CRASH BANDICOOT - An Icon Decline
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- Опубликовано: 3 июн 2016
- This analysis has been acknowledged by the original Crash B inventors. Pretty stoked: bit.ly/29QEnxS
Written, edited, and animated by Javed Sterritt ( / javedlsterritt )
Crash Bandicoot footage captured by Sam Headen ( / sam_headen )
Music scored by Jonny Higgins ( / crash-bandicoot-an-ico... )
End track 'Fears' by MTNS ( / mtnsau )
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Josh Mancell Interview: • Video
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great video bubson
dunkey, is that really you?
no
yo dunkey why you hate crash?
welp
o shit
What you said about shape language made me realise why a lot of people hated the look of banjo kazooie nuts and bolts.
DUDE!! You hit the nail on the head! I've done several unpublished write ups on this!
was... that supposed to be a pun?
@@GoodBloodGames as a mathetics fan boy i can say that every lines can be reduce to a curve or a straight line. The most simple closed geometric schape with curve is circle and triangle is the first one with straight line. square is just two triangle stick together. So all geometricc shape can be resume into parts of circles and triangles.
4 years after this vid and we got 2 beautiful remasters and a new game that has taken the series forward appropriately. Sometimes things do work out in the end!
are you kidding me those games are garbage. kisass.
Crash 4 was pretty rough. No idea why they didn't give it to Beenox.
They were remakes, not remastered, but yeah
I really enjoyed this, and you are totally on the money. We had this sort of whacky juxtaposition in mind as we built up the game's style -- and we used to put everything going into it through the "Crash Filter" to make sure it felt "Crash-like." On a final note, I looked a hell of a lot younger back then :-)
Andy. Absolute honour, sir.
Thanks for confirming this analysis. Means a lot.
@goodblood: beautifully said man, I could never put into words how amazing these games were as well as you did.
@All Things Andy Gavin: I'm sorry you probably get this all the time but, DUDE! YOU ARE MY LITERAL HERO MAN! crash and Jak were the first characters I ever drew, and they're the reason I'm still passionate about gaming,writing stories and drawing cartoons to this day! thank you, i wouldn't be the same man i grew up to be if you Jason Rubin, Charles Zembillas, Josh Mancell and the everyone else at Naughty Dog weren't around to show me the way.
Andy why did you let them do this to Crash?
Don't see how it's andy's fault, not like he just handed crash over and said "do your worst" their contract ran out, and they wanted to work on new projects anyways, so they didnt renew. They wanted to expand their horizons and we got Jak and Daxter f, i DEFINITELY can't fault them for that
Plus we got some Quality crash games came out of that, all the Nitro Kart, Twinsanity, Huge Adventure, N-Tranced ect.
all of those you listed are shit
i guess we got Bash and Tag Team so i can forgive some people
Well, Crash 4: It's About Time is definitely beautiful, sharp and quite insane. So yeah, I think the developers heard you and then some. Welcome back Crash!
*N.Sane.
Who the fuck are you? How did you make such an engaging film? How have I not heard of your channel before?!
Subscribed.
Thanks man. I like your aggressive positivity.
nice vid
Aussie channels have trouble getting recognised due to the way RUclips prioritizes search results. It's stupid.
This is honestly one of the most professional and well-made videos I have ever seen on RUclips. Fantastic job.
Funny how you made this video and later that same year the remakes were announced.
I was just thinking the same thing 😂
well hey, at least we get a ps4 remaster of the first three games and his appearance in skylanders im hoping this means he will have somewhat of a resurgence.
Yeah just saw that. Pretty cool i guess.
I feel like that's a, 'we don't know what to do so let's just make them again' type vibe.
Hmm.. i saw it more than some kind of experience for the developers who are making the remake to understand why the first 3 games were so great, and probably we'll see a new game in the future.
