Poptropica Vs. Poptropica Worlds- In the eyes of someone new!
Hey guys, today I am here with a rather unusual yet interesting post. Since we evolve around Poptropica, we have very educated opinions about Poptropica Worlds. But have you wondered what Poptropica looks like in the eyes of a seven year old boy who has never played it? What will he like better? The new or the classic? Were going to dive in by introducing my friend Super Bug (his poptropican name) to the childhood memory that is Poptropica.
To keep this fair, I only let him play through Monkey Wrench island and Crisis Caverns.
Original Poptropica:
I got him started on this one first because I think it's always better to start with the originals. I helped him pick a name and get the basic customization. Then, he went to the tutorial and figured things out. He said he enjoyed the action, specifically when the Red Baron throws the wrench at the airplane. He liked the controls of the game, like climbing and jumping. "I felt like a ninja playing it!" He thought that "the floating head is sorta creepy and sorta funny!" His favorite parts of playing were the action, solving problems, and the puzzles. (such as the one with the rock and the crab.) His only complaint was that the Red Baron was "mean and didn't want them to win the race." When I asked for any final word on the game, he gave the descriptive answer of "it was good." So there you have it!
New Poptropica (Poptropica Worlds):
Design wise, he said he liked Poptropica Worlds because they had "necks which made them less scary." Like the original, he said he liked the "mini games and challenges." He had so much fun! He loved the shooting water rock things you can jump on! He enjoys the jumping because it was "much further than a human jump" And made you feel like a "superhero!" He loves the idea of houses as well and had lots of fun playing around with his! He doesn't like the difficulty of controls that was different from the first one. Overall, he said it was "good."
The final decision!
Before I tell you what he came to choose, I want to add in how educational Poptropica is for kids. I never really noticed it before since I am older, but Super Bug had tons of fun reading the characters and giving them specific voices. He loved solving the problems and thinking of solutions. It was a really cool thing to see surprisingly!
So, when asked which one he liked better, he chose... Both!?
And I am not making this up or anything. He played through both and said he couldn't pick! He liked both for different reasons, and he thought the game was so fun! He loves every minute of playing both games! I am really excited to see him completing more and more islands.
Well that about sums it up! Poptropica viewed by a seven year old. And a reminder, he is only seven, so his answers and reviews on Poptropica aren't the most complex or detailed, which is fine. What matters is that he had fun and enjoyed the game!
Hope this was an eye opener for you guys! Let me know in the comments if you remember any first thoughts you had about Poptropica as a kid, or just your thoughts on the whole ordeal!
Signing Out,
Lills (Maroon Jumper)
