Warehouse

School 2

Mall

Venice

Downhill Jam

Marseilles. France

Hangar

No spiderman, No private Carrera, No Splitscreen multiplayer. No create-a-skater or create-a-park.

Tony hawk 2x for the Xbox was a much more complete package. This really feels like a cashout.

No H.O.R.S.E.

15$

DLC will be $5, will add 3 THPS3 levels and the revert.

New Mode: Hawk Man

New Mode: Big Head Survival

don't buy it then

Urgh, that is really off putting to be honest. If the game sells for 10 dollars though I still think it will have some value.

school 2's all i need. forgot you could play as spiderman though!

So? I lost hours playing a pirated version of THPS2 and I only had the first level to play (for some reason I couldn't save). I lost hours playing the first level of THPS3 on the GameCube. I rather have 7 levels I can play for hours then 22 that I won't even touch or can be bothered to memorize.

i think they are charging 10-15 bucks. i'll pass. it'll be the game i play for a day or two for nostalgia then never go back to

Just reading that list of level names gave me a nostalgiagasm. What the hell is wrong with me?

I suppose I'm the target market...

What no split screen multiplayer?!? Hope that doesn't mean by beloved HORSE drinking game isn't coming back

But that level list is amazing, they picked some great ones. Loved downhill jam just trying to get that perfect run.

@Tobiass: It's a downloadable game

Also keep in mind this is an Activision game so there will be more levels as DLC so you'll end up paying nearly 50$ for the whole thing.

They really only needed School 2, the rest of those maps are completely superfluous.

Too bad they fucked the soundtrack up so I won't be buying it.

Sounds like a value to me.

@Bourbon_Warrior said:

Loved downhill jam just trying to get that perfect run.

Really? That was probably my least favourite level.

@Bourbon_Warrior said:

What no split screen multiplayer?!? Hope that doesn't mean by beloved HORSE drinking game isn't coming back

But that level list is amazing, they picked some great ones. Loved downhill jam just trying to get that perfect run.

HORSE isn't a split screen game mode in any Tony Hawk game. It's pass the controller. Even the PSP games have HORSE mode.

Overall I think I'd rather just play the old games again. They have all the levels and the soundtrack.

Tony Hawk 2x for the Xbox was also a full-priced game...

also:

@Bell_End said:

don't buy it then

@Simplexity: You could just, I don't know, download the original songs and play them while playing the game... If that's really the only thing that's keeping you from buying the game, it's a pretty easy problem to fix. Or make a playlist or something on a music streaming site or youtube or something like that.

no thanks. I just found this game at the local thrift store for $5 on n64.

@Demoskinos: it sort of technically is a bit. they've gone to great lengths to make sure it plays identically to the old versions.

7 levels for $15 isn't so bad. also they've already confirmed DLC for $5. it seems a bit light on content but I love the old games so much that something like this for $15 is way better than something like Project 8/Ride/Shred whatever.

Just seeing this list of levels has me hyped. Some of my favourite levels.

Except, School > School 2

Hopefully School, Downtown and Skatestreet are DLC.

So many people's sense of value here is so screwed up it's crazy.

No spiderman :( I forgot what the point to this game was.

I keep almost getting excited about this game, but then I remember it's going to play like Tony Hawks and that since Skate came along I've been spoiled by great physics.

I'll pass. Way too light on content. I can just get out my old skateboard and break my neck in real life, anyway.

No Split-screen and no HORSE = No sale for me.

As far as I'm concerned those two things are essential to a Tony Hawk game.

@pyromagnestir: This game for me is just a nostalgia trip nothing else, if they cannot recreate my Tony Hawk experience to perfection then I want nothing to do with it. It's no big deal this game is just not for me.

@GentlemanlyGentleman said:

No Split-screen and no HORSE = No sale for me.

As far as I'm concerned those two things are essential to a Tony Hawk game.

My thoughts exactly. I can forgive the small amount of levels, considering it's a downloadable game, but when you're trying to sell a game on nostalgia, why ignore some of the key features that made it so popular back in the day?

I was very excited about the game, before they announced it lacked these things.

@Bell_End said:

don't buy it then

Yeah! Don`t complain about anything, ever! You only have the right to complain about things you`re forced to buy at gunpoint! Never about missed opportunities!

@AlisterCat: Are you saying people are expecting too much or too little from this game for what they're paying?

7 levels for 15 bucks, it's not like the previous games had 28 levels for 60 bucks. In fact; didn't they usually have about 10 levels?

What probably would've served them better is if the game and the first level or two was free, and then they had 12 other levels for 3 bucks a pop, or the entire package for 30 bucks. That way completionists get what they want, people who just specifically want THPS2 levels can just get those, and people who just want to try it out can play for free. F2P Tony Hawk dude.

