![]() ![]() I can only describe Skatebird’s gameplay as skating through gravy where button presses are vague suggestions, and precision doesn’t exist. Not getting the game feel for this genre of video game exactly right leads to a bad experience. There is a reason that when tasked with remastering Pro Skater 1 and 2, Vicarious Visions deliberately used the now ancient source code for the game instead of creating something close or comparable. Skatebird just isn’t as responsive as it should be the physics are far too floaty for this game style and are generally just too difficult to gauge and predict. The reasons why Skatebird felt so off compared to Pro Skater were apparent within ten minutes. ![]() Was I just always bad at these Tony Hawk-style games? So I loaded up my copy of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 as a refresher maybe I just needed to recalibrate my frame of reference. Somewhere along the lines of playing Skatebird, I felt like maybe there was something that I was doing wrong or something that I was missing. “Why was this game feeling so tricky? Why was I fighting so much with the controls?” As I played Skatebird, I became increasingly annoyed with it. Skatebird had the makings of a fun game, but ultimately, it failed in the essential parts that it needed to be a fun game: gameplay and level design. It is always great when a developer makes a game that anyone can access. For example, you can change the game speed if things are going too fast for you and you can’t keep up. There’s also a nice amount of accessibility in this game. I also loved how the developers proudly feature the smaller artists featured in Skatebird. There’s a good variety of tunes with genres like ska and skate punk here, as is expected. Skatebird has a decent soundtrack comprised of an original OST best described as “lofi bird-hop” and a selection of licensed music from smaller artists. I loved this concept you go skatebirds, stick it to those suits. It doesn’t pretend to be anything that it’s not you’re a bird that can skateboard, who needs anything more? The main storyline is centered around a rad and colorful group of skateboarding feathered friends trying to cheer up their depressed Big Friend, who has been shackled to the confines of tech startups and abandoned his skateboard long ago. It’s lighthearted and also funny at times. Skatebird is a game about doing your best and just having a good time. Right at the start, this game has an inviting and comfortable aura to it. Unfortunately, Skatebird has let me down immensely as nothing more than a mediocre Tony Hawk clone with a novelty concept that does more to hurt it than help it.įirst things first, though, there are some really great, commendable qualities to Skatebird. Playing as a bird instead of the birdman, neat. I was excited to check out this neat concept of a game skateboarding birds. There has been such a massive gap in the skating video game scene for so long, and it is only now being patched up through remakes, reimaginings, and reinventions, with Skatebird being the latest to try and get in on the action. SkateBird is launching on August 12 on Steam and Itch, and you'll be pleased to know it will also be coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC, too.I’m a big fan of the Tony Hawk games, I grew up with them, and they will always hold a special place in my heart. Birds will come check out your park, help you find more parks, and together you'll (somehow) fix Big Friend's life! Above all else, skate birds try their best." "You may be tiny, but the more you skate, the more friends you’ll make. You're gonna fix all that with the power of being a chill little skateboarding bird." explains a blurb. Their job sucks, and lately, they're barely ever home to play with you. ""You're a lonely lil' bird, and your Big Friend has hung up their board for good. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. You're just a little bird, after all.Ĭheck out the trailer below. The game, coming from indie studio Glass Bottom Games, will let you "explore lots of bird-sized parks, with simple controls familiar to any pro skating tiny hawk," which sounds right up our proverbial ally.īetter yet, the game's focus is largely on having a good time "pulling off tricks is nice, but doing your best is really all that matters," says the dev, which takes the pressure off somewhat. If you're a big Tony Hawk's Pro Skater fan, and like what you saw of OlliOlli World last night during the IGN Expo at IGN Summer of Gaming (where we also heard about Doki Doki Literature Club Plus and Sifu), you're definitely going to like SkateBird. SkateBird – the upcoming skateboarding bird game, as you may have guessed – is coming this summer, and it's got a new trailer to celebrate. ![]()
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