Usually mods make the game harder. The fact we have a mod entirely devoted to making the game easier speaks volumes of how Toys For Bob got carried away
I personally loved the difficulty in the game It feels like a natural extension of the originals and feels like the difficulty and game itself aged with me over the years This is the game I was looking for for a very long time, I thought the challenge was genuinely fun
@@boomerthedingo2196 If by "natural extension" you mean Naughty Dog somehow crammed hidden crates in every level that wasn't Cold Hard Crash, or maybe had bouncing metal crates everywhere, then yes.
@@boomerthedingo2196 it's not so much difficulty, it's just padding. Being made to do the same level again but this time it's rainbow colours isn't difficulty at all They made you do some segments 4 times
@@boomerthedingo2196 I think the issue with the difficulty is the tedium that came with it. The hidden boxes, the N.Verted levels, the extra character stages that lead to the regular stages, the 3 deaths or less gem, the loading times... It all just builds up to a game whos levels you are forced to play over and over again, most of the time for things that seem either unfair or unnessescary.
Finally someone who understands the philosophy of classic Crash games! As someone who has fully completed all the main Crash games including 4, I can say this mod was well needed. This might as well be the definitive edition of the game. Thank you so much for making this mod.
Now if only I could add this to my PS4 copy. I might actually beat it, then 😂 The original is fun, but fuck does it just have too much shit to do for 100%
@@sebastiankulche I guess, you just have to be more observant while playing, rush hour for example you can see that hidden life crate on the side of the building as you approach it. ( Run it bayou is still complete bs though )
Thank you SO much for this! My biggest issue with Crash 4 wasn't the story, or the character designs, or even the base gameplay. It was the obscene level of gem padding, unfair challenge cliff, balls-achingly difficult trials and the lack of Aku-Aku and Checkpoint crates. With these simple things introduced to the game, it is FINALLY made playable for this old-school Crash fanatic. If I could, I'd kiss ya' through my computer screen!
Bro just casually dropped one of the best Crash mods of all time and thought we wouldn’t notice. On a serious note, awesome stuff. Imma have to check this out and 100% Crash 4 for once lol.
Dude, i was just playing this game and was desperately searching for a mod like this a few days ago. This is a miracle and literally eliminates my quarrels with the game entirely.
That was my biggest issue with Crash 4 IAT. Like, it looks like a Crash game, kinda feels like a Crash game, there are plenty of references to the older games, but something is just off especially with the difficulty curves and level design. Crash games always liked to throw in challenges to keep you on your toes especially in Crash 1, but it was never like how TfB made Crash 4 which is just over the top in the worst way possible.
It always felt like crash, except all the required masks to complete levels, the levels were Madd uncompleteable without the using the new masks over all
@@ovite1240 When playing the original games, you would naturally want to 100% them because they were JUST difficult enough to warrant the challenge. Crash 4 is fucking stupid with its difficulty. It makes going through the whole game a much bigger chore. Like yeah, I COULD just ignore all the crates and just get to the end of the level, but where's the fun in that? Whenever I get to a difficult section, or finally get a gem I was struggling with, it's never a "yes, i finally got it!" moment, it's a "OH THANK YOU GOD, THE PAIN IS FINALLY OVER" moment. This mod helps the game feel MUCH more in-line with the design with the older games; JUST hard enough but not stupid.
I’d like to consider myself a good Crash Bandicoot player; I got all of the achievements for N. Sane Trilogy when it came to PC (including all Gold relics, even Stormy Ascent), and just recently I got 100% completion in Wrath of Cortex for the first time (only 2 Sapphire relics out of 25 required) …man, Crash 4 was soul-draining to play. I actually didn’t complete the game, I stopped after one of those East Asia levels maybe 1/3rd into the game (one where you had to spin glide to multiple floating platforms over a lake/death pit) and I was done 😭 might give it another try with this mod sometime
Hello, congratulations for the mod, you've fixed a really unfair game but I'd like to ask you a question: is there a possibility to add the mechanic of keeping Aku Aku masks at the end of a level? In the old chapters, if I had two masks with me, or even just one, I could accumulate them and then get a third one in the next level to become invincible.
Toys For Bob got _way_ too carried away making it a borderIine NES game in terms of difficuIty _the removaI of the genuineIy worthIess 3 deaths or Iess gem aIone makes this version _*_actuaIIy fun_*
Have you considered keeping the aesthetic changes of N. Verted mode as an optional toggle? No redundant collectables or speed changes, just the visual and audio effects
I think the only real problems I have with the game are the insanely perfect relics, and the time trials. Both of these are an issue because the levels are _too damn long._ If they were the length of the original Crash 1 levels, then failing wouldn't be too frustrating. Same with Crash 3. The levels are short enough to be able to time trial them again.
I don't mind some extra difficulty in games but even just a casual run through Crash 4 was such a mentally draining experience, eventually I just stopped trying to collect everything, and then ended up not even finishing it because what's the point when collecting all the things is half the reason of playing a Crash game.. Simply running through the map like World 1 of a Mario game is boring. Then the N.Verted levels unlocked.. haha. No. This game isn't challenging to complete, it's straight up sadistic. People have even warned others to absolutely NOT do 100%, which I don't think I've ever seen anyone say about a collectionist game before. I don't exactly need my hand held through a game, hell some of my favourites are notoriously difficult ones like Don't Starve and Rimworld, but also I don't need it to give me an aneurysm either. This mod seems to offer a good balance, and well thought out as well. I might have to give it a try.
This is amazing work! I adore this game so much, but Toys 4 Bob got much too carried away. Amazing! This might become an essential mod for everyone who plays the PC version.
Does this mod take care of the issue with alternate scenarios that start with a different character and end with Crash doing the rest of the original level again?
