History VideoGame / SpyroReignitedTrilogy

Compare with the ''VideoGame/CrashBandicootNSaneTrilogy'' (2017), the ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'' trilogy remake, whose commercial success likely greenlit this game to go forward in development. Spyro himself was made a playable character in Crash's racing game remake, ''VideoGame/CrashTeamRacingNitroFueled'' (2019), along with his friends & enemies.

* GameMod: The PC version has developed a rather active modding scene not even ''two days'' after the Steam release! This is because the game doesn't encrypt its contents outside of using Unreal Engine 4 filetypes, which are well documented by Unreal and Modders alike, meaning modding the game is fairly straight forward, helped by the fact Unreal Engine 4 is a free download. A group had [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyzgQ5tXoc8 already modded]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro Cynder]] into the game.[[note]]What makes it so notable is the model isn't a prettied up rip of the ones from Legend of Spyro; it was [[https://www.deviantart.com/faithsdk/art/Cynder-Concept-to-Creation-773336150 done from complete scratch]] to make Cynder's design more accurately fit into the Classic universe.[[/note]] Nothing is off limits. Wanna have the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-PaMRtena4&feature=youtu.be Original PS1 Spyro? You can!]] Wanna play as a [[https://www.moddb.com/games/spyro-reignited-trilogy/addons/ember-the-dragon Reignited-styled Ember? That's possible too!]]

** One of Hunter's lines was changed. In the original, he said "you might be able to beat me, but I still get all the chicks!" In ''Reignited'', he instead says "...but I would still win in a popularity contest"

** The Flight power-up SequenceBreak in Glimmer. Unlike the original where your auto-glide starts at about the same height as when the flight ends, Spyro now drops by about a foot before it activates.

* DummiedOut: There's '''a lot''' of unused audio in the game; most of them being re-recordings of lines that go unused in the original games too. Some of the audio relates to [[https://tcrf.net/index.php?title=File%3ASpyro_rit_Zoe_Bugbot_Factory_success.ogg Sparx unlocking his abilities]] (which is impossible in this game, as they're all unlocked from the start to make collecting gems and travelling to previously-visited levels easier). The developers even went to the trouble of re-recording the third game's [[https://tcrf.net/index.php?title=File%3ASpyro_rit_save_fairy_hacked_copy.ogg infamous "illegal copy" spiel]] said by Zoe, despite there being no way of activating it, and even modding the game doesn't make the line play anywhere. They also re-recorded the [[https://tcrf.net/index.php?title=File%3ASpyro_rit_moneybags_flirtatious_fauns.ogg "Flirtatious Fauns" line]], said by Moneybags in the second game, despite being Bowlderised to "Fanciful Frivolities" instead, specifically to avoid the unintentional [[TheOldestProfession "hiring a hooker"]] implication.

* CirclingBirdies: Spyro still has stars circling around his head whenever he gets hurt, but in the Reignited Trilogy Version of Spyro Year of the Dragon, Sheila, Sgt. Byrd, Bentley and Agent 9 also have stars circling around their heads when they get hurt too.

** Dream Keeper Zikomo has two ''VideoGame/{{Skylanders}}'' shout outs in his design. The lantern he carries resembles a trap from ''Trap Team''(specifically, the Magic Hourglass) and he has the Element of Magic symbol in his horns.

* AmbiguousGender: The cats in Cloud Spires remain this, but are now even more ambitious here because of their redesigns removing their dresses. Fluffy has a feminine voice, but the rest clearly sound like young boys.

** The achievement earned by riding the balloon to another world is named "Boom!", which is the catchphrase of Flynn, a recurring balloonist character from the ''VideoGame/{{Skylanders}}'' series that Spyro features in (Toys for Bob developed several games in the series).

* NoFairCheating: Given the game runs on a different engine, a number of old exploits, cheats and glitches within the games have either been removed, or modified so they don't work anymore:

** In the original french translation, Moneybags was named "Gros-sous" (Big-cash), in the remaster his french name become "Richard" for unknowmn reason.

** While she was a good character to begin with, Elora's response to Spyro innocently asking if she's a goat -- "I'm a faun, you dork!" -- is less pointed and more playful than the original version.

** To a certain extent, Elora. Her Reignited self acts closer to Spyro's age and is quite playful, compared to the more mature mannerisms of her [=PS1=] rendition. The removal of her eye shadow and a cutesy deer-like appearance adds to a youthful appearance.

** The Gear Grinders in Hurricos now strongly resemble truckers, having been given FingerlessGloves, five-o-clock shadows, beer bellies and leather jackets, and their metal helmets are now shaped like like trucker caps. The Thief Gear Grinders now look a bit more like purple versions of the former, albeit naked.

