(1st playthrough) Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time (pt 2) | Toys for Bob / Activision | PC | 2021
After a short opening stream, I dove back in with a more substantial look at this game. Here we get introduced to the timelines concept, which I think was handled through somewhat of a tortured narrative that was awkwardly bolted onto the story.
I'm glad Tawna was brought back into the franchise after being unceremoniously dumped after Crash Bandicoot. And I really like how she's not the damsel in distress as she was in that game (and I don't have an issue with the hand-wavy reasons as to why). It's just not really well explained why Tawna is here and helping Crash and Coco...
Plus, I had issues with Tawna's first level—getting used to her controls and move-set—and I'm still slightly salty about missing but two crates!!
There's obvious issues with this game, though. Anyone who's seen my Shorts featuring Crash 4 will have seen these clearly. Not major bugs, but glitches that do pile on to a level of frustration that's created by gimmicky move-sets and sometimes vindictive level design. Maybe I'd have felt a bit different at a more gentle pacing. Toys For Bob said they wanted to set out building a whole new game, rather than a "DLC" for Crash 3, so—even wanting to cater for the existing fans—it's not unreasonable to have a learning curve to get to grips with the controls, gimmicks and physics of the game. They didn't chose to take that opportunity.
~~~~~~~~~~
CHAPTERS
00:00:00 Intro & faffing
00:00:14 BOSS #1 - Stage Dive
00:14:15 Booty Calls
00:37:48 Hook, Line, And Sinker
00:56:08 Jetboard Jetty
01:22:16 Give it a Spin
01:54:16 Flashback Tape #2 - Navigational Awareness
02:01:54 Potion Commotion
02:32:17 Draggin' On
03:06:10 Off-Balance
03:28:19 BOSS #2 Trouble Brewing
03:37:48 Off Beat
04:03:43 Rude Awakening - N. Verted
~~~~~~~~~~
Check out my Twitch channel at https://www.twitch.tv/grimreaperwithalawnmower
Other Videos By GrimReaperWithALawnmower
Other Statistics
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time Statistics For GrimReaperWithALawnmower
GrimReaperWithALawnmower currently has 2,361 views spread across 10 videos for Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time. His channel uploaded over 1 day worth of Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time videos, roughly 3.82% of the content that GrimReaperWithALawnmower has uploaded to YouTube.