/vr/ - Retro Games

I like all three games a lot. I think I have a pretty standard opinion on the series, similar to >>10783595

>Spyro 1
The first 3D platformer I ever owned and is my favorite out of the trilogy. Has the best music and level structure. I liked how it was purely an exploration game and the main challenge was figuring out how to reach distant areas. Getting a brief cutscene every time you rescued a dragon was a great reward system too. Gave a you a nice grandiose feeling every time. And nailing egg thieves was very satisfying.
>Spyro 2
Has my favorite home world, Autumn Plains, and pretty good levels. Since they changed up the level structure to focus on objectives over exploration, the levels lost a bit of that sense of wonder that carried the first game. But it still had great art, fun mechanics, and feels like a good time without over-indulging in mini-games like in 3. Nice reward for 100%.
>Spyro 3
It still plays well in general like the last two, but they just went overboard with all the mini-games. Had some cool boss fights at least. For whatever reason, I find the levels in the second half of the game to be way better than the first half (with Lost Fleet being a big exception). Game is a mix of highs and lows: Fireworks Factory, Frozen Altars, Haunted Tomb, and Dino Mines were some of the best levels in the series, while Lost Fleet and Enchanted Towers are some of the all time worst. I couldn't stand those awful skateboarding race sections and putting that yeti race at the end of the Super Bonus really soured my final impression at the end. But, still more good than bad overall.

>>10739393
big fan of these Spyro 1 renders