I hate how this game did away with one perk of the original trilogy. Of course, in Crash 1, you can enter a level, exit the level after finding a mask, and keep the mask. While this was removed in both 2 and 3, both games let you keep the mask if you beat the level with it. By doing this, you can then go back to a level you were struggling with armed with two extra hit points, making things easier. Crash 4 doesn't let you do this, and it sorely needs it ESPECIALLY with those Perfect Relics.
@@dapperfan44 I agree, that's one thing I hate about crash 4, you can't take the aku aku to all the stages like in the others, it's revolting, they did it just to make the game harder. I wish this mod would fix that.
You should add Crystals into the game too! I know they’re kind of useless, but I still love collecting them and it would really make the game feel fully complete along with all these other (much needed) improvements. Great job on this, my favorite way to play Crash Bandicoot games was always going for 100%, and I was really sad that was made unfun in Crash 4.
thank you thank you thank you. I love crash 4 to death, but even I gotta admit the completion difficulty is insane. Or N-sane. Glad someone did something about it.
Thanks alot! I cannot wait to try it out! Crash 4 has a very extreme and unfair difficulty which is not fun at all. I've stumbled upon alot of design flaws in levels, it made the 100% play through a hell on earth.
Oh my my this is some gorgeous quality of life changes there. I never beat the game cuz the completion always sounded so boring. Now its my time, thanks a LOT! I hope Caddicarus can see this
I found the base games difficulty nearly perfect (although not being able to take aku into other levels was a stupid choice)...but my god they went so overboard with the completion requirements. Ive went back 3 times over the years to fully complete this game but it just mentally drains me, and thats me not even ever touching the time trials. All the stupidly hidden boxes in basically every level...and having to play perfectly in every section of every level for the perfect relics.... I may give this a shot in the near future, but does it work with pre existing save files?
I love this game normally, I dont really mind the secrets anymore. But I'm so glad N. Verted is gone and all the redundant clear gems are gone. Will be much more fun to revisit 100%
This is without a doubt the best thing that was made to this game, thank you so much for this. I always found this game good but so, SO frustrating to complete. Crash 4 is the only Crash game I didn't get 100% and just stop trying after few hours, I just don't get how the game was released the way it is. I would love to see the developers integrating your mod (maybe as a different game mode) in all platforms (and maybe hiring you or at least paying you haha), but I have almost no hopes for that. All in all, thank you so much again, I'm just amazed by how wonderful your mod is.
I'm glad this exists so more people can enjoy crash 4, but a lot of the stuff changed or removed I didn't mind, or in some cases, liked. The hidden crates movement and the fairer time trials are easily the best thing about it.
YES!! This is something I’ve wanted for ages! I don’t have the PC version, but I am SO GLAD someone went ahead and made a mod of the game that makes it *easier.* This is the best for this game ever!
There's only 1 more thing needed: the ability to go back up that slope at the end of Run It Bayou. It's so trash to start over 'cause you missed a box in what SHOULD be a spot you can easily backtrack on. This video's goin' in the likes, & you've earned another subscriber, I'm finna keep tabs on this
because games can be flawed and mods usually just make the game a perfect flawless experience which imo is less interesting but in the case of this mod, this is much better
While it is kinda funny that the gems for the Wumpa fruits were completely removed instead of only leaving the 80% one in it or so, the fact you need 90% of the fruit in a level to get the respective costume is class! The removal of the 3 deaths or less gems is a decision I'm very much on board for too, although I wonder if a Death Trial of sorts could've worked as a neat addition in conjunction with the Time Trials. But I guess that's what the Flashback Tapes are for anyways. Only requiring all gems (which are far less and just the right amount for a good challenge through the level), the Flashback Perfection Medals and the Sapphire Relics (not Gold? I mean, ok I guess) to get 104% is a lot more palatable, gotta say. And all the other rebalances done to everything else pretty much make this a more approachable experience to not just anyone, but Cash Banooca fans as well. I know this game had its die hard fans, and that there's this whole saying of "a game for everyone is a game for no one", but this game was really bloated and obnoxious in some of its parts for no good reason.
@@logiclunacy606 huh, really? I thought Golds were what you needed for completion percentage. I mean, Sapphire counting to unlock levels makes sense, but that's not the case here so...
@@Mike14264 nope just need sapphire to do it, I did a marathon of them the other month and I didn't try too hard with the relics, about 1/3 were sapphire 3/6 were gold and the rest were plat. I didn't even play the secret Dino level or play future frenzy
@@logiclunacy606 alright, I see! I guess I always got the impression Sapphire relics were just the equivalent of participation awards with no real weight to them.
oh my god i just rebought the game on pc a month ago (beat it years ago on ps4) because it was at a really good price and was just wondering if i had made a mistake after remembering how much of a chore completing everything was and then i see this in my recommended😭😭 THANK YOU i cant wait to play crash 4 again now
I did do a test with Crash's speed set to 125% (about the same speed as the Crash Dash as in NST), but found that it really didn't add much depth to the gameplay. Crash was already about as fast in Crash 4 as with the Crash Dash in NST, and this 25% boost didn't feel that different compared to normal play. You can still get all sapphires and even most golds without the triple spin though, which will get you the bonus endings.
This looks like a noteworthy improvement. In the vanilla game simply doing a story playthrough isn't anything too terrible, though it's still sometimes harder than anything in the original trilogy. Full completion on the other hand is masochistically insane. It's nice to see a mod released with dialing this back in mind.
This game is my favorite Crash game to finish casually, but completion is a nightmare. Not necessarily for the difficulty, but because of how often you have to repeat stuff for no reason. Removing N-verted mode and toning down hidden boxes fixes pretty much all of my problems.
Excellent work. Only thing I could ask is if its possible to change the Triple Spin so you only have to hold down the button instead of mashing it down? I think that would make a wealth of difference.
