Yan also revealed that the game will include “a couple different new playable characters,” including the villainous Neo Cortex. “But also, to the point of difficulty, is that we know precisely when you’ve completed one level, and those lessons can apply and onboard you to the next in a very focused way.” “One of the big advantages coming out of that is that now we can tell a more structured, focused story,” said Yan. Part of that design ethos is reflected in the fact that Crash 4 will proceed in a linear fashion, similar to the first Crash Bandicoot, with a hub world and levels that must be completed in a specific sequence. We want to make sure that those challenges rely on lessons that you’ve learned before.” We’ll layer on that challenge very specifically and ramp those across the levels further down the road in a linear fashion. The way that we think about that is in making sure that it’s a subtle way of rolling out the challenges. And I think one thing that was really important for us was to make sure that we preserve that level of challenge without watering it down in such a way that we lose that authentic Crash gameplay that’s all about precision platforming. “Yes, the original games were hard,” Yan said. And these quantum masks are going to also be introducing completely new ways of platforming.” They’re going to be able to restore balance to this multiverse, this fractured time that’s now taking place in this universe. “These are the guardians of the universe. Coco and Crash will push back against that villainy “with the help of four new quantum masks,” according to Yan. Tropy, and Uka Uka ripping a hole in the fabric of space-time in order to escape from their remote planet. There’s something really, really special about those first three games, and you could see that reflected both critically and commercially.”Ĭrash Bandicoot 4’s story will involve Neo Cortex, Dr. “We deliberately called this game Crash 4,” Yan said, “because we want to position this as a true sequel to the original three games, which were developed by Naughty Dog. Polygon spoke to Paul Yan, co-studio head at Toys for Bob, about the upcoming game. In Crash 4, the antagonists escape and once again threaten to take over the multiverse players will inhabit Crash or Coco, as well as Neo Cortex, who will have his own special levels along the way.Ĭrash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time will be released on Oct. Tropy, and Uka Uka stranded on a far-off planet.
Crash Bandicoot 4 is a brand-new game in the Crash series that will pick up immediately after the events of Warped, which left villains Neo Cortex, Dr. The team’s latest project isn’t a remaster, though. Sane Trilogy, which was a remaster of the original Crash trilogy, as well as the Spyro Reignited Trilogy. Toys for Bob previously worked on the Crash Bandicoot N. In other words, Crash fans have been waiting a long time for today’s news: Toys for Bob has a new Crash Bandicoot game in the works, fittingly titled Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time. It’s been 22 years since Crash Bandicoot: Warped, the third entry in the original Crash Bandicoot trilogy, and 10 years since the last original Crash Bandicoot game.