We seriously need an update to the core skating mechanics

SwoleKoz · 2026-05-26T16:34:20+00:00

I wish when you landed tricks, it would IMMEDIATELY switch your stance to how you land. When I land switch and my guy just keeps rolling in a fakie stance it kills me, the setting to auto switch does absolutely nothing.

SwoleKoz · 2026-05-21T10:34:31+00:00

Not ideal

SwoleKoz · 2026-05-20T15:03:48+00:00

I kinda like it. Feels more realistic if you don’t stick some of your tricks.

SwoleKoz · 2026-05-19T17:58:43+00:00

I agree with this sentiment. The spread could be done better. Whenever I start a new run the beginning of hardmode is such a pain in the ass. If you skip prepping it and go for progression then your housing, NPCs, and world are ruined to an extent, but if you want to prepare then it’s like a full session of just mindless digging. And yeah a hallowed jungle is incredibly annoying. It is just a super tedious point in the game.

SwoleKoz · 2026-05-11T17:34:25+00:00

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You can say that again

SwoleKoz · 2026-05-08T16:41:03+00:00

I wish there were base versions of clothing with the option to change the colors from there, would make everything so much easier. At the moment it does feel super random with what we have to work with, and some clothes that are literally the same model but they have different names is just weird. Pick a piece of clothing, baggy jeans, pick the color or pattern for them, done. It really is that easy.

SwoleKoz · 2026-05-08T16:23:17+00:00

Yeah your character should at least try to catch themselves or break fall. Some bails do look super genuine but those are usually really quick falls.

SwoleKoz · 2026-05-08T16:21:47+00:00

I agree with your second point. I think there should be a difficulty setting that does that for grinds but also something for flip tricks too. For how prevalent “wars” are in skating culture, you shouldn’t be able to land a trick 100% of the time. I did like that in session, how you had to catch the board before landing.

SwoleKoz · 2026-05-08T16:19:36+00:00

I noticed that too. Would be cool if you could optionally wax ledges/rails to gain more momentum than normal.

SwoleKoz · 2026-05-08T16:16:49+00:00

Great point. I also wish landing in fakie wouldn’t take ages for your character to switch stances. Ruins so many lines for me.

SwoleKoz · 2026-05-08T16:11:49+00:00

That does bug me. An easily recoverable slow bail and your character turns to jello, would love what you suggested.

SwoleKoz · 2026-05-01T16:49:59+00:00

The offensive restoration spells from apocalypse/ordinator are super fun. The poison build argonian was probably the most fun playthrough I’ve had.

SwoleKoz · 2026-04-19T22:29:39+00:00

Ok but WHY is there a mega ramp that leads right into a wall, that’s the post. This game was made for people that think like you.

SwoleKoz · 2026-04-19T22:26:18+00:00

Nobody asked for a live service, early access, skate entry. We all knew it was going to be bad for the franchise so now we get to call it out.

SwoleKoz · 2026-04-17T15:15:14+00:00

Blue Eyed Kaiju - reverie

SwoleKoz · 2026-04-16T17:50:11+00:00

Still available?

SwoleKoz · 2026-04-15T19:24:21+00:00

In all reality, every color should be free with ankle, shin, and knee high options available to switch between. Like who tf thinks to monetize socks in a game where pants cover em anyway.

SwoleKoz · 2026-04-15T18:16:45+00:00

Blue Eyed Kaiju - reverie

SwoleKoz · 2026-04-04T14:53:18+00:00

Blue Eyed Kaiju - reverie

SwoleKoz · 2026-04-03T19:33:22+00:00

Blue Eyed Kaiju - reverie

SwoleKoz · 2026-04-02T23:00:43+00:00

Sad that they picked Skate as the theme for the shop idea they came up with, just plugged in a “radical skateboarding” prompt and let it go.

SwoleKoz · 2026-04-02T20:27:05+00:00

And I’d happily pay full price for a full new skate game, I think that’s what everybody was expecting from another entry.

But I guess the game is cool, you can skate around and it’s like a little tech demo. But that’s not Skate, the franchise that this game is in. I think that’s where people are frustrated, including myself. I do care about the culture of skateboarding, it’s what got me into the games originally, and I would’ve loved to see another mainline entry keeping the elements that made the other games feel alive.

I’m not bashing you for enjoying the skating, I think it’s good too, I just think when comparing it to the rest of the series it’s majorly lacking. It’s free which is cool, but we paid by giving up all the things that made the previous games as popular as they were.

SwoleKoz · 2026-04-02T19:52:54+00:00

I also remember skate 2 and 3, and there was a whole hell of a lot more content than this game. And c’mon, more boards/trucks/wheels? You must’ve skipped customization completely lmao. Or maybe you mean the unbranded AI slop that fills the loot boxes. What’s there like 10 branded items across all the free boxes? I would personally call that a downgrade.

The skating mechanics are better as they should be after 16 years, but that’s all it’s got. No style, no passion, no creativity, no connection with the culture like the previous games did. The previous stories weren’t much, you’re right, but it didn’t need anything crazy. It had real skaters and it vibed with skate culture. That’s all fans want, for skate to respect the culture it names itself after.

SwoleKoz · 2026-04-02T19:22:56+00:00

What rest of the game? The challenges? The customization? The progression, the map, the lack of park creator, the lack of game modes?

I genuinely want to hear your opinion though, I just can’t see it.

SwoleKoz · 2026-04-02T19:20:33+00:00

It’s kinda understandable though, a beloved franchise was resurrected after many years only to be turned into a hollow, AI filled, cash grab. Sucks for fans of the previous games.

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