Don't think it's worth the effort, and it would completely trivialize it as a mechanic. It doesn't require button mashing btw (Death Tornado does to a much greater degree), you can press square anywhere between 0.3s and 0.6s and it will register for the triple spin. You can also do slide-spins (it's enough for even platinums), or remap the spin button to R1 if you're pressing buttons so hard that your fingers hurt. 😉
@@brokenm8950 I'd be happy to figure out why struggling, so if you want, find me on discord and we can talk. Sapphire times were set without any advanced techniques, and even most golds can be achieved without them, just walking and jumping efficiently. Sapphires are the only ones required for both endings btw.
@@Rayrobi_CB The answer is to just be able to hold the button. I'm gonna just skip the time trials and save myself the stress. It's not fun and not worth it.
@@Rayrobi_CB The game does fail to communicate how the triple spin works, at 1st I thought it was like the death tornado spin but it's not. Then I thought it was rhythm based but I had no luck there either. Generally speaking I stopped at the trials in the original but slide spin would be enough for a sapphire so I dont think that matters.
I had fun until I noticed some of the skips were fixed? I don't really understand reason for that. Some of them are used to "cheat" time trials but not all of them are even useful for time trials, so I don't see the point. Most players don't even know about them, and players can just cheat with mask swapper mod or whatever anyway. I couldn't find 2 of the hidden gems, not that I tried too hard as I was already getting bit disappointed of the mod. Changing some crate/gem locations made it easy to go OOB and softlocking the level. Some gem placements wasn't changed when they should have(2nd level especially). On some bonuses there was still backtracking. Inconsistency in gem paths(some having boxes, some don't). You can death abuse after getting gems so you can ignore rest of the puzzle(yellow gem..). Blue gem wasn't changed whatsoever. Sure you know there is a skip for that too? Can't comment about purple gem as I have no idea where it is, and not going to waste my time searching it if it doesn't even unlock anything. Trying to watch leaderboards for new level crashes the game. Ship Happens master relic time feels off. There is only 9 players on PSN who have done below it and most of them with timewarp glitch. Fossil Fueled also only 12 players(many of them with hyperjump glitch), mostly because Cortex movement is hard. Crate Escape another Cortex level(only 3 players below master time on PSN). I'm not sure if these levels are much altered on this mod, or if these times are reasonable or not. We'll see if someone can beat them.
Hoo boy... A lot what you said should probably be collected into a bug report (if you have time). I'll see what I can do about the problems you listed, but concrete examples would be very helpful. I welcome any suggestions for gem locations or whatever else. The skips I decided to fix because I didn't want them to be used to cheat time trials. I was on the fence about it, since I know comparatively few people know about them. You're right that people who wanted to cheat could just do so in other ways, so I'll most likely add them back in an update. Master times take into account modified level designs (Ship Happens and Crate Escape). Fossil Fueled is just hard though. I might rerun some levels later too see if they are too hard.
@@Rayrobi_CB I'm going through the mod right now and having a blast, but I also noticed some of the skips got patched out (in particular, Off-Balance and Run It Bayou/No Dillo Dallying; I haven't gotten to Nitro Processing yet so I'm not sure if you fixed it too). I wasn't sure what reason there could have been for fixing them since, like Roskat said, they don't affect casual play, so I wanted to see if there was any reason. I can understand not wanting to use them in Time Trials but tbh I think their removal negatively impacts the speedrun potential of the mod more than it positively impacts the Time Trials. Those aside, I think this mod is absolutely fantastic and I'm loving it and looking forward to playing more of it. The one thing I think I would have done differently is how you handled 3-Death Gem/Flashback Tapes/Perfect Relics. My idea was always to simply eliminate the 3-Death Gem and Perfect Relics entirely and instead make the Flashback Tapes the reward for finishing a level in 3 or less deaths. That way there'd still be a reward for not dying but not in an overly punishing way like I feel the Tapes and Perfects tend to be. All things considered though, amazing job overall! This mod has fixed the single biggest problem I (and most people) had with Crash 4. :D
Yeah, the reason was me not wanting people to "cheat" time trials, and get the master relics much more easily. I actually had considered the speedrun aspect while I was fixing these skips, but I felt that doing so would be better overall. However, now I realized that I really shouldn't have stressed so much over people using them for time trials, and it wasn't worth making speedrunning less fun because of people having the possibility to take unintended shortcuts. I will add back all of the skips except maybe one, but there's a very good reason for that specific one. As for the Flashback Tapes, I might be able to make it so that they require X amount of deaths, however, a probably better (and easier) solution would be to just move the Tapes so that they are not too far into the level. I will think about this more. Thanks both of you for the feedback! 😊
@@Rayrobi_CB No problem, the mod truly is amazing outside of the patched skips, and I'm happy to play it regardless. If you don't mind me asking though, what's the one skip that you don't want to add back and for what reason?
@@Rayrobi_CB run it bayous hidden gem you can use the platforms to jump over invisible wall and softlock. n sanity peak i was thinking putting the hidden gem behind lani loli(where red gem is too), or would that be "too hidden" as you'd have to be careful not to activate cutscene. some hidden gems might have been better on where they are in nverted version locations. really depends how hidden you want them to be, or at least add some wumpas nearby.
This is fantastic, I can only ask for one thing: Is there a sprint animation for Crash anywhere, the possibility to swap triple spin with speed shoes would make me try to platinum every level instantly. I know the game wasn't made with the mechanic in mind and times would need to be readjusted, but the triple spin is just not enjoyable. They should've just put a button to activate speed shoes and deactivate instead of holding it like in trilogy and that would be job done.
I admit. Removing the nverted instead of making them optional kinda sucks and a few things seem not needed. But all in all. It's not like you're forced to play the mod. That being. Holy fuck more aku aku crates and less harsh box placements. Done deal.
Crash 4 is my favorite 3D platformer and this seems like a great quality of life mod that the game needed. I would get this game for the third time but on PC, but I don't want to give Microsoft/Activision my money.
