Skate Comments by Luke Albiges
Down with the sickness.
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monkey_man
25/09/07 @ 13:16
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This game rocks, and is a definite improvement over the Hawks series. Don't think I'll be going back to pressing triangle for a grind after this!
Shame it's going to be overshadowed by that other game - y'know, the shiny one with the puppets and the guns, and some sort of circle.
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The TH series has had its day, its dead and buried!
Skate innovates in every way plausible for a game in this genre. Say goodbye to 1080 backflip to 6 x 360 flips over a building to a 2 mile manual. THIS is where skating games should be heading! And for this to be the first in the series...its a very polished game with regards to the mechanics. Hope you guys enjoy it as much as I will! Bring on the Friday release I say! Cant wait! Look out for Team Vintage!
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boynash101
25/09/07 @ 13:29
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Not as good as Halo 3 then :-S
I thought the demo was OK but very very hard. Back to the forge......... |
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smoothpete
25/09/07 @ 13:30
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Definite buy for me, the demo was really good fun. Is it out on friday?
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afghan_jones
25/09/07 @ 13:30
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its a good time to be a 360 gamer. the golden age is upon us.
the sense of acheivement at pulling off a trick in this game is palpable, none of that leaping 600ft into the air, pulling off 20 tricks then grinding a half mile before going into a 10 minute manual trickfest. much more realistic. the new hawks demo had the cool nail the trick & nail the grab thing but it got a bit awkward as i found that rather disorientating. |
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Monkey_Puncher
25/09/07 @ 13:32
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I had my doubts about how much fun a realistic skateboarding game would be, must admit though the demo really impressed me. Tony Hawks demo on the other hand was deleted from my harddrive very quickly, just felt like the same tired old franchise with a few new moves and some really shoddy glitchy graphics.
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thepiedpiper
25/09/07 @ 13:33
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it sounds good. although, 9/10's are becoming like hot dinners around these parts....not that it's bad thing per say, except for my wallet!
now...where's the fifa 08 review? i need to know whether it's worth getting or waiting for pro evo... |
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JohnnyWashnGo
25/09/07 @ 13:36
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Seen vids of this online, it looks really nice.
A 9/10 must mean it plays as good as it looks :) |
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As a Skater, I can testify (from countless plays of the demo) that skate really delivers a true feeling of skateboarding. The satisfaction of nailing real life tricks is far superior to the unrealistic approach of the Hawks series!
Even from playing the demo, this is a must buy for me and I'm glad that the review backed this up. |
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Madafunkola
25/09/07 @ 13:38
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Argh!!! I'd only just decided to get Halo 3 and now this review pops up...
Oh the decisions. All I know is I have to trade Heavenly Sword before it drops in value like a Northern Rock share. |
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kangarootoo
25/09/07 @ 14:15
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I didn't get on with the demo, because I sucked ass at it.
I'll have to go back to it though, as so many things about this game really appeal to me. A bit of perceverance may stick a big smile on my face. Now if someone can only apply the same back-to-basic ideals to a snowboarding game (Amped 3 went the wrong way for me personally), I would be as happy as a puppy with a stick. |
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kangarootoo
25/09/07 @ 14:17
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@[maven]
The PS3 version uses sixaxis tilting type stuff for moving your body weight around. Good use of the sixaxis has been mixed so far I think. Nothing to do with the controller itself, which is sound as a pound, but the way some devs have been applying and tuning the function has been mixed to say the least. EA seem to have done a good job with this, so I would expect them to do the same with the sixaxis input on the PS3 version. I'm holding out for a PS3 demo before I start thinking about a purchase. |
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Pac-man ate my wife
25/09/07 @ 14:25
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Do people really think EA is that bad? This is the company that's the publisher of Battlefield Series, Half Life 2, Burnout, Fight Night, Tiger Woods, Rugby, FIFA, The Sims, Madden, SSX, Crysis.
Compared to most other companies that's an enviable slate of quality titles. |
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With people mentioning the lack of realism in the THPS series, what does it matter, really? It's a videogame at the end of the day, Skate goes about things differently but it doesn't make one right and the other wrong. THPS has been somewhat run into the ground with the perceived need to tack often pointless features on in order to show some sort of "improvement" each time, but unfortunately that's just how things are these days.
