Lootcrates / Music / VO's and more
I have a lot of issues with this game so far, the biggest annoyance however is how I have to "unlock" a box for every little bit of boards/accessories/ramps. Just make it a menu that I can pick and choose the stuff I want. It's so obnoxious just to sit there unwrapping box after box to get like 1 thing I like.
The music is so bad, its like you forget what skate culture music is all about.
The VO's sound lifeless and dead man, every time slappy starts to talk to me, it sounds like he the voice artist would rather be doing anything else.
The previous games it felt like I was choosing my skater journey, I was interacting with other skaters, I was choosing what brands I wanted to ride for, I was making footage for the sake of skate tapes. I mean this has NONE of that. It feels dead and boring.
When EA Skate first came out, I was blown away with how different it was to Tony Hawk. The controls made it feel more connected to actual skateboarding. Instead of pushing a button to do a kickflip I was sweeping my thumb sticks in the same motion as a kickflip. But you traded in what felt like a connection to the skating world for micro-tranactions. I can't tell you how disappointing this game feels.
It's just a matter of time till they introduce Rappers, Marvel characters and John Wick into this game.