I've never been one for strategy games, but I'd heard so many good things.. I booted it up, threw on permadeath, and somehow made it all the way through on my first try. I uninstalled it and never looked at it again. I got away with murder, and I had a LOT of fun.

Oh my GOD what a game. Who in their right mind allowed Cory Barlog to follow through with this vision of the whole game being a ONER? Intense, fast and frenetic gameplay. Satisfying puzzle design and dungeon exploration reminiscent of the best days of Zelda. And a one-of-a-kind narrative with an immense amount of gravity. Loved it - but the map and the compass suck, and the post-game content is frustrating.

Some of the most innovative, hilarious, and most technologically profound cinematics of all time, at the time of its release. Its narrative had me by the balls.

Unfortunately, the gameplay was equally absurd, in how frustrating it felt. Sometimes, FPS games just don't have that weight. It doesn't feel like you're hitting what you're shooting at. And as this game went deeper, it also became more shallow.

You ask true fans of this game what they think of it, and they basically just drop the ground and have a seizure trying to explain themselves.

I wish I'd connected with it in the same way. I found it fun, but I don't think I mined the depths of its bizarre storytelling capabilities, or its willingness to philosophize with my dumb ass.

I'd like to say I'll go back to it some day, but I probably won't. I consider it a missed opportunity, though, and not a bad game.

C'mere, Trico! ... come.. come here, Trico! C'MERE, TRICO! GOD #$&%^ @#($%&^#@%^* GET OVER HERE YOU STUPID BIRD DONKEY!

A worthy spiritual successor to LIMBO. A brilliant experience with a fun, unexpected ending. I may not have loved, but I sure did like.

2 smrt 4 meh

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But I watched some long form video essays about it on YouTube, and it practically felt as tho I was meeting God

Good times grabbin' a Jill Sandwich with the boys.

I just love Crash. It is so charming and well designed, the platforming is so tight and hilarious, yet unforgiving. It's incredible just how good of a time you can have with this game, versus how easily you can shatter your own eardrums with screams of nerd rage if you decide to attempt the various challenges and time trials it's got lined up for you.

I will forever have an extremely soft spot in my heart for this game, as it is the first game I ever made a Let's Play series out of. It's terrifying, it's grotesque, it's riveting and it's kind of stupid. I loved it.

If you're looking for a good excuse to murder someone you love, just fire this puppy up.

I love it when dumb multiplayer games like this get pooped out of the aether by the gaming Gods, and you get to sit on your couch with a friend and laugh at it for a while.

2016

I get that to some, the jank feels charming. To me, the jank just feels jank. I can't even figure out where to begin half of the time. Perhaps I'm not imaginative enough.