overall its an alright remake it functions well enough. but its strengths are mostly just from the original ps1 games.
i just wish i could have easy access to the original ps1 games on my switch tho :/ i like art design in the low poly aesthetic more. the skyboxes were hazy and pretty and the grass felt like it was mowed... its more minimal and calming. oh well

Positives:
plays exactly like the original games. that was impressive.
you can play the original (superior) music
sparx can point to missing gems in the first 2 games now
gems sparkle more which makes them easier to collect
• spyro hopping around like a little rabbit/cat its adorable
• maps are available in all the games now
• beast makers homeworld and terrace village look better, i like the windmill added the the blowhard level (aka the funniest level name ever lol)
• they added back the missing/cut whirlwind in the midnight mountain homeworld
• you can wear sunglasses 😎 and also pride themed ones too :)
• the tiki guys from molten crater in spyro 3 have appropriate new zealand accents as they should lol
• you can spin and breath fire on the loading screens
• its nice the dragons all have unique looks/personalities

Negatives:
the art design is too detailed too often. it has a sort of tacky deviantart aesthetic that looks too much like cheap concept art brought to life without any fine tuning. its too blocky and plastic looking with lots of unevenness to structure decorations. it looks like the ugly legend of spyro trilogy games on the ps2 to me almost. they tried too hard to add as much stuff into the levels as possible in an attempt to wow you by the differences without realizing that minimalism isnt always a bad thing. i just hate how every cliff and field and building is just littered with details it gets obnoxious. as they say: “always take at least one item of clothing off before leaving the house...”
when theres so much details in the art design it makes the levels sometimes a sloppy distracting mess to try to navigate through despite the fact that i grew up playing these games
as a result the switch version has downgraded lame looking fire effects which sucks since... this is a game about a dragon lol ya know... the fire breathing fantasy creature? hello???
• sparx looks awful. he has limbs now and a big nose that separates his eyes it makes him look too doofy and stupid looking i fucking hate it
• theres no opening titles for individual games which makes playing them all kinda blend and blur together because they all look the same
• theres no guide books which loses a fun magical aesthetic the old games had. now its just a cold menu :/
the loading is sorta slow
• its weird they got rid of the animation of collected gems floating up around spyro while he's flying through a portal vortex

spyro 1 negatives:
all the chests are given keyholes and most can be charged/flamed so when you encounter chests that need a key its going to be confusing to new players why its not opening from a charge/flame attack. again less is more sometimes with art design
• the portal names are a little too high up to read easily
• the ramps in wizard peak arent checkered or lit up which is lame
• the balloonist is given a voice actor now and he sounds awful
• they changed the funny sarcastic delivery of spyros lines to be like a good boy instead of a snarky punk. lameeeeeeee
• the gnorc enemies shoot paint instead of bullets which is sorta lame. but also its not a totally bad decision. it only works because the level is also redone to be paint themed. whatever
• i sorta miss the simple dragon designs

spyro 2 negatives:
• elora looks like a recently transitioned transman who hasnt figured out how to brush their hair properly. she's just weird and ugly looking
• the central fountain in mystic marsh is very cheap and sad looking its lame

spyro 3 negatives:
the gem finder and fast travel warps are available from the start making 2 of the sparx levels pointless to play since the reward is now nothing. morons
• shiela now has human hair?? and clothes?? i fucking hate it so much!!!! (the heteros are at it again!)
• i dont care for all the added stones to the ledges in sunrise spring it looks clunky
• spooky swamp has ugly boring green water instead of purple water :/
• rynocs shoot plungers from crossbows instead of arrows.

Reviewed on Oct 04, 2022


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