Skate 2 Demo Available, Impressions Here

[goh]

Re: Skate 2 Demo Available, Impressions Here

Up now for everyone else.

[Blzer]

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Still not up for me.

[Flawless]

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[GSW]

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why does PSN always gett ****ed.

its not up for me i came home in anticipation of some skate 2 got damnit

[Blzer]

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why does PSN always gett ****ed.

its not up for me i came home in anticipation of some skate 2 got damnit

Yeah man, pisses me off. What's worse is it seems that some people actually got it.

[goh]

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It's still not up for some people? How strange. Could've made a HK or UK account and had it long ago.

[Blzer]

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How does one do that? Just create a new account?

I'll try.

[LP]

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I have played the demo but have forced myself to stop. I don't want to spoil the game for myself, but I really can't wait for this game.

[goh]

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How does one do that? Just create a new account?

I'll try.

Yup,set the location to Hong Kong or somewhere in the UK. The stuff doesn't even have to be right (like with XBL you actually need a Japanese address/phone number),can just BS the whole thing and put whatever you want.

There's a vid in case you're having any trouble...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhwcZECelpo

[Blzer]

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Yup,set the location to Hong Kong or somewhere in the UK. The stuff doesn't even have to be right (like with XBL you actually need a Japanese address/phone number),can just BS the whole thing and put whatever you want.

There's a vid in case you're having any trouble...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhwcZECelpo

Downloading now. Thanks!

[Flawless]

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The commercial is great.

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[Shinyhubcaps]

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I played the demo, and it is pretty fun. I was kinda upset at a number of little things, but then I realized that after over a year of playing the original, I am going to be getting a new experience with new content. That will be great.

For the demo, a couple of pros and cons for gameplay, etc. as we move forward.

Pros:
+ Footplants, handplants, etc. are all nice.
+ Moving objects will be very fun.
+ The framerate is noticeably better. I heard one person say it was 60 fps, well whether that is accurate or not, this is one of the very few cases where I see framerate make a huge impact, and I could tell it is improved even without looking at the spec sheet.
+ New filters for photograph challenges are nice. It makes me wonder what other things we'll see in the full version.

Cons:
- 360s are hard to do. I did a 540 on vert, but only once (should have had more). It seems like they toned down spins just for the sake of toning them down.
- The skater still falls face-first when he shouldn't. Example: moving objects off-board, and he falls for no reason. Which leads me to...
- Hall of Meat. It queues up an adequate amount of time, but there are times when you just barely stumble, then get a big score and the filmer goes "Dude, we need an ambulance!!!!!!"
- Only two footplants in a sequence. It would be better if they just stopped scoring it but let you do more.
- Bonelesses off of quarter-pipes make you fall dead about 80% of the time if you're going straight vertical.
- Very few choices for hair color and facial modification.
- Very few options for "custom" shirts (and hats). 8 colors, only 1 color for the graphic, and no customization of size, fit, or sleeve length.
- Clothing and everything else are sorted stupidly, and there seems to be fewer of everything. Osiris had 16 pairs of shoes in the last game, and now they have 4. I hope that gets changed.
- Tripod camera is jerky, as is some of the functioning on the new editor. I liked just switching between 5 cameras if I just want to view the replay. Now I have to toggle a dozen things to even enjoy it, and you can't jump between markers with the timeline hidden.



...And while my cons outweigh my pros, I guarantee I will love this game. The cons are petty little things that I can work around, I'm sure. The pros are actual selling points for the game.

[spit_bubble]

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A few things... Perhaps already mentioned, not sure...

Seems like you can gain speed a lot easier on half pipes, and it almost seems like a bit too much. The off board controls are pretty bad. The camera seems slightly better than the one in the first game, giving you a better look and being a bit more functional. The video editor is great, with a lot of variety of angles and zooms. The game looks a lot better and is a lot smoother, though this is on the PS3 mind you (the original Skate on the PS3 was kind of "choppy" at times). The new moves are a nice addition, if only to give more variety (still think they need to add more).

I liked the first skate a lot, and thought it had many areas where it could be improved upon. All the stuff I've been reading and watching about Skate 2 hasn't really impressed me, but the demo did for sure.

Looking forward to the release this coming week.

[GSW]

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someone already made a skate 2 edit

[LP]

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someone already made a skate 2 edit

That was awesome. Cannot wait any longer for this game.