As great as DK sounds it's a tough sell paying a full price for a 4 years old game.
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The Switch version of Crash Bandicoot Trilogy is the fastest selling Switch game in the UK this year
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It didn't sell almost 3m in few months in Just UK. Not even 1/4 of those. Crash is huge in Europe and probably only bad in japan whether you like it or not. It's probably around 4m on PS4 alone.
Not even sure why I bother quoting you, but a small correction doesn't hurt I guess.
Most certainly both. many newcomers catching up to Crash greatness.
Crash is 3 games for only 2/3 the price of DKCTF. That's why it's selling so much better (that fact that it's also a more recent port, with the PS4 version only being a year old, as opposed to the 4 year old Wii U version of DKCTF helps too)
That contingent who kept saying no one cared about Crash and these old games, I am laughing at you
IMO, I've always loved the way the secret routes and gems are set up; a huge part of my love probably stems from watching my parents play it as a child, but when I went to play them myself as an adult, I loved Crash 2 and 3 as they were. This would've been around when the 360 was launched?
But Crash isn't popular. It's just Sony fans buying it out of nostalgia. Crash will never sell on other platforms. Crash was never good.
Can we just be honest?
It's THREE games in one.
Those three games are generally well received on their own right and have a decent legacy.
It looks great on the Switch's screen.
It's 2/3 of the normal price point than Nintendo first party.
It's THREE games in one.
Those three games are generally well received on their own right and have a decent legacy.
It looks great on the Switch's screen.
It's 2/3 of the normal price point than Nintendo first party.
There was this one guy who angrily referred to Crash as "Crash Bandicunt".
Still feel like chuckling every time I remember.
Still feel like chuckling every time I remember.
Finally, Crash has taken his revenge on the Nintendo platform. Destroying it from within Trojan Horse style /s
You underestimate people's fondness for Crash. It's like peak millennial video-game nostalgia stuff, regardless of quality or how it holds up.
Was that on here or on GAF?
I remember it, but I don't remember where I saw it.
Crash just keeps winning and I love very second of it. Talent always wins ;)
Old GAF member. I've seen his avatar here, but I'm not sure if it's actually him.
edit: yeah he made that funny post there.
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Also the best Switch game this year. Makes sense.
Per console? You mean like a higher attach rate? Cause that's largely different and really a pretty irrelevant metric imo.
File size would be an issue, as well as no ready solution for easy 360 emulation. If Rare Replay was brought to Switch it might be advantageous if it's 6 Xbox/360 games were dropped in favor of 6 Nintendo owned titles (DKC1-3, DKR, DK64, SFA).
Crash is big on Europe, period. It would have sold well regardless, because it's a game people want. Crash topped the charts on PS4 and Xbox as well, and it wasn't because there was nothing else to play.
Also I don't buy games just to validate owning a system. I buy games I simply want to play on it.
I don't think it's fair for you to downplay the switches line up, especially in Europe, where you're potentially looking at more than double switch owners than there ever were Wii U owners. Besides the switch has had
Bayonetta
Kirby
Donkey Kong
Sushi striker
Hyrule warriors
Street fighter collection
Blaze blue:CTB
Mario tennis
Hollow knight
The octo expansion
Fortnite
Paladins
That's plenty to play before this released.
Actually, I just sampled Crash on PC at 60fps and....it's a LOT better. Like, night and day. The Switch version feels like it has a ton of lag in comparison. Need to do some comparisons.
Either way, the PC version feels great to play and elevates the game.
No one would even care about the latter game if it was called Donkey Dong and made by Ubisoft...
...with Rabbids, as a tactics game with Grant Kirkhope
First thing that crossed my mind. This is really just an indication of how not great 2018 on the Switch has been so far.
That's because people are playing all the other stuff that they've been buying during the steam sale. I mean, all you have to do is think about how well some of these games in the steam sale are selling right now because they are massively price discounted... and then look at Crash, which isn't a game on discount is actually #6...
It shows that the game is selling well.
SteamSpy currently works in the sense that they give you a wide range as to the number of owners, but I'd wager almost always that the minimum display is the bare minimum... meaning it's definitely above that.
You could say Crash has sold at least 100,000. I would say.
When crash is considered as the high point of the Switch so far this year, it 's really fucking sad.
60fps on platformers is huge. I have been playing the Switch version for a couple days. When I started it felt like shit. Very heavy. I got use to it though. Wish they had aimed for 60fps across all platforms.
Its the UK lol. Very price sensitive market.
It's the UK.
A mix of Crash being huge here back in the day, Nintendo being not as huge, and it releasing at a lower price.
Since they didn't even manage to get 60 FPS on PS4P and XBX, the Switch would never make it without massive downgrades.
UK really loves Crash eh? I know it does very well elsewhere but it's like super beloved in the UK. Why?
I'm saying the base game should have targeted 60fps on PS4 from the start. Obviously in its current form you arent gettong 60fps on Switch. But playing Odyssey then playing Crash the difference in controls is big.
How do you feel about it being one of the fastest selling PS4 games in history in the UK?
In fact it had a better PS4 launch than any single platform PS4 or XBOX One game on release in 2017.
Is that really ****ing sad still?
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Refined taste over here. That's also why Sega did so well over here in the 8 bit and 16 bit eras.
If DK was available at full price that would be one thing, they tried to charge even more for the switch version than it's original release on wii u which is a huge shame as tropical freeze should be played by as many people as possible.
Should have included dk returns and sold as a bundle or at the very least sold it for the same price as the wii u version on release.
Pleased to hear crash is doing well, was bound to given the huge fanbase on nintendo systems and 3 games for that price is great, wonky platforming or not.
Is a video planned for Crash on all systems? I know you guys did a PS1 vs PS4 comparison last year. I've been hoping you'd so one final comparison and analysis vid for the multiplat release.
That's the country that is known for loving Giana Sisters. Do the math.
