He is right, though; Skylanders is Spyro now, and Activision obviously does care about the franchise a lot because of how successful it is for them. What you're saying is that they don't care about the last iteration of Spyro, TLoS, which is true. Why? Not enough people cared about that series for it to be profitable.

ccrogers15 wrote:

2. Activision clearly cares less about spyro.

Uh, wat? Cares less than what?

...than the other games they produce? Well, I don't think so, I'm pretty sure they care about Skylanders as a whole, just not about Spyro as a character now that he's part of Skylanders.

What? lol

No, they can care less. This is evident by killing spyro for Skylanders, and even using his name just as a selling point for the first game.

If you have anything else to say about this, you can PM me or talk to me on Spyrochat, but we should leave this topic alone now so it can get back on track. Any further posts attempting to argue with me about the rules will be moved to trash.

Flapjacks wrote:

Sparkifyed wrote:

Are we forgetting MediEvil being remade for the PSP as MediEvil: Resurrection?

thx 4 resurrecting a 2 year old topic friend

Flapjacks, making irrelevant posts like that is much worse than topic bumping. Please refrain from member-moderating.

Welcome to the forums, Sparkifyed! I haven't heard of those games, but yeah, remakes seem to be pretty common these days, so in that way, at least, a remake wouldn't be too far out of the question. I would guess the reason they're not doing it would be either something to do with the licensing of the original source (I really have no idea how this works, though ) or that the original trilogy simply doesn't fit in with the current direction the IP is taking.

I didn't mean it in an offensive way, I was just pointing it out. There's not much point to resurrect an old topic unless you really have something important to add or question.

Sparkifyed wrote:

Hwd45 wrote:

Don't forget Halo CE anniversary, Sonic CD re-releases and Heartgold/Soulsilver! And yes. I totally agree that it would make gaming history. I don't really see a reason for them not to remake the originals; it would probably be extremely popular among older fans, and probably quite popular in younger audiences too.

Are we forgetting MediEvil being remade for the PSP as MediEvil: Resurrection?

thx 4 resurrecting a 2 year old topic friend

Flapjacks, making irrelevant posts like that is much worse than topic bumping. Please refrain from member-moderating.

Welcome to the forums, Sparkifyed! I haven't heard of those games, but yeah, remakes seem to be pretty common these days, so in that way, at least, a remake wouldn't be too far out of the question. I would guess the reason they're not doing it would be either something to do with the licensing of the original source (I really have no idea how this works, though ) or that the original trilogy simply doesn't fit in with the current direction the IP is taking.

2. Activision clearly cares less about spyro.

Uh, wat? Cares less than what?

...than the other games they produce? Well, I don't think so, I'm pretty sure they care about Skylanders as a whole, just not about Spyro as a character now that he's part of Skylanders.

1. Although spyro and skylanders are not the same series, activision seems bent on abandoning the series and its fans.

2. Activision clearly cares less about spyro.

3. Or its fans.

I wish they would sell the series to someone who would actually CARE for it and actually make GOOD games. Like sony or nintendo.

With sony:
- You could expect classic spyro to return.

With nintendo:
- A reboot, but really spyro. Not skylanders.

Hwd45 wrote:

JazzJackrabbit wrote:

Welcome to the forum!

Remakes are quite common in games these days.  You got Pokemon Fire-red and Leaf-green, you got Super Mario 64 DS, 3D remakes of Ocarina of Time and Starfox 64.  They all turn out better than the originals because of added features and improved graphics.

If Insomniac were to give Activision the rights and the code, and they eventually released it, I would definitely buy the remake of Spyro 1, or the whole trilogy if it's on one disc.

It seems unlikely, but if it happens, gaming history will be remade

Don't forget Halo CE anniversary, Sonic CD re-releases and Heartgold/Soulsilver! And yes. I totally agree that it would make gaming history. I don't really see a reason for them not to remake the originals; it would probably be extremely popular among older fans, and probably quite popular in younger audiences too.

Are we forgetting MediEvil being remade for the PSP as MediEvil: Resurrection?

thx 4 resurrecting a 2 year old topic friend

JazzJackrabbit wrote:

Welcome to the forum!

Remakes are quite common in games these days.  You got Pokemon Fire-red and Leaf-green, you got Super Mario 64 DS, 3D remakes of Ocarina of Time and Starfox 64.  They all turn out better than the originals because of added features and improved graphics.

If Insomniac were to give Activision the rights and the code, and they eventually released it, I would definitely buy the remake of Spyro 1, or the whole trilogy if it's on one disc.

It seems unlikely, but if it happens, gaming history will be remade

Don't forget Halo CE anniversary, Sonic CD re-releases and Heartgold/Soulsilver! And yes. I totally agree that it would make gaming history. I don't really see a reason for them not to remake the originals; it would probably be extremely popular among older fans, and probably quite popular in younger audiences too.

Are we forgetting MediEvil being remade for the PSP as MediEvil: Resurrection?

While a graphical update might be in order, if they do too much, people will come in and complain about the surreality it presents (the "rubber rocks" comment, along with a few others, or the general outcry against the new Spyro's appearance). If they updated graphics, I'd like to see a mix of slightly polygonal shaping for the rough look for the most part (for the simplistic look that a lot of fans of the old like) while adding a higher quality to the finer details (perhaps bubbling purple or green muck instead of just flat purple glass in the original, a little more grainy look to sand and desert rocks instead of the flat tan, stuff like that). Either that or low-grade (no sleek, shiny, metallic feel unless appropriate to the world) high quality (meaning sand looks like sand, grass looks like grass (not green shag carpetting), you can't see straight to the bottom of any lake from the top (glare from the sun, etc), and dangerous liquids actually looking dangerous (lava actually looking like melted rock, toxic lakes looking like bubbly purple or green muck that could mutate you or worse instead of just flat-colored water minus the movement, etc. The list could go on).

That said, the only thing I'd really not want to happen to the game is them adding so much extra content that it detracts from the original light-hearted feel of them. A little bonus here or there is one thing. An overabundance of unnecessary extra features is another.

BAM. spot on.

what you're describing seems pretty PS2 to me. some polygonal stuff, but with more of an eye for detail, without going crazy.