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Tony Hawk's Proving Ground Demo, Out Now!
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The demo for the next installment in Tony Hawk Pro Skater is out on the Xbox Live Marketplace, clocking in at 1.04GB.
Let the skate. comparisons begin!
Let the skate. comparisons begin!
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Have you played this new TH?
I won't bother d/ling the demo since I just got P8 when it dropped to $20 over the weekend.
I tried the skate demo and though it was pretty good, I really like the thumbstick controls. To me the two franchises can easily live side by side, much like PGR and Forza.
Thats a good analogy.
Proving ground is definetly more arcadey than skate, and I think the realism of skate is a refreshing change for the genre (skating games natch!)
problem is, proving grounds is so unrealistic in places (like ludicrous 100x combos) but tries to be super realistic in others (graphics, physics)
It irks me.
whereas in skate, you dont need to grind for 3 miles and rack up a billion point combo to be satisfied, because the game is so realistic pulling off even basic tricks like a simple grind or kickflip over a gap is satisfying.
different strokes i guess, but having played skate and proving ground its like playing company of heroes and cnc3. while both are good one really does make the other seem very archaic and dumb.
I've loved every other game in the series, but this one just seems awful.
Nope, I swear to god it's worse than all the others. I might have to dust off some old ones to figure out if I'm right.
I am ashamed of this thread, now.
It does, just really
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I agree with you, the other ones were good.
This one is some of the worst shit that has ever been shat.
I like how they moved the camera over to be like skate, except in this game, IT DOESN'T FUCKING WORK
Bleh.
It's name is Guitar Hero III.
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That's where the good Tony Hawk games are.
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Even so, there is something distinctly disappointing in the game. I actually really liked Project 8, and something has been lost in the translation. I'm not happy with the "SKATE-cam" that they've essentially ripped off from SKATE. The new camera, as well as the controls, make it seem to control more tankishly, and the additions seem pretty weak, with just Nail the Grab (a cheap expansion off Nail the Trick that ends up being far more simple) and the little Aggro Kick-thing.
I might buy it when it hits the bargain bin, but I was already on the fence about getting it this holiday season with all the other awesome crap coming out. Now I know I'm not going near it. Especially if I'm going to get SKATE and become accustomed to its controls (I'm so used to TH controls that I bailed all over the place while playing the SKATE demo).
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was Downhill Jam any good? Skateland was awesome for some Tony Hawk action on the go.
I would like to see you elaborate on this. I'll look a bit into it for myself, but what Tony Hawk DS games are there? I think Downhill Jam was on it...any others?
I ask because I played THPS 2 on the GBA last night at my friend's apartment...and actually really enjoyed it.
American Sk8land and Downhill Jam
This, though... I'm not a skater but I enjoyed the Skate demo and I've played most of the other TH games; Proving Ground is terrible. Too fast, difficult to control (like most Tony Hawk games have been, but it almost seems worse), it seemed really dark as well for some reason.
I liked the look, the chunk of city seemed good, the new style of game seems okay. Still plays smooth as hell. Still easy to jump into.
But the controls now ring kind of stale; an expert in one, an expert in all. No change. It also lacks an intangible something, a tightness, that Project 8 had.
If there is a criticism, it's that this is just another Tony Hawk game, but with new boards and a new gimmick. Otherswise, it feels like I've done this before. And if anything, THAT'S why I'm leaning towards Skate.
You can draw your own graffiti on the DS screen and upload it to the community to be rated - others can download yours and use it on their DS. New goals get released for the game regularly after launch, which I think have only recently stopped being updated because THPG is out in the next month or so. There's unlockables that get unlocked by milestones in online play - if 10,000 people play online at the same time, for example. Admittedly the forum is full of preteens, but the reason I love it so much is because I haven't got a sense of community like this out of any other game - it's probably an exaggeration to compare it to what the 360's Dashboard feels like, but yeah.
Oh, and online play with voice chat.
Check out some of this graffiti. All done on the DS screen, no PCs involved, mind.
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I think the skate community, at least what we've got forming here on PA, is going to be good. So far, i've loved going into the demo, skating around, finding something, then coming back here to show it off. I imagine the THPG stuff is going to do the same, and more power to them.
It's funny, when these video replay features were announced for upcoming games (Halo 3 being the first i can remember, but skate too), with the emphasis on 'community', i really wasn't interested. I already know what i've just done, i'm more concerned with playing the game than watching it again. After actually using it, seeing what you can do with the features, and since i don't really expect to know anyone i play in matchmaking stuff, there's not a lot of discussion of events i'd care to do with them. Then after saving a couple of films and coming on here to discuss them, i can see the gold in them thar seams. For Halo, it was a case of "man, this awesomely funny thing happened, check it out" (and Willeth, was it you who got that awesome VIP splatter kill on the last night of the beta?), and for skate, it's "check out this line i found", and that's going to be huge when the full thing hits, and people explore the city. I'm really curious to see THPG's angle on this.
that is what skating games have needed since like ever. halo, not so much. i imagine nearly all halo 3 replays will fall into 2 groups
funny death
amazingly lucky shot
with skate and thps you can really show off your skills rather than your luck.
Don't get me wrong, skate. having this feature is absolutely awesome. But i think Halo can benefit from it just as well.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
If Skate 2 manages to get a better camera and include all of the tricks that the original is missing (flatland, handplants, etc), god help the TH franchise.
Oh no doubt. But in terms of posting videos to share on boards, skate has more draw than Halo 3 for the reasons I said. Halo 3 will be funny death/lucky shot and not much else.
high profile clan games or MLG games shown will be awesome for sure, and the fact that Bungie humpdays will no longer be a writeup but a video is amazing, but with skate sharing a video is sharing information, about a line, or idea for trick combo, or a gap, or a type of trick to do.
Haha yeah that was hilarious. I still have it saved on my hard drive just in case beta videos are viewable in the full version. They've said they won't be. BUT STILL.
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Trying to go hardcore realistic will turn off some of the series fans and create further comparisons to skate. There really isn't anything to gain by doing that. Some of my favorite levels from previous Tony Hawk's were the absurd ones, like Area 51 or Tokyo. They should also, like others have mentioned, stop putting out a new title every year.
I have played hours and ours of skate with the new controls and now within Tony Hawk I cant pull off shit.
Anyone else find this? Also what a stepdown from the previous version.
Yeh Project 8 is 100% better. I like where they went with it.
Was this new one designed by a different team or something?