Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy

Great graphic overhaul aside, Crash Bandicoot is still the same mediocre platformer it used to be 20 years ago. It's fun for a while, but it never motivated me to find all gems or even do the team trials. Levels are brief and straightforward, require memorization instead of exploration, and don't tolerate even the slightest mistake to be completed.

Crash 1: hands down the hardest of the three, even after the addition of extra checkpoints when you keep dying at the same spot. Levels are smaller, less varied, but usually intense. Despite requiring cold blood and ultra-precise jumping, the controls are kind of stiff and unreliable, especially with jumps and enemy hitboxes.

Crash 2: much easier than the first if you are just looking for the crystals, but finding all gems might take hard work (not even trying). The only significant difference is the introduction of sliding, body slams, and a few fun vehicles to ride (except that damn jetpack). The plot proves that Crash is a complete idiot, and those huge heads doing monologues every now and then are kind of annoying.

Crash 3: even easier but definitely more varied than the second. The only levels that took some practice are the motorbike races and pretty much all other areas requiring continuous movement. 100% completion seems hard but feasible after getting the gun and the extra abilities.