Skater XL Comes To Switch This Summer With Plenty Of Top Brand Apparel And Boards

OMG! Brands! The true passion of da skatah!

That city looks more empty than London in lockdown.

@TheNewButler really? Not PS1?

Jokes aside I thought the animation actually looked pretty good and I’m interested.

Again, I’ll say this in every article about this game, if you’re interested get it on PC. You absolutely need mods to make this game not the barebones experience it is at the minute. Maybe at release it’ll be better but mods flesh out a lot of the problems the game has just now.

Please just fetch me a new top quality Tony Hawk pro skater for the switch.

It looks interesting enough, if it turns out to be good, I'll give it a go. I miss the Tony Hawk games from the PS1 era.

@nessisonett I'll keep that in mind. The mechanics look like loads of fun; I loved Skate 2, but this sounds like they've taken those mechanics to a whole new level.

Heck yeah, I loved the Skate games back on the ol 360. Def picking this up

Just give us nice Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 remaster for switch ;p

Any game that promotes the brands associated within over the game itself probably deserves a miss, methinks!

So the game is going to be free?
If not, why is it so full of advertising?

@Dr_Corndog Don’t get me wrong, it plays great but there isn’t really anything to do with those mechanics. Skate had a world to explore and missions to do but the early access for Skater XL is essentially a sandbox inside a smallish map.

@StevenG @zitpig It’s not advertising, so much of skater culture is tied into clothes, brands of gear etc. The old Tony Hawk and Skate games were both the same, it allows you to wear real clothes and customise your skateboard with real components. I’d always put Independent trucks and Bones bearings if I could in game because that’s what I use and trust in real life.

@nessisonett You missed the point...

@TheNewButler I'd say the graphics look more like an early PS3/360 game. They certainly look a bit nicer than the PS2.

@nessisonett yeah I was getting suspicious when the entire trailer took place in one small plaza. Four wheels and nowhere to go??
But man, do I need a skateboarding game on this thing.

@zitpig I wouldn’t say so, loads of time and effort has been spent by modders putting their favourite clothes and decks in the game so for them to put an emphasis on this content getting an official release, that’s a big deal for anybody that’s familiar with skating and the wider subculture.

@nessisonett I understand that. I guess my assumption is that with the game in alpha, an empty map and lack of objective is to be expected. But if the game releases in two months, how much time is there to add those things before then?

I guess they could just continue to add content after the v1.0 release. I'd be fine with that.

All of the other environments will be DLC...

Is this a skateboarding game or a game where you try on skateboarding apparel and then ride around showing it off?

This is a really bad trailer. I don't know anything about this game beyond "you can wear REAL BRANDS while you skate!"

What does it bring to the table as a skateboarding game? What sets it apart from all the others? What are your objectives?

Looks okay. I'll wait for reviews.

@TJWorks This game must had took place during the pandemic so it make sense for the city to be empty. Would be cool to have some mask option too.

@FNL I think it's going to have quite a difficulty curve, especially if you have years of muscle memory built up from the skate games. What sets it apart is that there are no programmed tricks in the game. Kickflip is not attached to an input like left square or down half turn left on a joy stick like skate. Each stick is a foot and to do a kickflip you have to move each foot as it would normally. More of a sim I suppose. It allows for the tricks to actually look different based on the person's somewhat unique input. Speed of stick movement, or timing of when they move each foot (like early/late flips kinda), or if they don't understand timing and flip the board more rocket, for example. I only just found this out about the game and am now pretty excited for it. I like the idea of the learning curve being hard to get tricks exactly how I want them to look. It feels like the reasons why I enjoyed skate so much in the first place, and can never go back to a tony hawk game, taken to a new level. I think there's potential. But not if no ones buying it

I think the bread and butter must be the gameplay. Hopefully it's on point. I'm not too worried about a lack of environments because the downtown LA they just added looks like more than enough. So many iconic spots! And like everything else these days more levels or areas can be added later as long as people are buying the game. Fingers crossed at least this or session is fun and does well

I've never skated but skater games are pretty fun, if this is a good option for the switch I will definitely consider

Is the entire game free skate or is there a career mode?

@Grim

Thanks for the info. I think there's a place for both types of games. I really like the arcade style of the earlier Tony Hawk games, but also enjoyed the heck out of the Skate series. I don't think I'll be picking this one up unless there is a demo or a deep discount. I do hope it's good, though.

The game barely has any content and it's almost out of Early Access on Steam. I've held off for a couple of years now because of how bare bones it still is.

@TheNewButler More like Xbox 360. The PS2 doesn't look nearly this good. This game would bring it to its knees.

If it plays like well and reviews well, maybe. Hopefully it plays something like Skate.

I have been waiting for a snowboarding / skateboarding game for a while, so guess Ill check it out - subject to price and review. Its a bit offputting showcasing the clothes you can wear over the actual gameplay...