The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon - A History

It's the final video guys, and the last game in The Legend of Spyro series - Dawn of the Dragon! I'm equally relieved and sad this is over, and I hope you appreciate the work that's gone into this one. If you do, be sure to leave a like!
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Dawn of the Dragon was released in late 2008 but it wasn’t made by the developers of A New Beginning and The Eternal Night. Instead Krome Studios handed the reins over to Étranges Libellules. Krome Studios began work on the final instalment of The Legend of Spyro series but due to a limited budget they were forced to reuse assets from the previous two games.
While this third game was technically finished, Krome Studios were so disappointed with the results that EL were brought in to rebuild the game from scratch. EL decided the cartoonish look of previous Spyro games wouldn’t fit their revamped story so Spyro and friends got an upgrade. Or a downgrade, depending on your point of view.
Spyro’s toned up quite a bit, evening out his face and body features so he looks less like a winged stick with big head mode on, and more like the legendary purple dragon he’s supposed to be. Cynder’s been changed up too. While she was a cute little chunky monkey with stumpy legs in The Eternal Night, she’s been thinned out a lot in Dawn of the Dragon, with longer limbs and a narrow angular face, probably to make her bear more of a resemblance to her adult form we saw in A New Beginning.
So what did I think of Dawn of the Dragon? Well to reiterate what I said at the beginning of this video - I LOVED playing this game. Yes it has its flaws, but not enough to mark it as a terrible game, and the positives far outweigh the negatives. The story kept me interested and was truly epic, the areas for the most part were well designed and gorgeous to look at, the combat - while tedious at times - was far more engaging than in the previous two games, having the choice to play as Spyro or Cynder was a breath of fresh air, and I loved the relationship the two had together.
Having prior knowledge that Spyro and Cynder would eventually fall in love had me rolling my eyes at first, but the relationship grew on me as time went by. The quiet moments where Spyro comforts a frightened Cynder, or when she reassures him he isn’t alone; they were some of my favourite exchanges in the entire game. Even Sparx, arguably the most irritating character in The Legend of Spyro series, had some memorable moments. Leaving him behind before traveling through the Belt of Fire really hurt my soul.
The PS2 version definitely needs work however. Knowing how beautiful the game is on next gen makes me desperately want to get my hands on a PS3 copy and give it another go, not just for the graphics, but also because there’s so much I missed out on seeing and doing. There are all the collectables I absentmindedly walked past, those nasty elite enemies that I avoided like the plague, and apparently some nifty armor sets that give the two dragons permanent Aether.
You know what, I’m kinda sad. I’ve been working on this video for the past couple of weeks, what with playing the game, writing a script and editing it all together, and knowing this was going to be the longest video yet I couldn’t wait to get it done. But now it’s actually sunk in that this is the last Spyro game I needed to do a video on….

[@SgtDaza1997]

Hunter looks like he went through rehab and gotten a better life

[@ToridoriGaming]

The comments are always infinitely better than my video 😂

[@SgtDaza1997]

Toridori thats not true and we both know it

[@SgtDaza1997]

guess someone hasnt played enter the dragonfly

[@GrantMortenson]

Did somebody say "AAAAUUWWWAAAAUGGGHHHHHHH"?

[@SgtDaza1997]

yea you did

[@themadderhatter8528]

Out of all of the reviews of these games. I would like to tell you... You had the most unbiased fair opinion. You didn't CONSTANTLY compare it to the original games, and you gave each game their own time and a fair chance, I applaud you ma'am

[@ToridoriGaming]

Thank you TheMadderHatter! While I can find faults with these games I could say that about any in the series, and tbh they're not as bad as everyone makes out. 😂

[@Acacius1992]

I mean i'm an outsider (never played any spyro game but are interested somehow in the tlos ones now, And i agree. They are pretty much different games in style and genre and to compare them is kind of bad. I still think tho they would have gotten a better reputation if they made it a game completly unrelated to Spyro. It's a drastic change in tone and gameplay and we all now humans dont like changes often xD

[@treyarchjunky]

Frrr i watched the antdudes review and it was terrible literally just bagged on it the whole time like bruh find some enjoyment in the games so critical to the point of irritation honestly

[@CheeseCakeCupcake23]

@@treyarchjunky i tried to watch his videos on tlos and a heros tail and i couldnt finish either of em! i love his buck bumble review to the point of it being a comfort video so i was pretty disappointed.

[@evensegtnan2926]

The ending when Malefor gets sucked into the "earths core" is him getting trapped in the convexity. Its the same place he was trapped in last time. Guess he will have to wait for the celestial moons to do their thing before he can escape, even tho i doubt any of his minions will be around to free him withe crystals and that stuff. Sooo in a way, RIP Malefor. Those dargons that suck him in are also some random dead dragon ancestors, tho they are probably importand elder dragons, mabye from Malefors time.

[@xero1048]

I always assumed they were either: - his old masters come from the afterlife to seal him away for turning on them and becoming evil - they were previous purple dragons from before malefor. Come to seal him away for abusing and misunderstanding his role as a purple dragon.

[@silentdebugger]

Re: dragon time Spyro is actually the primeval dragon Akatosh (god of time) and all the Spyro games occur in the same universe as the Elder Scrolls. Malefor gets locked in a crystal prison until he emerges centuries later as Alduin. The entire Khajiit race is descended from Hunter.

[@ToridoriGaming]

*takes off glasses* My god, this man has cracked it!

[@justsomeguy3650]

Wow, thats alot of sleep deprovation and meth

[@destroyerlos9356]

Yep

[@realshinydragonite1598]

Dawn of the Dragon: one of the few games where the younger sibling is stuck being player one! 🤣🤣

[@ToridoriGaming]

"You can be the protagonist, I'm the edgy black dragon!"

[@realshinydragonite1598]

@@ToridoriGaming it's so true though.. 😅😅👌

[@realshinydragonite1598]

I think it'd be cool to have a legend of Spyro fan fiction spin off based around Cynder or maybe something that takes place after Dotd. I think with the technology we have now, there's certainly room for a huge, intense, dark game that fans of The LoS series would enjoy! I'm totally psyched for the new reignited trilogy coming soon!

[@ToridoriGaming]

Cynder needs more love!

[@skyhart1377]

@@ToridoriGaming more love from both fans and the devs (I would have really like for them to flesh out her character arc more and also flesh our her relationship to spyro, like making it just seem smoother and not forced.)

[@BloodyRomance1313]

Im not going to pretend this game is perfect. I’d love to see it remade maybe. But the dual player was awesome, the music was cool, Cynder is amazingggg, and we can flyyy!

[@ToridoriGaming]

I agree on everything but the dual player as I couldn't test it. xD

[@amyneil7482]

Toridori It's pretty much as you described lol, I used to play it with my younger brother on the Wii and the single screen is a nightmare coupled with being tied together... AND being argumentative siblings... it's great :P

[@TheropodHunter]

A remake of this game would be good. For me, the story was too short, and the levels themselves had moments that took too long. I would have loved more time spent in Avalar doing much more than the missions we had to do, and I would have loved the final boss battle to be Spyro vs Malafor and a corrupted Cynder.

[@BloodyRomance1313]

Theropod Hunter it would be cool as well to see even better graphics, more flying (maybe challenges??) and have more side quests. Like have options to collect more than just armor and slot enemies. Just have side quests for the hell of it like in Zelda.

[@TheropodHunter]

Absolutely.

[@annelisec6234]

One of my favourite games ever. Ending made me cry as a kid, still does. I loved everything about this game and honestly was my whole childhood.

[@ToridoriGaming]

Me too! Why do these games have to get me in the feels?... :'(

[@TaylathepegasusVA]

before facing Malefor, a foe they were both scared to fight... spyro: “you with me?” cynder: “i’m with you” *ASKSKSIHAJKSSJSB* my HEART

[@Neogeddon]

"Wellp, time to go to be-" ...oh. well, another hour and a half can't hurt.

[@ToridoriGaming]

I'm sorry for making you procrastinate! :D

[@ryaquaza3offical]

It’s a year later but damn this is one relatable comment

[@destroyerlos9356]

I mostly whach for the Is there no escape sence

[@EleriDragonfly]

To defeat an Elite enemy, you have to match your breath with the colour of their helmets. So if it's yellow, it would be Lightning, green could be either Earth or Poison ect. They are tough, I died a few times. But I used a cheat to gain permanent breath ability, and that did help xD Also, I'd actually forgotten that Mark Hamil did the voice of Malefor. Why did they distort it so much! I could barely understand him.

