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It's been a while since we were told anything new about the next game. Now we've been told that the movie has been cancelled and we were told that they're taking Spyro in a new direction (//forum.darkspyro.net/spyro/viewposts.php?topic=28689). I REALLY can't wait to see what the next game will be like. Anybody feel the same?

*raises hand*

I know! I really want ot see how Spyro and the others will change, if at all. I can't wait to hear the new composer's works, or to see what the atmosphere and gameplay will be like!

That's the same question i've been asking after i'd finish the game. Although i wouldn't want to know everything about next game cuz it would spoil the fun.

I know i'm anxious, they should of put out info on the game they are making already (if they are).

Yes, I'm excited about what they do with the next game. I may have been disappointed with DotD, but I can't deny I like the Spyro series in general. xD

Since they said they were taking it in a new direction, that's more reason to believe that they're continuing with the Spyro storyline. :D

Ahhh... more Spyro games, hope what the next time they make Cynder on write colors and with a good personality *crossing the fingers*

Personally, I prefer if Spyro die.

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Yes, I'm excited about what they do with the next game. I may have been disappointed with DotD, but I can't deny I like the Spyro series in general. xD

Since they said they were taking it in a new direction, that's more reason to believe that they're continuing with the Spyro storyline.

You mean old Spyro's story line? Here's hoping! *raises glass*

You know, I think they should introduce more characters/species in th next game. I always thought it was a little odd that Spyro never made friends with pheonixes, unicorns, gryphons, or elves. And above all we NEED more young dragons of BOTH genders.

A little, im not too excited but i want to have a new game its a shame because some of my Spyro faness has been replaced with another thing wich has a confirmed future (a good one too )

You mean you're a fan of something else? What?

What do you think? They have confirmed that the second movie will be out this year. Clue: .... .... 2: the magic is back!

Uh...Winx Club?

A trailer would be nice, so we have an idea of what the next Spyro game is goanna be like.

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Uh...Winx Club?

*claps hands* yup. They also said they will do a season 5

Activision will let us know what kind of Spyro game they've been working on. Hopefully, sometime in May in E3 or some other game convention.

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Activision will let us know what kind of Spyro game they've been working on. Hopefully, sometime in May in E3 or some other game convention.

E3's in June, yet most games that they talk about at E3 have already been announced earlier in the year or if they announce it for the first time at E3 it usually means that its gonna come out next year... But, they always seam to have a trailer or game play of some type whenever they do this... So if they do announce it at E3 then it'll be something to look forwards to...

Does Spyro noramlly get announced at E3, or is he usually told of before hand or later?

I think E3 would be the last place...It would be unoticed with all the Big budget games and Reavels

What about Nintendo DS games? There could be a new Spyro game only for the DS.

... Heck, there could even be a brand-new trilogy on the DS like they did with the GBA Spyro. That'd be pretty cool, actually.

I'd love to know what they're doing next. By 'new direction', they could be going back to Old Spyro, or taking the LOS characters down another road. Or even doing another reboot ( which would be a REALLY bad idea in my opinion).

*eyes grow huge* NO ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE ACTIVISION!!!!

Sorry, had to get that out.

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Does Spyro noramlly get announced at E3, or is he usually told of before hand or later?

Usually before... Thats why I said if we hear about it at E3 it'll probably be released next year...

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I think E3 would be the last place...It would be unoticed with all the Big budget games and Reavels

Lots of things that are announced get unnoticed, but if your looking for it then you'll find it...

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I'd love to know what they're doing next. By 'new direction', they could be going back to Old Spyro, or taking the LOS characters down another road. Or even doing another reboot ( which would be a REALLY bad idea in my opinion).

*eyes grow huge* NO ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE ACTIVISION!!!!

Sorry, had to get that out.

I think another reboot, though redundant (right word?) might be wise. There's old fans who dislike LOS and LOS fans who dislike the old, so why not try and appease them both by restaring the franchise with aspects of both eras? Or maybe they'll do something totally different, unlike old or LOS. Who among us can say for sure?

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I'd love to know what they're doing next. By 'new direction', they could be going back to Old Spyro, or taking the LOS characters down another road. Or even doing another reboot ( which would be a REALLY bad idea in my opinion).

*eyes grow huge* NO ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE ACTIVISION!!!!

Sorry, had to get that out.

I think another reboot, though redundant (right word?) might be wise. There's old fans who dislike LOS and LOS fans who dislike the old, so why not try and appease them both by restaring the franchise with aspects of both eras? Or maybe they'll do something totally different, unlike old or LOS. Who among us can say for sure?

You won't find many people that like TLoS but hate the old series, I don't think it would be practical to make another re-boot... They lost hundreds of Spyro fans when they made TLoS in the first place, and another re-boot could make them loose even more is they're not careful...

True. Do you suppose old fans would return if they tried another classic style game?

Maybe. They should make 2 games. One for the old Spyro and one for the new Spyro.

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Maybe. They should make 2 games. One for the old Spyro and one for the new Spyro.

Like the 'realistic' Zelda and the cel-shaded Zelda?

yeah. kind of.

You know how the old and new spyro looked? Have one game for the old spyro and the other for the new spyro.

This sound cool, if you stay bored of one version, is just play the other version

I like that idea Free Bird; I first heard it said by Gwenio on Activision forums and then spread around a bit here myself. That should make for two games a year, assuming they make an old and new style game at the same time. Two different companies would be needed of course. If they were going to do that though I'd want more than the look of the classics. I'd want the same atmosphere, tone, gameplay, kind of music, voices, etc.

