great game, but as a big fan of the og games i feel like it could have done more. as the spiritual successor to jsrf it picks up where it left off and improves on it quite a lot. tricks have more substance to them (exp multipliers and more than one trick button), game feels a lot more fluid and easier to control, and they even added combat (and some bosses). unfortunately all these mechanics seem pretty surface level (multiple skates to use with no differences, combat being shallow af and the disappointing bosses), and as a modern game it's kinda sad that they didnt expand on this stuff to be even bigger than its spiritual predecessor.

but this is a godsend comparing it to jsrf. weak combat is miles better than however you fought the police in jsrf, you can actually control your camera in this game, slides and manuals to keep your combo streak going is amazing, and the game actually has a decent story that feels finished! they absolutely killed it with the character designs and world, along with the music too. on top of the many references, the entire game feels like a modern day jet set radio, and it's definitely worth it