,811 Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 20 hours ago, TDIRunner said: When the collection first came out and I complained about the controls being garbage on Facebook, I was accused of being bad at the game. That's fucking laughable. I was as excited for that collection as anyone and I bought it for PS4 on day 1. I put several hours into it and made it a ways into the game. I gave it a fair shake, but it's just not good. Years later, my kids got the Switch version as a gift. I thought I would give it another try, but came to the same conclusion. The game looks fantastic, but then again, so do the originals. Since the graphics are a bit cartoony, they have aged extremely well on the PS1, so it just makes more sense for me to play those versions. I'll go to the grave complaining about how much I hate the remakes. What did your kids think of the controls? Again, I wonder if it's that you're used to the older controls and perhaps the newer controls are something you're not accustomed too? I think I'm just going to have to try it myself... although I heard it's very hard, and I might be prone to just rage quitting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,010 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 On 2/22/2024 at 4:17 AM, Sumez said: The new Contra is already getting a regular retail release with wide distribution at a decent discount price, even on PS5. Does the LRG release offer anything to separate it from this? Where? I couldn't find it on Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,528 Editorials Team · Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 16 minutes ago, Code Monkey said: Where? I couldn't find it on Amazon. Looks like the code in a box version is in Europe, LRG got the rights for NA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,739 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 6 hours ago, avatar! said: What did your kids think of the controls? Again, I wonder if it's that you're used to the older controls and perhaps the newer controls are something you're not accustomed too? I think I'm just going to have to try it myself... although I heard it's very hard, and I might be prone to just rage quitting Only my youngest son played it, and he was 5 at the time. So he doesn't really have any grasp for controls. The first 3 Crash Bandicoot games are not hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,951 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 4 hours ago, Code Monkey said: Where? I couldn't find it on Amazon. It's up for preorder on roughly half the webshops I've checked, there's no real information anywhere outside of that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,010 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 (edited) On 2/27/2024 at 10:52 PM, Sumez said: It's up for preorder on roughly half the webshops I've checked, there's no real information anywhere outside of that What's a wethsop? Nevermind, I don't know why I thought you wrote wetshop. I must have been tired reading that. Edited March 1 by Code Monkey 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,739 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Today was the first time that I've ordered something since they announced the new shipping methods. For those wondering, when you put an order in, you have two options for shipping. One is to ship all items together when all are ready (technically the old method). The other option is to ship each item individually when it's ready. Obviously the second option is more expensive, but at least you now have the option. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,811 Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 Added VGNYSoft and Premium Edition to the first post -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,528 Editorials Team · Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 The Raiden IV + V pack is in stock and on sale on Amazon, with a few copies at least 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,317 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 They have started adding the month of estimated shipping for new preorders. Any little bit of info helps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiamiSlice | 3,095 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Strictly Limited is out of their minds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O.G. CIB | 415 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 30 minutes ago, MiamiSlice said: Strictly Limited is out of their minds I cancelled 19 pre-orders from them, I couldn't bother anymore. It's been over a year since they have shipped a game and they keep selling pre-orders. Thankfully after 2 days they responded to my request and originally asked that I keep my orders and offer me 5 euros off on my next order....... No thanks, process the refund. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,811 Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 On 3/16/2024 at 11:22 AM, MiamiSlice said: Strictly Limited is out of their minds When were the games originally scheduled to be released? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiamiSlice | 3,095 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 22 hours ago, avatar! said: When were the games originally scheduled to be released? Ray'z was announced July 2022 with the planned release date "sometime in 2023" I don't know if they gave estimates for the rest. The rest went up for sale early to mid 2023. These are small runs too. Just no urgency to print them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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avatar! | 1,811 Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 5 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said: The 80s theme is sweet. Not sure I'd be interested in the game mostly because FPS are not my thing, although I can certainly enjoy them, as long as they're not too hard By the way, what are people's favorite 80s-inspired video games? The two I've really played and enjoyed are -- Infernax Saturday Morning RPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,778 Administrator · Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 FC3 Blood Dragon was really fun and high energy (hah) shooting, but it wasn't very long at all and honestly while super stylish I dunno that it's worth buying a physical release, nor a ridiculous looking collector's edition. They really need to move on from it honestly, it's been over a decade. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,405 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 The PC version is $15 more expensive and only includes a Steam code, lol. Just don’t release a PC version if you don’t want to guys. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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