Spyro Reignited Trilogy Discussion

[rallymorten]

..yeah, I still count a grand total of 0 problems to have with this.

Also, remember when I said Richard Tatum was returning as Agent 9? This is basically confirmed now.

Also also, on the subject of Agent 9, I wonder if his Fireworks Factory minigame will still be a Doom reference, or if they've decided to switch the HUD up for something more.. "relevant"? I mean, they are Activision, so..?

Also also also, because nobody else jumped on it, it's everyone's favorite, Crush:



There's also been a few screenshots and whatnot, but.. the videos are more interesting.

Speaking of which, the one cutscene literally everybody's been waiting for:

 

[AudiMan2011]

I am so ready to throw hands with that bird.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

"Trouble with the trolley eh?" I actually have been able to beat this mission with only 1 to 3 tries.

 

[rallymorten]

..as it turns out, one of the bosses in the first game is the very essence of the 90's:



And yes, given that the druids feed the beasts wumpa fruit, I'd say the mask is definitely a reference. It's a missed opportunity if it isn't.

 

[TJ13]

2 weeks.
Till release of Spyro Trilogy.

 

[Dylan]

Saw that this wasn't posted here, so here...

 

[Dylan]

 

[rallymorten]

I don't know who came up with the idea to get Snoop Dogg involved with this and, as a result, airlift a copy (though I doubt they'd risk it with an actual copy) from New York to L. A. via fire-breathing Spyro-drone, but they deserve some serious credit. If this isn't one of the greatest marketing stunts ever, then I don't know what is.

Adding to that:



*mumble mumble stealing jokes mumble*

 

[rallymorten]

In case anyone needed reminding less than two weeks out (hype), that's the roll move in Frozen Altars aka Year of the Dragon.

Now we just need to know if the "laser defense system" makes enemies pop like a balloon and if the penguins still sound like they've stuck the microphone to their face.

 

[TJ13]

So here are the Trophies per game

Gnasty's Demise

Collect all Spyro the Dragon Trophies
Boom!

Take a trip with a Balloonist
Hop, Skip, and Jump

Find the hidden entrance to Sunny Flight
Sheep Kebab

Flame 10 sheep in Stone Hill
Light My Fire

Light the two bonfires in Dark Hollow
Leaf on the Wind

Glide to secret Egg Thief area in Town Square
Barnstormer

Do a loop around an arch
Burnt Toast

Defeat Toasty without getting hit by him
Shoot the Moon

Use a cannon to dispatch a taunting Gnorc
Bird Brained

Charge a Vulture
Birds of a Feather

Flame every Vulture in Cliff Town
Triathlon

Defeat all three Ski Gnorcs
Hot Wings 1

Flame all Fairies in Night Flight
What's in the Box?

Unlock the strong chest in Doctor Shemp
Comin' Through!

Charge through 4 Armored Druids near the start of Magic Crafters
Pops of the Tops

Detonate 3 explosive chests on the pillars in Alpine Ridge
Arachnophobe

Defeat all Metalback Spiders
Egg Hunt

Defeat hidden Egg Thief in Wizard Peak
Hot Wings 2

Flame all Fairies in Crystal Flight
Gatherer

Collect 400 gems in Blowhard
Mushroom Hunter

Flame 5 Glowing Mushrooms in Beast Makers
Rocketeer

Light 3 fireworks within 15 seconds
Cage Free

Free a trapped Chicken
Launch Date

Jump off every Supercharge ramp in Tree Tops
I Believe it is Time for Me to Fly

Complete Wild Flight without touching the ground
Gems in the Rough

Collect 500 gems in Metalhead
Fool's Errand

Charge through 3 Armored Fools in a row
Bad Doggies!

Defeat 3 Demon Dogs in large form
All Puffed Up

Charge through 4 Puffer Birds in a row
Scrap Metal

Defeat all Tin Soldiers
Fly Like an Eagle

Complete Icy Flight without touching the ground
Jacques-tacular

Defeat 4 Nightmare Beasts in one glide
I'm in the Money!

Unlock Gnasty's Loot
Ratastic!

