Robomodo's certainly talking a great game with Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5, so it's a bit of a shame that the title currently looks so low-budget. Due out from 29th September on the PlayStation 4 β a PlayStation 3 version is due out at some point thereafter β the release aims to plot a return to the classic combos of the PSone titles of yore. Unfortunately, the production values still look like they're stuck in the 32-bit era, too.
But the developer is promising some more modern features. When you join skate sessions, you'll be accompanied by up to 20 other people online, as the title blends single player with multiplayer in a similar manner to Destiny or Need for Speed: Rivals. It's not entirely clear, but presumably you'll be able to challenge those strangers on the fly, lending the title some real replay value beyond the included objectives.
Moreover, as with previous entries, the release will come with a complete park editor, which will allow you to create your own custom layouts and share them online. It sounds decent on paper, then, so we're hoping that the studio can polish things up over the next couple of months. There's a new trailer below outlining all of the features and functionality of the forthcoming foray. By the way, how old does the Birdman look these days?
[source blog.us.playstation.com]
Comments 6
Loved the old THPS games to death.
This however looks like a half-assed attempt thats not a true sequel to THPS4 as it does not have spine transfers, flatland tricks, grind switch-ups and theyve changed the controls! Looks terrible ππ»
Love the idea of the stomp mechanic. Should really speed things up.
Robomodo equals fail, def jam games along with Tony hawk ride, why would you buy this crap, I'd I want those old graphics and archaic gameplay, why'd i spend closer to 400 bucks when i could play on my older system with a more superior skater
I know games are about gameplay first and graphics second, but man this is one ugly looking game, graphics wise!
I think even if they have all the mechanics down inside the game, they would be better off delaying the game and "seriously" tweaking the graphics, seriously no one is going to want to even kick this "pig"!
Let alone purchase it, in any justifiable numbers. Smart money says delay it.....
Hopefully it's at least good and fun. The graphics look terrible, so that hope goes out the window.
I agree with @Neolit though, I'd waaay rather have Skate 4 over this new Tony Hawk game. Hopefully EA wises up and makes a new one.
Since probably 70% of PS4 games look no better graphically than the SNES I'm not entirely sure why everyone gets so riled up about graphics on bigger titles. As the indie game fans keep saying it's all about the gameplay... surely?
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