12/5/2023 0 Comments Crash bandicoot 4 n tropy![]() Worse than that is the idea that the two sides of the story seem to be happening separately to each other. Aku Aku seems to be replaced by Lani-Loli as the partner mask which is cool, but his prominence compared to the other masks is staggering. Due to how late Ika-Ika was introduced, he has about three lines total. In terms of the narrative, the masks don’t seem to be used to their fullest. ![]() You unlock the last mask by the start of the 8th world, but since there’s only 10 worlds it feels like they don’t see much usage – this may just be due to the complexity of the gravity switching mechanic in comparison to the other masks powers. Before the game was released, I was worried the game would rely too much on these masks and make them a crutch for the level design, but they compliment them well. These are Lani-Loli, Akano, Kapuna-Wa and Ika-Ika, and their powers are to phase objects in and out of existence, provide greater attack and jump height, slow down time temporarily and flip gravity respectively. You unlock each mask over the course of the game, and anywhere between 1 to all 4 of them will appear in certain parts of levels for you to progress. Mask offĪs mentioned before, the Quantum Masks play a big part of the story, and are intrinsically linked to the level design. Same with Nitrous Oxide – Oxide is the villain of Crash Team Racing so it makes for a cool Easter egg, but at the same time – why bother? The game does imply that Crash Team Racing is yet to happen in this new timeline, but it doesn’t seem enough to warrant using such a major character in such a non role. It’s a cool idea that female N.Tropy is the one from Tawna’s dimension, but she appears and leaves the plot in the same world. Nobody goes into a Crash game expecting Lord of the Rings level lore, but the story of It’s About Time is presented weirdly at times – plot threads are introduced and dropped randomly. Personally I wish we had seen more cutscenes, but I understand the developers hesitation with putting too many of them in between levels as a pace breaker.Īs good as the cutscenes are, the story feels somewhat incohesive. Visually, the cutscenes are beautiful, amusing and have incredible voice acting. Previous games would limit them to the beginning and end, but in Crash 4 we see them all throughout, and it’s fantastic. Our task is to collect the four quantum masks to fix the damage, no crystals to collect this time around.įor the first time, the story is told majorly through cutscenes. They discover that the Quantum Masks have returned, which means the multiverse is in trouble. Meanwhile, Aku Aku senses the coming danger and sets Crash off on the quest. N.Tropy is taking over, and is planning on a new device to conquer the multiverse. They do escape, leaving a passed out Uka Uka behind (Which is a little out of character given the respect N.Tropy showed him in Warped but that’s whatever). We find them now a decade later, grown up and still attempting to escape. The games story follows the true ending of Warped, in which Cortex and N.Tropy are turned into babies and are fighting over Uka Uka in the Jurassic past thanks to the destroyed Time Twister machine. ![]() Taking advantage of the N.Sane trilogy, the game positions itself as a new fourth entry in the timeline instead of the middling Wrath of Cortex. This is also my first review, pardon the pacing issues throughout.Ĭrash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time marks the advent of the first new title in this series since the release of “Mind Over Mutant” back in 2008 – 12 whole years ago. This is a review/analysis, so I will be spoiling the entire game and plot.
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