Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 854 Ratings

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  1. DRNBRIO200616
    Oct 2, 2020
    10
    Crash 4 is a true sequel to crash 3 warped, The story feels fresh and awesome to the franchise, controls feels like the original trilogy but with new awesome mechanics like rope swing, rail grind and wall jumps, the quantom masks abilitys are awesome, The Boss Fights are more fun than ever, This Game is A Masterpiece, i Love every second of it.
  2. RRVenom
    Oct 3, 2020
    6
    Dont be fool this isnt a Crash 3 follow up, but rather is a TfB project, nothing bad with that as gameplay wise they try to come as close as possible, but while playing such things stood out as the jumping being very floaty and how many similar mechanics they incorporated from the RnC series; wall jump (understandable), grinding (they really use this one a ton), slowing time (a la Future)Dont be fool this isnt a Crash 3 follow up, but rather is a TfB project, nothing bad with that as gameplay wise they try to come as close as possible, but while playing such things stood out as the jumping being very floaty and how many similar mechanics they incorporated from the RnC series; wall jump (understandable), grinding (they really use this one a ton), slowing time (a la Future) and gravitating to the roof amd floor (nexus). Also they focused more on collectibles, which many who enjoy doing this will have their hands full, personally im with the group that preffer just collecting crates (simpler yet effective). And Before focunsing on visuals and story, the bosses in this game are rather uninspiring, they most just use machines or contraptions (while Brio was nearly felt the same as C1 but slower and more boring). No i want to focus on my previous statement, why does it feel like more like TfB Crash project than a follow up for Warped? The answer comes in Visually and Story telling. The characters visually look and feel from a Skylanders game not Warped, with unnecessary redesigns where shapes and frames are completely change (example Coco n N.Gin, and Crash's weird neck dilemma), and this is something that completely stands out and i see many reviewers not pointing this out. And the story, with the exception of the intro, nothing else is mention or reference from Warped. Crash hasnt had a chance (with the exception of Twinsanity) to tell a fleshed out story ala Jak, Sly or Ratchet, but here he gets his chance and was lackluster. We have the premise of the multiple rift opening that Uka did (this being his last appearance on the story, and only mentioned once after this), from there on the story develops, and while some interactions with the masks are nice, most of this felt out of a fan fiction with many callbacks to previous games, dull characters interactions that one would day dream of, the complete focus on exaggerated expressions (i understand TfB wanted to focus on this, but they went full with this, it felt like they wanted to achieve every model expression for each character sheet got checked), the overly use multiverse concept thats been beaten to death and use as a free pass for stuff like Tawna's new design (she's from a different universe, which is just an excuse to show off their take on the character, lime they've done with almost the entire cast), the incorporations of meme that only the fanbase will recognize (i understand that their take on the story was one to be seen with a lack of seriousness, but adding the woah meme...that was the lamest thing done in this franchise, just embarrassing.), and the portrayal of characters (Cortex being a goof lile for 95% of the game, Dingodile's uninspiring inclusion in the story and becoming one of the group, Brio working with Cortex again with no explination whatsoever) . All in all, im glad Crash is back, but dont let you're nostalgia and hype blind you, despite this being billed as a Crash 3 follow up (which one would not recognize unless you read the summary or see the 4 in the cover), cause visually this is inspired on Crash of the Titans and Skylanders.… Expand
  3. Chell_R
    Oct 3, 2020
    5
    Starts out good... -Then.... Crashes... and BURNS.* Midway through the game...
  4. CerN
    Dec 3, 2020
    6
    Perfectly captures how a Crash game should feel. Controls are precise, and the first 2 levels are the beginning of a perfect sequel.

    However, for most of the game, the level design is not great. The pacing and difficulty is nothing like any Crash game. The lack of polish and bugs, create a lot of frustrating points. The bear levels feel borderline broken, and destroyed any wish for ever    Perfectly captures how a Crash game should feel. Controls are precise, and the first 2 levels are the beginning of a perfect sequel.

    However, for most of the game, the level design is not great. The pacing and difficulty is nothing like any Crash game. The lack of polish and bugs, create a lot of frustrating points. The bear levels feel borderline broken, and destroyed any wish for ever getting 100 or 106%. Some of the levels like Rush Hour are some of the worst, and most frustrating Crash levels of all time. The boss battles are uninspired.

