My Disney Infinity story starts at the beginning. More specifically, before the beginning. I first found out about Infinity when Nintendo uploaded the trailer to their YouTube account, and thought it looked really cool. I bookmarked the website, which back then was nothing but a couple gameplay clips surrounding a countdown timer. At the time, I wasn't much of a Disney fan. A couple of their movies were my favourite, like Wreck-It Ralph and Pixar's Monsters series, but my heart was with Nickelodeon. (Boy, they've gone downhill, huh?)
It wasn't until my parents announced their divorce that I returned to Infinity. The website had been revamped into closer to what it is now, and I was hooked. Initially, I was going to collect everything with my mother, going as far as to preorder the Xbox 360 starter pack with her. But then there was a large family scandal, which unfortunately is still a continuing theme in my life to this day. I ended up moving to Okotoks with my father and his then-girlfriend now-wife, and her then-ten-year-old son. His previous stepbrothers were incredibly abusive, so he was instinctively terrified of me. And I don't blame him. I wasn't much proud of myself, either. I hated my school, constantly being bullied by not only students, but staff members, too! Could you imagine, a young child being told by his teachers there is no place for him in the world, and his vice principal using him as a scapegoat for whatever tragedy befell the school? Most days, checking Infinity was the only thing that kept me going, and this site made the pain go away.
But that was in the past. I had a new problem, now. How was I supposed to manage a new life? I was thirteen when I moved, and Infinity launched. I remember how I told my brother. My dad and his girlfriend were out doing something (probably moving things in the old house) and it was just me and him. I pulled out my laptop and absently started whatching Infinity stuff. Then my brother came over, and asked what I was doing. I showed him everything there was at the time: the reveal trailer, playset trailers, character trailers, all of it. He was ecstatic, and began the wait with me. It was then that I knew; Infinity is going to be what will help us bond.
The release day came, and him and I bought almost everything available. We got the Sidekicks pack, the Villains pack, the Dash and Violet standalone figures, and so many Power Disc packs. (The first one we opened had the Rare Dumbo disc - ha!) Later, my mother dropped off the Starter Pack, and when I showed him, he almost fell off of his trampoline he was so excited! He rushed inside, we booted everything up, and played as Sulley and Mike in the pre-made Toy Box world. (Our starter pack disc was the rare Buzz Lightyear disc - double ha!) We would continue to expand our collection, buying and receiving characters, Playsets, and Power Discs for years to come.
I will admit that 1.0 did get boring after a while. The building got limited, Power Disc hunting was expensive and frustrating, and eventually we ran out of things to do in the Toy Box. The only thing that never got old was the thrill of getting a new character. That being said, my brother still wanted to get 2.0, yet I didn't. I wasn't a Marvel fan at the time, and none of the announced Disney Originals were any I was looking forward to. I told him this, so know what he did? He got 2.0 all on his own! The Marvel starter pack for his dad's, and the Toy Box starter for us. I got Merida, and he got Stitch. We played the new Toy Box, and I was completely blown away by all of it. Everything was improved, revamped, and exciting! So, I was back in the game once more. I even started watching the Marvel Cinematic Universe so I could understand everything. 2.0 was probably the most responsible for my shift towards Disney, because it gave me the most to catch up on.
Finally, 3.0 rolled around. Everything stayed largely the same, but this time it was the content that was expanded. More Playsets, less restrictive Toy Box Games, and even farming were added. Mulan, a favourite character of mine, and Olaf, one of his, were the main two Toy Box mascots this time around. Star Wars joined the fray, so we watched that for the first time, and we loved all of it. So, I decided Infinity would stay in our lives for a while longer, as long as they wanted to make it.
...Which, as we all know, wasn't much longer. As we near the end of Infinity, I come near the end of the game series that brought me close to my brother. It didn't seem fair at first. But then I realized it may just be time to say goodbye. Him and I went from avoiding each other to basically being best friends. I'm 17 now, and he's 13, the same age I was when we first met.
But for everyone else, it doesn't have to end.
He brought to my attention a petition to sign that might save the game. It's a long shot, but I'm taking any chance I can get.
Come now, brothers and sisters, let's all come together! All it takes is, as we all know, a little spark of imagination...
(If it is against the rules to add a petition, I'm sorry. If you remove it from this post, I understand, but please PM me informing how we plan to act on this)
Not dead, just busy. :)