@@simone5760 oh I know that's an option, but combined with not wanting 30gb taken up my space and that I'm fine with how base Crash 4 is, with my only big complaint being inverted levels being required, I'm kinda not motivated to do so.
I love the OG games. And so does my mum. She loves getting all the boxes. And completing it 100% But I personally enjoy Crash 4. But my mum could hardly beat it. Didn’t even make it out the desert. If I had a PC Id 10000% would get this for my mum!
If Crash 4 released like this it really would've been the perfect Crash game. The devs went a bit overboard with the hidden boxes and punishing deaths. Especially when it comes to 100% completion unlocking a few second cutscene.
I have a single request for a feature, FIX. CORTEX'S AND DINGODILES GUNS PLEASE THE AIMING OF THEM IS AWFUL. Also if possible please remove the tripple spin and add running hsoes
Hey! Great work on the mod! I was wondering if you could help me make my own Crash 4 mod, I envision a playable character mod like one I’ve already done before in another Unreal engine game, but I’d like to see if you could help me out since you’ve already dipped your toes into C4 modding I’m not asking you to make it, I’m asking for guidance, thanks in advance!
Amazing what proper game design can do, like, the Vanilla game feels like Crash Bandicoot Kaizo. I have been enjoying a lot more the game once I can see all the crates and I don't feel the pressure of doing a perfect run to try to complete the game. Hard games are fine, but I don't know if Crash Bandicoot is the prime example of a "high ceiling difficulty".
I lov you. Btw, someone could make a mod adding the death routes with more colored gems and improving the N.Tropies battle. Excellent mod, this even makes me want to reinstall Crash 4 again.
Personally, I’d keep N. Verted mode’s visuals as a bonus filter without any of the gameplay/level changes for reaching a completion criteria in the mod along with unlocking the VHS effect from the Flashback Tape levels as a reward for getting all the Flashback Perfection Medals
oh y'know what, i've had this game in my steam library for a long while but was intimidated by the difficulty complaints everyone was having this mod is what will actually prompt me to play the game now
This is awesome, it makes me want to re-buy Crash 4 on PC just to play it with this mod. Crash 4 was amazing on the initial playthrough, but trying to 100% it was a nightmare. The hidden boxes were the most egregious part, I’ve never needed a game guide to complete a crash bandicoot game before this.
I was always of the idea that even if they just removed the perfect relics, the game would be infinitely more fun to complete. But this. This is everything I could hope for. I mean it's not like I'm going to play it anytime soon since I don't think my PC would even handle crash 4 but it's great to know you can actually complete it without being a masochist. Bravo.
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Usually mods make the game harder.
The fact we have a mod entirely devoted to making the game easier speaks volumes of how Toys For Bob got carried away
I personally loved the difficulty in the game
It feels like a natural extension of the originals and feels like the difficulty and game itself aged with me over the years
This is the game I was looking for for a very long time, I thought the challenge was genuinely fun
@@boomerthedingo2196
If by "natural extension" you mean Naughty Dog somehow crammed hidden crates in every level that wasn't Cold Hard Crash, or maybe had bouncing metal crates everywhere, then yes.
Ikr normally in crash games I expect to miss a few boxes 5 or 6 times maximum but in crash 4 without a guide or this mod it is downright unplayable.
@@boomerthedingo2196 it's not so much difficulty, it's just padding.
Being made to do the same level again but this time it's rainbow colours isn't difficulty at all
They made you do some segments 4 times
@@boomerthedingo2196 I think the issue with the difficulty is the tedium that came with it. The hidden boxes, the N.Verted levels, the extra character stages that lead to the regular stages, the 3 deaths or less gem, the loading times...
It all just builds up to a game whos levels you are forced to play over and over again, most of the time for things that seem either unfair or unnessescary.
Finally someone who understands the philosophy of classic Crash games! As someone who has fully completed all the main Crash games including 4, I can say this mod was well needed. This might as well be the definitive edition of the game. Thank you so much for making this mod.
Now I want someone to make a 100% video of the N. Hanced Version of Crash 4!
Now if only I could add this to my PS4 copy. I might actually beat it, then 😂 The original is fun, but fuck does it just have too much shit to do for 100%
You know you don't have to 100 percent a crash game to play it right?
@@darrensmith9013So i may as well not play it, since boxes are a huge part of what makes a Crash game good.
@@sebastiankulche I guess, you just have to be more observant while playing, rush hour for example you can see that hidden life crate on the side of the building as you approach it. ( Run it bayou is still complete bs though )
I have NEVER had any reason to rebuy 4 on pc, now, i cant WAIT for a sale, instant install. Youre amazing!
Thank you SO much for this!
My biggest issue with Crash 4 wasn't the story, or the character designs, or even the base gameplay.
It was the obscene level of gem padding, unfair challenge cliff, balls-achingly difficult trials and the lack of Aku-Aku and Checkpoint crates.
With these simple things introduced to the game, it is FINALLY made playable for this old-school Crash fanatic.
If I could, I'd kiss ya' through my computer screen!
THIS IS
WITHOUT A DOUBT
THE BEST KIND OF MOD I WAS EXPECTING FOR THIS GAME!
Thanks! I actually would have expected someone to make a mod like this before I did, seeing how much annoyance this game has caused to many people.
@Rayrobi_CB saw this shared on Hypnosharks Discord thank you for your work 😊
I just didn't know how. Lol
I'm speechless about it all!
Bro just casually dropped one of the best Crash mods of all time and thought we wouldn’t notice. On a serious note, awesome stuff. Imma have to check this out and 100% Crash 4 for once lol.
I 100%'d it without this but the full completion, I couldn't take. I had to stop someway into it.
Dude, i was just playing this game and was desperately searching for a mod like this a few days ago. This is a miracle and literally eliminates my quarrels with the game entirely.
I loved crash 4 but it was brutal. It was the first time where I never attempted 100 percent
finally an actual reason for me to complete this game 100%+
Awesome work!
