CRASH IS BACK
God it feels good to use that phrase and mean it without a hint of internet mind-poisoned irony. Toys for Bob get it. They get what was fun about classic CB, and where that formula can be taken. The introduction of new masks and traversal mechanics bring such a fresh spin to what's already solid platforming. However... Fuck me there are some brutal segments in here. Path of Pain shit. Finishing a level with 48 deaths made me feel like a very old man.
But then comes the animation and cutscenes. Pure Satuday morning cartoon stuff that has this ancient oaf feeling youthful again. Is this joy I am seeing? Wonderfully rendered worlds, inhabited by daft stretchy characters that make you feel like somebody cared. There's love to spare in this place, and you're being welcomed in.
To get back to the chat about feeling like god's most geriatric fool, I cannae see myself going back to 100% it. As much as younger me would have made a point of it, I just respect myself too much these days to bother with this kinda thing, and I'm glad for it. Gives me more time to enjoy other games, or to lie on top of the bed and wonder why that's a painful thing to do now.
God it feels good to use that phrase and mean it without a hint of internet mind-poisoned irony. Toys for Bob get it. They get what was fun about classic CB, and where that formula can be taken. The introduction of new masks and traversal mechanics bring such a fresh spin to what's already solid platforming. However... Fuck me there are some brutal segments in here. Path of Pain shit. Finishing a level with 48 deaths made me feel like a very old man.
But then comes the animation and cutscenes. Pure Satuday morning cartoon stuff that has this ancient oaf feeling youthful again. Is this joy I am seeing? Wonderfully rendered worlds, inhabited by daft stretchy characters that make you feel like somebody cared. There's love to spare in this place, and you're being welcomed in.
To get back to the chat about feeling like god's most geriatric fool, I cannae see myself going back to 100% it. As much as younger me would have made a point of it, I just respect myself too much these days to bother with this kinda thing, and I'm glad for it. Gives me more time to enjoy other games, or to lie on top of the bed and wonder why that's a painful thing to do now.