Skate Feels Like Sims on Wheels – Bring Back the Edge

Dear EA Skate Devs,

First off, cheers for bringing Skate back. Honestly, I’m glad it’s here. But man, it kinda feels like y’all took all the community’s requests, balled them up like a Taco Bell napkin, and just yeeted ‘em straight into a storm drain.

Graphics & Characters

We wanted realism. Real skaters. People who look like they actually might have rolled an ankle in a car park somewhere. Instead, we got Sims with grip tape. These characters don’t look like skaters, they look like they’re queuing up for a pottery class.

Clothing

The drip? Non-existent. These fits look like you robbed the lost-and-found at a trampoline park. I don’t need to say more.

Music

Bruh… the soundtrack. It don’t feel like skating. It feels like I’m on hold with the council trying to sort out my bins. I turned it off and ran my own. At least then it feels like I’m skating and not waiting for a job interview.

The Edge

Skate 3 had that chaos, that rebel vibe. NPCs hated you. You were a problem. Here? It feels like I’m out doing community service. Where’s the anarchy?

Tricks & Gameplay

• Dark slide catches, finger flips—don’t tease ‘em in Skatepedia like a “coming soon” cologne. Just put ‘em in.
• Throwdowns: let me drop where I want. Don’t tell me there’s no space when I can clearly see a car park the size of Texas.
• Item dropping: give us that vertical axis back. Let us clip into the landscape and make dumb stuff skateable. That’s half the fun.

Quality of Life

• Box openings: sitting through the “congratulations” screen just to get another pair of trousers that look like they came from a school uniform shop is painful. Give us bulk opens. Separate boards from clothes from emotes.
• Mega parks: haven’t seen a proper one. Community parks pop up like surprise garage sales—no announcement, no hype.

Final Thoughts

You asked in the survey if we felt listened to. I’ll be honest: nah. It’s like talking to your uncle at Christmas—he nods, but he’s not hearing a **bleep** word.

This series was about freedom, rebellion, and creativity. Right now, it feels like you’re giving us a guided tour with helmets on. Please, listen to the skaters.

— A skater who just wants Skate to feel like Skate again.