Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

 PlayStation 5
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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 172 Ratings

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  1. Travain
    Sep 5, 2023
    10
    O game tem tudo que uma continuação deve ter. Nao é um requentado dos Crash antigos. É literalmente um jogo novo com ideias novas, designs novos etc. Incrível.
  2. Alexandre647
    Jul 8, 2023
    9
    Thank God I didn't care about these metacritic reviews by casual players who can't face challenging games, and keep crying like babies when the game doesn't grab by their hands and do everything for them.

    "OMG, This game is so unfair, is so difficult, I can't get through it. Please give us an easy difficult mode. I'm rage quitting .... Boo hoooooo!
  3. xSubjectX420
    Apr 18, 2023
    10
    Super hardcore platforming for those of us who have been playing Crash Bandicoot since the 90's. I love everything new and old in the game. The masks specifically add excellent gameplay features.
  4. Ic3_winterhell
    Mar 28, 2023
    7
    Una de las cosas que me preocupaban al jugar un juego de Crash no desarrollado por Naughty Dog era el de jugar un juego sin escencia asi como lo eran los juegos de Crash y los titanes. Y no me equivoque, a pesar de que Crash 4 es el crash mas cercano al trabajo de los creadores de Uncharted, es notable que el juego pierde mucho de su esencia sobre todo en los controles y en el ritmo delUna de las cosas que me preocupaban al jugar un juego de Crash no desarrollado por Naughty Dog era el de jugar un juego sin escencia asi como lo eran los juegos de Crash y los titanes. Y no me equivoque, a pesar de que Crash 4 es el crash mas cercano al trabajo de los creadores de Uncharted, es notable que el juego pierde mucho de su esencia sobre todo en los controles y en el ritmo del juego . Crash 4 tiene multiples problemas de platforming y diseño de niveles, crash 4 es un juego dificil pero frustrante, esa dificultad que sabes que no es tu culpa si no que mueres por el mal diseño del juego. El modo retro es inutil ya que el juego esta hecho para que mueras una y otra vez y las 4 a 5 vidas que tienes son ridículas en este sentido pues hay niveles que de plano llegas a juntar hasta 100 muertes. Y no, no soy un manco ya que me pasaba battletoads y demon souls con una vida, pero creo que la dificultad debe de ir acompañada con diversión y no solo con frustración y es ahi donde crash 4 falla. Crash 4 es buen juego pero un juego que no esta ala altura de crash 3 por su diversión. Gráficamente cumple, aunque juegos como ratchet se ven y se siente mejor. Aunque debo decir que valoro el esfuerzo por hacer aun juego de plataformas 3d en estos tiempos y aunque tenga sus errores e sun juego que considera que los amantes del genero deben tener.… Expand
  5. Sain4k
    Feb 4, 2023
    3
    Игра слишком тяжёлая, графика и сюжет неплохой, но геймплей реально не понятный
  6. Haakkis
    Jan 29, 2023
    7
    This game would be 9/10 if it wasn’t just ridiculously difficult. Don’t get me wrong: I really do enjoy challenges in general. This is just too much to enjoy.

    I did complete the game, but I’m unlikely to play it ever again.
  7. efano_mar05
    Nov 25, 2022
    8
    Muy entretenido, crash nunca defrauda y se nota la evolución del juego en mecánicas y gráficos, hubiese querido un mejor modo multijugador para jugar con amigos.
  8. hector_bcn98
    Oct 31, 2022
    8
    +
    Vuelta de una de las sagas icónicas.
    Jugablemente perfecto para el género. Muy buena duración. Gráficamente impecable. Rendimiento a prueba de bombas. Dificultad alta y retante. - Dicha dificultad muchas veces se les va de las manos de forma escandalosa, los últimos niveles son un prueba y error, haciendo frustrante la experiencia. Es imposible sacarse el platino,pero    +
    Vuelta de una de las sagas icónicas.
    Jugablemente perfecto para el género.
    Muy buena duración.
    Gráficamente impecable.
    Rendimiento a prueba de bombas.
