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Here are some (in my opinion not necessary) excuses and explanations from the guy who played the demo:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Spyro...uy_who_was_bad/

Apparently there was a lot of input lag not caused by the game itself, which is also why he barely moved the camera.
Personally I couldn‘t care less if the person playing is good or not, as long as I can see the game in action: on the contrary, fails allow us to see features we might have not been able to look at, such as falling or death animations.

Anyway, just something quick I noticed regarding Elders.
I’m still a bit “concerned” they won’t use many unique body shapes like the originals did, but the ones we’ve seen so far prove nothing: all of them have the same hourglass design even in the PS1 game, and if anything the two of them with visible horns seems to have them very similar to their original counterparts.
Plus, if that painting behind the dog and Shepherd really is an Elder, it may be a lot more hunched than the one we know, may be Boldar according to the color and the white beard.

Honestly the guy playing reminded me of my fails when I first picked the original game up after a decade. I didn't have a problem with his playing and even got a nice laugh out of his struggles, especially on Tree Tops, where I can relate as I've never even managed to beat that level.

The gameplay itself is still just so beautiful. I still can't get over how much I love Spyro's design and animations. The grass in the Toasty level and landscapes and enemies in the levels are just so well done and pretty and feel so new while feeling so familiar at the same time.

One little detail I suddenly noticed that I haven't seen people talking about:




Sheep Toasty got a redesign.

Should we expect Spyro news today?

I think there should be a Crash announcement which could tie well with the Reignited Trilogy, but being Sony’s day I’d expect some news.

Maybe a new trailer like they did last year for the N. Sane Trilogy, perhaps a quick look at Gateway to Glimmer as well.
Whatever they do, I hope Toys for Bob and the official accounts don’t stop posting screenshots and concept arts, even if I’d fully understand if they slowed down a bit.

**** IT WAS A SPYRO FAN TWITTER.

im so dumb ;;

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**** IT WAS A SPYRO FAN TWITTER.

im so dumb ;;

Uuuuh... A news false alarm, I guess...?

Where was the "Ummmm?" Spyro cutscene in the Toasty level they've showed in the trailer? :/

It was just a spliced in to the trailer from when Devlin asks Spyro if he knew "what the dragonfly following" him was doing, not an actual cutscene for Toasty.

AKA, trailer magic.

I was trying to understand which dragon (if it’s a dragon) was depicted in the painting on the right, and narrowed down the options to Altair and Boldar.



But... Uuuuuh... I don’t think I’ll be able to go any further...





Pretty disappointed they literally copy and pasted the same model for two Magic Crafters dragons.
Like... They didn’t even changed tribe, one is from Blowhard and the other is in the Homeworld.
Not even a slight tweak.
Whatever they’ll do in Reignited it’ll be an improvement, as long as they don’t use the exsct same model twice for nostalgia-sake (which I highly doubt).

Maybe they'll base Altair off his Japanese version, who does have a different color scheme

All these years of playing the first game over and over and I had no idea there were two completely identical dragons. Makes me wonder if any other dragons had doppelgängers.

Could be, the colors look much more similar than his other version.
If that’s truly one of them, then I guess it confirms Magic Crafters wearning classical fantasy/wizard clothes.

With Artisans bein based off of different types of artistic workers, Peace Keepers most likely sporting armors and weapons and Beast Makers being shaman-themed I wonder how they’ll handle Dream Weavers.

By the way, same, alicecarp.
What shocks me even more if that they were also pretty close to each other, not like a World apart.
Makes me truly realize how actually forgettable the Elders were individually, though I still love their overall concept.

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But it makes me wonder that with all the reused designs in the original game, which one will they keep the same and which one will they alter?
Do all the dragons in the Japanese version have a different colour scheme?

No, not all of them. just 5 Magic Crafters (And kinda-sorta one Beast Maker), interestingly enough.