Holy shit you made the game playable. Outside of the story, it feels like a proper crash game now
That was my biggest issue with Crash 4 IAT. Like, it looks like a Crash game, kinda feels like a Crash game, there are plenty of references to the older games, but something is just off especially with the difficulty curves and level design. Crash games always liked to throw in challenges to keep you on your toes especially in Crash 1, but it was never like how TfB made Crash 4 which is just over the top in the worst way possible.
It always felt like crash, except all the required masks to complete levels, the levels were Madd uncompleteable without the using the new masks over all
The problems this mod fixed are mostly related to 100% completion, how did it made the game "playable"
@@ovite1240 When playing the original games, you would naturally want to 100% them because they were JUST difficult enough to warrant the challenge. Crash 4 is fucking stupid with its difficulty. It makes going through the whole game a much bigger chore. Like yeah, I COULD just ignore all the crates and just get to the end of the level, but where's the fun in that? Whenever I get to a difficult section, or finally get a gem I was struggling with, it's never a "yes, i finally got it!" moment, it's a "OH THANK YOU GOD, THE PAIN IS FINALLY OVER" moment. This mod helps the game feel MUCH more in-line with the design with the older games; JUST hard enough but not stupid.
I never knew how much I needed this. Crash 4's "extra content" always rubbed me the wrong way. Thank you for your hard work.
Instead of removing inverted mode, you can just make normal and inverted levels share the same gems, so people can complete the game their own way
I’d like to consider myself a good Crash Bandicoot player; I got all of the achievements for N. Sane Trilogy when it came to PC (including all Gold relics, even Stormy Ascent), and just recently I got 100% completion in Wrath of Cortex for the first time (only 2 Sapphire relics out of 25 required)
…man, Crash 4 was soul-draining to play. I actually didn’t complete the game, I stopped after one of those East Asia levels maybe 1/3rd into the game (one where you had to spin glide to multiple floating platforms over a lake/death pit) and I was done 😭 might give it another try with this mod sometime
What an incredible mod! It fixes so many of the problems I have with the original Crash 4.
Hello, congratulations for the mod, you've fixed a really unfair game but I'd like to ask you a question: is there a possibility to add the mechanic of keeping Aku Aku masks at the end of a level? In the old chapters, if I had two masks with me, or even just one, I could accumulate them and then get a third one in the next level to become invincible.
Levels were balanced around being unable to retain masks between levels. Idk if characters other than Crash and Coco can even gain invincibility.
Toys For Bob got _way_ too carried away making it a borderIine NES game in terms of difficuIty
_the removaI of the genuineIy worthIess 3 deaths or Iess gem aIone makes this version _*_actuaIIy fun_*
About time someone fixes this game's stupid hard for no reason dofficulty.
Have you considered keeping the aesthetic changes of N. Verted mode as an optional toggle?
No redundant collectables or speed changes, just the visual and audio effects
I think the only real problems I have with the game are the insanely perfect relics, and the time trials.
Both of these are an issue because the levels are _too damn long._ If they were the length of the original Crash 1 levels, then failing wouldn't be too frustrating. Same with Crash 3. The levels are short enough to be able to time trial them again.
I don't mind some extra difficulty in games but even just a casual run through Crash 4 was such a mentally draining experience, eventually I just stopped trying to collect everything, and then ended up not even finishing it because what's the point when collecting all the things is half the reason of playing a Crash game.. Simply running through the map like World 1 of a Mario game is boring.
Then the N.Verted levels unlocked.. haha. No. This game isn't challenging to complete, it's straight up sadistic. People have even warned others to absolutely NOT do 100%, which I don't think I've ever seen anyone say about a collectionist game before. I don't exactly need my hand held through a game, hell some of my favourites are notoriously difficult ones like Don't Starve and Rimworld, but also I don't need it to give me an aneurysm either.
This mod seems to offer a good balance, and well thought out as well. I might have to give it a try.
Nothing about THE HORRIBLE CONTROLS on the Animals and the water thing levels? Also.. THANK GOD FOR FIXING THIS... Toys for bob needs to hire you
I knew i wasent the only one undatisfied by this game
We can finally enjoy Crash 4 not just as a casual game but also a great game to complete
This is a much needed mod! Thank you!
I enjoyed playing Crash 4, but there were definitely a few things holding it back.
That's how Crash4 should been released ffs
I don't think it's that deep
Cash Banooca 4: In A li'l Tent
I see what you did there 😂
This is amazing work! I adore this game so much, but Toys 4 Bob got much too carried away. Amazing! This might become an essential mod for everyone who plays the PC version.
Does this mod take care of the issue with alternate scenarios that start with a different character and end with Crash doing the rest of the original level again?
Would be a good idea to end just at the end of the scenario even if some were a bit short, good suggestion.
THANKS!
IT'S AMAZING, AND NOW THERE ARE MORE CHECKPOINTS AND AKU AKU CRATES WHICH ARE EXTREMELY NECESSARY TO PLAY THIS GAME WITHOUT GOING CRAZY.
I hate how this game did away with one perk of the original trilogy.
Of course, in Crash 1, you can enter a level, exit the level after finding a mask, and keep the mask. While this was removed in both 2 and 3, both games let you keep the mask if you beat the level with it. By doing this, you can then go back to a level you were struggling with armed with two extra hit points, making things easier.
Crash 4 doesn't let you do this, and it sorely needs it ESPECIALLY with those Perfect Relics.
@@dapperfan44 I agree, that's one thing I hate about crash 4, you can't take the aku aku to all the stages like in the others, it's revolting, they did it just to make the game harder.
I wish this mod would fix that.
You should add Crystals into the game too! I know they’re kind of useless, but I still love collecting them and it would really make the game feel fully complete along with all these other (much needed) improvements.
Great job on this, my favorite way to play Crash Bandicoot games was always going for 100%, and I was really sad that was made unfun in Crash 4.
Crystals, of course!