    Dificultad alta y retante.

    -
    Dicha dificultad muchas veces se les va de las manos de forma escandalosa, los últimos niveles son un prueba y error, haciendo frustrante la experiencia.
    Es imposible sacarse el platino,pero imposible, uno de los juegos más dificiles que he jugado en mi vida. No hace justicia para el que lo quiera jugar sin ser gamer experimentado.    … Expand
  9. kylocosplay
    Oct 11, 2022
    8
    De los mejores juegos plataforma que hay, una mejora tanto visual como de jugabilidad con toda la esencia de los crash bandicoot de PSONE, niveles que conforme te acercas al final va aumentando la dificultad donde tienes que mejorar en cada fallo, retos muy dificiles con logros bastante complicados de hacer y bastante rejugable cada nivel ya que hay secretos en cada nivel para obtener el 100 %.
  10. eraykoksalan
    Sep 13, 2022
    10
    bro just get some good



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  11. Roman_LAV
    Aug 8, 2022
    7
    Продолжение хардкорной серии платформеров и оно все такое же беспощадное к игрокам, но разработчики чуть сжалились и добавили возможность играть без ограниченного кол-ва континиумов. Из плюсов - разнообразие героев и геймплеев, хороший дизайн уровней. Из минусов - бедное повествование и излишня сложность в некоторых моментах.Продолжение хардкорной серии платформеров и оно все такое же беспощадное к игрокам, но разработчики чуть сжалились и добавили возможность играть без ограниченного кол-ва континиумов. Из плюсов - разнообразие героев и геймплеев, хороший дизайн уровней. Из минусов - бедное повествование и излишня сложность в некоторых моментах.
  12. JG00
    Aug 6, 2022
    8
    De todos los juegos de la saga Crash, este sin duda es el más completo de todos. Dispone de una gran variedad de niveles y nuevas mecánicas que hacen que el juego sea bastante entretenido. Además, el hecho de poder hacer uso de diversos personajes a lo largo de la historia es también una gran novedad. Sin embargo, pese a que es un gran juego, tiene algunos aspectos negativos que hacen queDe todos los juegos de la saga Crash, este sin duda es el más completo de todos. Dispone de una gran variedad de niveles y nuevas mecánicas que hacen que el juego sea bastante entretenido. Además, el hecho de poder hacer uso de diversos personajes a lo largo de la historia es también una gran novedad. Sin embargo, pese a que es un gran juego, tiene algunos aspectos negativos que hacen que no se pueda disfrutar del todo de él. La dificultad en los niveles finales es demasiado grande, ya que, por ejemplo, el mínimo error de cálculo durante un salto hace que estés perdido y tengas que volver a empezar desde el último punto de control. Además, esa dificultad viene acompañada de una excesiva duración de los niveles. En mi opinión, si el nivel es muy complicado, al menos habría que hacerlo más corto o poner más puntos de control en este caso.
    En definitiva, un muy buen juego (el mejor de la saga desde mi punto de vista), pero con una dificultad excesiva en algunos niveles que hacen que no se pueda disfrutar del todo.    … Expand
  13. PanteraHouse
    Aug 1, 2022
    10
    Fantastic addition to the Crash series! I love the idea of unlocking a new skin in each level, tons of replayability. A fair warning that more casual gamers will definitely struggle with the last 1/3rd of the game, it gets pretty brutal (but awesome)
  14. quittit1
    Jul 23, 2022
    6
    Okay buddy I don’t know what I would do the same thing as I am an atheist but I don’t believe it is true religion but I
  15. Jkn89
    Jul 20, 2022
    0
    I'm writing this review mainly as a warning to parents who might want to buy the game for their children. Don't do this if you do not want to harm the child. This game is the opposite of what it looks like on the surface - a nice cheerful fun. It's actually an evil frustration simulator.
    I've played a number of difficult games, but never anything like Crash Bandicoot 4. If I managed to    I'm writing this review mainly as a warning to parents who might want to buy the game for their children. Don't do this if you do not want to harm the child. This game is the opposite of what it looks like on the surface - a nice cheerful fun. It's actually an evil frustration simulator.
