Worth it if you didn't play the original?

[craig234]

Lots of positive reviews, pretty universally mentioning the nostalgia appreciation.

How worth it is the package for people who have no nostalgia for it?

[rarestMeow]

hello,

I will be honest - that game and Crash Bandicoot games are purely for nostalgia-goers. if you never played those games before, then you may find them too linear, narrow, crumblesome, cheasy and plain simple

it is mostly a product for those who want to revive their childhood memories (because for their time they were a must-have games on PSone) - however by today's standard they are very niche games

it is way better to purchase another platformer (or any game) instead of that one (especially for that stupidly high price!). if you never played that game, then simple move on - you will lose absolutely nothing

in case of Spyro there is also lots of glitches, bugs and errors that still were never addressed by developers (they didn't even answer on that forum) - so don't expect any real support. Spyro may stuck in the air, refuse to jump correctly, will slide on earth, have missable gems, corrupts a savefile, graphical fog that is okay for console is just a moveton for PC, script ain't work correctly, game freezes at credits or when Spyro obtains orbs, and so on. it is a technical mess

yes, I did play that game (and Crash Bandicoot remake), finish them both 100%, refreshed my childhood memories and that is pretty much it

[phillippi2]

I did NOT play the originals. Only just started playing a month or so ago. However, I think Spyro 3 might just be my fav. game of all time. It's certainly my fav. plaformer.

[craig234]

Those are two very different answers.

My favorite platformer is Lost Vikings, though I'm rather boycotting Blizzard right now.

[Raito]

I think it is okay but I agree mostly with rarestMeow but I think that applies mostly to Spyro 1, where many skills present in later games are missing, there is not too much interaction and everything can be mastered at first go.

For Spyro 2 and Spyro 3 mostly, you get a chance to play as different characters, control vehicles, you have to travel back to old locations with new skills/chars and it is not as much linear as first settlement.

I would suggest trying Spyro 1 and if you find it too boring, the 2 a 3 are better, bit easier and deeper in almost all aspects.

[NBOX21]

Even if you don't buy into the whole "nostalgia" vibe, it's at least nice to know that you are getting 3 remastered games instead of just one, so by default you are in a way getting your money's worth a lot more compared to other HD remasters of ONE game or three games with barely altered visuals.

At least here the game feels different enough to feel like a new take on an old classic but not so different that it barely feels recognisable. Not to mention all three games give you the option to use either the remastered or the original soundtrack which is something I wish more remakes would do.

[Lanzagranadas]

I didn't play the original Spyro games so there was no nostalgia factor for me. I was, however, familiar with other classic 3D platformers from the PSX/N64 era, so maybe that helped. If you're open to enjoy games from a different era, then give it a try. It's a game to relax and have fun going through the different worlds and levels, jumping, beating enemies and collecting stuff. Don't expect "deep gameplay" or much of a challenge, except for some tricky levels.

[dusk]

as someone who's very nostalgic for Spyro, especially 2, I'll try to answer this question to the best of my ability

the gameplay of Spyro is very simple: go through levels, do some platforming, collect gems and other collectibles to progress. 2 and 3 have some minigames to get more collectibles.
if you're looking for a difficult platformer you'll not find it here, these games are fairly easy, they have some occasional difficulty spikes but for the most part they're not difficult. on the other hand, if you just want to chill and have fun, these games are def worth picking up. if you just want to turn off your brain for a bit and enjoy beautiful visuals these games have it. also, these games are somewhat short so if you want to get the most out of them you're gonna want to 100% them. they were practically made for that. also, out of all of these games Spyro 1 is the simplest one, but it also has secret areas which can be difficult to reach if you want to 100% it.

[g]

I played all of the original series when i was a kid on playstation, but never finished any of them.
Now i have a chance to at least beat all the final bosses and know the story. And it's still really fun to me, not the "Nostalgic" fun, but just fun. (I did not finished the original)
My favourite one is Spyro 2, because i think the story and the level design are the best and really enjoyable compared to the another series.
Edit :
I like the Spyro's skin change when he got a super power, it's very cool

[SunnyVilla]

Honestly it depends on what kinds of games you enjoy. If you typically love 3D collectathons then you'll love this. If you liked Mario Odyssey and collecting power moons, you'll love this. If you're expecting a challenging platformer like Crash then you'll be disappointed.

[stoneyoda]

Originally posted by rarestMeow:

hello,

I will be honest - that game and Crash Bandicoot games are purely for nostalgia-goers. if you never played those games before, then you may find them too linear, narrow, crumblesome, cheasy and plain simple

it is mostly a product for those who want to revive their childhood memories (because for their time they were a must-have games on PSone) - however by today's standard they are very niche games

it is way better to purchase another platformer (or any game) instead of that one (especially for that stupidly high price!). if you never played that game, then simple move on - you will lose absolutely nothing

in case of Spyro there is also lots of glitches, bugs and errors that still were never addressed by developers (they didn't even answer on that forum) - so don't expect any real support. Spyro may stuck in the air, refuse to jump correctly, will slide on earth, have missable gems, corrupts a savefile, graphical fog that is okay for console is just a moveton for PC, script ain't work correctly, game freezes at credits or when Spyro obtains orbs, and so on. it is a technical mess

yes, I did play that game (and Crash Bandicoot remake), finish them both 100%, refreshed my childhood memories and that is pretty much it

i'v played through all 3 games and the sliding issue is present at any higher then 144fps but then again a 2080ti can't push 240fps at 1080p so i'm not sure why you are letting your fps go higher then 144. and yes sparks isn't a "good" as in the originals, he misses a fair amount of gems on some levels.
but technical mess? im not sure what you are talking about to be honest. never had any of these issues you speak of (other then the two i mentioned)

as for is the game worth it for players who haven't played the originals?
probably not. spyro is very simple. and you probably would get board of it very fast.
there's alot of charm and the game is very pretty to look at. but gameplay wise you are doing the same thing through the 3 games more or less over and over again,
the 3rd game sorta address this by having more playable characters in certain missions and having more vehicles and mini bosses. but its very much the same.


but to say its a technical mess is vastly over exaggerating.