Thread 723095536

>I liked Wrath of C-
No you didn't

>>723095536 (OP)
I tried it when it came out and the load times were so bad on PS2 I stopped playing.

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The music was good.
The voice cast had potential but poor direction.
The story had potential but fumbled horribly
And the levels weren't well designed for gsmeplau
gameplay but the settings were good
A microcosm of the crash IP out of naughtydog's hands. Decent ideas and bad execution

I recognize its flaws as a game that was badly unfinished due to publisher meddling, sure.
Is it annoying that on actual hardware it takes a really fucking long time to load into stages?
Is it annoying that Crunch is ALL the bosses because he's the only model they had time to make look good?
Do I WISH they would have finished the Crunch player controller so you'd play as him in the last warp room instead of the clunky ass mech?
Sure, all of these things are true.
However, I still think it's a good game.

I always just saw it as Crash Warped 2, there were things it did better than that game, but also some inferiorities.

>>723095536 (OP)
I do. I am also right-wing and masturbate to thin bitches and love burgers, fyi.

>>723095536 (OP)
the music for the jetpack levels was absolutely amazing ON THE PS1. The remake's sound design choices were questionable, particularly on the third title. Spyro had it worse though by far. The voice acting talent for both was generally up to par or better though I will say that.

Coco's cocos

>>723095536 (OP)
It's a mediocre game and mediocrity is not worth your time investment. Only the music is good.

these old 3d graphics look hellish on modern monitors but on those old low resolution CRTs they were pretty good believe it or not. At least nothing else to be found was better.

>>723097204
even when the game was brand new I thought the characters looked like ass

>>723097276
Sorry my mind is stuck in the original trilogy. I was staring at OP's abomination and thought it was an HD remaster gone wrong but I think you're right it is wrath of cortex.
I remember when the PS2 got sequels a lot of PS1 era characters went from iconic to abominable, and went from tight controls to floaty ass.

>>723095536 (OP)
Yes I did.

>>723095536 (OP)
The only good thing about it is the soundtrack by Andy Blythe and Marten Joustra

Twinsanity was at least memorable. If they ever decided to remaster Twinsanity then they could at least give the customers the decency of finishing out the rest of the game.

I grew up with WoC and I hated it even as a kid

The best PS2 titles were Star Wars Battlefront 2 and Burnout 3

>>723095536 (OP)
It was a better effort than Enter the Dragonfly. I'd probably at least try to enjoy WoC.

>>723095536 (OP)
Wrath of Cortex didn't do as well as they hoped, and-

So why exactly didn't Sony buy the Crash IP from Universal in 1999? Were they simply this retarded?

>>723102492
Sony's western divisions had this weird "we don't need a mascot" attitude up until like halfway through the PS4 generation.

bandicoot girls

>>723102146
The Spyro remasters have atrocious movement though, nothing like the original. Jump carries over no momentum from charge and there's bugs somehow too. Well the original had bugs too and if they patched the game to be less broken I guess that's fine. They may have though momentum was a bug

Wrath of Cortex was bad. I don't know what the fuck the people who are saying this game is good are smoking, but it suffers from a lot of issues. Same for Crash 4.

Bandicoochie?

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>>723104749
stop forcing every thread into coomer shit

>>723105352
All crash is good for us porn

>>723096971
>come to me crash

>>723095536 (OP)
Wrath of Cortex is the only one I've ever played. I can't remember hating it but my only real memory of it is the loading screen.

L O A D I N G

ProsConsExcellent soundtrack: Widely praised as one of the best in the series, with memorable and underrated tracks that enhance the atmosphere.Excessive vehicle sections: Many levels force vehicle-based gameplay (e.g., submarines, mechs), which feel poorly designed, slow, and frustrating compared to on-foot platforming.Solid core platforming and level variety: Retains the engaging, classic Crash formula with fun, varied environments (e.g., volcano, arctic, castle stages) and quality-of-life improvements like better controls in later levels.Rushed development and lack of innovation: Feels like a formulaic, lower-budget rehash of Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped with minimal new ideas, leading to bland or repetitive content.Interesting new concepts: Introduces Crunch as a bulky, personality-driven rival and elemental masks, adding fresh story beats and boss fights (e.g., Pyro Crunch).Technical issues: Long loading times (especially on PS2), floaty jumping, poor depth perception, awkward monkey bars, and Coco's clunky controls make gameplay frustrating, particularly in Time Trials.Decent length and replayability: Offers substantial content with 30+ levels, death routes, and collectibles, plus nostalgic PS2-era visuals and 60fps performance on some ports.Dated graphics and presentation: Bland, empty backgrounds, ugly character models, and weak animations make it look inferior to predecessors despite PS2 hardware; some ports have slowdown.Fun niche levels: Standouts like the Super Monkey Ball-inspired gem-hunting stages and "Crash N Burn" provide brief highlights of creative platforming.Underwhelming bosses and story: Boss fights are repetitive or easy, with a dull plot, cringeworthy dialogue, and demoted villains that lack wit or challenge.

