Skate 2 Demo Available, Impressions Here

[Blzer]

Quote: Originally Posted by GSW

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]

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

[Blzer]

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

I'll try.

[LP]

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]

Quote: Originally Posted by Blzer

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]

Quote: Originally Posted by goh

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]

The commercial is great.

[Shinyhubcaps]

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.