In June 2013, co-creator Andy Gavin suggested ways to revitalize the series. "Crash needs a total reboot. There's an opportunity to reset the history, and go back to his creation story and the original conflict with Cortex. In that context, you could reprise classic "Crash" 1 and 2's settings and villains. It would make sense to use a more modern, free-roaming style. I would concentrate on "Looney Tunes"-esque animation and really addictive action. That's what we did with the original "Crash", and there's no reason it couldn't be done today. Given the current "Crash" games, people forget that he was once cool. Our Crash had a certain whimsical edge to him. Sure, it was goofy—but it wasn't dumb.".