Seasoned Newcomer

2 days ago

Audio, Gameplay, Graphics, Level, Skater, & UI Feedback

This is a discussion I will consistently modify, crediting other users on the EA Forums for additional ideas.

Audio

Music

Add new independent alternative and punk artists/bands to the soundtrack.

Gameplay

Physics

Occasional board breaks and truck breaks from heights that would generally be difficult, yet also possible within the game’s physics, to land from.

Knee slides on slightly more-than-sketchy transition landings that would typically result in an incredibly unnatural and unsatisfying landing animation.

Hold onto cars (Credit: Len_Champ7 on EA Forums)

Tricks

Natas Spin.

Freestyle tricks.

Camera

Camcorder style.

Spray paint and grafitti.

Quick Drop

Skate 3 Park Editor style quick drop physics. (Credit: BlakeNLikeJake on EA Forums)

Graphics

Time of day

Changing sun color temperature throughout the day and a night time.

Levels

Private Park Builder

A private park builder that is functionally indifferent from previous EA Skate titles.

Legacy Skate franchise locations.

Port Carverton.

San Vanelona.

DLC maps like Danny Way’s Hawaiian Dream or Black Box Skatepark but renamed to “Full Circle Skatepark” for example.

Community Parks

Establish a mechanism for community parks to be genuinely built by the Skate. community, perhaps first adding a private park builder and using that as a template.

Skater

Apparel

Layered clothing.

Variety of plain, generic clothing including color options.

Accessories

BLACK SOCKS.

Compression garments.

Sperate Knee pads and elbow pads.

Helmets that don’t make skaters bald.

If it exists in the real world add it; Painted fingernails, tattoos, etc; Suits, skinny/fat ties, golf shirts, collared shirts, oversized shirts, chinos, etc.

Board

Rails, copers, nose bones, and tailbones that allow for smoother long grinds and slides.

Different bearing materials that provide a speed boost.

Wheel sizes from 52mm to 64mm that slightly increase or decrease speed, especially on transition or flat.

Wheel durometer (hardness) that affects power slides.

Variety of old and new deck shapes that ay influence or decrease pop and increase or decrease trick difficulty.

Appearance

More diversity in skater faces.

Throwdowns

S.K.A.T.E.

Custom Own the Spot mode where players pick the spot.

Best Trick.

Player customizable death races where players choose the checkpoint(s).

Team Throwdowns

1-Up.

Domination.

Physical Shops

Rename “Shops” to “Skate Shops.”

Skate shop interiors should reflect the area of the map (Brickswitch etc.).

Skater Apparel, Accessories, and Board modifications would be made at skate shops rather than the menu.

Instead of the “Equip” option following purchasing or unlocking n item, the user will instead be prompted to skate to their nearest skate shop.

Boards, clothing “The Shop” menu would now be in skate shops.

Hall of Meat

Add ‘Hall of Meat’ as a user changeable setting that replaces ‘Impervatech’ but with a parental warning. This change should add the ‘broken bones’ effect upon slams as well as Hall of Meat styled UI.

Pro Teams

Player-created pro teams with a clan tag and rank.

User Interface (UI)

Cutscenes

Toggle to enable/disable cutscenes.

Fast Travel

Unlockable objective fast travels upon full completion–both co-op and solo–of an objective.

Menus

The ability to open the Menu during an objective, but with limited function.

Legacy skate user interfaces, either in purchasable form or otherwise.

The addition of a ‘Save’ option within the settings submenus of General, Gameplay, Audio and Accessibility.

Drop namable pins on the map that can be both saved and deleted.