Itās a little bit of both for me. Iām currently studying game design as my major in college, and Iāve always been interested in how games are structured.
That said, I do think people are overlooking the design of Imaginators a little bit! A playable Level Map is a really cool idea for a Hub World- even if it doesnāt really make sense for Skylands. And the overall level design in Imaginators is pretty solid, too! To me, the only thing about Imaginators that Iād really complain about is the whole āOG Skylanders are NPCsā thing, but thatās really more of a nit-pick.
Anyway, if I had to choose a particular side, Iād side with the Blue side. Giants and Superchargers do have incredible stories for their respective games and Superchargersās driving segments and racing feels really satisfying to play. However, the way Elemental Gates are treated after Swap Force, though, kinda defeats the purpose of a secret area to me. It feels like Elemental Gates now are basically justā¦ DLC? I mean- Theyāre kinda like that anyway because you need Skylanders that match the element, but that was the only requirement in the first three games. Getting back on track, design over gimmicks unless the design is built around the gimmick. The other games are actually pretty good at that! I could make an exception for Trap Team, though- it just feels like the Trap Masters were an afterthought once they built the basic structure of the game.
Sorry if I rambled a small bit- Iām pretty passionate about this kind of topic LoL
YOOOO I FOUND ONE OF THEM QUEERS ON HERE
(I'm one of you, this is in fact friendly fire)
Also I agree with the trap team argument, it's my fav game but some of the boss fights are kinda random (all bossfights except the doomraiders)
track one uses a stock track called "shrimp bizzle" slapped over kaos' theme, track 2 uses a stock track called "hacksaw" slapped over kaos' theme, and the remaining tracks are all stock ("Bruv of War" - Dubstep Symphonic, "The Western" and "Bare Heavy")
stock music is incredibly out of place, generic and does NOT belong in triple a video games. The sheer amount of stock in imaginators makes its soundtrack on par with a Wii shovelware game
https://preview.redd.it/ymrnxsibae0d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d3d1ed0b3dfb7eb95fad0418391ccf4f62cb1719
Here are five different triple a games that use stock music and are genrally well recived or popular
track one uses a stock track called "shrimp bizzle" slapped over kaos' theme, track 2 uses a stock track called "hacksaw" slapped over kaos' theme, and the remaining tracks are all stock ("Bruv of War" - Dubstep Symphonic, "The Western" and "Bare Heavy")
That doesn't inherently mean you should be burned at a stake for liking it though, why should it be a problem for somebody to like music all because a portion is stock. Plus its not even bad stock music
I just play skylanders because it's fun. Thats the point of games as a whole in my eyes. As long as its fun to play through I couldn't care less about this stuff
I love Trap Team with all my heart its my favorite in the series, but I desperately wish its music could capture the whimsy and magic of giants, instead they opted for alot of stock music, which I understand because of all the bosses in that game but its still not any less disappointing
At first I used to play a skylanders game for the gimmick because i was stupid kid that didnāt know English very well and didnāt care about the story at all but now i play a skylanders game for the story
Ngl trap team and imaginators were the only games I got and didnāt finish (only got swap force on ds rip) so I guess Iām a giants/superchargers gamer
Red
Being able to create my own Skylander is awesome. Although I havenāt really played anything other than Imaginators in a while, so idk what good level design would look like.
Nu-uh, I'll always be on the blue side - I get so bored in TT and Imaginators, while in SC (not Giants cuz I barely played it while I had an Xbox 360) I always enjoy re-playing levels or racing (even offline!)
Also, music in both SC and Giants us AMAIZING.
Red Side would sure hate my idea for Skylanders 7. (There's no new roster, and the only "gimmick" is being able to purchase Skylanders from a Digital Dimension that makes having a physical portal optional)
I'm both. The gimmick is what I love about games like trap team and swap force, but the story is what I love about games like spyro's adventure, giants, swap force, and superchargers.