Complete Gnorc Cove without killing any Rats
What Really Grinds My Gears

Destroy 6 gears in Twilight Harbor
Dragon and On and On

Get Gnasty Gnorc to complete 5 laps
Hoarder

Collect all gems in Gnasty's Loot

Ripto's Remorse
Collect all trophies in Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage

0.0%
Ultra Rare

Hypersonic
Light 6 Gem Lamps in 15 seconds
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Well, You Might As Well
Complete Hunter's challenge
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Bad Sushi
Do not feed the Hungry Idol any red fish
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Using Your Head
Charge a Goat in Colossus
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Exterminate
Defeat every robot in Hurricos
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Rescued!
Headbutt every turtle in Turtle Soup challenges
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Lockjaw
Destroy every Roboshark
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Conservationist 1
Complete Crush's Dungeon without hitting any fodder
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Warm up the Crowd
Heat up the audience
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Long Distance
Complete the long glide to Orb in Autumn Plains
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Bug Control
Defeat all Dracklets in one Superflight
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Unburnt
Don't touch the lava in Skelos Badlands
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Gnot Cannon
Use a cannon to defeat a TNT thrower
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Trouble No More
Clean run in the trolley
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Duck and Cover
Don't get hit by Bombo
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Giantslayer
Defeat every Earthshaper in Fracture Hills
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Ganked
Steal a Popcorn Crystal from Hunter
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Dryfoot
Don't touch the hazardous water in Shady Oasis
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Conservationist 2
Complete Gulp's Overlook without harming fodder
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Flyin' High
Defeat the Snowmobiles before defeating a Hang Glider
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Bird is the Word
Flame the Pigeons first in Metro Speedway
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Yard Work
Headbash every rock in Winter Tundra
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Monkeying Around
Charge through every Monkey in Mystic Marsh
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Sheeples
Don't hit any Sheep in Cloud Temples
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Olly Olly Oxen Free
Defeat the Ox without taking a hit
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Spitball
Defeat every Robo Bee by spitting
0.00%
Ultra Rare

RGB
Use all 3 types of power-ups in Ripto's Arena
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Buggin' Out
Defeat 5 Buggies while charging
0.00%
Ultra Rare

He's on FIRE!
Unlock the permanent Super Flame
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Party like it's 2024
Win all trophies in Spyro 3
0.00%
Ultra Rare

The Money's in the Bag
Sunrise Spring: Free Sheila the Kangaroo
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Moving Up In The World
Sunrise Spring: Launch the Transporter Balloon
0.00%
Ultra Rare

The Villa Bully
Sunny Villa: Defeat all Coward Rhynocs
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Head in the Clouds
Cloud Spires: Glide for 5+ seconds (and land safely!)
0.00%
Ultra Rare

A Key Move
Molten Crater: Unlock the locked treasure chest
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Bye Bye Bluto
Seashell Shore: Defeat Bluto's nuclear shark submarine
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Stomping Target Practice
Sheila's Alp: As Sheila, destroy all headbash treasure chests
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Star Power
Mushroom Speedway: Fly Through 4 Star Speed Boosts In One Lap
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Buzz Off!
Buzz's Dungeon: Defeat Buzz
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Who's Your Crawdaddy?
Crawdad Farm: Defeat the Crawdad King
0.00%
Ultra Rare

A Byrd in the Hand...
Midday Gardens: Free Sgt. James Byrd
0.00%
Ultra Rare

One Small Step for Dragon...
Midday Gardens: Launch the Transporter Whirligig
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Cannon Fodder
Icy Peak: Destroy 6 icy things using the cannons
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Balloon Buster
Enchanted Towers: Destroy all the balloons
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Tucked in for a Long Slumber
Spooky Swamp: Defeat Sleepyhead
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Bottled Curiosity
Bamboo Terrace: Follow the question mark bottles to the end
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Byrd Bombs
Sgt. Byrd's Base: As Sgt. Byrd, bomb all treasure chests
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Rocket Racer
Country Speedway: Fire 5 missiles in one race
0.00%
Ultra Rare

No Dragon for Lunch Today!
Spike's Arena: Defeat Spike
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Web-Be-Gone
Spider Town: As Sparx, defeat the Spider King
0.00%
Ultra Rare

A Small Cost to Bear
Evening Lake: Free Bentley the Yeti
0.00%
Ultra Rare

...One Giant Leap for Dragonkind
Evening Lake: Launch the Transporter Rocket
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Man the Cannons, Man
Lost Fleet: Use cannons to shoot down all vultures
0.00%
Ultra Rare

