Spyro The Dragon Retrospective | The Most Underrated 3D Platformer
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Spyro The Dragon, my favorite game of all time. Don't expect as much objectivity in this review, I love this game. Just play it if you like this genre.
#SyntheticMan #Spyro #Retrospective
When all a Game had to do back then can be summed up to: "Have Fun" you know the state of new Videogames is bad by today's industry when all they focus on is Neo-Political affairs and social validation. I miss the days of GameCube and PlayStation 2, when people who said the games were "problematic" were ignored or made fun of and we were justified laughing at them. Good review. Spyro truly is a Gem among Coins, especially since it jump-started the Skylanders Games and collectables.
Couldn't agree more about the state of the industry.
Don't forget the greed and laziness. Greed especially, got to make back those $100 million dollar marketing budgets through milking the gamers.
@@abovethelaw4417 and? the games are still fun
You can't have nostalgia for a game you play every year, can you? It's just an awesome game!
That just makes the nostalgia stronger
Modern gaming logic:
Twilight Harbor in Spyro PS1 has guns: E rated
Twilight Harbor in Reignited has paint guns: E10 rated
Spyro was the first game I've ever played. I watched my sister play it, then played it myself. Though I will say I have the most nostalgia for the third one.
It's always refreshing to see someone who "gets it" when it comes to the original Spyro's ambience. I adore the original trilogy, but have played the first game specifically on a near yearly basis since I was a kid.
shitty textures?! what are you nuts! the game STILL holds up visually! 10/10 art design and art direction, phenomenal game
As a 2010's kid I can confirm
Spryo was the first game I ever had for the PS1 and my first game ever. We didn't have much money so it was one of the only games we had for years until we got a GameCube I was 3 years old and I loved it. 20 years later I still love it and the remake
I grew up playing Spyro my entire life and I wish the purple boy would get more love these days. Spyro has always been my favorite franchise since I was a kid and I’m glad to be a fan of the franchise. This is a great retrospective btw.
I loved Spyro as a kid. I can still remember many of the levels and the music.
**lofty castle intensifies**
@@crabstubular3251 My favorite level in the game
Don't think I've ever commented on a RUclips video before, but discovered your channel a week ago and been watching a lot of your vids. Found this one after mentions of Spiro being your favorite game in other videos, and as a result of this video, I just bought the remastered trilogy. I know this video didn't get many views, and I'm not sure if you see every youtube comment, but the passion in this video is wonderful to see, and I just wanted to let you know this review DID make a difference, at least for me!
I like playing the original cause it just catches that old quirkiness and I love the old pastel dream style that was painted over everything back then. Also the remake f'ed up treetops difficulty.
As someone who owned N64 back then, yeah, that controller did not age well. N64 games desperately need remasters or remakes, especially Mario 64.
Some already have been thanks to Rare Replay Collection on Xbox One, but most N64 games have not been updated.
As for Spyro, I remember really enjoying the 1st game and the 2nd one on PS1.
The remaster trilogy was great, sucks that the physical copies on PS4 or Xbox One weren't really on the disc.
Super Mario 64 DS is a pretty good remake, as long as you play it on an emulator and not on DS, lol. The game controls even worse on D-pad. Playing as Yoshi, Luigi, and Wario made it worth it, though.
Rare Replay needs to come to PC. Microsoft ported almost every other Xbox exclusive, maybe it wasn't worth the effort but I would appreciate it, at least.
@Synthetic Man, Be nice if that rumored switch release of Super Mario 64 not only includes updated controls but also the extra content from the DS remake.
As for Rare Replay Collection, maybe they will release it on pc. It was one of the better exclusives Xbox One had besides Halo MCC after patches. No Goldeneye 64 sadly, but Perfect Dark Remaster made up for it.
Pc port and Nintendo Switch releases for Halo MCC and Rare Replay Collection would be nice.
Mario 64 needs a remake to be great again. N64 is outdated
@@Gruntvc I just played Halo 2 and I would love the MCC on Switch so I can play Halo 3 and Reach. I’m not getting an Xbox Series X just to play them. I already played Banjo & Conker so I’m not interested in Rare Replay unless it comes to Switch too.