Heck, they are using the IP, thats good enough
+Ivan Lopez Rodriguez about two hours ago
Ivan Lopez Rodriguez
literally my reaction when i saw it on e3
Skylanders will ruin him like they did with spyro
This is seriously one of the greatest fucking videos I've ever seen, thank you!
In my Crash Bandicoot hunting i stumbled on your channel and i laughed a lot. Australian yeah?
Good Blood Yeah mate, cheers :D
+Good Blood very good documentary proud you nailed everything right on the head I love the Crash Bandicoot series with naughty dog was developing it I just hope and pray if they do decide to make a new crash Penacoot game that Activision doesn't ruin it even further than they already have
+avante falgione
Well, we got the PS4 remasters coming and from what I understand, Sony and Activision struck some kind of deal. Hopefully Vicarious Visions take a good look at this video when they do those remasters.
hey jak love your vids
Crazy to see where we are 2 years later. I literally couldn't be happier :)
This analysis has been acknowledged by the original Crash B inventors. Hearts for eyes: bit.ly/29QEnxS
I'm starting to think that this video might have at least partially inspired the N. Sane Trilogy. (Although that could just be a coincidence...)
BlueDragon992 word
N. Sane Trilogy was announced 9 days after this video was posted. It was definitely already in development beofre this video
Vicarious Visions must have watched this video. They took in a lot of fan feedback while creating the remastered trilogy. I truly believe the subtitle " *N. Sane* Trilogy" was inspired by this video.
Good Blood Activision ruined Crash and Spyro only good games were PlayStation exclusives.
Hey Javed, I've seen this twice today and I subsequently went and watched everything else you've made on this channel too. Excellent style, well written videos throughout. Very impressed with what you do and i'm looking forward to seeing what else you'll produce.
Keep it up :)
Andy
Hey A+Start! I just found this and I'm also blown away by the quality of this vid.
This was a beautiful documentary. Great job dude!
I'd say Sharp
More like an icon revived now
And Now Crash 4 is finally coming
Well, you got your wish. Crash is getting re-made from the ground up and is being included in Skylanders! Odd you made this whole video a week before the announcement.. lol still great!
Personally, I don't think the dragging the poor guy into Skylanders is the best way to bring him back...more like seal the nail in the coffin...
+SpyrosKingdom Skyladers...why you think that cash cow excuse of a cheap game is a good thing?
+Roving RagaMuffin they way they've announced it it seems like he's going to be a cameo appearance in the game still playable but a one-time character
Your're alive!?
+H4SH_B4ND!C00T IS FOCKIN BACK GUYS!!!!!!!!!
Ayy.
The irony of the time this was posted...
I absolutely loved this. Came across it by suggested videos. Your level of presentation, structuring, research and execution is superb. Subscribed!
Thank you!
Tom Reakes cv
Activision: "We'll just throw Crash in skylanders and release HD remakes of the first 3 games so people can shut up."
Well, little did you know.
Predictive
I love this and I would love an icon decline for spyro
Though I don't feel like Spyro had as much of an impact as Crash did. Crash helped redefine a genre, while I feel Spyro is moreso a very good example of how a certain genre can be done right :)
+PikaBoyTV exactly not only that but spyro is unique he and crash are what the playsrations about you can't have crash without spyro
Nah Spyro was my Childhood and when Skylander Bullshit came out.... I cried...
Rayman would be a good one as well.
Rayman Legends was actually refreshingly good
1:11 thus I'm Labeling this essay, as fuck Activision.
at least we have crash remastered :^)
+Andy Joe Hope you are in for what they can do...poor child...your ignorancr amuses Activision money hunger
***** God, have mercy on us.
4 years later, 2 remakes and a new tittle later and they still haven’t got what you pointed out so well in this video. Just right after seeing the trailer for Crash 4, this video was the first thing that came into my mind.
N.Sane trilogy did the series justice imo
It was pretty good
Bloater Snake visually yes, but they ruined the jump mechanics. Nitro Fueled is the masterpiece.
