Night.Ninja
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Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled |OT| Oxide paved paradise to put up a parking lot
PhilipDoesMatter
Member
Bah, full disagreement here. The AI is just something new gamers are not used to. CTR was always built around getting the fastest route and keep up with right timed boosts. Try doing it and see AI eat shit.
mcjmetroid
Member
Agreed. I don't understand complaints about difficulty. It does have difficulty settings and the game was always hard.
joe_zazen
Member
According to reddit, there is some shit that has changed even in classic, just like with the crashbandicoot 1 2 3 remaster.
My problem isnt with classic, but adventure. The ai (on hard at least) just strait up cheats. They never power slide, yet even the slow characters are faster than tiny in a strait line. And yeah, get behind at the first corner, race is over. I like when the ai plays with the same rules as i am in racing games, otherwise it starts becoming frustrating. Actually, that is true for any game really, no one likes to feel like the game they are playing game cheats and doesn't play fair.
I’ll give it a go on medium and see if it is worth continuing to play. I don't know if the ‘drift to boost’ mechanic is something that will click with me long term.
Anyway, in for $50, and it is still a lot fun battling for 6th. So i’ll give ‘er more hours before buying team sonic..or a switch and mario kart, lol. I forgot how awesome kart racers are.
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Vader1
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This is a fun game. Though have to admit I’m playing on the normal difficulty. Everybody’s just really fast on the hard setting and I can’t keep up.
The track environments are really good. Just wish it was 60 fps like Mario Kart.
The track environments are really good. Just wish it was 60 fps like Mario Kart.
Exentryk
Member
Seems like the AI is fixed on hitting a certain time for a race. If they get hit, they will speed up to eventually hit that time range at the end.
Having said that, you can go faster than them. To do so, you usually can take shortcuts, or maintain Sacred Fire speed (one that you get from green turbo pads). If you can start to maintain this speed (even for short spells), you'll start to build a lead over the AI even on hard.
Below is Coco Park on hard mode where you can see a lead being built up due to sacred fire speed in lap 2.
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mcjmetroid
Member
Must say I am an absolute beast at Sewer Speedway.
sublimit
Banned
I watched some gameplay and even though i'm not a fan of Crash this looks super fun.Perfect for summer! Besides the obvious Mario Kart influence it also reminds me of Modnation Racers a game that i absolutely loved (especially the PS3 version).
Btw are there any track/kart customization options?
Edit:Just the read the OP. As i understand you can only customize the karts,right?
Btw are there any track/kart customization options?
Edit:Just the read the OP. As i understand you can only customize the karts,right?
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CloudStrife_ca
Member
Having a blast with this too, I'm still getting used to the boost again as its been a number of years since the original CTR. Best I've placed online is 3rd, perfect game for summer though as someone already mentioned.
Also thought I'd throw in a couple of the commercials, I love that Sony are doing these again, when they do stuff like this its always on point!
Also thought I'd throw in a couple of the commercials, I love that Sony are doing these again, when they do stuff like this its always on point!
Shaqazooloo
Member
So, is Adventure mode similar to Diddy Kong Racing Adventure Mode or something different?
wvnative
Member
Just did a race where the clock power up straight up didn't stun any other racers as well.
Fake
Member
CTR for PS1 you do exactly the same. You get a 10 second bonus if you get all the box so is still worth.
Saber
Gold Member
I'm having a hard time to understand the deal with hard mode. The cpu goes between 2 or 3 times faster even when you're under the effect of boosts or invincibility. Also, they come back from missiles and traps as if its nothing. Not to mention that unless they're near you, your traps won't be hitting them. They gonna stay on the map as if no one is hitted by them.
I hope they fix that with a patch.
Kinda different. There are missions that somehow feels similar, like the CTR challenge, which can be in a way similar to Silver coins. But Relic challenge is on another level. Also, bosses can be tricky.
The CPU is punishing if you lose too many positions. They usually save itens to spam later, different from Diddy where the CPU is basically non existing.
Its also worth noticing this game is no Mario Kart. So doing power slides and jump boosts all the time might not be the best idea depending on the stage. Also, take account the own character description if you having difficulty playing.
I hope they fix that with a patch.
Kinda different. There are missions that somehow feels similar, like the CTR challenge, which can be in a way similar to Silver coins. But Relic challenge is on another level. Also, bosses can be tricky.
The CPU is punishing if you lose too many positions. They usually save itens to spam later, different from Diddy where the CPU is basically non existing.
