GR: I want to love this franchise so much.
It’s just not for me. There’s a very obvious wall between Skylanders and the audience that frequents this website, that consumes games like candy, and generally drives the circle of forward-facing consumerism feeding the industry’s crystallized core. The shooter genre has slowly stopped evolving. The same can be true of action games, adventure games, and even role-playing games, but when Toys For Bob or Vicarious Visions (responsible for last year’s Skylanders Swap Force) talk about innovation, I actually stop and pay attention.
Paul writes: "Ah Activision, purveyors of fine video games for the discerning consumer. Or, if you have a small child obsessed with Skylanders, purveyors of small shiny plastic figures that empty a parent’s wallet faster than a cocaine habit."
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IGN - Toys-to-life Skylanders Trap Team, Disney Infinity, and Nintendo Amiibo comprise the best-selling gaming accessory of 2015 so far.
They should have a Trap music theme song.
I'm glad that companies are trying to find new ways to innovate and change the experience. This one seems like it will do well.