This isn't so much a review/scoring of the GAME itself as reviewing the VERSION of the game. As far as the game itself as a whole, I'd prolly rate it a 9, or slightly higher. Toys for Bob did an outstanding job, to say the least.
Okay, let me first preface this "review" by stating a few things. I LOVE Spyro. Well....Insomniac's Spyro, at least. I LOVE what Toy's for Bob has done inThis isn't so much a review/scoring of the GAME itself as reviewing the VERSION of the game. As far as the game itself as a whole, I'd prolly rate it a 9, or slightly higher. Toys for Bob did an outstanding job, to say the least.
Okay, let me first preface this "review" by stating a few things. I LOVE Spyro. Well....Insomniac's Spyro, at least. I LOVE what Toy's for Bob has done in (re)creating The Spyro 'Reignited' Trilogy. I cant begin to explain to you how excited I was for this game. It looked absolutely GORGEOUS. Toys For Bob literally just took those original games and BREATHED new life into them...Everything looked exactly how I imagined it when playing as a kid. They didn't %$@# with the game in some stupid, "reignited" 2019 way, and GOD BLESS THEIR HEARTS they didn't. In 2019, I thought that was an impossibly ridiculous thing to expect from developers. They didnt mess with how Spyro controlled, add some stupid game mechanic, or shove a ton of microtransactions (*oops* I mean "surprise mechanics") in our game. They simply took those first three amazing games and shoved them through a time machine. So once the PS4 version dropped, I immediately picked it up. Was NOT disappointed. I loved it SO MUCH, I couldn't imagine anything better than having it on my FAVORITE console, the Nintendo Switch. Imagine..having that beautiful game, PORTABLE. I was STOKED. Watched some reviews, and they mentioned a few minor things here and there (graphics a bit slimmed down, frame dips occasionally, etc) but ultimately determining it was still worth a buy. So I finally got it.
And here we are. I'm on Metacritic, writing MY review....and scored the game..... a SEVEN?!? Well, with ALL THAT being said, let's fast forward to why:
The PS4 and Xbox versions (let's face it) are essentially their "pull-all-the-stops" base original version of the game. The version that Toy's for Bob sat back and said, "Yeah....thats it. Its done." Their "final vision" of the game, if you will. The Switch version, was then crafted FROM that first original product. I don't think anyone could argue that anecdote to be false. However, many people seemed to (perhaps not intentionally) smudge over many aspects of this game from its console conterparts, the Xbox and PS4. Sure, this isn't like how it was back in the day, where console variant games could be TOTALLY different games in their entirety, this is indeed the same BASE game...
Visually, they took MANY of the games details, and stripped them bare-bones. There are points of the game where the framerate can tank quite significantly (especially when the game is first booted up, and seems to smooth out after 10 mins or so playing). The controls, for the most part are fine...FOR THE MOST PART...but again, there are points where there is NOTICEABLE input lag/delay. Quite honestly, its the one thing that mightttttt affect your playthrough the most out of all the concerns I've mentioned so far. Don't get me wrong, this version is ABSOLUTELY playable. However, BE WEARY and do your research if you have played this game extensively on PS4/Xbox....the graphical/framerate dip and occassional input lag WILL BE NOTICEABLE, and can get pretty difficult to look past once you notice it. And once you do, there is seemingly no going back. Its almost like, there is a film/filter over the world, I'm not sure how to describe it.....that almost looks reminiscent of going back to playing a 3DS title, after getting used to the Switch. Like playing Smash Ultimate and then playing the 3DS Smash Bros, or playing Pokemon Sword/Shield and then playing Ultra Sun/Moon. Where they look fantastic on their own, but once you see the new versions and how the game is MEANT to really look....you begin to see all the blemishes and lack of polish that you once THOUGHT was there. So playing the PS4 Spyro by itself, prolly will spoil the Switch version for you, I hate to say it. Cuz judging by these other user reviews, thats exactly whats going on here....
"Almost a perfect switch port of an amazing game..."
"Very nearly a perfect port..."
ME: What game are you all playing??? Like, wtf?
"As long as i played, it feels like one of the BEST PORTS than Nintendo Switch Could Receive..."
ME: Uhhhh...what? Seriously? No. Look at Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze, Doom, Wolfenstein, DRAGON QUEST XI?? THE $&%king WITCHER 3??? Even Toad's Treasure Tracker for goodness sakes...THOSE are GOOD PORTS. A "GOOD PORT" doesn't mean a "GOOD GAME COME TO NINTENDO SWITCH". They are different.
"Perfect port on the Switch, no frame drops in docked and portable modes."
ME: Uh, yeah...if you don't notice ALL THE FRAME DROPS IN DOCKED AND PORTABLE MODES.
"Great game but a bit laggy. Even though at the beginning it bothered a lot, you get used to it."
ME: Guy scored it an 8. Perfect, short review. Well done.
So, BUY IT, but either PS4 or Switch. NOT BOTH. THE GAME IS FANTASTIC… Expand
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