Its also worth noticing this game is no Mario Kart. So doing power slides and jump boosts all the time might not be the best idea depending on the stage. Also, take account the own character description if you having difficulty playing.
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Fake
Member
You can either change to a light char for trying pick all boxes or use a heavy char and just pick 'most' of them.
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Verdanth
Member
Even so, im using Crash and having an enormous difficulty. Im not that good on the game, but still, 10 more seconds seems way too much.
Fake
Member
What track? The first relic is not too hard. You can get 3 types of relic, but any on them will let you beat the final boss round 2.
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Verdanth
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The first one I managed to beat but then tried the sewer speedway and roos tubes and oh well...I even explored the tracks to try to find hidden pathways (if there are any) but nothing.
Fake
Member
Pick a very light or medium char and try to change every path. The sewer track in the start have two paths, left and right. First lap you go left, get 4 box and the second lap you go right path and pick the remains boxes. This track you don't need to get all boxes because is very hard to get all. In the final lap, just go to the right path and after the boost floor, go to the right as well to maintain the boost for more time.
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stickkidsam
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So I gotta say, I fuckin love this game. The feel of the karts and timing your boosts is incredible.
What the fuck is with hard mode though? I'm glad to see a challenge, but I've been racing on the same map for a couple hours trying to get past 3rd place and it feels like the AI is cheating out its ass. I'll be zooming along at top speed and 4 guys can still pass me sometimes. When the race starts everyone blazes forward regardless of boost.
Is there a trick I'm missing? It's the first level of the game so I don't understand how it can be so difficult to keep up.
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So I checked out some hard mode gameplay. Damn was I underestimating the level of drift you need to pull off... like holy shit we need some eurobeat in here.
What the fuck is with hard mode though? I'm glad to see a challenge, but I've been racing on the same map for a couple hours trying to get past 3rd place and it feels like the AI is cheating out its ass. I'll be zooming along at top speed and 4 guys can still pass me sometimes. When the race starts everyone blazes forward regardless of boost.
Is there a trick I'm missing? It's the first level of the game so I don't understand how it can be so difficult to keep up.
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So I checked out some hard mode gameplay. Damn was I underestimating the level of drift you need to pull off... like holy shit we need some eurobeat in here.
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Exentryk
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Verdanth
Member
If you catch all the boxes you get a 10s discount? Is that it?
And I clearly can't play like that dude lol
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Exentryk
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Yes, you get a -10 sec bonus if you collect all crates. That run there was for the platinum relic (which has lower time). Once you work out the lines you should take on each lap, it'll become easier to get the relic. Each track takes a little getting used to.
Fake
Member
You don't need to get all those boxes for earn a platinum relic mind you, but help chars with low top speed to get a chance.
AcrosstheSea
Banned
Game looks great.
Curious, do you all like it more than mario kart? Putting iconic characters aside just in terms of gameplay.
Thinking about getting it for my niece and she's a big mario kart fan
Curious, do you all like it more than mario kart? Putting iconic characters aside just in terms of gameplay.
Thinking about getting it for my niece and she's a big mario kart fan
Nero_PR
Banned
Game looks great.
Curious, do you all like it more than mario kart? Putting iconic characters aside just in terms of gameplay.
Thinking about getting it for my niece and she's a big mario kart fan
That is a great idea. But keep it in mind that the game is not as inclusive as MK8. The game doesn't hold your hand at all in medium to hard difficulties. It is up to you but the game can be a little frustrating to the young ones. My 15 old brother never played it and thought it could play just like me on hard. He got crushed in 8th place in the first race of the adventure mode (Crash Cove). He spent more than an hour trying and got at least to 3rd place. If he didn't like a challenge game I can see that he would have given up in his 5th try. I hope this gives you an idea about the game. The game is above average hard but the gameplay is top notch. But I'm a little biased to say this since I've been playing it for 20 years.
I agree, I regret buying this game and i was really looking forward to it. I wont give up but I have barely played and dont have any desire to go back yet. Even on Medium Difficulty it is way to hard, you basically have to run a perfect race and constantly be boosting to even have a chance. That is not fun to me and that should be what Hard Mode is for. Also not being able to change the difficulty in Adventure Mode is stupid, I couldnt beat the 3rd race so i decided to give Easy Mode a shot and had to start over but Easy is to easy. I went back to Medium and wanted to break my controller and havent touched the game since......I might try Easy again and see if after the first couple tracks it gets a little more challenging because Medium is just to frustrating, if its this hard on the first couple races i can only imagine how bad it is later.
