Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2

Coming back to this was a joy, but I didn’t find myself wanting to spend more time in it after I unlocked all the levels.

Faceplanting after a grind with two awkward jumps and a short manual is as good as it gets for me these days. Damn, i feel so old right now.

Vicarious Visions is slowly remaking my entire childhood two or three games at a time and I am so here for it.

Skateboarding is deeply uncool and the gameplay doesn't interest me. At least the intro movie has RATM.

great skate game, the genre is dead now

There's definite nostalgia, but I think the engine doesn't QUITE feel correct compared to the older games. It's a little too sensitive, making it harder to pull off some of those epic combos that used to be doable, and gravity feels stronger as well. While they have stats you can boost, none of them really seems to get back to the way the OG games felt. Because of this, it wasn't quite as much fun as I was hoping for. Good soundtrack and visuals though.