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The structure of Spyro 3 also feels generally more haphazard than the previous game. Agent 9 highlights the problem with late 90s shooter mechanics on console (an issue Insomniac would still have initially with the first Ratchet & Clank) while Sgt Byrd is floaty, Bentley is slow and Sheila is clunky. While the skateboarding levels are mildly amusing, although nowhere near as addictive or intricate as Tony Hawk, most of the friends are average to play as at best and annoying at worst. These sections never meld very well with the core game, and honestly there are plenty of moments where they’re flat out not fun. While the core gameplay as the titular dragon is still as solid as it was in the previous game, it frequently gets derailed for a skateboarding section or a level where suddenly you’re playing a slow-moving yeti or it’s a first-person shooter somehow (this really happens). The problem is, this causes Spyro 3 to feel splintered and directionless. Even Spyro himself gets some new variations, with new gameplay mechanics such as skateboarding challenges added to the mix. Each friend has their own moveset and playstyle, and this changes things up dramatically, with vertical levels to accommodate Sheila the Kangaroo’s jumping skills, levels with shooting mechanics and flying built in for Sgt Byrd, and levels with plenty to smash for Bentley the Yeti. But there are changes.įor a start, Spyro 3 adds a bigger cast of playable characters, with four new friends to rescue and play as. Structurally, it’s practically the same, and mechanics are still where they were in the second game. Where Spyro 2 was a complete overhaul of the first game’s mechanics and structure, Spyro 3 initially seems like more of the same of Spyro 2. But did they manage it?Īt first, it looks like barely anything has changed with Spyro 3. But this presented a problem to Insomniac, who had to try and improve on it with Spyro 3, rather sneakily titled Year of the Dragon due to good timing around its release (2000 was the Chinese year of the dragon, after all). It’s hard to dispute the idea that Spyro 2 was such an improvement over its predecessor that it’s easily one of the best 3D platformer titles of the 5th generation. Goal: See how far I can get in a single settingĪctual Outcome: I believe I got to the second hub world Publisher: SCE/Universal | Developer: Insomniac Game | Year: 2000 Hello! Yet another Chronological Challenge review for you! I will catch up to my position to 2002 soon if it kills me! For now, we’re still in 2000 and revisiting a dragon friend.