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Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Promotional artwork
Developer(s)Toys for Bob[a]
Publisher(s)Activision
Director(s)Dan Neil
Designer(s)
  • Toby Schadt
  • Ray West
Programmer(s)Brent Hostrawser
Artist(s)
  • Amber Long
  • Josh Nadelberg
Composer(s)Stewart Copeland
SeriesSpyro
EngineUnreal Engine 4
Platform(s)
Release
  • PlayStation 4, Xbox One
  • November 13, 2018
  • Windows, Switch
  • September 3, 2019
Genre(s)Platform
Mode(s)Single-player

Spyro Reignited Trilogy is a platform video game developed by Toys for Bob and published by Activision. It is a collection of remasters of the first three games in the Spyro series: Spyro the Dragon (1998), Ripto's Rage (1999) and Year of the Dragon (2000). The game was released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in November 2018, and for Microsoft Windows and Nintendo Switch in September 2019.

Development

A comparison between the first hub world of the original game (above) and the Reignited Trilogy version (below)

Discussions around the revival of Spyro the Dragon began as early as 2014. In July 2014, former Sony Computer Entertainment chairman Andrew House stated that his team was considering bringing Spyro back, adding that he believed longtime fans would be interested in revisiting a character from their youth.[1] Later that same year, Insomniac Games CEO Ted Price also stated that making a new Spyro game was a possibility.[2] In 2017, developer Vicarious Visions stated that they were aware of how high the popular demand was for a revival of the classic Spyro series following the release of their Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy remaster.[3]

The realization of Spyro remakes was originally teased in April 2018 when several media outlets received a package with a purple egg from someone under the alias "Falcon McBob." The Reignited Trilogy was officially revealed a few days later on April 5, 2018. After initially being scheduled for release on September 21, 2018, it was delayed and released on November 13 of the same year.[4][5][6] The physical release of Reignited Trilogy contains the full game of Spyro the Dragon, as well as a subset of levels from Ripto's Rage and Year of the Dragon. The remaining data must be downloaded as part of an in-game update.[7][8] At E3 2019, versions for Microsoft Windows and Nintendo Switch were announced and were released on September 3, 2019.[9][10]

Unlike the N. Sane Trilogy, development of Reignited Trilogy was a more collaborative effort between Toys for Bob and Insomniac Games. In the early planning stages, the staff from Toys for Bob brought their concept sketches of the titular character to the original team and held several discussions on how the character should look, with especially strong input from Ted Price. One of the key goals of the Reignited Trilogy, according to art director Josh Nadelberg, was to "get Spyro right". This involved putting Spyro's model through rigorous stress tests to explore the range of emotions and expressions that could be yielded before and after the discussions with Insomniac staff. Because Insomniac Games could not provide source code or original assets to use as a reference, Toys for Bob utilized an in-house emulation tool called "Spyro-scope" which showed the schematics of a level's geometry and revealed patterns in enemy pathfinding.[11][12]

Tom Kenny, who voiced Spyro the Dragon in the original Ripto's Rage and Year of the Dragon, reprised his role in Spyro Reignited Trilogy after 20 years with re-recorded voice lines, including the first game in which Spyro was originally voiced by Carlos Alazraqui.[13][14][15] Stewart Copeland, the music composer of the original trilogy, wrote a new main theme for the compilation, though did not write any other new tracks for the project.[16] The rest of Copeland's score for the trilogy was re-recorded by Stephan Vankov, an employee of Toys for Bob, with the game including an option to freely choose between the two soundtracks.[17][18] Controls were updated for modern platforms in several key ways, such as shooting fire set to the back right button and camera control set to the right analog stick, with an option to revert to the original control scheme at any point from the pause menu. Reignited Trilogy uses the Unreal Engine 4 game engine.[19] The game also received development assistance from Sanzaru Games, whose previous contributions include producing The Sly Collection.

Reception

A gameplay demo of Spyro Reignited Trilogy was playable at E3 2018. GameSpot noted that while the games were graphically overhauled, the layouts of each level remained the same as in the original games, including the location of enemies and items.[13]

Spyro Reignited Trilogy received "generally favorable reviews", according to review aggregator Metacritic.[22][23] The game reached first place on the UK all-formats sales chart in its first week. While it sold less than Pokémon: Let's Go, it outsold both its Pikachu and Eevee versions individually.[24] It was also the best-selling PlayStation 4 game in its first week in Australia.[25]

Spyro Reignited Trilogy won the award for "Family/Kids Title of the Year" at the Australian Games Awards,[26] and was nominated for the Freedom Tower Award for Best Remake at the New York Game Awards,[27] for "Game, Classic Revival" at the National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards,[28] and for "People's Choice" at the Italian Video Game Awards.[29]

Notes

  1. ^ The original games were developed by Insomniac Games. Sanzaru Games led the development of the Spyro: Year of the Dragon remaster. The Microsoft Windows port was handled by Iron Galaxy.