@@SyntheticMan or playing it on 3ds
Im a 30 yo boomer and just got the reignited trilogy thanks to your video. Its amazing. Im already 70% on the first one. I never played the originals since I was a Nintendo kid, but man I wish I had.
It’s pretty cool that such a notable musician like Stewart Copeland worked on a video game soundtrack. I can’t think of any other examples of that happening.
Spyro 1-3 are also my favorite games of all time as well. Imo the most underrated gaming franchise of all time. Fucking beautiful and fun
I'm with you man, Spyro the Dragon is probably the best game I have ever played. I play it almost every year since I was a little kid. This was the first video game I ever played and I am blessed to have this game be my first.
I missed Spyro as a kid, but I finally got a chance to play the remake (remaster?) on ps4. I really loved all 3 of them. The music, neat characters, fun and clever levels, and it all felt really well paced. I even completed it because it was just that fun to play. Definitely added to my list of favorite games. Not sure if I like Spyro 1 or 2 more though. They were both really fun.
Didn't watch this video for a while because I'm not really into 3d platformers but I totally understand where your coming from just having that one great game that you love. for me its alien vs predator 2010 I just loved how much the game tried to emerse you especially in the alien campaign. I could take or leave the marine one. You were an alien you could smash lights and make the room dark so enemys that would have a hard time fighting, crawl in vents, lure enemies with a hiss when you stealth kill you grab the person and a face hugger jumps on them health was refilled by eating enimes heads just awesome and fun. Not without its flaws but man I couldn't even imagine a game like that being made today.
That game was awesome. Such a shame that the pvp for it was mostly dead whenver I tried playing it. It even had a progression system for each faction u played as and could unlock stronger marines/aliens and predators over time with a rank.
I just beat this game for the first time, already one of my favourites 3d platformes of all time, I have loved the focus on exploration ( as it should be to fully make use of 3d scenarios) and especially observation like this 4:11 ( reminded me of tomb raider in this regard).
I have tears in my eyes; I was 14-15, it was Christmas when I played it for the first time - I don’t recall any other game giving me so much joy, incredible music, amazing graphics for that time and sense of achievement that it gave me every single time I’ve done 100%, thank You for reminding me these beautiful days Big Fella
When I bought the remakes first thing I did was fire up the 2nd spyro.. and seeing everything so beautiful made me start crying.. I dont know how to describe it but it was the best feeling I've had from a game in a long time.. I'm 25 years old and a purple dragon tugged my heart strings lol
I discovered this channel a week ago. I've been binging most of your videos. Really good content, man. I find it funny how all the savage rants are pushed to the top in terms of popularity, but then when you have something positive to say nobody listens. Keep it up anyway, bro.
managed to watch this when my youtube personalized bell (which I switched to All right now cuz I realize personalized ain't it and that I didn't know what it would do) recommended me your rant video pfft and it is very surprising how constricted you sound in your voice for retrospective videos looking back on them after. And then I watched this vid becuz I got curious. This vid was a cool calming watch when I was eating lunch and I really appreciate the expression in the words you have chosen to describe your thoughts about the game and the game itself. And I'm so glad you decided to switch between og and remake to put variety in the gameplay.
And when it comes to me about the game. I really like enjoying spyro whenever it is summer time because of the dedication needed to explore all around the place with the music in the background being pretty therapeutic to play the game as a neat fun time with some challenge but ain't gonna make you tense up like an Megaman X theme. To me I usually listen to video game osts that rely on more bold rhythm to be catchy instead of any atmospheric osts, but man the way the ost for Spyro sounds I find the instruments managing to be catchy and atmospheric at the same time that I enjoy when I need to study or think thoughts. Makes me interested what video game osts you actually like tbh. I am sorry if my comment is very long, I usually like typing my expressions and that college is making me have a habit that I hate.
I also play Spyro at least once a year. I have my PS3 on standby in case I want to play the PS1 versions. I swear the loading times on the PS1 version is faster than the remakes.
Spyro 1 is straight up comfort gaming food for me. It's got a perfect mix of everything that I often go back to it a few times a year if I want to play something, but can't really decide what to play. I have the remakes on almost every system so I can never be without Spyro, because it's that good.
Honestly, it's my comfort food game, because it's so good!
Spyro's soundtrack is possibly the best in gaming. At the very least it's a contender. Copeland is a genius.
Great game from my childhood
Thanks for the upload bro! ;)
I was playing this as a kid on PS1. I loved graphic, that nice dragon, sound of that wizards and sheeps. I played remake last time... I have to say I don't like platformer games at all. I was playing that renewed spyro and for 40 minutes I was waiting when fun will start. I was just running around, collecting some diamonds and shit, didn't feel any game progression any challenge any change. After 1h I couldn't force myself to play more of it. So apparently this game is not for everyon but in my nostalgic memoires it's still perfect.
Synthetic man’s gonna take us back to the past to play these games that don’t suck ass.
I just re-completed re'ignighted and got all the achievements on steam. It was my favorite series on ps1 and it kills me how little love it gets today. Especially for a series with so much personality.
I don’t normally go for trophies in PlayStation 3 and 4 games, but I HAD to make an exception for Spyro Reignited…BECAUSE IT’S FREAKING SPYRO! Spyro is my all time favorite video game franchise and Spyro himself is my all time favorite video game character. He’s also the reason why purple is one of my favorite colors. My siblings and I played the crap out of the original trilogy growing up. I also went for all the skill points in all 3 games.
I love Spyro, this review made me decide to get the remaster. My friend and I spent countless hours playing Spyro when we were little.
Great content man. Ur my new favorite channel
Alright, It's wishlisted. Never was a big platformer guy, but i really like the speed and visuals of the remaster.
Platinumed all of them and love the remaster. Makes a lot of improvements of the og
Absolutely disgusting you don’t get the views you deserve but it will come. Amazing content
Oh it will come.
I’m glad they brought back crash and spyro for the next gen consoles and modernized the graphics and all, but if I’m being completely honest, if I wanted to replay a classic spyro game, I’ll just go back onto my Ps1
Woah I would’ve never guessed Spyro of all things would be your favorite game. That’s great though!
Holding you on that promise of a Banjo/Yooka comparison
Spyro and MGS shaped what I enjoy in video games
I still have original Spyro 3 PSX CD, and this thing has active DRM that thinks the CD is cracked, so whenever you finish the story it will corrupt the save file. At first (when I was a kid) I thought this was memory card bug, but 20 years later I'm in game dev and one of my friends mentions this, and now I know my memory card is fine.
I'm mentioning this because I wasn't able to finish Spyro3 on 100%. :D
I do agree with you about the gun situation on Twilight Harbor, but let me give you some context as to why they changed it: Apparently Toys For Bob did NOT want it changed and they were going to put the guns in it..... the pricks over at the ESRB said that if they put the guns in it they would give the game a "T rating". Activision (from what I understand) has a quota of releasing at least one rated E game every year....... it wasn't Toys For Bob's fault!
Having played all OG Crash Bandicoot's, Banjo Kazooie, Mario64 and Ape Escape, Spyro is still my favourite of those and perhaps Ape Escape close second. Crash is still fun and the remasters on Xbox were very fun.
There is thoughtfulness which went into making this video. Makes sense that 3D platformers are about exploration, something which in turn a 2D platformer can't do very well. In turn, in two dimensions the path you can take through a level is very limited and that's why a core gameplay element is evasion, accurate and well timed jumps, basically mastering the movement through the 2D space. Something like Crash Bandicoot limits the path you can take through the 3D world a lot, makes it almost play like a (bad) 2D platformer. It's like somebody had a 3D engine and was making a 2D platformer gameplay wise. The result is mediocre. You have to make it about something that 3D is good at, like exploration, or navigation which is more interesting in a 3D environment. I don't like 3D platformers but I think that's because I see them fail in what makes a good 2D platformer. Instead they are more like the precursor of all those 3D third-person-view action games.
If you haven't played Crash 2, I would recommend giving it a shot before writing off the trilogy completely. The second game has better level design, more movement abilities (high jump, slide jump), secret level pathways, and more balanced difficulty.
As for 3D platformers, yeah in some ways it is a precursor to action games, especially if you look at Ratchet & Clank which is pretty much a blend between the genres. But the appeal of collectathons is closer to the completionist mindset. Exploring every nook and cranny and grabbing all of the colorful shit. A lot of people aren't really entertained by that but I like the simplicity of it.
@@SyntheticMan A game of that time which embraced the 3D exploration and navigation bit are the old Tomb Raider games. They are basically all about exploration with a rather small amount of combat mixed into it, TR 2 had more of the rather boring combat, #3 dialled it back again with the combat iirc. It also had the secrets and the collect artefacts optional bit.
What encouraged exploration were the puzzles in the game where you had to find the right levers to open up new ways forward in various way. But for a child those games probably were very daunting because you could find yourself stuck quite easily, those puzzles weren't as in your face and easy as they are in something like the Uncharted games. You also died often from making a bad judgement about a jump.
From what I gather, Spyro is (for you) more of a Zen like experience, it's flowing.
"TR 2 had more of the rather boring combat"
THANK YOU!
Picked up the Reignited Trilogy on your recommendation. The games amazing. I'm only a couple hours in but I can't put down my controller. The games too much fun.
Played it for the first time last year (the trilogy). Had an absolute blast. Love it. First was the best followed by the amazing third.
I personally prefer Spyro 3, but I can understand Spyro 1 being the favourite one.
@@ultrairrelevantnobody1862 I liked all three but the level design after the first definitely dipped a little. Tree Tops is the only level I can even remember.
@Immortal Zealot
Fair'nuf. I can remember almost every level in the trio.
@@ultrairrelevantnobody1862 Aye. Same with Doom and Tomb Raider for me back in the day. I didn't own a PS1. Which is cool because I just got done with FF7 with zero spoilers! Now we need a Metal Gear Solid remaster because I have no clue how I'm going to play that one.
Oh my gosh, I feel the nostalgia coming back to me
This was my childhood. I finally got 120% in the remake
Great vid bro😄👍
Most underrated 3d platformer of all time. Even 11 year old me knew what kind of greatness we were fucking with when this game launched. I rate this a couple steps higher than anything nintendo managed to shit out during the N64 era...
Played this a few years back. Unfortunately the original Spyro was a little before my time. But the remaster was the way I beat it. Did a 120% run and it is one of my favorite platformer of all time
Spyro was my very first video game and it'll always hold a special place in my heart
Insomniac was in a good era with the ps1 and ps2. This and Ratchet and Clank 1-4 are absolutr bangers.
I've beaten the game a dozen times and I still take forever to figure out the last Tree Tops jump.
Spyro, Looney Tunes and Oddworld: abe's oddysee are my favorite platformers ever, MediEvil, Dino crisis 2, Grand Turismo 2-3 Resident Evil 3-4-5 Silent Hill 1-2-3, Uncharted 1-2, Painkiller, Max Payne, Nightmare Creatures1-2, Doom, Dead Space 1-2 are the games that I lost my mind with them.
Spyro is a great game and of my first and favorite for ps1
Ok synthman you got me, Ill grab the trilogy right now on steam
I never play The Spyros games when I was a kid. Looks fun, might give it a try.
Thank you for telling me about this masterpiece one of the best games of all time objectivly
I know you mostly review retro games, but would love your take on the exploration games like minecraft and the forest.
The old graphics was pretty fine~ I had sooo much fun with that game when I was a child =w= I did 120% back then^o^ We had a lot of nice games back then, in terms of AAA. My standards are lower, I usually play indie games these days
Spyro 1 was one of the first games I played and to know it still holds up is astounding! One of if not the best 3d platformer ever made. Oh- hear comes the mario 64 fans...
I personally love everything about the Reignited Trilogy, especially the fact they removed the guns from Twilight Harbor. I personally never thought that Gnorcs with guns ever fit in the fantasy setting Spyro had so Toys for Bob changing it to be more cartoony just fits Spyro so much more.
Wether they did it for "the children" or because they did it for the same reason I said, either way it fits so much better.
Spyro games is GORGEOUS, i dont know why it hasn't that much attention than Crash or Mario, it's a good game!
You said no one watched this video
Well, I’m watching now
And this game is a masterpiece
Collectathons get a bad rap mostly because of Rare. Banjo Tooie and DK64 were big examples of how tedious the genre could be. Rare focused on the collection and not the smart level design around that collection. Games like Spyro understood what made the genre work.
I think it's just more that they thought bigger is automatically better, since Banjo Kazooie based on my knowledge is considered a great game. I have played Donkey Kong 64 and you're right in it being tedious to play.
@@ultrairrelevantnobody1862 Banjo Kazooie is more debatable. It still had some of the same tedium and repetition that would come to define Banjo Tooie and DK64, but at least in Kazooie the levels aren't as padded out as they were in Tooie and DK64.
It was kind of the start of games misunderstanding Mario 64. Oh! That game had you collecting stuff, that's why it was great. Awesome, can you also replicate what exactly made the collecting fun? Um, only sort of.
Here's a fun fact for you. Banjo Kazooie is often praised for avoiding the boot out system from Mario 64 which admittedly didn't serve much meaningful purpose. Actually Banjo, Bubsy 3D beat you to it and was released the same year as Mario 64. You collect one of the thirty two rocket pieces, no boot out. Thumbs up, inexperienced 3D designers. 👍
Spyro is 65% off on Steam right now, picking it up because of this vid.
I know what you mean. I've recently played Mario 64 and realised how weak the controls and the camera are. Even comparing Mario Kart and Crash Team Racing. Ps1 controls were so much tighter.
7:07 Actually, Spyro 1 has a total of 35 levels!
6 Homeworlds
6 Bosses
5 Speedways
1 Bonus Level
And 17 normal platforming levels.
Childhood was right here
Spyro top 5 all time game series to me. just good simple fun, sorely lacking in almost all new games these days.
I think you are being little harsh to Remake. In visual sense it is logical that game will look little bit different in some instances. I have played original way back on PS1 and 8 years ago on a Emulator. It is nice, relaxing game but it didnt age well in visual department. Remake is so pretty and so well animated it almost looks like Pixar animated film.
Aside of that, nice video man, keep it up. I found you via your CB2077 Impression video. That was also pretty good :)
im simping for synth
Played when i was 8 and since then i knew there was somethibg about the soundtrack. Discovered mr copeland and the police. I think it was one of the first open world game i played,thats why im sad open world games are flat now.
I’m going to play this game with my son based on your recommendation
Why is it as good as the others, easy, you play as a fire breathing Dragon in a platformer.
Love both Crash and Spyro games, would love to get a remake of the Legend of Spyro series too and a CTR NF Port for PC.
Also i return once a Year to play Digimon Digital Card Battle (PS1) to tripple 100% (Cards 100%, Digi-Parts 100%, Game completion 100%)
My first video game was Spyro the Eternal Night on the PS2, I would be interested to see what you think about the darker more serious Spyro series of games with Elijah Wood playing Spyro.
The first Spyro games was one of the best. I also really like Super Mario Galaxy.
Back in the day, I was what I thought too old for this game and was heavily into rpgs anyway, so I naturally skipped this game. A few years ago I picked this game up in a ps1 bundle and gave it a shot. Loved it. I was really impressed with the production value all around with particular notice of the smooth animation and control. No nostalgia; this is objectively a great game.
Most underrated 3D platformer? If we're talking about underrated platformers look at Ty the Tasmanian Tiger
Spyro 2 was better than any other collectathon of the era and the only reason that's not universally accepted is because Mario fanboys didn't own PSXs.
ive never played spyro aside from having a qucik do on it, is it worth playing the originals or just go with the remake (graphics aint important to me)
The remake is nearly identical gameplay-wise, so just go with whatever works best for you. You could always try the originals on a PS1 emulator first if you're not sure
@@SyntheticMan good shout, I was actually tempted to pick um up on my vita XD
THIS GAME WAS THE SHIT BACK IN THE DAY!!!!
You should review ape escape PS1 , that’s my favorite of all time and very underrated
Spyro 2, the GOAT
Ratchet 2, the GOAT
Jak 2, the...erm.. Jak 1 the GOAT
this OST is up there with Spyro ruclips.net/video/uUPk71FD7hA/видео.html
I love this reignited trilogy. Nostlagia has nothing to do with it it's a legit great trilogy
I'm huge late, but I would like to ask this: Is the remaster worth playing, or better to just play the original? I played the original as a kid and it was pretty great, but I hear there are certain differences in the remake that just kind of put me off a bit -- such as how jumping while charging doesn't make you move quicker.
The best thing about the remaster is the fact that you get Sparx's gemfinder from the very beginning. This makes 100% very easy. Aside from that (and if you don't care about 100%) I think the original is still a better choice. I really dislike what they did with swimming in the remaster (there is a momentum to it so you "drift" in the water.)
Remaster is still great just not as great movement wise as the original.
@@chebenryan6212 I was confused when you mentioned swimming before I remembered that the remaster is a trilogy collection. Thanks for the info.
Spyro 2 gang reporting in
Hey, is there drm in the game? Can i play it offline and without an internet connection.
I recently install Spyro remake am enjoying it btw I do think yooka kayle it a good game
I love this game
Shi##y 90s graphics? Woah,.. I think you mean shi##y 3D 90s graphics, 2D was great in the 90s. lol
You mention 3D platformers being a genre you like a lot, what would be the best 3D platformer(s) that come to your mind? (can be based entirely on personal preference as well)
Best ones I've played are: Spyro 1&2, Crash 2, Super Mario 64, Sunshine, and Galaxy 1&2, Banjo-Kazooie, Jak &Daxter, and A Hat in Time. If I had to choose 1, without my rose-tinted glasses I would say Banjo-Kazooie. Super Mario Galaxy is probably a better game but Banjo represents what I like in the genre better.
@@SyntheticMan Thanks, I've heard good things about Banjo-Kazooie. I played some Super Mario Galaxy but I can't deal with the Bing-Bing-Wahoo cutesy that Mario has become. I have no problem with colourful or innocent aesthetics but if it becomes this over the top cutesy stuff then I'm out and I guess I would have been out at 10 years of age as well.
I don't think collectathons are bad, I think they're just dated at this point. I grew up with DK64, Banjo, and the original Spyro, and I really don't have any nostalgic feelings for them. I was more of a 007, Star Wars Racer, Super Smash Bros, and Metroid Fusion on the GBA.
Hey what do you think of the Rayman 3D platformers?
I like Spyro 3 more, but this is still a solid game.
I played Zelda Link to the past probably about 20 times.
The controls were so good and sharp sometimes you would overcompensate. And the older graphics make the comedy bits twice as funny. And yeah I was playing Goldeneye 64 when I was kid. These anti-gun nuts are moronic.
Should have stuck with the og footage, the graphinc in it are amazing(like really ffoucing top notch for the console) while remakes graphics look liek a reject pixar shit
Spyro 2022 RPG
I only played the third Spyro game. Eh...
I don't agree with one
This game...looks awesome even today!
Who don't belive...through eye on videos where peapols run classic spyro in 4k!
Gameplay in this games is so relaxing and this make that you always have a taste on this games:)
Also...I not enjoy to new redesing of dragons...what about this difference if redesing and also dialogues is more infantile than in orginal
Unique desings is only graphic thing
I also remamber how i was angry because...that guns
Did moderm world even understand concept of cartoon gun or just know how doing this with distance?
It's looks like moderm world watched this every parodies in style like american dad or paradise pd or broforce and take this for a fact
I let mysalfe skip part how stupid is condemn tool not user
Fanfact...in Polish version voice for spyro in reignited give a man who give a voice for protagonist of Polish version how to train your dragon:)
What is holerious and funnyXD
They knew what they do:)
And also...spyro (orginal and the legend) is one of the best dragons what i ever know
It's littely like drako from dragonhearth
I also doubt that toys for bob care about franchise...the do skylanders...
Dmcdmc in spyro franchise or metal gear survive in spyro franchise:/
And this is what littely we can see in redesings of reignite:/