    I've played a number of difficult games, but never anything like Crash Bandicoot 4. If I managed to accidentally pass a level after many attempts, it was only through sheer luck, so I didn't even feel any satisfaction.
    The original Crash games were very difficult, but still playable for a normal person. This one is only for speedrunners and similar hardcore gamers. Unfortunately, if the developers made the game just a little bit accessible, there would be hateful comments from this type of people everywhere. So in fear of them, the developers have made them practically the only target category of their game.
    The game might have deserved an extra star for its nice graphics, but because it's so awful in gameplay, I have to give it the lowest score.    … Expand
  16. Richard4949
    Jul 10, 2022
    5
    They truly ruined it for me. Unless u want to he frustrated and spend over. 100 hours repeating the same nonsense. The graphics are amazing with a gorgeous palette selection. I love the trilogy so much more this
  17. Skydog
    Jul 6, 2022
    2
    Wow one of the 10s on here is a literal employee rating their game they supposedly "didn't play". Talk about knowing your game isn't very good. Lmao.
    The entire thing is filled with glitches and weird jump controls and camera angles. I recommend grabbing it free on plus like I did this month or skipping this one til it's $10 or less. Not worth anything more than a low indie price.    Wow one of the 10s on here is a literal employee rating their game they supposedly "didn't play". Talk about knowing your game isn't very good. Lmao.
    The entire thing is filled with glitches and weird jump controls and camera angles. I recommend grabbing it free on plus like I did this month or skipping this one til it's $10 or less. Not worth anything more than a low indie price. Terrible. 2 points for art style/graphics alone.    … Expand
  18. Urnhurrell
    May 27, 2022
    0
    This is just one giant trial and error. Everything you do requires you to first get killed and then memorize the entire level. The camera is awfully angled 100% of the time. Depth perception isn't something that can be had with this. The rewards for winning are more challenges, and the "challenge" is just trial and error. It doesn't live up to the hype and even outside of the crashThis is just one giant trial and error. Everything you do requires you to first get killed and then memorize the entire level. The camera is awfully angled 100% of the time. Depth perception isn't something that can be had with this. The rewards for winning are more challenges, and the "challenge" is just trial and error. It doesn't live up to the hype and even outside of the crash franchise, this game would never stand on its own as even a remotely fun experience. I personally really enjoy challenging games, but making a platformer 100% memory is a strange move. Also, things like Tawna's hookshot, and especially the wall jump just sometimes don't work. I hate the way game devs no longer hire testers anymore.… Expand
  19. Patedus
    Apr 4, 2022
    9
    This game is absolutely gas, a true sequel to the classic trilogy with a variety of unique and challenging levels that dive into a bunch of fun mechanics and aesthetics throughout the game. A must-play platformer and a criminally underrated release.
  20. Ogeday_Han
    Mar 31, 2022
    8
    Challenges are difficult. Easter eggs (hidden gems, bonus episodes) are hard to find. Good game mechanics, Its supporting hdr. Musics and animations so much fun as well. Its worth it
  21. Flounder
    Mar 30, 2022
    9
    Ein sehr lustiger und energiegeladener und kreativer Plattformer von Anfang bis Ende, der auch noch voller Charme ist. Seien Sie jedoch vorsichtig, 100 Prozent sind bekanntlich eine unglaublich dumme Idee.
  22. Shenandoah
    Mar 29, 2022
    10
    A classic jump’n run comes to the new generation. Looks great, plays great, better than ever before. Playing as Coco is such a great addition, I’m really appreciate it, as well as the free PS5 upgrade.
