SSX 3 perfectly builds upon the groundwork of the previous two games by adding interconnected tracks, a nice progression system, and some nice gameplay improvements!
SSX 3 might lose the more zany humor that Tricky has, but it has a nice controlled humor I would say. Nothing too off the rails (pun, indeed intended)! You get some fun unlockable accessories for your character that can help in this regard though! One such example is a pumpkin head. Grand comedic stuff while snowboarding down Peak 1, 2, or 3!
The progression is the best in the series I tend to believe slightly over Tricky. It's a nice cohesive progression compared to unlocking the next level after a Gold medal or such. For each Peak of the mountain, you have different progression systems, such as the usual races and freestyle type of events.
However, in SSX 3 they introduced collectibles and challenges throughout each Peak that can help you gain more medals and earnings in that regard!
After a set of two or three races or freestyle events, you get to face off against the rival you have in the Peak which changes for each section. You face off against them through either whichever you clear first, the Rival Race or the Freestyle Challenge of a certain track. After either of those, you get a certain time to beat for the whole Peak, so some of those tracks that you went through prior, you get to go through them again as one cohesive track! And the same goes for the Freestyle events as well! You get a certain point total Goal that you have to eclipse through the whole Peak. My only qualm about these last goals, or time, oriented events is that you might finish the goal, but the medal you get is a Bronze, it's not too clear as to how you could achieve a Gold. It's a bit ubiquitous as to that. So you just need to try again and again.
BUT! When you get to Peak 3, you don't get the luxury of facing your rival in a one-peak fashion. You must beat your rival through the whole Mountain! All three peaks combine into one track that you must beat your rival through a race or freestyle event! It's a true culmination of the entire journey that you've gone through up until now! You better settle in for them since they can take up a good chunk of time too!
And if you fall in any situation, one of the gameplay improvements is being able to try and tap a button quickly enough to recover as fast as possible to not lose too much ground!
A thing that I enjoyed was that the medals you earned in Freestyle events were not guaranteed to stay the same. You get messages from the Radio announcer, DJ Atomika, saying that someone beat your score on a certain track, go get it back!
Speaking of DJ Atomika, I enjoyed his presence and I find him charming and whimsical in his segments! Not as grand as Rahzel, but you can't really beat a legend such as him.
SSX 3 and Tricky are the literal Peaks of this franchise. Play them both. Love them both. And most importantly, Uber Trick till your body crashes into snow.
SSX 3 might lose the more zany humor that Tricky has, but it has a nice controlled humor I would say. Nothing too off the rails (pun, indeed intended)! You get some fun unlockable accessories for your character that can help in this regard though! One such example is a pumpkin head. Grand comedic stuff while snowboarding down Peak 1, 2, or 3!
The progression is the best in the series I tend to believe slightly over Tricky. It's a nice cohesive progression compared to unlocking the next level after a Gold medal or such. For each Peak of the mountain, you have different progression systems, such as the usual races and freestyle type of events.
However, in SSX 3 they introduced collectibles and challenges throughout each Peak that can help you gain more medals and earnings in that regard!
After a set of two or three races or freestyle events, you get to face off against the rival you have in the Peak which changes for each section. You face off against them through either whichever you clear first, the Rival Race or the Freestyle Challenge of a certain track. After either of those, you get a certain time to beat for the whole Peak, so some of those tracks that you went through prior, you get to go through them again as one cohesive track! And the same goes for the Freestyle events as well! You get a certain point total Goal that you have to eclipse through the whole Peak. My only qualm about these last goals, or time, oriented events is that you might finish the goal, but the medal you get is a Bronze, it's not too clear as to how you could achieve a Gold. It's a bit ubiquitous as to that. So you just need to try again and again.
BUT! When you get to Peak 3, you don't get the luxury of facing your rival in a one-peak fashion. You must beat your rival through the whole Mountain! All three peaks combine into one track that you must beat your rival through a race or freestyle event! It's a true culmination of the entire journey that you've gone through up until now! You better settle in for them since they can take up a good chunk of time too!
And if you fall in any situation, one of the gameplay improvements is being able to try and tap a button quickly enough to recover as fast as possible to not lose too much ground!
A thing that I enjoyed was that the medals you earned in Freestyle events were not guaranteed to stay the same. You get messages from the Radio announcer, DJ Atomika, saying that someone beat your score on a certain track, go get it back!
Speaking of DJ Atomika, I enjoyed his presence and I find him charming and whimsical in his segments! Not as grand as Rahzel, but you can't really beat a legend such as him.
SSX 3 and Tricky are the literal Peaks of this franchise. Play them both. Love them both. And most importantly, Uber Trick till your body crashes into snow.