Skater XL

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  • Summary: From the people who brought you the #1 sports game world-wide for mobile, Skater XL is an evolution in skateboarding games. Experience unparalleled board control and responsiveness while you skate legendary real-world skate spots.

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. GameCrate
    Aug 6, 2020
    75
    Skater XL tickles the same part of my brain as my favorite racing sims. It provides a compelling sandbox with enough depth that it makes me want to do a difficult thing well. It’s simultaneously relaxing. You can fall on your face 500 times, but there are zero consequences for any of it. No one’s keeping score, not of points or broken bones. In troubled times, a low stakes challenge can be a welcome one.
  2. PC Games
    Aug 10, 2020
    70
    There’s way too little content in Skater XL and a lot of missing things like NPCs which make it seem like the game never got out of early-access. Playing it, however, feels great. Let’s just hope that the developers update the game with a lot more stuff than it currently has.
  3. Jeuxvideo.com
    Jul 29, 2020
    55
    To say that Skater XL's finish leaves something to be desired is an understatement.
  4. GameSpot
    Aug 11, 2020
    50
    If there's one thing Skater XL excels at, it's that it has a great foundation that shows Easy Day Studios knows how to make quality skateboarding mechanics. Unfortunately, the rest of the experience isn't quite there yet. The uninspired levels, barebones features, and overall unfinished-feeling state makes its 1.0 release look like it's still in Early Access. Its trick system deserves more, and with time, it could grow into a great experience. As it is now, Skater XL lacks spots worth conquering and fails to entice past this initial bail.
  5. PCMag
    Aug 6, 2020
    50
    Fresh out of Steam Early Access, Skater XL attempts to resurrect the once-popular skateboard game genre through the use of a creative, intuitive control scheme. The core skating action is good, but the game still has too many rough patches.
  6. Wccftech
    Aug 9, 2020
    40
    Skater XL is, simply put, an unfinished product. It's a Skateboarding Simulation Game without the game. A barebones five developer-created maps and three user-created maps have no path, purpose or direction with just a handful of 'challenges' that are identical to tutorials. The skateboarding itself is great, the tricks satisfying to perform and a joy to pull off, particularly due to the control scheme. Will you enjoy it? Possibly, if you're happy making your own fun and you like skateboarding. If you expect a video game, you're going to be sorely disappointed.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. EXECHINO
    Oct 21, 2020
    10
    The best Realistic Skate game so far.Highly recommended !! A cuddly physique never seen before and animations, that was one of the mainThe best Realistic Skate game so far.Highly recommended !! A cuddly physique never seen before and animations, that was one of the main reasons for my purchase.

    A big challenge along the way has been the fact that Skater XL is the first skateboarding game to be entirely based on physics. The player is in control of the board at all times and can rotate, flip and adjust the tricks in any way they want, so unlike skateboarding games of the past, there is no 'canned' character animation that can represent a given trick.

    They developed a novel real-time animation system that can move and respond to player input moment by moment. This involved hand cleaning, cutting, and editing countless chunks of mocap animation for specific requirements that are then stitched together and mixed in real time so that the animation system instantly responds to player input and hits the character a realistic looking movement.

    The result of this system is a much more polished and realistic representation of the skate movement. We hope you agree that this new Skater XL animation system looks and feels like a new game, one that is incredibly smooth, responsive, and satisfying to play.

    Skater XL uses physics controlled by thumbsticks to power all movements in the game, which is a far cry from traditional 'canned animation' based systems. The precise movements performed through the thumbsticks will make your tricks look and feel different each time, adding a level of expression, customization, and style to the game.

    Undoubtedly thanks to the Mods the PC version is the best!!    … Expand
  2. Johnnyboy51
    Oct 15, 2020
    9
    Great game a little overpriced right now though. Gameplay is very realistic and very smooth. Can't do darkslides though but if you use mods you can.
  4. Fajcis
    Nov 24, 2022
    8
    Tato hra mě velice potěšila, spousta map, vytvoření vlastní postavy taky není k zahození a obecně se dá dobře vyblbnout, pokud vám přijde máloTato hra mě velice potěšila, spousta map, vytvoření vlastní postavy taky není k zahození a obecně se dá dobře vyblbnout, pokud vám přijde málo map, existuje stránka kde si mapy a různé mody můžete do hry bezplatně stáhnout, to samé platí pro oblečení. Co se týče fyziky tak je na tom lépe než hra Session, jednoznačně. Hru vám můžu vřele doporučit!… Expand
  5. RankSpot
    Mar 10, 2021
    7
    Love the foot mechanics with the analogics, great way to control what you're doing.

    The game's straight to the point, no story mode, no    Love the foot mechanics with the analogics, great way to control what you're doing.

    The game's straight to the point, no story mode, no scoreboards no nothing, just skating freely which honestly is refreshing in this genre however I would say it's ESSENTIAL to add a multiplayer mode where you can skate around with your friends in order for the gameplay not to turn repetitive after a while.

    Customizing your character lacks in facial and body options but makes up for it in stylish clothes and boards.
    To add to it, you can download modded clothes, maps and boards made by the community but unfortunately the game still feels overpriced for the content it has at the moment.    … Expand
  6. Wrecktangled
    Mar 17, 2022
    6
    This is a hard one to rate for me, because I have come to love it through mods and other means. The game itself is quite bad and unpolished,This is a hard one to rate for me, because I have come to love it through mods and other means. The game itself is quite bad and unpolished, but with mods you get a very realistic skate simulator that I have been wanting for years. This will more than likely be my skateboarding game until Skate 4 comes out.… Expand
  7. Se777enx3
    Mar 11, 2022
    4
    Very glitchy, doesn’t feel good even after applying mods. Controls are pretty bad in my opinion.

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