Well, I said this earlier, and as of yesterday, I have finished it! My thoughts on the game are "It's alright". I played the game completionist style and I found it to be a lot harder than Spyro 3 and had to look up videos just to figure some parts out. And who knows, that may have just been me being too used to Spyro 3, which I have beaten many times over the last 20 years, and Spyro 1 being largely unfamiliar to me, but for the most part, it's not so bad once you figure it out at least. I will admit, I have kind of fallen out of the Spyro mood as of late and have been wanting to play some NASCAR games again, a natural feeling I get around this time of the year. That said, I must admit I got very impatient halfway through my playthrough and wanted it to be over already as a result, which hindered the experience a bit, but it got better near the end at least.With that out of the way, I waited a bit for things to "wear off" after playing that game, and as of tonight, I am on to Spyro the Dragon! I have a feeling the previous games will be much more interesting since they'll be new to me, unlike the 3rd which I had played a million times. I say that, but I did briefly play the first way back in 2001 due to my cousin forgetting to take his copy home, but I only got so far before I had to give it back. Fittingly though, his exact copy is actually what I am playing, so it'll be fun to pick up where I left off over 20 years ago knowing this was the very copy I played it on.
The second one is called Changing Tides. I played them both, though I admit the second one took me a while to finish because it didn't hook me in the same way as the first one but I am glad I did get back to finish it because the ending is neat. They're fun and creative games, but also a little short but that is expected with a game like that.
So I finished the game today and sure enough, it was a blast!With that out of the way, I am going to start Spyro 2 sometime today and playthrough that game too. I am more optimistic about this one because from what I can tell, it's more consistent with Spyro 3, which is what I am used to. Should be fun!
Spyro 1 may have been underwhelming for me but this game was anything but and it actually ended up being WAY better than I expected. The fact it played similarly to Spyro 3, which is what I am used to, was good and it did a lot of things well. It wasn't without its frustrations though, it did make me mad quite a few times, but the overall experience was great and many times better than the first. So I guess now, after 6 years, I have FINALLY finished playing through all 3 games. 
Just finished it, your take is pretty much how I feel, it's nice but it didn't grab me like the first one. The first game, I played about five minutes, forgot about it for a while, then came back and finished the rest of the game in one sitting, with this one I found myself putting it down every 30-45 minutes or so, I made the most progress in one sitting last night during a long train journey home and even then I opted to turn it off a few stops before home. It's just a bit... Flat? Like it doesn't have peaks and troughs, it's just the same throughout.