* AscendedGlitch: In the original, the robot sharks in Aquaria Towers were programmed so that once Spyro was in their vicinity, it was impossible to escape them without the superflame power-up. This had the effect of causing them to chase Spyro down even if he jumped out of the water and onto dry land, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PngLZmw5k90 no matter how far away he got from them after jumping out]]. Here, if you get close to them and jump out of the water, [[https://youtu.be/LfCaECvh1OA?t=13 they will follow Spyro just a few feet out of the water onto dry land before giving up and heading back into the water]]. It's not to the extant of the original, as you now actually can escape them if you continue to run.
* AscendedMeme: Toys for Bob has acknowledged the infamous "Trouble with the trolley, eh?" line in regards to the difficult trolley sidequest in Breeze Harbor. In the remake, not only is that trolley sidequest more easier to beat now thanks to the improved controls, but upon beating it, you'll earn an achievement/trophy called "Trouble No More". On top of that, a Twitter video for the remake shows Spyro attempting the challenge and failing, prompting the famous line.

** {{Subverted}} with the Epilogues, which completely disappear in favor of concept art galleries.

* MyEyesAreUpHere: Implied, in a G-rated GettingCrapPastTheRadar way, in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YImZkjolVkc cutscene]] where Spyro and Elora introduce themselves. When Spyro asks what she is, Elora catches him staring at her hooves and leans down to meet his eyes, before replying, "I'm a faun, you dork!"

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Spyro himself, especially in the first game. He's still somewhat hot-headed, eager to toast some enemies, and not one for listening to old dragons rambling, but he's overall less sarcastic and more polite towards his allies than he was upon his debut. For instance, when rescuing Damon in Misty Bog, when he mentions he's been trapped there since he was Spyro's age, his "oh no" sounds less annoyed and more concerned.

* DamnYouMuscleMemory:
** The original games had the camera controls set to the L2 and R2 buttons on the controller. The remastered version now places the camera movement on the right analog stick instead, so anyone might find themselves pressing L2 and R2 during gameplay not knowing that they no longer move the camera on the newer control scheme option. There is an option to use the classic controls, but players who are used to the old control scheme probably still instinctively go for the shoulder buttons on the newer control scheme option.
** If you played a lot more of the second and third Spyro games as a child, you'll be used to hitting Triangle to hover. Given that a lot of features introduced from the second game on get transplanted into the remake of the first game, if you didn't check you might be forgiven for thinking the hover ability would be carried over too. Nope, just like the original game hitting Triangle will make Spyro drop like a stone. Until you can train yourself not to hit the button at the end of your glides, get ready to screw up a lot of jumps and lose a few lives...

* DamnYouMuscleMemory: The original games had the camera controls set to the L2 and R2 buttons on the controller. The remastered version now places the camera movement on the right analog stick instead, so anyone might find themselves pressing L2 and R2 during gameplay not knowing that they no longer move the camera on the newer control scheme option. There is an option to use the classic controls, but players who are used to the old control scheme probably still instinctively go for the shoulder buttons on the newer control scheme option.

* AdaptationNameChange: In Scorch, Bombo has had his name changed to Bob, likely due to {{bowdlerization}}.

** The Xbox One port has a minor physics bug that can occur if the systems memory cache is full, which makes it imppssible to 100% complete Agent 9's Lab as his jump is just a bit too short to clear a ledge he needs to backtrack over. Fortunately, shutting down and rebooting the system (and thus clearing out the cache) tends to fix this issue.

* FakeDifficulty: The grass in some levels can obscure gems on the ground, especially the green ones. This makes them rather tricky to find and easier to miss than in the original games where they were in plain sight, thus making you rely more on Sparx's ability to point toward the nearest Gem (which is thankfully available from the start).

** The games have a load of physics issues when the game runs over 30fps, which is the cap that consoles otherwise adhere to. Even jumping otherwise-trivially small gaps, such as the river in the Dream Weaver home world, is made more frustrating when the jumping leeway you get at 60fps or higher is absolutely ''tiny'', unless you go back to playing at 30fps, where the jumping leeway is restored. This also applies to the supercharge sections, where the jumps between platforms are so strict and finicky, you'll bleed lives fast trying to jump two gaps.

* GameMod: The PC version has developed a rather active modding scene not even ''two days'' after the Steam release! This is because the game doesn't encrypt its contents outside of using Unreal Engine 4 filetypes, which are well documented by Unreal and Modders alike, meaning modding the game is fairly straight forward. A group had [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyzgQ5tXoc8 already modded]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro Cynder]] into the game.[[note]]What makes it so notable is the model isn't a prettied up rip of the ones from Legend of Spyro; it was [[https://www.deviantart.com/faithsdk/art/Cynder-Concept-to-Creation-773336150 done from complete scratch]] to make Cynder's design more accurately fit into the Classic universe.[[/note]] Nothing is off limits. Wanna have the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-PaMRtena4&feature=youtu.be Original PS1 Spyro? You can!]] Wanna play as a [[https://www.moddb.com/games/spyro-reignited-trilogy/addons/ember-the-dragon Reignited-styled Ember? That's possible too!]]