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So recently, I was lucky enough to get an interview with a member of Insomniac Forums, who works for the company, and I got to ask some questions, some being about Ratchet & Clank, I hope you enjoy. The member's name was "Beast".

1.)How has the majority of the workers at Insomniac thought of Skylanders? Skylanders is the recent video game series that has included Spyro as a character.
I haven't asked the majority of workers about it. I'm pretty indifferent, I see the appeal, but it doesn't seem like something I want to play, maybe when I have kids.


2.)Is Spyro still mentioned around the office sometimes? The Spyro community often wonders if Spyro is still being thought of by the workers there.
The Spyro team was pretty small and there are few people left that worked on the original spyro games. We don't really talk or think about them much other than remembering the companies history.


3.)If Insomniac had the chance to get to work on another Spyro game would they take the chance?
No.


4.)What is your personal favorite R&C game?
I think it's tough to pick a game I worked on, so maybe Going Commando, I started at Insomniac shortly after Going Commando.
5.) What do you wish to see more of in future R&C games?
Not allowed to talk about future games real or not.


6.)Are there still any Spyro pieces of artwork, sculptures, or anything else still around the office? I remember watching a tour video around the Insomniac office before and I saw there sure were lots of figures around the office.
Not that I recall other than small things.


7.)Anything you could say about future R&C games?
Not allowed to talk about future games real or not.


8.)What is your favorite thing about working at Insomniac?
Working with a fantastic team of people.


9.)What did the majority of the workers of Insomniac think of the Legend of Spyro series?
Again, I haven't asked everyone so I don't know. I've never played the Legend of Spyro games and I have no interest in playing them.

10.)What game have you had the most fun working on?
Probably Up Your Arsenal, it was my first time working on a console game and I was on the multiplayer team, it was like going to a LAN party every day and playing and shaping the game that we were making. I'm sure that's probably nostalgia. I have a lot of fun working on every game we make though, otherwise I wouldn't be doing it.

Good questions asked. It was nice of the guy to take time to answer them for you.

Ted Price is answering questions on Reddit. Maybe you could ask some questions regarding Spyro.

^I see Ted Price still likes Skylanders.

Yup, it was nice of them too respond. :3 I appreciated it very much!

That's so cool! Bit sad about the going back to Spyro thing. ;__;

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That's so cool! Bit sad about the going back to Spyro thing. ;__;

I know. :C

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That's so cool! Bit sad about the going back to Spyro thing. ;__;

I know. :C

I was going to say you should've asked why....but the answer would probably be "Ratchet and Clank" wouldn't it?

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That's so cool! Bit sad about the going back to Spyro thing. ;__;

I know. :C

I was going to say you should've asked why....but the answer would probably be "Ratchet and Clank" wouldn't it?

Yeah, that and lots of other reasons. :C

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Wii-U is something I'd consider more current gen - but we're not working on games for it.

OUCH! XP

It's sad Insomniac doesn't want to talk really about Spyro anymore, but I understand why it is so and why they don't necessarily want to return to it. I love how they are still working on R&C and are not abandoning this project, but in my opinion, after Future trilogy it became more of a shooter game

dammit Insomniac!

Wow, that was nice and sad at the same time >.<

I guess there are some things you don't want to know, like this. It made me sad, yet gave me closure.

Welp, sorry it made you sad...

^Naah, I'll be okay. Thanks for showing this Kariana >.<

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^Naah, I'll be okay. Thanks for showing this Kariana >.<

No problem, you all know I just love contributing to my favorite fandom. :3

[Christ, my killjoy points are just shooting up today]

Quite frankly, when the original justification for dropping Spyro was partly due to his lack of ability to use weapons, it's no surprise that they wouldn't want to go back to it.

Yeah, it is the sad truth. :C

Weapons have become the bread and butter of Insomniac. And it's what they're pushing for FUSE, which comes out tomorrow in North America.

It's sad Insomniac Games want nothing to do with Spyro anymore. I mean without Spyro, I wouldn't have been as much into Ratchet & Clank and thus I would adopt the username I've been using all these years.

I hope Insomniac will at least maybe make a new fantasy game because FUSE was the worst thing they ever made. Ugh! Hopefully their new Xbox One game won't be as much of a bust or change to cater towards this "main focus test group".

I actually haven't heard of FUSE until now.