Things that need improvement

Long time skateboarder and EA Skate enjoyer here. So far, I like the new features; being able to climb to get to spots, the goofy little roll and slide, and the easy access play with friends option, but ultimately it doesn’t feel like a skate game. It’s missing the personality of past skate games, where it would open up with fun goofy introductions of all the pro skaters of the past, and then you’d be led through tutorials by an actual pro skateboarder like coach Frank. The music is fine, but the music feels way off since the previous games. I like turnstile, fidlar, etc. but I miss the classic punk rock/rap/metal, like wutung, Black Sabbath, nas, suicidal tendencies, dinosaur jr., etc… on top of that the transition skating feels very clunky compared to the older generations. Footplants don’t work as well, it’s harder and less attractive getting into grinds on the coping, and it feels like there were more hand plant options in the past. Overall, the game is good, but it could’ve been much much better, and I hope to see improvement on these things. These types of games shaped my childhood, and it’s kind of sad to see what they have become with the weird AI tutorials, the saddened skate shop experiences in game, and the push of only street skateboarding. One of my favorite parts of skate was the transition, and now it seems like every skateboarding game that comes on only focuses on the street aspects and that’s coming from someone who pretty much only skates rails, ledges and flat in person. If you take the time to read this, I do appreciate the time you guys took to develop the game and all the hard work. Thank you.