The show is pretty different from how it used to be early on. The comedy has aged along with the writers and they are, as Charlie Murphy once said, "Habitual line steppers". I.E. They get to push the envelope of what's acceptable, because they are A. a cartoon, and B. incredibly popular. So in your absence since the first few season, they've gotten way crazier, satirical, darker and in a lot of ways, much smarter.
To be fair, as a purely mechanical experience, I think Skate 3 was the best. It had a better frame-rate, better on-foot controls, better replay-camera controls, and hard-core mode. I agree that it was worse in some respects like aesthetically, and narratively, but you can't dismiss the positive things that came with it.
@makeyourself270 I totally pop in "Thrasher: Skate and Destroy" from time to time, and if you remember how to play (it's like riding a bicycle for me) it's still great.
I agree about Skate 2 and 3 being lesser games. They felt fatigued. That's what you get when you try to annualize skateboarding games, I guess. It's not like you can update the ui and the "roster" and call it a day.
It's been 3 years since Skate 3 and I'm gettin' the meth-itches for a new one. Anyone else here also a fan, or a skateboarder, or both? The future of the franchise (and skateboarding games) looks pretty uncertain because of no more Blackbox and whatnot. Someone else, be bummed with me! :(
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