all games are not created equal

This is another one of those comparisons that I do where I haven't played one of the games.

I've played the trial of BK on XBLA, and I have to say that I'll probably buy it eventually...but there's something epic about the entire Spyro series (the PSX games, I mean) that just raptures me. I can't really explain it, as there's not much to talk about. It's just good-ol' adventuring, stuff-collecting, and the occasional (and usually awesome) minigame. Maybe it's just because I grew up with a PlayStation, so Spyro was all I had access to. Nostalgia?

Comments?
(Has anyone ever even played either of these?)