![]() Nope, this game really does stick to the fundamentals with kickflips, manuals, grinds, shuv-its, laser flips and so on making up your moves arsenal. But you Rodney Mullen fans shouldn’t get too excited because you won’t be doing all his handstand flip tricks either. This is very much a street skating simulation with no vert action. For the first hour or so you’ll do that a lot because skating to places seems just remarkably difficult. ![]() X is used to push forward and Y gets you off your board so that you can walk around. With the left stick controlling your left foot, you’ll be controlling your steering with the DualSense’s triggers. In fact, everything will feel alien to you. You see, in Session each stick controls your skater’s feet and you’ll have to make fairly accurate moves in order to pull off those tricks that you’d take for granted in other skating games. You’ll be referencing YouTube videos, forums, social media and anywhere else that can help you get to grips with it. Starting the game, you’ll get a little bit of a tutorial which introduces you to the control system, but that will not be enough. It ups the realism to an almost aggressive level. You see, Session is to SKATE what SKATE was to Tony Hawk Pro Skater. The first two Tony Hawk Pro Skater games got bundled together into a tasty remaster and SKATE is coming back (albeit as a free-to-play title which is a shame) but Session is the most interesting kid on the block. The skateboarding genre was pretty much dead for a while (or, worse, as we still had Activision putting out shitty Tony Hawk games).īut now things are looking good. That series had three entries (somewhat declining in originality and impact as they went along, but always great nonetheless) and then that was it. ![]() Instead of the endless combos and high flying escapades of the Tony Hawk games, this was more considered and realistic. In stepped EA, of all companies, with the sensational SKATE. After Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3, the series took a slow but consistent downturn which left the market open for a new contender. However, it was so influential that near every other extreme sport game after used its control scheme. Like every other right-minded gamer, we grew up on the Tony Hawk games and while they taught us a lot about skating culture – the music, the clothes, the vocabulary and the skaters themselves – it taught us as much about skateboarding as Super Mario Bros. taught us about plumbing. However, that doesn’t mean that Montreal-based Crea-ture Studios haven’t surprised the hell out of us with this game. It’s all right there in the title but Session: Skate Sim is, unsurprisingly, a skateboarding simulation. Destroy vicious demons with your 360 flip… or at least impress them.Septemin PS5 / Reviews tagged difficult difficult lemon difficult / session / sim / simulation / skate by Richie Complete skate trials to level up, learn new tricks, and get new gear. Over 70+ skate tricks to progress and improve. Sell your soul for decks, wheels, and trucks to keep your skating fresh. Discover and create your own challenges as you explore the world and master your board. Push your way through precarious paths and shred freeform skate spots. Cruise through streets and surreal landscapes full of waxed ledges, unholy gaps, and tortured demons. Skate through nine layers of The Underworld. Hypnotic Beats for Demonic StreetsĬruise through The Underworld to a psychedelic soundtrack by enigmatic New York artist Blood Cultures, and additional tracks by John Fio. Push through hell and discover The Devil’s greatest weakness: humility, perseverance, and a disgustingly sweet backside tailslide.Īll you need is your skateboard. Skate fast to destroy vicious demons, help a forgetful frog, and save other tortured souls on your journey from fragile beginner to hardened skater. Savour the ritualistic beauty as you set your feet to pop a perfect kickflip. Learn to master your weight and motion to conquer the weeping concrete. Ollie, kickflip, and grind your way through the ash and smoke of The Emptylands as you take on a seemingly impossible quest. The Devil has given you a skateboard with a simple deal: Skate to the Moon and swallow it - and you shall be freed. You are a demon in the Underworld, made out of glass and pain.
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