I’m pretty much dead set on playing a new Tony Hawk Pro Skater game. But it’s the kind of game that folks are shredding lately, as they’re pulling a 1080 lolSTFUnoob when talking about the graphics.
I’ll be the first person to admit that Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5 doesn’t have great graphics. But to me, the game is a great example of gameplay that trumps those visuals. I genuinely don’t care, but this apparently is an issue.
So much so, that with less than two months to go, Tony hawk Pro Skater 5 has a brand new art style. Checkit:
That most certainly does look a tad bit sharper, and more like a cell-shaded game then. But I do want to see it in motion.
“There’s been a marked upgrade in the graphics,” Activision said while kind of side-stepping the entire issue, “which showcase playable skaters including Hawk, son Riley, Lizzie Armanto, Nyjah Huston, and Aaron ‘Jaws’ Homoki.”
I think cel-shading can do the game plenty of favours. It’s far, far too late to plop in a brand new game engine, but this could be a decent measure to appease people. Right? You lot are going to throw eggs at me again as I try to run away in my baggy jeans while listening to the Camp Kill Yourself soundtrack, aren’t you? FINE. Tony Hawk Pro Skater drops it like those aforementioned hot and baggiest of pants, on September 29.
And I’ll eat my Papa Roach CD if it isn’t a properly fun game.
Last Updated: August 6, 2015
WitWolfy
August 6, 2015 at 12:02
Looks a tad dated IMO.. Saw them showing this on the Youtube E3 stream.. I wasn’t impressed.
Dutch Matrix
August 6, 2015 at 12:05
Just a tad? I hate how the skaters seem to be cut-out cardboard people
WitWolfy
August 6, 2015 at 12:07
Yes.. A “tad”.
http://www.entertainmentwallpaper.com/images/desktops/movie/985.jpg
Hammersteyn
August 6, 2015 at 12:21
agreed
Dutch Matrix
August 6, 2015 at 12:21
Does look like it belongs on Xbox 360 or PS3…
Sageville
August 6, 2015 at 12:55
I think cell shading was all they could add with little redevelopment to address “Dated” graphics.
FSR
August 6, 2015 at 12:08
(EA) SK8 OR DIE (GTFO)!
Can’t say i’m a fan of this art style.
WitWolfy
August 6, 2015 at 12:11
http://i510.photobucket.com/albums/s341/Ps2_Games/PSONE_Games/Skate_And_Destroy_Pal.jpg
Best skating game ever.. PERIOD!
Corrie
August 6, 2015 at 12:23
Never saw that one
Remember Street Skater and Street Skater 2 from EA
HvR
August 6, 2015 at 12:27
Keeping it Old Skool
https://33.media.tumblr.com/70e336a371b8a3e49382a2b914496396/tumblr_n77x5advKM1re4bw9o1_400.gif
Hammersteyn
August 6, 2015 at 13:02
^This
Flávio Dechen
August 6, 2015 at 16:02
Yeah I loved this game back then! I think Thrasher was the first game I’ve ever played that used ragdoll physics… falling has never been so fun!
Viking Of Science
August 6, 2015 at 12:16
I’ll send you some Sriracha to go with that Papa Roach CD….
HvR
August 6, 2015 at 12:33
Only to be used as a last resort?
Viking Of Science
August 6, 2015 at 12:44
Suffocation, no milking, don’t give a f*** if he burns his mouth eating…..
HvR
August 6, 2015 at 13:01
‘Cause he’s losing his sight, losing his mind
Wish somebody would tell him he’s asinine
Losing his sight, losing his mind
Wish somebody would tell him he’s asinine
Corrie
August 6, 2015 at 12:24
Managed to Get my hands on a 360 Tony Hawk American Wasteland
Last great skate game I’ve played,I can’t find a EA Skate game anywhere
and honestly this looks bad…like THE THPS HD bad if not worse
Ryanza
August 6, 2015 at 12:35
I like cel-shading. That amazing game XIII and the Naruto games that used cel-shading, it just looked cool. XIII was so good, just had to say it twice.
Tony Hawk going the cel-shading root, it could be cool. Cel-shading could add to that Tony Hawk Underground 2 flavour.
Tony Hawk games has always been over the top and about silliness. Cel-shading should fit right in there.
Don’t support DRM. Cyberpunk 2077 is coming.
Hammersteyn
August 6, 2015 at 13:07
What about supporting day one patches and game breaking bugs?
RinceThis
August 6, 2015 at 13:11
You’ve got my vote!
Ryanza
August 6, 2015 at 13:55
If you are referring to the witcher 3 then the day one patch was about keeping the game off pirate download sites before release date and I played the game from start to finish without any game breaking bugs.
I know you trying to make a joke but we not talking about gigs and gigs and gigs of data for a day 1 patch and game breaking bugs that got batman arkham knight pc version pulled from selves. The witcher 3 is non of that.