[@ToridoriGaming]

Omg that was not obvious to me at all! xD

[@boemchak]

Yep, even with that they're a pain though. Best thing is just to return to them once you've got more maximum HP and energy. Plus maybe a good armour set. So that you don't get insta killed at least.

[@nathanapplegate5374]

To tell the difference between earth and poison, watch the shade of green. Light green is poison. Dark green is earth.

[@nyloaf]

I never attempted to kill the elites till i had the op armor that gave the secret elemental breath abilities :p

[@KrazyKatz117]

Me and my brother had some fucking trouble with them. Worth though....for the ultimate breath

[@zopilote7]

An hour and a half!? You spoil us.

[@ToridoriGaming]

It's because I love you!

[@dragon19954]

Awwwwwww!

[@l-shadow1775]

Awwwww :3

[@RubyDragoness.]

Awwwwwwwwww

[@BloodyRomance1313]

I made my bf play co op with me. Yeah it’s a test of the strength of the relationship when one falls down a cliff with the collar on.

[@ToridoriGaming]

'Save me, hunny!'

[@pugman9672]

Oof

[@BloodyRomance1313]

Toridori mayybeeeee more along the lines of “get up here!” “Noooo over here!!”

[@whenyoudiporeosinmilktheyb8329]

I promise this game will destroy your relationship when playing co-op

[@kalash9467]

It forge a semse of trust and confidence between my sister and me.

[@cozarooni1834]

I’m really quite glad that you didn’t fight Cynder before Malefor. One reason why is because you fought her twice in a new beginning (well once, but spread out with a bit of platforming) and again in the eternal night (the colour changing dragon). I also thought that it would take away from the main boss fight. What I think would have been amazing though is when Spyro became all emo when Ignitus “dies” you should have been able to play as one of the dragons and fight the other, having a slightly different cutscene on who wins. This would be even better with co-op as you would get to fight whoever you’re playing with.

[@twotone3471]

The Game is meant to be 2 player, so having someone be "Evil Cynder" in Malefor's castle would kinda suck, and the game hasn't shown itself to have good AI for replacing Cynder or Spyro in the unlucky circumstance that one is alone playing this game, so better they concentrate on getting things done than yet another filler quest. That and Rage Spyro or Cynder would destroy the other not in rage mode licketly split!

[@tropicalbreeze1164]

They should have also done this twice: First when Spyro goes emo, then when Cinder does. Doesn't make a whole lot of sense to go through the effort to put these "dark" scenes to show things getting worse, only to revert back 5 seconds later. I agree with fighting her RIGHT before the big purple evil dinosaur Barney would not have been a good idea, but they could have made her turn a little earlier as they got closer.

[@baileysimpson7878]

Wayne Brady is the legendary voice actor who played the squirrel in the greatest movie of all time... Food Fight

[@ToridoriGaming]

Oh yes, THAT movie! ... *cough, shifty eyes*

[@emildubas6766]

A M I D E A D Y E T

[@ToastyMuppet]

Wayne Brady is amazing! He is one of the regulars on the American Whose Line is it Anyway. New and Old. And he also play Barney’s brother James in How I met your mother

[@emildubas6766]

“TORIDORI! You’ve fully completed the original trilogy, persisted through Enter The Dragonfly & A Hero’s Tail, and wrapped up three of the Legend of Spyro games! What do you plan to do next? Hmmmmm! Perhaps take a gander at the GBA titles? HMMMMMMMMMMM!” Nah, but really this was a really enjoyable marathon I gotta say. It was certainly fun to inform or help you out since I had such a special connection with this series. Particularly the Legend games since I’ve grown up with them even if they haven’t age as well as the original trilogy in my opinion. It was still great to see someone having a unbiased viewpoint, taking the reboot for what it is, a reboot; and actually go a far bit deeper compared to most people have that reviewed these games in regards to development and story concepts. I’ve read just about every piece of writing Jared Pullen has made on his Deviant-Art account for what he and his team envisioned for their world of Spyro could be; whether he made these up specifically for the posts is up for debate, they’re still really interesting to read, and shows just how much POTENTIAL this reboot truly has! I think the one thing this trilogy has nailed consistently however was the soundtracks, with Rebecca Knuebuhl and Gabriel Mann being almost on par for me with Stewart Copeland in terms of my favorite Spyro musicians (for different reasons obviously); and to accentuate how much of a nerd I am, I’ve converted all the soundtracks of both OG and Legend onto my iTunes (rather difficult, but I’ve had NO regrets). I do find it rather doubtful that these games will be rereleased in any capacity for some time, at most I imagine ANB & DotD being available for XBOX Backwards Compatibility (which would unfortunately leave out TEN), but that’s saying a lot still. Reignited Trilogy is only a month and a half away (good GOD), and I’ve never been more excited to see the purple dragon come back (to give context, I’ve been waiting for a proper new Spyro game in 10 YEARS)! And who knows, maybe just for kicks, Toys For Bob could cleverly sneak in a reference or two to the Legend series as a neat little nod. But preferably for the next new Spyro game (if Reignited becomes a success), I would like to see TFB just DIVE headfirst into connected continuity with both Legend and Skylanders, and make an absolute Spyro SMORGASBORD; there’s a lot of ways you could do that, but I’ll save MY ideas for one later on... Anyways, I’m getting way, WAY ahead of myself already, I just wanted to say that as a longtime Spyro dork, I’ve really enjoyed this marathon Tori, and I’ll look very forward to your next new series of History vids! -SAM P.S. Don’t forget to livestream Indy & The Emperors Tomb sometime, that’ll be a joy to watch you play!

[@MatijaReby]

Honestly even though i grew up with original games i really liked the Legend trilogy cause i try to view unconnected games/animes/shows as seperate things and give them a shot rather than comparing aspects of them to all the other crap i watch/play. The whole story driven focus rather than just a goofy character doing platforming and puzzle challenges brings so much imagination and connecting with the character rather than just the game mechanics. Combining the two together: the story of the Legend series and the challenges of the original just makes a really good, satisfying character with great games in my mind.

[@ToridoriGaming]

"You're a real comedian sometimes, Emil!" maniacal laughter It's a shame a lot of what Jared Pullen and others theorised for TLoS didn't get put into the game. I would have loved to hear more information on Aether - both light and dark - more about Malefor's training besides 'he gud then bad', and DEFINITELY more Cynder backstory! Also stuff like when Malefor assures Spyro there have been many purple dragons before them two... now I'm even more curious!... I agree about the music, I think Gabriel and Rebecca hit the ball out the park with Dawn of the Dragon's soundtrack especially. Genuinely one of my favourites to listen to out of any game. And those ending credit themes for TEN and DotD.... T-T

[@emildubas6766]

The question is, which one is better, This Broken Soul, or Guide You Home? Mines personally Guide You Home.

[@MatijaReby]

Toridori Ye i wish the put more into the game but alas we got what we did and its still decent. I really hope this gets remade somehow and is made even better

[@ToridoriGaming]

This Broken Soul for me, but I love both!

[@jedodom3056]

"You can't change color when you're frozen in time!" Did you ever consider that the time freeze thing from Spyro may have affected Cynder? I think that the influence of Malefor followed by the 3 years of constant exposure to Spyro's time freeze energy or whatever it was turned Cynder into an imitation purple dragon. Her color may also have had something to do with it. You don't know the power of black dragons!

[@SirEschaton]

Cynder: Don't listen to him, Spyro. Don't listen to anything he says. *ten seconds later* Spyro: WAIT, WHAT? WHAT DO YOU MEAN, MALEFOR? I'M GONNA BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU SAY.

[@ToridoriGaming]

Spyro is a goofball in this series, isn't he? He needs Cynder to advise him. 😂

[@briansanders8122]

Literally my favorite Spyro game of all time, and I grew up with the original Spyro trilogy. So does this mean Skylanders is next?

[@ToridoriGaming]

Probably not, not a big fan of Skylanders and don't have the money for all the bits you need to play. xD

[@alexanderhall5579]

I've heard that you only need a total of 8 figurines (one of each type of.... something) to complete the game, so it can't be that...... oh, yeah. Activision. Of course XD XD

[@megasoniczxx]

You only need the figures they give you with the base game itself unless you mean some of the bonus areas in which case yeah fair dues.

[@meburritoloco7475]

I've only played the first Skylanders. I'm not sure about the other ones, but if you wanted all the content on the missions, you did need at least one of each element. The story is 100% able to be completed. That's my experience from just the first one though. Being the sucker that I was, I wanted to enjoy Skylanders, since I loved DotD so much and I got it along with a few more figurines. Not a bad game, but a major disappointment compared to this.

[@theawkwardpotato1973]

Honestly, I wasn't a fan of Spyro's design in Skylanders. BUT! If you have Netflix, check out the Skylanders series on there, and if you don't have Netflix, more and more good new shows are coming out every so often that are definitely worth a watch like that. They look way better AND have actual good story and characters. And voice actors. Like Dragon Prince has come out, which has definite similarities to the Avatar series. I'd even say it tops DotD. And i'm a fan of the LoS series.

[@AlbinoAxolotl1993]

Spyro's face in this game looks like he just got scolded for scorching the carpet.

[@MilkyPerfected]

Playing co-op and going for a wrecking ball playthrough was probably one of my best memories from my childhood

[@ToridoriGaming]

I wish I had the opportunity to play this co-op, though I bet it would mainly consist of shouting at my husband. 😂

[@shitpost9237]

Would play this game with my sister. Despite the chain we would fight surprisingly little over where to go. We had a hivemind. We moved as one. Except when one of us would die. Then whoever would catch those hands.

[@ToridoriGaming]

Lol, I wish I had someone to play with!

[@namename-tr8il]

i played this with my sister too and whenever she screwed up i would spank her

[@billbillson6779]

The game's story had some potential that was really, really interesting. Namely that Malefor is a purple dragon like Spyro and the concept that purple dragons are meant to bring about a new world....by destroying the old one. Imagine if Malefor hadn't just lusted for power, but had rebelled against his teachers after they tried to manipulate the "chosen one" to their own ends. Why do the apes and other creatures follow Malefor? What if dragons kinda lorded over everyone else and they followed Malefor because he offered social revolution (in his big happy dictator world). So the dragons had tried to stall the rebirth of the new world in order to keep themselves in power, and upon finding out what Malefor was really meant for, he turned his back on his fellow dragons. The dragons start out in danger of repeating history with Spyro by hiding information and keeping certain truths from him. When finding answers on his own, Spyro becomes upset. This would serve as a replacement for the "Dark Spyro" in the game (that was such a non-issue it was kinda pointless) as he wrestles between his loyalty to his own kind that, being an orphan who didn't even know what a dragon was for most of his life, and what to do with the truth he finds. The other dragons would have to realize their own mistakes, both in how dragon society operated and by treating Spyro (and likely being so desperate to "control" him since he was not only purple but the only dragon left to them after the attempted genocide). Spyro could eventually uncover more information, realizing that purple dragons can achieve power of either destruction or revitalization. Instead of destroying the world to issue forth a new one, there's a way to bring new life to the current one. This would work thematically with Spyro wanting to learn from past mistakes and shames, instead of running away from the problems altogether. So Malefor would be a better "dark reflection" of Spyro, as someone instead of helping the world heal and reforming society he chose to destroy it all and impose his iron fist (claw?) rule, while Spyro eventually elects that the world is worth saving. Malefor's hypocrisy would also be highlighted in the horrible abuse he inflicted on Cynder and how he's cool with hurting others so long as it furthers his own cause. Cynder herself could stay more or less the same, but actually give her temptation to go back to Malefor. The games weirdly treat Cynder as if she'd followed Malefor on purpose, and not because she'd been enslaved and brainwashed from birth. She talks about how she's not proud of what she did as if she had any responsibility to her past actions, and it kinda weakens the story. The games doesn't go much into how messed up this would make Cynder, and how difficult it would be to conduct herself and make decisions for herself after she was freed. The freedom and uncertainty could be scary - and it possibly even could be frustrating to be used to having a bunch of power and then being reduced to a literal child - and Cynder might desire to go back to Malefor just because of its familiarity and it's the only way of life she's ever known. Spyro would help her by showing her there's a better way to life, showing her real friendship, and a healthy relationship with his brother Sparx (holy cow, using Sparx for something!).

[@rociolopez4785]

I love this

[@crudenightmare]

1:06:47 This comment right here sums up my issue with the dark forms, apart from the lackluster voice acting involved in said scenes, and how abrupt they are, abliet it at least makes SOME sense with Cynder. Speaking of, something I thought of when remembering the Dark Cynder thing: Imagine how great of a penultimate final boss that could've been. Like, you have to fight a shadow-infused Dark Cynder, capable of using her various dark elements she can when playing as her, possibly a second phase with her scaled back up to adult form with even more devastating attacks and a different pattern, and THEN, a cutscene where Spyro is able to talk her down rather then it literally being a case of "Hur i'm evil again." "Dun't be." "Oh yeah that sounds good lul" Granted, I suppose fatigue of just beating a boss like that could bode poorly with fighting the final boss just after, but you get my point.

[@IDM4Sunlights]

glad to see we're on the same page :)

[@losnfjslefn8857]

Would have been better than what the game did. Those dark Spyro/Cynder parts were so disappointing...

[@Morrowinder777]

Could be even better on coop, with each player having to fight each other, like with the cultist ending in ETG.

[@losnfjslefn8857]

Morrowinder777 Exactly!

[@ToridoriGaming]

Crudenightmare, it almost felt pointless to put dark form in as both times it happens it's a case of 'Don't do that." ... "Okay, I won't." Urghhh it annoyed me so much. xD

[@jajadrake7330]

Okaiy i got my popcorn and soda, lets do this 😃

[@unmessable12]

I love it when TLOS gets some love. Most people tend to forget it in lieu of the original trilogy but this is the Spyro I grew up with and the one that appeals to me the most. I'd adore a remake to fix some of the issues these games had or even a re-release.

[@ToridoriGaming]

I want to give the PS3 version a go as the PS2 version is utter crap to look at. Maybe one day!

[@unmessable12]

@@ToridoriGaming You're absolutely right. I'm extremely tempted to get the PS3 version too but not sure if I wanna drop that much money for a game that old. Really wish someone would decide to take another crack at TLOS and improve some of the issues with a remake. Lovely video by the way, subscribed.

[@DrevorReal]

I haven't even played the game but I still almost teared up at the ending. Not just because of the story, but because of the fact that this entire very flawed but so ambitious actually comes together in the end, creating a memorable and unique experiencing, and vindication all the hard work of the writers and developers who worked on this. While the games are far from perfect, it's very clear that a lot of talented people poured their hearts into thus game, with limited time and limited budget, and the game clearly is fondly remembered by so many adults today.

[@BJsPool87]

With Elite Enemies, you'll notice their masks glow a specific color. You'll need to use an element that matches the color of the mask. Hit it enough times and the mask will eventually fly off, leaving them vulnerable. Be careful though as they still have health bars and are much stronger than your average enemy but any attack goes once the mask is off. Very well done review, though! Very informative.

[@ToridoriGaming]

Thanks for the info! :D

[@BJsPool87]

No problemo! I just realized that they're sort of like the blueprint Kasplats from Donkey Kong 64. Use a Kong/Element to attack the colored haired/masked enemy.

[@nyloaf]

I never figured this out as a kid.. I wish i could say ive learned since then, but id be lying if i did

[@BJsPool87]

@Nyloaf To be fair, It's not that apparent with this game's graphics. Not only that, the game never tells you how to defeat them. I literally had to look it up online to find this out, haha.

[@charlotte1060]

I’ve had this game since 2010 and did not know that... I honestly never beat one normally. I had to get the 3 piece armor set LAST YEAR that allows you to use fury breath normally. I’d use one dragon to knock the mask off and the other to get the health down. First game I’ve ever completed 100% and boy it felt good

[@AMT_AllMyThoughts]

As she stardet singing "I will die for u, I will cry for u..." and after that the Song goes so damn hard Bro, I loved and still love it! I broke out in tears last time I replayde it for nostalgic reasons! (but I'm still a fully trained man!!!)

[@xirris3299]

As a late 2019 viewer... WHY CAN'T THIS GAME GET A FREAKING REMAKE LIKE THE ORIGINALS?!

[@Destroyer249]

Omg You fuckd me right in the feels with the with the soundtrack at 28:20... and mention Avian after that... Good job, you made me cry because of nostalgia.... no joke

[@ToridoriGaming]

Hehe sorry! :P

[@crazyfatputhy9428]

excellent as always Tori ! your devotion to this series was inspiring ! what’re your plans post spyro ? would love to see you play crash, sly, tomb raider and definitely more streams !

[@ToridoriGaming]

Tomb Raider and Crash should happen at some point definitely, Sly is on the list too! I'm hoping to do more let's plays as well as streams as well. :)

[@Soundwaves329]

20:16 In order to kill elite enemies you must hit them with a pacific breath from Spyro or Cynder, for example the first one you tried to kill required Cynder's shadow breath and then you can attack it normally. That still doesn’t change that these things can murder you very quickly so stun locking strategies are effective.

[@DragonWistArt]

I swear it's magic, every time I need to be out in public for awhile, you upload one of these XD You're my overstimulation saviour

[@ToridoriGaming]

Glad I can be of some help! And I know that feeling, even family gatherings give me anxiety.. :(

[@handsomeschmidti5916]

Hey Toridori :) Today I watched all of your Spyro - A History videos. Just wanted to tell you, that you brought back good ol' memories and made me laugh various times. Great sense of humor 👍🏼 Right now, you really made my day! Keep up the good work. You're amazing and it's fantastic, that you exist. Greetings from Germany 😋

[@primevalyautja1305]

I always LOVE Cynder's Design in Dawn of the Dragon

[@meburritoloco7475]

I just got done playing through this game with my nephew and I still love it. The soundtrack is still amazing and the co-op is still fun, story is pretty good, but they did have 3 games to work it out, and the ending still gives me a bittersweet feeling. Its got some jank animations, QTE's, some not good voice acting, and a massive artificial difficulty spike in the Burning Lands. The combat is massively improved from the Eternal Night and a New Beginning and the elements feels like more than just reskins of each other. Not incredibly deep, but still solid. I wish there was a bit more enemy variety. The emulator or PS2 toning down bloom and shaders is a blessing and curse, Twilight Falls looks beautiful, but it looked really bland in this. A surprisingly good game overall, despite it's flaws and I'll probably go through it again in a few years

[@sandwichlover0425]

Last time I was this early this joke was still funny

[@ToridoriGaming]

Do you press 'refresh' over and over? xD

[@TRISCORE]

Yeeees i been waiting for this

[@ToridoriGaming]

😁

[@Garrulous64]

One thing i remember most from playing this years ago is right as Ignitus sacrificed himself, I turned to my brother and jokingly shouted "Ignitus, NOOO!" and when Spyro said the same thing we both lost it. Also that Destroyer thing was just straight up Iblis from Sonic 06.

[@ToridoriGaming]

So much of the dialogue was incredibly predictable in DotD, though I still think it was an improvement on TEN where everybody sounded bored. :D *Looks up Iblis* omg it is... plagiarism!

[@Garrulous64]

@@ToridoriGaming Yeah, this one definitely looks like the most interesting game from a story perspective, and gameplay perspective. Great video as always! These Spyro videos sure have been a fun ride!

[@alexanderhall5579]

Also, I think both the Golem and Iblis take a lot of inspiration from Tolkien's Balrog. Although I think a lot of fantasy stories take at least a little bit of inspiration from Tolkien anyway.

[@NelliSw]

I personally loved this game, It's been so long since I've played it so I was shocked when I saw some gameplay of it again.

[@ToridoriGaming]

Shocked by how bad it looks on PS2? 😂

[@LucasFeniks]

#Hunterwasalwayswise

[@ToridoriGaming]

WOAAAAAAAAAAAAH

[@ZyliceLiddell]

@@ToridoriGaming 🤣

[@sylvan710]

This is now my favorite video about dawn of the dragon on KZbin. Gotta watch all of your other videos too. And I fukin love the ending of that game. Brings me to tears every time I watch it.

[@ToridoriGaming]

Thank you, Sylvzie! :D

[@Zenlore6499]

That Sparx glitch is an absolute gem of a screwup. How could that even happen?

[@ToridoriGaming]

I have no idea! You think they'd run through their cutscenes and check for this stuff... 😂😂😂

[@ZyliceLiddell]

It *is* indeed awkward how Ignitis looks like how he’s smiling all the time in this game.

[@skalessibbons7349]

Looks off in his final scene.

[@NotOrdinaryInGames]

It is my headcanon that Spyro and the other 2 goofers simply grew up. Because that makes my head hurt less and keep my NERD RAGE levels low. Plus, who says they were frozen ""in time""? A protective chrystal is exactly what is looks like. The final cutscene (after the credits) of TEN makes Spyro look older as well, so that fits.

[@TheRetroguitar]

if you listen carefully, you can hear elements of Mark Hamills vocals, through the distortion

[@ToridoriGaming]

Yeah at times I can hear the Joker's sarcastic voice. I wish they let more of that through!

[@TheRetroguitar]

indeed, are you looking forward to the bluray release of Batman The Animated Series ?

[@kubastanczak6392]

In My country(Poland) ps3 version of this game cost 90pln(about 23,79 USD)

[@bufogeist]

This was the first ever spyro game I played, and I adored it. I beat the xbox 360 version in just a few days after some all-nighters. As much as I love the game, it has SO many issues, most of which you pointed out. God, that ONE ramp on the river in the valley enraged me. I'm also glad someone else noticed how emotionless Cynder is in this one. One thing I remember being particularly disappointed in was how damn easy it was to beat Malefor. I spammed my ice attack and it was over in minutes. My last gripe was the quality of the music- the soundtrack was and still is gorgeous. The Valley of Avalar track still gives me chills up my spine, which makes me sad because it sounds like it was recorded on a smartfridge. I also immediately noticed how different the overall visual clarity was in your ps2 gameplay and my xbox gameplay. Regardless of its many flaws, I still hold this game in high regards and it will always have a special place in my heart. Edit: dammit Tori you can't have me laughing at 2 am with 14:04😭

[@Idkmanlemmeedit]

I remember when I was younger I beat this game and Ratchet and Clank size matters super easily. when I went to go replay them I almost threw my Ps2 out. I had no idea my younger self was a god at gaming compared to what I had devolved to.

[@ToridoriGaming]

Same with me! Games I could play with my eyes closed as a kid are a struggle now. Is this what getting old feels like? 😂

[@Idkmanlemmeedit]

@@ToridoriGaming Woah, my mistake for my late reply. But yeah I have no idea how my younger self was able to figure out everything. Maybe it's because now adays games hold our hands and tell us where to go and what to do.

[@elijahhernandez906]

​@@IdkmanlemmeeditHoly cow!! This, absolutley this!!! "holding our hands". Man I am so glad I'm not alone on this line of thought!!!!❤

[@IllusionMaster17]

*LONGEST. AND GREATEST. REVIEW. EVER!* I agree with you. I also lived playing this game. It get all that had the previous games and totally enhanced it in a wonderful way. The story became even more epic, gameplay really improved a lot, graphics and scenarios were so beautiful, and characters were so well developed. I really loved the relationship that Spyro and Cynder had (love this pairing totally), and the final scene like made the work very well. Music was also amazing. And while I feel so sad that this trilogy ended, after a long journey, meeting so many helpful people and find majestic places, I felt so happy playing it till the end. It's an unforgettable experience :') Great video and review Toridori! I just met you but I love your content! Totally! (Specially the Spyro content) See ya in the next game session! 💎 PS: I hope you can find the PS3 version and enjoy this majestic game in its maximum experience! 💜

[@ToridoriGaming]

I really I did have the opportunity to play this on PS3 because my lord, that shit ugly on PS2.. 😂

[@jpward01]

8:57 "I'm not a Scalie, I swear!" Don't hide from the truth, Tori. Embrace the scales to your heart's content.

[@ToridoriGaming]

>.>

[@infernus9912]

I am filled with both happiness and sadness as I'm watching this review. Happy because you have finally got to my favorite game of this trilogy and sad because this will be the last Spyro review you make (unless you review the handheld games). I first found your channel on a whim when I was searching KZbin for some Spyro reviews that I may have missed years back and behold, a new channel was making a series called A History (of) and it just happened to about all the Spyro games. I admit, when I first clicked on your Spyro the Dragon review, I was worried that you would fall into the biases that many reviewers tend to get lost in. These reviewers would often trend to one side or the other, either praising the game while over looking its flaws or criticizing it while not mentioning the good mechanics. However, after finishing the review, my worries were banished as I could see that you were a reviewer who upheld the ideals of an unbiased reviewer (at least, as much as one can be unbiased. Opinions still matter of course). And since then, I have watched everyone of your reviews and even many of your streams. I have delighted in your insightful, humorous, and friendly personality since those early days and I eagerly await where you go next, ready to follow you on your journey of reviewing all the old classics and maybe more besides. It has been fun to see your channel grow and while I don't expect this channel to become massive due to the niche category that is game reviews, I believe that it has potential to go very far indeed. And I will be there every step of the way. As for the Legends trilogy itself, I always felt that all three games' flaws come primarily from a lack of money. If only the games had a bigger budget, I think the developers could've made the games much better, making them true masterpieces or at the very least, great pieces of art. This, unfortunately, is not what happened and each of the three Legend games have their own flaws that ruin the experience for some. Oh well, we could still hope for a remaster in the unlikely event that that happens. If someone does remaster the Legends trilogy, I would want them to add more dragons into the world. As it is, the dragon race feels like it is nearly extinct since you only see Spyro, Cynder, Malefor, the Chronicler, and the Dragon Guardians. And I have some ideas on how they could fix this issue. First, the natural dragons (you will see why I call them that later) i.e. the fire, ice, electricity, wind, and earth dragons could appear along Spyro's journey to free the Dragon Guardians and help him complete his quest while teaching Spyro about their respective elements. This could give Spyro someone to connect with and create character for both Spyro and his new friends while removing the strange ways that Spyro gains his powers in the New Beginning. Second, the remaster could add in what I call the corrupted dragons. These dragons are much like Cynder where they were captured when they were still in their eggs and corrupted by Malefor. However, unlike Cynder, many of the corrupted dragons have only one power as they were merely experiments for Malefor to create the ultimate dragon with the abilites of fear, poison, and shadow i.e. Cynder. These corrupted dragons can help broaden the types of enemies you face and should serve as a challenge for the player. Plus, these corrupted dragons can have personalities of their own and can serve as bosses as well. This would give more personality to the dark armies and make them more of a threat to Spyro. And maybe, as the trilogy goes on, Spyro convinces some of the corrupted dragons to change sides and help take down Malefor. So, by the time the player reaches Dawn of the Dragon, he would have multiple companions to help him defeat the forces of evil so that it would feel more like a group effect instead of just Spyro and Cynder saving the day, which would make the story even better. Plus, it could set up a sequel where the dragon race was to rebuild and reunite their civilization while coming to terms with the now free corrupted dragons (who are no longer under Malefor's control) and dealing with outside threats like the reminder of the dark armies and maybe even some new foes. This is all just ideas right now as I doubt there will be a Legends remaster, much less a squeal. Though, it is cool to imagine if that came to pass. What do you think Tori? Does this sound interesting to you?

[@ToridoriGaming]

Thank you so much for the kind words Infernus! I'm considering doing the handhelds but they would definitely be shorter videos as I don't think I could talk about a GBA game for one hour! I still can't believe I started this Spyro series back in March and we're now just finished at the end of September. I suppose I could have made them much faster but I prefer quality over quantity, and there's always something I want to add which bumps up the time it takes to make them. xD I was thinking the same as you in Warfang... It's supposed to be a dragon city and yet.. there's hardly any dragons. The most I saw besides the ones we know were those two greenish-red warrior dragons. You can really tell the budget didn't help with these TLOS games, a shame really... Still, I've enjoyed these games more than I thought I would (at least mostly *shakes fist at TEN*) and I have you and other viewers to thank for being so supportive of the channel and even looking into some of my other stuff like the streams. So thank you so much Infernus! 😊

[@ToridoriGaming]

And you should write a new Spyro story with that in mind! 😁

[@infernus9912]

I do have a fanfiction in mind with that story in mind. However, no development has really been add to it yet and I currently working on other projects and university. When I get some more free time, I will consider the idea in greater depth. It is definitely something I would like to make a fanfiction out of.

[@dvdicecold666]

4: 08 I read it was planned to create a scene, where it is explained that those jewelry protects Cynder from Malefors dark influence, but were cut out later in production.

[@ToridoriGaming]

That sucks because that could have been a good scene to add!

[@ZyliceLiddell]

27:29 🤣 You’re *HILARIOUS* Tori! 😂👌

[@ToridoriGaming]

Oh shucks! :P

[@snailgirl6]

So proud that you persevered through the legend of spyro trilogy; you should take a well deserved break!!!! You don't really need to bother with most of the handheld series, I have most of them and I can't play them now without cringing. I would encourage you to make more history vids, since they so well paced, detailed, and easy to understand!!! P.S. Sometimes I pass by the PS3 version for about $10 - $15 in my local used game stores. It might take me awhile, but maybe I could send it to you somehow??? I think you deserve it more.....

[@ToridoriGaming]

Thank you for watching snailgirl! I'm considering playing either Tomb Raider or Crash next, though the first Crash game has me concerned as I know it's tough! Lol, I wish it was that cheap on eBay. And I appreciate it very much but I'm worried it would get stolen in the post. :(

[@charlotte1060]

snailgirl6 Hol up... $10-$15??? On eBay it’s $50+ & even the xBox version at GameStop is $45 😭😭😭

[@RealHyperSonic]

I recently got myself some copies of all three games on the GameCube and Wii, and as I absentmindedly watched cutscenes of this game with the PS3 graphics, I saw your history video for A New Beginning and gave it a go. Got through all three of them in one sitting because I love this trilogy and you're a lot of fun to listen to! Subbed now. I'll have to watch the rest of your stuff later, because this was great! P.S.: Just for the record, that... whatever the hell that was with Sparx? Yeah, that happened to me when I played it on a real PS2. It just seems to be a thing with that specific version, because I just finished getting through the Valley of Avalar on my Wii yesterday, and it didn't do that. Holy crap, what even was that?

[@Altarior]

That Enter the Dragonfly clip with Hunter gets me every time, I love it! This was a great watch! I gotta say, Spyro getting a love story had me a bit weirded out. I keep thinking of the final cut scene in Year of the Dragon where he says "Another noble warrior fallen to the plague of love. Tsk. Just look away!" but then again, this isn't THAT Spyro. This is a reimagined one with a completely different world and story line, so maybe it's fine. About those purple dragon ghosts attacking Malefor in the end. My personal theory is that they're the spirits of all the other purple dragons there have been, but that's just a guess. It's not even clear whether there were others or not. In the first game Ignitus says that a purple dragon is born every 10th generation (if I remember right), and Malefor himself says there have been many. But both Ignitus and the Chronicler say that there have only ever been two; Spyro and Melefor. Bit of a jarring plot hole there... If there have indeed been others, I think it'd be neat if they were the ones who came back to take down the one who went rogue. It's at least more exciting than them being just some random dragons. It's only a head-canon though.

[@ToridoriGaming]

I didn't realize there was a plot hole there, but now you mention it - doh! You think they could remember the story for their game and not contradict themselves... 😂

[@themeekwarrior]

Honestly the model acting or animating or whatever you'd like to call it I think made me the most upset. Beyond the poor lip sync, I feel like there was a huge disconnect between what the animators were doing and what the writers and storyboarders were trying to convey. Ignitus's sacrifice had ZERO weight aside from our attachment to the character, and I think if they had shown Spyro trying to actively run back into the fire and pulling Cynder with him, there would have been a greater sense of Spyro's grief and anger, and what was going on in that moment. The whole thing just could have been so much better. I love this game too, and played it wayyy too many times with my little sister, but man, it deserves so much criticism if we are to get games right as a media.

[@DarienDragonFox]

Your comedy always feels naturally charasmatic. Id love to support you on patrion, but... funds are a tad short atm.

[@ToridoriGaming]

No problemo, liking my videos and commenting makes me happy too! :3

[@DarienDragonFox]

@@ToridoriGaming still. Itd be a great way to get better vids out there, i like that you take the time to disect it and follow through with perky dialouge.

[@aedanranson1092]

what i believe happened at the end of the game is that spyro didn't use dragon time, but instead literally 'binded' himself to the world to bring it back together, like ignitus told him how when dragons die they become apart of nature. basically spyro's soul is what is keeping the world held together. like a metaphysical purple bandaid

[@benhack2330]

Isnt wind breath just you know... breath.

[@ToridoriGaming]

Cynder burping on everyone and everything... 😂

[@gamercadance8720]

They are actually gusts of wind she can produce. Kind of like the move Gust from Pokemon? Same concept, different games.

[@lechain9708]

Then how do you explain rhe tornado she makes around them?

[@BlueKunai]

The thing with Malefor's voice always bugged me too. In an early trailer/cast interview for this game, they do show a clip of Hamill recording his lines pre-processing and he's basically just doing his Joker voice. I recall having a laugh at the Gamespot review where they said something along the lines of "They could have cast Peewee Herman for all the difference it would have made"

[@ToridoriGaming]

Peewee Herman, dear lord 😂😂😂

[@coryames1170]

Yeah what was the point. I guess it makes sense since Malefor is a corrupt and evil being who is technically undead but you could've put any voice actor in there and we'd be none the wiser. Also the fact that it is Mark Hamill makes it worse. If they were going to distort the voice at least make it so we can still understand the dialogue.

[@DragonWistArt]

Thank you for this video series. Each video you've made has had so much effort put into it (even the games you didn't like!) and it really shows. Thank you, thank you for hours of entertainment. I'm going to be making a patreon just to donate to you (although I can't offer much, I'm quite poor). I'll get around to that in the morning. As for this particular video I'm glad to see I'm not the only cynder-sexual lol. Not a scalie? Don't worry, WE'LL CONVERT YOU >:D But yeah, them making cynder playable in this really adds to the game - especially in 2 player (really really recommend 2 player). Video was ultra entertaining like always, and we agree on quite a few points (although I think I dislike the QTEs more than you haha). This is definitely the best one imo, although I like a new beginning too. As for the ending? Yeah I cried like a baby, no shame. Even watching this again for the millionth time I shed a little tear haha. With Malefor, I think it was the ancestors forcibly dragging him back to nature with them, if that makes any sense? (Think of Ignitus' line about dragons returning to nature when they die). I really like the ending, and funnily enough, the floating islands do actually set up Skylanders. I like Skylanders, but Spyro isn't the focus anymore (AND THEY MADE CYNDER EVEN MORE PURPLE GRRRRR). Anyways, thanks again for such an enjoyable series :) I'm going to commemorate it by watching all of your Spyro videos again (yes, I am crazy). Thanks Toridori ^_^

[@ToridoriGaming]

Thank you so much MewMew! And don't worry about the Patreon, liking and watching my videos is awesome too! That ending gets me every single time, same with TEN actually. It's funny how games that can cause you so much frustration can still get you in the feels... 😭 I probably won't ever play Skylanders but I'll check out some videos for the story. Though I still think of them as a cash cow! 😂

[@probablynot6995]

I had wanted this game soo much as a kid. It looked so amazing. All I had had was a scratched copy of The Eternal Night, which didn't take me farther than a few levels in before it was too glitched to be playable, so I'd always wanted to know how Spyro's story turned out. Now, my computer is way too slow to comfortably emulate, but thanks to your videos I can experience these games in some capacity. Thank you for making these videos.

[@ToridoriGaming]

No problemo dude, glad I could share the DotD experience with you. If only I had it on PS3 for even better visuals. :P

[@LAVENDERP]

Okay so I've had this theory for quite a while now about Malefor and the ending. The dragon spirits coming back to drag Malefor down is practically him being dragged into hell. Malefor wasn't supposed to be alive in the first place- he was revived through the help of Cynder and what went down at the well of souls. Like a whole ceremony to bring him back- and that's why the apes were waiting for him at the well of souls because evil spirits come back to the realm of the living at that place. That's exactly what happened to him, he was brought back. So with all that in mind, he shouldn't be alive and dragon spirits pulled him back into their realm where he belongs. So it's like he died twice. (I'm not too sure who the spirits are exactly. I like the idea of them being previous teachers to him though)

[@alexanderhall5579]

A lot of people wonder what happened to Malefor. Some say he was trapped in the earth's core for eternity, some think he's dead.... but the truth is far, far worse................................. He was forced to contribute to a Limp Bizkit album kzbin.info/www/bejne/moumdIR7ht2LjLc

[@geckoaid9448]

While there is a thin possibility of it, I do truly hope they remaster all three TLOS games and actually add cut content, make the games longer and more rich with story, and explain Malefor and Cynder more. I want them to explain the reason as to why Malefor turned to corruption, as well as explain Aether (both sides, light and dark, and especially how Malefor managed to control Dark Aether.) From what crumbs of information scattered online we can dig up about Malefor, I find him very interesting. Where did his ideology of rebirthing the world come from? Why does he mention countless other Purple Dragons, and was this a lie? What was he like as a young Dragon and what did he look like? It's mentioned that the way we see him in DOTD is his 'Dark Aether version' so he certainly looked much different before. How did the dragons learn of Aether? Was it through Malefor, and did they send him away because of the pure power of Aether? Were the ancient elders the catalyst of Malefor's decent to darkness? I would also LOVE to see Spyro as an adult. He wasn't an adult in this game, and we only see artwork in ANB of Spyro as an adult, be it only his back. So many questions I would love to see if there were a remake, and I would enjoy them keeping Cynder as a black dragon or at least explain how she began to turn purple, at least explain whether or not it was the manipulation of Malefor's Aether that changed her. Anyone else hoping they remake these games? I know the original studio is dead and gone, but at least hand it over to a good developer that will keep all three games, and keep voice actors from changing. Also, bring the lead artist back! A girl can dream :(

[@maplestar_seaclan8586]

I had/have the PS3 version and oh my word I love this game. It's only the game of the series I completed.

[@robbycooper6787]

1:19:10 Malefor became the undead dragon king in Skylanders for 200-1900 years, then eon made a different version of Spyro a skylander, then at some point hex nearly killed malefor, he then becomes a medieval cyborg thing, then he tells Spyro that no matter what world you go to I will follow then malefor was attached to Flynn’s ship with an anchor then he fell through skylands, then nothing after that.

[@canislunaticus]

I really adore the look of cynder in the game. And spyro's look (though his snout and their wings are kind of bothering me.)

[@ToridoriGaming]

Glad it's not just me; hate his snout, it's too big. xD

[@canislunaticus]

Yeah, he looks so goofy with that snout

[@mikah9607]

I still always played as Spyro - I was 9 and hadn't actually played the previous game, as I grew up on a Heros Tail. :P I am now almost 18, working my way through the reignited trilogy (loving it) but wish I could replay DOTD because I never actually finished it as a kid. :(

[@kaijunasan4497]

Love this game! Sad well never see the scene where cynder confronts her past and reclaims her jewelry I love her so much!!

[@ToridoriGaming]

Would have been a great scene to see!

[@FiePige1]

I really loved this game (even though I played it on the ps2 lol). One of the things I loved the most was the co-op. I would always play this game with my friends or cousins and we always had a great time! Watching this video really makes me nostalgic, and now I'll have to go look for a copy for my ps3 so I can relive it all again!

[@gnbman]

I'd love it if you covered the first Skylanders game as well. It's the true last game with "Spyro" in the title, and it would bring us full circle to how we got to where we are today. I've never played it, and I'm curious about it, since it was also developed by Toys for Bob. I'm glad to see that you liked DotD and were moved by its ending (like I expected, lol). By the way, people criticize bloom, but I think it made the PS3 version look pretty beautiful sometimes. Like quick-time events, bloom can be done well.

[@ToridoriGaming]

I don't have the little figurines though and I really don't understand how the game works. :/

[@gnbman]

I don't know if the game requires a certain number of figurines to complete or anything like that, but if you want to do a video on it, maybe somebody on your Discord might know.

[@ToridoriGaming]

Possibly!

[@lucavalente6620]

If you have at least the basic pack you are good to go

[@lucavalente6620]

@@darkfyraproductions7958 if you want 100%Yes.

[@mruggo5843]

God I was looking forward to this so hard. I absolutely love this game and every time I hear the sound track it makes me tear up a lil. I do wish I could learn more about the other spyro games like the hand held ones but I'm glad this was the send off for your history stuff. I do wish they'd gone through with making the 3D movie they were supposed to of this. Along side the fourth game. But I think this game still will always have a huge place in my heart. Thanks for doing such a lovely overview of each of these games.

[@ToridoriGaming]

Handheld review might still happen! I just need a break from editing big videos for a bit, as the DotD project took me about 60-65 hours altogether, what with playing the game, writing a script, speaking it and editing the video! xD

[@mruggo5843]

Toridori well dang. It certainly paid off. This was a super well made review ! If you ever get the chance you should consider looking into the 3D movie and fourth game they were going to make for this. (Ain't gotta do a review/history on it. I just think you'd like it )

[@AdmiralOctopus]

"Some of you hate it" THAT'S ME! SHE'S TALKING ABOUT ME! Although I have sorta mellowed out a bit on it since I... ranted about it in the comments of your last Spyro video (sorry for that). I still think it has a lot of flaws both narratively and in gameplay, but yeah, it's a fine enough game, I guess.

[@ToridoriGaming]

That's no problem, rants are good for the soul! :D

[@xCynder]

I enjoyed this game at first but over time I noticed a lot of flaws. Some that genuinely made me hate the game

[@i4rhateyou994]

:v

[@nobleskywalker4639]

This is my number 5 spyro vid from your channel... I am not ashamed to admit it

[@canislunaticus]

I really hope this game could get a remake one day (and maybe then make the dragons look even better! with better voiceacting of course)

[@erinopheim1125]

I remember reading as a kid that Malefor lied about being the first purple dragon and the core had spirits of the other purple dragons, taking their revenge on Malefor being a bad purble. Thank you for the video! Been excited for this since you started the series. I absolutely did play Dawn of the Dragon before Eternal Night and had no idea dragon time existed until I bought it lol. I'm glad you enjoyed it (for the most part, maybe less)

[@ToridoriGaming]

Hey Erin, thanks for watching! I thought he didn't lie though, because he said to Spyro, "I can assure you, there have been many."

[@ZacharyShadowkillThe1st]

I'll just say this now, Cynder is my favorite character in "Dawn of the Dragon" no, actually, the entire The Legend of Spyro trilogy. While Spyro is my second favorite character, and Hunter is third. Well, but i also has to point this out: Just because Cynder is my favorite character in The Legend of Spyro trilogy, that dosen't mean i love her more then Spyro. I love both of them equally, and i don't think one of them is better then the other! (Except for on DeviantArt, there Cynder is better. But that is the only exception, other then that, i think they are equals & best friends/lovers.)

[@ZyliceLiddell]

26:22 I can’t *BELIEVE* that he also voiced that annoying ‘Pirate Bird’ thing lol! 🤣👌

[@zionthedragon8866]

On Spyro's design I would like to say that I think that's all they should have done was shrink the snout a bit and made it a little bit more, just a little bit more, like cynder's in terms of being triangular, with slightly bigger and more noticeable noise hole on the front, like the original spyro from the very first game. That way, it isn't completely realistic, but not too cartoony. Also, I would of left the scene with cynder getting her bands on. As for cynder, i believe the reason she was made purple-ish was the same reason spyro was changed from green to purple: lighting and texturing issues. I think if they had to make her stand out, it would be my opinion, done by making her atleast a equally bright dark grey on par with cynder's dark purple, for me atleast, and there are so many reasons wrong with the cynder was turned into a purple dragon theory, that right now I can't fully explain.

[@ToridoriGaming]

Yes, pleaaaaase shrink the snout! He looks so goofy with it...

[@zionthedragon8866]

@@ToridoriGaming and cynder's neck needs to be a little more bulk, as well as her limbs, she looks like a goofy "spooky scary skeleton" with her skeletal body, regardless of it keeping to the original, which is equally bad, also, they need to give her chest shape somewhat similar in underbelly pattern like spyro's, because it on both the DTOD model and skylander's model look like silly breasts, and no offense, but most of cynder's powers, except for wind and fear, are generic as spyro's ice and fire, and her personality wasn't a good persoanlity in DTOD, she was a little more naggy, and "oh pitty me" personality. It's like it went 160° on her personality from the EN cynder we saw earlier, and I liked her design then, than the one we have now, and I have scalie friends (No I am not a scalie) who don't find her attractive which is ironic given their history. I am glad cynder is staying in the legend trilogy, because if they forced her into the reignited trilogy, they would make her more cartoony and complainy. Also, so far based on all the vids about spyro, no offense, but it seems like you don't like spyro himself as a character, and would prefer him to be replaced with cynder through out the entire franchise, with the love interest being a dark and brutting male version of cynder for her love interest. This is regarding gameplay, story, and voice actors. It just seems on this end, you are one of the many reviewers saying the only highlight character of the entire series is cynder, and spyro is more of a nuisance.

[@ToridoriGaming]

No I didn't like Spyro much in this. Spyro is supposed to be a cocky, confident dragon. This may be a reboot but I'm tired of the "unsure but determined protagonist" trope. It's the same reason I hate the new Lara Croft and love the old one. 😂

[@zionthedragon8866]

@@ToridoriGaming Ok, i think I understand, but at the same time I don't. Is that why you like cynder in this series? Well, I like confident, I don't like a character who is way to cocky, like scourge the hegehog (basically sonic with more ego and cocky), or even like hero's tail spyro, that's IS what actual cocky is, and cynder is like this partially through the series, along with being unsure of herself, which is why I am confused for all the praise on her like she is "perfect", but all the bashing on spyro, who cynder her self in MANY ways, except being very cocky, mirrors from spyro, she even makes more rash and dumb discussions than spyro does, but the only reasons I let slide in DOTD, is because no adult, except Ignitus, the chronicler, and HUNTER of all people, acts like a ACTUAL SANE ADULTS for the most part, and act like immature adults who look for an escape goat, but at the same time I can't things slide for cynder in DOTD for being all "Oh pitty me! Every feel sorry for me, focus on me, and tell me how 'strong, indepent, and rude.. ergh, I mean "strict" I am', when so far in this game (DOTD), I have not!". I liked the confidence built up in EN, but am dissapointed in the loss of it in DOTD. Also, so spyro (minus snout! X/ ) Isn't attractive in anyway, but cynder, who has the same model, except different face, horns, and spikes mold & coloration IS? I am confused on that. Why makes her different? I am just confused, because they look very similar to me, the only thing different is spyro has muscles. But that's just me, but nice video!!

[@bingh4309]

Liked and Subscribed!! I'm sorry if this is the third thing I've done, but my tech refuses to show me my comments. Anyway, I'm so glad you loved this game. It is one of my favorite games of all time! I hope you get a PS3 version of the game too, for it increased my love for the game nearly 3 fold. The better graphics help with the seemingly tedius work of finding a boat or a hermit by giving you wonderful scenery. But I've really come here today to give you tips on the combat portion of the game. To start, the flying combat is elemental power necessary. It increases the accuracy, even if you completely miss, and what helps me cope with this mechanic is thinking of how hard it would really be to fight while flying. It also gives the game a small lifelike spin. Dealing with elite enemies requires an element from Spyro or Cynder. The color and design to the mask helps identify the element needed. Dealing with the high hit point golems and other enemies, a trick with Spyro is his melee attack and his electricity attack back to back to back. This stuns the enemy and does damage. Even if it seems cheap, it helps to just complete the game without the annoying part of taking damage or using Mana. I hope you read this, and please respond if you do. I hope I was able to help!

[@ToridoriGaming]

Thanks for the tips, I'll bear that in mind. :)

[@artisanatlas8966]

Hey Tori, do you think you would ever do history videos on the Crash Bandicoot games?

[@ToridoriGaming]

It's on the list :D

[@artisanatlas8966]

Toridori awesome! I can't wait!

[@tabreezsiddique]

Each elite enemy wears some kind of mask that gives off a bit of an idea of what element it could be made of, you need to use a certain breath to knock those masks off in order to fight the enemy normally. That first one requires you to use the shadow breath. Or if you manage to claim all armor pieces then you can just kill them easily with the dark breath with either Spyro or Cynder which is super OP.

[@ToridoriGaming]

I wish I'd known that before finishing the video.. 😂

[@lida6152]

Hahaha😂 the ending made me cry too😂😂😭

[@neilfinnart1874]

Dawn of the Dragon, the last true Spyro game until Reignited comes out, and honestly my favorite video of yours. Don't get me wrong I was laughing so hard during your review of Eternal Night, cause you and I have the exact same thoughts in regards to that game. And this review, is easily my favorite bit of work from you. As usual, you did your best to be objective with the review, but talked about the good while acknowledging the flaws. Hell, I didn't even know Krome Studios was originally assigned to work on the last game, and thank god they didn't. Dawn of the Dragon has so many great things about it, and I can easily say it's my second favorite spyro game of all time. We share many similar thoughts in regards to this title. I'm really happy you enjoyed playing it. Keep up the good work.

[@MrRadicalMoves]

I absolutely loved this game... but my gosh... you definitely need to play it on the next gen consoles... I didn't even realize they made it for last gen... but man does it look bad... also a lot of the gameplay almost looks like some of the mechanics of basic character movement and AI might be toned down for last gen... I didn't have anywhere near as many problems with derpy AI as it seems you did. Usually they stuck to me like glue. You want this game on next gen? I will literally go find a copy and mail it too you because this game deserves a proper play through.

[@ToridoriGaming]

That would be awesome but I'd be worried it would get 'lost' in the post. I appreciate the kindness though! :3

[@twotone3471]

I have the game..on PS2, and at least for me it was really good, but I never had a PS3, WII, or Xbox to play this on, so I only had the other 2 games of the series, and the original trilogy, and the Crash/Spyro crossover on GBA to compare it with. That said, I've heard dark things about the controls of the WII version.O_o

[@elnacho657]

I played it on PS2 and can't remember that it has been that ugly 😂 but when I saw the comparison...wtf

[@aiseh7040]

DotD with its many flaws (as seen with its mixed reviews) was definitely the most memorable game of the trilogy. In fact, I enjoyed Cynder and Spyro's interaction so much that I hope that after the Reignited Trilogy comes out, they will introduce Cynder in future games. Also, the music in DotD was superb that time from time I will go back just to listen to the songs. Overall, excellent review of the trilogy as I thoroughly enjoyed your commentary. Keep it up.

[@ToridoriGaming]

Thank you so much for the kind words, AisEH!

[@beep37]

Sony said there'll be another Spyro game just gotta wait a bit

[@ToridoriGaming]

I'm terrible at waiting though D:

[@beep37]

@@ToridoriGaming They'll be fully grown dragons like Ignitus, it's worth the wait :D

[@ToridoriGaming]

Oooh!

[@phoenixpyre5121]

Komi WAIT has this been confirmed??????

[@beep37]

@@phoenixpyre5121 Yep, it's been confirmed but no idea when it might be

[@mikeygrayson5158]

It was quite a ride watching all of your Spyro videos since you did the Spyro history of the very first game. Now you can take a one or two months break and wait till the Spyro Reignited Trilogy comes out. I'm so excited!

[@ToridoriGaming]

I seriously cannot wait for Reignited, I need it nooow!

[@blazingfury057]

The 7 dislikes came from skylanders fans

[@ToridoriGaming]

😂😂😂

[@Cometstarlight]

Gosh, how have I not found your channel before? This is firm, fair, and hilarious!

[@ToridoriGaming]

Hehe thank you! :3

[@KatyaXx0]

Xbox version is best... Graphics look better.

[@Nite-Mite]

Lol at 31:40 At first I accidently activate Fury Mode a couple of times, but once I figured out how to purposefully use it (which was by accident again), I remembered :P In fact I'm glad I wasn't the only one who ran into the gameplay problems you did (wall running, confusing travel in certain levels, flying while holding heavy stuff in the Valley of Cheetahs, etc).

[@ToridoriGaming]

Some of the glitches or problems I encountered were so odd, like Cynder thrusting her way through the air... 😂

[@TyrannoNoddy]

Hey, nothing wrong with being a scaly, if dark lady dragons are you thing then sure. ;P Also... maybe the PS2 version is why the game never really worked for me. Everything looked so cheap and clearly was meant to be for next gen consoles... but then Crash: Mind over Mutant did the exact same thing and mostly looked perfectly fine, with the Wii and especially 360 versions mainly just enhancing the visuals already there. :v Guess the devs were really rushed or something, especially if Darkest Hour apparently had a build made before development was handed to EL. I mean, it would explain why at least my version was so glitchy. :P The music I really like of course, though I did notice a lot of tracks from the last two games were recycled. With the apes now being skeletons, apparently Malefor was as sick of them as you and worried they'd take power from him so he banished them and made them skeletons or something. :v With Burned Lands, apparently it's meant to be the swamp from A New Beginning, so it's entirely possible Malefore burned Sparx's parents. :v With the ending, am I the only one who thought Spyro's "there's nothing left for me to fight for" line was kinda fucked up? Like I do want to find it sweet because d'aww he wuvs Cynder, but like what about Sparx, the other dragons, Hunter, literally everyone he's ever known? When I first saw the ending, I was confused too. I think the ghosts are supposed to be the "ancestors" we keep hearing about and either killing Malefor or trapping him in their spirit world. I agree the ending is pretty deus ex machina (literally if the ancestor spirits are like gods lol), but with Spyro's ability, I think it's some weird spiritual thing he instinctually knows because ancestors and magic and Ignitus and shit. I actually think your idea that he uses Dragon Time makes sense, as for why he doesn't use it in the game, IIRC it was because making the time crystal thing used up all of the time power (and maybe being freed from the crystal accelerated his age to the present instead of leaving it the same lol). Being in the biggest source of dragon magic ever would obviously have Spyro be able to regain enough power to use Dragon Time, especially on such a large scale. Still could've been explained way better though. Looking at this though, I think I'm seeing why I never got into DotD that much and actually preferred the other two TLOS games: everything is so tedious, not to mention the difficulty was often ridiculous at times. There was so much that could've been explained better, though to be honest I have to wonder if it's the technical side of things mainly screwing up here too with stuff like crappy partner AI and buggy actions. With the last two games I at least had an idea of what I was doing even if it got repetitive, here while there was more variety things just dragged on and were way more confusing than necessary. I see why you and others like this more than the other TLOS games though, and I do agree there is some merit to it, I just got more easily frustrated with it than TEN (ANB was a breeze for me mostly lol).

[@ToridoriGaming]

I think this is just an incredibly bad port or whatever it is, they clearly put much more love into the PS3 and Xbox 360 over PS2 and Wii, which is a shame because people on the weaker consoles will think it's an inferior game in general. Those textures be ugly! OMG where did you read Burned Lands is Spyro's old swamp home?? That is depressing! That must mean they're dead then because if not, Spyro and Sparx are bad sons if they don't go back and visit them. I found it a bit odd they never cropped up again past the beginning of ANB. The developers could have at least included Sparx reuniting with them in that magic book belonging to the Chronicler... I know what you mean, the difficulty scaling is a bit odd at times but I thought TEN was even worse for that in some ways. Like how Skabb was such a pain in the arse the first time you fight him but the second time he's a walk in the park (lol cuz he's a dog). But yeah, some things in DotD like the elite enemies were so tough. I know they're supposed to be but two shotting me with an electric attack I can't avoid is kinda bullshit... :(

[@TyrannoNoddy]

Toridori Yeah, I think it's probably the port that's the issue. I'm not sure the exact source, but I think the logic went that basically if Malefor's lair is the Dragon Temple lifted into the sky, the surrounding swamplands must be the Burned Lands and Malefor just decimated the whole place. Also... good point about Sparx. Yeah, I do find TEN kind of annoying with some of that, I probably just got used to it because I actually got a chance to replay the game a few times (the only time I did with DOTD I don't think I ever finished :V). Also I think I only found one elite enemy, but my gosh it was time consuming.

[@liamsal9968]

and here i'm watching this video two years later because i just found this channel. man i'm late but better then never :D

[@ToridoriGaming]

Hey Liam!

[@liamsal9968]

@@ToridoriGaming i didn't expect that XD hi!

[@ToridoriGaming]

I hope you liked the video 😁

[@liamsal9968]

@@ToridoriGaming indeed :)

[@alx3296]

heck i love this game;; however it is sometimes excruciatingly frustrating. ahem attempting to kill elites btw the fire guy at the start of the game looks like bark also i play this game on my wii and the graphics are actually beyond terrible. its crazy to see the game in good quality wowie

[@ToridoriGaming]

Wait, the graphics on the Wii are worse than the PS2's? o_o

[@alx3296]

@@ToridoriGaming well my wii vs new tv dont go so well lol

[@samnygaard3582]

Thank you so much for making this video! I really enjoyed watching it and listening to your commentary. Spyro has always been my childhood favourite, and I’m happy to see a well made review. The only sad thing is that it’s the last Spyro game. It may be just me, but I would be happy to see a sequel or even a reboot in the Legend series. Regardless, keep making excellent videos!

[@ToridoriGaming]

Thank you Sam I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Who knows, maybe one day The Legend of Spyro will be 'reignited' so to speak. :D

[@venomousbook]

Nice work on this video, loved it, now... please for the love of god and your sanity, what ever you do don't play skylanders, it is a pluage that destroyed spyro

[@ToridoriGaming]

I don't want to, so we're safe! xD

[@cambrewer7517]

I loved it because you could actually fly not glide but FLY. And I wish they would have kept going with this