I sincerely hope you don't die or fall critically ill before then, because you are missing out on a goddamn fun game! Life is too short to wait for an arbitrary date to begin enjoying something like this.
After playing for the past week with my girlfriend, I finally had a chance to try it with my six-year-old daughter. I was initially concerned that she wouldn't be able to control the game very well, and even more that she would be scared of the enemies. She performed much better than I could have wanted. She was even able to use the bounce pads effectively, push turtles around, and was having fun using the keys and opening chests.
It all seems so simple to people like myself, who were actually hooking up their own Coleco Vision at age six and playing through classic games like Donkey Kong Jr and Moon Patrol. My daughter has watched quite a bit of game playing, but has been hesitant to actually pick up the controller. Over the past year she has been more bold, taking control of Spyro (in the original PlayStation games) or Mario (Galaxy).
She doesn't like "dying" in any games. Skylanders is pretty much perfect for her. The game never allows you to fall to your death. The "invisible walls" keep you on all of the platforms. Items get sucked to you, so you don't need to be pixel perfect. The bounce pads angle you in the proper direction.
She did get a little nervous when we first encountered enemies, but she quickly gained confidence, thanks to the partial auto-aim. Her favourite characters so far are Sonic Boom and Zap. We finished chapter 3 and she wanted to keep going, but it was dinner time.
What a great game.
