>>15173755
I agree that everything is just very slightly off, and I prefer the originals in every area due to this. However, the added Relics in 1 and 2 and playable Coco more than make up for it. Yes, they're very minor additions, but the ways the game is inferior are also very minor. These were always my favorite games since they first came out, so having new challenges with the Relics was a lot of fun for me. It especially made me appreciate the level design in Crash 1, which is way more intricate than I noticed before trying to get the Platinum Relics. When it came out a year ago I got so into it for several days that I gave myself tennis elbow in my left arm and had to go to the doctor. But after a couple days I was better and managed to get the rest of the relics.
I still can only get Gold on Stormy Ascent. Only thing I can't get Platinum on.
The hitboxes are practically unnoticeable unless you're trying to cheat by running on the ropes of the bridge levels in Crash 1. I do think the jumps are also slightly shorter or something though, like getting the secret level entrance in Air Crash was a bit harder. But again, barely noticeable through the majority of the game. It's not perfect, but it's close. Same as the colors and music. I think the vehicle controls in 3 are much more worth complaining about, they're way more different than the platforming controls. But people never talk about it because again it's still pretty close. I'd like the originals better due to these things but the Relics add a lot of fun.
>>15173778
Cortex and N. Brio had two devices they were using to make their mutant army. The first was the Evolvo Ray, created by Brio to turn animals into mutants. The second was the Cortex Vortex, to make them intelligent and brainwash them to work for Cortex. The Cortex Vortex rejected Crash and didn't work on him, so he is apparently no more intelligent than a normal bandicoot. Also of note is Ripper Roo, apparently the first subject of the Cortex Vortex (and the first boss who actually works for Cortex), who it mostly worked on but made him crazy. However he is still super intelligent, and once he gets some help he becomes a professor.