Nitro Kart was the last true crash game

>>723095536 (OP)
It's worth checking out if you like the other Crash games and are desperate for more. I don't think it's a "bad" game the way Enter the Dragonfly is for example.

>>723095714
It's not interesting even with fixed load times.

>>723095536 (OP)
I'd rather do a 100% run of Wrath of Cortex than the slog that is Crash 4.

>>723111335
It's not that bad

>>723095536 (OP)
It was one of my first PS2 games and I was used to shitty loading times from other games.

>>723095536 (OP)
Yes i do. 4 was dogshit

>>723111698
I think your time is better spent playing other platformers on PS2. If you want a game like Crash the first Sly is excellent.

>>723095536 (OP)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUD8PEuRfsE

>>723111256
Oh not at all, even if Enter the Dragonfly had nearly the same development issues, Wrath was at least salvaged by having a really good development team who was able to make do with a bad situation.
The guys that made EtD got completely fucking blindsided and fucked.

Goon

>>723095536 (OP)
I don’t hate it, although there are some questionable design decisions (like the monkey bars being so fucking slow for no reason). It’s just a mediocre Warped, which was already a less-good 2.

>>723095536 (OP)
As a kid the moment I saw this cutscene I dropped the game, how could a PS2 game look so ugly

>>723095536 (OP)
I wouldn't mind a remake with improvements.

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>>723100401
he completed it in one go...
its not as cool as the first time but well done.

>>723100130
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>>723100401
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RfqNH3FoGi0&pp=ygUTc3VtbW9uIGV4b2RpYSB0cm9sbNIHCQn8CQGHKiGM7w%3D%3D&t=0m13s

>>723114616
Same.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cMmiDRGNP4

>>723095536 (OP)
I actually did though. It's like Crash 3 but better overall. Crash 1 and 2 are still far superior however. And all 4 games have great soundtracks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEqao7lmPy4
This could be fit into any good trance mix and be a beast of a track.

I never liked the relics, too much of a pain the neck for me, personally. That's why I always enjoyed replaying the second game, it has just the right length for a platformer of that era.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig55-x-edSE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkC64SnDX_E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Rm4ieiU9E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IlULJDioM0
That said,
>music didn't loop
>ugly models
>janky everything
>most annoying banging/crashing sounds from weather balloon level didn't map to sound channels properly, meaning you mute the master volume and it still plays
>fucking TIPTOE POWER UP
It wasn't pretty, but it was also my first Crash Bandicoot game I owned.
Was WoC the first Crash game to struggle like many sequel platformers from its time with minigame bloat? Or do you think 3 already established that first?

>>723096971
>I want to cut off your foreskin, Julian.

julian you are GAY hahahaha

I remember my cousin getting this game for her birthday and she even said it was really ugly.

>>723096971
PS1 is best.

very average game that got overshadowed by its prequels and sequels, a true middle child.

Mid

Why did they choose Traveller's Tales as the developer? None of their previous games are impressive from a game design standpoint. They had good soundtracks and a few impressive graphical effects, but that's it.

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>>723100401
Coco would not like this.

It gave us CRUNCH who i liked as a kid although it opened the floodgates for furries making OCs like in the old days on YouTube and deviantart

Even fucking tribal tattoos methhead crash looks better than WoC crash

>>723123884
False

>>723123884
I know those games were like a soft reboot but why was tawna still absent? did the manga really mindbroke crash devs

>>723095536 (OP)
Its fine. Its overhated more than not. It just did nothing better than 3 or offered anything new. The way most of us saw it back then was an introduction for the new gamecube/xbox players. I still think it's better than toy for bobs 4.

>>723095536 (OP)
Fuck you, it was my first Crash game, you have no idea how much I love it

Based

The opening cutscene that takes like 40 minutes still works me. Shit looked like it was made in 1995

>>723129991
It was pretty early into the gen, and multiplatform. It was pretty forgiveable.

>>723102492
Naughty Dog wanted to make their own game, Jak and Daxter. Insomniac the same with Ratchet.

>>723095536 (OP)
Twinsanity was the best Crash game, no contest

>>723095536 (OP)
This...........................................game..............................................is............................................ pretty....................................f...............................u....................................n

TWOC isnt the worst Crash game that honor goes to 4 and Rumble. But its still pretty bad.

>>723095536 (OP)
Wrath of Cortex was my first Crash game and first PS2 game, but I haven't played it in 20 something years lol. I just played the first 2 games recently and your image now makes me realize why people always say the game's art style is uncanny looking

I used to have this belief that Wrath of Cortex alongside other PS2 titles was printed onto a blue disc to indicate a heavy usage of the color blue.

Coochie warped.

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>>723133250
what's going on here

I believe originally Travellers Tales wanted to make an open world Crash game but they showed it off to Universal who were unhappy as they just wanted Crash 3 again. So they were told to scrap the open world game and make Wrath of Cortex in lead than a year. It's a wonder it actually came out in a good a state as it did.

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>>723133839
I love the ps1 crash artstyle and colors!

>>723135148
opus