Skate 3 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

[Whitesox]

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Where was that? Very nice!

[Blzer]

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Also, on any difficulty, I can't do any frontflips or backflips whatsoever. Hopefully that gets fixed before launch.

I'm hoping not to be able to do many flips on Hardcore.

On a serious note, you can start flipping if you go for a Christ Air or one of those grabs.

[Shinyhubcaps]

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Where was that? Very nice!

It's in the third challenge, where they tell you to grind 6 of the curved benches. There are some bike racks, and I just moved one over by the bench.

I'm hoping not to be able to do many flips on Hardcore.

On a serious note, you can start flipping if you go for a Christ Air or one of those grabs.

I couldn't even flip straight-up on Easy. I can do like McTwist flips on all difficulties, but it's just one kind.

[SinisterAlex]

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The demo is amazing, like everyone has said, the hardcore mode is amazing. When you manage to pull off the sick chain of tricks in a row and make them all, you get the feeling of accomplishment, whereas with normal you do the same tricks and the helping aids assist you in everything... Also I hate the soundtrack now lol, going to make my own once the game comes out

The only thing I find sometimes, and maybe this is just me, but in hardcore mode, does it look like sometimes when you ollie or flip or whatever you do to start a grind some magical force forces you away from the railing? It might be me, but my guy it on a good angle and course for the grind then all of a sudden he kind of "backs" away? Anyone else notice this or is it just me?

[Shinyhubcaps]

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The only thing I find sometimes, and maybe this is just me, but in hardcore mode, does it look like sometimes when you ollie or flip or whatever you do to start a grind some magical force forces you away from the railing? It might be me, but my guy it on a good angle and course for the grind then all of a sudden he kind of "backs" away? Anyone else notice this or is it just me?

My thoughts exactly. I know a lot of people were complaining about the rails being "too magnetized" in the last couple games, but now it feels like it's magnetized the other way (repellent). The best example I have is the challenge where you grind the winged benches. If you grind the metal part, it's fine, but if you try to grind the bench part, it feels like I can never get locked on (especially with noseslides and tailslides).

[goh]

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They weren't magnatized enough in the last games,it was pretty frustrating at times. I haven't had any new complaints here yet.

[Mr. Franchise]

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Not enough improvements. Graphics got worse. Not getting my $60.

[Bellsprout]

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Not enough improvements. Graphics got worse. Not getting my $60.

A whole new city isn't enough improvement? I'm not sure what more they can do for you, then. If they cram it with stupid gimmicks just to say they added stuff, they risk becoming Tony Hawk. They're taking more of a MLB: The Show route, refining the gameplay to the point where it's flawless. That + New City = Amazingness.

[SinisterAlex]

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My thoughts exactly. I know a lot of people were complaining about the rails being "too magnetized" in the last couple games, but now it feels like it's magnetized the other way (repellent). The best example I have is the challenge where you grind the winged benches. If you grind the metal part, it's fine, but if you try to grind the bench part, it feels like I can never get locked on (especially with noseslides and tailslides).

Or the planter challenge.... god that challenge is stupid It takes forever to get your guy to get on the edge to grind -.- Either you ollie and go over the edge, or you ollie and stop just short...

Hope they fix this, but they probably won't. That's the only complaint I have about the game.

[goh]

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Or the planter challenge.... god that challenge is stupid It takes forever to get your guy to get on the edge to grind -.- Either you ollie and go over the edge, or you ollie and stop just short...

Hope they fix this, but they probably won't. That's the only complaint I have about the game.

Exactly what I meant by not magnatized enough and why they need a grind button.

[spit_bubble]

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The demo actually has me interested. I wasn't even planning on getting this game, but there seems to be enough to it to perhaps get it once the price goes down.

I'm liking the new animations that really improve the off board controls, as well as the bails. The darkslides are great too, as they give the game a new aesthetic.

The city, what little was shown, seems pretty lame. It feels like a skate park rather than a city. That's the one thing that could elevate this series into another realm, to have an actual city where you had to be creative, instead of having all your lines handed to you in such an obvious manner.

At this point I'm pretty much counting on the create-a-park feature to really be the thing that gets me into this game.

[SinisterAlex]

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The demo actually has me interested. I wasn't even planning on getting this game, but there seems to be enough to it to perhaps get it once the price goes down.

I'm liking the new animations that really improve the off board controls, as well as the bails. The darkslides are great too, as they give the game a new aesthetic.

The city, what little was shown, seems pretty lame. It feels like a skate park rather than a city. That's the one thing that could elevate this series into another realm, to have an actual city where you had to be creative, instead of having all your lines handed to you in such an obvious manner.

At this point I'm pretty much counting on the create-a-park feature to really be the thing that gets me into this game.

There is a glitch in the demo that allows you to get out of the map.

Also by watching some of the videos that EA has posted, it seems there will be a city as well.

[Jukeman]

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loving the demo

[aukevin]

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Forgot to mention I liked the easy mode. The controls seemed precise for once. I tried hardcore and it seemed to be back to the usual. I should probably give it another shot and try normal.

Any more impressions on the difficulty levels? After playing skate 1 and 2 I never could get manuals consistently, does playing on an easier level help with those? I would get so frustrated with the challenges that required mannys.

[goh]

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I never tried manuals. I'll give it a shot now. Nose manuals seem more difficult but regular ones are easier. Might just be something they changed in general to make the nose ones harder.

If you're on 360 and have XBL gold you can get out of the demo area:

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