    It starts out strong, but it quickly starts going downhill. After the first 2 levels there are the occasional great one, but most of them range from mediocre to downright bad.    … Expand
  5. Bakoluk
    Aug 31, 2021
    8
    Graphics 9/10
    Playability 8/10
    Entertainment 8/10
    Overall 8/10
    Sometimes too frustrating...
  6. sebastianali
    Mar 12, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its About Time, sin duda alguna, es un buen juego. Sin embargo, para ser la cuarta entrega canónica luego de mucho tiempo, deja bastante que desear, a tal punto que al menos para mi, no considero que este a la altura. Hablemos del diseño de niveles, estos son bastante creativos la verdad, y es de los puntos mas fuertes del juego. Las mascaras cuanticas tambien ayudan bastante a esto, al menos en algunas ocasiones, ya que en otros niveles alentan bastante la experiencia y honestamente prefiero mucho mas los poderes del Warped. Tambien mascaras como Ika Ika a veces se bugean pero son raras las ocasiones.
    En cuanto a los jefes creo que fueron muy decepcionantes (salvo N Gin), junto con la historia, misma que contradice o no explica muchos elementos de la trilogia original, asi como no explotar nada de los viajes interdimensionales quedandose muy a medias en este sentido. La historia parecio hecha a las apuradas, y si bien en cierta parte "Crash nunca se caracterizo por tener una gran importancia en la historia", minimamente hubieran aclarado los huecos que habia dejado ND como que habia pasado con la Tawna original, o la historia de Aku Aku y Uka Uka, en lugar de dejar mas dudas y preguntas. Los nuevos personajes parecieron metidos con calzador, y no aportan nada a la trama, lo mismo con personajes como Dingodile, que podran ser divertidos y lo que quieran pero no aportan nada. De hecho, otra vez tenemos el problema de los juegos de PS2. Ridiculizan bastante a los personajes. La tetralogia original nunca fue de humor absurdo, de hecho, siempre iban al grano en la gran mayoria de ocasiones. El humor era algo mucho mas sutil dado en muy pocas ocasiones como las animaciones de algunos personajes y ya. Para ser una secuela de Warped, este cambio de tono estilo Twinsanity no cuadra para nada. Y el humor en si... juzgandolo como tal... es muy malo, yo soy un cinefilo y puedo decir que practicamente copiaron y pegaron las mismas bromas de malas peliculas y series de animacion en Crash 4. Incluso juegos como Twinsanity tienen mejor comedia! Y eso es mucho decir la verdad... Y el final es super anticlimatico y no aporta nada, todas las escenas de Cortex y Tawna se sienten muy forzadas. Hubiera preferido una historia mas sencilla que funcionara, con conceptos interesantes de transfondo como en la tetralogia, mas que una historia que aspirara a demasiado, pero que al final les saliera muy mal.
    Y ahora siguiendo con la jugabilidad, este juego es muy dificil, demasiado. Cosa que no seria malo si no fuera por las buenas razones, ya que el juego tiene problemas de perspectiva y los controles suelen ser bastante torpes a la hora de aterrizar o saltar. Y el 106%... Madre mia. Facilmente el Crash mas dificil jamas hecho. Y esto es generalmente por mal diseño. Muchas de las cajas suelen estar en lugares demasiado ocultos, los niveles de vehículos tienen controles muy cuestionables (incluso peores que los del WOC), ademas de exigirte demasiado ya sea con las reliquias de platino o las n sanamente perfectas, sumado a la perspectiva que es muy mala la verdad lo que te provocara muertes injustas en varias ocasiones. La complejizacion de los niveles sin mejorar la jugabilidad base hizo que en parte Crash 4 se sienta mas torpe de jugar. Porque claro, tener una camara fija en un mundo mas abierto no ayuda para nada... Y no, ignorar el contenido secundario solo porque "no me gusta", no quitara que este mal diseñado, ademas de que es obligatorio para conseguir el final verdadero por lo que sigue siendo obligatorio conseguirlo. La trilogía original nunca fue tan difícil al contrario de lo que se suele creer! ND quito Stormy Ascent del primer Crash por ser demasiado dificil ademas de reducir bastante la dificultad en general y el diseño complicado en Crash 2 y 3, asi que porque hacer Crash 4 tan dificil y encima injusto? Pareciera mas una flanderizacion de los anteriores juegos.
    Y hablando de cosas mas menores, la banda sonora y el multijugador... son horribles, asi de simple.
    Crash 4 no es malo, pero carece de la simplicidad y accesibilidad que hacían a los juegos originales tan buenos incluso ahora y ademas de no innovar tanto jugable como gráficamente (porque seamos honestos, Crash 4 no innova en nada, recicla muchas ideas de anteriores entregas, y esta lejos de verse como un juego nextgen). En general considero que es muy decepcionante, siendo una experiencia soporifera que se vuelve monotona rapidamente, sintiendose como un plataformero genérico en puntos, estando muy por debajo de la magnificencia de los juegos originales, o incluso del entretenimiento mixto pero variado que ofrecían los juegos de la era de PS2/GBA entre ellos el Crash Bandicoot 4 original, por mucho que eso pueda ofender a algunos. Se nota que Toys For Bob no entendió que hizo a la saga grande en un principio, y quedaba claro que esta tarea de hacer una secuela de un juego prácticamente considerado excelente les quedaba demasiado grande. Una pena.    … Expand
  7. Rffgttgggggg
    Oct 13, 2020
    10
    O melhor da Franquia, não tem como jogar e não ficar maravilhado, os personagens novos são muito bem vindos e trazem com eles uma gameplay mais variada e difícil o que torna o jogo mais viciante e desafiador
  8. mewil666
    Oct 3, 2020
    9
    Just like dark souls.
    It's a good crash bandicoot game with many new mechanics
  9. JackHolland
    Oct 3, 2020
    9
    I can't believe it's been 12 years waiting on Crash again. That being said this was worth the wait : D
  10. amin1
    Oct 11, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this is a very good gameplay and make characters ..........................… Expand
  11. Jeriko
    Oct 13, 2020
    10
    An Epic game, a great structure, perfect level design and it is really fluid with a clear and new gameplay, not too far from the traditional crash! Playing it is challenging and rewarding, it is really worth it!
  12. kaczan3
    Aug 10, 2022
    0
    They ruined a perfectly good game by adding a cringy mary-sue with feminist hair. And she's much stronger than Crash, the protagonist. So they are doing what the woke hollywood is doing -- making a show supposedly about Obi Wan, but making him a loser that is upstaged by that Inquisitor chick, or even a 10-year-old Leia.
  13. arshia781
    Apr 12, 2023
    6
    This is a good game, this game has no flaws.
    It can almost be said that this game is one of the hardest crash bandicoot made.
    For this reason, I give yellow points because there are much better games and compared to them, this game cannot receive green points from me.
  14. Velii
    Jan 9, 2023
    0
    Do not buy this game, i got it for the kids and its impossible for them to play it. This game is a constant loop of deaths. Even for me its stressful and a joke of a game. This game sucked the life out of me.

