Date played: March 15th and 16th
Platform: Wii U
Session fun rating: 7/10
I played a good amount of Skylanders Giants with my daughter this weekend. We completed two new chapters and went back to a previous chapter to gather a few missing items. Chapter 11 was an assault on the bad guy's drilling machine. It turns out that this drilling machine is fond of singing and has a pretty good beat going. The level was filled with dangerous contraptions and the enemies are getting stronger and stronger. Finally, the battle against the boss itself was really cool and my favorite in the game so far. It's a real boss fight with patterns to recognize and multiple phases.
Chapter 12 had a really cool concept. I visited an "oracle" who has eight limbs, floats, has one eye and can see the past and to some extent, the present. We needed his help to reach the hidden city of Arkus. The level gives the player branching paths into small, secluded areas, which means multiple plays are required to gather everything. It's setup quite nicely, where the oracle asks vague questions to help me choose a path. I will definitely have to go back to this one.
On the Skylander front, Jet-Vac, Hex, Spyro and Tree Rex have all received a few upgrades. Drobot also has a new laser ability that shoots even more lasers for insane damage. Drobot is the best fucking Skylander ever...
Platform: Wii U
Session fun rating: 7/10
I played a good amount of Skylanders Giants with my daughter this weekend. We completed two new chapters and went back to a previous chapter to gather a few missing items. Chapter 11 was an assault on the bad guy's drilling machine. It turns out that this drilling machine is fond of singing and has a pretty good beat going. The level was filled with dangerous contraptions and the enemies are getting stronger and stronger. Finally, the battle against the boss itself was really cool and my favorite in the game so far. It's a real boss fight with patterns to recognize and multiple phases.
 |
| The best boss in the game so far |
On the Skylander front, Jet-Vac, Hex, Spyro and Tree Rex have all received a few upgrades. Drobot also has a new laser ability that shoots even more lasers for insane damage. Drobot is the best fucking Skylander ever...
