Trying out Backloggd so I can keep track of the games I've played. I thought I'd start with my favorite game of all time!
Spyro the Dragon, to me, is the platonic ideal of a video game. A brightly colored 3-D platformer with stellar music and basic gameplay. There's no upgrades, no seeking out areas to come back to later, no shops or challenges. Spyro can do everything he's able to from the minute you start, and he doesn't change at all from beginning to end. It's perfect.
One of the things that made me love Spyro as a kid was its openness. You only need to fulfill a few small obligations to unlock new areas, so you can play as thoroughly or as fast as you please. Personally, I loved visiting each new area, hearing Stewart Copeland's wonderful score in each level, and charging and burning everything in sight. I wanted to get every single gem, dragon, and egg in the game, and it took 6 year old me a VERY long time to do it. Finally completing my goal is one of my proudest moments in gaming.
Since then, I've played this game at least once a year. I could run it with my eyes closed. I know every polygon by now. I can post about all the games I've played, but Spyro the Dragon was my first. No other game can make me feel like Spyro does.
Spyro the Dragon, to me, is the platonic ideal of a video game. A brightly colored 3-D platformer with stellar music and basic gameplay. There's no upgrades, no seeking out areas to come back to later, no shops or challenges. Spyro can do everything he's able to from the minute you start, and he doesn't change at all from beginning to end. It's perfect.
One of the things that made me love Spyro as a kid was its openness. You only need to fulfill a few small obligations to unlock new areas, so you can play as thoroughly or as fast as you please. Personally, I loved visiting each new area, hearing Stewart Copeland's wonderful score in each level, and charging and burning everything in sight. I wanted to get every single gem, dragon, and egg in the game, and it took 6 year old me a VERY long time to do it. Finally completing my goal is one of my proudest moments in gaming.
Since then, I've played this game at least once a year. I could run it with my eyes closed. I know every polygon by now. I can post about all the games I've played, but Spyro the Dragon was my first. No other game can make me feel like Spyro does.