I think it's only a Spyro game in the same way Super Smash Bros Brawl is a Mario game, or a Kirby game, or a Zelda game. And indeed can we honestly say SSBB was a Mario spinoff either? Or a Kirby spinoff?

The situation is admittedly complicated by the fact that Spyro is the only previously-known character there.

This does seem more like a spinoff than a Spyro game since Spyro doesn't appear to be the main character, just one creature among many, each with a unique story. I remember reading somewhere on here that Activision is making this game to gain fans for Spyro, and if it goes well enough they'll make a game starring Spyro. But that might have been speculation.

I mean, where's Cynder?

This is obviously not a Legend of Spyro game. I'm pretty sure the question's between spin-off or original continuity.

Cynder wasnt in all the games befor ANB are they spinoff's?

no that i know of

I mean, where's Cynder? how did Spyro change like this?

Okay, maybe It isn't a spin-off, but then there must be a reason for it that Spyro changed like this..
I mean, Dotd had it's reason for example. They were stuck for 3 years in the crystal, so their body matured. so their bodies were different..

it looks more like a spinoff to me.

riverhippo wrote:

36IStillLikeSpyro36 wrote:

as it stands, this has no connection to the first games or TLOS, and has none of the characters, including Sparx, except for a purple dragon named Spyro. i don't consider something meeting this criteria to be a Spyro game in the slightest.

You don't even know enough about Skylander's Spyro to say that there is no connection.  No one does.

that's why i phrased it the way i did; "i don't consider something meeting this criteria to be a Spyro game". i didn't just mean SA, i meant any game that meets this criteria. and as it stands, Skylander's meets this criteria.

Ok, I understand.  But I can't imagine the group of people that would agree with that.  What would you say IS the criteria for a game to be a Spyro game--if there is a criteria at all.

36IStillLikeSpyro36 wrote:

But anyhow, is this really a Spyro game as such, or does it just include Spyro?

as it stands, this has no connection to the first games or TLOS, and has none of the characters, including Sparx, except for a purple dragon named Spyro. i don't consider something meeting this criteria to be a Spyro game in the slightest.

You don't even know enough about Skylander's Spyro to say that there is no connection.  No one does.

that's why i phrased it the way i did; "i don't consider something meeting this criteria to be a Spyro game". i didn't just mean SA, i meant any game that meets this criteria. and as it stands, Skylander's meets this criteria.

But anyhow, is this really a Spyro game as such, or does it just include Spyro?

as it stands, this has no connection to the first games or TLOS, and has none of the characters, including Sparx, except for a purple dragon named Spyro. i don't consider something meeting this criteria to be a Spyro game in the slightest.

You don't even know enough about Skylander's Spyro to say that there is no connection.  No one does.

Ok...And what's all this buying-toys-to-play-characters thing?

a ploy to get money.

Technically unless they're handing them out for free now, all video games ever are a ploy to get money. I spent more on my Yugioh cards than the maybe four action figurers I'll buy to play this game.