Contents.Plot In the past, the ancients used powerful Mind Magic to conjure and create anything they could think of. However, one of the Ancients, known as Brain, tried to use Mind Magic to brainwash all of Skylands, so the ancients sealed him away, and sealed away the power of Mind Magic so evil could not use it.Following the events of the, there has been an era of peace. However, a mysterious being soon steals a book from the Skylanders Academy, and is soon revealed to work for Kaos, who seeks to use the power of Mind Magic to create an army of Doomlanders to conquer Skylands. However, his constructs prove feeble and erratic, leading him to seek the aid of Brain, the last remaining Ancient. With this, he becomes more capable, but still remains unable to defeat the player, so they instead decide to brainwash all of Skylands and protect their fortress with an impenetrable force field, leaving only immune because of his dragon body.

They are able to free the Skylands from the brainwash, and trick Kaos into letting them in. In the final battle, Kaos powers into a more powerful form summoning various Doomlanders to aid him but Brain, frustrated at Kaos' low intelligence and insults, betrays him and fights alongside the player. When Kaos is defeated, Brain tries to run, but works alongside the Skylanders under the threat of being sealed away, and shrinks Kaos and Glumshanks, with the game ending before he starts to tell a tale.Gameplay Similar to its predecessors, the core gameplay revolves around solving puzzles, and fighting enemies. As the title is a game, players can put Skylanders toy figurine onto a Portal of Power, which will then allow players to control the figurine-represented character in-game.

Creation Clash, a remake of Skystones which was introduced in is featured in the game. The game supports.One of the newest additions are 'Imaginators', which are characters created by the player. At the beginning of the game, players can select a battle class (Knight, Smasher, Sentinel, Swashbuckler, Brawler, Sorcerer, Quickshot, Ninja, Bazooker, and Bowslinger) and elemental class (The ten elements of the Skylanders series), which determines their fighting style. Saira blair.

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Afterwards, players can customize the names, voices, fighting abilities, appearances, colors and sizes of their Imaginators. For players who do not wish to create a new character, they can use a mechanic that automatically generates an Imaginators randomly, or use any existing Skylanders featured in its predecessors. The Imaginators created can be shared to other players. Body parts, which are classified into four types, namely Common, Rare, Epic, and Ultimate, can be found when players are exploring in the game. These new parts can be used to customize the player's existing Imaginators, which can be modified at any time. Creation Crystals are where the Imaginators are stored. With the crystal, players can transport their custom Imaginatiors to all video game consoles the game is released for.

In addition to Imaginators, the game also adds 31 more typical Skylanders into the game. These new characters are called 'Senseis', and they are extremely powerful, as they are extremely refined in their respective classes. 11 of these Senseis are villains who had appeared in previous Skylanders games. They also have the ability to perform a special attack called 'Sky Chi'. These Senseis lead the Imaginators, and involve in helping them to unlock their abilities, techniques, weapons,. Senseis are optional, and players can complete the game without using them.Both and appear as guest characters with their own level, Thumpin' Wumpa Islands.

This level has iconic gameplay features present in previous games. Development Development of the game began after the completion of, and the game's development cycle is approximately two years. With SuperChargers not being a commercial success, and 's decision to shut down its own toys-to-life developer and its franchise, Activision, which had grossed $3 billion with the franchise, remained hopeful and believed that the genre still has potential for continuous game development. As the game's target audience is kids, many development team members suggested ideas to their own children to see whether they resonate with them, and pitched these ideas to other members to see whether their children are equally interested in order to ensure that these gameplay ideas appeal to them.According to Jeff Poffenbarger, the senior executive producer of Imaginators, innovation is one of the most important aspects while designing the game. They hoped that with new mechanics and systems, they can continue to attract new customers to play the game, as well as retaining the core players. In addition, according to CEO Eric Hirshberg, one of the advantages is that Skylanders, unlike its competitors, features largely original characters and would not be confined to any limitation.

The Imaginators mechanic was the most significant introduction, and was designed to be similar to other complex games. However, one of the key principles is to retain its accessibility. They hoped that players can make use of their creativity to create unique Skylanders, and that the team 'can’t wait to see what people create'. This mechanic was inspired by a fan letter after the release of. Selected player-created Imaginators had been printed out through by the Skylanders team.

As this creation mechanic introduced lots of new characters, the team decided to create a story that puts a huge emphasis on existing characters, so that these characters would remain relevant to the franchise.In February 2016, Activision confirmed that there would be a new title set to be released in 2016. The game was officially revealed on June 1, 2016. Imaginators was released for, and in October 2016. The team opted not to port the game for mobile platforms as the team realized that there is not a huge demand or market for toys-to-life games in these platforms.

The developers have also decided not to make a Wii or 3DS version, unlike in, possibly due to this particular game's technical limitations. A Dark Edition, which costs more than the standard edition, was released alongside the game. It adds several cosmetic designs to the Senseis, and added three more Creation Crystals. A digital Starter's Pack would not return, as the team thought that physical toys should be a key part of the game.In June 2016, revealed that would be a new guest character in the game. His level and character include designs created by veteran Skylanders developer,. To create an accurate version of Crash, the team studied old documents of the old games, including the original concepts. As Crash has its own physical figure, the team went through multiple design iterations to ensure that they had successfully captured its personality, and that its final pose and appearance are cohesive with his old version.

The team began animating Crash after finishing up the model, with the goal of ensuring that Crash's 'edginess, trademark wackiness, and swagger' are preserved. To capture Crash's legacy, the team specifically created a new life system, spin attack mechanic for it, and numerous crates for its level. Imaginators marked the first major appearance of Crash in several years; though he had a cameo appearance in, the last game in which he was the main character was 2010's. In August 2016, at, it was announced the game would also feature Crash Bandicoot series antagonist as a playable character, along with an additional level featuring gameplay and design elements derived from the Crash series.Following the Presentation on January 13, 2017, Activision announced that Skylanders: Imaginators would be released on the console as a launch title. Due to the Nintendo Switch version not supporting previous Portals of Power, the version would not support Traps and Vehicles introduced to and respectively (although the Vehicles can still be scanned to unlock one free Imaginite Chest each).Reception Skylanders: Imaginators received positive reviews, averaging a 79 metascore for the PlayStation 4 version, a 78 metascore for the Xbox One version, a 77 metascore for the Wii U version, and a 72 metascore for the Nintendo Switch version.

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