    Whoever created this game hates kids. And likes to see people suffer.
  15. SpielAnalysis
    Oct 2, 2020
    0
    The game mechanics are the same, the mask power ups only help you a little bit.
    the new mechanics are most of the a copycat from: crash warped, crash twinsanity, crash mind over mutant, etc.
    the Pop references in game are not organic, look like a community manager. Crash personality is extra-dumb females saved the day because PC (yet they have a SJW look/ fujoshis ships forced, etc.)    The game mechanics are the same, the mask power ups only help you a little bit.
    the new mechanics are most of the a copycat from: crash warped, crash twinsanity, crash mind over mutant, etc.
    the Pop references in game are not organic, look like a community manager.
    Crash personality is extra-dumb
    females saved the day because PC (yet they have a SJW look/ fujoshis ships forced, etc.)
    Game levels are frustating more than challenging
    Multiplayer is kinda usless
    there're a lot of glitches
    control moves so bad
    there're so many box to increase "diffult" but looks more like the same levels with only new mechanichs.
    Character design changes totally to a cartooney style that doesn't respect the original personality of some chacarcters
    Cutscenes are forced comedy
    Story is not good not bad, just weird
    Music is avergae    … Expand
  16. dangerfieldwow
    Oct 2, 2020
    9
    Phenomenal game, waited far too long for this.

