Skate 2

[junglebunny]

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FUCK YEAH

This game doesn't come out till March (according to GameStop.com) but I'm soooo fucking excited for it.

I used to skateboard religiously and still do once in a while. All I ever wanted was a realistic skateboarding game. I played the shit out of Skate 1 and still do. To me, Skate was the perfect game. It's all I ever wanted out of a skateboarding game. It gives me boners. It had almost no faults in my opinion, but I just saw the new gameplay trailer and nearly shit my pants..


Prepare for boners :yes::yes::yes:

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YES you can get off of your board. That was basically the only thing lacking in the original other than maybe the replay editor.

Which leads to an array of awesome new tricks like one footed grabs and HOLY SHIT fastplants, no complies, bonelesses and fucking HIPPIE JUMPS. Plus handplants.

And YOU CAN MOVE OBJECTS. That's so fucking rad, you can push tables and whatnot. To make a terrain more skateable.

It's seems like the first game was merely a demo to test the new epic gameplay. This seems like it will exceed my expectations and then some. My friend and I were talking about what they could possibly improve upon and the only thing we could think of was getting off the board. It seems they are doing that and a bunch of other shit I couldn't even imagine.

The only thing I'm hoping the do (which I can find absolutely no reason why they wouldn't) is fix some of the physics and, again, the replay editor. I'm looking for something like the Halo Theater thing, which would be best case scenario, but any improvement would be an improvement. Basically I just want to be able to move the camera (not just like 4/5 "views"). And it would be rad if they made some sort of actual editor, not just for 20 second clips. Like put clips together and make full parts like videos.

It's gonna be good :hmm:

[iNcorrection]

Skate will be annoying like Tony hawk is :/

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[junglebunny]

Are you serious?

[Desert]

Skate will be annoying like Tony hawk is :/

No it won't. Kill yourself.


The first one was amazing. I cannot wait for the next one. I was hoping that you could get off your board in the next one because whenever you bail and you come back in front of a wall; it takes forever to move.

[ilovebrownies]

I literally figuratively shat my pants when I first saw the new gameplay trailer. The only other thing I can think of to improve, is making it easier to do lip tricks.

[junglebunny]

The only other thing I can think of to improve, is making it easier to do lip tricks.

Yeah that was annoying, I forgot about that.

[mohaas05]

Its a shame I won't be able to play this since I'll be too busy doing some real skateboarding.

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[Desert]

Look! I have a skateboard under my bed! I'm hardcore


When does this come out?

[junglebunny]

According to GameStop (http://www.gamestop.com/browse/search.aspx?N=0&Ntk=TitleKeyword&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntt=skate%202) it ships 3/3/2009, which I'm gonna say is the release date? Is that how it works?

I looked at www.easkate.com and it doesn't seem to say anything about a release date..

[Desert]

Fuck, that's too far away.

[The Fetus]

The only other thing I can think of to improve, is making it easier to do lip tricks.

I know! That pissed me off, because they're so easy to do in real life!

But really, this game looks absolutely amazing. Makes me wanna skate some more, which I have been severely cutting back on. I don't do anything else that's physical.

[Hawke]

I played the demo to Skate and it was fun but hard as hell.

[Greg]

I was rank 20 overall in deathrace till I gave it up back in the day. I still play it often and I'm for sure going to buy ths one.

[TheHighwaySong]

Shit I never even played Skate 1. Are there any unnecessary cheesy storylines in Skate? This looks very nice.

[BKS]

No cheesy storylines. The only problem I had with it was that some of the tricks were a bit too difficult, because you had to get them just right. If not, they were a different trick.

Shit killed me.

[Sirnogbert]

My main complaint with Skate 1 was the actual environment, and from the looks of the gameplay trailer it's been improved on a lot.

[junglebunny]

Shit I never even played Skate 1. Are there any unnecessary cheesy storylines in Skate? This looks very nice.

No it's mostly taking pictures and filming for videos.