@@foofal yes I felt the jump was off especially going back to the Original to compare
How about the mess made by colourfulness in these new installments? I am annoyed by that because it reminds me of Wreck it Ralph's sugar rush land. And it seems like this is a standard nowadays for most or maybe even every videogame/TV-series/movie intended for children.
The first three games on Ps1 were sombre and had higher contrast between dark and bright colors. This is because of the graphical restrictions (I assume) but still, I miss really the sombre and menacing feeling left from the environments like Generator Room, Road to Nowhere, Bone Yard, Temple Ruins, Road to Ruin etc. but now it is replaced by softer, smoother, more rainbow-colored and brighter environments. It kinda diminishes the affection of harshness the original levels left in my mind and maybe someone else's too.
I don't know, maybe times and standards are only there to change but I don't buy this new strategy the companies developing and releasing Crash and every other old franchise use nowadays when pitching the new titles and installments for these franchises. And the new annoying strategy is that they try so hard to please all the audience they try to sell the game for.
Please listen you all big corporations who release any form of entertainment for us, don't forcibly try to get new audience for your famous releasing titles. And even more if another side of the fanbase gets punished by new concepts/ideas. If you can't develope and adapt new concepts and features to a game that respects/enhance the base idea with which the older fans are familiar with, don't make a new creation. If you want to reach new customers, create a whole new franchise for them. It is a fresh start for everyone and not another partial dissappointment that you make when you create a wheel (read: a new game with remarkable brand behind it) again with utterly non-necessary features (read: fillers).
I wouldn't say the N. Sane trilogy or upcoming new installment for the main series of Crash are bad. It is only the doubt that I have about this new movement in whole entertainment industry nowadays that is run by means of pure greed instead of genuine creativity and strong determination. I hope that this new game called It's about time can do THE THING in every Crash Bandicoot fan's head and not only for the new fans or old fans. It has a lot of pressure on it... We will see what this new game turn out to be soon. Until then, let's hope the best for it!
Damn since thus video Crash Bandicoot made a comback. And now Crash Bandicoot 4 is announced. Look how far he's come
Would love to see an updated video with recent crash games
Twinsanity was pretty good
HELLS YAAAAAA
One of my favorite Crash games.
+TheFartGiver same
I agree, Twinsanity was the last good Crash game to be released.
Also, I felt like the GBA Crash games (The Huge Adventure and N'Tranced) were really good considering the hardware. We have to remember that this is the GBA we're talking about. For the hardware they were given to work with, they did a great job at recreating the PS1 experience into a small handheld. Kudos the them!
I had a playstation instead of a nintendo console when I was younger and I loved crash bandicoot. from the looks of the remastered version trailer, it covers what you say made the originals successful. great video man.
I think this video is the reason Crash Bandicoot came back tbh.
Original 3 plus the racing game and the spyro games were my childhood. When that ps1 start up screen happened something weird hit my brain like i needed to focus all of a sudden and stop moving.
crash bandicoot is the shit man
Hi Grahamgraydog big fan of your videos ;)
well was the shit.... now is shit let's hope the remakes do good by his name
i come back to this in awe when i rediscover it every 6 months or so. Stunned and shocked how beautiful this is, hopefully i can make something even half this good. You need more of these if you want to make em…
I’m sure that this video is played in the beginning of every new Crash Project. Beenox had it under their skin while remaking the CTR. They slayed it. I hope Activision dont drop the ball. Btw this video is amazing. I watch it at least once a year. Long Live The Bandicoot.
Well time to start up my old crash bandicoot games and relive the old days again.
if you have a ps4 they are remastering the original 3 for that console
Max The Great Eh. I don't really care much for remastering games. Just like how this video pointed out the details and reasons why many enjoy the first three games.
+MetalPcAngel he explained that wrong, from the ground up, they are recreating the original trilogy, a chance at a new real good game, depending on the sales of this.