References

  1. ^ Williams, Rhiannon (June 12, 2014). "'Bring back Crash Bandicoot? I definitely wouldn't close the door on that'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  2. ^ Karmali, Luke (September 4, 2019). "Insomniac Boss on the future of Spyro the Dragon". IGN. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  3. ^ Hood, Vic (August 4, 2017). "Crash Bandcoot N.Sane Trilogy did the business for Activision - and now everyone wants a Spyro remaster next". Eurogamer. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  4. ^ Wallace, Mitch (April 5, 2018). "'Spyro Reignited Trilogy' Officially Glides Onto PS4 And Xbox One This September". Forbes. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  5. ^ Makuch, Eddie (August 16, 2018). "Spyro Reignited Trilogy Delayed For PS4 And Xbox One". GameSpot. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  6. ^ Dornbush, Jonathon (August 16, 2018). "Spyro Reignited Trilogy Release Date Delayed to November". IGN. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  7. ^ Good, Owen S. (August 2, 2018). "Spyro Reignited Trilogy physical copies only have the first game on disc (update)". Polygon. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  8. ^ Dornbush, Jonathon (October 29, 2018). "Activision Clarifies Spyro Reignited Trilogy Download Requirements". IGN. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  9. ^ Dayus, Oscar. "E3 2019: Spyro Reignited Trilogy Coming To Nintendo Switch This Year". GameSpot. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  10. ^ Chalk, Andy (June 10, 2019). "Spyro Reignited Trilogy confirmed for PC". PC Gamer. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  11. ^ "Spyro Reignited Trilogy Devs on Remastering Classics". IGN. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  12. ^ Spyro: Reigniting a Legend Panel at San Diego Comic Con 2018 (Video). YouTube. Spyro The Dragon. July 30, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  13. ^ a b Dayus, Oscar (June 12, 2018). "E3 2018: Spyro Reignited Trilogy's First Gameplay Revealed, And It Looks Gorgeous". GameSpot. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  14. ^ Kelly, Kevin (April 5, 2018). "Spyro the Dragon is Back in the Spyro Reignited Trilogy". Activision. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  15. ^ Makuch, Eddie (April 6, 2018). "Spyro Reignited Trilogy For PS4 And Xbox One Announced [date mislabeled as "June 11, 2018"]". GameSpot. Archived from the original on April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  16. ^ Fogel, Stefanie (July 19, 2018). "The Police's Copeland Composes New 'Spyro' Main Theme". Variety. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  17. ^ Fekete, Bob (July 19, 2018). "'Spyro Reignited Trilogy' Features Original Music, New Song From Stewart Copeland". Newsweek. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  18. ^ Tailby, Stephen (November 1, 2018). "Spyro: Reignited Trilogy Soundtrack Has Original Composer Stewart Copeland's Blessing". Push Square. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  19. ^ Harradence, Mike (November 20, 2018). "Activision responds to Spyro Reignited Trilogy's lack of cutscene subtitles". VideoGamer.com.
  20. ^ "Spyro Reignited Trilogy for Nintendo Switch Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  21. ^ "Spyro Reignited Trilogy for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  22. ^ a b "Spyro Reignited Trilogy for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  23. ^ a b "Spyro Reignited Trilogy for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  24. ^ Dring, Christopher (November 18, 2018). "Pokémon and Spyro top hyper competitive week at UK games retail". GamesIndustry.biz.
  25. ^ "#spyro reigns supreme pic.twitter.com/PNZPCyLjfs". November 22, 2018.
  26. ^ "Your 2018 Winners". Australian Games Awards. December 19, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  27. ^ Keyes, Rob (January 3, 2019). "2018 New York Game Awards Nominees Revealed". Screen Rant. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  28. ^ "Nominee List for 2018". National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. February 11, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  29. ^ "Italian Video Game Awards Nominees and Winners". Italian Video Game Awards. April 11, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
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