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Maybe. They should make 2 games. One for the old Spyro and one for the new Spyro.

Yeah, people have said that before and I really didn't think it was a good idea... But now I think about it, it could be a good idea... Something that Activision should consider...

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You know, I think they should introduce more characters/species in th next game. I always thought it was a little odd that Spyro never made friends with pheonixes, unicorns, gryphons, or elves. And above all we NEED more young dragons of BOTH genders.

I agree. I think they should continue in the TLoS universe, but re-introduce characters like Elora, Zoe, Flame, Ember, and more younger dragons.


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I'd love to know what they're doing next. By 'new direction', they could be going back to Old Spyro, or taking the LOS characters down another road. Or even doing another reboot ( which would be a REALLY bad idea in my opinion).

*eyes grow huge* NO ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE ACTIVISION!!!!

Sorry, had to get that out.

I think another reboot, though redundant (right word?) might be wise. There's old fans who dislike LOS and LOS fans who dislike the old, so why not try and appease them both by restaring the franchise with aspects of both eras? Or maybe they'll do something totally different, unlike old or LOS. Who among us can say for sure?

I definitely Do not think they should do another reboot. They shouldn't forget everything that TLoS brought such as Cynder and the Guardians, etc. Plus, there would STILL be complaints that it doesn't beat the original. Of course it doesn't beat the original, for the majority of fans. Nothing ever does. People critisize the games too much. People constantly complained about ETD and AHT, which led to TLoS. If we don't want another reboot, I suggest pepole stop being too picky. The Original games are gone, and it's time to realize that. They're in the past. If you like them and hate TLoS, go play them and quit complaining about how much you hate TLoS. There are actually many fans of The Legend of Spyro.

I think the best idea would be to continue in TLoS universe, but fix up plot holes they left. Yeah, they made some mistakes, but they're fixable. I mean, come on, can you really play an entire trilogy and then say it sucked?
They can spunk up Spyro's personality, work on the character designs, and add characters left behind[Like Elora, Bianca Zoe, Flame, Ember, and new character]

I didn't hate LOS isn the start. It was DotD that just overpowered the good of ANB and TEN. As it is now, I don't think anything in the Spyro franchise will top the originals, but it is perfectly possible for Activision to create something that is still good and fun. Also, who's to say they couldn't keep the characters introduced in LOS and also bring back theose form the classics, not to mention keep and reintroduce aspects like currency, free flight, loads of collectibles and unlockables, melee and multi breaths, power ups, aerial obstical courses, training arenas, etc.

That's true. It could make Classic fans happier too, if they were just to reboot, but I know there would still be critisism. If they rebooted it again and recieved loads of critisism, don't you think they might just give up with Spyro?? I enjoyed the LoS plotline as well, even if some did think it was too cliche and unoriginal, and I actually enjoyed DotD as well. But I do understand why other people hate it.
But if they just continued from TLoS, not rebooting, but adding spunk to Spyro and bring back classic characters, (plus games and mini games) like you said from the original games, I think it could have the same effect without erasing TLoS

Maybe. But there wil ALWAYS be criticism of a game! Fro mall kinds of ppl too.

Yeah, you're right. There's really no such thing as a perfect game, and people are always going to critisize. We'll just have to wait and see what they actually do with it now

Indeed.

ITS THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT

NO MOAR SPYRO

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True. Do you suppose old fans would return if they tried another classic style game?

Not if Activision makes it. A company with a CEO who would say this:

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We have a real culture of thrift. The goal that I had in bringing a lot of the packaged goods folks into Activision about 10 years ago was to take all the fun out of making video games.

Could not possibly make an acceptable Classic Spyro game.

He works to supress innovation and creativity, which is likely why Sierra was dropped. Sierra was had been known in the past for creating games that moved the gaming industry forward (In fact, it was such innovation that the company was built on).

Did he REALLY say that? Please post a link to the original statement. I can't see someone who is the head of such a huge game company being against creativity and innovation.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6...adlines;title;1

If you click the name in the quote I have in the other post, it will will take you to the Wikipedia article on him which has more quotes and links.

Well, bloody hell! What's he doing in that buisness anyhow?

I had a though about what could happen to Spyro or any game in that guy's hands but Activision is a producer. They wouldn't influence the game I wouldn't think.

They just might. There was an article way back in the GameInformer talking about publisher interference...

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Well, bloody hell! What's he doing in that buisness anyhow?

I had a though about what could happen to Spyro or any game in that guy's hands but Activision is a producer. They wouldn't influence the game I wouldn't think.

The producers do have control over the development of a game, they decide the parameters like what kind of game to make, what the budget is, how long the production time is, and who the developer will be.

Hoo boy... That still doesn't sound all that good.

No it doesn't.

Developers really don't have much of a. . . voice in the matter. Publishers control everything, and they are the ones who give the green light or not . Developers can easily drop a game if they feel that it won't won't give them a good reputation, but most Developers don't know a lot of Publisher willing to take the risk on them making a game out of their own head .

From what I learned in my Development class, its best to know a lots of other Developers so if they need help, on a project and you don't have one, you can help them out (don't expect to get paid, but you will be greatly thanked for it). I guess you might say that its every Developers dream to become a Publisher so they can call the shots.

Its why I mostly blame Activision for what TLOS is and why they allowed the Developers to do what they did, or provide very little resources for them to actually make TLOS epic .

Activision didn't come into the picture till about halfway through DotD, same with EL. Many say the switch to EL cause a lot of the plotholes, but now that I think of it, I guess it is really Activision's fault for saying EL was going to make the game, assuming it was they who made the choice.