This is a list of games I intentionally dropped before completion. If you're reading this rn by the way don't worry, I'm just dumping text on here for now and will update this into an actual page soon. Feel free to think I'm an idiot for any of the opinions on this page. Thanks.
I've never been a big Crash guy but this game is incredibly underwhelming. It feels like a retread of the older games while simultaneously being worse overall. The graphics are kinda nice at least and I like the colors and lighting, it feels like playing through a render, but the actual gameplay is pretty boring and the gimmicky stuff isn't my thing. I'm impressed by how bad the first boss fight is and how I'm expected to match colored balls to attack instead of just... I dunno, doing anything physical at all whatsoever. It feels really unsatisfying to slowly roll around trying to avoid Krunch while smacking balls around.
Cute character design, interesting visual direction (albeit kinda cluttered and hard to read), Oshima's designs are great, but the gameplay itself frustrates and bores the everloving hell outta me and they should've simplified the crystal/time system exponentially IMO. The crystal matching thing just feels excessive and stupid and the actual gameplay and feel of the game is slow and boring and just generally unfun. I wish this was an actual traditional platformer. I respect people who like this game, it's just not for me and I might revisit it later to see if I can force myself to reapproach it.
I have a rapturous weakness for sexy Spumco-ass cartoon women and the fact that this game has a smiling naked lady on-screen at all times with fat tits and visible ass crack is so distracting I can't even properly play it. Will attempt to replay this at some point when my testosterone is lower or something.
Will definitely reattempt this game on a different system, probably PS2. The line wobble effect on Xbox seems more intense for some reason in comparison videos online? Very strange game, very amateurish feeling, but they did a great job with the animations and hearing the actual voice cast in this is awesome.