The brand new Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater 3+4 demo is now dwell on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation. And folk, after enjoying it, I’m actually excited to take a look at the complete sport subsequent month. And I’m excited to see folks set new information in it.
Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater 3+4 is almost right here. In case you missed it, the sport was introduced earlier this 12 months and combines THPS 3 and THPS 4 into one huge package deal. This can be a related setup to 2020’s wonderful Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater 1 + 2, and THPS 3+4 is even constructed on the identical tech as that final sport. This new launch contains all of the previous skaters (even Bam Margera) and the traditional ranges, in addition to new ranges, skaters, tips, and extra. And forward of the remake’s launch in July, Activision has put out a demo for individuals who pre-ordered the sport. I’ve put an hour or so into the demo, and I’m blissful to report it’s very, excellent.
The important thing to Tony Hawk sport isn’t the music, the maps, and even the skaters. These are vital elements of the components, for certain, however the true core of any good THPS sport is the way it feels. You gotta nail that snappy, arcadey, exact, however nonetheless enjoyable and exaggerated skateboarding really feel that individuals have beloved for the reason that first sport launched again in 1999. And THPS 3+4 feels great.
It positively helps that developer Iron Galaxy has constructed this new remake on prime of the previous THPS 1+2 basis. But when it ain’t broke (and THPS 1+2 wasn’t), don’t repair it. Inside ten minutes, I had my THPS legs again below me and was effortlessly flipping, grinding, manualing, and hopping across the two maps included within the demo. I had a giant grin on my face the entire time. And the second CKY’s “96 Fairly Bitter Beings” kicked in as I used to be in the midst of a combo, I used to be bought on this sport. I need to play the entire thing proper now.
In the meantime, significantly better digital skaters than I are already pulling off sick high-score combos within the demo’s ranges. Right here’s somebody nailing an insane 219 million level combo in Foundry.
And right here’s one other individual pulling off a sick 105 million combo in School. In each circumstances, the gamers are utilizing traces and tips that labored again within the unique video games, a testomony to how completely THPS 3+4 has nailed the texture of the previous video games, in addition to ensuring the fancy-looking ranges nonetheless play (principally) such as you bear in mind.
Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater 3+4 launches July 11 on *deep breath* PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Collection X/S, Change, Change 2, and PC.
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