Now if i was a batman arkham knight supporter, you would have my vote and laugh. but your attempt at making a joke at my expense was pretty weak.
Ir0nseraph
August 6, 2015 at 14:07
The last patch on PS4 was over 7GB, that’s not a small download.
Great game non the less but far from perfect, and I hope it gets GOTY.
Ryanza
August 6, 2015 at 14:10
We talking about day one patches not patch number 7. I played the witcher 3 from start to finish without installing a single patch expect the day one patch and there were no game breaking bugs.
Hammersteyn
August 6, 2015 at 14:23
There were a few patches actually. Some of them to fix broken quests. Have you finished witcher yet?
ryanza
August 6, 2015 at 14:44
yes i finished the game. Some people play games in such a fucked up way that they break the quests them damn selves. I only had one quest where triss didn’t follow me. The quest didn’t break the game nor the quest for that matter of fact and that was the only quest i had a stupid issue like that.
i had my way of playing the game. i think the way you suppose to play the game, and i didn’t have problems expect that triss follow quest.
So ya some people will play the game in such a fucked up way and the devs are there to help solve those people’s problems.
I had no real problems. Out of 200+ hours, one quest where triss didn’t follow and one time heads popped off. That’s about it from my side.
If you want to talk about game breaking bugs lets talk batman arkham knight for the pc. Let’s not talk about quest xp and achievements not picking up.
batman arkham knight day 1 patch 4.5 gigs that was to try and fix the shit. witcher 3 day 1 patch 200mb and that was an unlock patch to keep the game from leaking.
batman arkham knight has 2 times drm. witcher 3 no drm for the game and drm for the patches and dlc which still ended up on the pirate scene.
just saying.
Guild
August 6, 2015 at 15:14
http://www.lazygamer.net/xbox/xbox-one/the-witcher-3-isnt-working-on-some-xbox-ones-right-now/
http://www.lazygamer.net/xbox/xbox-one/bugs-and-crashes-souring-many-witcher-3-experiences/
http://www.lazygamer.net/genre/rpg/witcher-3-console-patch-skips-one-of-the-games-worst-issues/
http://www.lazygamer.net/genre/rpg/should-you-download-the-witcher-3s-latest-massive-patch/
just saying
ryanza
August 6, 2015 at 16:21
I did say that if you want to play the witcher 3 you should play it on pc. and if you play it on consoles then you must hate the witcher 3.
xbox one issues – ya you should have known buying that shit of a console.
the ps4 issue was down to the game not installing properly. reinstall sorted that out and that issue was not on a large scale. but a few with shitty drives.
and the other issue was frame. dont cry about frames when buying a console and a massive game like witcher 3 comes along. go play your call of duty and lag. lol.
Hammersteyn
August 6, 2015 at 15:16
I’m just saying as well
Ryanza
August 6, 2015 at 16:33
you were not just saying. you were trying to dig at me. the witcher 3 launch with no drm and over 4 million sold, the day 1 unlock patch of 200mb and the “game breaking bugs” open world games tends to have a lot of bugs but with the witcher 3 game breaking bugs eh not so much if not at all for a large % of people, and to the game itself being good and long, and lets not forget the price. the witcher 3 compared to a lot of other games in the past few years, the witcher 3 has been pretty decent on all fronts.
so let’s not act like the witcher 3 launched as a bad horrible mess. so take a dig at darryn for his beloved batman game. don’t take a dig at me cause of the witcher 3. if you played it on console then shame on you for hating the witcher 3 so much.
Hammersteyn
August 6, 2015 at 16:45
I’m literally just saying. Witcher 3 had some issues.
ryanza
August 6, 2015 at 16:48
let’s see my comment was about cel-shading and tony hawk. but you felt the need to hint at some issues that werent that big at all.
Hammersteyn
August 6, 2015 at 16:58
yeah
Mossel
August 6, 2015 at 15:33
Welcome back bru! First time I see you commenting here in ages!
ryanza
August 6, 2015 at 16:36
ya finished the witcher 3 last week. so got some time to kill before cyberpunk 2077 gets here.
ElimiNathan
August 6, 2015 at 13:15
Borderlands Pro Skater 5
Hammersteyn
August 6, 2015 at 15:16
lol
Sageville
August 6, 2015 at 15:18
Thought the same, lol
Bagel
August 6, 2015 at 13:18
Telltale: Tony Hawk 5
MakeItLegal
August 6, 2015 at 13:37
the company who publishes this game says it all , the people that are surprised surprise me
Captain JJ Fantasticus
August 6, 2015 at 13:53
I like it
Flávio Dechen
August 6, 2015 at 16:04
I think this cell-shaded cardboard-cut aesthetics really suit the game’s play style. The first THPS games were never really about graphics, but gameplay and soundtrack IMO. I like where this is going.
Marc O Polo
August 6, 2015 at 16:55
How the flying frik do u pop a wheelie on a skateboard?