I never played the original Year of the Dragon, so this one was a big surprise for me when it came out bundled in the trilogy remake. 1 and 2 were always my favorite and I kept playing these so I actually missed out on this one. After playing this and achieved 100% of all Trophies, I could say it felt new and refreshing for me, especially with all the characters. Playing as Sheila was very fun, a nice variety to play. I was also surprised by being able to let Spyro do some Skateboarding. Lastly I can say that I enjoyed all the levels just as Spyro 1 and 2. Long story short, go get this if you love slow paced games with a great collecting mechanism. For me, there is no better platform game rather than Spyro.
P.E.R.F.E.I.T.O
Gets back to what made the original fun, but still not as good.
no esperé que este fuese el juego que menos me gustase de la trilogia pero vaya decepción de juego
los niveles se hacen larguisimos, tienen demasiadas subsecciones / minijuegos, y algunos de ellos son MALISIMOS (el skate en concreto es lamentable). las secciones con personajes secundarios son aburridas, a lo peor frustrantes. se cargaron las secciones de vuelo, lo mejor de los otros dos juegos, metiendo contrarelojes imposibles y "carreras" donde tienes que ejecutar todo a la perfección si no quieres acabar 2o como mucho.
no me gustó el juego, ni me esforcé en hacerle 100% esta vez porque no me estaba gustando nada. Disappointing!
los niveles se hacen larguisimos, tienen demasiadas subsecciones / minijuegos, y algunos de ellos son MALISIMOS (el skate en concreto es lamentable). las secciones con personajes secundarios son aburridas, a lo peor frustrantes. se cargaron las secciones de vuelo, lo mejor de los otros dos juegos, metiendo contrarelojes imposibles y "carreras" donde tienes que ejecutar todo a la perfección si no quieres acabar 2o como mucho.
no me gustó el juego, ni me esforcé en hacerle 100% esta vez porque no me estaba gustando nada. Disappointing!
Spyro: Year of the Dragon does the thing that every 3rd game in a platforming series does by having multiple playable characters.
And to me that's what makes this game slightly worse than 1 and 2. Some characters are a nice change of pace like Sheila. But others like Sgt. Byrd are just a chore to play as. Ultimately, it's still a blast and features some of the best levels in the series. I also think the eggs are my favorite of the collectibles. Love getting those cheeky fucks.
And to me that's what makes this game slightly worse than 1 and 2. Some characters are a nice change of pace like Sheila. But others like Sgt. Byrd are just a chore to play as. Ultimately, it's still a blast and features some of the best levels in the series. I also think the eggs are my favorite of the collectibles. Love getting those cheeky fucks.
The haters are gonna be real surprised when I tell them the worst bits in the game are when you're controlling Spyro and not the other playable characters
What the fuck is up with all the vehicle challenges in this jesus christ. Not a single one functions well. Still manageable to 100% in two days but hardly as fun as either of the other two ngl
it's more spyro 2 for better and for worse.
...I'm starting to realize I don't actually like Spyro lol
Once again the simple uninteresting platforming is the same as it always has been across these 3 games but this time in a classic case study of developers completely running out of new interesting ideas to inject for the third consecutive entry for their early 3D platforming franchise (see also: Crash 3 Warped), instead of improving the design or core gameplay in any way, they just tack on a handful of gimmicks and call it a day. Case in point for this game: the alternate playstyles. The game eventually thrusts 5 (not counting Hunter) additional playable extra characters on you in the hopes that you'll like at least one of them, and yeah they aren't really that fun. They're either mundane or at worst they slow the already slow pace to a crawl. The issue is that at least with Crash 3 they tried to improve the gameplay to some extent with the addition of upgrades to Crash's arsenal, and for the most part it actually worked because it ended up boosting his overall movement abilities (Crash Dash/Death Tornado Spin) and made stages/box hunting all the more fun to do so. Spyro 3's extra characters do literally nothing to enhance the gameplay. You're essentially playing the same game, but occasionally it just so happens to get even worse.
The progression structure is sort of a half and half from Spyro 1 and 2, unfortunately still leaning more towards 2's nonsense. On the one hand the main collectable (Dragon Eggs) can once again be collected by finding them scattered throughout levels or by completing a level, just like Spyro 1, allowing you to collect them at your own leisure. On the other hand, most of the time the eggs are handled in Spyro 2 fashion, though instead of completing some stupid side mission to get them, you instead often get to partake in minigames in order to earn them.
These minigames are the pits.
The skateboarding, the ice hockey, none of gimmicky minigames are really what I consider fun, they're just that: blatant gimmicks. Spyro doesn't get minigames exclusively either, sometimes the extra playable characters THEMSELVES get minigames, like the laughably bad boxing match for the yeti. Boss fights are slightly improved but that's not saying much.
I feel nothing but apathy at this point
Once again the simple uninteresting platforming is the same as it always has been across these 3 games but this time in a classic case study of developers completely running out of new interesting ideas to inject for the third consecutive entry for their early 3D platforming franchise (see also: Crash 3 Warped), instead of improving the design or core gameplay in any way, they just tack on a handful of gimmicks and call it a day. Case in point for this game: the alternate playstyles. The game eventually thrusts 5 (not counting Hunter) additional playable extra characters on you in the hopes that you'll like at least one of them, and yeah they aren't really that fun. They're either mundane or at worst they slow the already slow pace to a crawl. The issue is that at least with Crash 3 they tried to improve the gameplay to some extent with the addition of upgrades to Crash's arsenal, and for the most part it actually worked because it ended up boosting his overall movement abilities (Crash Dash/Death Tornado Spin) and made stages/box hunting all the more fun to do so. Spyro 3's extra characters do literally nothing to enhance the gameplay. You're essentially playing the same game, but occasionally it just so happens to get even worse.
The progression structure is sort of a half and half from Spyro 1 and 2, unfortunately still leaning more towards 2's nonsense. On the one hand the main collectable (Dragon Eggs) can once again be collected by finding them scattered throughout levels or by completing a level, just like Spyro 1, allowing you to collect them at your own leisure. On the other hand, most of the time the eggs are handled in Spyro 2 fashion, though instead of completing some stupid side mission to get them, you instead often get to partake in minigames in order to earn them.
These minigames are the pits.
The skateboarding, the ice hockey, none of gimmicky minigames are really what I consider fun, they're just that: blatant gimmicks. Spyro doesn't get minigames exclusively either, sometimes the extra playable characters THEMSELVES get minigames, like the laughably bad boxing match for the yeti. Boss fights are slightly improved but that's not saying much.
I feel nothing but apathy at this point
The best in the series. Had some fun minigames here and there. Nothing ground breaking though