Spyro controls quite a bit better compared to the first game. The music is still ass though. There are some actual characters now that aren’t just dragons which is a welcome addition. You get to interact more with the characters too and every stage has its own little story.
The new abilities are nice as well. Moneybags is such a greedy piece of shit, I love him.
I collected a bit more stuff than in Spyro 1 but I really couldn’t be bothered doing some of those minigames.
There are also actual boss battles this time. Although I still think they are probably one of the weaker parts of the Spyro games.

The 40 orb requirement for the final boss is pretty annoying.
Hate that every orb has to be a minigame of sorts. That got old quickly. Didn’t like the final boss much with the race to get the orbs either.

Docking ½ a star because they took away the gems from Moneybags. The man was just hustling. Nah I'm kidding lol.
On a serious note, I enjoyed this game about as much as the first Spyro, maybe just a smidge better.