Toys: Good idea or not?

riverhippo · Jun 23, 2011 6:40 PM

Is it a good idea? In short: Yes.

Does it hit the bullseye on what I want in a Spyro video game? No.

JakBandiFan · Jun 23, 2011 8:50 PM

I never expected toys for Spyro's Kingdom. Why?

Activision messed up in Tony Hawk Ride. The skateboard was said to "not be responsive" and the game was said to be "broken".
And the game cost $129 - the extra cost came towards the...
toy skateboard.

Spash the Bandragon · Jun 23, 2011 8:59 PM

To be honest, I WAS kinda hoping Spyro's Kingdom would go back to classic after the Legend continuity instead of doing a third series, but even with the toys Skylanders still seems like a good direction to take the franchise as a whole. As I said, so long as the toys aren't intrusive to the gameplay and reward you enough for buying them, I'll accept it.

JakBandiFan · Jun 24, 2011 2:13 PM

Spash, I honestly expected neither the LOS or the Classic games to come back after Dotd but a game which takes the good aspects of both series.

Skylanders is kinda it. I can see elements from both series and resembles Ratchet & Clank but I didn't expect toys to be used.

RangerOfIthilien · Jun 25, 2011 1:57 AM

JazzJackrabbit · Jun 25, 2011 2:05 AM

I think it would be better to have collectible plastic cards that use the same technology. They'd be cheaper to produce, and probably be more affordable.

RangerOfIthilien · Jun 25, 2011 2:07 AM

Hmm, that could be interesting. I would like that idea too, so long as there were already a handful of good characters in the game to begin with.

36IStillLikeSpyro36 · Jun 25, 2011 4:27 AM

Stormy · Jun 25, 2011 4:38 AM

I don't think it's really "underhanded" of them; some people are still able to afford stuff like this in the recession, and those who can't simply won't buy extra toys or the game at all and will probably never think about it again.

That said, while the toys are definitely making me not want to buy this, I have to say this is a good idea for Activision and will probably make them a ton of money.

riverhippo · Jun 25, 2011 3:47 PM

Nintendo has scraped so much money out of Pokemon, but I don't any belly-aching from it's fans.

My opinion: If you're not interested in this game and not going to buy it, don't complain how much it's costing you.

Stormy · Jun 25, 2011 4:08 PM

Makes sense, although for some, the price is a major factor in not wanting to buy it.

RangerOfIthilien · Jun 25, 2011 4:14 PM

Spash the Bandragon · Jun 25, 2011 6:33 PM

Actually, I think a big factor in whether or not buying the toys is worth it will be just how much extra stuff each toy gives you. I mean, by the 15th toy I doubt any kid would really be getting much bonus content that they don't already have unlocked. That's why I'm only buying toys I really really like- that is, only one or two more since Spyro and Trigger Happy come with the game.

So basically, I think the toys are an okay idea, but any suggestion that you need to buy all 30 to "get the most out of the game" seems a bit ridiculous to me.

RangerOfIthilien · Jun 25, 2011 6:42 PM

Aura24 · Jun 25, 2011 7:41 PM

You can buy the toys you want to play as, but Activision recommends you buy them all.

ontels · Jun 25, 2011 8:23 PM

I have never seen or heard of them rcommending that you buy them all. Ofcourse they want you to but they know most people wont and thats cool to.

Mr. John · Jun 25, 2011 8:30 PM

Buying all 30 toys? Think I would just be happy, with two like Spyro, and Trigger Happy.

JazzJackrabbit · Jun 25, 2011 9:25 PM

I'm going to wait until all of them are revealed before I decide which ones I want. I actually think Crash is one of the unrevealed characters.

Mr. John · Jun 26, 2011 1:46 AM

Crash Bandicoot and Spyro The Dragon in another game together that would be awesomeness overload.

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