I was looking forward to playing this game since it released and finally got the chance to pick it up.
The art style, story and feel of Crash I enjoyed quite a bit.

This is hampered by its inane level design and abudance of frontloading content that should be unlocked by the end of the game.
The game feels like a perfect fit for people who 100%'ed the original trilogy and looking for something more.
This game is not a perfect fit if you enjoy the Crash games casually and only played the games from beginning to end.