A Dozen Cold Ones
Frozen Altars: Use ice breath to freeze 12 enemies
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Twin Dragon Destruction
Fireworks Factory: Defeat Twin Dragons (Boss)
0.00%
Ultra Rare

The Harder They Fall
Charmed Ridge: Defeat a giant
0.00%
Ultra Rare

It's Totem Destruction
Bentley's Outpost: As Bentley, destroy all the totem poles
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Real Star Power
Honey Speedway: Fly through 12 star speed boosts in one race
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Scorched!
Scorch's Pit: Defeat Scorch
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Manta Erayser
Starfish Reef: As Sparx, defeat the Manta Ray
0.00%
Ultra Rare

That Monkey's Gonna (Make Them) Pay...
Midnight Mountain: Free Agent 9
0.00%
Ultra Rare

8000 Reasons to Kick Butt
Midnight Mountain: Get revenge on Moneybags
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Vanishing Act
Crystal Islands: Defeat all the Crystal Bears
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Butterfly Hunter
Desert Ruins: Find both butterfly jars
0.00%
Ultra Rare

A Sarcopha-Kinda Guy
Haunted Tomb: Destroy All Sarcophagi
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Nice Shootin' Tex
Dino Mines: As Agent 9, defeat an enemy with a richochet shot
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Someone Set Us Up the Bomb
Agent 9's Lab: As Agent 9, shoot down all the balloons
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Hunt for Hunter
Harbor Speedway: Find Hunter
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Sorceress Down!
Sorceress's Lair: Defeat The Sorceress
0.00%
Ultra Rare

Debugging
Bugbot Factory: As Sparx, defeat the Metapede

0.0%
Ultra Rare

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

Well, I 100% the original trilogy and I'm prepared to do it again.

 

[SPhilli911]

Well, I 100% the original trilogy and I'm prepared to do it again.

Same, I was always proud to do that as a kid considering some of the challenges are pretty tough and sometimes locating all the gems on a level can be frustrating. The Spyro games are much easier to complete than the Crash Bandicoots (original 3), though, that's for sure.

Will be a whole new challenge to 100% the games now with all trophies.

 

[rallymorten]

..yeah, I still think this is the greatest marketing idea ever.

 

[TJ13]

IGN has been posting a few gameplays of the first 15-25 minutes of each game.
So it's getting closer.
Less than 48 hours.

 

[Grayfox]

People are still bitching about needing to download the game, for some reason they think the game was delayed so they could put all 3 versions of the single disc.
No, the game was delayed as it wasn't 100% ready.

I also wonder if Syphon Filter or Medieval will be remastered.

IGN has been posting a few gameplays of the first 15-25 minutes of each game.
So it's getting closer.
Less than 48 hours.

Some people have the game and are playing it right now.

Canadian Guy has it and has released game play footage of it.

 

[TJ13]

Some people have the game and are playing it right now.
Canadian Guy has it and has released game play footage of it.

What's really sad is that Game 1 of Spyro has 24 platinum members.
Game 2 has 4.
Game 3 has 4.

 

[Dylan]

Got off work tomorrow, so right after school I'm going straight to GameStop! Haven't been this excited about a game since GT Sport came out!

 

[SPhilli911]

Yeah, pretty excited about this game, been a long wait and the delay didn't help one bit. Having the pre-order themes on my PS4 I've just been listening to the music of the game. Gonna be a trip down memory lane this game!

I just so happen to have a week and a half vacation soon too so that gives me plenty of time to enjoy this. I've intentionally avoided screen or any news of the game really, so all of it will be a surprise.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

I'm heading to gamestop after school tomorrow to pickup my copy aswell.

Moneybags in this footage has a voice that reminds me of Tim Curry.

 

[GTvsForza]

Shoot, it's out already? Where have I been?

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

Shoot, it's out already? Where have I been?

No, why did you think that?

 

[TJ13]

IGN just reviewed it as an 8.5/10

With the option to change music from the New edition and original one.

 

[rallymorten]

..and now, the conclusion to one of the very best marketing campaigns ever.



I will be thoroughly disappointed if a gold chain isn't unlocked upon 100%-ing all three games. That's too good an opportunity to miss.

