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I think it's strange that near universally everyone calls this game Spyro the Dragon 3, but the only official title its ever had was Spyro: Year of the Dragon.
Applies to Ripto's Rage/Gateway to Glimmer too
>>333303327
I've literally never heard anyone call it that before in my life. Spyro got the same naming treatment Jak & Daxter did, as it was shorted later to just Jak.
Spyro the Dragon
Spyro 2
Spyro 3
>>333303604
there's literally a 2 on the box art
>tfw replaying Spyro 1 right now and it's fucking bullshit with pixel-perfect glide jumps with wonky-ass controls
Those skyboxes are fucking fantastic, though. Still gorgeous to this day.
>>333305162
shit nigga git gud
I just finished Spyro 1 recently and I was amazed by how well it held up
>>333305335
is that 60fps?
2 > 3 > 1
1 is the most magic as it's the one that started everything, but suffers a lot for the very same reason
2 is the most polished
3 has a lot of content and is the funniest, but suffers of too many minigames and separate areas
>>333305602
I guess
Still tho
>jaw fucking drops upon seeing that skybox over the cliffs
>as the level wraps around it goes behind the mountain
>only to be visible again right behind the boss as you go to fight him
WHY IS THIS GAME SO BEAUTIFUL
>>333305907
>WHY IS THIS GAME SO BEAUTIFUL
Something about color theory and skyboxes. I'm sure someone will post the links explaining it.
is this the resistance devs early stuff? looks a bit childish tbqh.
>>333306109
seconding this, Spyro 1 is probably my favorite game in terms of visuals
>>333306109
>tfw will never be good at art and will never make a game
My two favorite things in the world are the crisp color and amazing skyboxes of the Spyro games and the hub-levels-that-use-parts-of-the-levels-they-link-to from Crash 2.
>>333306141
Obligatory post about color theory
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hry1j-RQnyY
oh shit
>>333306924
>>333306725
This is really interesting. Thanks anon
>>333303327
I think it's strange that near universally everyone calls Metroid 3 "Super Metroid" even though it says "Metroid 3" right in the opening cutscene
Grew up with an n64 and playing a lot of ps1 games I never tried before. Really enjoying spyro 1, like it much better then crash 1. Is collecting all treasure in every level recommended, typically I just get every dragon.
>>333308264
nigger you always 120% a spyro game
>>333306725
Now we just need someone to dump the skyboxes.
>>333308264
if you want to fully complete the game you need all treasure I think
>>333308569
http://m.imgur.com/a/YOcAj
>>333308712
I wish we had those skyboxes in real life
>>333307203
I know, right? This is a game that was made by people who knew what they were doing.
Super Mario World is technically Super Mario Bros. 4
>>333306725
>mfw finally reading all this for the first time
>>333309414
True. I think I read somewhere that the music has some really far-out time signatures too... Very unique games.
>>333308264
don't you wanna see this?
>>333305335
>>333303327
>tfw when I've never played 3
>tfw when a new copy is a fucking stupid price
>tfw when you get outbid on a used copy on ebay
I mean I can probably download it online somewhere but whatever
>>333309921
well the music was made by fucking Stewart Copeland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Kc2gGycBXc
>>333305162
I replayed it last week, I do about every year (2 also)
The camera is such bullshit
>>333309406
If we saw stuff like that all the time, it wouldn't be nearly as magical.
>>333310218
Does anyone even do this anymore
I feel like game development has sort of become segmented. A lot of the music in video games these days is really well composed and everything, but a lot of the time they don't seem to hit the tone and feel of any given area.
Not all of the time, of course, it just feels like it's more common to have generic orchestral music because the composer didn't sit down and feel out the game himself, he got told what music to make by people who don't make music.
>>333311372
That's when games even have their own music and don't just use hot new licensed stuff, you mean.
>>333310218
>let get some heavy metal going here
>>333306141
People got killed for a lot less so be careful.
>>333310218
>>333311372
too much effort nowadays. its easier to start a gofundme to raise money to get someone else to make the music for you.
What was Elora anyways? Some kind of goat?
>>333315030
She's a dork you faun
>>333310187
isozone
>>333310187
in eu its availavable of the psn
>>333316029
Just a note, this version is pretty buggy.
Like the final boss has the default menu music playing and such.
If you want to play a less buggy version, look for the platinum release version, it has a few bugs fixed in it. It's the one spyro game in the trilogy where the one year dev cycle shows through.