[LaPhBu]

And the best part, it doesn't look fake and you can't pull off insane, impossible lines. When you do a nice small line it looks good.

[Boof]

The very few things i thought were wrong with the first Skate have already been mentioned in this thread, and it seems all the things i thought were missing from the first Skate will be in Skate 2 as well, so it seems Skate 2 will be a definate buy for me. I was impressed enough with the first one, but if they're fixing up the wrongs as well as some sweet new additions, then there is NO WAY Skate 2 can be a failure.

Also, you get to MOVE OBJECTS!? Jesus, i would have never thought of that!

[junglebunny]

Yeah, exactly. Which makes me wonder what else they may have added.

[PshSam]

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Untill they make it so you can do all of this, there will always be room for improvement.

[Desert]

I guess they can't.

[junglebunny]

Yeah but basically only Rodney Mullen and hippies do flatground...

Oh and Round 3 was better imo.

[Steve Ignorant]

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I think a realistic speedboarding game would be incredible, maybe Skate could branch off to cover that later on. New game definitely looks cool, and all I ever skate is old school so I'm digging the boneless/no comply shit going on. Although hippy jumps will always be incredibly lame, unless it's the Gonz kickflipping his board under a rail while he jumps over it. That was cool.

[fisdunctional]

ok, first of it's called longboarding newb. second of all, there is already deathrace, and honestly, there isn't enough material for a longboarding only game, bomb hill, go to top of hill, repeat.

[Steve Ignorant]

ok, first of it's called longboarding newb. second of all, there is already deathrace, and honestly, there isn't enough material for a longboarding only game, bomb hill, go to top of hill, repeat.

Okay, first of all the board is called a longboard, and even that term is sketchy when you start dealing with minis and the like. Speedboarding is when you go flying down hills at 40+mph standing up, you fucking idiot. If someone were to say 'HEY I'M GOING LONGBOARDING' I'd imagine them rolling all over their neighborhood trying to feel core. If someone said 'HEY I'M GOING SPEEDBOARDING' then I'd probably ask to come since it's insanely fucking fun.


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There's a lot of potential for a speedboarding game, and you obviously don't know a thing about the sport. Just because you rolled down some 18mph hill in your neighborhood doesn't mean shit kid. Put down the sector nine, buy a real board, break 30mph standing up, and then bust a coleman slide at that speed. Oh, and deathrace sucks anyway.

[Gudizere]

I never really caught on to Skate. Sure, it was (and still is) a great game, and the best skateboarding game around, but for me it just fell flat on it face. The tried to remove the button mashing, and just ended up with stick waggling. Still, this looks worth a good game.

[fisdunctional]

Okay, first of all the board is called a longboard, and even that term is sketchy when you start dealing with minis and the like. Speedboarding is when you go flying down hills at 40+mph standing up, you fucking idiot. If someone were to say 'HEY I'M GOING LONGBOARDING' I'd imagine them rolling all over their neighborhood trying to feel core. If someone said 'HEY I'M GOING SPEEDBOARDING' then I'd probably ask to come since it's insanely fucking fun.

There's a lot of potential for a speedboarding game, and you obviously don't know a thing about the sport. Just because you rolled down some 18mph hill in your neighborhood doesn't mean shit kid. Put down the sector nine, buy a real board, break 30mph standing up, and then bust a coleman slide at that speed. Oh, and deathrace sucks anyway.

Ok, I have a sector 9, ok I go down 20 mile an hour hills, guess what, I know I'm not hard core, guess what, I don't race, but my friend does, he goes all over the place, and yes, I do know about the sport, and when I ask him whats up he says he is going longboarding. And honestly, your just some kid like me who wishes he could do anything near that fucking insane. and you

As for skate 2. I really don't like the idea of moving objects, you would have to place tihngs just right, I think it is a good idea, but it would have to be really easy for anybody to actually use it well. I hope it is, but I have my doubts

EDIT: dude, and I just watched the video and the guy in the white shirt has a sector nine.

[junglebunny]

Longboarding is gay, who cares?

