What are you playing?

[Jassassino]

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4

I'm a little bit...bored, I think? I dunno, I've always liked Tony Hawk, and I really enjoyed the 1 + 2 remaster a few years ago, but I'm struggling to play this for more than an hour at a time. Maybe I'm getting a little bit over the genre.

I actually feel somewhat similar - I ordered the Deluxe edition with the board, THPS3 was one of my all-time favourite games on the PS2, I spent hours on that nonstop. For some reason, this entry has me feeling a little deflated, and I can't quite pinpoint why except for a couple of minor reasons.

I also think the new parks aren't that great, and there's still some weird glitches (like spine-transfers having fucked up guiding which will break your combo) which break it a bit for me. Not only that, but I think some of the unlockables are just... boring? I'd rather have good, stylish looking clothing options to unlock or alternate pro skater outfits/styles to purchase instead of like... I don't know, gemstone themed hoodies? Or cel-shaded post-processing looks?

Doesn't help that the secret skaters are lowkey the worst in the series so far lol. It's gutting how much red-tape there is now between collaborations which means we'll never see a THPS with Wolverine, Spider-Man, Darth Maul or Jango Fett in again.