>>333303327
>Those graphics
I never played Spyro but I have nostalgia for this now
>>333303776
>tfw kept calling jak 2 Jack and Daxter 2
>>333316495
Shit, my bad. Didn't play that version just just remember seeing it available
>>333316629
Yeah, I had a friend buy it a year or two back for some mad bantz.
Pretty sure it uses like the US original release or someshit, as it is rather buggy towards the end game. the music was so jarring at the final boss fight.
>>333316595
Why isn't there porn of Suzy?
>>333305162
Me too.
This fucking jump.
What the fuck, man?
Love Spyro, but the gradual obvious appeal to younger and younger children as the series continued ruined it imo.
Best-Spyro 1
Best Atmosphere- Spyro 2
Best overall things to do- Spyro 3
>>333305162
>replay Spyro 1
>keeping forgetting the hover was added later
>all those deaths
>mfw
>>333319065
Best Atmosphere - Spyro 1 (Spanish Medieval? Okay)
Best Characters - Spyro 2
Best Overall Game - Spyro 3
who is best Spyfu and why is it Bianca?
>>333319742
Because she's essentially just a pale white blonde girl with rabbit ears.
>that one level where the skybox has a fucking sun below you
>>333319065
>the gradual obvious appeal to younger and younger children as the series continued
That's a thing?
>>333322310
That's how I saw it at least. Practically sony wanted the crash and spyro games to appeal to children to take away some of n64's demographic. Not only did the themes become a lot more cartoony, but the challenge of the game being a platformer became less and less evident. It was like spryo 1 was its own challenge of platforming and exploration, 2 retained some of that and brought minigames, and 3 just became minigames and silly moments with hunter. To me 3 was a huge disappointment, before the other games like enter the dragonfly came out.
>>333305162
>pixel-perfect glide jumps with wonky-ass controls
it controls fine
>>333322932
>that fucking camera
'it controls fine' said NO ONE EVER
>>333308264
Absolutely, collect everything.
>>333322813
I played Spyro 1 when I was like 5, and I still enjoyed it. That's the only reason why I got 2 and 3. They all felt the same to me as a kid.
Just an anecdote, though. Spyro from the start seemed like a kid's thing to me.
>>333319742
I prefer Elora. Reminds me of a Saytr but with a Fawn half. If the classics get a revamp, I'd be interested to see how they'll redo her design.
>>333322813
Think you're memory may be broken. Spyro 1 was challenging platforming, Spyro 2 was literally nothing but cramped levels and minigames. Spyro 3 combined the best of both worlds.
>>333322813
If I remember correctly Insomniac talked about increasing emphasis on minigames to make sure that the games more stuff to do, and they feared they would became boring if all three were just 3d platforming. Also one of the reasons was apparently that as spyro was a 4 legged creature, they couldn't add gameplay elements that would require use of hands to make any sense. It think it was an early ratchet and clank interview about why they switched characters. Basically they ran out of ideas
>>333305753
2 and 3 have NPCs that ruin the flow of the game and are therefore inferior.
>>333316029
Tfw NA PSN doesn't let you put crash or Spyro on the vita
Suffering
>>333323770
Why are there so many vehicle sections in 3 then? 2 also has quite a few bomb turret sections. Does he just control them with his mind?
>>333324127
I don't know, that's what i remember them saying. It does sound dumb I think it was more of an excuse to get away from universal, and since they owned spyro they had to let hm go. Same as naughty dog and crash. I will try to find that video somewhere
>>333304671
I only just found it.
![Croc_Legend_of_the_Gobbos[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/P81W7cH.jpg "Croc_Legend_of_the_Gobbos[1].jpg")
Yall mofos complaining about the camera/control issues dont know real pain.
![dverni-zarazka-kocici-ocasek-medium[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/6wfJRIX.jpg "dverni-zarazka-kocici-ocasek-medium[1].jpg")
>>333310187
I had it about three years back...
I threw it in the trash ....
>>333325404
I replayed this a few months ago and couldn't force myself through the third world.
>>333325404
I don't know why people nostalgia over this so hard, in retrospect the game is hard to control, has annoying respawning enemies, mediocre level design and is really short as well.
>>333325806
>>333325404
Croc and Rayman was the interpretation of rape from a drunk uncle.
Jesus fuck those games were hard.
>>333306141
>resistance devs
Nobody calls them this.
