Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5 (PS4, XB1; 360, PS3)

[cdj]

Game Informer confirms and shares the first details about Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5 (http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/05/05/tony-hawk-returns-exclusive-first-look.aspx?utm_content=bufferae6bb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer), arriving later this year on all major consoles.


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As the name indicates, Pro Skater 5 is a call back to the old-school lineage of the first four titles – back when the franchise was in its prime. The game weds the series' finely tuned gameplay with new additions such as power-ups and the ability to shoot projectiles for specific missions.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 features a new set of levels packed with objectives and missions you can complete solo or with friends via online co-op and competitive play. Whether you just want to have a session with friends or strangers or want to level up your character online and then take them offline, the game's online flow is seamless. Your created skate parks can also be shared with world.

THPS 5, of course, brings back Tony Hawk, and he's joined by some of the series' familiar faces as well as a new generation of skaters influenced by the original titles. Skaters include, Nyjah Huston, Aaron Homoki, Ishod Wair, Riley Hawk, Lizzie Armanto, Chris Cole, David Gonzalez, Leticia Bufoni, and Andrew Reynolds.

The June issue of Game Informer (available later today to digital subscribers) features a six-page feature on the game with our hands-on impressions and all the details.

[JBHuskers]

This will be a day one!

[cdj]

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[cdj]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZnMMyafbuI

- Release date confirmed for September 29 for PS4/XB1 versions, later for last-gen.

- An article on the game from E3, courtesy GameSpot (http://www.gamespot.com/articles/tony-hawk-s-pro-skater-5-plays-on-nostalgia-to-gre/1100-6428272/):

From the moment you get your hands on the game, it feels familiar. Reverts, manuals, and most of all the tricks of the Tony Hawk trade are still there, and gameplay is still all about racking up points and rubbing it in your friend’s face when you break his or her record.

However, Pro Skater 5 makes a few new tweaks. First among them is pushing, which lets players pick up speed by using the right trigger button and slow down using the left trigger. It’s a great way to reduce downtime after eating floor during a failed trick, and lets you fine-tune your approaches.

Another tweak is the special meter, which is now activated with a button press instead of just automatically kicking in when it fills up. When the bar is filled, your board glows blue, and you can pick exactly when you want to put it into effect, avoiding annoying situations where it pops while you’re doing a transition.

The third big change relates to grinds. Robomodo has introduced a new mechanic called Slam, which lets players shift weight and bring the board down immediately, which is handy for rescuing any overshot jumps and controlling when you want to hit a rail.

It feels like there’s a good mix of familiar and friendly old mechanics, and smart new tweaks. They help in making it more accessible and more responsive to play, but without overcomplicating a game that thrives on simplicity.

Our demo also took us to a level known as School 3, a new version of the classic School. This time around, it will be playable in multiplayer sessions running on dedicated servers, so in the words of it’s developer, the park is going to be there “long before you get there, and long after you leave.”

Levels in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 can be played with up to 20 other people in a freeskate mode where everyone just hangs out and tricks together. Once you’ve gathered friends, you can queue up to do missions together, challenge everyone in the session to a high-score challenge chases.

Pro Skater 5’s online mode is designed to serve as a player lobby, without the pressure of having to find something to do, and the inconvenience of sitting through menus to do it. It should feel like a real skate park, where friends can compete, teach or learn, and generally just chill out with each other.

Finally, Robomodo has introduced the ability to create skate parks, with on-the-fly editing and remixing. As you character jumps into the air, you can slide into the creation mode and place a grind or a ramp in the perfect place. All of your creations can then be shared online for others to enjoy.

[JBHuskers]

Man I cannot wait.

[cdj]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDEb1UWQ1yo

[bdoughty]

They really went all out to make it look like a Dreamcast/PS2 game.

[bdoughty]

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

They switched to cell shading which looks almost as laughable as the original. Just doubling up on my Dreamcast comment as they went Jet Set Radio.


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[JBHuskers]

I honestly don't give a shit as long as the gameplay is as good as it always was.

[bdoughty]

I honestly don't give a shit as long as the gameplay is as good as it always was.

The key is that it was great when Neversoft was developing it. This is Robomodo.

[JBHuskers]

The key is that it was great when Neversoft was developing it. This is Robomodo.

They made the HD remade on PS3 and it was great.

[cdj]

The game was just on IGN Live from Gamescom and unless it was stated in opening minutes (that I missed), there was no mention of the graphics change and the gameplay was in the old style. It would appear this art change is VERY recent.

[bdoughty]

The game was just on IGN Live from Gamescom and unless it was stated in opening minutes (that I missed), there was no mention of the graphics change and the gameplay was in the old style. It would appear this art change is VERY recent.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/08/06/gamescom-2015-tony-hawks-pro-skater-5-has-a-new-art-style


Only two months away from launch, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 has a brand new art style.

It does look better in motion than it does in screenshots.

[bdoughty]

They made the HD remade on PS3 and it was great.

The original game and maps were great. They just touched them up and made them look last gen shinny. This is a brand new game and their history of making games, TH Ride and Shred and who can forget Globber's Escape. At $59.99, I will have to wait for a really large price drop before I consider it.

