What are you playing right now? II

[Dynamithix]

Also, Crash Bash's one boss was the Komodo bros in some sort of bunker and tanks I think. It also had 'The Bearminator', a huge polar bear in a submarine. I was always so nervous when I got to that part that I screwed it up and then I quit the game and we didn't even have a memory card back then. *sigh* Good times.

[Manco]

I never liked Crash Bandicoot. I thought the games were boring, and poorly made.

Oh come on, how can you hate classic Crash?

[Dynamithix]

I bet OANST likes the new Crash.

[Elmatto753]

Have they stopped making them yet? Last I heard of was Mind Over Mutant, a sort of Crash of the Titans jobbie.

[Dynamithix]

There's supposed to be one coming this year, Crash Bandicoot: Shadow of the Crime.

Though, it will be utter shit because it's developed by Radical. They only made one OK Crash game and that was Crash Tag Team Racing in 2006.

[Manco]

Though, it will be utter shit because it's developed by Radical. They only made one OK Crash game and that was Crash Tag Team Racing in 2006.

Tag Team Racing was a spit in the face considering its predecessor was CTR.

[Dynamithix]

Tag Team Racing was a spit in the face considering its predecessor was CTR.

I know, but when I first got it I was a child and every game is 'good' when you're a child. Anyways, I'm not so sure about my earlier post if it's true that there'll be a new Crash this year since the only info is the title and that's from Wikipedia so... Maybe the Crash series is just slowly dying away.

[Elmatto753]

They only made one OK Crash game and that was Crash Tag Team Racing in 2006.

That had one fatal flaw: when you completed it and had everything it just wasn't fun enough to play more like CTR was. To this day I sometimes still play it if I have a mate round.

[Dixanadu]

I never liked Crash Bandicoot. I thought the games were boring, and poorly made.

To the stake with ye.

[Manco]

I know, but when I first got it I was a child and every game is 'good' when you're a child. Anyways, I'm not so sure about my earlier post if it's true that there'll be a new Crash this year since the only info is the title and that's from Wikipedia so... Maybe the Crash series is just slowly dying away.

Yeah, I remember when I used to like Every Game Ever. Looking back at my old games collection, it's amazing how much crap there is.

Unfortunately both the Crash and Spyro series have slowly been dying; it's a shame, they both had fantastic roots but now they're laughably bad.

[Dynamithix]

The new Spyro games aren't as bad as the new Crash games imo, I have the Spyro 'reboot' for the original Xbox and it's pretty good actually.

[Manco]

My problem with the Spyro reboot is it's not even a Spyro game anymore - they took everything that made the originals classics, threw it away and built up some "epic" story full of dull characters and beat-em-up combat.

If you're going to reboot a game franchise, at least stick to what made it good in the first place.

[Mr. Bungle]

I never liked Crash Bandicoot. I thought the games were boring, and poorly made.

I always fucking loved the original three Crash Bandicoot games, but this could be due to nostalgia.

[metroixer]

Gonna play Crash Bandicoot WARPED cause of you guys, thanks a lot.

Also Spyro 1 was the only good spyro game. I never liked all the sidekicks and cutscenes they put in afterwards. I guess that's a poor reason since the core gameplay is the same (and improved) but it just felt wrong to me.

Now spyro is a god of war clone so I guess I have no right to complain.

EDIT: I also tried to play through Crash 2 months ago after not doing so for years. It's amazing how easy I found it. When I was a kid, I could barely pass the third level.

Then again the game always froze for me when I got up to world 2 back then.

[Manco]

Also Spyro 1 was the only good spyro game. I never liked all the sidekicks and cutscenes they put in afterwards. I guess that's a poor reason since the core gameplay is the same (and improved) but it just felt wrong to me.

I dunno, I thought all the additional characters added a lot of, well, character to the games - Spyro 1 was basically "collect gems and free dragons", whereas Spyro 2 and 3 was all about talking to different characters and playing different minigames to help them out.

A little world-building adds a lot to a game.

[Mr. Bungle]

I'd play Crash 3 right now if my father wasn't hogging up the PS3 with Dead Space 2.

[metroixer]

I dunno, I thought all the additional characters added a lot of, well, character to the games - Spyro 1 was basically "collect gems and free dragons", whereas Spyro 2 and 3 was all about talking to different characters and playing different minigames to help them out.

A little world-building adds a lot to a game.

I definetely agree, but I didn't feel like spyro needed that world building. It was just him, sparx, and a bunch of old incompetent dragons to save with loot to collect. Sounds fine to me.

I realize that my opinion isn't the popular one and to have make spyro 2 more like spyro 1 would be really dumb of insomniac.

[Manco]

All the talk of CTR made me want to play that, but it looks like it's the only game missing from my old collection.

Interestingly enough, searching for "crash team racing" on eBay brings up results for CTR and Tag Team Racing - the average price difference between the two is hilariously indicative of their quality.

EDIT:

I definetely agree, but I didn't feel like spyro needed that world building. It was just him, sparx, and a bunch of old incompetent dragons to save. Sounds fine to me.

I realize that my opinion isn't the popular one and to have make spyro 2 more like spyro 1 would be really dumb of insomniac.

I dunno, the world of Spyro 1 always felt so empty to me; Insomniac's world building really brought the sequels to life.

[Dynamithix]

I just now remembered that I sold my Crash Bash and Crash Team Racing to my friend a few years ago. Damn it! I might have to buy them back from him. :/

[Elmatto753]

I never sell my games. As a result I still have Donald Duck Quack Attack for the PS2.

[Manco]

I never sell my games either, but I still managed to lose a big chunk of my collection somehow.

Incidentally, never let friends borrow your games just before you move house/country.

[Dynamithix]

I never rent my games to any of my friends unless they'll let me rent one of their games that I really do want to play. Otherwise, no chance. Even though they're my friends I'm always a bit anxious that what if they break the cover? The disc doesn't work after they return it? Oh the tragedy.

[metroixer]

I used to sell games a bunch, but I always end up regeretting it. Even if it's a bad game I still end up having the urge to play it at times.

I hate to admit it, but I'm that guy that ended up "borrowing" a game from a friend and never gave it back because of moving. It doesn't worry me too much though cause he doesn't really care about that stuff anymore.

[Wings of Fire]

The only games I've ever regretted selling are Katamari Damacy, Silent Hill 3 and ICO.

[OANST]

You sold Ico? You big stupid.

[Wings of Fire]

I regretted it about a week or so later.

[OANST]

I can't wait for the re-release with Shadow of the Colossus later this year. It will give me a reason to use my PS3.

[Wings of Fire]

I will bully my flatmate into buying it, along with their new one.

[Mac Sirloin]

If you didn't continuously buy and sell games since you were twelve, you don't know SHIT about video games.

[OANST]

I am woefully uneducated on video games.