Thrasher is sort of a victim of when it came out. A seriously ambitious title, being basically the first ever skate sim! However, they clearly didn't entirely know what they're doing. Unlike the skate games that came later, this game doesn't really feel intuitive. It's more frustrating than it needs to be. Kind of a shame we didn't get any sequels, because this IS a great formula! It's still fun too, I really like playing it in small bursts! But as it stands, it's kind of more of a novelty than anything else.

Pros:
-unique design
-fair gameplay loop
-great art

Cons:
-jumping resets your movement speed (you’re encouraged to go fast to get better scores)
-bosses with wild difficulty spikes
-awful camera sometimes
-janky dialogue segments that are disconnected from the super high budget animated cutscenes
-gameplay only expands in the first hour, after that it’s all skin unlocks



While fun, it reveals its bag of tricks way too early, and contradicts itself gameplay-wise.