A shame the exam's this week. Just my luck

 

[rallymorten]

Impressions after having completed Artisans, Dry Canyon and Cliff Town:

..wait, which part of this was I not meant to like?

It really has been worth every single moment of waiting. I mean, the main menu is not the most exciting thing ever, but.. you're not ever going to play just to sit in the menu, are you? The rest of it, however, is about as brilliant as anyone who's followed the development of this will have come to expect. Again, a special mention goes out to how they've managed to insert extra character into just about everything. Their interpretation of the opening cutscene did made me smile quite a bit. Also interactive loading screens.

If all of this is any indication of the trilogy overall, then this is a must-have.

 

[zzz_pt]

Might pick it up next week before RD Online... I played the first Spyro on the PS1 and this remake looks amazing!

 

[mthomas_95]

Only gripe I've had so far in my brief run (completed Artisans and Peace Keepers) is the camera. Other than that it's everything I wanted from a remaster.

Glad we've got the option for original soundtrack, the updated one isn't bad but almost all the tracks feel like they're missing something.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

I'm finally playing it and just completed every level in Artisans. The game is still installing though, so I can't do Peace Keepers yet.

The controls still feel so tight, Spyro will turn with eaze and like that. Even with an xbox one controller, the controls feel close to how I remembered.
I also had issue with the camera, but that was fixed when I switched to active mode.

Before leaving this morning for class, I did get a glimpse of the high caves level and I'm glad to see ToysforBob added the timer for the Superflame. Another small improvement for me is that the fairies on the dragon platforms only talk to Spyro if pressing a button versus the original. It slightly annoyed me in the original that I would get an option menu everytime I stepped on one of those when I just wanted to use it as a checkpoint (yes, I know it didn't do that if you charged over it, but still it was annoying).

 

[Dylan]

I started up Spyro 1, played for 5 minutes, and switched to Spyro 2, which is the one I grew up with.

When I first played Spyro 2, I was so young and I didn't have any idea what I doing. If I got stuck, I'd just reset the game and start over from the beginning. So Glimmer and Summer Forest are engraved in my memory. I'm finding it hard to describe the feeling of joy I felt once the opening cutscenes ended and Glimmer loaded. Definitely one of my top 10 best moments in gaming for me.

I've played about 3 and a half hours so far, and I've 100% Summer Forest, and all of it's worlds bar Sunny Beaches and the Speedway.

I'm absolutely in love with this game.

 

[SPhilli911]

It's so good! Exceeded my expectations and I love revisiting my childhood. The game is really beautiful for one and I am loving their re-imagining of the levels, but at the same time they are all immediately familiar. Music is as good as ever, too.

I've completed Artisans and Peace Keepers 100% in Spyro 1 and currently in . Takes some getting used to using the right stick for camera controls after being used to the shoulder buttons. That can be changed in the settings to be like the original but I like the right stick.

One thing that was a bit of a bummer was the main menu. Since the release of the artwork with the image of all three games, I expected the main menu to be like the Crash Trilogy menu. Overall not a big deal but still, but the one they went with is a bit bland with just the 3 game logos and the image of Spyro as he appears on the original covers of the games. Surprised not to see their re-make of the covers there instead.

 

[BlazeTheCat05]

I'm simply blown away by the quality of this game. I literally feel like a kid all over again. Everything feels just as it did back in 1998 through 2000. Spyro controls beautifully, and I can hit pretty much all of the notes that I was able to do on the original PS1 classics.

Graphics-wise, it looks incredible. The environments are so lush and vibrant, while also keeping things just cartoony enough to remind you that you're playing a Spyro game. The new enemy designs are also really nice, although I feel like something was lost in transition with the enemies that gave us nightmares as kids, like the Metalback Spiders or the Misty Bog Bush things that would eat Spyro whole. I wasn't freaking out as much when I came across them, and I can't help but feel like some of the enemies were nerfed.

For example I feel like the tongue on the Attack Frog doesn't reach as far as it did on the PS1 version of Spyro, and I feel like some enemies just move slower due to the added frames of animation. I didn't find myself dying nearly as many times as I did back in the day, although that may be because I'm a little more seasoned when it comes to games.

Needless to say though, this remaster was well worth the hype and the wait, and I honestly feel like it exceeded those expectations. It's nearly perfect!