Skater XL is out today on PlayStation 4, and since this is a traditional marketing cycle, we've got a launch trailer to go with it. You can view that above, but perhaps the most interesting thing about it are the potshots it takes at EA's own digital version of the sport. Footage is accompanied by fans who have been playing the game during an early access phase and boy do they want to talk about Skate.
Jbooogie, who has apparently played a ludicrous 2400 hours of the title, claims they couldn't go back to the PlayStation 3 series after testing Skater XL prior to launch. Meanwhile, KyllowaTT, who comes in at a slightly more respectable 74 hours played, said: "Gameplay mechanics blow EA Skate out of the water." Well, we guess we can put that to the test once Electronic Arts gets round to putting out the Skate revival project it confirmed was in the works last month.
In the meantime though, we have Skater XL. Are you picking up this skating simulation? Ollie into the comments below.
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And my idiot brain though skater xl was a sequel to skate
The gameplay really is better than Skate, especially if you skate irl because it makes total sense if you do. The Skate games have more focus and due to the higher budget, have more polish and a better map.
lol skateboarding games......
I just bought it. Didnt even knew it was a thing.
May pick it up after a few updates. Looks a bit floaty and slow at the moment. I was a skate man myself.
It always concerns me when something launches and has no reviews. I'll wait for those.
It does look good but only because it reminds me of Skate, the king of Skate games.
It'll be THPS for me on this one, that was my childhood for a while.
THPS first is this digital only?
The difference is night and day between this and Tony Hawk.
THPS is a score attack game (on a skateboard)
This is a skateboarding game.
I've skateboarded for most of my life and games like this, Skate and Sessions are an absolute dream 😍
I do still love me some Pro Skater though!
I feel like this is more of a hardcore simulation like type like Session is too.
Skate is a sandbox and although it tries for some element of realism, its very also very arcady. I’d be up for trying this but Skate is where the fun is at. I want Hall of Meat in Skate 4!
@Jacko11
Yeah, after reading around a bit, this sounds like the Dark Souls of the skateboard genre. Not saying that's a bad thing, but I will probably pass. I have enough trouble controlling my left and right feet on my own.
With Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1+2 remaster coming, I don't see the point in getting this or Skate 4.
I want to try this, I am huge thps and skate fan so I am hoping I like this as well
So if THPS is Need for Speed, Skate XL is Gran Turismo?
I'm a huge THPS fan from the 3-4 era, so I'd try a demo, but if I have to take a pitstop to change my shoes to maintain traction I'm out.
@Jacko11 as a skater IRL, skate 1 feels most realistic to me.
@supergurr it's not as good as skate right now, mostly because of the bland, tiny maps, but worth a shot if you can get it cheap.
@GigaGaia I am getting them all
Was tempted, to tide me over until THPS, but I read a comment on PS Blog to say it feels like a demo and, at £35, that put me off, so probably won't bother now.
@nessisonett Any time someone says "It's a great game if you skate IRL", it just completely turns me off and makes me not want it.
@MysticFartRipper Well the control system is foot based, one stick controls the front foot and the other controls the back. That’s how you learn to skate and the way you picture tricks, everything revolves around the position of your feet at any given time. It’s also a sim, what you put in is what you get out. When you do a kickflip in real life, there isn’t a score meter, you get the satisfaction of nailing something difficult. That’s similar to this game, the fun is to be had in thinking up lines, recording it and showing off to your pals.
@nessisonett Well, I looked up more info on the game. I don't like the idea of using triggers to turn(or the control scheme in general), I don't like the lack of multiplayer, and a lot of people are saying it feels like a $40 demo.
If real skaters enjoy it that's cool, but it definitely doesn't seem like my cup of tea. Unfortunately I will have to wait for Skate 4 (I'll be waiting a long time probably)
@MysticFartRipper Absolutely, I’ve said this a lot but this is a game that just suits PC, the community have created some great mods and PC players are used to early access a lot more. Plus I got it for half its price a year ago.
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