Tony Hawk's Project 8 Comments by John Walker
Sick. Er, the good way.
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Penguinzoot
17/11/06 @ 10:54
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THPS3 was the highpoint in the series for me, but I may be tempted to give this one a look. Problem is, there are too many great games around at the moment, and not enough money :-(. After GOW, FEAR, SC:DA. And still R6:Vegas and Viva Pin(with the quiggly thing)ata to come!
Argh! Curse you Microsoft! Why couldn't these be spread out over the summer! /shakes fist |
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Eighthours
17/11/06 @ 11:16
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What happened to EG's uber-strict scoring policy they keep telling us about? ;)
Nah, I do really rate this game. Not as good as GOW though, in my opinion. |
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Why no screenshots of 'Glistening Dew mode' to go the review? Very odd.
Just got Skateland on the DS from swapgame, very impressed by the graphics. Can I have 2X on it please! My THPS history. THPS Demo that came with girlfirend's PS (Probably my most played demo) THPS (PS) THPS 2 (PS) on launch THPS 3 (PS) on launch (Draw distance of about 5 meters but still manged about 90% complete) THPS 3 (GC) 2003 THPS 2X (XB) earlier this year |
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Der_tolle_Emil
17/11/06 @ 11:34
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Finally! A good game that I am not interested at all. There would not be that strong feeling of saving money if it was crap anyway.
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Sky Blue Sam
17/11/06 @ 11:51
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And oddly, Jason Lee is a major character, involved in acquiring you sponsorship, and alerting you to new competitions appearing around the town.
Why is that odd? He was a pretty highly rated pro-skater before he turned to acting. |
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crazyhorse174
17/11/06 @ 14:10
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Did I read something about "nailing a Dew" in that review...?
Thank God there was a D in there... |
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bloodflowers
17/11/06 @ 17:22
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I used to play the old games quite a bit - found the demo controls to be nearly impenetrable now! Spent most of my time doing a single trick, poorly, and falling off a lot. Like riding a 5 bikes at once.
As for people who can/can't see frame rate issues - I'd kind of expect 720P to be the smoothest as there's no scaling involved. On the other hand, I thought there was a dedicated scaler so this shouldn't happen. So, I talked to my friends. Ones with SDTVs, like me. Some claim certain games are smooth, and I know they aren't. It's all down to perception in the end, I think. Some people are dumb as rocks, visually. |
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titaniumapple
17/11/06 @ 17:39
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WHERE ARE THE 'CREATE A...' MODES??????!!!!!!!!!!!!
I WANT TO BUILD MY OWN SKATEPARK GODDAMMIT!! ! |
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Do people actually make a purchasing decision based upon Eurogamer reviews? I feel sorry for those that do, but then again it's like gaming Darwinism. Anybody dumb enough to believe Tony Hawk is a better product than Gears of War and Resistance deserves what they get.
This is the only European review site I visit. Are there any other decent choices? |
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"The Live aspect is less overwhelming, offering mini-games, rather than my mad desire for Test Drive Unlimited on skateboards."
Mad reads obvious to me. Did you know Jason Lee is a long-time Scientologist? krudster: what with the Double Agent disgruntlement, is there no chance of using a uniform 360 review setup? Suppose the SDTV thing is because John's freelance? Why don't tags work by the way? |
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I'm really digging this installment. Feels kinda 'new', but also reminds me of THPS3/4 (level design is pretty damn good this time around). Characters all look good, mocapped tricks are pretty nice, and the game is genuinely challenging to do - at least on the sick level. It bodes well, as long as they add in a Create a park and make the Create skater not suck.
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