Crystals should be a part of the story in Crash bandicoot again.
thank you thank you thank you. I love crash 4 to death, but even I gotta admit the completion difficulty is insane. Or N-sane. Glad someone did something about it.
Thanks alot! I cannot wait to try it out!
Crash 4 has a very extreme and unfair difficulty which is not fun at all.
I've stumbled upon alot of design flaws in levels, it made the 100% play through a hell on earth.
The spin kick floor dash to go fast in time trials is awful is to do because it’s hell on the hands.
Oh my my this is some gorgeous quality of life changes there. I never beat the game cuz the completion always sounded so boring. Now its my time, thanks a LOT! I hope Caddicarus can see this
Quick question, is there a Crash Trilogy mod that makes the jumping NOT garbage?
Man i am 100% in love with crash 4 but something like this is god send thanks you, it's finally a bs free fair challenge i can actually take.
I wouldn't be surprised if you were a dev from Toys 4 Bob... were you? I bet you won't tell.
I found the base games difficulty nearly perfect (although not being able to take aku into other levels was a stupid choice)...but my god they went so overboard with the completion requirements.
Ive went back 3 times over the years to fully complete this game but it just mentally drains me, and thats me not even ever touching the time trials. All the stupidly hidden boxes in basically every level...and having to play perfectly in every section of every level for the perfect relics....
I may give this a shot in the near future, but does it work with pre existing save files?
I love this game normally, I dont really mind the secrets anymore. But I'm so glad N. Verted is gone and all the redundant clear gems are gone.
Will be much more fun to revisit 100%
This is without a doubt the best thing that was made to this game, thank you so much for this. I always found this game good but so, SO frustrating to complete. Crash 4 is the only Crash game I didn't get 100% and just stop trying after few hours, I just don't get how the game was released the way it is. I would love to see the developers integrating your mod (maybe as a different game mode) in all platforms (and maybe hiring you or at least paying you haha), but I have almost no hopes for that. All in all, thank you so much again, I'm just amazed by how wonderful your mod is.
I'm glad this exists so more people can enjoy crash 4, but a lot of the stuff changed or removed I didn't mind, or in some cases, liked.
The hidden crates movement and the fairer time trials are easily the best thing about it.
Now that the starman❤
Thanks man
It's about time. No more words needed.
YES!!
This is something I’ve wanted for ages!
I don’t have the PC version, but I am SO GLAD someone went ahead and made a mod of the game that makes it *easier.*
This is the best for this game ever!
Is there any way to play this with only the gems changes? (only 2 and no n-verted maps, without the level design changes)
There's only 1 more thing needed: the ability to go back up that slope at the end of Run It Bayou. It's so trash to start over 'cause you missed a box in what SHOULD be a spot you can easily backtrack on. This video's goin' in the likes, & you've earned another subscriber, I'm finna keep tabs on this
Holy crap, i have a shot at completing the game now THANK YOU
THANK GOODNESS THAT THIS EXSISTS OR ELSE I WHOULD HAVE GONE CRAZY WITH THE COLMPLESINEST REQUIREMENTS
Its just amazing, the only thing i dislike was the removal of n verted mode.
Why do Fanbases of video game franchises handle Video Game Franchises better than Companies?
There are differences when things are done by those who put their heart into it and those who don't
because games can be flawed and mods usually just make the game a perfect flawless experience which imo is less interesting
but in the case of this mod, this is much better
Finally, I can complete this game without literally going n-sane.
Glad this mod adds more Aku Aku crates. I don't think I ever activated Aku Aku invincibility ONCE in this game.
While it is kinda funny that the gems for the Wumpa fruits were completely removed instead of only leaving the 80% one in it or so, the fact you need 90% of the fruit in a level to get the respective costume is class!
The removal of the 3 deaths or less gems is a decision I'm very much on board for too, although I wonder if a Death Trial of sorts could've worked as a neat addition in conjunction with the Time Trials. But I guess that's what the Flashback Tapes are for anyways.
Only requiring all gems (which are far less and just the right amount for a good challenge through the level), the Flashback Perfection Medals and the Sapphire Relics (not Gold? I mean, ok I guess) to get 104% is a lot more palatable, gotta say.
And all the other rebalances done to everything else pretty much make this a more approachable experience to not just anyone, but Cash Banooca fans as well. I know this game had its die hard fans, and that there's this whole saying of "a game for everyone is a game for no one", but this game was really bloated and obnoxious in some of its parts for no good reason.
I mean you only needed sapphire in Crash 3, so I think that makes sense.
@@logiclunacy606 huh, really? I thought Golds were what you needed for completion percentage. I mean, Sapphire counting to unlock levels makes sense, but that's not the case here so...
@@Mike14264 nope just need sapphire to do it, I did a marathon of them the other month and I didn't try too hard with the relics, about 1/3 were sapphire 3/6 were gold and the rest were plat. I didn't even play the secret Dino level or play future frenzy
@@logiclunacy606 alright, I see! I guess I always got the impression Sapphire relics were just the equivalent of participation awards with no real weight to them.
@@Mike14264 I mean you need gold for the platinum trophy but yeah it's completely uneaded to complete the game.
Well. Guess it’s time for me to purchase this. Thank you! This is EXACTLY what Crash fans needed
This might actually get me to play crash 4. I never did due to the amount of padding it had seemed overall daunting
Nice, so many good changes, specially appreciate the skins one.
oh my god i just rebought the game on pc a month ago (beat it years ago on ps4) because it was at a really good price and was just wondering if i had made a mistake after remembering how much of a chore completing everything was and then i see this in my recommended😭😭 THANK YOU i cant wait to play crash 4 again now
I wish this mod gave back the Crash Dash instead of that awful Triple Spin too but honestly beggars can't be choosers. Phenomenal mod nonetheless
I did do a test with Crash's speed set to 125% (about the same speed as the Crash Dash as in NST), but found that it really didn't add much depth to the gameplay. Crash was already about as fast in Crash 4 as with the Crash Dash in NST, and this 25% boost didn't feel that different compared to normal play.
