Board 8 > Question about the first three Crash Bandicoot games

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Is the gameplay very linear? Just looking at some clips online, it looks like it's very much a Point A to Point B kind of thing. Is that true, or is it more of a thing like Super Mario 64 where you can explore a large area and complete objectives in non-linear orders?

Also, what would you say the best game in the entire series is?

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Yes, mostly linear (from different perspectives though, they change things up well).

Crash Bandicoot 3 is the best in the series IMO.

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linear

either 2 or 3 (aka Warped) is best, probably 3

don't neglect Crash Team Racing either

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It's linear but there's a hub, and some optional paths that you can't get to the first time, and you unlock bonus levels by getting artifacts (at least in 3, the only one I played besides CTR)

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IIRC, Crash Bandicoot 1 doesn't have a hub, but rather a map screen a la Donkey Kong Country games where you navigate around the levels you can choose to play.

It's been over a decade since I played it so that could be completely wrong but that's how I remember it.

Keep in mind that it was being developed at the same time as Super Mario 64 (and was even released first here in North America), so I don't think the idea of a hub world or open-world platforming had entered Naughty Dog's consciousness yet.

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yeah, first one is just a map screen

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