***** it's the same games wtf are you talking about
***** besides I grew up with these games so I know what im talking about, i hate all the later games made by actvision
Wonderful! It's great to see someone who's clearly passionate about the game think so deeply on it. Thanks for making.
Crash Bandicoot - An Icon Revived :')
Crash Bandicoot always has a special place in my heart, I love this video so much thank you for making it!
This is really great.
u too
Twinsanity did worse than Titans and Mutant? I thought it was the best out of the four.
Crash twinsanity was my favorite crash games, so many bosses!!!
Probably word by mouth people were told how glitchy that game was
Indeed. Twinsanity managed to take it's rightful place in my mind's ''nostalgic games'' category. But seriously, google something about Crash Evolution, which was going to be Twinsanity before budget cuts and shortened deadlines changed it. If you imagine what that game could've been along with what twinsanity already showcased: damn that would've been a great game!
Idk. But I Kinda liked the "Titans" better. Maybe because of the various monsters, you can control.
Artjom77 7 titans is a legit good game but an awful crash game
why did they have to shoehorn crash into it they could just make up some new mascot
Ironic how that a crash bandicoot n sane trilogy ad plays before the video.
It's funny how the N. Sane Trilogy was announced a few days after this video.
wow, that was trully a GREAT video! covering a video game through the prism of art (in a time when people actually forget that video gaming is art) shows that you actually understand how this kind of art "works". I could clearly see a whole philosophical belief behind this documentary(!). I am sure that you can and will be heard, from all kind of fans, even to the actual "heads" of this game. Productions are listening, a little bit of quietly, but still listen, to the fans. That's why they even make remasters.
The not promising part, is that art consist MUCH of philoshophy in it, and you understand it, but they may not. The actual wheel of this car was and is money so anything around the game, the character and the fans themselves is subjective. That's the real sad part of video gaming industry, they forgot that what they do is art and we forgot how to appreciate the games.
keep up the amazing filmmaking and animation, from a fellow graphic designer!
Thanks man.
+Good Blood please answer me this honestly, did you actually send this letter / essay to Activision?
"Beautiful, Sharp Insanity" The perfect description for Crash.
Coming back to this video after the nsane trilogy and crash 4, this truly feels like a love letter to the series.
This video was great, but that "essay" gimmick was so fucking pretentious.
I liked it
Very well said. Love your analytical breakdown on how the series changed after ND let go of the rights. Let's hope whoever's the head of a new Crash game puts as much thought, effort, and clever design into it as ND did with the original trilogy.
I just didn't want this to end. Great video, really well crafted, nice work!
This needs a sequel
It's a bold move calling something in Mario 64 "forgettable" but man do you back your words up with substantial arguments that i cant disagree with. the production value of this video is insane and you articulate your points masterfully. i just found your channel and i cant wait to watch more of your stuff.
Finally, a video that clearly spells out on why Crash bandicoot is superior to Mario 64. Nice!
yep
+Toxic Turtle2140 i really like crash but idk if i would say that its better than super mario 64.
+Noah Zahn i would
+Toxic Turtle2140 i could see why you think that
+Noah Zahn i can also see why you would like sm64 more just I personally just like the gameplay of crash more
The production value on this video is so high, good job man, keep it up!
“Love Javed”
Don’t know why but I felt that love in an emotional way. Your videos are very emotive and engaging. Where were you when I needed to do my English essays? My teachers would have swooned over you !
Would love to hear your opinion on the N’Sane trilogy and Crash 4: it’s about time
this is the first video from you that I've ever seen.
I've never heard of you before.
you've just cracked the code as to what it is about Crash that we loved and why the new ones fall flat.
these are the answers I've been looking for for over 10 years now and you just summed it up.
I don't think I've ever been touched like this by a video before. I wish I could subscribe a dozen times over.
seriously, bravo.
