sonicbrawler182
Platinum Sparx
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#1175 Posted: 19:31:46 09/02/2011
Meh, in every fandom, it seems a majority say the "originals are the best". Then there are the ones who prefer whatever new style was established later on in the franchise's life.
For Classic-only fans, it's usually a case of them not being able to let go of nostalgia, or at least being uncomfortable with big change. This is understandable. I have seen many Classic Spyro fans say they don't mind certain things in other games, but when a similar thing is done with Spyro, they don't like it as it alters the formula that all Spyro fans grew up with and loved. Whether a mechanic was done well or not is irrelevant a lot of the time - they just don't want the change. The Sonic fandom is a rich example of this.
For TLoS-only fans, they just think the Classics look a little babyish, or even just a mediocre platformer - and this is understandable. Good boxart goes a long way when promoting a game, and the Insomniac Spyro games didn't have great boxart in terms of what it says about the game, at least for the European boxart. And the boxart for the post Insomniac, pre-LoS games had outright misleading boxart. LoS, on the other hand, really does show off what the game actually is well, with the possible exception of ANB. The Classic Spyro commercials were also rather cheesy in a kiddy way(I like them though), which could easily put people off. And Spyro having the same voiceover as Spongebob might put people off too, provided they knew, but even so, the wacky, cheesy, cartoony voiceovers of Classic Spyro would put people off(again, I personally like the voiceovers in the Classic games).
In a nutshell, Classic Spyro-only fans usually don't like the LoS Spyro or the games in between Insomniac and LoS due to nostalgia. This is expected in any fandom though, especially if the franchise in question started before the 21st century.
TLoS-only fans may not like it because the advertising either made the game look like it was for toddlers, made it look dark but was actually light-hearted(therefore people buy the game and find it's not what they wanted), or it made Spyro look like a mediocre platformer.
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