Quote: ShaqUohQuote: KarianaQuote: ShaqUohSkylanders... Fall 2011. Skylanders 2... Fall 2012.
It isn't 2000 anymore. Games take more than 1 year to make decently.
Exactly, most games made now in a year don't come out that good, but I trust that Activision will do good with this one.
I regret to inform you the final part of your statement is naive. Activision's 1 year games have not been good since the PS1 era.
This is what could kill the series very fast. All of the planets aligned and pretty much everything worked out in order to make Skylanders a success. Any number of things could have killed it right out of the starting gate, including
If the toys weren't good, the game would fail
If the toys were too expensive, the game would fail
If the technology didn't work well, the game would fail
If the game itself wasn't good, the game would fail
If the game wasn't released at just the right time, the game would fail
They managed to pull it all off by having great toys with great character design, a reasonable price point for the figures, technology that works almost flawlessly, a fun and well made game, and they released it a couple months before Christmas, just long enough for it to get enough exposure before the Christmas rush. Really, it's a miracle that this game has been a successful as it has been, and I have to wonder if they had any hope that the game would last long enough for them to even justify releasing all of the toys.
All of those requirements had to be met for the game to become a hit, and if even ONE of those aspects gets botched, it could severely cripple a sequel. If they rush out a sloppily made, mediocre sequel with little innovation to the gameplay, it could instantly destroy the whole franchise. When you add the fact that the new toys are likely going to be more expensive, I hold very little hope of this series surviving past two games.
I could be overreacting, but let's hope they don't mess up. The popularity and success of this series is like a poorly maintained ropebridge. It's holding together, but it's extremely flimsy, and one big misstep could make the whole thing collapse.