Honest thoughts on the March playthrough
I just wanted to drop a few thoughts on my experience this go on the playtest. I really have felt honored to be able to get in to these playtests a few times now and I would feel bad if I didn't take a few minutes to just thank the team and express my gratitude for such a cool project.
Since I last played, so much has improved in the area of character models and customization. I really like the progress here and think everything is shaping up so well. The city is feeling more and more detailed with much more realistic lines to explore and places to get a "real" feeling experience to. I find myself setting up areas to get a nice replay off of just like I did in all the previous titles.
I think the challenges are getting better as far as difficulty compared to the other previous playtests. The lines and technicality is getting a lot more fun and interesting which I appreciate a whole lot. I feel like many of them have re-playability because of this. Watching other people is a really cool feature that I hope to see kept throughout launch, it definitely inspires the same feeling of trying to match another skaters energy when having a session.
I only run in to the feeling of the game feeling a bit laggy at times which takes the real feel down a touch but I can understand that being a thing at this stage of the game. There is of course the running in to invisible textures here and there but I'm sure all that gets polished later. Some of the starting dialogue and walkthroughs seem a bit meh, but I still think they are mostly fundamental for new players to the Skate universe.
I think the shop items and board customization is great. It really feels like you can develop your own style pretty easily. I don't mind the paid options for those who want to support and have exclusive items. With a game that centers around something like skateboarding, it doesn't take away from the experience at all for anyone.
All in all, I just really appreciate all the hard work that has went in to this and wanted to drop my thoughts. I can't wait til everything is complete and everyone can appreciate all the time put in!
Much love from a lifelong ripper!
