New Spyro game

god-of-madness · Jan 11, 2009 4:23 PM

Hi, I'm new. Anyway, Spyro 2 and 3 are 2 of my fav games ever. I also loved 1 and A Hero's Tail. I hated the last few though. I just want to know, based on this, will I like the new one? Thanks!

RedDragonX · Jan 11, 2009 4:26 PM

So you have not played DotD I assume...well if you are a big fan of the originals and pretty closed off to just enjoying those...then I doubt that DotD will impress you. Then again if you are pretty open to the idea and experience...it's not that bad...it is certainly an improvement over the first two in the LoS series.....so I think it's worth a shot to at least try it out.

I doubt it will make your list though lol....but you never know...maybe you will like it 0.o..

god-of-madness · Jan 11, 2009 4:44 PM

I doubt I'll cough up 50 quid for it, but maybe if it goes down in price, I could get it second hand. And why does everyone mention my list on every forum I join?! I really should change my sig!

RedDragonX · Jan 11, 2009 5:24 PM

Just go rent it for about $10 first...see if you like it then...but yeah unless you are a real diehard then I wouldn't go buy it.....until the price comes down anyways. IF you can find a copy..the marketing on this game sucks something horrible.

Riku15 · Jan 11, 2009 7:57 PM

10 QUID???

Oh Wait, Where I Live (England) That Will Be A Fiver!!!

CynderSpyro · Jan 11, 2009 8:39 PM

I like DOTD..as well as the old Spyro games. But if you ask me, it's a good game. I have it for Nintendo DS, and it's a moderatley enjoyable game in my opinion. Although it cost me 37.99 canadian, it's still good!

Spyro the Drgon · Jan 11, 2009 9:13 PM

It's a pretty good game depending on what you like in games,i bought it for around 40 euro, but i think in awhile it will go down in price. but i think that you should deeply consider buying it or not. People either like this game or don't

Spyro_Fan_Forever · Jan 11, 2009 9:36 PM

It's a good game..I like it.
But yeah some people like it and some don't.
Hopefully it'll go down in price and not disappear off the face of the earth like it did in Wal-Mart. <_<

RedDragonX · Jan 11, 2009 10:42 PM

It has disappeared from everywhere over here...I have not been to a single store that is carrying it...at least not for the past three months. Around the mid November period they just disappeared...

Spyro Master · Jan 12, 2009 7:28 PM

he he i wonder where they went.........................

Cynder's Friend · Jan 12, 2009 8:52 PM

down tha toilet cuz they go crazy wit these crazy prices

~cornys~ · Jan 12, 2009 9:30 PM

Well they did sell 1,100,000 copies. Here the price has dropped down to $32 for the PS2 so I bought it.

You may like the new one because you actualy have to think a little. (if that's what you like)

I'd rent it first and see if you like it... you may finish it too before you have to give it back.

RedDragonX · Jan 12, 2009 11:46 PM

Heck I went for the whole thing and got it on PS3 lol...it was more then worth the money big_smile .....and now you can't even find it for that system...so I consider myself lucky.

Cynder's Friend · Jan 14, 2009 12:44 AM

how did u get it on ps3

cuz i beat it all ready on wii

RedDragonX · Jan 14, 2009 12:47 AM

Quites simple really....I went out to Gamestop the day it arrived at the store and bought it lol...they only got like four copies of it for PS3...so power to me big_smile ...it runs beautifully.

IceStar · Jan 14, 2009 5:35 PM

I have all the spyro games for PS1 and I have all the spyro games for PS2 and when I got the PS1 games they didn't cost alot but the PS2 games cost alot then the PS1 games.

RedDragonX · Jan 14, 2009 5:59 PM

Well seeing as how PS2 is more advance then PS1...no wonder they cost more when you go them....if it had been the other way around then you would have had something to worry about.

Spyro Master · Jan 14, 2009 6:09 PM

same ive gt all the spyro games 4 PS1 and PS2 to i cant remember how much they costed though bt still worth the money smile

RedDragonX · Jan 14, 2009 6:10 PM

I don't own them all. I have not bought ones I believed unworthy of the time and effort.

Spyro Master · Jan 14, 2009 6:14 PM

i buy em all even if they r bad just to find good points from em like ETD it was bad bt it was imaginative to an extent in places lol even though it was so slow at loading lol i could go on oh well its a spyro game tongue

RedDragonX · Jan 14, 2009 8:17 PM

I couldn't stand ETD. I shouldn't have even rented it.

god-of-madness · Jan 15, 2009 8:29 PM

So it's not like the platforming genius we had on PS1? What a shame...

RedDragonX · Jan 15, 2009 10:02 PM

It's just a completely different style. It's not going to cater to every single gamer....so if you want to try it out then just rent it first.

TalonKingNightwing · Jan 16, 2009 4:52 PM

I love Spyro as much as the next person here, but I don't really agree with what Sierra has been doing to him. It's been years, but I still remember playing Ripto's Rage for hours on end. Eventually I beat the game 100% (go ahead and call me "nerd", cause I am).

Answering your question (I can't speak for TEN since I havn't played it yet), the new LoS games are good, but in my opinion, what kept them from being great was mostly an irritating style of gameplay combined with how Sierra deviated from the "continue the story at your own pace" that the previous games had, into a linear quest with absolutely 0 side quests or mini-games. The boss fights were pretty fun though.

This is my personal DotD rating breakdown: (1 to 10, 10 is highest)

AUDIO: averages out to 7.8
general sound: 9
music: 9
acting: Elijah Wood as Spyro: 9
Christina Ricci as Cynder: 9 (felt she wasn't given enough dialogue)
Gary Oldman as Ignitus: 9
Wayne Brady as Sparx: 7
Malefor: 5 (because they royally screwed with Mark Hamil's actual
voice, poor guy. He's a great actor too. Sierra really
fubarbed this one)
Blair Underwood as Hunter: 8
Screenplay/Dialogue: 6

VIDEO: averages out to 7.8
general graphics: 9
character design: Spyro: 9, Cynder: 9, Sparx: 8, Ignitus: 8,
Hunter: 8, Malefor: 8.5, Volteer: 7, Cyril: 8,
Terrador: 8, Chronicler: 8.5, Hermit: 7,
Prowlus: 7, Meadow: 7, Mason: 6

ENGAGEMENT: averages out to 6.75
general gameplay: 6
replayability: 6
not so challenging that you start getting irritated: 6
not so easy that you get bored after 10 minutes: 8
boss battles: 7.5
overall story: 7

Final Rating: (7.8 + 7.8 + 6.75)/3 = 7.4 (This is about a C+ on the grade scale)

Of course this is just my opinion, but I hope it helps.
The best advice I can give is rent it first and see if you like it enough to buy it. I was lucky and got it as an early Christmas gift from my older brother who gave it a 7/10.

Spyro Master · Jan 16, 2009 5:04 PM

whoa thats a lot of written stuff on one game good review smile anywa out of the LOS i would pick DOTD no contest bt LOS vs old spyro i would still stick wiv teh original spyro its fun to pla its basic and not to complex and will probaly last forever as its Playstation which is how like things

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