>congratulations on making it to this point! here is a challenging branching route to make things more exciting
>wasn't that fun? now awkwardly backtrack through half the stage with checkpoints, camera and mechanics working against you to get the rest of the boxes from the easy route you didn't take
this happens in half of all the stages in the game
how did they go from the immaculate and compact original Crash Bandicoot to this piece of shit game

skill issue

>>715960984 (OP)
If you think any level is hard to 100%, you're just not approaching it right. Use your brain this time and try again

It happens three times.

>"Find and discover the secret route to obtain this stage's special gem!"
>by that they mean the secret entrance from a completely different level

>"half the stages"
It's literally 3 times in the entire game.
Git gud, zoomiefaggot.

The entire game is like 2 hours long nigga, not like you are backtracking much.

>>715960984 (OP)
Cold Hard Crash, Night Fight, Road to Ruin/Ruination and Piston It Away/Spaced Out are extremely kino, are you that shit at games that you can't handle a lil bit of challenge?

>>715964331
stormy ascent is challenging
this is just annoying

>>715960984 (OP)
Only Cold Hard Crash is annoying when it comes to backtracking because that level has several paths where you lock yourself out of 100% crate completion (so you need to beat it in a very specific way).
And I absolutely love Crash 1 the most out of original trilogy, but the first playthrough is really annoying
>try to get all crates for a gem
>you need to do it deathless
>try your best to do it only to be met with colored gem platform
>get locked out of 100% completion so you just give up and rush for the exit
>this repeats again and again so you just stop bothering with crates during your first level clears
>there's no indication as which level contains a colored gem and which level requires a specific colored gem for colorless gem (only Lights Out requires a colored gem to unlock another colored gem)
Knowing which levels can be 100% from the start would help first-time players to not waste time on pointless endeavour.

>>715960984 (OP)
There hasn't been Crash 1 trashing threads recently. Only other Crash games.
I wonder why