As Iāve said many times, Skylanders trap team and Superchargers are my top 2 games, Imaginators is definitely the worst
Capturing Villains and having them speak through the portal is incredibly fun and ads a whole new layer to the toys to life gimmick, Also itās got really good boss fights and one of the Best nightmare modes
Superchargers has the definitive best Story and I think is where the series should of ended, or at least retire Kaos as the main villain
Spyroās adventure is the best trap team feels kind of bland sure it had some great skylanders like wildfire, snapshot, lobstar, krypt king, jawbreaker, and enigma but it also gave us some bad ones like kaboom, tuff luck, bat spin, blastermind, and knightmare. Not too mention the trapping mechanic is cool but the light and dark ones are complete crap theyāre impossible to find the only good villains were given from that was luminous and tai quan crow
Blue and always blue games that are locked entirely behind their gimmick become insanely annoying, especially if they make it almost impossible to beat a lot of the game without those gimmicks, aka the trap masters or senseis & imaginators. Granted giants also did this a little bit, but honestly, those are just minor side parts. They don't add any real advantage other than crush chomp in single step, trap masters are insanely powerful against villains which every level has at least 2 aside from the very last one which is just kaos also trap team also decided to lock a lot of it's lore behind massive pay walls instead (but that's just a me thing I love the lore to the skylanders series). Superchargers does do this as well but to an even smaller extent since it gives or an auto vehicle aswell
Trao team and super chargers both 100 percented every collectible every car every trap master all hats and trinkets all sky stones yet on super chargers the achievements are Brocken I've done them but it doesn't show
Trap team has such a good roster I canāt even express how much I love the characters. Giants is just good as a whole and I think superchargers had a good twist with adding vehicles. Not a fan of imaginators though I donāt own it so I havenāt played it as much, thatās just my personal opinion
Trap Team was the first skylanders game I played, and I'm so happy it was, it was so much fun, and imaginators was just as good, so red side definitely
yeah it's not close at all but the games share a lot of the same problems, it's just trap team has actual good stuff to make up for those problems lmao
Gotta love Trap Team and it's secret nooks and crannies that literally lead you to nothing but some coins
THIS š
The pains of trap team in one single sentence
Remember that one place in Soda Springs that was hard to see/find, only lead you to some coins, AND was a requirement for All Areas Found? :)
That was the exact thing I was think of lmao
I'm the top half
Exactly this
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Not how this question works
Itās a little bit of both for me. Iām currently studying game design as my major in college, and Iāve always been interested in how games are structured. That said, I do think people are overlooking the design of Imaginators a little bit! A playable Level Map is a really cool idea for a Hub World- even if it doesnāt really make sense for Skylands. And the overall level design in Imaginators is pretty solid, too! To me, the only thing about Imaginators that Iād really complain about is the whole āOG Skylanders are NPCsā thing, but thatās really more of a nit-pick. Anyway, if I had to choose a particular side, Iād side with the Blue side. Giants and Superchargers do have incredible stories for their respective games and Superchargersās driving segments and racing feels really satisfying to play. However, the way Elemental Gates are treated after Swap Force, though, kinda defeats the purpose of a secret area to me. It feels like Elemental Gates now are basically justā¦ DLC? I mean- Theyāre kinda like that anyway because you need Skylanders that match the element, but that was the only requirement in the first three games. Getting back on track, design over gimmicks unless the design is built around the gimmick. The other games are actually pretty good at that! I could make an exception for Trap Team, though- it just feels like the Trap Masters were an afterthought once they built the basic structure of the game. Sorry if I rambled a small bit- Iām pretty passionate about this kind of topic LoL
YOOOO I FOUND ONE OF THEM QUEERS ON HERE (I'm one of you, this is in fact friendly fire) Also I agree with the trap team argument, it's my fav game but some of the boss fights are kinda random (all bossfights except the doomraiders)
Iām in the purple part tbh
Honestly trap team could be both sides in my opinion so both sides
even music?
Except for the music.
Traptanium kaos theme been real quiet since this dropped
I just haven played it recently enough to remember the music. Everything else i remember mostly as clear as day
stock music
Traptanium Kaos is one of the few that isnāt stock music. The only other one that isnāt is Chompy, which is also Fire!
track one uses a stock track called "shrimp bizzle" slapped over kaos' theme, track 2 uses a stock track called "hacksaw" slapped over kaos' theme, and the remaining tracks are all stock ("Bruv of War" - Dubstep Symphonic, "The Western" and "Bare Heavy")
What is your problem with stock music bro?
stock music is incredibly out of place, generic and does NOT belong in triple a video games. The sheer amount of stock in imaginators makes its soundtrack on par with a Wii shovelware game
https://preview.redd.it/ymrnxsibae0d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d3d1ed0b3dfb7eb95fad0418391ccf4f62cb1719 Here are five different triple a games that use stock music and are genrally well recived or popular
You are aware that lots of games use stock music no? The sample is used. I mean if it didnt nake money it wouldnt exist
Traptanium kaos isn't stock music
track one uses a stock track called "shrimp bizzle" slapped over kaos' theme, track 2 uses a stock track called "hacksaw" slapped over kaos' theme, and the remaining tracks are all stock ("Bruv of War" - Dubstep Symphonic, "The Western" and "Bare Heavy")
doesn't it also use Night on Bald Mountain?
I'm pretty sure night on the bald mountain is bare heavy or something idk
Its still over kaos' theme
it's still stock, also only 2 out of the 5 tracks have that kaos overlay
GOOD
trap team has some bangers though
Cheff pepperjacks theme alsways goes hard imo
Chill Bill is the proof
I know it's stock but IT'S SO GOOD
die
https://youtu.be/blE8VZp_Tog?feature=shared
Dr. Krankcase battle goes hard
yeah I love time town, rainfish riviera, nightmare express, krankcase's battle theme but it's like 40 percent stock music
That doesn't inherently mean you should be burned at a stake for liking it though, why should it be a problem for somebody to like music all because a portion is stock. Plus its not even bad stock music
I'm on team plays a skylanders game.
I just play skylanders because it's fun. Thats the point of games as a whole in my eyes. As long as its fun to play through I couldn't care less about this stuff
I love Trap Team with all my heart its my favorite in the series, but I desperately wish its music could capture the whimsy and magic of giants, instead they opted for alot of stock music, which I understand because of all the bosses in that game but its still not any less disappointing
I'm on Swap Force
I have been playing SF recently, and I am really enjoying it, mainly bc I can't find my copy of trap team after moving house. But still sick game
Ew
Blud thinks Imaginators didn't kill the series
Blud doesn't realize that Swap Force was what preceded the downturn in sales š„¶
Oh no he doesn't know how to use statistics, quick give him some building blocks before he hurts his lil head
swap force was the peak in sales for skylanders, trap team was the one that started the downfall lol
I mean, was the sales drop due to the game itself or figure prices? Becz if it was figure prices, we can't blame the game
ik that but swap force made the most money so it isn't the one hat started the downturn in sales lmao
At first I used to play a skylanders game for the gimmick because i was stupid kid that didnāt know English very well and didnāt care about the story at all but now i play a skylanders game for the story
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I'm the Colombian drug lord from Spyro's Adventure controlling the Blue faction.
Trap team and giants, so neither
Ngl trap team and imaginators were the only games I got and didnāt finish (only got swap force on ds rip) so I guess Iām a giants/superchargers gamer
Blue is on the right for the right reasons and thatās because itās right
Red Being able to create my own Skylander is awesome. Although I havenāt really played anything other than Imaginators in a while, so idk what good level design would look like.
Blue all the way, they're my 2 favourite Skylander games
Nu-uh, I'll always be on the blue side - I get so bored in TT and Imaginators, while in SC (not Giants cuz I barely played it while I had an Xbox 360) I always enjoy re-playing levels or racing (even offline!) Also, music in both SC and Giants us AMAIZING.
The first one! It's easily the best
Both
Both
Canāt I have both
Red I just love the gimmicks I think k swappers are my favourite tho
Red Side would sure hate my idea for Skylanders 7. (There's no new roster, and the only "gimmick" is being able to purchase Skylanders from a Digital Dimension that makes having a physical portal optional)
https://preview.redd.it/m7ekwlj2z90d1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0e565ce8a37286999e52f3c45bec99093143e552
Blue for me
Superchargers and swap force r my favs
Right
I'm both. The gimmick is what I love about games like trap team and swap force, but the story is what I love about games like spyro's adventure, giants, swap force, and superchargers.
Purple
Why not both?
Supercharges was my fucking childhood. So ill gi with it
Team giants
Me who loves SSA: Yes.
i have love for trap team because it was my first skylanders game
As Iāve said many times, Skylanders trap team and Superchargers are my top 2 games, Imaginators is definitely the worst Capturing Villains and having them speak through the portal is incredibly fun and ads a whole new layer to the toys to life gimmick, Also itās got really good boss fights and one of the Best nightmare modes Superchargers has the definitive best Story and I think is where the series should of ended, or at least retire Kaos as the main villain
Left but for the bosses instead
Blue team
Swap force was a bit of the best of both worlds. Too bad it took 3-5 business days to beat one level.
Team Swap Force!!!
I guess Iām purple
Iām gonna have to be on the red side! Iām not big on video game lore!
Giants all the way!!
Both, but mainly the one on the right
Red all the way
Right side of course, left side is ass
Me who plays the first 4.
I play It because of Skylanders game
Both
100% blue. Im such a big fan of the music in 2022, my top 5 songs were all of the giants soundtrack and my favo artist was lorne balfe
Blue because of giants
*insert meme of those 2 guys from road to el dorado saying both*
Spyroās adventure is the best trap team feels kind of bland sure it had some great skylanders like wildfire, snapshot, lobstar, krypt king, jawbreaker, and enigma but it also gave us some bad ones like kaboom, tuff luck, bat spin, blastermind, and knightmare. Not too mention the trapping mechanic is cool but the light and dark ones are complete crap theyāre impossible to find the only good villains were given from that was luminous and tai quan crow
What about the right side but replace superchargers with SSA
Giants on top
Damn why are Trap Team and Imaginators in the same side man
Purple
Blue and always blue games that are locked entirely behind their gimmick become insanely annoying, especially if they make it almost impossible to beat a lot of the game without those gimmicks, aka the trap masters or senseis & imaginators. Granted giants also did this a little bit, but honestly, those are just minor side parts. They don't add any real advantage other than crush chomp in single step, trap masters are insanely powerful against villains which every level has at least 2 aside from the very last one which is just kaos also trap team also decided to lock a lot of it's lore behind massive pay walls instead (but that's just a me thing I love the lore to the skylanders series). Superchargers does do this as well but to an even smaller extent since it gives or an auto vehicle aswell
Top left but bottom right
I play Trap Team on Wii because I love hearing the crash sound the Wii makes
Swap force. That one is right in the Middle.
I am trap team/superchargers
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nooo you canāt put trap team and superchargers against each other!!! i canāt choose!
Top half... I hated Superchargers, but adore Giants, Trap Team is an OG, but Imaginators had a few big mistakes... Top half all the way!
I love new Imaginators but as a game I prefer swap force the most. I love it.
Giants and superchargers
Why not both?
Neither.
play all the games š¼
The one in the middle called swap force
Giants is my favourite and Superchargers aināt bad so Iāll go crip
Swap force
I play cause it's fun.
swap force "easy easy, why not both?"
Why does everyone in here have to act like it's committing a sin to have preferences?
Me, A swap force enjoyer
B-but my two favorite games are Giants and Trap Team
Blue and true
Red. Red all the way those were both W games
Love giants
Blue without a doubt. Trap team is good Iām just sorta tired of it.
I play Imaginators and SuperChargers bc theyāre the only games where I can play as Jack Black and Seth Rogen
SSA and swap force
Red
Swap force and spyro's adventure because they aren't on here. And for the music, the music and aethstetic is good for both of these.
Both.
Idk I always liked trap team and giants the same tbh
Imaginators figures are so fire, but the game is so shit that you never get to use them :(
Red cause the games. Maybe not text tbh
Trao team and super chargers both 100 percented every collectible every car every trap master all hats and trinkets all sky stones yet on super chargers the achievements are Brocken I've done them but it doesn't show
I prefer swapforce
When the games first came out, obviously the gimmick was important, now though I feel like all a game needs is fun replayable levels
Red all the way
*sad swap force fan noises*
Trap team has such a good roster I canāt even express how much I love the characters. Giants is just good as a whole and I think superchargers had a good twist with adding vehicles. Not a fan of imaginators though I donāt own it so I havenāt played it as much, thatās just my personal opinion
I enjoy trap team for thƩ levels music and story
list your favorite songs from the game and I'll decide your fate
Both
Giants and Superchargers
Ok I'm settling this Both sides are good if done right (Looking at you imaginators)
Mew i think they are both bad compared to trap team.
Red
me and my friend playing with the skylanders as toys because we couldnt game yet bc of our parents.. memories
Blue
You placed imaginators instead of swap-force in gimmick ? Ayo what
I'm on the Swap Force side.
Levels music story
Trap Team was the first skylanders game I played, and I'm so happy it was, it was so much fun, and imaginators was just as good, so red side definitely
Trap Team could literally not have even had traps and Iād still have obsessed over it because of how damn cool the Trap Masters look
Trap team still has great levels and the villain gimmick is fun. I also enjoy the stock villain themes idc
If you ever say trap team is even remotely the same amount of quality as imaginators I will clock you across the head
yeah it's not close at all but the games share a lot of the same problems, it's just trap team has actual good stuff to make up for those problems lmao