Regardless, it’s a real shame, and I think these inclusions could have really propelled the collection to even greater heights.Īs iconic as the Crash Bandicoot soundtracks are, I don’t think they even compare to Spyro’s early audio work, hence my trepidation regarding Activision’s leaked verbiage. Though in the end, I’m sure it came down to money, licensing issues and possibly a hoarding of creative control. Why the PS1 tracks, as well as Mancell’s and Mothersbaugh’s long-standing expertise, weren’t utilized during development is anybody’s guess. Sometimes they were good, other times they weren’t. Even though the tracks sounded convincing, they were actually clever approximations of (and in some cases, significant alterations to) the original MIDI PS1 compositions. As such, what was often being referred to as a ‘remastered soundtrack’ was instead completely remade from the ground up. From what I could gather online, the original composers Josh Mancell and Mark Mothersbaugh weren’t involved at all in the new project. Sane Trilogy, I did take slight issue with how they handled the music. While I adored much of what Vicarious Visions and Activision did with the N. Spyro: Year of the Dragon Credit: Mitch Wallace Sane Trilogy, meaning there will be a shiny new coat of paint along with fresh assets and animations, though the original games, at least from a core gameplay and level design perspective, will remain fundamentally intact. The HD collection itself will supposedly resemble 2017’s Crash Bandicoot N. Seeing as we’re rapidly approaching Spyro’s 20 year anniversary in September, that particular month seems most likely. If the sources in her article turn out to be reliable, we’re supposedly getting an official announcement from Activision regarding a new Spyro the Dragon trilogy remaster in March, with a reported retail release in Q3 of 2018 (July, August or September). If you’re reading this article, you’ve surely heard the substantial rumor reported by Kotaku UK’s Laura Kate Dale.
This is all well and good some of the time, though there are instances where such a resurrection can fall flat on its face, and I worry that Spyro-that amiable purple PS1 mascot from the late ‘90s and early ‘00s-could be playing with (dragon) fire.
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