I hope they patch this or I'm good and that was a waste of $40.....I know this isnt Mario Kart but i am very good at that and shouldnt be having this much trouble on Medium!!
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Hostile_18
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Yep exactly how I feel mate. Luckily local multiplayer will still be fun for me. Should call the difficulty modes Hard, Harder and Hardest lol. I just want to be entertained lol.
Fake
Member
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled |OT| Oxide paved paradise to put up a parking lot
Played with my brother. - Pretty smoth on ps4 even for a 30 fps game - Was fun too. Splitscreen need to gain popularity on games again. - WTF is that bible in the start of the game Activision? - You can use both analogic or/and dpad. Great move. - You can use the original OST from the ps1...
Chozofication_
Banned
This game is amazing on ps4
Hostile_18
Banned
Really loving this game on the whole apart from the difficulty of Easy and Medium (which I think is unbalanced).
The post support content is amazing. Just downloaded the patch and saw the video play detailing features of the FREE update. Man this is how you build a community just like Rocket League. When paid DLC does come (if it does) I'd happily reward it.
I do have a question regarding characters. Are some of them a complete write off due to stats or still viable? I love the Polar bear but with top speed I think it is at only 3 bars is he not a very good choice?
The post support content is amazing. Just downloaded the patch and saw the video play detailing features of the FREE update. Man this is how you build a community just like Rocket League. When paid DLC does come (if it does) I'd happily reward it.
I do have a question regarding characters. Are some of them a complete write off due to stats or still viable? I love the Polar bear but with top speed I think it is at only 3 bars is he not a very good choice?
Hostile_18
Banned
Man sorry to keep beating the same drum but man wtf is up with medium difficulty.
Trying to do Sky Temple... took me 3 ******* hours! When you play that long you notice how much the computer cheats. On one race I was in the lead I hit the same person 3 times and they caught back up in seconds each time. Also I was boosting like mad and the computer wasn't and still in the lead most times. One little mistake and I was restarting as I knew it was over... on medium difficulty FFS lol. You have to play close to perfectly, get all 10 apples and then it's down to luck what powerups you get. If you character hasn't got top speed either forgot about it.
The very next level I beat first go as well. It dosnt feel like this game has been play tested properly. I don't know how anyone who isn't a fanboy can genuinly say medium difficulty is "fine" bearing in mind the target demographic and the fact it's 2019. Yes games use to be harder, but that what higher difficulty modes are for now. That's an educated opinion based on 20+ years playing games.
I've seen online people going back to the original and dominating, where they are failing here.
If the Ai wasn't like this it's would be a 9/10 game. Wish I had started on medium but can't recall a game I've ever had to play on easy ever lol.
Trying to do Sky Temple... took me 3 ******* hours! When you play that long you notice how much the computer cheats. On one race I was in the lead I hit the same person 3 times and they caught back up in seconds each time. Also I was boosting like mad and the computer wasn't and still in the lead most times. One little mistake and I was restarting as I knew it was over... on medium difficulty FFS lol. You have to play close to perfectly, get all 10 apples and then it's down to luck what powerups you get. If you character hasn't got top speed either forgot about it.
The very next level I beat first go as well. It dosnt feel like this game has been play tested properly. I don't know how anyone who isn't a fanboy can genuinly say medium difficulty is "fine" bearing in mind the target demographic and the fact it's 2019. Yes games use to be harder, but that what higher difficulty modes are for now. That's an educated opinion based on 20+ years playing games.
I've seen online people going back to the original and dominating, where they are failing here.
If the Ai wasn't like this it's would be a 9/10 game. Wish I had started on medium but can't recall a game I've ever had to play on easy ever lol.
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Hostile_18
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We know your stance (and that's fine) but at least I can back up my points with evidence, whether it be by comparing in game examples or compared to virtually any game released in the last 10 year's that features a medium mode.
I love the game too on the whole but don't be blinkered that it's perfect. (And if it genuinly is to you that's great but honestly don't know why you wouldn't want a game you love to be more accessible to others).
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Nero_PR
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Proof of this. One of my races against the AI in Oxide Station on hard mode.
Just so you know. Even with the AI trying to rubberband with N. Tropy, the second place finished the race 20 seconds after me.
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Nero_PR
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The handling characters are great if you know the tracks that you can use the Ultimate Sacre Fire (The blue fire turbo = fastest speed in the game) for a full lap after obtaining it. People generally use them to learn the courses, then switch to the advanced characters after learning how to air break since handling becomes irrelevant for any character if you know how to steer in mid-air.
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