{"id":13827,"date":"2016-12-06T20:00:46","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T20:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=13827"},"modified":"2016-12-06T20:00:46","modified_gmt":"2016-12-06T20:00:46","slug":"the-remastered-crash-bandicoot-is-finally-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/the-remastered-crash-bandicoot-is-finally-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"The remastered Crash Bandicoot is FINALLY revealed!"},"content":{"rendered":"

*Queue Tiki sound when you get the mask*<\/h3>\n

Reporter: Ryan Yeo | Sub-Editor: Emre Gunes<\/h4>\n

Everyone\u2019s favourite marsupial is but a spin, body slam and slide away.\u00a0Set to release in 2017, 21 years after the original game was released, Crash Bandicoot: N-Sane Trilogy will feature the first three instalments remastered for PS4 – Crash Bandicoot<\/i>, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back<\/i> and Crash Bandicoot: Warped<\/i><\/p>\n

With improved graphics, gamers will be able to enjoy the nostalgia from Sony\u2019s staple franchise with a modern twist. Gameplay mechanics have been tweaked as well, with Crash able to run in full 360 degree rotation, as opposed to the original eight directions. Additionally, a \u2018save\u2019 function has been added\u00a0so you don\u2019t have to restart the game when you run out of lives, and every level can be played with an optional time trial.<\/p>\n

The developer also released a five minute gameplay video<\/a> at Sony’s PSX event. The noticeable improvements include being able to see the wumpa\u00a0fruit through the crates, while the sounds of spinning and falling to your death are happily familiar.<\/p>\n

The franchise has gone through several developers over the years, with Naughty Dog creating the original three. However, despite still being owned by Sony, the newly remastered package was\u00a0developed by Vicarious Visions (owned by Activision) – the same studio that develops the current Spyro spin-off franchise \u2018Skylanders\u2019.<\/p>\n

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Side by side comparison – The original Crash game, 20 years ago, on the left, and the remastered Crash game on the right | Source: Thumb<\/p><\/div>\n

This release follows the latest trend of \u2018remastering\u2019 video games. Naughty Dog remastered \u2018The Last Of Us\u2019 and \u2018Uncharted\u2019 in the past 2 years, with improved graphics for the PS4. Insomniac Games also remade \u2018Ratchet & Clank\u2019 – a re-envisioning of the original game released 14 years ago.<\/p>\n

While Crash Bandicoot is also technically a remake, since the old coding and gameplay is too archaic to update, it\u2019s a telling sign that while new technology allows for newer ways to play games, gamers also want to continue playing games they grew up with on newer consoles. Nostalgia, it seems, trumps technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

*Queue Tiki sound when you get the mask* Reporter: Ryan Yeo | Sub-Editor: Emre Gunes Everyone\u2019s favourite marsupial is but a spin, body slam and slide away.\u00a0Set to release in 2017, 21 years after the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":476,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[82,121,122],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle","category-tech","category-tech-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t