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As far as I know swimming in the air has been possible in every single game where Spyro was able to go underwater, so I guess it has something to do with the way his model interacts with the water itself.

As long as TfB sticks to that mechanic (and I can’t see how they couldn’t) I think we’ll be fine.
Though it would be cool if they added it as a proper feature instead of a rather randomic glitch, especially if easier ways to activate it such as out of boundaries flights won’t be possible due to the extended level’s surroundings.

I hope even better,quests needing you to use glitches that of course no longer are.

So the roll move will be in all three games. Interesting....

EDIT: Gamestop's footage of Lofty Castle.
https://twitter.com/GameStop/status/1009106123889303552

EDIT 2: Cliff Town

https://www.facebook.com/GameS...26523647367551/

Uuuuh, Lofty Castle’s skybox has had a huge improvement!
The colors still look a bit dark, but that alone is a really welcomed change, and the pool of water looks gorgeous.
Also, the Cupids look great, never pictured them with flaming hairs but I love the detail.

The gem near the counter is now gree, and I feel like it’s a much more pleasant color to look at, not to mention it’s more similar to the one used in the sequels.

Cliff Town looks fantastic, maybe a bit too purple-ish but I feel like that’s similar to what we’ve seen with the Stone Hill clips.
Regarding the sand, I’ve always pictured Peace Keepers to be more dry and dusty rather than sandy, so going with that idea I’m glad with the direction they took.
I’m sure the sand will look just as fine as in the N. Sane Trilogy.

Spyro has a pretty funny animation when hitting the enemies there, but as someone on Reddit suggested it might simply be a way to experiment with the hitboxes.

EDIT: is it just me or did they actually tweaked more than what it may look like at first glance?
Like, the metal containers look waaaay lighter and shinier, Spyro seems to run a bit slower, Sparx isn’t as quick at collecting gems.
Could just be an impression, though.

I adore the way Lofty Castle looks! I know that others are saying the colors are "ruined" but I couldn't disagree more. It's different, but to me it's still faithful especially in comparison to the trailer. I also noticed that the Cupids have fire for hair now, which is cool. Lofty Castle was one of my favorite levels from the first game, so seeing it done with such care makes me really happy.

Cliff Town is excellent too. The purple shading goes well with the orange lighting in the level, and the clouds behind the cliff are neat.

I need a playable demo of this game on PS4 Store, pronto!

Lofty Castle is so much lighter now! That skybox is much closer to the original, and the Cupids look fantastic. The flaming hair is a nice touch. As is, the visuals are likeable enough, but I still miss the pale, marble-like architecture : ( I wonder what it'd look like if they changed the cobblestones to a creamy color?

No complaints about Cliff Town here, it's fantastic with the dramatic lighting! Though I am laughing over how Spyro's neck extends in that charge animation. Zoooop.

People on YouTube pointed out that Spyro has his weird yellow ended tail in the Lofty Castle clip (perhaps in the Cliff Town one as well, but it’s hard to tell since he’s always charging), which probably means it’s from an old build.
Perhaps the purple gem in the HUD is still the most recent one then.

It’s becoming really hard to tell which elements are in a more advanced state compared to others, but getting these clips definitely makes up for a bit of confusion.



EDIT: something interesting from Reddit:



Both Stormy Ascent and the Reignited Trilogy’s trailer are accessible directly from the title screen of the N. Sane Trilogy in the never version of the game, at least on the XBOX.
Could this mean they are ready to make the easter egg more accessible for a certain purpose...?

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People on YouTube pointed out that Spyro has his weird yellow ended tail in the Lofty Castle clip (perhaps in the Cliff Town one as well, but it’s hard to tell since he’s always charging), which probably means it’s from an old build.
Perhaps the purple gem in the HUD is still the most recent one then.

It’s becoming really hard to tell which elements are in a more advanced state compared to others, but getting these clips definitely makes up for a bit of confusion.

Reveal Spoiler

People on YouTube are also puzzled by how the ground lights up when Spyro uses his fire breath.
Yup: fire emitting light is making someone think the actual ground lights up.
Now I understand the complaints about shadows a bit better...

EDIT: something interesting from Reddit:



Both Stormy Ascent and the Reignited Trilogy’s trailer are accessible directly from the title screen of the N. Sane Trilogy in the never version of the game, at least on the XBOX.
Could this mean they are ready to make the easter egg more accessible for a certain purpose...?

Another question is, will the Switch and PC versions of the game have that feature?

Mmmh... I’d say yes just for the sake of promoting the game, but with no version announced for neither of those platforms (at least yet) it isn’t a no brainer.

Regarding the Lofty Castle clip, Spyro’s tail also doesn’t swing from side to side when running and still has that unrefined animation from the trailer.
Definitely an older build.

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Mmmh... I’d say yes just for the sake of promoting the game, but with no version announced for neither of those platforms (at least yet) it isn’t a no brainer.

Regarding the Lofty Castle clip, Spyro’s tail also doesn’t swing from side to side when running and still has that unrefined animation from the trailer.
Definitely an older build.

Pretty much, you can't promote a game that isn't coming to your console just yet. I'm guessing we won't see it on the Switch and PC versions until Reignited in announced for those systems, when we'll get a patch for the game to have the trailer/potential demo.

all i care about right now is when we're gonna see Elora and Bianca

I would be so happy if they added the E3 Spyro demo into the N. Sane Trilogy, but I'm not holding my breath on it. Having the trailer there is already cool enough; reminds me of how you could access the trailer of A Hero's Tail in Twinsanity.

