The Skate franchise’s control system has been incredible. Board movement is executed with the right analog stick, while you control the movement of your skater the left (this really is one for gamepad).

The same depth applies to the rest of the tricks, with more technical moves - such as one and two handed grabs – demanding true skill to pull off.Ĭombos and tricks require deft use of the sticks to execute, with moves like an Ollie requiring a quick flick of the right stick down and then up.

It is this level of difficulty and reward that really elevates Skate 3 as a simulation. This makes it truly satisfying when you manage land an aerial maneuver, rather than simply being business as usual in the more arcade focused Tony Hawk. The graphics are not really a huge step forward for Skate 3. Despite its large, solid, and varied open-world, nothing about it will really wow you. This could in large part be down to the fact that the world’s inhabitants are quite thin on the ground with the online social aspects meant to populate the environment – a choice that leaves the city feeling like a ghost town much of the time.

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