    I’ve seen a few complaints about the difficulty but I love it, its a challenge and too many games these days hold your hand. The story is funny, references everywhere with brilliant dialogue. Beautiful level design, the background and art style are brilliant. Get this, dont be a **** and complain about difficulty. Get good.
  17. PikachuRebelde
    Oct 2, 2020
    10
    Without any doubt, one of the best platformers i have ever played. Toys For Bob knows how to return old franchises to this original glory days (Spyro Reignited Trilogy another example). Crash is back!!!
    :D
  18. FarsiGamers
    Oct 2, 2020
    10
    Crash 4 is a nostalgic, happy and wonderful game.In my opinion, it is the best and most complete title in the last two decades.It is difficult to challenge this game, but it creates a different experience for the players.It changes
  19. Mariosonichu
    Oct 2, 2020
    0
    Los videojuegos se vienen quedando estancados desde ya tiempo atrás las mismas franquicias innovan muy poco (mario, crash, pokemon, etc.) necesitamos ser mas criticas y no dejarnos guiar por la nostalgia, crash es una gran franquicia y no necesita ser tratada como menos, su gameplay necesita actualizarse para las nuevas generaciones, para los casuales(les guste o no) y para los masLos videojuegos se vienen quedando estancados desde ya tiempo atrás las mismas franquicias innovan muy poco (mario, crash, pokemon, etc.) necesitamos ser mas criticas y no dejarnos guiar por la nostalgia, crash es una gran franquicia y no necesita ser tratada como menos, su gameplay necesita actualizarse para las nuevas generaciones, para los casuales(les guste o no) y para los mas veteranos, espero que las siguientes entregas tengan mas para ofrecer y en verdad escuchen a los consumidores que son los que compramos el producto al fin de cuentas… Expand
  20. ec30859
    Oct 2, 2020
    4
    Love the Crash series but this game controls like **** have clipped through the ground so many times and the controls just do not respond consistently. If you want your Crash Bandicoot fix play the N-Sane Trilogy or Nitro Fueled and skip this **** bomb. Only giving it a 4 for graphics and sound
  21. PirateManRyan
    Oct 4, 2020
    10
    Crash 4 is a a complete masterpiece. Easily surpassing the original Crash Bandicoot trilogy in quality and content. It has lovable characters and a completely beautiful art style. I highly recommend this to all platforming fans.
  22. redbeggsandsham
    Oct 13, 2020
    0
    This game is the biggest train wreck possibly imaginable for such a beloved game series that (Before the N'Sane Trilogy) had been drunkenly stumbling around in the dark for a decade. Boring, irritating, same-ey shlock, smeared all over a pristine price tag is simply not the way to spend a weekend
  23. MauricePhoenix
    Oct 8, 2020
    0
    Definitely not for kids...Repetitive element on every stage. Monotonous. Thanks for ruining my childhood hero. Buggy where the characters stuck and shaking like crazy. Crouching jump like hell. Unplayable. ESPECIALLY NOT FOR KIDS. I KNOW ITS KIND OF MISLEADING FOR THE GAME COVER Which falsely looks like what kids might pickup. But please dont
  24. VanLee86
    Oct 8, 2020
    1
    The style of the original games is there but the difficulty spike is unforgivable. One of the latter levels took over 40 attempts and still couldn’t reach the end.

    The mechanics of the game aren’t as precise as other platformers such as Ratchet & Clank, this element is what separates ok games from amazing games. The story is fun and engaging but it’s hard to feel that sense of fun when    The style of the original games is there but the difficulty spike is unforgivable. One of the latter levels took over 40 attempts and still couldn’t reach the end.

    The mechanics of the game aren’t as precise as other platformers such as Ratchet & Clank, this element is what separates ok games from amazing games.

    The story is fun and engaging but it’s hard to feel that sense of fun when each level takes, on average, 20 lives to get to the end.