[fisdunctional]

Longboarding is gay, who cares?

Haha, brilliant answer. But, have they released any info on how they will do the movable objects?

[Madness]

That video literally gave me a massive rubber one. I wish I could make love to that video. I don't know how I'm going to react to actually getting the game though. Gotta start preparing.

[The1Qtip]

Skate is without a doubt the best game game I own. The main problem I have with skate are the missions, I wish they were more realistic and trick oriented (ex: do a tre flip down this gap) rather than just trying to get "x" amount of points. The game engine was absolutely incredible, and from the looks of it, Skate 2 is going to be even better.

[fisdunctional]

Oh man, I just got worried, I just watched the videos again, and it looks like the town is made for skateboarding. It looks to planned out, like a tony hawk style, where everything is in order and just waiting to be hit, anywhere. I would normally think this is awesome, but that is what I really like about the original skate, they made a normal town, added a few special things, and a few parks. I got the most enjoyment out of finding something that looked unskatable and making a sweet line out of, how will I do that if it is all set up? :confused:

[junglebunny]

Oh man, I just got worried, I just watched the videos again, and it looks like the town is made for skateboarding. It looks to planned out, like a tony hawk style, where everything is in order and just waiting to be hit, anywhere. I would normally think this is awesome, but that is what I really like about the original skate, they made a normal town, added a few special things, and a few parks. I got the most enjoyment out of finding something that looked unskatable and making a sweet line out of, how will I do that if it is all set up? :confused:

Think about it this way, they're probably just showing a few really good spots. At least that's how I'm going to look at it.

Plus, the map is obviously going to be bigger meaning its going to have even more good spots to skate (all the "spots" in the first one we're always really concentrated with skateable terrain).

[Tempest]

No it's mostly taking pictures and filming for videos.

Hey that's kind of like my first job. :fmita:

This looks pretty cool, I never bought Skate because I was broke, and after a couple months I never thought to, but I played the Demo and it was pretty badass. Just as long as I can throw down like Bob Burnquist, I'll be happy.

http://www.lat34.com/_/Photo/Nonex500/bob_burnquist1-getty.jpg

He's so dreamy. :hmm:

[junglebunny]

UPDATE!

New videos showing what New San Vanelona will look like and more info about the new game features/tricks. Please try to ignore the faggots talking:


New San Vanelona

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"Double your bag of tricks"

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It's not much but it's something. I'm still shitting my pants about this game.

[hoopymo]

I Played skate for the first time a few days ago and loved it, one of the best games i have played in a long time and i cannot wait for this sequel as it looks badass.

[junglebunny]

The new roster has been announced:

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Marc Johnson, fuck yeah!! Plus Mark Appleyard is awesome too.

Every video they release makes my boner even bigger for this game.


EDIT: oh and they have John Cardiel too, so hopefully I can get sponsored by Anti-Hero and be coooool.

[fisdunctional]

This will be one of the few games I buy. And I have to say I am relieved to see Slappy's park is still in the game, or something very near it anyways.

[junglebunny]

No one really seems to be as excited for this game as I am but I really don't care.


Replays are now awesome:

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LOOK AT IT IS BEAUTIFUL

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I MEAN C'MON EVEN THE BAILS ARE AWESOME

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[Tweek]

This does look really sweet.
I just need a ps3 and I'm totally jumping on this.

[javaD]

ok, first of it's called longboarding newb. second of all, there is already deathrace, and honestly, there isn't enough material for a longboarding only game, bomb hill, go to top of hill, repeat.

Actually it's called Street Luge, noob.

[Matterialize]

Longboarding and street luge are quite different.

[fisdunctional]

Dude Java, you are quite a ways behind the times if you are just now quoting me on that.
Why are they allowing you to control your skater mid air? Cool, maybe. Pointless, yes. Plus they still have you just lying there on your stomach at the end, that always bugged me. You don't get up even on a tiny bail, you just fall over and lie down.

