The Reignited Trilogy comes in at exactly the right time and hits all the right notes. Spyro is just as accessible and fun for newcomers as he is for veterans, with updated visuals, audio and gameplay allowing everyone to really have a blast with these classic games. Whether you played Spyro 20 years ago and fell in love or just saw his mischievous face on the cover art and were intrigued, the Spyro Reignited Trilogy is for you.

Spyro: Reignited Trilogy is a wonderful recreation of three of my favorite games from my childhood. I’m so happy that I got to experience the games again in a new way, and it really excites me knowing a new generation will get to experience it as well. Is it the last time we’ll get to see Spyro and his buddy Sparx outside of the Skylanders franchise? I certainly hope not. And if this much love has gone into this remake, it would be a shame if it was.

Spyro: Reignited Trilogy shows in all its beauty the effort garnered by Toys for Bob. The game acquires a fluidity never seen in the original games and the attention to detail is breathtaking. There are some flaws but even the biggest doesn’t diminish the great result.

The studio redrew every model and changed the engine, but managed to keep the gameplay faithful to the original. Level architecture, Spyro’s abilities and his enemies – Reignited Trilogy plays just like the originals, only with modern graphics. [Issue#234, p.63]

No open worlds, no map full of nonsense symbols, no rush to finish it, just an old school, old fashion 5th Gen platform experience. Spyro comes reignited in a game that takes its three and best adventures and gives them a new and polished look without sacrificing the original style.

Spyro is back with a beautiful remaster, hindered by some technical issues. We hope Toys for Bob patches it to enhance the experience, because other than that, it’s a great collection of classic platforms that still hold up very well.

It’s a visually rich release that’s bound to appeal to new and veteran players, but it’s also one of the shallowest remasters this console generation has seen thus far.