@Brodehouse: It's Activision. You can be sure they plan to add more levels as DLC very quickly, but they'll probably be far more expensive than you're suggesting.

I also find the "No split screen? No buy!" stuff hilarious considering that I doubt 10% of the people who are complaining would have actually ended up ever playing it split screen with anyone.

The lack of a create-a-park mode is kind of baffling with the modern LBP/Trials/user generated content advances. Then again, I doubt that the user generated content got Trials any more sales than the single player stuff did.

No HORSE is the only real bummer for me there. The choice of levels seems pretty good. Frankly it depends how much they change, if they entirely remodel and texture those levels to look modern then it's probably worth the money. If they're straight ports with some up-rezzing then I'm not interested, and there aren't enough levels.

I guess we'll see.

@SamStrife said:

@AlisterCat: Are you saying people are expecting too much or too little from this game for what they're paying?

I'm saying that a film will give you 1 - 2 hours of entertainment for more or less the same price. Even if you only spent half an hour with every level that's still more value.

@Brodehouse: It's Activision. You can be sure they plan to add more levels as DLC very quickly, but they'll probably be far more expensive than you're suggesting.

@AlisterCat: That's a reasonable view.

@AlisterCat said:

@SamStrife said:

@AlisterCat: Are you saying people are expecting too much or too little from this game for what they're paying?

I'm saying that a film will give you 1 - 2 hours of entertainment for more or less the same price. Even if you only spent half an hour with every level that's still more value.

I find comparing value to other forms of entertainment is always extremely counterproductive. Do you normally say "No" if your friends ask you to go to bar because you easily burn $50 in a few hours. Comparing price/hours is probably dumb anyway, even within videogames.

This is a really, really old game that they just put a little HD sauce on. Their investment is likely going to be pretty low. That in my opinion doesn't makes this package scream amazing value for money, but many people will probably get their moneys worth. It's Activision, they'll never really surprise you with value for money. It's cool and calculating business for them.

EDIT: I'd say, if you must compare anything compare this with Trials Evolution. This game doesn't compare favorably to that one I'd say, but I understand that's an example of extreme value for money.

@AlisterCat said:

So many people's sense of value here is so screwed up it's crazy.

How so? The value of entertainment is subjective.

@Brodehouse said:

I also find the "No split screen? No buy!" stuff hilarious considering that I doubt 10% of the people who are complaining would have actually ended up ever playing it split screen with anyone.

Why did you choose an arbitrary number like 10%? Your argument works against you if 90% of people are justified in their decision not to buy due to lack of split screen. When THPS1 and 2 were out I played pretty much exclusively split screen with friends, only venturing into the single player mode to unlock stuff. Split screen in THPS is a huge deal to me, and lots of other gamers I would guess, and leaving it out of a game that is being billed as a nostalgia trip is an oversight.

I would totally pay full price if they remade every level up to Thps 4 and put them all in one game.

@CosmicBatman said:

I would totally pay full price if they remade every level up to Thps 4 and put them all in one game.

Damn right.

The price isn't the sticking point, it's all the cut corners. People would way rather pay more for something that isn't half assed than pay less for something where they cut out half the songs, levels and modes that people loved.

Put the old Neversoft guys back on it. Make a sequel to Proving Ground (cause all the NTT stuff was cool), but with a decent 90s soundtrack, and I will be satisfied forever.

The series peaked at 4 and died after T.H.U.G.

Wow, that's pretty stupid. Why wouldn't they just put as much content in there as possible. Well I guess we shouldn't be too surprised, it's not like anyone's done right by a Tony Hawk game for years, why should this be different.

At $15, 7 levels seems like too few? I don't know, but that really doesn't sound all that crazy to me. I'm surprised to see so many people claiming that's a terrible deal.

Admittedly, HORSE was probably my favorite mode, so it's disappointing that isn't around, but overall, what exactly were people expecting from a $15 game?

So many people's sense of value here is so screwed up it's crazy.

Sucks to hear but I'm still probably buying this game.

Tony Hawk 2 had 10 levels

Tony Hawk 3 had 9 levels, a tenth exclusive to the Xbox and three levels from the original game.

Both of those games originally cost way more than $15. What's the value issue here?

Remember that this is not like the other full retail versions, this is just a cheap HD thing for about £10.

School 2 + Superman by Goldfinger = all you really need.

Here's my opinion on this topic:

Don't like it? Then fuckin' don't buy it. As someone who grew up playing the entire series from the start, $15 for some of the franchise's best levels repackaged in HD with classic controls all playable in online multiplayer? Fucking sold. Times a million.

I'm just pissed I have to wait to play it on PS3. Warehouse level + Playstation controller = Nostalgia ++