Spyroforum`s First Impressions of Skylanders

Stormy · Feb 12, 2011 8:24 AM

What was your first reaction when you found out about Skylanders? You can include what you think about it now, but this is mainly about whether you reacted positively or negatively to it at first.

First impressions will probably be important when they're trying to sell this, especially to people who don't follow Spyro. If someone's not already a Spyro fan, they're not going to look twice at this if it doesn't immediately capture their interest.

Edit: How'd this get stickied? Oh well.

RosyMixKITTEN · Feb 12, 2011 8:36 AM

Stormy wrote:

What was your first reaction when you found out about Skylanders? You can include what you think about it now, but this is mainly about whether you reacted positively or negatively to it at first.
First impressions will probably be important when they're trying to sell this, especially to people who don't follow Spyro. If someone's not already a Spyro fan, they're not going to look twice at this if it doesn't immediately capture their interest.

I dont know anything aboutthis!! And does it even relate 2 the Spyros Kingdom category?? tongue Bahahaha :-P :-P :-P :-P

JakBandiFan · Feb 12, 2011 10:57 AM

At first, my impression was negative. But I'm getting more and more impressed with this game. Most of us wanted a combination of Dotd and Yotd - and we got what we wished for. I should warn the Crash fans...

LXShadow · Feb 12, 2011 11:31 AM

My first reaction to this was negative. Is this really supposed to be the new Spyro game we were all waiting for, or is it just a new "kids" brand with Spyro's name on it? The toy-videogame thing is an interesting idea, but Activision aren't pleasing the fans- they're just doing business.

But maybe I'm jumping to conclusions. It's worth keeping an eye on this game.

Clock-la · Feb 12, 2011 4:47 PM

for me its just a big money scam.

Paying for the charictors will be like £5 each and with 32 was it? to collect a loyle fan must part with....£160...and thats for the charictors, then theres the game itself.

Gwenio · Feb 12, 2011 5:00 PM

Other: It is not a Spyro game.

Rurikredwolf · Feb 12, 2011 5:40 PM

Negative for me. I am willing to see what they pull, but chances are I'd just borrow it

Aura24 · Feb 12, 2011 5:41 PM

Between unsure and positive. But instead of "judging the book by its cover" like most of the other fans are doing, I will try this game out and decide.

shade105 · Feb 12, 2011 5:47 PM

Ultimate disappointment is what I have in mind. I think Activision just kinda wants to throw away the rest of the lingering fans for a few little toddlers that will but the game.

Man I really am starting to lose hope on this.

Clock-la · Feb 12, 2011 5:52 PM

shade105 wrote:

Ultimate disappointment is what I have in mind. I think Activision just kinda wants to throw away the rest of the lingering fans for a few little toddlers that will but the game.
Man I really am starting to lose hope on this.

but is that so wise? will parents realy pay so mutch for there young children?

Gwenio · Feb 12, 2011 5:54 PM

Clock-la wrote:

shade105 wrote:
Ultimate disappointment is what I have in mind. I think Activision just kinda wants to throw away the rest of the lingering fans for a few little toddlers that will but the game.
Man I really am starting to lose hope on this.
but is that so wise? will parents realy pay so mutch for there young children?

Yes. If they can. Collectibles have proven this in the past.

Clock-la · Feb 12, 2011 6:01 PM

Gwenio wrote:

Clock-la wrote:
shade105 wrote:
Ultimate disappointment is what I have in mind. I think Activision just kinda wants to throw away the rest of the lingering fans for a few little toddlers that will but the game.
Man I really am starting to lose hope on this.
but is that so wise? will parents realy pay so mutch for there young children?
Yes. If they can. Collectibles have proven this in the past.

I guess but lets be honest spyro ain't realy what he once was...but still lets wait and see.

that and there are them who fail and them who prevail

EternalNight · Feb 12, 2011 7:35 PM

Positive for me. I like to give new stuff a try out, and I am liking what I see so far. Just hope it comes out on platforms other than the wii.

Aura24 · Feb 12, 2011 7:41 PM

EternalNight wrote:

Positive for me. I like to give new stuff a try out, and I am liking what I see so far. Just hope it comes out on platforms other than the wii.

Agreed, I'll decide whether the game is good when I buy it, and not just judge the game only on Spyro's appearance like most of the other fans did. Heck, if Spyro looked different than the current design now, would that really make that much of a difference in the game?

