It's embarrassing how many unpatched bugs there are in the pc version of this game years after its release. If your framerate is above 120fps, it's literally unplayable cause spyro just slides around everywhere and controls like garbage. If your framerate is above 30fps, the druids in magic crafters don't work properly, and you literally can't get past Alpine Ridge cause the druid won't lower the wall after raising it. If you have SteamVR installed on your computer, the game will start up SteamVR for some reason and you have to type "-nohmd" in the Steam launch options for the game to stop it from doing that. After I did the fix I mentioned above, the game's audio stopped working. Don't pay 60 dollars for this until they fix this shit. Which will probably be never cause Activision are too busy sexually harassing their coworkers and making yearly military propaganda gacha games.
as a diehard fan of the original trilogy, it was extremely hard for me to get into this game. so much of what i loved about the originals was either taken away completely or changed into something not as good. i can imagine someone who had never played the originals loving this game, but i'm just naturally always going to compare this to the originals. it's full of bugs, the controls feel clunky, the character designs aren't to my liking a lot of the time... it's okay, but i don't think i'll be revisiting it anytime soon.
I asked a speedrunner about the fps bug, and he said that the game breaks when the fps is set at a multiple of 12. For example, 30, 37, and 50 all work fine, but 36, 48, and 60 do not. So the way you fix it is to either play at 30fps, or use Nvidia's frame capper and choose a "non-cursed" number. The thing I don't get, is why the developers didn't give us the option to use "safe" numbers, because that would seem like a very easy solution to the biggest problem in the game Other than that, it's a near-perfect 3D platformer, especially for people like me who never got a chance to play the originals
in order to completely torture the unfortunate type of human being who has the unfortunate complex with the need to memorize every first and last name of every person in the Credits in order to feel like they have a proper appreciation of the foundation of the medium that is Gaming.
I’m glad this game actually gets criticism on this site, it’s an alright game and they honestly nailed some of the levels but I still think this is shit as a remake. The original games had a sass and edge and way more restraint to them, this is just goofy aah zany with Johnny test sound effects in cutscenes and everyone acting saccharine. Spyro wasn’t primarily cartoony, cartoonishness was instead an aspect of him, but they just flanderised the tone and direction down to complete cartoonishness for this remake. Really have to ignore a lot to enjoy this one. NST had its issues but I feel like I could go either way with that one, whereas with Reignited I clearly prefer a few levels in the remake, and otherwise clearly prefer the originals. Even aside from the changes or comparisons there are just a lot of shit artistic choices in general, even in the first game. I’ve tried so hard to like this but I just can’t.
yeah i agree with you. it does alright at times, but they really screwed the pooch with a lot of the character design choices, visual changes, level layouts, various bugs, and - like you said - it had zero sass. i didn't feel the charm to it in the same way i do with the originals.
If your framerate is above 120fps, it's literally unplayable cause spyro just slides around everywhere and controls like garbage.
If your framerate is above 30fps, the druids in magic crafters don't work properly, and you literally can't get past Alpine Ridge cause the druid won't lower the wall after raising it.
If you have SteamVR installed on your computer, the game will start up SteamVR for some reason and you have to type "-nohmd" in the Steam launch options for the game to stop it from doing that.
After I did the fix I mentioned above, the game's audio stopped working.
Don't pay 60 dollars for this until they fix this shit. Which will probably be never cause Activision are too busy sexually harassing their coworkers and making yearly military propaganda gacha games.
just get your ps1 and play the originals.
The thing I don't get, is why the developers didn't give us the option to use "safe" numbers, because that would seem like a very easy solution to the biggest problem in the game
Other than that, it's a near-perfect 3D platformer, especially for people like me who never got a chance to play the originals
it's hard to rate, but it gets a C from me.