Chafed against the uninspired level design and the snail-slow evolution of your combat encounters, and got incredibly frustrated with the sluggish, temperamental camera and controls whenever you Charge. Feels like a forgettable Saturday morning cartoon in which the camera just suddenly tilts off to the side at inconvenient times. Lives purely on the occasional lightning-strike puzzle, and the base impulse of collecting every gem and dragon egg. And even then, nothing could make me go back and 100% the flying levels.
While unique and charming in its own way, its bag of tricks is run through quickly, and the game is either easy or, very rarely, needlessly frustrating. This remake makes the game look very pretty, although my base PS4 ends up loading it slowly and gives it framerate dips... Anyway, if you want a chill platformer to burn through in a few hours, it's a nice game.
a nice, chill little collectathon platformer. not too much to say really, didn't go for 100% cuz i didn't really care for the flying sections, and towards the end the game started to drag just a LITTLE bit, but other then that and some slight annoying jank, i had a pretty good time and would recommend this game to any collectathon fan if you haven't played it. :)
I played the original Spyro the Dragon when it first came out; I was glad to see that this gameplay format still held up for me. Typical of games by Insomniac, this one uses its level geometry, visual design, and collectible placement all to great effect at highlighting for the player where to go/what to do next. The remake's graphical improvements are gorgeous and very much appreciated, but they also occasionally mess with that highlighting by making everything look so good that some optional areas and items don't stick out enough. I'd call that a minor complaint, though. There aren't many games in the 3D platformer genre that flow anywhere near as smoothly as Spyro 1, and that level of flow is likely going to be the factor that has me returning to it in the future.
Completed with platinum trophy earned, 120% (maximum) in-game completion rate, all skill points earned. I had never previously played any of the Spyro games, but found this to be a great introduction to the series. While the game at times betrays its age with occasionally 'clunky' controls, for the most part this is a very well-done remaster - comparison screenshots highlight just how significant the graphical upgrade is, while there's also been a nice enhancement to the soundtrack and few notable 'quality of life' improvements including an in-game minimap and assistance with locating nearby collectibles.
In comparison to the superb Super Mario 64, Spyro the Dragon shows less variety and creativity to its levels and the challenges posed to players. Spyro's moveset is much more limited, but this is a very high bar and Spyro remains a very entertaining, charming experience in itself - certainly it's done enough to have me looking forward to playing its two direct sequels.
In comparison to the superb Super Mario 64, Spyro the Dragon shows less variety and creativity to its levels and the challenges posed to players. Spyro's moveset is much more limited, but this is a very high bar and Spyro remains a very entertaining, charming experience in itself - certainly it's done enough to have me looking forward to playing its two direct sequels.
A fun and breezy little 3D platformer with some of the smoothest controls of the genre. I love that you can finish every world here in one go if you feel so inclined - really helps to make everything feel bite-sized and accessible as you unlock more locations to run through. Biggest flaw in my book is that it just doesn't really have much to it beyond its surface-level fun. Makes sense, it's a debut title, but I wish there were a bit more texture to it at the end of the day.
This game was a pretty comfortable ride. While it's very simple, collecting stuff feels satisfying and slowly chipping away at 100% was fun. It gets stale fairly quick, but 100%ing the game only took 4 hours so it's not too big a deal. This game's nothing too special, but it's a nice, relaxed time. Also the remaster is pretty good, with some really great animation and lighting. Just make sure to turn off motion blur.