Hey Javed! Thanks for making this video, very informative and entertaining!
RUclips algorithms have never been any better timed.
One Year Later:
Activision: Ok Here you go Good Blood. its What you asked for. *CRASH BANDICOOT N SANE TRILOGY*
So what? That fucking shitty remake!!! Totally unplayable, full of bugs and glitches, stupid jumping mechanics and edge detection unsafety, worst UI and HUD designs, bad sound effects specially for Aku Aku because let's not even dare to compare the OST itself with Josh Mancell's masterpieces! The easy version of Crash 1 made for today's brainless kids, a weak videogaming generation, to be able to get a goddamn gem - which is comprehensive due to the new shitty mechanics or else it would indeed be completely impossible - but that's about it, Nitro-Fueled it's coming and it's gonna be even worse! Slow karts and lazy developed aspects that I could go on all day telling you about.
You're overreacting and exaggerating completely. Maybe tone down on the salt buddy before you start ranting about your opinions.
@@mr.master7007 I could tell you the exact same or N-Sane thing!!!!
@@Chris.L.P. Care to elaborate how that applies to me? The " bounce off me and stick to you" response is pretty weak. Maybe try something else there champ.
@@Chris.L.P. When the nostalgia blinds you...
Now we know that first trilogy will be remastered that is coooool! But i would like to see also TwinSanity remastered
mine too. i think it was even more fun than the first trilogy but it isnt from naughty dog so we wont see it
Did you guys watch the video? Twinsanity OBV isn't as good because it scored a 60 and the first 3 scored 90s. Don't you understand that the game review hivemind determines if a game is ostensibly good or not? Get with the program. /s
nobody gives a shit about score. fans likes twinsanity
Yeah if 1-3 remasters are done well I'd love Crash Team Racing and eventually Twinsanity remastered/Twinsanity 2, Twinsanity was a great game, it's just a huge shame that its release was rushed, leading to a lot of glitches and huge sections of the game REMOVED entirely.
It will probably be crash bash with ctr first
Then maybe wrath of cortex and twinsanitu
Anybody excited for the remasters of the original trilogy? I know I am.
Very!
i might by a ps4 just for the crash remake
Pay again...for the same on "better grapics"....I dont trust them
***** Well it's been confirmed that they're going to be complete remakes, so a PS4 seems pretty appetizing right about now
at least it's something I'm excited about it hope they do upgrade the textures and I prefer the original crash character model
I have never been so entertained while listening to someone give an essay styled explanation on the fall of one of my favorite games of all time. Thank you for the detailed and brilliant execution you did in this video and keep up the great work :D
I know it's not really what you do, but I would love a video where you talk about the new crash bandicoot and if you think it lives up to the originals/beautiful sharp insanity
Although I'm much younger than most PS1-era kids, Crash has been a huge part of my life. The first one was my introduction to games in general, and the PS1 was my only console till about 2007 or so. I would love to see it return. However, I must say that, even though I didn't really like any of the games post CTR, Twinsanity is one of my favorites in the series! Hopefully someone else here understands what I see in it. Fantastic video! Also, 2 is my favorite, what's yours?
And thanks for reuploading, now the video is perfect!
Thank you for your patience, man!
Blame PC Pleb Virgin No Life race, they're always blaming consoles. Because of them who are always blaming consoles, game industry has fallen apart and we'll never get these awesome games back.
CB 2 and 3 the best 4 me. Spyro 1-YotD is also best.
The problem of Twinsanity is about... insanity. Yes, Cortex beings a stupid guy. It's doesn't have good "balance point" in your insanity.
PS: sorry my bad english.
I love all of the games, and couldn't really choose a favorite.
Excellent quality video! I am looking forward to see how they re-make these games soon, i definitely miss the "sharper" look, and sharp controls, and hope they avoid making him too squishy without much impact or weight to his moves.
Wrath of Cortex was definitely when the games started going downhill, but at least it was the last game that actually felt like a Crash game!
