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Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 737.1 hrs on record (79.1 hrs at review time)
Posted: 11 Aug, 2024 @ 8:11pm
Updated: 12 Aug, 2024 @ 10:21am

9/10 Almost the perfect THPS Package. Everything in the base game is great. The Classic mode looks and feels fresh and replayable with over 2 dozen Skaters. Create a Park is revamped and improved in some places, Multiplayer is active and the new challenges and unlockables add for a lot of replay value although the grind to lvl 100 and it's unlockables are gonna be tough for causals which gets to my gripes with the game.

This game high point for me was the create a park, THUG's C.a.P peaked but this game improves with smart malleable basic park pieces, but lacks in making your own gaps, lava, water, pungee pits, THUG's Create a goal system, and instead it has a bunch of lack luster non skateable props when theres better assets to grab from the game and the best ones dont unlock till lvl 90+. I just Imagine hosting parties in your improved create a park with collect combo lines and Skate and combing all the create a goals in your own full classic and run creating more full Tony Hawk campaign style levels making endless content for the community. I feel like there could even be a multiplayer speed run mode in custom parks to see who completes the most goals, it just had so much hidden potential for being the last release we probably get in the series.

Enough ranting, it's sad Vicarious got merged and we prob won't get 3+4 but I hope The mod community or a new game really runs with the Create A Park/Goal/Gap feature and runs with it. Also game modes like Tag and Horse are split screen only not even online 1v1. Felt like there could of been more game modes for customs parks. Runs well on Steam Deck and it plays offline. Those are the only things stopping this from being peak THPS for me. If you read this far feel free to add me for co-op, I'm hosting parties in my create a park and want to get fuller parties for multiplayer in custom parks.
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