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Pac-man ate my wife
25/09/07 @ 14:45
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With people mentioning the lack of realism in the THPS series, what does it matter, really? It's a videogame at the end of the day, Skate goes about things differently but it doesn't make one right and the other wrong. THPS has been somewhat run into the ground with the perceived need to tack often pointless features on in order to show some sort of "improvement" each time, but unfortunately that's just how things are these days.
Well, originally, TH was much closer to real skating that what it's become and it's stagnated. Considering it's peak is generally considered to be THPS3, it's telling that there's been 5 home console games since and none of which have captured what made the early versions special. It appears, to me at least, that Skate succeeds in taking things back to basics, rather than trying to shoe-in unnecessary 'improvements'. At the end of the day it's horses for courses, but to this horse Skate seems to have nailed it. |
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Looking forward to this one. Initially I was going to get it on the PS3, but it's so much smoother on the 360, doesn't have the PS3 ugly aliasing issues, and the 360's stick is more responsive. Chalk up another one for my 360 list (it's been on pre-order for a month). Hopefully PES will provide justification for a PS3 purchase as my PS3 is much unloved.
Kangarooman - The demo is up on PSN... use a US account. The framerate is quite poor, but acceptable. I never noticed any sixaxis stuff - controls were the same dual stick stuff as the 360 version. I would point out that the longer travel and larger deadzones of the sixaxis over the 360 pad made it more work on the PS3.
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monkie_king
25/09/07 @ 15:24
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@zerolight: are the sixaxis sticks still as godawful as the dual shock 2 ones then? I never understood why Sony never got around to sorting them out, tbh.
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They are exactly the same. Take out the rumble. Add in motion sensing that's almost always a chore to use (it's quite nice in fl0w). Add some analogue triggers that are uncomfortably positioned such that your contorted fingers keep slipping off them during a session of motorstorm or gt:hd. You have the sixaxis.
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The Tony Hawk's series has passed up so many opportunities to ditch all the stupid gimmickry I wont be sad to see EA steal the 'skating game' crown. The TH latest demo just showed how off the mark they are: "do you want to be a rigger, a hardcore skater or a pro?"... it's just full of absolute nonsense.
I thought the skate demo on the other hand was excellent. |
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Nature of the beast though isn't it? It's not real life, it's a videogame. There are bound to be some anomalies here and there. Like in Forza where you can't total a car or get much height even if you hit the crest of a hill at high speed. I think it's a case of Skate feeling far more real than the TH games even if it's not actually 100% real itself.
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@ Manic
The difference with Skate is that you can actually skate realistically and get a feeling of accomplishment. In THPS you simply cannot do this. Want to throw down a kicflip back tail to fakie in skate? you can, but it is a challenge and you will be rewarded. Want to throw down a kickflip backtail to fakie in THPS... you can but its not an accomplishment, is incredibily easy(unlike in real life) doesnt feel good and is not rewarding in any way. For every Video of some dork pushing mongo and doing double backflips there is one of some one bombing a hill and f/s flipping a stair set. There are guys like Mazzdizzy, Zimbelbop and many more making quality realistic videos. The fact is there is a choice here that is simply not present in THPS. That is all... |
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Eighthours
25/09/07 @ 16:14
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Brilliant game.
But the person who was responsible for scheduling Skate's release up against Halo 3 and EA's own biggest franchise in Europe (FIFA) should be shot. He's effectively killed its chances at retail, which is a crime. Why couldn't it be released a couple of weeks ago, at the same time as it made its Stateside bow? Or, failing that, why not delay it a week or even until the PS3 version is ready in the middle of October? Seriously stupidly short-sighted.
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richardiox
25/09/07 @ 16:46
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@Egster - have you played the full game then and can confidently say it isnt best of the best? Or do you say that as most of these recent 9+ scores have been for the 360 rather than your own chosen format?
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Having played both demos I enjoyed both, TH being a bit more of the sme but a bit more complicated. Skate was good but even after an hour i kept finding myself instinctively trying to do tricks using the TH control method and seriously injuring my virtual sk8er boi in the process.
I guess thats what years of playing a similar game does to you. |
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