  23. Themightygamer
    Mar 12, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. OMG this game is absolute trash!!! It is by far one of the worst ps5 experiences that I have ever had. Let me tell you why though. The controls are terrible!! So many times where I failed a jump out of my **** control because of the floaty as hell jumping! The music is INCREDIBLY BORING. The box placement is nothing short of pure EVIL. Like seriously though it is so horrible to come to the end of a long 15 minute level just to miss one **** box at the very end. The flashback tapes remind me of the n brio bonus stages of crash 1 (in a horrible way) the new gimmicks are treated like necessities rather than optional goodies like in crash 3. The 3 deaths or less gem!!!!!! BY FAR THE WORST GEM IN CRASH HISTORY! The blue gem challenge sucks ass, the coloured gem gauntlets (mostly) suck ESPECIALLY THE ONE FOR TOXIC TUNNELS!!!! The funny and hilarious death animations are gone forever and replaced by resident evil-like deaths. The humor is cringy and makes me want to kill my ps5 just to remove the horrible taste of the crash 4 humor. The inverted levels are nothing short of padding to artificially extend the game run-time. The relics are the worst in the series because of the useless-as-butt triple spin power-down (You expected me to say power-up?) which will turn your fingers into jelly. And the ENDING!!!! **** the ending of this game as it is the most anti-climactic ending in video-game history. These stupid, idiotic and brainless critics are lying to you. Take their reviews with a pinch of salt. Play the n sane trilogy instead. It is the true king of crash platformers. Hell, play Wrath of Cortex instead it is 10000000000 times better than that stupid horrible and sadistic abomination of a 3d platformer. DO NOT PLAY THIS GAME UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!!!! TRUST ME IT IS NOT WORTH IT!!… Expand
  24. anthonybobby
    Jan 24, 2022
    10
    Joshua1995, you already are a 12-year-old, moron. This game was made by developers, not you, fat loser. It was made good.
  25. Balaam
    Dec 30, 2021
    1
    Trophy list is unforgivably bad. Trophies tied to time trials with far too stringent criteria is something many people don’t want anything to do with.
  26. keshudioo
    Nov 29, 2021
    6
    I have to tell I'm not a big Crash player. I played some on PS1 and pS2 when I was a kid and that's about that. I beat this game but I hated all the way to the end, it was verrry frustrating. The bosses are super easy but the levels aren't, especially if you try to get every boxes and wumpa fruit. I'm happy I beat it, it was not all bad, but never again. Oh but it has a lot of greatI have to tell I'm not a big Crash player. I played some on PS1 and pS2 when I was a kid and that's about that. I beat this game but I hated all the way to the end, it was verrry frustrating. The bosses are super easy but the levels aren't, especially if you try to get every boxes and wumpa fruit. I'm happy I beat it, it was not all bad, but never again. Oh but it has a lot of great mechanics, which is a plus.… Expand
  27. Mister04
    Nov 17, 2021
    10
    Great game
  28. mitsarakos
    Oct 6, 2021
    4
    Some chalenges are extreme difficult to complete. It made me anxious. It is realy frustrating.
  29. Musico-vagante
    Oct 5, 2021
    9
    Bom jogo, para quem gosta de desafios a dificuldade é insana. Os gráficos são excelentes, a história é OK, mas no geral é bem divertido.
  30. Bakoluk
    Aug 31, 2021
    8
    Graphics 9/10
    Playability 8/10
    Entertainment 8/10
    Dualsense 5/10
    Overall 8/10
    Sometimes too frustrating...
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86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Cubed3
    Jun 1, 2021
    80
    Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is a great game. Although its difficulty can be frustrating and some lengthy sequences are tedious, the world design is crisp and filled with humour, the levels overflow with creativity and most importantly, completing a level is satisfying. The plot is thin, but the cartoony vibes provoke a great mix of nostalgia and charm. The PlayStation 5 upgrade significantly improves load times and takes the game's visuals to another level. Crash fans have much to love in this long-awaited sequel. Although newcomers to the series may be turned off by how punishing the game can be, this title is an adventure worth embarking on.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Apr 12, 2021
    100
    Modernized nostalgic bomb stuffed with tons of content. Toys for Bob did it brilliantly again. I just want to know one thing: when will we get GEX? [Issue#310]
  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Apr 6, 2021
    80
    A very pretty and slick platformer that runs beautifully on PS5. Use of the console’s unique features are limited, but it’s still well worth playing. [Issue#187, p.80]
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