Literally nobody cares about resistance. Nobody.
>>333326030
Resistance was fun, but definitely nothing spectacular
>>333316495
Pretty sure the last boss battle is supposed to have the Super Bonus World default music. I've just tested it on my Vita, now I'll check the Disc Version (if I still have my 117% save)
>>333319438
Hover truly was the best ability they added. I didn't realize this when I was younger, but it's god tier. Climbing, swimming, head bash just can't compete.
>>333324127
>>333324986
http://www.insomniacgames.com/community/showthread.php?3658-Insomniac-Interview-Vault
OPM: How did you feel about giving up Spyro? It's Universal's property, but it was your baby....
TP: That was a choice we made. We left Spyro behind because we were running on empty as far as coming up with new ideas. We'd run out of things to do with Spyro's move set because he doesn't have hands. That's why we introduced new characters. With Ratchet, we had an opportunity to take the lessons we learned on Spyro and expand on them, and move in different directions with the platformer. And since Ratchet can use weapons and gadgets, it's almost limitless what we can do.
>>333327306
wat
I replayed Spyro 2 during that blizzard the east coast had back in January. Shit was so comfy. I just can't bring myself to replay and beat 3 for some reason. Which is weird considering it was my favorite of the Spyro games as a kid.
>>333316495
>>333327254
Yeah, checked right now, they both play the default Super Bonus World theme
>>333327306
Swimming was god tier too, since it opened a whole new world of exploration
>>333327531
I remember reading those blizzard threads and people replaying Spyro.I still haven't, but there's a foot of snow outside right now. Guess that's as good a time as any.
Who is the best animal friend to use in Spyro 3, and why is itSgt. Byrd?
>>333328152
Oh shit. One of those people was definitely me.You should definitely do it anon.
>>333328386
Because he wasAmerican
>>333328152
You should replay every Spyro at least once a year
>>333303327
Spyro 2 > Spyro 1 > Spyro 3
>There will never be a spyro game with the tight as fuck controls and variety of 2 and the atmosphere and mystery of 1
>>333305335
>heard all the sounds in my head
>>333327306
I tried doing this and then running towards the portal. Seemingly if you make the picture appear inside it stops flying, and you can still go through it, if you can reach it.
I had to double jump, but I used it. Worked just fine.
This game never ceases to amaze me.
>>333305753
I would flip that list entirely
1>3>2
>>333329785
>3 and 1 better than 2
It would've been ok if you swapped 3 and 1, but that's completely wrong
>>333327306
Sparx pointing to gems if you held the shoulder buttons is a really underappreciated change too.
>>333329785
And this is what the right answer looks like.
>>333329785
>2 not greater than one, shit taste my friend
>>333331104
>3 makes it so you have to go through one of his levels to earn back that ability
>but his levels also let him take an extra hit for you, teleport you to levels, break chests for you, and gets a longer reach to collect gems
>>333329785
>this shit taste
>>333319742
Elora >Cynder>Bianca
>>333332176
Really? They couldn't find another namen than "The Fat Controller"?
>>333330005
>>333331705
>>333332008
>>333332176
Nah all those characters were unnecessary, and the worlds were better in one.
DW> Gnastys world> A> Pk> MC> BM
I hated beast makers, but I liked metal head though
>>333332947
All the worlds from 2 and 3 were really similar
>>333313057
kek
>>333332067
What was Elora anyway? Some kind of goat?
why must the good die young
>>333334164
She's a dawn you fork
>>333334583
DELETE THIS
>>333334583
Cynder's like the token fat girl here. Jesus her design in DotD is shit.
>>333334494
If Spyro was still alive, we'd see mediocre games. Obviously I'm not considering Skylanders a Spyro game for obvious reasons.
>>333327306
What the fuck.
>mfw I'm the one guy who enjoyedthe legend of spyro
>>333332668
When I was a little shit watching Thomas, they would call him "Sir Topum Hat". I think he was called The Fat Controller in the British version of the show.
>>333323685
>implying activison wouldn't fuck it up
>>333335528
The series was alright.
It seemed to get progressively better with each game. I dunno why people like ANB above TEN. ANB was so fucking repetitive.
>>333335897
>hoove
>HOOVE
Are you fucking serious?
>>333335692
>I. HATE. THAT. CONTROLLER!!!!