[cdj]

Game soundtrack:


Anti-Flag – “Stars and Stripes”
Atmosphere – “Southsiders”
Black Pistol Fire – “Hipster Shakes”
Bully – “Milkman”
Cloud Nothings – “I’m Not Part of Me”
Cold Cave – “A Little Death to Laugh”
Connie Price and the Keystones – “International Hustler”
Crass Mammoth – “All 149”
Deaf Poets – “Degenerate Mind”
Death – "Keep On Knocking"
Death From Above 1979 – "Virgins"
Deer Mother – "When The Wolves Come Out"
Doomtree – “Mini Brute"
Fake P – “Rorschach”
Family Force 5 – "Raised By Wolves"
Four Year Strong – "Go Down In History"
Harlan – "Moment To Myself"
Hundred Visions – "Our Ritual"
Hungry Hands – “Highline”
Icon For Hire – "Cynics and Critics"
Killer Be Killed – "Wings of Feather and Wax"
New Politics – "Everywhere I Go"
Plague Vendor – “Black Sap Scriptures”
Ratatat – "Cream on Chrome"
RattBlack – "Skate Rock"
Royal Blood – "Little Monster"
State Champs – "Secrets"
Temples – "Shelter Song"
The Orwells – "Who Needs You"
The Schitzophonics – “Rat Trap”
The Sheds – "Bad Things are Bad"
Yogi & Skrillex – "Burial"

[gschwendt]

I used to love the Tony Hawk soundtracks... now, the only names I recognize are Royal Blood and Skrillex.

[JBHuskers]

Atmosphere is one of my favorite rap groups.

[JBHuskers]

In a way that was how most of the Tony Hawk games were. In the beginning some famous, but some more obscure punk.

[bdoughty]

Off to a smashing start. First, no reviews, since they did not send out review copies until this week (never a good sign) and this...

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-09-29-tony-hawks-pro-skater-5-day-one-update-larger-than-game-itself

The skateboard sim revival installs at just 4.6GB, but you'll then need to download a 7.7GB patch

[bdoughty]

Eurogamer glitch fest from gameplay in the first 60 minutes, post patch.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=121&v=JIXkRXYbKaI

Obviously the moon physics and face plant mechanics are working as intended. ;)

[JBHuskers]

Sad to see. Guess I'll wait for it to be $10.

[JBHuskers]

Some users are saying it's good if you were a fan of the old games, but controls are clunkier.

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[bdoughty]

Some users are saying it's good if you were a fan of the old games, but controls are clunkier.

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Based on the video, gravity seems a bit clunkier too. Game should have never retailed at $59.99.

[JBHuskers]

Based on the video, gravity seems a bit clunkier too. Game should have never retailed at $59.99.
When the HD remake was $15, I agree.

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[bdoughty]

Some reviews are popping up.

http://www.destructoid.com/review-tony-hawk-s-pro-skater-5-312863.phtml

5/10

http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2015/09/29/review-tony-hawks-pro-skater-5/169817/

2/5

[JBHuskers]

Amazon is at a 2 out of 5 after about 40 reviews.

Another friend of mine said it's a good game, but not worth $60.

[JBHuskers]

Ouch....

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pDZCjCtL188/VhSWfA0yjmI/AAAAAAAAGjk/NjXvXNWj-kg/w1590-h1779-p-rw/Screenshot_2015-10-06-22-47-08-1.png

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[steelerfan]

:D

[bdoughty]

I see ouch and the taptalk logo JB. Is there is an image/video not showing?

Edit: Never mind I quoted your post to find an image URL from hell. You and Ram sharing a network? ;)

Imgur, because anything else is uncivilized.

http://i.imgur.com/HtIMOaz.png


Just remember I called this a turd in a punch bowl way before it released. Also it has been noted that this was the final year of the Activision deal with Tony Hawk (http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tony-hawk-extends-long-term-exclusive-video-game-licensing-agreement-with-activision-76357687.html).

[JBHuskers]

Imgur is blocked at work lol

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[cdj]

Another update (1.03) and it is just under 8 GB in size.

Content

Additional levels have been added (Underground, Wild West)
Additional character campaigns have been added (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Tyler the Creator)
Lighting and visuals have been improved for several levels
Ability to regain Special Meter during a single combo has been added
Per-Mission Leaderboards have been added
Added option to "Return to Freeskate" while in a Mission or Mode
Added option to "Return to Freeskate" while search for the other player for Co-op Missions or Modes
Tutorial has been updated
Many Pro Skaters' Textures have been updated
Several Pro Skaters have recived Sponsor update
Create-a-Park Levels have been updated
Increased the total number of Stat points a Campaign can earn from 128 to 150



Gameplay

Several gameplay mechanics within the levels have been updated
Grinds were updated in several of the levels



Networking

The User Generated Content Rating System has been updated
Added Likes/Dislikes to the User Generated Levels
New Challenge UI Flow for matching during FreeSkate has been added
Leaderboard functionality was updated
Several multiplayer modes have been added and updated
Modes added include "Daily Grind," "Skate Hoarding" and "Manual Mayhem"



UI

More options for user preference have been added including:
Double tapping grind button to activate slam
Opt in/out of Global Voice Chat
Several UI audio effects have been added
Misc - minor UI fixes and improvements have been made

[JBHuskers]

Wonder if the patch made things a lot better considering it's around $25 now.

I keep reading that fans of the series will still like it.

[bdoughty]

Wonder if the patch made things a lot better considering it's around $25 now.



I find I'm so excited that I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it's the excitement only a free man can feel. A free man at a start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope.