Spyro the Dragon - Great Game Trilogies

"So we've got this semi-collect-a-thon platforming franchise with a purple dragon. What can we do with it?"

"Turn it into an adventure character-action game within a dark-fantasy world!"

"Brilliant!!"

What a strange series. Fun and enjoyable. But really fucking strange.

I know right? Usually such dramatic shifts in gameplay and story don't work that well, but damn, I liked the new trilogy as much as the originals.