>>333320024
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPOnak-ozjw
literally makes me shit my pants with nostalgia every time
WHY DID I HAVE TO GROW UP
WHY DO I HAVE TO HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES
WHY ARE MODERN VIDEO GAMES NO FUN ANYMORE
>>333306109
Please, someone post it. I want to learn.
>>333305162
>Those skyboxes are fucking fantastic
>tfw I have most Spyro 1 skyboxes as wallpapers on my PC
>>333337241
because most games are trying to force protags to be relatable or human and it gets very boring very fast
>mfw you will never play the first 3 games again for the 1st time
time to le
>>333335954
Maybe because TEN was a glitchy mess and you had so much lag after being hit you could just get hit againgood thing the GBA version was fucking incredible
Spyro was one of my favorite series growing up. Still replay them from time to time. Speaking of which, it's been a while since I played Spyro 3.
>>333335528
Only played DotD. Wasn't awful, actually a bit of fun. Valley of Avalar was the best though, such a beautiful area with fantastic music to match.
>>333338218
With the case of 1, I think I'd rather not experience it for the first time again. I played it Christmas day 1998 and games were very different back then in that most of them were very simple. Now I can appreciate it in its simplicity.
Sorry but I have dumb question. Playing spyro 1 and how do you open the metal boxes with the chains around them?
>>333306293
I know these feels. The Crash 2 hubs were spectacular.
>>333340127
If it has a key lock on it, find the key. If it doesn't, you have to charge into it super fast from a running pad thingy-majig.
>>333340234
Do later Spyro games follow the same thing, or do they have just the arches with the different skybox inside (which is fucking crazy, by the way, that shit makes me rock hard every time you fly into it and the level transitions)? It's been so long since I've played.
HOHOHOHOHO
>>333340127
Lock? Key.
No lock? Rocket.
No rocket? Super charge.
>>333340863
NA-NA-NANA-NA
tfw you have trouble with the trolley
>>333343056
>mfw I actually had trouble with the trolly and felt like eating roasted pelican that evening
>>333322813
Hunter sounded super condescending in Spyro 2. I never played that one as a kid and I only remembered his voice from Spyro 3. I played throug all three games and I felt like I was being talked down to by Hunter in S2, he just really sounds like he's explaining things to a child
I didn't find that game that great otherwise either, I'm sure it's partly due to nostalgia. Playing the other two just give me this warm fuzzy feeling from my childhood. But I also feel like the first game has much better platforming and the third game has more fun minigames, even though I don't really care for them in the first place. The level design felt pretty boring in the second game, I like that the music had the same style as the first game though. Third one changed pretty much in that regard. Maybe I'll replay them again and see how I feel this time
>>333325828
I get you, I loved that game as a kid. Replayed it like fifteen years later and first thing I thought was wow I didn't remember this game has tank controls
>>333331714
>3 makes it so you have to go through one of his levels to earn back that ability
Wait that feature was in Spyro 2?
>>333344334
That looks like it would be a really good Quake deathmatch map. Just add in teleports to the gate and exit pad and plunk the red armor on that ledge.
>>333344779
Yep. Nothing told you about it, except maybe the manual, but I don't think I have that with me to confirm/deny. You just have it from the get go for whatever reason.
>>333343056
>>333344261
the speed tunnel in 3 with the seal and the rhynocs in scuba gear was worse.
I have PTSD from that shit.
>>333345119
Yeah i remember that being a rail pain in the ass, but I remember doing it as a child as I havent replayed it ages. Might pick it up again and see if that part still still kills me
>>333344930
Huh, didn't even realise. I figured out it had a minimap though, only used it once when I couldn't find that hidden area in the spring(?) hub world. Felt like cheating
>>333344930
>>333345119
Speaking of PTSD, if I hear the sound of those toung-frogs in Misty Bog I still get cranky goosebumps
>>333325404
Yes I do.
A new Spyro game could be a lot of fun but I don't trust the devs. Ripto's Rage consumed hooooooours of my life back during the PS1 times.
>>333346063
Interesting looking back at this game and how it was built around that whole analog thing. Was it seen as a gimmick at the time? I was like nine years old so I didn't really have any opinions one way or another. In retrospective it feels like it would have played just as well with a more normal control scheme and the analog waggling was almost like a motion control gimmick. It's still cool how it's a collectathon where the collectibles try running away from you though
>>333343056
>tfw you had no trouble at all
>>333310218
This is one of those videos that pops up often, and you know exactly what it is before watching. But one that's worth watching again every time
