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Quote: CAV

Nothing really. But after a while, you're constant comparisions bugged me.
Yes, but I consider your avatars to be KHBrawler. Unless they were from different things....

I don't really remember comparing Spyro to LBP. I do remember talking about it though.....sorry if I'm a nuisance...and I have only used 1 KH avatar.

You've done it several times. Compared several things to LBP.

Oh, ok then. KHBrawler never existed.

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I've seen the Flight upgrade in some of the videos of Skylanders. Spyro just flies above the ground.

I hope you get the ability to go higher as you progress and level up. Oh, maybe they'll do something like what happened in Gnasty's Loot in STD. By that, I mean as you get to higher and higer points you can fly a little higher too. In Gnasty's Loot every time you open a locked door or climb another set of stairs you're able to take off from that spot, and then you're able to take off anywhere, and be a ble to reach that height. Perhaps in SLSA you get higher and higher in skyland with each level, and with each level/boss you defeat you gain some extra height.

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Quote: Aura24

I've seen the Flight upgrade in some of the videos of Skylanders. Spyro just flies above the ground.

I hope you get the ability to go higher as you progress and level up. Oh, maybe they'll do something like what happened in Gnasty's Loot in STD. By that, I mean as you get to higher and higer points you can fly a little higher too. In Gnasty's Loot every time you open a locked door or climb another set of stairs you're able to take off from that spot, and then you're able to take off anywhere, and be a ble to reach that height. Perhaps in SLSA you get higher and higher in skyland with each level, and with each level/boss you defeat you gain some extra height.

Wishful thinking there...we know the flying is not like that.

If you look closely at the trailer, you will notice some scenes with Spyro hovering above the ground, shooting fire balls, and even going off a ledge and hovering. Judging by this, the flight just lets you move on an invisible piece of raised ground, figuratively speaking.

Also, other characters have similar abilities, like Gill Grunt's Water Jetpack.

It really sucks that it is not like real flying, like as high or low as the player wants, with a limit at about the top of the map.

You'll never be able to truely 'fly' freely in a platformer... DotD tried, but failed.

Quote: TheWereCat

You'll never be able to truely 'fly' freely in a platformer... DotD tried, but failed.

yup pretty much that :3 it just breaks the platforming and feels like you used a cheat code to allow flying cus the levels weren't designed well to fit the whole flying stuff imo ...

^Yeah...

Hm, maybe I SHOULD get this fpr PC, in the event that someone makes a flying cheat/mod. After all, I COULD just configure the controlls to work with a PC controller.
Also, I still like to think that maybe that was just because the player was MAKING him hover. Whether I'm wrong or not, we'll just have to wait and see.

Quote: TheWereCat

You'll never be able to truely 'fly' freely in a platformer... DotD tried, but failed.

^this

To fly freely would basically destroy the platforming of the game, and would render the game astoundingly easy.

flying in Dotd was fine with me. with the levels as large as they were, it was a pain to get through them without flying. The only unrealistic part was when pulling something while in the air. If I was to make a flying game I would at least put a minimum speed in to make it slightly more realistic.

Flying in DotD was smartly designed, and worked in tandem with the platforming for me.

@NEW_SpyroLUVA:
The player was controlling Spyro while he "flew".

Maybe flying will be an upgrade. He glides at first than gets upgraded and swoosh flying.

That is what makes the most sense

it doesn't look like this new engine could handle free flight that as well as some of us want.

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Workshop created a world for the launch of Skylanders at the Crystal Palace Luna Park Sydney!







"Workshop Events created a world within a world for the launch of Activision’s innovative new game -Skylanders Spyro’s Adventures at the Crystal Palace Luna Park Sydney recently. Activision commissioned Workshop Events to design and produce the Australian launch of Activisions’ innovative new game -Skylanders Spyro’s Adventures.

Globally, the game has been deemed a breakthrough in entertainment for the toy and video game industries and ultimately involves a new collection of characters, an engaging storyline and an immersive interactive experience. Activision, eager to bring the experience of the game to media and retail partners alike wished to create an event that would bring the characters and world to life.

As if stepping through a monitor or console, guests entered the building via a custom built screen-like facade at the entrance and were thrust into a world of black. Moving up the stairs and to the landing, creeping ivy adorning the stairwell barricade, stepping stones over a blue river, and ivy covered walls led them across a drawbridge and into the world of Skyland.

Entering Luna Park's Ted Hopkins Room guestswere greeted by soft, low lying fog, clusters of giant white balloons with cloud effect projections, creating the illusion of floating through the clouds. Beautiful topiary trees positioned around the room alluded to the sensation of flying over a forest.

The stage set and rear projection screen were positioned towards the front of the room, set against an expansive printed fabric backdrop of blue sky and clouds and framed with the tops of the Skylanders’ stone wall castle. Ghost chairs and white organza ceiling swags added to the magic of the space.

“I was thoroughly impressed with Workshop Events,” commented Natasha Brack from Activision. “The venue was transformed into a magical world resonant of the ‘Skylanders’ ensuring that media and retail partners alike were left wowed,” she continued."

SWEET! That is what I would like to see as the start to this game! I am glad that they have done that. I hope it looks as good as it sounds.

why do they keep saying that it is a break through of gaming and toys, the tech to do that has been around, and it is not the first time for that to happen. Oh well, can't change that I guess.

Thanks for that Aura!

Check out the pictures of the Skylanders creation I posted on my post. :3

It is a good show. I like the theme. The ivy wall was a good addition.
I am just glad that something was found.