[junglebunny]

Yeah but you can give a thumbs up and that's cool!!

[junglebunny]

Sorry to bump this (not really though), but they pushed the release date up to 1/20/2009.

[Propaganda]

Cardiel? Skate 2 is gonna be amazing.

I just wish I sucked less at Skate so I could finish the game.

[Knight of Cydonia]

Sweet, this game is coming out on my birthday. I have a feeling I may now know what one of my presents may be.

[junglebunny]

Another shameless bump :frown:

Story trailer:

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looks like they stole Koston from Tony Hawk :yes:


John Cardiel:

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Marc Johnson:

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Also there is a DEMO COMING SOON

It was supposed to come out like November 29th/30th but I guess it didn't :mad:

Check out www.easkate.com for more updates.

[captain_amazing]

Another shameless bump :frown:

Story trailer:

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looks like they stole Koston from Tony Hawk :yes:

Check out www.easkate.com for more updates.


oh god. it looks amazing.
methinks i'll be getting that when i comes out.

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[fisdunctional]

Has there been any news on the Demo? I read that it was suppose to come out tomorrow around a week ago. So where is it? Is it only available to those who preorder? Or has there even been any news?

[junglebunny]

Demo comes out the 8th. This is coming from Microsoft so you can probably count on it this time.

link (http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/s/skate2/downloadandwin/default.htm)



EDIT: here have some Koston:

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[SourChicken]

I would never say anyone is ever too stoked for the release of Skate 2, but if I did, it would be Junglebunny.
My favorite thing about Skate was that you could do all of the tricks at the beginning of the game; you didn't have to wait for a "special encounter with Tony Hawk" to learn the Hurricane grind or 900.
I think bailling is my favorite part of the game. My favorite thing to do was go to the top of the Megaramp, ollie off the side, and do half of a backflip and land on my face.
Holy shit I think I'm getting a boner for this game.

[ThePopeofPie]

I've seen Skate 1 in the skate shop and it looks good.

Was going to get it but just might wait for 2 now

[PshSam]

Is there a time that the demo is coming out tomorrow?

[DoctorButt]

Oh god. I think I just orgasmed in my pants. I cannot wait to buy this game. Holy shit the bails! I just want to do that all day.

[junglebunny]

Demo's out for 360. It looks like improved the physics and made the animation smoother and more realistic. Feels like the added a better sense of gravity (don't launch or even ollie nearly as high). New tricks are fun. Nice to be able to do an ollie north or a benihana over a gap.

Tricks seem like they're a little harder (which is good imo) For instance, flatground 360's are actually difficult to do, which makes executing one more enjoyable.

Demo is really short though, you need to play it multiple times to get the whole experience of all the new features. About 10-15 minutes depending on how fast you beat it. But, the thing is the faster you beat it the more time you get at the end. You get about 4 or 5 "missions" and you receive more time with each one you finish. Doing everything almost perfectly (after playing about 4 times), the most time I can get is about 9:50.

[ilovebrownies]

Damn! The demo doesn't come out until the 15th on PS3 :frown:

The full version comes out the day before my birthday, I think I know what I'm going to wish for.

[EyezOnMe]

The demo is pretty short, if you blast through the objectives you should have at least 9 mins to freeskate.

The area the demo takes place is pretty shitty, however like the demo for the first game, there is a glitch that can take you outside the demo area.

And you'd be suprised how much area is open outside the demo. You'd be lucky to see it all in 8 minutes, its that damn big. There's a couple of vids up on the net showing the glitch, I don't have the link handy.

I'm definetly buying this game.

[TheHighwaySong]

Just played the demo. Very impressed, very different from the Tony Hawks I'm used to. I'll definitely have to rent this game. It's true, even though the tricks are harder to do and you can't combo all around the place 50 times in a row, whenever you do get a trick done it's quite beautiful :shobon:

[hmn47]

Just played the demo. Very impressed, very different from the Tony Hawks I'm used to. I'll definitely have to rent this game. It's true, even though the tricks are harder to do and you can't combo all around the place 50 times in a row, whenever you do get a trick done it's quite beautiful :shobon:
Does your post count as thread necro?