You can still get all sapphires and even most golds without the triple spin though, which will get you the bonus endings.
This looks like a noteworthy improvement. In the vanilla game simply doing a story playthrough isn't anything too terrible, though it's still sometimes harder than anything in the original trilogy. Full completion on the other hand is masochistically insane. It's nice to see a mod released with dialing this back in mind.
Thanks man, now I’m truly gonna replay thru the game another handful of times with your awesome mods :)
THANK YOU, YOU KNOW WHAT COMMUNITY WANTS AND LIKES. TOYS FOR BOB SHOULD HIRE YOU!!!
Now the only other mod we need is a music mod cause the music in this game sucks ASS
I wish I had Crash 4 on a PC just to play it as the naughtiest dogs intended it to be played!
The mod is awesome, props to all!
Alright, now I'm definitely getting Crash 4 on PC. This is absolutely what the game needed, hats off.
Ironically these choices would have seen Crash 4 sold for 10 million copies.........
Whoa… I just installed this game again and was wishing a mod like this existed. I didn’t even search for it and this video popped up.
I would definitely play this, hands down.
caddicarus would love this mod
Oh, yes he would.
This game is my favorite Crash game to finish casually, but completion is a nightmare. Not necessarily for the difficulty, but because of how often you have to repeat stuff for no reason. Removing N-verted mode and toning down hidden boxes fixes pretty much all of my problems.
And improvements like that and all would be great for the speedrunning community.
Finally Crash 4 isn’t garbage anymore (when 100% completing it)
This addresses a lot of issues I had with the original. I’ll keep this on the backburner if I ever want to replay IAT. 👍
Amazing! Thank you for this. I honestly feel like you can split many other levels into 2 .
My next run through of the game is with this mod
SAME !!!
You and me both!
This is fantastic! I really was put off by how MUCH there was to miss in Crash 4 that I really just gave up.
Excellent work. Only thing I could ask is if its possible to change the Triple Spin so you only have to hold down the button instead of mashing it down? I think that would make a wealth of difference.
Don't think it's worth the effort, and it would completely trivialize it as a mechanic. It doesn't require button mashing btw (Death Tornado does to a much greater degree), you can press square anywhere between 0.3s and 0.6s and it will register for the triple spin. You can also do slide-spins (it's enough for even platinums), or remap the spin button to R1 if you're pressing buttons so hard that your fingers hurt. 😉
@@Rayrobi_CB And yet it fails when I try to use it. Sigh, no relics for me then.
@@brokenm8950
I'd be happy to figure out why struggling, so if you want, find me on discord and we can talk.
Sapphire times were set without any advanced techniques, and even most golds can be achieved without them, just walking and jumping efficiently. Sapphires are the only ones required for both endings btw.
@@Rayrobi_CB The answer is to just be able to hold the button. I'm gonna just skip the time trials and save myself the stress. It's not fun and not worth it.
@@Rayrobi_CB The game does fail to communicate how the triple spin works, at 1st I thought it was like the death tornado spin but it's not. Then I thought it was rhythm based but I had no luck there either. Generally speaking I stopped at the trials in the original but slide spin would be enough for a sapphire so I dont think that matters.
I had fun until I noticed some of the skips were fixed? I don't really understand reason for that. Some of them are used to "cheat" time trials but not all of them are even useful for time trials, so I don't see the point. Most players don't even know about them, and players can just cheat with mask swapper mod or whatever anyway. I couldn't find 2 of the hidden gems, not that I tried too hard as I was already getting bit disappointed of the mod. Changing some crate/gem locations made it easy to go OOB and softlocking the level. Some gem placements wasn't changed when they should have(2nd level especially). On some bonuses there was still backtracking. Inconsistency in gem paths(some having boxes, some don't). You can death abuse after getting gems so you can ignore rest of the puzzle(yellow gem..). Blue gem wasn't changed whatsoever. Sure you know there is a skip for that too? Can't comment about purple gem as I have no idea where it is, and not going to waste my time searching it if it doesn't even unlock anything. Trying to watch leaderboards for new level crashes the game. Ship Happens master relic time feels off. There is only 9 players on PSN who have done below it and most of them with timewarp glitch. Fossil Fueled also only 12 players(many of them with hyperjump glitch), mostly because Cortex movement is hard. Crate Escape another Cortex level(only 3 players below master time on PSN). I'm not sure if these levels are much altered on this mod, or if these times are reasonable or not. We'll see if someone can beat them.
Hoo boy...
A lot what you said should probably be collected into a bug report (if you have time). I'll see what I can do about the problems you listed, but concrete examples would be very helpful. I welcome any suggestions for gem locations or whatever else.
The skips I decided to fix because I didn't want them to be used to cheat time trials. I was on the fence about it, since I know comparatively few people know about them. You're right that people who wanted to cheat could just do so in other ways, so I'll most likely add them back in an update.
Master times take into account modified level designs (Ship Happens and Crate Escape). Fossil Fueled is just hard though. I might rerun some levels later too see if they are too hard.
@@Rayrobi_CB I'm going through the mod right now and having a blast, but I also noticed some of the skips got patched out (in particular, Off-Balance and Run It Bayou/No Dillo Dallying; I haven't gotten to Nitro Processing yet so I'm not sure if you fixed it too). I wasn't sure what reason there could have been for fixing them since, like Roskat said, they don't affect casual play, so I wanted to see if there was any reason. I can understand not wanting to use them in Time Trials but tbh I think their removal negatively impacts the speedrun potential of the mod more than it positively impacts the Time Trials.