Now You See It sent me here and I couldn't be more thankful.
Crash Bandicoot was the first 3D game I've ever played, I used to sleep over at my aunt's house from time to time and she had a playstation, so I was introduced to beautiful games like these.
This essay was amazingly written and the video was perfectly executed to go along with it.
Thank you. ♥
Damn, this video made me sad. Crash is seriously one of my favorite franchises. I really hope the remakes stay true to the originals. Also, Crash Team Racing is still the best cart racing game I've ever played, I need them to remake that too.
Coming from a lifelong Crash fan, this video is incredible. Thank you for making it.
A toast for the revival of Crash Bandicoot. May this series finally get back on it's feet and take on the new generation of video games. :)
how to trigger any crash bandicoot fan :
say twinsanity is better than the original three even if its unfinished.
But seriously twinsanity is a hidden gem on the ps2 , its so underrated. :^[
well i am a pretty big crash fan and i like twinsanity, probably more then the first game. so consider me not triggered.
I loved Twinsanity same as the originals including Crash Team Racing. The only bad Crash games were the last 2. They pretty much didn't knew what they want to be as a game. If they would say hey here is Crash Bandicoot's son, you play as him I would somehow understand the concept. Like this a CB try hard game couldn't care less. So yeah all compared to those 2 were good.
Can't forget about the music. Twinsanity had great music.
wait..wha??? Almost any Crash fan has claimed Twinsanity to be the best game of the franchise where the ps2 is concerned.
I like Wrath of Cortex and Twinsanity. Though, Wrath of Cortex felt more like a Crash game to be honest. Twinsanity had good humor and great controls though.
Completely brilliant writing, editing and story-telling throughout this video. Loved every little thing about it. The documentary type format used when covering three bare-bones topics throughout this video is nothing short but brilliant. Keep up this amazing work, its incredibly inspiring as a Game Design student and content creator. Also, do you guys have a Patreon? Would love to help fund these projects!
Great video! Loved the editing.
I love this. You've managed to distinguish yourself from most other RUclips reviewers in a big way. Back then, everybody was trying to be the AVGN; then everybody was trying to be Caddicarus, ProJared or the Completionist. I love this new, documentary style you're doing and hope to see more for other games. Awesome job, my friend.
I watched video shortly after you released it a year ago. being a die hard Crash fan, I hated seeing this beautiful franchise become something that it shouldn't have. Crash Bandicoot was the first game I ever owned and it has and always will have a permanent place in my heart. I'm happy and excited that Activision and Vicarious Visions went back to it original roots with N.Sanity Trilogy. This was an awesome video and I'm glad that I rewatched it again. I hope you're enjoying the trilogy as much as I am bro. keep up the good work!
That moment when you still play all those classic Crash Bandicoot games till this day even though more than 10 years have passed :,) (Nostalgia) And I will continue with the re-mastered version just to see does it have what it takes or should I stick to the originals from 1998.
More than ten?? Lol its more like close to twenty...
Summon256 Ten only in my life i ment ;D
ShurikenTemple okay that makes more sense now...
This has exactly the same problem your Sonic video did; You're not really addressing anything. Sure, you may be able to accurately define the "creative essence" of Crash, but stuff like character designs mean nothing when it comes to the gameplay. You did come close to pinpointing certain problems such as Wrath of Cortex's over-reliance on gimmick-based levels over straight platforming ones, but things like Twinsanity's self-awareness don't affect the way a game plays, merely its style and attitude. So yes, we have lost Crash as a character and you've pointed that out, but restoring that character won't help the series if the games don't play well. *That* is what's important.
Agreed.
This is so far the best comment I've seen on this video.
Agreed- though I'm more concerned with the lack of citation for the artists that made the product possible, especially when this video goes out of its way to commend the aesthetics of the designs.
