#Tony Hawk 3 + 4 remaster is a superb, fashionable skating expertise match for newcomers and execs alike – Destructoid

The Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater 3 + 4 remaster’s Foundry Demo is now accessible for many who pre-ordered the contemporary upcoming model of the traditional titles, and I’ve acquired an opportunity to have a look myself and see if Activision managed to tug it off. And, as issues stand, it looks as if it.

I got here in not understanding what to anticipate, however wasn’t disillusioned

Having not been a die-hard fan of skating video games as a child, I didn’t actually get into Tony Hawk and related video games as a lot as some others have. It additionally wasn’t actually standard in my a part of the world, nor was skating for that matter, although I did personal one and adopted all the youngsters’s city skating reveals on TV and aspired to discover ways to grow to be a professional with the board myself.

Whereas that by no means got here to be, it appears the next energy had one thing in thoughts when it reconnected me to a previous ardour by way of the upcoming Tony Hawk 3 + 4 remaster bundle that’s reinvigorating traditional skating by way of fashionable tech and requirements.

Being a relative newcomer to such video games, I discovered what the demo provided to be fairly good, particularly within the technical division. It had two ranges to play—Foundry and School—every with its personal set of distinctive alternatives to indicate off some superior skating abilities.

It did take a second for me to find out how the keyboard controls work (I attempted the sport each with a controller and a keyboard simply to see how nicely it does in every division), however as soon as issues began falling into place, I used to be glued to the display screen making an attempt to prime my earlier excessive rating.

The controls felt snappy, responsive, and general fairly intuitive. Touchdown primary methods is fairly straightforward, and you’ll really feel your self getting higher fairly quick. It’s far more responsive and pleasurable than the typical recreation within the style, and it’s fairly superior to see builders pulling off such smoothness of gameplay in an age the place optimization of any variety is sort of taboo.

Many traditional (and copyrighted) songs additionally function within the recreation, including to its city skater vibe. From catchy old fashioned rap beats to the heaviest of steel, the soundtrack is jam-packed with standard songs that elevate the expertise to the utmost.

There are a ton of distinctive methods to study as nicely, with every of the accessible skaters having their very own set of beginning methods that you’ve got accessible. Naturally, you may unlock and equip extra distinctive methods as you progress by way of problem completion.

One superior possibility is the flexibility to bind distinctive methods to no matter mixture of keys you favor, permitting for lots of personalization that may cowl many alternative playstyles.

Tony Hawk isn’t the one star

Talking of the accessible skaters, Tony Hawk himself isn’t the one possibility within the recreation. The demo presents him, Olympic skating medalist Rayssa Leal, in addition to… Doom Man. This final is just accessible for many who pre-ordered the Digital Deluxe version of the sport. Whereas solely three skaters have been accessible within the demo, extra are set to return within the full launch.

It was superior to see up-and-coming and established skaters of our time be represented within the recreation, as lots of time has handed for the reason that authentic titles first got here out. Leal can also be 17 as of this text, which simply goes to indicate how appreciative the sport is of rising skating stars that may have complete franchises named after them someday, identical to Hawk.

Skater and board appearances will also be custom-made, however the choices appear a lot much less sturdy than those associated to the methods. This could be a limitation of the demo, nevertheless, and can maybe be expanded upon with the complete launch. There’s slightly below a month left for growth, although, so I wouldn’t maintain my breath.

The Tony Hawk 3 + 4 remaster is a superb return to a traditional collection, following within the footsteps of the 1 + 2 remaster bundle from 2023. Whereas I solely acquired to see a restricted model of the title, I’ve little doubt that each newcomers and returning followers of the franchise are going to like its easy and satisfying gameplay.