Spyro Adventures on the GBA is one of those weird little spin-offs where they took our favorite purple dragon and dropped him into a turn-based RPG. At first I was skeptical—Spyro without his usual flame-breathing platforming? But it kinda works.

You still get the colorful worlds and familiar characters, just with grid-based movement and timed attacks. The patience tag in the title isn't kidding—battles move slower than you'd expect from a Spyro game. Once I got used to the rhythm though, I started digging the strategy of positioning your team and nailing those perfect attack combos.

It's definitely not the classic Spyro experience, but if you're into GBA-era RPGs with a lighter tone, this one's got charm. Just don't go in expecting wall jumps and flame charges.