There's a lot of 'what ND did' in this video, which ignores the incredibly rocky collaboration with Universal, including the artists who felt cheated at their input being mis-represented. This could also apply to how it was not the lack of talent on the later games, but of budget, time and support- particularly concerning Twinsanity which was created originally to be a revival of the franchise before the young team was plagued with production problems. The self awareness of the game is part of a wider context.
This video simply exemplifies that mis-representation as ND once again comes through unscathed in the history books. And that's sad.
"but stuff like character designs mean nothing when it comes to the gameplay."
Yes it does you dope, would you feel the same way for crash if he was simply a wireframe model? Of course not. did you completely skip the part about how his color contrasts with the level design? Look at Rayman, his design is in concept similar to Crash in a way, he translates his abilities through the way he acts.
"merely its style and attitude."
Subjective, but I understood his point, the original Crash series didn't rely on referential or "meta" humor, it's lazy, lacks character and interest, the writing and humor never was so severly slapstic as Twinsanity.
This comment is bang-on. Here's why the PS2-era Crash games didn't work as well as the others, game design-wise.
Wrath Of Cortex: WAY too many vehicle levels, a lot of which don't control well. Horrendously long loading times.
Twinsanity: Actually a pretty good game, arguably better than Crash 1. Unfortunately is pretty buggy and unfinished, due to it being rushed out.
Crash Of The Titans: Gets boring with the limited beat 'em up game. Has some silly holes in the core gameplay, like Titans not being able to jump.
Mind Over Mutant: Fixes a lot of the holes mentioned in COTC, but suffers from a load of arbritary backtracking.
I really like the format of this video. The way it was made just clicked with me so well, the visuals were beautiful and the well written monologue kept me interested. Job well done Javed, and keep up the good stuff.
Crash 4 is here thanks for pleasing and keeping hopes high for the fans of this gem.
You're a master of visual art, Javed, congratulations, you have a bright future ahead of you!
Came here from NowYouSeeIt. Damn! This is such a great video!
that profile pic tho< hahahaha
only a year later the remake was released and crash came back to modern times
This is probably the single greatest critical analysis of the original Crash Bandicoot trilogy that I have ever seen, and had the extreme pleasure of viewing. It encapsulated attributes that I wholeheartedly agree make the originals so good. They where the games of my childhood, and were major factors in rearing my love and appreciation for the video game medium. I think this was a discussion that this franchise sorely needed. Thank you for creating this stunning work.
Yes yes yes yes yes.
Nice retrospective -- looking forward to playing with Crash in Skylanders Imaginators and also the remastered versions of the original trilogy!
A lot of the things you said were spot on. Looking back on this after N Sane released they almost got that game perfect. They just needed to make character designs especially Crash's more sharp and use a better font , but those are nitpicky complaints and what's important is that it was probably one of the best remakes in gaming that revived the franchise.
That fucking, locked me into watching it, as soon as your fucking, cleverly designed, minimalist logo and animation blooped on and off the screen. The simple YET seemingly complex ways you animate this story, and, oh wait, fuck, the PACING, the STRUCTURE.... The fluidity of this short, is masterful. Wonderful FUCKING job Good Blood, you have a new fan ;)
I'll be honest, before this video, I'd never heard of Crash Bandicoot. I've never played any of these games though I think one of my brother's had a toy of Crash sitting in a Jeep-like car or something
Don’t get me wrong peeps. I’m glad Crash 4 is happening. I understand change is necessary to move forward. I heard the reasoning behind this. But I still think his current redesign is basically undoing the point this video made, which lead to the N Sane Trilogy / Nitro-Fueled character designs we had. I don’t expect Crash to look 100% the same going forward, as the same can be said about Character designs in any series in general. But his Crash 4 makeover is just too different. Please don’t be toxic with me. I have no intentions to be toxic with those who loves it.
Dude...absolutely blown away by this video. So well made, hats off to you man seriously incredible job!
