The Legend of Spyro - A New Beginning: 8.5/10
Oh. My God. I was not expecting this game to be as good as it was. Yeah yeah, late to the scene, whatever. I never had a Playstation, really, and you don't exactly have much money when you're twelve or even thirteen and don't earn an allowance. I never had the chance to, and my God do I wish I had. Honestly, the game flows well and has solid gameplay, it feels like the original Spyro games with an added beat-em-up element. Characters are interesting enough (though Sparx does get a little... pesky? Yeah, pesky), the dark and harsh story of the game, the different breath attacks, the fun and easy combat... Honestly, loving every second of it.
I personally love both TLoS and the original games equally, but for their different reasons. Other than the fact that the games are just plain fuuuuuuun. The original ones really make me just feel... happy! I cannot be upset or even sad playing the first three games, and it's a wonderful way for me to unwind sometimes. But A New Beginning, this game is just so satisfying. It has a reasonable story, and good cast of characters (thus far), you feel damn great kicking the shit out of the enemies, even if the fighting can be a little repetitive at times.
Only two gripes about this game. Number one, it's quite linear, a stark contrast to the original games that allowed you to go anywhere you please and in no particular order. Number two, the lack of cqc options. I do understand they had limited buttons to work with, but still, there could have been a little more.
But, really. Loving this game for many reasons. I've been a fan of Spyro for as long as Pokemon (fifteen years), and I'm so happy this new addition to the games is as good as it is.