That made sense given the franchise's history as a PlayStation exclusive, but was still a bit of a shame given the fact that Activision now holds the rights to the series and is a cross-platform publisher. When the Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy launched it was a timed PS4 exclusive.

The trilogy is releasing on PS4 and Xbox One simultaneously. And plenty of kids these days will recognize Spyro from the Skylanders games even if they never played the originals.Ĥ. $40 for three classics that have been completely overhauled is a pretty great deal whether you're an old fan or a newcomer to the series.įor older gamers with kids, this should make a pretty excellent gift. The Spyro Reignited Trilogy contains all three original games from the PlayStation 1: Spyro the Dragon, Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage! and Spyro: Year of the Dragon. And in a similar vein, an authentic recreation of the platforming gameplay throughout the expansive and enchanted levels of the original trilogy would require the dimensions and collision details of the world geometry to come very close to matching the originals.ģ. It includes all three original games for $39.99. In the interest of getting the feel right, one of the first things we agreed upon internally was that Spyro’s original movement metrics - speeds and accelerations for walking, running, jumping, charging, gliding, flying, swimming, hovering, and more – should be matched as closely as possible. Here's Toby Schadt, Design Director at Toys for Bob, writing on the PlayStation blog: So Toys For Bob is overhauling the controls while still staying as true as possible to the original game's gameplay feel. It might not have felt all that bad at the time with nothing to compare it to, but going back and playing those games now feels really clumsy. The camera was unwieldy, making platforming more of a challenge. You had to use the shoulder buttons to look around. I'm not sure if you recall, but 3D platformers had incredibly clunky controls back in the PS1 era.

The controls are new but the gameplay will remain true to the original. The trilogy also includes improved environments, updated controls, brand-new lighting and recreated cinematics for added flavor in this one-of-a-kind adventure.Ģ. Remade from the ground up by lead developer Toys for Bob, the Spyro Reignited Trilogy features the fun and nostalgic gameplay that fans remember with more than 100 levels, enhanced reward sequences, Spyro ’s gang of zany dragons and other goofballs (including Sparx the Dragonfly, Hunter, Sheila, Agent 9 and Sgt. According to Activision's press release, the remaster is closer to a remake, 'Remade from the ground up.' Here's a bit from the press release: