That’s not to say you can’t take anything from those games the idea of having elder dragons be the ones to grant Spyro elemental abilities isn’t bad, and Cynder’s character design might be worth reusing. In addition to all having the same general ability to fry enemies, they could also be used to solve environmental puzzles.Īs for the Legend of Spyro trilogy, I’m not sure who looked at the cute little purple dragon and decided he needed to be a Harry Potter-style Chosen One orphan in a beat ‘em up, but I suspect they didn’t take that inspiration from the previous games in the series. Enter the Dragonfly was the first entry in which Spyro had electrical and ice breath in addition to his main fire attack, and they later cropped up again in Hero’s Tail. If there’s one thing that was prominent in sequel games that wasn’t in the original, it’s elemental abilities. But, their quality notwithstanding, these games have some elements that are worth borrowing. I don’t remember ever even playing Shadow Legacy - I have it, but I’ll be darned if I can remember a single thing about it. A Hero’s Tail was alright, if a little boring. Most of the Spyro games made after the original PlayStation 1 trilogy were - let’s be generous here - okay at best. But if, hypothetically, the developers were looking for input elsewhere, there are some things worth swiping from the existing games.

I trust Toys for Bob to come up with something original that’s in the spirit of the remade trilogy. We can’t leave that as the only Spyro 4 to ever exist. The only Spyro 4 we have right now is Enter the Dragonfly, which I think all Spyro fans can agree was… underwhelming. That means that, if we follow the pattern of Crash game to Spyro game to Crash to Spyro, it’s time for Spyro 4, as developed by Toys for Bob. Toys for Bob would also go on to develop the new Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time. Spyro Reignited Trilogy is the work of developer Toys for Bob, who also worked on the Nintendo Switch port of N. Spyro was the second ‘90s platformer hero to receive a modern remake to his trilogy - the first being Crash Bandicoot with Vicarious Visions’ Crash Bandicoot N.

And there is actually a decent amount of material from the existing Spyro sequels worth mining for a hypothetical fourth installment. We can’t just leave him there, right? We need a new Spyro game.

Spyro Reignited Trilogy brought one of gaming’s best dragons to the 21st century.

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