pepper-peen-queen:

azul-j:

thisurlwasnttakenbutnowitis:

After buying and playing Skylanders for a few days, I have to say that it has truly warmed my heart and makes me feel like a kid again. The level of immersion it gives you is unlike any game I’ve ever seen. You, the player, are made to feel like a part of the adventure. The way the game presents itself, with you as a “Portal Master” that can put these figures on a portal to awaken them and send them to fight in another world, really does make you feel as though these toys are alive. The game I got, Trap Team, ups the immersion even moreso with the trap on the portal. You can trap villains, hear them going from your TV’s speakers to the speaker on the portal. While they’re there in standby, they’ll react to things that happen in the game and speak to you through the speaker on the portal. And when you’re ready to summon them, you can once again hear them going from the portal to the TV.

So you really begin to feel that you are connected to the world on the screen. I know, Skylanders at its core is a big attempt to sell you a ton of physical DLC. But if you can get past that cynical viewpoint… I know it sounds cliche, but it really does feel kinda magical.

THANK YOU.