2007-09-22 04:34:44 skate.

Holy crap this game rules. Anyone else playing it? B)

Check out my vids and pics.

http://skate.share.ea.com/profiles/24786.aspx
(looks just like me too LOL)

Such a refreshing change of pace from Tony Hawk. And man ohhh man this city is HUGE.

2007-09-22 04:40:28

I wish I could play it since I'm hearing mostly positive impressions of it(and I loved the demo), but Gamefly and Gameznflix decided they hate me and refused to send the title out yet :(

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Undercover Brother

2007-09-22 04:55:58

Ah man that sucks. Well I promise it will be worth the wait.

Here I've been playing the game pretty much 3 days straight (which hasn't happened in a long time with ANY game by the way) and I'm still finding sick new spots to skate.

I just found one that's like a corkscrew/waterslide type of deal that launches you off a ramp and over a street. Check my latest pic for a cap of the jump hahaha.

testing



I went off the jump doing a coffin grab. LOL Needless to say I didn't land it. I crumpled like an aluminum can against the wall on the other side.

Good times...

2007-09-22 05:05:18

update

I got more speed and was able to clear that gap while doing a coffin grab. Check my page, video #2 to see it.

This game owns.

2007-09-22 05:33:48 In reply to INDIGO (2007-09-22 05:05:18)

lol, that was nice. Also, the skate reel feature is pretty awesome. Good move on EA's part there. I can't wait to play around with it when I finally receive the game.


I really like the learning curve in this game. Brings more satisfaction when you actually complete a trick. Really like I'm seeing and hearing. Looks like no more back to back 900s! :p

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Undercover Brother

2007-09-23 06:50:50

Okay, I have a pretty major complaint with this game right now. Online is completely broken. Lag is terrible, and people are frequently dropped from sessions. I was even waiting for a friend to join in a private room, sitting there by myself and I was dropped from my own game... WTF??!! And just a minute ago I was trying to edit some footage - I did a crazy ass jump - and while I was editing the clip I was dropped (again, out of my own game playing by myself) and now that footage is gone forever.

What. The. Fuck.

EA, this is a disgrace. Your servers are absolute GARBAGE. I can't believe you abstained from Xbox Live for so long only to give us such a shitty online experience with your EA Nation bullshit.

So this game, otherwise a ton of fun, suffers from this greatly IMO. Damn shame too.

2007-09-23 12:46:47

Wait. Theres online ? I watched a video interview where a developer said the only online was the video/photo features. Is there actually multiplayer where you can play with others ?

2007-09-23 21:22:13

Yeah and there's about 7 modes to play online in too. It's still fun despite being incredibly frustrating keeping a room together.

2007-09-24 01:40:29

Oh well I am definatly getting this game now. Have you checked your NAT man ? That may be causing problems.

2007-09-29 15:04:28

Sweeeet game!

2007-10-04 15:43:22

probably the most addictive demo ever. been playing it for weeks now...

here's a compilation video i made...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXIfMlwwV9Q

2007-10-04 18:01:30

It's crazy how real that looks when you add Youtube compression. Sweet video man.

2007-10-04 22:00:26 In reply to INDIGO (2007-10-04 18:01:30)

thanks. i need to get this game soon:)

2007-10-05 01:44:20

I think I'm gonna grab this tomorrow. Cant wait.

2007-10-05 01:52:33

Oh by the way, I checked my nat and it's set to open. All of my friends have the same issues with online play.

2007-10-05 01:54:31

Oh ok. Well it must just be the game. Is it still a problem ? Cause that sucks. I'd really like to play this online.

2007-10-05 02:09:20

Honestly I haven't touched it since Halo 3 came out but I would imagine it's still the same. I'll give it a whirl later tonight and let you know how it goes.

2007-10-05 02:47:48

Awesome. Cheers.

2007-10-05 03:33:58

Once you've played the demo you probally won't want the full game, as its pretty much a case of "been there done that", well it was in my case.

The online modes are quite good, just its a shame that the lag is so shit in every server, and also flawed gameplay where a payer can just manual in circles to win a round, which is pretty lame when you and your opponents are battling it out with crazy amounts of combos.

Some of the challenges are also a bit to hard, and the community seems to be built up for wannabe skaters with ego problems from my Live experience.

2007-10-05 04:13:08

Damn. Now I'm in two minds.

2007-10-05 04:14:21

Madden Football last year lagged big time, and only 2 people vs.

EA servers do suck. I mean c'mon only two people in a game and you have trouble EA? No excuse.

2007-10-05 06:37:18

Still broken. Here's a rundown of all of the problems with online while they are fresh in my mind.

[*]Lag is terrible. And even when it's good, other skaters teleport around constantly; you will never see another skater smoothly skating by, ever. It's always a few feet at a time, then they stop, then teleport to catch up - constantly.

[*]Frequent interruptions to "connect to EA Nation". This happens every so often (5 minutes maybe) and randomly a player will be dropped 50% of the time when this occurs.

[*]Dropped players cannot always rejoin a match when you send them another invite. And IF they get back in, there is a chat glitch so that two players can no longer talk to one another.

[*]Voice chat is garbled.

[*]Every time a player joins the room the game stalls, and you are often reset to another location. The same thing happens when a player enters/exits the replay editor while playing online. You can imagine how badly this can screw up your tricks.

The list goes on. Such a damn shame, the core game is so great. But it's just plain frustrating to try to play online. I'd still recommend the game but I dunno if it's worth full price considering how broken the multiplayer is.

2007-10-05 13:40:27 In reply to Sheps (2007-10-05 03:33:58)

yeah i was thinking that. I'm not bothered about the carreer/challanges, just wanna pick up and play around the city. i think i'll wait a bit longer till its a bit cheaper.

hopefully they'll add a lot more tricks such as flatland land tricks like caspers in skate 2.

2007-10-06 17:06:50

This is going to sound insane, but EA are slowly starting to earn my trust again. Their sports titles have all seen a massive upswing after an injection of creative, innovative thinking, and this game really is surprisingly good.

Some issues are lined up for fixing for the inevitable sequel, granted, but what's here is undoubtedly worth highly recommending. I think the most grating problem is that the replay editor is so strong that it makes a few niggles seem even bigger. The set camera angles are mostly functional, but the lack of a free camera for getting the best shots of the action is very disappointing.

The actual gameplay is brill though. It's like the Amped to Tony Hawks SSX, and the way it makes small things epic is very admirable. Cruising around the city looking for fun places to do tricks is extremely addictive, and it really has kept me up waay too long two nights in a row now.

2007-10-07 17:27:41

Yeah I went ahead and bought and I must say it is a whole lot of fun. The online is a bit of a piss take at the moment but whatever. I just dont get bored skatin around the city not doing anything in particular. Doing that in Tony Hawks I would be bored after 5 minutes. Its great.