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About This Game
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time NSP ROM is an action platformer where you join Crash and Coco on an interdimensional adventure to collect the Quantum Masks and save the multiverse.
It’s time for a new Crash Bandicoot! Dive into an exciting time-travel adventure with your favorite marsupials. Neo Cortex and N. Tropy are back and launching an all-out assault not just on this universe, but on the entire multiverse! Crash and Coco are here to save the day by collecting the four Quantum Masks and manipulating the laws of reality. New abilities? Yes, more playable characters? Sure. Parallel dimensions? Absolutely. Crazy bosses? Sure. Cool as always? Of course. Wait, are those shorts really shorts? Not in this universe!
The Best Video Game Physics Ever
From the very first level of It’s About Time, Crash’s movements feel instantly familiar, and the gameplay is intuitive. Spin attacks, slides, and double jumps stick in your memory, and improvements like helpful landing shadows on platforming levels make this the most exciting Crash Bandicoot game to date. The developers’ care in preserving essential elements of Crash’s DNA creates an immediate sense of familiarity, especially thanks to perfectly recreated sound effects for checkpoints, extra lives, and TNT, which immerse you in a wave of nostalgia.
It tells a story about time where Crash and his friends try to stop the return of Neo Cortex, N. Trophy, and Uka Uka, who, after finally escaping from prison, created a rift generator that tears the fabric of space-time. A clever and quirky story that seamlessly moves from one point to another, filled with countless creative and interesting elements across different levels and worlds, and references to various characters and games from the Crash universe: a real treat for fans of the story who want to relive the past 25 years.
The Pixels Are Clearly Visible
Yes, I’m trying to break the record for Crash 4 reviews. This is my fourth article on the game. The first was about the demo and my impressions of the PS5 version. So you already know my opinion: it’s simply excellent. The Switch version has a lot of limitations, but at its core, it’s still the same incredible game.
The main differences from the other two versions I tested (PS4 Pro and PS5) are the resolution and frame rate. The visual quality is significantly reduced according to the Switch. So, don’t expect depth of field or anti-aliasing, and the maximum resolution is 720p. Instead of the 60 frames per second I’m used to, this version runs at 30 frames per second, especially during cutscenes, with very occasional drops. Since the base PS4 version runs at 30 frames per second, this difference, combined with the lower resolution, can negatively impact gameplay and make the overall experience more difficult.
