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Skate 2 anyone?

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Leo.
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Just picked it up today.  soooo sick.
Jan 22 2009 9:25PM
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Cudder.
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i freaking rape i already have like 40 thousand
Jan 22 2009 9:26PM
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shibby
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I've played for a bit over an hour so far. I should have rented first. Don't get me wrong it's a great game but there's nothing new that really excites me. The worst part is the interface and the city map. Definitely rent before you buy.
Jan 22 2009 9:29PM
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KravtZ
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i think its a sick game def better than skate 1 cept missin those big mega ramp tricks and the map is a bit confusing but easier to find shit like skateparks, spots, etc
Jan 22 2009 9:55PM
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Bepo
Posts: 8195 - Karma: 17
such a sick game, but not right now, celtics/xgames/homework shit
Jan 22 2009 10:01PM
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anxju
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Jan 22 2009 10:01PM
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hartig
Posts: 8192 - Karma: 10
got it this morning.. played it for like an hour.. went to class..
will play now.

i like it.. but as mentioned before.. its not that much different than skate 1..
Jan 22 2009 10:02PM
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AngryFromBend
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i just went to my buddies house to play it cause i don't have a 360.
it's super dope... seems like the customizations are endless for your character.
Jan 22 2009 10:15PM
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Leo.
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dudee they bring back danny ways mega ramp except theirs rails and three jumps at the beginning and high stalls its so fun

Jan 22 2009 10:45PM
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Peter.
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when is it out for PS3?
Jan 22 2009 10:49PM
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hardyboys
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already out
Jan 22 2009 10:51PM
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Jay31
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Played the demo, and personally I like the original better...    The control for walking off of your board is just plain awful, and kinda ruins the experience for me
Jan 23 2009 12:13AM
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alaskakid
Posts: 5540 - Karma: 430
First impressions on playing it today for 2 hours. Note pretty much the only xbox game I play is skate.

-The rider almost felt heavier on flat ground with spins and such. You can't spin as fast either. Misty 7's are now way harder to do...

-The new one footed stuff is really awesome.

-The city is meh. So far what i've skated, I like the original city better. This ones too busy, to many ramps floating around, too fake, and too much tony hawk.

-This brings me to my next point: this is clearly not near tony hawk yet, but it is closer than the original skate. Since skate was so good they could have only really added more, but seeing a ramp in the middle of a street spot thats already overcrouded is weak. The walking around isn't cool but it helps get up staircases, and the dragging of objects feels unnecessary. The environment is to crouded in some places, and too baren in others.

-However, the ramps belong in the skate parks, and thats where the movable objects belong too. The new skateparks fucking rule, with so many creative things.

-Many reused features/lines/areas.

-And I can't find the gliitch that let you land anything in skate 1 (left then right trigger), making landing huge jumps impossible :(.

-Overall, less but better features would have been better, but don't get me wrong - the game still fucking rocks.
Jan 23 2009 2:13AM
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ECfreeski3
Posts: 12019 - Karma: 125
SHOULD I GET SKATE 1 FOR 20 BUCKS OR SKATE 2, ive never played either except the demos
Jan 23 2009 2:52AM
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50in07
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Game is sooo dope it's so much much better than skate one and San Van is a lot sicker
Jan 23 2009 8:04AM
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krink
Posts: 211 - Karma: 29
can anyone who has played the demo for skate 2 and has now played the actual game comment on the slowness of rendering? in lamens terms, does it have the same "feel" as the first skate? in the demo everything felt much slower and lagging, but i'm hoping that was just due to the fact that it was a downloadable demo and not up to the speed of the game itself
Jan 23 2009 10:40AM
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Z_rob
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games dope
Jan 23 2009 11:43AM
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hartig
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..so i guess i beat it last night? yeah it wasnt too long of a story..
Jan 23 2009 12:01PM
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babujib
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yeah me too, that kinda pissed me off, whatever
Jan 23 2009 12:24PM
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KEVTRON
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WTFFF i thought it came out the 27th??????
Jan 23 2009 1:33PM
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Mr.O
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No, it doesnt change much. Except the lag is gone, but the slow "feel" is still there, you cant spin as much as the other games.
Jan 23 2009 1:36PM
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krink
Posts: 211 - Karma: 29
^ thats pretty dissapointing, thanks for answering my questions though. i really wished they didn't come out with skate 2 and just made an expansion pack that added more levels to the same game structure of skate 1
Jan 23 2009 2:00PM
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Mr.O
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Yeah well there are a lot of pluses; a lot of clothing options, handplants and footplants (allow for a whole new set of combo tricks) and the new levels are awesome. I found a spot last night that is similar to cannon box.
Jan 23 2009 2:20PM
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bailer
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to those reading wondering if the game is good... seems like almost half the comments in this thread are something thats wrong with the game. sure it isnt perfect (neither was the first skate) but common this game is fucking sick and THE BEST video game ive ever played hands down.

not that much new? are you fucking kidding me. the map is the same city yes but with with new features added everywhere. bigger/better rails, bigger/better ramps (new mega ramp is sooooo sick), more creative features, you can go way faster, there is so much new on the map how can you complain.

more new things that arnt in skate 1: footplants, no complys, finger flips, ollie norths, 1 foot grabs, acid drops, seriously so many new tricks its amazing. also dragging around rails and ramps to make your own custom shit makes the game so much better. you drag a rail somewhere then leave it there come back and its still there how sick is that.

