Sometimes you’ll get the inputs you want and sometimes you’ll end up cursing at the game out of bitter frustration.ĭoing a pop shuvit, landing a grind on a rail, then popping out of it with a kickflip in SS was easily more satisfying and thrilling than getting a 30,000+ point streak in Skate 3. Everything plays a role here, including the speed at which you are skating, how fast you flick your joysticks, and the angle from which you approach rails and ramps. It is way more dynamic and realistic than any other skate game I’ve played. The core of the game’s difficulty is due to its physics. A screenshot of the tricks guide in Session: Skate Sim ( Gabriel Cabello Torres) Managing two sticks to try different tricks was a hassle, especially since the inputs need to be precise for the tricks to work. In other skate games, except for SkateXL, you only need to worry about one joystick to make tricks. I had the same experience with Session: Skate Sim (SS) controls. However, five minutes into it and there’s that disheartening realization that you just suck at skating…for now. There’s excitement, there’s ambition, there’s determination.

The best part about this game is that it produces the same effect as picking up a skateboard for the first time. In my curiosity, I purchased the game for $25 on Steam, installed it, and started playing the game with an Xbox controller. It wasn’t cartoonish like Pro Skater, nor did it feature an arcade-like point system like Skate. This game stood out from the games previously mentioned. This game is Session: Skate Sim, a project that has been under continuous development since 2015. This month a new skate game competitor will be seeing a full release on all platforms on Sept. While the community waited for Skate 4, a remastered version of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 was released, as well as SkateXL a new and worthy contender in the realm of skating games. Skaters and gamers alike have fallen in love with skating games like EA’s Skate and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. By Gabriel Cabello Torres, Technology Editor

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