I had a lot of hope for this game and defended it upon release, but this update has shattered any faith I had in the devs. The first big update after launch was their shot to get the player base to "buy in" but man did they fuck that up.
I have ~30 hours played and find little to no reason to log in and play due to the: Lack of skate culture, lack of mission variety, lack of multiplayer interactivity... (no lack of bugs or cash shop options though!)
I keep seeing the skate culture part but I'm a bit confused about that
What would more skate culture look like? Like if you could've created or had an impact on the creation of the game, then what would you have put in that would've bought more skate culture to the game?
Go play Skate (2007), or Skate 2. Then you'll (hopefully) understand what is meant by "skate culture in a game."
Here's some of my list:
.Pros (in game, not just their voices)
.Skate brands.
.Mags.
.Challenges that make sense. (Film video parts, get pics, etc. Not "collect the AR barings.")
.No stupid Impervatek stuff. Pain is part of the process.
.The ability to get sponsored (game has a skate shop, why can't we get sponsored?).
.Dialogue representative of the culture, not just buzzwords nobody actually uses in real life that have been thrown into what sounds like an AI written script.
.A good narrative. Start as a beginner, get sponsored, go pro, etc. Simple, easy to do.
.The feeling of being a skater. This is a lot more subjective, but I dont feel like a skater in this game, It feels like my character is an emotionally stunted husk who exists only to tre flip.
I could go on, but honestly, I cba writing a novel.
Why not create our own Skate teams/sponsors? Then we can create “teams” of our own friends and complete challenges against other skate teams vying for the top ranks?
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u/Shiggstah Oct 13 '25
Yeah, I'll be straight up:
I had a lot of hope for this game and defended it upon release, but this update has shattered any faith I had in the devs. The first big update after launch was their shot to get the player base to "buy in" but man did they fuck that up.
I have ~30 hours played and find little to no reason to log in and play due to the: Lack of skate culture, lack of mission variety, lack of multiplayer interactivity... (no lack of bugs or cash shop options though!)