I dont know how ud do doubles yet and not sure if you can but in reality i dont care about that to much. if all your playing the game for is huge spins then u might be let down a little. but even then ythe ramps are bigger and better built so...

i dont understand how people can not like this game. if you havnt played either game and want to know which to buy, just start with skate 2. there are way more possibilities in this game to be creative and make ur own sick tricks which is what the game is about. skateboarders will like skate2 better.
Jan 23 2009 2:33PM
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ECfreeski3
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thanks dude!
Jan 23 2009 4:08PM
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shibby
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I would rent both and see which you like better. It may end up being the original Skate. As someone mentioned above, the city feels like a level out of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. The physics are off and all those new tricks are stupid gimmicks that you probably won't use much anyways. The only addition I like so far is being able to get off your board to get up stairs. There's also the horrible map system which is a step back from Skate's.

Basically, this is a cluttered game full of fluff and no real new worthwhile features. Buy Skate for 20$.
Jan 23 2009 5:29PM
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ECfreeski3
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ooh shit, now im back on the fence... anyone have a tiebreaker opinion?

btw thanks alot for your input
Jan 23 2009 6:22PM
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SteezyThug
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Kinda made me mad too.  I beat it the first day it came out.  I agree that the city is getting a little "Tony Hawk" ish.  Love the new mega compound with the fun track.  Also no online movable objects or filming WTF. all in all good game.  I will always love Skate.
Jan 23 2009 8:11PM
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fezz
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ive played the demos for both and was gonna buy skate 2 this weekend now i think i might save 50 bucks and get the original
Jan 23 2009 8:28PM
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C00N3Y
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beat the game in 12 hours /claim



xFIGHTxCLUBx
Jan 23 2009 9:36PM
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ECfreeski3
Posts: 12019 - Karma: 125
what does that mean?
Jan 23 2009 10:35PM
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Dumont92
Posts: 209 - Karma: 9
i just got it today and i had so much to do today and i got none of it done cuz i played it all day it was so good
Jan 23 2009 10:49PM
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anxju
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i just played for 8 hours ahhaahaha
Jan 23 2009 10:55PM
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Hansel.
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a damn good game.
Jan 23 2009 11:00PM
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anxju
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if anyone wants to play right now the my gamertag is

ELL1S H0BBS

thats

E L L one S space H zero B B S
Jan 24 2009 1:31PM
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SteezyThug
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You cant do replay editor online and the movable objects in the game like rails and jumps aren't online either
Jan 24 2009 2:36PM
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Hansel.
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someone needs to make an NS logo on the logo creator
Jan 24 2009 4:07PM
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eli112233
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Damn, i'm stuck at the pro section when you gotta play Carroll and Koston, i keep fucking up. If anyone wants to hang out and freeskate that would be sweet if we got a huge party going. my gamertag is : Viisualtrip add me and lets play!!!

Jan 24 2009 4:58PM
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Dumont92
Posts: 209 - Karma: 9
he cant walk backwards....
Jan 24 2009 5:00PM
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eli112233
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wait, online you can't move shit? Damnit. I thought for sure you would be able to do that, it would be sweet, whatever its a lot of fun anyways.
Jan 24 2009 5:02PM
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anxju
Posts: 9371 - Karma: 61
BUMP GET ON NS
Jan 24 2009 5:19PM
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Billek
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my gt is n1nthw9rd

hit me up
Jan 25 2009 7:06PM
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Drew.C
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i have already beat both final vert and street challanges. Does that mean i beat it
Jan 25 2009 7:14PM
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Canuker
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i played the demo like 20 times, haha
Jan 25 2009 7:17PM
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50in07
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has anybody made it outside of San Van because i've finished the vert chalenges and got on the cover in thrasher and the game hasn't even hinted at the other cities
Jan 26 2009 11:29AM
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KravtZ
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i think there is no other cities....the point of the game after is just to cruise around with friends if u have any thta play and just hit sick shit and krill yo
Jan 26 2009 11:31AM
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Chronic_
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ive got it. almost beat it. name is xcrunkchronic x (space between last x.) so sick
Jan 27 2009 2:55PM
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leckett1
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i cant do any of the tranny challenges haha im soo fuckin poor at tranny
Jan 27 2009 2:59PM
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Chronic_
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k ive done every challenge including team film challenges but i cant figure out where to go to get thrasher and SB mag cover photos? help plz
Jan 27 2009 4:16PM
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TinyTigers
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Yeah i like how they put it pretty early in the career.  Its hard to get doubles on it tho..
Jan 27 2009 4:20PM
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Leo.
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just beat it also my tag is cleeman10 we should get a group goin some night
Jan 28 2009 12:14AM
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