Clock-la · Feb 12, 2011 8:13 PM

Aura24 wrote:

EternalNight wrote:
Positive for me. I like to give new stuff a try out, and I am liking what I see so far. Just hope it comes out on platforms other than the wii.
Agreed, I'll decide whether the game is good when I buy it, and not just judge the game only on Spyro's appearance like most of the other fans did. Heck, if Spyro looked different than the current design now, would that really make that much of a difference in the game?

yes in away. you want your charictors to look likable, the newer spyro looks like an enemy more than a trustworthy dragon...

((man my spelling seems to be getting worse XD))

shade105 · Feb 12, 2011 8:29 PM

IDK, well at least from how the game looks, and what they've said, I guess they're probably going to throw away the whole 'epic story plot' thing right out; which in my opinion is a huge turn-off.

The game sounds kinda crummy when it comes to that; then again, they are targeting 6-12 year-olds.

Fletch_Talon · Feb 13, 2011 1:25 PM

You wouldn't think it'd be difficult to make a spyro game.
Look at the originals: acknowledge what was done right, fix the little if anything that was done wrong and add some new awesome features.

Instead we get changes to core gameplay which makes me wonder why they made it a Spyro game in the first place...
Oh wait that's right, brand recognition = easy money and requires less creativity and effort than creating a new IP.

Not to mention the changes to appearance personality and story style. Obviously I was wrong, they didn't hold back in the creativity dept. which only goes to show that it was done 100% for the opportunity to piggy back off of Spyro's fame.

It just makes me want to cry and...
Wait a minute! You're telling me there's another monstrosity coming?
See people, this is what happens when you support crap like TLoS, I'm sure it was at least a decent game, but they mightas well dropped a bar of soap, asked Spyro to pick it up and *CENSORED*

So long story short, I hate it. Just like TLoS they've taken something that was once beautiful, creative, funny, innovative and just plain fun, and used it as a way to suck in a pre-existing audience.

Sorry if you liked TLoS or the idea of this game, as I said, I'm sure they are (or will be) decent games, but they've taken away the things that made the original games classics. The things these games do, could have been done with any generic dragon and nobody would have made the link between the 2.

ontels · Feb 13, 2011 2:42 PM

How can you complain that this is crap because it isent like the classics but TLOS was allrigh? This games style is closser to the insomniac era than TLOS.

Zekira Drake · Feb 13, 2011 3:34 PM

Unless they differ the genre compared with the original and the Legend series, it'll take me a while before I can adjust to this.

If I didn't sell my soul to the Spyro games, however, there would be probably be little interest from me right now since there's so little info.

Waiting for more news. HOPEFULLY this is another genre with different gameplay this time.

P.S. Hai Blueflame ♥♥♥

JakBandiFan · Feb 13, 2011 3:39 PM

Who knows? I like the design of the levels and the screenshots...but how the gameplay and the controls are going to work out - I have no idea.
At least it will not be as bad as The Eye of Judgement. Sony also likes to leech bank accounts.

Fletch_Talon · Feb 13, 2011 4:06 PM

ontels wrote:

How can you complain that this is crap because it isent like the classics but TLOS was allrigh? This games style is closser to the insomniac era than TLOS.

I wasn't saying TLoS was alright, quite the opposite.
I said TLoS and this new game are/will be decent games, enjoyable and well made.
Its just that I dislike their use of Spyro as a marketing tool as opposed to respecting the source material.

I agree that the colour and theme of this new game seems to be a step in the right direction. The art style would be great for a spyro game... if it weren't for the purple and yellow goblin they have for a main character.

And if that wasn't bad enough, it also still refuses to return to its platforming roots. It looks more like another beat-em-up like TLoS or some kind of dungeon crawler in the style of Torchlight.

Both of these are fine genres, but I can't figure out why they feel the need to remove the platforming/exploration/collecting style of gameplay that made the originals so popular.

shade105 · Feb 13, 2011 4:29 PM

IDK, this new game is nothing like TLoS, from what i have seen. One of the things they put into importance in TLoS was a decent more serious plot; despite the fact that most fans think the plot was crud. This new game appears to go more with the classic style, but kind of a cruddy messed up version of it. Anyone think alike?

Aura24 · Feb 13, 2011 4:30 PM

The Spyro in this game is confirmed to be based on the Spyro from the Original PS1 games.

shade105 · Feb 13, 2011 4:41 PM

Yeah, so i guess he will have that kind of attitude and such. Well I think as a TLoS fan, i will step back from this game. It's not only that that keeps me away from it, but the fact that it will probably be horribly expensive in my country.

Clock-la · Feb 13, 2011 4:51 PM

shade105 wrote:

Yeah, so i guess he will have that kind of attitude and such. Well I think as a TLoS fan, i will step back from this game. It's not only that that keeps me away from it, but the fact that it will probably be horribly expensive in my country.

it will be in all countrys my dear.

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