It's a bit too bloated for its own good at points, but Crash 4 is the gold standard for reviving a dormant IP, taking the series to the modern age so gracefully that it's almost like it never left.
As for the grueling completion requirements, I honestly don't mind them, it's fun to slowly chip away at it, and it's incredibly rewarding getting all of the gems for each stage. That said, N. Verted levels did not need to exist, and are easily the worst part of the game, just being copy-pasted versions of the same levels, but mirrored and with a usually obnoxious filter effect placed over them. Everything else, though? A ton of fun, and easily the sharpest entry in the series.

This level is EVIL in the best way possible. Everyone needs to play it at least once.

Streamed almost the entire game for charity (had to stop nearly 7 hours in due to my headset running out of battery).
That was definitely Desert Bus in VR, and I loved it.

One of the greatest games ever made, one of the funniest experiences you can play, and it WILL give you the hugest bursts of dopamine imaginable.
It's also completely unplayable right now! You CANNOT play TF2 easily without either playing the lottery with potential lobbies consisting entirely of bots, or play in community servers so sweaty that it sucks all of the wacky fun out of the game. It's an incredibly sad situation, and all I can really say is, fuck Valve for not doing anything to deal with this whilst still having the balls to release new lootboxes for the game multiple times a year. The fact the game has been left to rot in this state is inexcusable.

Wrap it up, it's been a good run, but I think the franchise is dead.
This game was Popcap's last shot after so many bad decisions, and they blew it. Many of said decisions were influenced by EA of course, and it truly shows.
This just made me sad to play, all of the charm from the original two games is gone and there's hardly anything left of what made this franchise special originally. After the lacklustre sales of BFN, and now the disappointment of this game, I don't see a lively future for this franchise, and that's extremely upsetting.
You had a good run, PvZ, this is the end of the line.

They made a huge deal about this game's reveal at E3 2018 and 2019, and it ended up closing not 2 years after its release.
This is a sad day for the people who really wanted a video game based around Gears of War Funko Pops.

You see, Mister Powers... I love GOOOOOOOOLD!!

This.
This was an update that certainly happened.
Yep.
It came out.

This was the update that introduced War Paints, probably the most iffy thing they've added to Team Fortress 2. They're fine enough, some of them look real nice, though maybe I'm just a purist, but I actually really prefer the clean, original look for each weapon, the way God intended.

I genuinely forgot how much of a trainwreck this update was at launch. The fact the game survived it really is a testament to the fact this game will last forever.

THE NAME'S SAXTON HALE; AUSTRALIAN, CEO OF MANN CO, AND THE MAN WHO'S GONNA BURN THIS PLACE TO THE GROUND!!