Tons of reasons. My reason is that it felt like the first skate simulator. And the control scheme was freaking brilliant and intuitive. I couldn’t adapt to Session… too complicated.
Tony hawk games were the only other skating games, but they had button-press controls and goofy physics.
Skate came out with much more realistic physics and the thumbstick flicking controls that made tricks feel purposeful.
I think people who do skate (or wanted to) got pulled in for the realistic skating lines and tricks. There was also still enough over-the-top jumps and tricks to keep younger kids entertained.
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What is good about Skate? Honest question to a true die hard fans.
It is a skill and learning curve game, right?
Tons of reasons. My reason is that it felt like the first skate simulator. And the control scheme was freaking brilliant and intuitive. I couldn’t adapt to Session… too complicated.
Yes, with an emphasis on street skating specifically, and it just feels great to play and nail lines of flip tricks and rails.
Tony hawk games were the only other skating games, but they had button-press controls and goofy physics. Skate came out with much more realistic physics and the thumbstick flicking controls that made tricks feel purposeful. I think people who do skate (or wanted to) got pulled in for the realistic skating lines and tricks. There was also still enough over-the-top jumps and tricks to keep younger kids entertained.