Those aside, I think this mod is absolutely fantastic and I'm loving it and looking forward to playing more of it. The one thing I think I would have done differently is how you handled 3-Death Gem/Flashback Tapes/Perfect Relics. My idea was always to simply eliminate the 3-Death Gem and Perfect Relics entirely and instead make the Flashback Tapes the reward for finishing a level in 3 or less deaths. That way there'd still be a reward for not dying but not in an overly punishing way like I feel the Tapes and Perfects tend to be.
All things considered though, amazing job overall! This mod has fixed the single biggest problem I (and most people) had with Crash 4. :D
Yeah, the reason was me not wanting people to "cheat" time trials, and get the master relics much more easily. I actually had considered the speedrun aspect while I was fixing these skips, but I felt that doing so would be better overall. However, now I realized that I really shouldn't have stressed so much over people using them for time trials, and it wasn't worth making speedrunning less fun because of people having the possibility to take unintended shortcuts. I will add back all of the skips except maybe one, but there's a very good reason for that specific one.
As for the Flashback Tapes, I might be able to make it so that they require X amount of deaths, however, a probably better (and easier) solution would be to just move the Tapes so that they are not too far into the level. I will think about this more.
Thanks both of you for the feedback! 😊
@@Rayrobi_CB No problem, the mod truly is amazing outside of the patched skips, and I'm happy to play it regardless. If you don't mind me asking though, what's the one skip that you don't want to add back and for what reason?
@@Rayrobi_CB run it bayous hidden gem you can use the platforms to jump over invisible wall and softlock. n sanity peak i was thinking putting the hidden gem behind lani loli(where red gem is too), or would that be "too hidden" as you'd have to be careful not to activate cutscene. some hidden gems might have been better on where they are in nverted version locations. really depends how hidden you want them to be, or at least add some wumpas nearby.
Very well done! I'd also love to see a mod done for Wrath of Cortex.
This is the mod of all time.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
This fixes every problem I've had with the game
How do you add the mod ?
You had me at "more checkpoints".
Some of creative choices in the original were baffling. Thank you for this.
I can finally play this game, thanks!!!
btw, can we get all steam achievements with this?
This is fantastic, I can only ask for one thing: Is there a sprint animation for Crash anywhere, the possibility to swap triple spin with speed shoes would make me try to platinum every level instantly. I know the game wasn't made with the mechanic in mind and times would need to be readjusted, but the triple spin is just not enjoyable. They should've just put a button to activate speed shoes and deactivate instead of holding it like in trilogy and that would be job done.
Started two days ago, love it, LOVE IT! Finally this game gets its full potential, thank you so much
the revamped relics caught my attention!
The new Master Relics sound like a real challenge.
And i like the slightly altered look of the Platinums.
I admit. Removing the nverted instead of making them optional kinda sucks and a few things seem not needed. But all in all. It's not like you're forced to play the mod. That being. Holy fuck more aku aku crates and less harsh box placements. Done deal.
Crash 4 is my favorite 3D platformer and this seems like a great quality of life mod that the game needed. I would get this game for the third time but on PC, but I don't want to give Microsoft/Activision my money.
Sail the seven seas
@@simone5760 oh I know that's an option, but combined with not wanting 30gb taken up my space and that I'm fine with how base Crash 4 is, with my only big complaint being inverted levels being required, I'm kinda not motivated to do so.
@@IcyXzavien I think you should try it so you can support this great modder!
Yes! I’ve been dreaming of a mod that does this exact thing for months now!
I will definitely be installing this when I have the chance. I thank you so much for this as a huge crash fan.
I 106 percented this game during quarantine and never went back to it.
Thank you so much for making this game far more replayable.
I love the OG games. And so does my mum. She loves getting all the boxes. And completing it 100%
But
I personally enjoy Crash 4. But my mum could hardly beat it. Didn’t even make it out the desert.
If I had a PC
Id 10000% would get this for my mum!
If Crash 4 released like this it really would've been the perfect Crash game. The devs went a bit overboard with the hidden boxes and punishing deaths. Especially when it comes to 100% completion unlocking a few second cutscene.
Somebody send this to Caddicarus! This is what he wished for!
I have a single request for a feature, FIX. CORTEX'S AND DINGODILES GUNS PLEASE THE AIMING OF THEM IS AWFUL. Also if possible please remove the tripple spin and add running hsoes
Hey! Great work on the mod! I was wondering if you could help me make my own Crash 4 mod, I envision a playable character mod like one I’ve already done before in another Unreal engine game, but I’d like to see if you could help me out since you’ve already dipped your toes into C4 modding
I’m not asking you to make it, I’m asking for guidance, thanks in advance!
Amazing what proper game design can do, like, the Vanilla game feels like Crash Bandicoot Kaizo. I have been enjoying a lot more the game once I can see all the crates and I don't feel the pressure of doing a perfect run to try to complete the game. Hard games are fine, but I don't know if Crash Bandicoot is the prime example of a "high ceiling difficulty".
I lov you.
Btw, someone could make a mod adding the death routes with more colored gems and improving the N.Tropies battle.
Excellent mod, this even makes me want to reinstall Crash 4 again.
Personally, I’d keep N. Verted mode’s visuals as a bonus filter without any of the gameplay/level changes for reaching a completion criteria in the mod along with unlocking the VHS effect from the Flashback Tape levels as a reward for getting all the Flashback Perfection Medals
oh y'know what, i've had this game in my steam library for a long while but was intimidated by the difficulty complaints everyone was having
this mod is what will actually prompt me to play the game now
This is awesome, it makes me want to re-buy Crash 4 on PC just to play it with this mod. Crash 4 was amazing on the initial playthrough, but trying to 100% it was a nightmare. The hidden boxes were the most egregious part, I’ve never needed a game guide to complete a crash bandicoot game before this.
I was always of the idea that even if they just removed the perfect relics, the game would be infinitely more fun to complete.
But this. This is everything I could hope for. I mean it's not like I'm going to play it anytime soon since I don't think my PC would even handle crash 4 but it's great to know you can actually complete it without being a masochist. Bravo.