darkSpyro

Excluding the non-spyro ones, out of all of the levels in Spyro 3, which one did you like the least? What would you like to be removed/changed?

Personally, mine would have to be Lost Fleet. I wasn't a huge fan of the layout, I found the submarine challenges to be a little repetitive, the soundtrack in the greatest hits version wasn't as good as the original (Super Bonus Round) one that plays in the level, and I just feel like the level wasn't as memorable.

I would change the soundtrack, so that's it's not just a remix of Sheila's Alp. I would tinker with the layout, and make it a little more linear and simple, expand on the rocket-skateboarding area, (not that I disliked it, I actually thought it was really fun) and lastly I would make the submarine area larger, make the submarines have more unpredictable movement patterns, and add some variety in the ways that the submarines defend themselves against your submarine.

huh. i actually feel similarly about lost fleet, but could never really put my finger on it.

i'm also not a big fan of desert ruins. remember dying a lot there, which wasn't very fun.

a couple of years ago, i went through a phase where sunny villa bothered me. that was really my fault, though. i used to play that level over and over as a little kid, so i got bored of it. i'm okay with it now, though.

heheh I have a few:

Lost Fleet because shooting the birds for the last few gems can take me WAY longer than it has to be
Frozen Altars because **** Nancy and those TNT-toting creatures
Charmed Ridge because the music is annoying and **** the cat witches
Desert Ruins because **** the scorpions (but hey ever realise that Tara is basically Bianca but with mouse ears and a tail?)

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huh. i actually feel similarly about lost fleet, but could never really put my finger on it.

i'm also not a big fan of desert ruins. remember dying a lot there, which wasn't very fun.

a couple of years ago, i went through a phase where sunny villa bothered me. that was really my fault, though. i used to play that level over and over as a little kid, so i got bored of it. i'm okay with it now, though.

I know what you mean about Sunny Villa - there was a time period when I didn't have a memory card, so playing the same level over and over again, does get exhausting.

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heheh I have a few:

Lost Fleet because shooting the birds for the last few gems can take me WAY longer than it has to be
Frozen Altars because **** Nancy and those TNT-toting creatures
Charmed Ridge because the music is annoying and **** the cat witches
Desert Ruins because **** the scorpions (but hey ever realise that Tara is basically Bianca but with mouse ears and a tail?)

I can't believe I forgot about those birds! It takes me awhile to shoot them too, it's so tedious, especially since the cannon doesn't shoot straight, like the ones in Icy Peak.

That Nancy challenge was annoying, especially the music that played in the background.

I agree with your opinion on the cat witches - dosen't help that Sgt. Byrd is kind of clunky and hard to control, in my opinion.

Good observation on Tara, never realized that.

100% agree on lost fleet, i feel like there's just way too much going on in the level. you have the main level with its gimmick of exploration under the acid, the sublevel with two submarine challenges and another acid swimming segment, AND the sublevel with two skateboarding challenges and a skill point. and because there's so much going on, i feel like none of these things individually stand out. it's a shame because visually i think it's beautiful, it ties into the lore in an interesting way with sheila mentioning at the beginning of the game that there used to be "flying ships" in the forgotten realms, and the music it was originally meant to have (per the E3 and september 4th leaked prototype builds) is awesome. but in execution, it falls completely flat.