Despite me not owning any of the tony hawk franchise as a kid, I cant stress enough how not being an already established fan of skating games didnt mean jack shit. Everything about this game hits the sweet itch of the early to mid 00s while also having gameplay thats aged like fine wine. The collision feels almost jank on more than one occasion but its true mastery of the mechanics and physics in this game that separates those from feeling like theyre clunking and lucking out in a mission to mission based experience
And those who become fuckin' Awesome at it, consistently being rewarded for soaking up each grind- each halfpipe each anything you come across that you can get points out of or put your skateboard on
You are rewarded for it ALL in full, stat gains and the like
But also just the meandering about that seems like youre doing run-of-the-mill random jackass chores
STILL teaches u and helps u get better at the game, its so fucking cool.
I could probably not tell you a single track off this game's OST by name except for maybe 3 but that shit was such a vibe....
ALSO I DONT THINK IT WAS INTENTIONAL BUT SOME OF THE DIALOGUE MAKES ME FEEL LIKE THE AVATAR SKATER'S DIALOGUE WASNT ADJUSTED FOR GIRL SKATERS (sometimes like when Eric is talking about you and 'The Tank' he'll refer to u as she/her still thats not my point) like the ones talking about hot girls the NPCs just kind of assume youre a lesbian and i think thats pretty groovy
Also Eric Sparrow is one of the most incredibly well done foils in a video game ever
AND THIS GAME ALSO FEELS LIKE A CELEBRATION OF THE PRO SKATER SERIES IN GENERAL WITH ITS CALLBACKS AND THE ONE MISSION WHERE IT COMES EASY AS HELL TO U IF U PLAYED THE PREVIOUS GAMESSSS AND JUST
Damn.
I picked up this shit on a whim to play and yet i got a rewarding, addictive storymode with a great payoff and a shitload of unlockables and cheats and new game plus and GOD DAMN THIS GAME HAD A P A S S I ON BEHIND IT BITCH.
Also you can play as Gene Simmons and Iron Man and I accidentally got an easter egg from being mauled to death by chihuahuas, you Need to atleast try this shit once in your life. Also the character creator is good
okay okay im done, this is probably the longest review ive ever typed on this site
(also i wish i played the PS2 version instead of the Gamecube version FUCK DOING SPINES ON A GAMECUBE CONTROLLER, FUCK THEM! i was stuck on the hawaii drop for so long bc you have to mash those triggers so Hard babe)
And those who become fuckin' Awesome at it, consistently being rewarded for soaking up each grind- each halfpipe each anything you come across that you can get points out of or put your skateboard on
You are rewarded for it ALL in full, stat gains and the like
But also just the meandering about that seems like youre doing run-of-the-mill random jackass chores
STILL teaches u and helps u get better at the game, its so fucking cool.
I could probably not tell you a single track off this game's OST by name except for maybe 3 but that shit was such a vibe....
ALSO I DONT THINK IT WAS INTENTIONAL BUT SOME OF THE DIALOGUE MAKES ME FEEL LIKE THE AVATAR SKATER'S DIALOGUE WASNT ADJUSTED FOR GIRL SKATERS (sometimes like when Eric is talking about you and 'The Tank' he'll refer to u as she/her still thats not my point) like the ones talking about hot girls the NPCs just kind of assume youre a lesbian and i think thats pretty groovy
Also Eric Sparrow is one of the most incredibly well done foils in a video game ever
AND THIS GAME ALSO FEELS LIKE A CELEBRATION OF THE PRO SKATER SERIES IN GENERAL WITH ITS CALLBACKS AND THE ONE MISSION WHERE IT COMES EASY AS HELL TO U IF U PLAYED THE PREVIOUS GAMESSSS AND JUST
Damn.
I picked up this shit on a whim to play and yet i got a rewarding, addictive storymode with a great payoff and a shitload of unlockables and cheats and new game plus and GOD DAMN THIS GAME HAD A P A S S I ON BEHIND IT BITCH.
Also you can play as Gene Simmons and Iron Man and I accidentally got an easter egg from being mauled to death by chihuahuas, you Need to atleast try this shit once in your life. Also the character creator is good
okay okay im done, this is probably the longest review ive ever typed on this site
(also i wish i played the PS2 version instead of the Gamecube version FUCK DOING SPINES ON A GAMECUBE CONTROLLER, FUCK THEM! i was stuck on the hawaii drop for so long bc you have to mash those triggers so Hard babe)