Skate Story
Reddit take
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Pros
- Digital Foundry's John Linneman confirms that the game is now awesome on PS5 Pro, after reporting earlier that the performance was extremely unstable and messy.
- It’s on PlayStation Plus so I’ve been playing it on PS5 when I’m taking a break from Metroid Prime 4. I’m totally into it. The vibes are immaculate and it kind of reminds me Killer7 or other Suda51 games with the surreal narrative and di...
- The art style looks so unique, and reviews seem positive as long as you understand the type of experience it's going for.
- Fidelity mode has a few stutters. Performance mode runs great and it’s not a big downgrade in visuals. Skate Story has a very visceral feel while playing.
- FWIW I've been playing on base PS5 and disagree I haven't noticed any issues. I'm usually pretty sensitive to issues with frame rate or frame pacing or resolution and it's been perfectly fine to my perception at least.
Cons
- I was loving the game until I got to the hub area where I had to stop because the framerate was making me feel sick... and I never get motion sickness!
- I started playing last night after the patch (1.006); not sure how bad it was before, but it's still not in a good place on Pro. I'm needing to close the game every 10-15 minutes due to extreme and regular hitching after that point-- fre...
- The terrible performance really put me off from playing
- Vomit simulator for me haha looks fun but id get major motion sickness
- John Linneman from Digital Foundry says the console versions aren't very good due to issues with optimization in the Unity engine.
Sentiment
9 positive (60%) · 1 mixed (7%) · 5 negative (33%)
Trust + time weighted score: +27% · raw score 27%
What redditors said (10 of 15)
I was loving the game until I got to the hub area where I had to stop because the framerate was making me feel sick... and I never get motion sickness!
I started playing last night after the patch (1.006); not sure how bad it was before, but it's still not in a good place on Pro. I'm needing to close the game every 10-15 minutes due to extreme and regular hitching after that point-- freezing for as long as 10 seconds, multiple times per minute. I'm not typically bothered much by poor performance, but even by my lax standards it's still borderline unplayable.
The terrible performance really put me off from playing
Digital Foundry's John Linneman confirms that the game is now awesome on PS5 Pro, after reporting earlier that the performance was extremely unstable and messy.
Vomit simulator for me haha looks fun but id get major motion sickness
It’s on PlayStation Plus so I’ve been playing it on PS5 when I’m taking a break from Metroid Prime 4. I’m totally into it. The vibes are immaculate and it kind of reminds me Killer7 or other Suda51 games with the surreal narrative and dialog. Highly recommend it
The art style looks so unique, and reviews seem positive as long as you understand the type of experience it's going for.
Fidelity mode has a few stutters. Performance mode runs great and it’s not a big downgrade in visuals. Skate Story has a very visceral feel while playing.
FWIW I've been playing on base PS5 and disagree I haven't noticed any issues. I'm usually pretty sensitive to issues with frame rate or frame pacing or resolution and it's been perfectly fine to my perception at least.
I’ve only played this game for 45 minutes so far, but the vibe and feel is 100% the feel of cruising with your friends and just popping tricks as you ride. It’s the best “skateboarding” feeling I’ve had in a game even if it’s not what you’d expect.
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