E3: Tony Hawk: Ride Comments by Christian Donlan

It'll take something special to win my heart back from Skate.

I hate games with pointless plastic peripherals. :-/

(pro tip: don't try and use it near water)

YOU GOTS TO HAVE POWER!

I don't mind all these peripherals and Natal etc etc, but I do like to just sit on my arse and play games! Why are they trying to take this away from me?

"To put it another way, what if you like skating games more than you like the idea of actual skating? What if you just like pressing buttons and lounging on the sofa within easy reach of your next Dr Pepper?"

That's the key bit, I like to do all the fancy stuff comfortably sitting with a pad.

I'm never quite sure where I stand on this. On the one hand I really rather enjoy some plastic gimmickry as the GH/RB games, but I rarely find myself in ten-hour gaming sessions on them. I did that on Skate. I just can't really imagine myself spending such a long time jumping around on a plastic board in my living room. Sure, it'll be fun for a little while, but I imagine the novelty will wear thing rather fast.

I just find it a tad hard to give a shit about it really. I love the idea that they're trying new things, but I much prefer the Natal approach. A one-time fee to buy the camera, and then software that is all compatible. I don't really get why I'd want to spend the £70 or so that this will probably set me back when I could buy a reasonable quality actual skateboard for that price. I suppose that's the thing that confuses me. Do I really like the idea of skating, or do I just like the idea of skating in a game?

Possibly both, but I doubt I really want the two to mix.

"To put it another way, what if you like skating games more than you like the idea of actual skating? What if you just like pressing buttons and lounging on the sofa within easy reach of your next Dr Pepper?"

Then you play Skate, I guess?

Nice to have the choice.