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#1 Scianix-Black
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So what do you think?

Haven't played it myself, but I'm getting ready to soon.

I just wanted to be the first to make the topic, lol.

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#2 americahellyeah
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You bastard! i was just about to make this topic :evil: :P played the demo today.. gotta say i'm a little worried about the game.. i mean the framerate in the demo wasn't quite there.. hopefully the demo wasn't the final build... i really like all the new features so far.. bails are better than ever... its progressed well, and finally you can choose to create a female character! skate 1 was a total sausage fest :lol:
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#3 Childeater10
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I love it. I also loved the original. I can't wait to play the full version.

Just got my new Gameinformer today and it got an 9/10 and recieved game of the month.

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#4 americahellyeah
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I love it. I also loved the original. I can't wait to play the full version.

Just got my new Gameinformer today and it got an 9/10 and recieved game of the month.

Childeater10
well thats good news.. did they say anything about the framerate?
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#5 Scianix-Black
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Wait, you can create femmes in the demo too?

'Cause that'd make me jump off my computer, throw all concern of this history paper that's due tomorrow out the window and run down stairs now.

Oh, and, hah! :P Beatcha to it.

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#6 xfactor19990
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its great worth 60? IDK maybe
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#7 ricta123
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It was alright, walking seems stiff, footplants no complys, and boneless are kinda weak. I like the first one better so far. But this demo was still fun.
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#8 Scianix-Black
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It was alright, walking seems stiff, footplants no complys, and boneless are kinda weak. I like the first one better so far. But this demo was still fun.ricta123

lol, You skate. I can tell. You have that certain aura about you.

Wish I could do that crazy stuff; only thing I do outside of gaming is wrecking. :lol:

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#9 Amster_G
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Skate 2 is still on my 'must buy' list. I played the demo, like many of us have.

My first impressions were "whoa... this feels different" and "hm, how do I do all the new tricks?!"

It's really smooth, though. The frame rate as been improved. Even though the controls are still pretty much the same, it feels different somehow. Anyone know what I mean?

Stupid time limited demos!!! It's great nonetheless. I wanna buy this when it comes out!

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#10 ricta123
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Lol, yeah I do skate, and where I live right now there is snow everywhere and below zero temperatures. So Skate is almost the perfect alternative to skateboarding for me, even though I try to go to a local skatepark as often as I can this time of year, never really got into the whole snowboarding thing either.
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#11 americahellyeah
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Wait, you can create femmes in the demo too?

'Cause that'd make me jump off my computer, throw all concern of this history paper that's due tomorrow out the window and run down stairs now.

Oh, and, hah! :P Beatcha to it.

Scianix-Black
lol.. yeah they almost always come out lookin kinda... ugly though if most of the sliders aren't on the lowest setting..
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#12 Scianix-Black
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[QUOTE="Scianix-Black"]

Wait, you can create femmes in the demo too?

'Cause that'd make me jump off my computer, throw all concern of this history paper that's due tomorrow out the window and run down stairs now.

Oh, and, hah! :P Beatcha to it.

americahellyeah

lol.. yeah they almost always come out lookin kinda... ugly though if most of the sliders aren't on the lowest setting..

lol, Oh man. I hope it doesn't have the whole Oblivion female thing going on.

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#13 americahellyeah
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[QUOTE="americahellyeah"][QUOTE="Scianix-Black"]

Wait, you can create femmes in the demo too?

'Cause that'd make me jump off my computer, throw all concern of this history paper that's due tomorrow out the window and run down stairs now.

Oh, and, hah! :P Beatcha to it.

Scianix-Black

lol.. yeah they almost always come out lookin kinda... ugly though if most of the sliders aren't on the lowest setting..

lol, Oh man. I hope it doesn't have the whole Oblivion female thing going on.

:lol: yeah that was hell.. it took me almost 2 hours to create a good looking chick character :lol: i found that Night Elves where the easiest to work with.. anything else just came out looking like an ogre :P
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#14 SwArM15
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this demo is massive at over 1700MB!

and yet i feel that the first skate. was wayy better :/
i was a little dissapointed with the look, and even the new controls... something just doesn't seem to 'click' like the original
it seems fake (even though it is a video game :P), but it didn't feel like skating was portrayed like it was with the first one :/
bummed me out, i've been waiting for this game forever!

BUT.. this is only a demo, and i am hoping the game is a different product
the controls seemed very stiff.. and it felt like they shifted towards more of a tony hawk vibe, which suckssss!!

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#15 Childeater10
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[QUOTE="Childeater10"]

I love it. I also loved the original. I can't wait to play the full version.

Just got my new Gameinformer today and it got an 9/10 and recieved game of the month.

americahellyeah
well thats good news.. did they say anything about the framerate?

Nope, there biggest issue with the game was the re-spawn system. They said several times when they bailed from a trick it re-spawned them in really odd places. Like on a rail or in a wedge that made them have to bail instantly. This is the last paragraph of the review: Even with much of the game play remaining the same, Skate 2 is one of the most impressive sequels I've played in my tenure as a game critic. Most developers follow the line of thought of "more equals better" In Skate 2 better is achieved by just making it better. It does the almost impossible task of making old game play feel new again. It seems like GI liked it a lot. Sounds like some of the new online modes are a lot of fun as well.
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#17 Dogswithguns
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i think it sux, the worse skating game ever made, the skaters look like crap - just kidding - no, i havent tried out the demo yet.
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#18 CanadianCR
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There's a demo? Why did no one tell me?

With or without the demo I am buying this game day one .. or two ..

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#19 Dogswithguns
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There's a demo? Why did no one tell me?

With or without the demo I am buying this game day one .. or two ..

CanadianCR

the demo is on the US PSN.

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#20 CanadianCR
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[QUOTE="CanadianCR"]

There's a demo? Why did no one tell me?

With or without the demo I am buying this game day one .. or two ..

Dogswithguns

the demo is on the US PSN.

Aren't ours the same?

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#21 Dogswithguns
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[QUOTE="Dogswithguns"][QUOTE="CanadianCR"]

There's a demo? Why did no one tell me?

With or without the demo I am buying this game day one .. or two ..

CanadianCR

the demo is on the US PSN.

Aren't ours the same?

You are Canadian. who lives in Canada. .....unless you have a US account.

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#22 CanadianCR
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[QUOTE="CanadianCR"][QUOTE="Dogswithguns"]

the demo is on the US PSN.

Dogswithguns

Aren't ours the same?

You are Canadian. who lives in Canada. .....unless you have a US account.

I'm pretty sure we get every demo you guys do ..

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#23 bukkookkub
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Right now I have mixed feelings about this demo. I also am one of the anxious skate 1 lovers looking forward to the upcoming release. On one hand the game has welcome additions as stated it would, and getting off the board and getting that in my mind will take some getting used to. On the other hand, theres a few things I'd like to point out that just feel akward to me in this demo. 1- is the textures. I know it's not of huge importance.. but they actually look worse this time around.. (maybe for a bump in frames?) 2- is the "pop" factor of the tricks... is it just me or does that "pop" sound from the original skate seem to be lacking this time around? when I do a trick in the skate 2 demo.. they feel a bit more flat, and everything feels almost like a last gen game trying to imitate skate. and lastly 3. the delay in motions.. when you crouch to grab your board this time, there is a half second delay.. the motions(running, pushing off down that big transfer) feel a bit more choppy and not as buttery.
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#24 xfactor19990
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[QUOTE="ricta123"]It was alright, walking seems stiff, footplants no complys, and boneless are kinda weak. I like the first one better so far. But this demo was still fun.Scianix-Black

lol, You skate. I can tell. You have that certain aura about you.

Wish I could do that crazy stuff; only thing I do outside of gaming is wrecking. :lol:

your a runner aren't you? Heavy parkour?
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#25 n00bkid
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Skate 2 is definitely an improvement from 1 from what i have seen so far. This might be a buy
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#26 MURDA_B
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i didnt play the first one but im thinking about getting skate 2
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#27 warbmxjohn
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Skate 2 is lookin good to me, the spots in the demo are alot more fun to skate.. Not to mention the story is much better IMO with spots getting skatestopped it relates much more to everyday skaters.. At least more than the turn mega pro cliched ass story.. Easily 95% of skaters dont care at all about being pro they just love to skate, hopefully the story sticks more with that than turn mega pro story crap... Just about every aspect of this game is shaping up to be better than its predecessor Im stoked!
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#28 wpgteggy
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[QUOTE="Dogswithguns"][QUOTE="CanadianCR"]

Aren't ours the same?

CanadianCR

You are Canadian. who lives in Canada. .....unless you have a US account.

I'm pretty sure we get every demo you guys do ..

Correct.

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#29 lextexrex
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Skate 2 is still on my 'must buy' list. I played the demo, like many of us have.

My first impressions were "whoa... this feels different" and "hm, how do I do all the new tricks?!"

It's really smooth, though. The frame rate as been improved. Even though the controls are still pretty much the same, it feels different somehow. Anyone know what I mean?

Stupid time limited demos!!! It's great nonetheless. I wanna buy this when it comes out!

Amster_G
The demo for the first game was a lot better because it was more open than this demo. I think the difference is the camera angle and maybe the speed. I felt that the pushes were a little slower.
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#30 mck92
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i loved the first skate and yes this one seems better, but for some reason i really dont feel like forking out 40quid to buy it. Its nice and smooth and flows better
but does nothing to make it a must buy for me. Shame theres a time limit on the demo, could do with some more time with it. Il probs pick it up when it hits the bargain bins as it stands.
oh yeah and the walking is weak needs to feel more organic like the skating, just doesnt feel right going from gliding round the park on your board and getting off
as if all the muscles in your body dont work.

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#31 Ultrabeatdown55
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I just wanna know if there will be a real video in the beginning like the first game! That was great. And yes, I am buying it.
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#32 mocsun23
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i love the demo soooo far. I wish it had a 20 minute timer like the 1st demo cause its rather annoying only having at least 10 mins. of gameplay. LOVED the 1st skate and been pumped for this one for a lonnnngg time. getting it at launch. Been playing since i downloaded. Everything seems vastly improved and yes it is a demo not the entire game so i expect alot of weak stuff. SKATE 2!!!!!
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#33 kratos-7
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I really didn't like the skate 1 demo. But i never thought i gave it enough time, so i thought playing skate 2 might change my mind. Nope. I just don't like it. I hate the right anologue control of the tricks as i found that too many tricks on the stick made it hard and some of the tricks a little hard to string together, i also thought this effected the controls. This caused me to bump into a lot of things and not string together moves effeciently, annoyingly. I didn't find it boring and jaring.
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#34 Scianix-Black
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[QUOTE="Scianix-Black"]

lol, You skate. I can tell. You have that certain aura about you.

Wish I could do that crazy stuff; only thing I do outside of gaming is wrecking. :lol:

xfactor19990

your a runner aren't you? Heavy parkour?

lmao, Nah. I'm a graffiti artist. I only really liked Mirror's Edge because of the color scheme, otherwise it was just a fun game, plus the story theme was very much similar to something I can relate to.

I just wanna know if there will be a real video in the beginning like the first game! That was great. And yes, I am buying it.Ultrabeatdown55

lol, The intro in the first one was amazing. If they can manage to pull all those skaters back together to do another one, EA gets +20 cool points.

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#35 Ultrabeatdown55
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I just wanna know if there will be a real video in the beginning like the first game! That was great. And yes, I am buying it.Ultrabeatdown55

lol, The intro in the first one was amazing. If they can manage to pull all those skaters back together to do another one, EA gets +20 cool points.

They most definitely do.
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#36 Ultrabeatdown55
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Whoa I muffed that quote up... The definitely need to do something like that again.
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#37 ricta123
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I agree. I hope the full game turns out better than the demo.
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#38 Trx07
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Lol, yeah I do skate, and where I live right now there is snow everywhere and below zero temperatures. So Skate is almost the perfect alternative to skateboarding for me, even though I try to go to a local skatepark as often as I can this time of year, never really got into the whole snowboarding thing either.ricta123
i feel you, i skate too, been skating quite some time but DAM its freezing!
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#39 Sk8ter_213
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Much better, i'm glad to see you can finally get off your skateboard. I also like the feature where you can place things around. The game play has improved aswell as graphics. I might pick this game up but i still haven't decided. It's either Skate 2 or FEAR 2. I'm going to pre-order Killzone 2 now that i know there won't be a LE/CE and while i'm there i might aswell pre-order Resident Evil 5 so i can get the pre-order goodies.
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#40 tonesonic
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[QUOTE="CanadianCR"][QUOTE="Dogswithguns"][QUOTE="CanadianCR"]

There's a demo? Why did no one tell me?

With or without the demo I am buying this game day one .. or two ..

the demo is on the US PSN.

Aren't ours the same?

Yeah it should be the same man, otherwise it is up on the HK psn and the Aussie one too !!
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#41 mck92
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for those of you wondering if there is going to be a sik intro video like the first, there is, and its here 8)

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/43730.html

if you dont want anything spoilt i suggest you dont watch it, but it is great.

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#42 Ultrabeatdown55
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for those of you wondering if there is going to be a sik intro video like the first, there is, and its here 8)

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/43730.html

if you dont want anything spoilt i suggest you dont watch it, but it is great.

mck92
DUDEEEEE! That was awesome!
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#43 Sw0rDMaN
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i thought it was worse than Skate 1.. The animation are stiff. walking around is painful and i dont know the graphics looks worse than the first one
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#44 tonesonic
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I think it looked great, I was just stoked to be pulling off boneless and one footed inverts and kicking out judo on 360 mute grabs... the backdrop looks more gritty and hardcore now, i am looking forward to losing a few months of my life ripping up San Van...bring it on !!!
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#45 king23_
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I loved the first demo, but never got around to buying the actual game. I'll probably treat 2 the same way. :P
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#46 Scianix-Black
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for those of you wondering if there is going to be a sik intro video like the first, there is, and its here 8)

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/43730.html

if you dont want anything spoilt i suggest you dont watch it, but it is great.

mck92

TERRY K. FOR PREZ.

That was nice.

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#47 tonesonic
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hahah you know where TK is from ? STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON !!!!!!
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#48 CanadianCR
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Great demo .. can't wait to pick up the game ..
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#49 laptop12
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u wanna know, i'll buy it :D
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#50 GeoffZak
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I was very disappointed with Skate 2. No way am I gonna get it. I'll just have to wait and see if they decide to make a 10th Tony Hawk game because Tony Hawk games >>> EA Skate.