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Skylanders Good over Evil
Cordova, TN; November 24, in the year of our Lord
2016--Family Friendly Gaming, the industry leader in
covering the family friendly video games is acknowledging the
struggle of good over evil in Skylanders. The recent release of
Skylanders Imaginators has the industry all abuzz. The
originator of the toy to video game genre has come on strong in
2016. Gamers, families, and kids over the age of ten are
enjoying Skylanders Imaginators on the Playstation 3,
Playstation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. Previous Skylander
characters work with Skylanders Imaginators. There are new
characters in the form of Sensei Masters. There are also
Imaginators which families can create their very own Skylander
in game character. There are plenty of cool things in Skylanders
Imaginators. Is there any bad?
Skylanders video games have a lot of humor in them. Skylanders
video games have the concept of good defeating evil. Evil tries
over and over again in the Skylanders video games. Evil loses
each and every time the family members defeat it. Families can
level up their Skylanders to defeat Kaos in Skylanders
Imaginators. Two family members cooperate together in Skylanders
Imaginators. They work together to defeat the bad guys, and to
solve the puzzles. Skylanders Imaginators lets families use
their imagination in creating their own in game characters.
Skylanders Imaginators is a game that is easy to pick up and
play. Skylanders Imaginators even has drop in and drop out play
for the second family member.
Skylanders Imaginators has some issues that will concern some
families. There is magic, the undead, violence, and the cost of
purchasing additional Skylander characters. We found out at
Family Friendly Gaming that the end boss was a war of attrition.
We had enough Skylanders to beat Kaos. Families who are not
blessed with as many Skylanders may find the end boss to be
tough to defeat. Kaos even ate through our power houses of Tree
Rex and Trigger Happy. Deuteronomy 18:10-12 is one of the many
verses in the Holy Bible that tell us to avoid magic. Leviticus
19:31 is another verse that comes to mind. Matthew 26:52 tells
us the price of violence. We do have plenty of times where
Skylanders need to rest in Skylanders Imaginators. This home
console video game is rated E10+ for Everyone ten and older
only. The ESRB does not think nine year olds and under should
play Skylanders Imaginators.
It is advisable to look for sales when purchasing any toy to
life franchise. Black Friday’s usually have amazing sales for
Skylanders. I expect 2016 will be no different. The undead
characters and sections of Skylanders Imaginators can be
avoided. If the undead bother your family, then do not purchase
those characters and your kids can not get into those areas. The
humor in Skylanders Imaginators is exceptional. The violence in
Skylanders Imaginators is not that realistic. Characters mainly
feint in Skylanders. The cartoon characters make me think more
of Looney Tunes than real world violence. The cooperation in
Skylanders Imaginators is one of the reasons we enjoy it here at
Family Friendly Gaming.
-Paul Bury
As a Christian, I give thought to the various factors in the
Skylander games that might give some pause. While enjoying the
series, I recognize where it could improve. Certain elements,
undead especially, are ones I tend to avoid. With Skylanders
Imaginators, the Dark element has now come to the fore as well.
I'm grateful that these different elements are optional, so we
can pick and choose - like Paul, I'm a fan of the "Tech" Trigger
Happy. Still, I would never try to impose my conscience on
others, if they decided to pass on the series due to such
things.
Solomon penned "there is not an entirely new thing under the
sun." (Eccl 1:9) Yet, when reflecting on what positive
feature(s) to write about regarding Skylanders Imaginators, I
wanted to try and focus on something that felt fresh. The game
has a lot of aspects that are pluses for FFG, yet many of these
have been there since the series debuted. Bright and colorful
visuals, a cheerful audio package, and high replay value, just
to name a few. In the end, I chose to briefly discuss an area
that, while perhaps not jumping out at you initially, is
something that stood out to me.
More than any of its predecessors, Skylanders Imaginators
promotes sharing. While the Bible places emphasis on sharing in
spiritual matters, there's plenty of instances for practical
matters as well. How can this apply to Skylander titles,
Imaginators especially? The games have always been fun to play
with another cooperatively (a notable FFG plus) but Imaginators
takes it a step further. It's a progressive sign of growing, one
I first noticed when Swap Force started spreading health and
money between both players. Now, Imaginators actually alternates
player turns for normally solo mini-games, like the Sky Stones
variant and door unlock puzzles, lessening potential conflicts
over whose turn it is to play. Coupled with a more generous
range of movement to keep players less tethered, it makes for an
experience that (issues and all) is even more fun to share with
a friend!
- Good-Natured Gamer