'Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy' Release Date, News: Remastered Titles Are Coming for PS4 in June
The earlier announced platformer video game compilation "Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy" just got its official release date, and it is coming to the PlayStation 4 on June 30.
The upcoming release is an anthology of the three titles released under the franchise, namely "Crash Bandicoot" from 1996, "Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back" launched in 1997, and "Crash Bandicoot: Warped" that hit shelves the following year. The three games were all remastered to maximize the advanced capacity of PS4 in terms of visuals and animation.
The project was first announced in June 2016 at the Electronic Entertainment Expo during the Sony PlayStation press conference. However, the actual release date was not mentioned until game producer Kara Massie from Vicarious Visions posted the announcement through Sony PlayStation's blog site on Thursday.
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Game publisher Activision has also posted through Twitter a nod to the trilogy's release date announcement, saying, "Yeah, we're pretty excited too!" accompanied by a GIF image featuring the title's main character, Crash, with his hands high up in the air and looking like he's screaming out of excitement.
On the question of why it took so much time for the developers to determine the release date, Massie explained through the same blog post: "From our point of view it's about being confident in a schedule that allows us to deliver on the quality of games we all want. We had to ensure everything's aligned to deliver it smoothly."
Art lead Dustin King also shared that they worked hard to make the remastered titles still feel like the original versions without forgetting the goal of making these games' environments "fun, colorful, and read well in the fast-paced action with the addition of the new technology we are using."
Apart from the visuals and animations, the developers also focused on remaking the original soundtrack. Audio lead Justin Joyner explained that while the original soundtrack was brilliantly made, they needed to recreate the music "to match the high-definition visuals and the updated look and feel of the game." Joyner ensured that they have successfully improved the music and its quality "while staying faithful to the original compositions."