Cyrus, Ajax, Jarvis, Hexus, and Altair, to be specific.

And Cleetus is also rather famous for some regions of the game having a completely separate color scheme for JUST his appearance in Twilight Harbor.

Wow.
I truly had no idea there were soooo many doubled up Elders.
I mean, even when I was I kid I recognized palette swaps but absolutely never noticed plain clones.

Really curious to see what TfB will do with them.

By the way, Thor/Tomas model actually appears a third time in Gnorc Cove since you have to free the latter a second time, but three identical Magic Crafters...?
That’s a bit too much.

^ Don't forget about Oswin from Dark Hollow. He, Thor and Tomas are triplets. Whooooo!

I forgot that Nestor and Nils were the exact model. I always thought they were twins when I was a kid. :P

To be perfectly fair, Oswin is a palette swap (Darker color scheme), and so is Nils (Completely different designed underbelly), rather then actual full on clones.

I always found palette swaps to be a lot lesser of an evil, these dragons are suppose to be the same subspecies, after all XP

Whew, I’m glad they at least changed the model a bit with Oswin because and identical model shown four times for three dragons would have been quite embarassing.
True, Thor is kinda more unique that way.

This makes me a lot more open to TfB’s reinterpretation of the Elders, especially since I want to remember them sooo badly but I simply can’t; outside of Nestor, Cosmo and the Peace Keepers’ leader I barely remember any name or precise design’s location.
It’s a shame considering you seem some of them again in Year of the Dragon’s intro.

Truly hoping for them to be more memorable, this time.

EDIT: do you think this means anything or is it just a way to rise hype by mentioned the most anticipated titles?

https://mobile.twitter.com/EBG...334192232222720

I think EBGames is just hoping as much as everyone else, unless they have a new preorder bonus not too much reason to mention them in particular.

Soooo no new gameplay shown yet in the Sony conference.

Paul Yan implied on Twitter that there's more coming though, soooo....Nintendo conference? Switch?? : O

Tomorrow!

Spyro will be showcased tomorrow at 12:45 PM!

Demo, pretty please!

EDIT: brutally ninja’d.

While we're waiting on (hopefully) new stuff, I'm kinda surprised no one has uploaded more footage of the demo onto Youtube... There's gotta be someone who took video of it, right?

Pretty surprised too.
I assumed it simply wasn’t opened for public yet, but I honestly wouldn’t see why.

EDIT:
not much, but it’s taken from a very short clip at the end of the PlayStation streaming (courtesy of Spyro teh Dragon on Twitter):



Magic Crafters, most likely, but not sure which level.
By the way, yellow tail end probably means an old build.

Right when the Nintendo Digital Direct ends, hmmm.

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Right when the Nintendo Digital Direct ends, hmmm.

i was informed that unfortunately it is reffering to PT and not EST. which means that converting it to EST would be: 12:45 PT = 3:45 EST


we on the East Coast should expect Spyro Reignited at 3:45 PM

Oh man, I hope that's the Magic Crafters home world. That dark green grass is a perfect color.

This was from the Youtube E3 stream

I think it probably is, doesn’t seem like it could have been taken in Blowhard, Wizard Peak, High Caves or Alpine Ridge, at least in terms of level geometry.
Really seems like one of the ramps you use to reach the various portals and areas in the Homeworld.

The grass is indeed a fantastic color even if I’m still not keen on how dark the mountains look; again though, Spyro seems to have a yellow tail end so it most likely means this is an earlier build compared to the one we saw with Toasty and Tree Tops.
That detail and the fact the clip looks like it could have been taken with a special camera angle make me think this is part of a new trailer (possibly one with that Ice Cavern Gnorc and the Alpine Ridge Beasts, like certain screenshots seem to suggest) which will be shown at 12:45.

Still crossing my fingers for Gatweay to Glimmer though, I’m sure they won’t leave the E3 without showing it.

