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Tony Hawk: THPS Doc in the Works, Pursuing New Skating Games Without Activision
- Thread starter Piston Hyundai
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Sword Of Doom
Member
ftfy
But seriously, anything from around that era is better than the hogslop we were getting more recently.
Melkezadek
Member
Tony Hawk Underground 3. Less like 2, and more like the first one.
Let's go.
Let's go.
Nope.
The only game that should have Underground 3 in it's subtitle is Need For Speed.
Jawmuncher
Member
This is what I want. Give me a nice story to my skating game. Doesn't have to be high art, but it adds a lot to it.
jiggawalla
Neo Member
I would love an Underground 3. I mean 2 was garbage but if a new THUG played like 1 and just had new levels, maybe more and bigger areas, it would be awesome. Hell you could do the same story, young kid shows skills, gets sponsors and makes it big. I don't know, could be cool.
paragonpro
Banned
I want a tony hawk game like four. Big open levels with funny and crazy npc's.
AnkhWeasel
Member
Damn, that's a good name for the film, though.
Ninja Scooter
Member
I would imagine he 's going the Kickstarter route.
Rellik
Member
The very last thing a Tony Hawk game needs these days is exclusivity. Especially on the 2 systems with the smaller player bases.
They need as many sales as they can get after the damage this series has gone through.
Brian_FETO
Banned
Tony Hawk kickstarter with a team of core Neversoft people would actually be amazing
EA presents Skate with Tony Hawk's likeness would be garbage. Those fans deserve a new Skate game but don't mix the pools of two very different styled games
moltonasty
Member
I'm more interested in Skate 4 but I'm all for a new and GOOD THPS game. THPS HD was a fucking abomination, and I didn't even bother checking out 5.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Y'know, there are still times where I'll hear a song come on, and think to myself, "that sounds like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater music." It's kind of amazing what a strong identity the first few games in the series had.
THPS5 poisoned the well. If EA really wants Skate 4 to be a big success they might be thinking of putting in some side more arcadey-mode to cater to THPS purists and put in Tony Hawk as a character. They'd get a big portion of that fanbase, the Skate fanbase, and have lots of promo material to advertise the game with if Tony is onboard for the ads. That's what makes the most sense to me, just consolidate everything into making the ultimate skateboarding game after such a long drought.
WhiteWaterM00se
Member
I would respectfully disagree. If it were an exclusive, it may garner more attention.
Brian_FETO
Banned
If they could pull it off I'd be down but I think the style of Skate is so far removed from THPS that they'd pretty much be making a second game at that point. Even just adding THPS controls to the existing Skate game wouldn't be what people are wanting, which is ridiculously unrealistic combos and high scores
Less potential buyers means more potential buyers?
If they want attention they could start by making something good
grosvenor_92
Member
EA presents Tony Hawk's Skate 4.
Walter White
Member
Well this potential new game is already off to a great start if Activision is not involved. So carry on, Hawk.
Piston Hyundai
Member
I don't know that I'd let Robomodo off the hook, either. They had seven years with the Tony Hawk license and didn't make a single decent game.
Fix'd.
For anyone jonesing for classic Tony Hawk gameplay, I would heartily recommend THUG Pro; it's a mod for THUG 2 that ports across a huge amount of content from all of the other games. From THPS1 all the way through to THP8, with maps, tricks etc! It also introduces a huge amount of extra customisation options, both to the gameplay and the way the game runs.
Wolfgang Jr
Banned
Skate Bros. 4 Wii U
Tony Hawk grinds into the fray.
Tony Hawk grinds into the fray.
kraspkibble
Permabanned.
"Tony Hawk's Skate".
EA brings back Skate but it's not "Skate 4". It's more of a reboot but with Tony Hawk's branding all over it. He isn't the best skater out of course but he is probably still the most well known skateboarder of all time and of course it would help catch the attention of all those who bought the Pro Skater games. There is no other skateboarder out there who could do that.
If it is a merger of Pro Skater + Skate series then it might be "Arcade mode" where it plays just like the classic Pro Skaters but in "Simulation Mode" it is more like Skate. Most objectives in the game will work in both modes but each mode will have it's own exclusive objectives.
That's what I hope happens.
EA brings back Skate but it's not "Skate 4". It's more of a reboot but with Tony Hawk's branding all over it. He isn't the best skater out of course but he is probably still the most well known skateboarder of all time and of course it would help catch the attention of all those who bought the Pro Skater games. There is no other skateboarder out there who could do that.
If it is a merger of Pro Skater + Skate series then it might be "Arcade mode" where it plays just like the classic Pro Skaters but in "Simulation Mode" it is more like Skate. Most objectives in the game will work in both modes but each mode will have it's own exclusive objectives.
That's what I hope happens.
Piston Hyundai
Member
It's not that they forgot, it's that development was in the hands of people who never knew how to make good Pro Skater games to begin with.
Man, now I'm thinking about the THPS series again.
The one aspect of the transition from 2 to 3 that really bugged me was how they removed one of the greatest features of 2 (the gap checklist) while adding a SLEW of interesting, challenging, and well-hidden gaps to 3. I still remember finding most of those gaps using lists compiled online, despite there being no in-game reward for doing so.
The one aspect of the transition from 2 to 3 that really bugged me was how they removed one of the greatest features of 2 (the gap checklist) while adding a SLEW of interesting, challenging, and well-hidden gaps to 3. I still remember finding most of those gaps using lists compiled online, despite there being no in-game reward for doing so.
CamHostage
Member
Dope. I want that doc, if for nothing else than to see Joel Jewett at full cowboy.
Baller. Do it.
Baller. Do it.
Dangansona
Member
I will cry tears of joy on that day.
Don't do this to yourself. It's not.
It would also get a lot of attention as a multiplatform game and, more to the point, actually be available to more people.
xenorevlis
Member
Piston Hyundai
Member
I had the strategy guide for THPS3, which included all of the gaps except for one in each level, telling you to find it yourself as a challenge. It was the fucking dumbest thing I've ever seen a strategy guide do.
bodyboarder
Member
Trailer - https://vimeo.com/207912116
TheSkullPrince
Member
I hope whoever he works with they end up making a spiritual successor to the Tony Hawk's UnderGround games.
MetalKnick
Member
Are you talking about that one Epic Skater game?
RULES OF PRO SPORTS
THEY SKATE WHEN THE SUN COMES UP
WITH THEIR REPS ON THE LINE
NO COMPLY
OUT HERE ONLY THE STRONG WILL GRIND