Wish we had some game coverage at that event...

Yeah, that would make it all the better.

On some other random note, I have personally gotten to work with one of the lighting designers of E3. I asked him about what was going on this year. He has no idea yet. I have his name, if that is really needed.

At least is Spyro is the only character featured on the pictures at the event, this proves that he is really a major character in Skylanders.

It is Spyro's adventure. Isn't it?
He should be the main character, it is a game featuring him.

Hey, found this by total accident: an interview with the founders(?) of Toys for Bob mostly about Skylanders. Don't know if there's anything new in there (just started listening to it and it's long) but I thought I'd share anyway.

Edit: Doesn't appear to be anything new about Skylanders, but the haters can chew on this: looks like these guys know a lot more about gaming than some people like to think.

Yeah they talked about Skylanders on the first part of the interview, but not on the rest of it.

In the third image that Aura posted, what do you think those boxes are? Copy's of the game?

I don't think so. They are most likely the figures that they already have in boxes.

I'm glad this is the case. The only way MW3 can now outshine Skylanders is if they make an entire city based on the game. Now both games are on even ground.

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In the third image that Aura posted, what do you think those boxes are? Copy's of the game?

They don't have to be. They're BOXES.

I must admit I've never seen anything like this before with video games.

Quote: SuperSpyroFan

I must admit I've never seen anything like this before with video games.

I think I may have. I don't remember what game though....

Quote: CAV

I'm glad this is the case. The only way MW3 can now outshine Skylanders is if they make an entire city based on the game. Now both games are on even ground.

Quote: bionicle2809

In the third image that Aura posted, what do you think those boxes are? Copy's of the game?

They don't have to be. They're BOXES.

Fine then, should I have said boxes of the game rather than the actual physical game...

They're boxes advertising the game with new images of Spyro.

Wow! Nice find, Aura! And awesome new Spyro art... But- the biggest booth, the one on the left- seems to have two characters on it. The character on the right side of it is definately Spyro, but is that another dragon/winged creature on the left side of the booth? I hope it is!


EDIT: It IS another character! The wings are hooked and longer at the end, and it seems to be the same colours as Spyro, but darker... D-dark Spyro?

It looks like a limbless wyvern X3 But it looks like almost like Spyro if you look closely

It almost looks like Cynder!

But I doubt it is....

I think that darker pic IS Spyro,if you look closer you can see his front legs infront of the wings,he looks like he's in some sort of rearing pose

I just looked carefully. It is Spyro.

Its spyro.

Quote: TheWereCat

Wow! Nice find, Aura! And awesome new Spyro art... But- the biggest booth, the one on the left- seems to have two characters on it. The character on the right side of it is definately Spyro, but is that another dragon/winged creature on the left side of the booth? I hope it is!


EDIT: It IS another character! The wings are hooked and longer at the end, and it seems to be the same colours as Spyro, but darker... D-dark Spyro?

That reminds me of HTTYD

Neat.
I'd like to see some enlarged versions of those images. And a video of the place if such a thing were avaliable.

hum.........

I hope in memphis tennessee they do a skylanders thing like they did pokemon B&W at wolf chase mall.

We all want that to come to our place...

I'd love to see the official art or Spyro in those new poses. They look pretty neat.

Looks like we have Spyro doing a wall climbing pose in the bottom left, and a "RAWR! I'm A GRIZZLY BEAR" kinda of pose on the top up there and to finish it off, we have him half perched on that stand.

All in all, not bad I suppose. I've become indifferent on how Spyro looks (didn't really matter to me as long as his personality wasn't altered) from game to game. On a side note: As interesting as that video that Razz provided for us. . . I'm still going to remain, undecided, on how I feel about this game, until I play it.

Thanks for that overused speech again.

Really, the only thing that made me give Skylanders a second look was Spyro's design for it. I don't know why, but it just resonates nicely with me as a cartoonist. But I'm not actually excited about the game itself. I am cautiously optimistic, but 3+ years in this fandom has killed a lot of the love and excitement I once had for this franchise. If it looks fun to play when it comes out, I'll buy it. If not... *shrug* Maybe ten years later I can find a cheap copy to play with my dusty Spyro action figure (because I will be getting that regardless ).

What made me pay attention to the game is the fact that it's a Spyro game. It was near impossible for me not to pay attention to it. And from what I've seen, I think the game will be alright. Definately not Game of the Year, especially when compared to the likes of Portal 2, MW3, or Arkham City. But rather a surprise hit that would take everyone off guard, and me as well if the game turns out even better than I expect (I don't really see the game getting better than a 7.5 from me).

As long as this game beats LOS, within my standards. . . I'd probably be pretty happy with it. I don't expect this game to get Game of the Year either, it be one heck of a surprise, but at least an average score would do nicely.

I'm expecting it to be better than LoS, but at the same time, I'm not....

Hmm, what's causing you to have second thoughts?

I expect it to be better than LoS, but, then, even when I liked LoS I expected a brick to be better than it, so that's not really a mark of high praise coming from me. It so far looks like it's going to be interesting at the least and I like what I've seen of the gameplay. Unlike the past several Spyro games we've had, it kind of looks fun to play in and of itself, which is nice.

Yeah, Skylanders isn't going to be GotY with Portal 2 hanging around, but no Spyro game has ever pulled that off so it's no loss. I am pleased to see how much effort Activision is putting into the project, though, and the big wave of interest in it outside of this fandom.