Preston Ward Condra Ranks All 101 Spyro 1-3 Levels

by Preston Ward Condra

A project I made when I was 15 years old, during my sophomore year in High School in September 2009. I critiqued and ranked every single level from Spyro the Dragon, Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage and Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon in, one consolidated project from worst to best. It doesn't matter if you agree with my opinion or not. All that matters, is that this ended up getting finished.

3. 100: Gnorc Gnexus

There really isn't much to say about Gnorc Gnexus since...it really isn't much of a level overall that does not bring much of anything to the entire Spyro series in it's own right. I hate to act hard on the level since it's a level not to act serious on but there is no denying the fact that while Gnorc Gnexus did help us bring and signal us a great end to the start of one of the greatest platformer trilogy sets in the gaming industry for the main homeworld in the final section of Spyro 1, it's obviously bland in compared to the rest of the main hubworld levels in the three Spyro games and a poor level overall that really isn't seen as something cool and unique.

In Gnorc Gnexus in part of Spyro 1, it's a simple hubworld linked to Gnorc Cove, Twilight Harbor, Gnasty Gnorc and the bonus Gnasty's Loot level. There really is pretty much nothing to explore in the hubworld compared to the rest of the main home worlds in Spyro 1, 2 and 3. Once you are done rescuing the two dragons in stone in part of the world and collecting the gems, there is no point to do in part of having fun in of the level other then acting like a fun little idiot and possibly mess around with the mouse fodder in the world or wasting lifes and drowning poor little Spyro in the ocean around the homeworld.

Overall, while in part that I find the music decent to listen fitting the in part of the hype leading up the hype for the final in part battles, levels and boss in Spyro 1 well, I wished the world would come out as a big, unique and cool homeworld like the rest of the main Spyro 1 Homeworlds and lead up as a big finale resting place for the player to enjoy with and have at least some half-way decent unique thing to do so when the player is bored while visiting the homeworld. No enemies to even kill? Oh well.

Like I said while in part that Gnorc Gnexus is a level that should not be taken as something serious, I wished the level came out with better potential to do and have the player given a half-way decent gameplay element to do, since it's seen as the big finale world of Spyro 1. Because of such and how forgettable it is compared to the rest of the fantastic levels and homeworlds in the Spyro PS1 Trilogy, I have no choice but, to put Gnorc Gnexus as the second worst based level from the 3 PS1/PSX Spyro games.