You make some really great points and to be honest, I should've gone into more depth regarding this era. I think however, it's generally accepted that a lot of PS1 mascot platformers practically died either just before this generation, or during. Yes, Crash's PS1 titles performed well in the Classics, but the mainline Crash releases were titles like Mind Over Mutant and Crash of the Titans, which did absolutely nothing for the franchise. You can't deny that Crash's overall...
Does the overall concept not annoy you though? The fact that you might be paying out for a game that essentially has missing parts?
Oh I'm not arguing that's why they died - that's definitely the reason. It's just unfortunate. And I thought Rayman and Rayman 2 were excellent, personally.
You're definitely right about the state of the genre as a whole. I do, personally, believe that Crash being remade is a bigger deal than Ratchet & Clank for the genre, but I agree it's a very similar circumstance. As long as we do continue to see a slight resurgence in the genre, and that br...