I have a game club in my Discord community where we (try to) have a playalong of one game or series per month, and I decided to make the original Spyro trilogy the games for April. Spyro the Dragon was actually something I played in college and though I love to act like an elderly man whose bones ache quite badly, that was technically only some single-digit years ago. I absolutely loved these games, but somehow never really checked out the original trilogy until far later in life.
The Spyro games that I grew up with are actually the Gameboy Advance games, in particular Season of Ice and Season of Flame. Is it time to say something heretical? I swear I’m not a masochist but I do set myself up for this kind of stuff quite occasionally do I? Anyhow, Spyro! …I have never played the original trilogy as a child. The game was played on Steam with an Xbox 360 controller and is available on all modern systems. Before I started writing this review, I made sure to complete the game 100%. While I will not compare the game to the later entries and instead judge it on its own merits, I may occasionally make notes on how game design improves in later games for reference. The sequels were not part of my childhood however, though I know everything about them as they are the next reviews that were already in production when this one was written. Gameplay, level design and fun factor are amongst the most important elements of a game for me, and these are all kept intact with the two different versions.Īs mentioned, I have already played the original Spyro the Dragon on PlayStation 1 to 100% completion in the past, which means that I have former knowledge. I hope you understand this decision, but I am not willing to play through the same game twice for a non-profit blog. I will occasionally mention some of the enhancements the Reignited Trilogy has brought to this game, but this review should apply to both versions as I still consider the original game on the PlayStation 1 to be perfectly playable. That said, I have played the original and feel the differences in core gameplay are too minimal for there to be a difference in my personal opinion. While this is a review of the first game, the version covered is actually the one from the Reignited version.