Came here after the ocarina video! Great work i was born 94 and have really early memories of playing zelda/crash or watching my big brother play through zelda mystified me and still does these video resonate well, thank you
And look at where Crash is now, he's back in the limelight!
Javed, your video is beautiful sharp insanity.
PHENOMENAL video editing, graphic design, and writing throughout the whole thing. And I agree with everything you said as someone who was introduced to video games with the first Crash. I fell off the series after Twinsanity due to the direction it went in, and you perfectly put into words what those games were (as a whole) missing. It's interesting how a lot of your points could be applied to Insomiac's Spyro trilogy as well and how it fell victim to similar problems after being passed on to other developers that didn't understand what made Spyro "Spyro". Perhaps you could do a similar "Icon Decline" essay on that? ;) Other than that, I seriously commend the work you did in this video. Activision and Sony need to see this!
By the way, at 7:45 I laughed out loud at the massive grin on your face. I know that exact feeling of triumph when a creator confirms your observations about something they made. It's the best. :P
This remaster had better fucking not be the end of this incredible franchise. This may not be ever seen by anyone at Activision, or even taken into consideration, if by some chance it was, but I'm glad you made this.
Nobody out there managed to capture the essence of Crash and how he actually affected the players back then.
Great job, this video is AMAZING!!!
twinsanity was felt like it had the sprit of crash but the last 2 were so blah!
Twinsanity was basically a love letter to the PS1 Crash games.
Twinsanity was the last good original Crash game we got but hopefully not the last.
I was about to say that. Twinsanity was a very good game in my opinion. Crash Bandicoot 3 and Twinsanity are 2 of the games that i've played and finished more than 1 time in my life. It was just fun, playing a game that I already knew the story didn't bother me, as I said, it was just fun.
The last 2 games, the mutant stuff, were so different that I remember even when I was a kid I didn't consider them as oficial Crash games. Since the release of Twinsanity, i've been waiting for another true Crash Bandicoot game.
Guilherme Coelho I hate how people act like crash of the titans isnt a great game.
Marco Rodigues because it isn't... No offence.
Watching this in 2017 just days after the new Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy has come out which includes everything you said the originals had. It's beautiful, it's sharp and it's insanely fun but frustrating at the same time which is what you want in a good game. This remake really has brought Crash back to his original glory
I knew I loved Crash for a reason, but this still blew me away. They went above and beyond. My childhood has so much quality. :) So lucky to be born in 93.
13:19 "It uses a sillier and more slapstick approach which, for lack of a better phrase, doesn't feel quite right."
The series is literally a playable cartoon.
This was an incredibly well done video. It was very interesting to see this breakdown of Crash Bandicoot. You usually don't think about just how much thought and care goes into things like this.
Although, regarding the later Crash Bandicoot games, I would honestly say my favorite of the series is Crash Twinsanity. Yes, that's saying a lot to put it above the first 3 but it really feels like a great natural progression of the series to me while still being loyal to Naughty Dog's original idea for the character and the world's aesthetic. The soundtrack is simply amazing, world is fun to explore, and bosses have the charm of Naughty Dog's characters.
I totally agree about Crash Twinsanity. It left behind the mad volatile atmosphere of the original games but moved onto something equally compelling and equally fitting for Crash.
I thought the mutant games missed completely though. They weren't bad in their own right (MoM was maybe) but they just didn't carry over the right elements to work as Crash games.
only one minute in but man I have to say you are a terrific filmmaker
This is amazing Javed, its everything I thought with reasoning behind it. This is great, you should be heading the next bandicoot development. I also see a lot of people are missing your point with the "at least they are using the IP" comments. Neither of us just want more Crash, but great Crash that takes the goodness and insanity of the originals to craft something which still holds creativity and ingenuity in today's game market with current expectations. Amazing thanks for taking the time to make this. What a tribute.
the graphics and editing is on point, love the points made and the way it was written as well. 10/10 in my book