Crash Bandicoot, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, and Crash Bandicoot: Warped are all excellent games - however, the fourth title, Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex... not so much. The game received mixed reception from fans and critics, due to its frustrating gameplay and lack of innovation. But The Wrath of Cortex doesn't have just one obvious design flaw to blame, instead a series of small issues all contribute to the disappointment in the first sequel to the Crash Bandicoot Trilogy.
#CrashBandicoot #CrashBandicootTheWrathOfCortex #CrashBandicootWarped
You might have noticed that some of the footage looks a bit blurry. The PS2 outputs interlaced video, which causes problems when capturing the footage for use in a progressive format, like a computer monitor, phone, or any video service on the web. The deinterlacing settings I used here weren't ideal, I will try to avoid this problem in the future.
00:00 What is The Wrath of Cortex?
01:27 Teaching new mechanics
04:09 Alternate paths and hidden gems
06:02 Nitros, nitros, everywhere
08:29 Coco (but the less good version)
09:59 Floaty jumps and a new camera
12:28 Sneak shoes: the worst power-up ever
14:23 Various Things Wrong With The Wrath of Cortex in 4 minutes or fewer
17:22 It's ok I guess
Clips used from:
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex
Crash Bandicoot
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Crash Twinsanity
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
Cuphead
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Star Wars
Squid Game
Original gameplay of Playstation and Playstation 2 games was emulated on PC at 1440p using ePSXe and PCSX2 respectively
Clever camera trickery in the original Crash Bandicoot
https://all-things-andy-gavin.com/2011/02/04/making-crash-bandicoot-part-3/
The infamous Cuphead gameplay:
https://youtu.be/848Y1Uu5Htk
Whoa!
https://youtu.be/rBfMEUiobfE
Chill Wave by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3498-chill-wave
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Killing Time by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3953-killing-time
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Sneaky Snitch by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4384-sneaky-snitch
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Retro Action Game Soundtrack by AndySv
Link: https://www.gamedevmarket.net/asset/retro-action-game-soundtrack/
Heavy Riffs – More Gain by AndySv
Link: https://www.gamedevmarket.net/asset/heavy-riffs-more-gain/
"Bike, Bell Ding, Single, 01-01.wav" By InspectorJ
Link: https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/484344/
Licensed Under CC BY 3.0
Button Clicks:
Link: https://freesound.org/people/LamaMakesMusic/sounds/403556/
Paper Rustling Noise:
Link: https://freesound.org/people/keweldog/sounds/181774/