    I’m glad people are enjoying the game from what it seems but, in my opinion, Toys for Bob have made a bitter disappointment of a game.    … Expand
  25. FelippeLemos
    Oct 2, 2020
    10
    Graficos lindos, excelente jogabilidade, trilha sonora, lembra os anos 90 e os 3 primeiros.
  26. Taccoozz
    Oct 2, 2020
    10
    Crash 4 is just everything the fanbase would want for a sequel. Rage and fun , new mechanics , skins , new characters and also more rage , new scenarios , a plot that fits into the game , new masks and rage. Certainly you will have a lot of fun.
  27. ItsSlayer
    Oct 3, 2020
    8
    Gonna start off by saying DONT trust what any unknown crash fan says. If you want to see what any well-known crash fans think of the game just check out the youtube reviewers, watch lets plays, or just buy and form your own opinion. Onto the game itself, in my opinion, a good comeback for crash level design is pretty challenging. The devs don't mindlessly nitro spam to "add difficulty"Gonna start off by saying DONT trust what any unknown crash fan says. If you want to see what any well-known crash fans think of the game just check out the youtube reviewers, watch lets plays, or just buy and form your own opinion. Onto the game itself, in my opinion, a good comeback for crash level design is pretty challenging. The devs don't mindlessly nitro spam to "add difficulty" like traveler's tales did with Wrath of Cortex. The masks feel pretty well done. Love the mask that lets you form and reform platforms. That one imo is the hardest mask to use but at the same time fun. Crash controls fine just the weight of his jumps are kinda heavy just like in N Sane Trilogy. But overall not supper sluggish like his movements in again Wrath of Cortex. Death routes make a return in the form of these flashback tapes. The designs of the death routes are similar to Crash 1's Brio segments. So the new playable characters Dingodile, Twana are pretty nice and control well but Cortex is just awful. Imagine a **** version of how Cortex controlled in Crash Twinsanity with a tiny hop of a jump without any double-jump but with a gun that can make platforms. Probably my biggest issue is Cortex and the music in the game. The music is just...average, not as good as the original trilogy but better than the music in Travelers Tales and Radical Entertainments games. Lets just hope Toys For Bob and Vicarious Visions can keep this up and improve.… Expand
  28. RexFan100
    Oct 2, 2020
    10
    Toys for Bob have done an amazing job with this game. It can get extremely challenging but that's part of Crash's charm. His games have always been challenging and sometimes fustrating. The character designs and level designs are beautiful. Each character is unique and full of life and personality each of the playable characters have unique abilities and gameplay styles. Crash and Coco areToys for Bob have done an amazing job with this game. It can get extremely challenging but that's part of Crash's charm. His games have always been challenging and sometimes fustrating. The character designs and level designs are beautiful. Each character is unique and full of life and personality each of the playable characters have unique abilities and gameplay styles. Crash and Coco are tried and true platformer experience, Cortex levels are similar to puzzles requiring trial and error to figure out how to reach the destination. Dingodile has a unique smash and shooter kind of gameplay using his suction gun to glide and using tnt barrels and crates to destroy obstacles and enemies. And finally Tawna's is a combination of platformer and grappling to reach higher areas similar to Nina Cortex's gameplay in Twinsanity. Each character controls extremely well with quick responsive movements and reaction times. Each level is beautifully designed and unique with enemies and obstacles only found in each dimension. Story wise it's the best Crash game yet. The story gets really dark in some places especially Tawna's. The soundtrack is also top notch easy on par with Cortex Strikes Back and Warped's soundtracks. Plus it has hours of replayability with Flashback Tapes, N, Verted mode and even multiplayer. Overall this is a solid game and worthy sequel to the Classic Naughty Dog Trilogy.… Expand
  29. fefefe
    Oct 2, 2020
    10
    A perfect sequel to a incredible trilogy. Everything good from the past is here, and so much more new things to discover.
  30. Badboycrash
    Oct 7, 2020
    9
    Awesome game really enjoying it,it challenging,fun and well done game really love what Toys for BOB did with this game
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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 95 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 89 out of 95
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 95
  3. Negative: 0 out of 95
  1. Riot Pixels
    Jan 26, 2021
    70
    Toys for Bob's game is a welcome addition to the original trilogy, although you will hardly remember its levels or music. Crash Bandicoot 4 is two steps below the amazing Super Mario Odyssey and Yoshi’s Crafted World.
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  2. CD-Action
    Dec 18, 2020
    95
    I honestly did not expect such a stellar game. Crash Bandicoot 4 is breathtakingly beautiful, features an amazing soundtrack full of references to the original trilogy, offers tons of content, and thrilled me to bits with its brilliant level design. What’s more, it stayed true to its gameplay roots, while introducing loads of great new mechanics. For me it’s the game of the year. I salute you, Toys For Bob! [12/2020, p.58]
  3. Gamers' Temple
    Dec 18, 2020
    90
    Crash Bandicoot 4 is a worthy addition to the Crash legacy. It captures the spirit, fun, and challenge of the original games, and adds a lot more that genuinely makes the experience even better rather than simply padding out the gameplay. The game is certainly challenging and the levels could probably use a few more checkpoints, but the number in the game is truer to the spirit of the originals than modern gaming standards. A little perseverance will get you through the game, but it’s going to take a little work if you want to be a Crash completionist. Overall it’s a great platform game that perfectly blends the old and the new into a fun new experience.
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