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[SourChicken]

Does your post count as thread necro?

I don't think this thread is old enough. If it was Elder Scrolls II, maybe...

I think I enjoy the multiplayer demo more. If playing with a friend, just play 4 person Hall of Meat and crack your noggin on the pool and stuff. (There's a spot on the glass ceiling where your character can get stuck and spasm, and easily get 50K+ points, if you feel like being a dick. Not sure if it works on anything but 360).

The single player demo is alright, too. After you blow through the objectives, I like to make a line by grinding that ledge/rail (the last objective), over to that step-up thing where you have to move that ramp to get up to.

And no I haven't played the real game.

[fisdunctional]

The real game is awesome. The sense of freedom is really cool. The graphic creator is really fun to mess around with. The only problem is that the game freezes from time to time and the online is a little laggy. This will probably be fixed with a patch though.

[Kevinonfire]

The real game is awesome. The sense of freedom is really cool. The graphic creator is really fun to mess around with. The only problem is that the game freezes from time to time and the online is a little laggy. This will probably be fixed with a patch though.

Everything's been said there. The game really is awesome.

The Create-a-spot feature is probably one of the features I like the most. I really enjoy making big rails, or gaps, or whatever, and uploading them.

[Wafflez]

i think i nutted.

[TheHighwaySong]

Does your post count as thread necro?
Since I'm talking about the same game, no it's not a thread necro.

[junglebunny]

Bump.


So I didn't have money for this the first couple weeks it came out, then I got side tracked with "real life" and actually forgot about getting it. Then I was at Walmart at like 3am, drunk, one night last week or so, saw Skate 2 and decided I needed it.


This game is great, moving objects is fun, and it looks about twice as good as the original (as far as the animations and whatnot, also overall graphics). Some tricks are harder to do (which is a good thing), like flatground 360's. You actually have to try and do them well to get the full rotation. Some of the story is gay, and some of it is really fun, which is how Skate. was.

They're also releasing DLC for it from time to time and already have like 4 available. They have the Classic pack, which is about 4 spots from the original, Rob Dyreks Fantasy Factory, and a Filmers Pack that has a ton of new cameras for the awesome new replay feature.

You'll buy this game if you're not a faggot.

[fisdunctional]

I didn't buy the film pack. While it would be cool, I just don't see myself using it enough. But I have the two area packs. I bought the classic one just for the Community Center. It was totally worth the money. Also, online has been updated, there is no lag or anything anymore.

[DanDanDan]

this game is actually the most amazing skateboarding videogame to date. i mean, the flick it controls, makes skate piss all over the tony hawks series.
if skate 2 is this good, i can't wait to see if they make a 3rd one!!!!!!! :D
xxx

[SourChicken]

I'm not sure I would move shit around too much, if the environment is half as good as in the original I'll be able to find more than enough to skate on.

[junglebunny]

Just got an update (http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/217984.page) that fixed a few things. Mostly little things with the exception of making the off board controls smoother and some Hall of Meat glitches.

I'm not sure how many of you play online, but the Hall of Meat mode is probably the funnest game, if can find a game where nobody glitches. I can get an honest 50-60,000 points on a certain map and then some faggot glitches and flies across the map and gets 98,4238 points. So needless to say I'm happy about this update.

Not all glitches were fixed, just the off board ones I believe (i.e. "superman" or "trampoline" glitch). No comply glitch still works and probably others.

[Jeftris]

Yeah, I know this is thread necro, but me and my friend have been playing this game for two days straight, and have about 50 clips saved from the funniest bails. Think I might make a montage of them. If I do, I'll post it here.
Oh, and yeah I have a question, for the hall of meat challenges, does anyone know how to make a bail last 10 seconds?

[bunglejunny]

You go to this ditch thing and bail. You roll down the hill for like 20 seconds, it's surprisingly easy.