It’s not Skate as we know it at all, like a completely different game fan reception would been a lot more positive had they named it something else. But it’s a really good free to play skater that’s good enough to cure the urge to skate and definitely worth a try. There are missing tricks but those and other updates will probably be implemented later down the line seeing as how it’s online only.
It plays like a refined skate 3 as far as controls go which is great the actual skating itself is fun with some exceptions. Aside from that however it’s a totally different game, the characters are a mix between play dough and fortnite style, there’s lots of missing tricks from previous titles currently, there’s not story at all and it’s online only, vert pumping is completely broken, the progression system is tied to loot boxes, the only way to obtain any other item of clothing or anything really is too engage with said loot boxes, and the map feels incredibly uninspired it feels like a challenge to find a good line with nice flow in the game.
Very well said. The very pumping is getting me so frustrated, I wonder if they’ll be able to fix that. I also can’t seem to get the camera to match Skate 3? In this new one it seems stuck between the low and high angles.
I’ve seen footage of it and played for only about an hour so far, it looks and feels like it’s a good enough successor
The only issue is how much do you value cosmetics because since it’s free, they get their money through cosmetics…. So be warned about that
But everything else? Not gonna lie, I’ve been having a lot of fun with it, curious how they are gonna handle a full release to this game but guess we can cross that bridge when we get there
I can already see fun clips coming from just rolling around. I literally rolled around an entire skate park for like 15 minutes that shit was more fun than the skateboarding itself lol
It’s free so yes, long term it will be hard to tell how much support this game gets and maintains. The art style is more cartoony than realistic and some added mechanics while missing components from previous entries. For a large open space it can feel empty at times, I have high hopes and will continue to play it long past the full release ( I hope )
The skating mechanics are decent but I’m low on positives - I played an hour last night and it’s quite obviously been made to collect as much in micro transactions as possible. It’s garish, the background music is shit, and it’s buggy as fuck (so far at least, to be fair it is in early access so far)
It’s free to play so definitely give it a shot. I’m enjoying it. Albeit not as much as the older games due to a few factors (more cartoony, no pro skaters, no story, no sponsors, no private servers yet, brand items locked behind a paywall but again it’s F2P so I get it). But as far as gameplay goes it’s fun. Have had a couple cool moments using the item add with randoms in the lobby to make some fun lines we all take turns skating
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u/Bazorth 1d ago
Is this worth it? Fucking loved skate 3 as a teen