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.

76. 27: Jacques

Here we have ourselves the final "boss" like level of such from Spyro 1 appearing in of the countdown and a very good one at that with Jacques being a very great level to play through for me back in Spyro 1 thanks to how fairly original the main level design gameplay of the level is and how the main presentation of the level remains as one of the best out there in general for a Spyro 1 level. Jacques was a very good level overall and as such earns it without a doubt a spot somewhere high in of my countdown. Nothing bad to say for the level overall and a level overall for any Spyro fan to easily fall in love with and/or just have a wonderful time playing through of it.

The biggest gameplay mechanic that makes Jacques a very special level and a very enjoyable boss like level unlike such for the past five Spyro 1 boss levels I have ranked in of the countdown, is how full-fledged of a boss level it is with many areas for the player to explore in rather then just being a level focusing only on the boss in such for the other five Spyro 1 boss levels already ranked in of the countdown.

As for the main gameplay focus goes for Jacques, it involves the player carefully using a mixture of skill and patience to use the "fool" fairy like enemies of the level to move from section to section in order to fully explore the main focus of level in of Jacques and this mechanic worked out well since it never slows the main gameplay action done and keeps the player engaged in of the level at all times with.

Another cool element that ranks Jacques fairly high in of my countdown is with how original in terms of even the enemies you come in contact of the level are unique and only seen in of Jacques from Spyro 1 in this classic franchisee and fits the series well in such as the Big Bird yellow long armed enemies of the level that block themselves from having you move forward of the level and you have to put your skills to the test to move on in the level from section to section in of the small platforms in of for all main sections of the level.

I loved the main presentation music and style as much as the main gameplay action goes for Jacques. The music is very upbeat and catchy of the level and remains as a sense overall on how and what how great of a music video game creator Stewart Copeland is. Overall, not much else to say other then Jacques was a solid and enjoyable great level to play through from start to finish thanks to how unique and just plain fun the level is overall to me.