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all i care about right now is when we're gonna see Elora and Bianca

Same. Bianca IS a babe, you know.

When do you all reckon we'll get a Spyro 2 reveal?

Possibly sometime within the next two weeks, but if not I definitely think that we'll see it in July. They might be holding off to give Crash's DLC + multiplatform release more spotlight. They've been starting to mention the other games more in passing (Paul Yan being excited to reveal Elora, telling us the roll will be in all three games, so on) which is why I think it's soon.

Spyro 3 is a different story though, it's likely we're gonna see that near the end of August.

is anybody else hoping they don't show off too much footage?

A request from Jordan Fringe:

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is anybody else hoping they don't show off too much footage?

Yeah. I think they need to stop showing footage from the first game because I want to have some things left as a surprise ...

the nsane trilogy was semi ruined for me because they showed off almost every level before the game came out :^ (

I agree about not showing anymore content from the first game and start posting some from the second one, but I’m confident it’ll happen soon enough judging by what they said on Twitter last week.
We are still missing a lot of levels, thankfully, and looking at the concept arts I’m sure we are in for some surprises even with the ones we’ve already seen but I definitely don’t want to spoil myself more important things, such as bosses late-game levels.

They only shown three full levels, in the end.

Regarding the Egg Thief’s laugh, I think it sounds just fine.
I immensely appreciate how TfB managed to re-use some original sound effects and I’d surely like of they could add some more here and there, but I also don’t want all of the sound effects to be the original ones.
Just like with the music, which has grown on me a lot lately, I’d just be happy if they could capture the essence of the sounds and tracks and I feel like they managed to do it for most of them so far.

I’ll be happy as long as I can hum along with the soundtrack and smile when hearing certain iconic sounds.

EDIT: new dynamic theme and avatars:

https://t.co/VG1wqLXCRI?amp=1

I missed the Twilight Harbour footage, but there's this video about it:

Are people actually going to be defending the use of guns in a kids game

Like can yall not do that

That's because Fortnite is a third person shooter and an all ages sort of game. If the guns there are appropriate or not that's another question. Spyro is a kids' game first, fantasy no less.

Here's a video from CrystalBlazier of the new theme in action!



And here's the music, without the menu sounds. I have to say I really like this arrangement. It captures the feel of the original song quite well!

Hey look it's Sunny Flight's theme and totally not a politics discussion just about to happen. I think it's still too chill though, this and Toasty just don't have a punch to the instruments.

May I just say that, debatable censorship aside, there are much more pleasant ways to deal with the bullets rather than purple goo?

Even changing it to green or orange/yellow would make it less obnoxious or at least closer to either the Gnorcs or the original bullets’ color; not a good idea to leave it as it is when the main character is basically the same color.
I would honestly change the projectiles themselves though; lasers are probably a bit too modern for the theme, but bolts or metal scraps could work just fine.

Sunny Flight’s theme does sound a bit weaker compared to the original but hey, I’d rather have slightly less powerful tracks with the same spirit than pale Copeland’s imitations.

I like the Sunny Flight tune.

I think the goo is purple precisely to make sure it doesn't blend into the color scheme of the stage, which it totally did in the original. Those guys were a pain to deal with entirely because of that.

I'm glad that the people at Toys For Bob are looking at this discussion board.

Huh, I’ve never had a problem with the color of the projectiles themselves, especially with the various purple and green lit areas; not to mention that now there are a lot more possibilities in terms of colors and effects to make the projectiles stand out from the background even more.
The hitbox was a whole different matter, though.

By the way, not sure if they are reading this specific board, but since someone already said it on Reddit I’m going to repeat it here just in case: today is the first day of Summer, at least here it already is.
And I feel like we’d all want to go to the forest instead of the sea, this year...

One last thing I noticed: Spyro still has the yellow tail in both the Artisans and Magic Crafters b-rolls, but not the stiffer animation.
This probably means that the first two clips come from a slightly more recent build compared to the one used for Lofty Castle and Cliff Town, but still older than the demo shown at E3.
I’m starting to get the feeling everything we’ve seen so far is part of a rather early development phase, perhaps even the playable demo itself, and that whatever suggestion TfB has taken into consideration has not been shown yet.
Which would be great if true, because it would mean they have a much clearer idea of what matters than we initially thought.

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Are people actually going to be defending the use of guns in a kids game

Like can yall not do that

i dislike them censoring muh childhood because of current day politics

I want Spyro to use a gun, like Insomniac intended. Give Sparx a gun too, he has extra hands now.

..........

TFB truly is making every fan's wish come true

Jokes aside, I’m sure Spyro’s new thumbs will come in handy when animating his climbing ability.

Speaking of which...

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"Spyro get's movie role, as the next James Bond"

James Bond?

Nah.

The next Terminator.

"Gnasty Gnorc, I'll be back..."

#GiveSpyroaGun2018

I'm just going to say this.

The whole time Toys for Bob was doing Skylanders, they were okay with Trigger Happy using guns. Sure they shoot coins, but still guns. Not to mention the Quickshot Imaginators.

In the first Crash Bandicoot game, Pinstripe Potoroo used a tommy gun to shoot Crash. Vicarious Visions kept the tommy gun in the N. Sane Trilogy, even though he was shooting tiny missiles instead of bullets.

Please don't remove the grenades T4B!

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#GiveSpyroaGun2018

didn't insomniac stop making spyro games because spyro couldn't hold a gun?

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Please don't remove the grenades T4B!

Of course they won’t remove them!

Then we'll have to change #GiveSpyroaGun2018 to #LetSpyroSay****2018.