The Spyro Twitter and Facebook pages have changed their profile and header images.The latter of which show Ripto off.It's possible we'll get a Spyro 2 revealed later today, and potentially a new console version reveal.

New gameplay!

A lot of people are still complaining about the lack of bass in the music.

did anybody notice that they changed the enemies from tree tops into apes? I was actually right for once

So after hearing the egg thieves a couple times, I'm 100% sure it's Jess Harnell voicing them.

Varied Elders body shapes.
Faithfully recreated dynamc music which also benefits from TfB’s added touches.
Original sound effects here and there.
Great first look at a Speedway.

I’M ALL FIRED UP, BOB.

Only nitpick I’d have is how the Propeller Chests (which either don’t have a page on the wikia or I’m simply dumb and can’t find it) no longer shoot their fan up when flamed, but you know what?
Seeing how TfB is handling everything and the amount of passion and dedication put into every single detail, I’m confident they will eventually add them.

This is what I was hoping for.
Finally reach a point where I’m not doubting their work, but instead just look at what we get and think “oh, I’m sure that’ll be there in the end”.

Please let TfB make their own Spyro game after the Trilogy!
It looking so gorgeus!

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I've put some new images in the Gallery.

Thanks a ton (artworks as well, by the way, guys)!

Man, Magic Crafters with dark grass and a pink sky, the Green Druid in-game, what I think is the labyrinth in Artisans (which could mean a change in lighting) and even a new Elder!

I could really cry right now!

EDIT: there are even more on Twitter of Town Square and Magic Crafter, Great Lord it’s a food!
All from PlayStation’s stream; they didn’t forget about Spyro!
Can’t wait for their showcase!

Jeez videos are coming out left and right. Now there's one with Artisans

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Jeez videos are coming out left and right. Now there's one with Artisans

OH GOD, WHERE?!
I need to see if it has changed!

Oh it changed all right!

https://youtu.be/uOGi851v5FY

Thanks so much!

Artisans looks even better than before and I didn’t even think it was possible!
Magic Crafters’ caves look a but more generic than the original, and it’s a pity they didn’t show the outdoor areas because I think that’s where the World truly shines.

Armored Druid look cool, but I would have made them just a bit fatter.

Still, overall stunning.
They have to drop the big bomb, later on!

EDIT: friendly reminder Spyro is about to be showcased here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-Y-ApSFFEc

So, no super exciting news but I have to say seeing TfB’s developers always melt my heart.
The sheer childish joy manifested by the people seeing their nostalgia reignited is... fantastic.

Everything's looking great!

...Well, everything that is actually loading for me is looking great, haha. It's so weird, I was streaming Nintendo (live) for a couple of hours, and everything else on YouTube is working fine, but every Spyro video I try to watch, just... Buffers? For eternity?

That, and the lack of a Switch announcement, is breaking my heart!

The FINAL final box art..

Oh many, so much to comment on. Where to begin...

I like all the dragons so far exceeeeept for Jed. He just looks like dragon Jabba the Hutt .____. Or a clown. Urrrrk.

The Tree Tops concept art is absolutely freakin gorgeous, and I'm really glad the level turned out looking just as amazing!

Interesting that they made a concept art of Toasty during what looks like dawn, rather than the fiery sunset it is usually. I don't think we'll see that in game, but it's another excellent piece of art.

I'm....not a huge fan of how they made the Artisans and Magic Crafters music much more ambient/synth based. It really doesn't give me the same mood at all ._. Other than those I like the music a lot so far. Idk if anyone else caught it, but they played a bit of the main theme during the 3:45 presentation and that sounded great.

Artisans is looking good, as is Magic Crafters. Though part of me misses the white marble textures on the Magic Crafters architecture.

((I appreciate your icon btw HeyitsHotDog. Pit for life <3))

EDIT: OH, and Sunny Flight! I actually really like how it looks. I know a lot of people aren't fans of it, but it feels more true to its name now than before.