For someone who has been playing skateboarding games for over 18 years I can confidently say that this is by far one of my favourite skating games of all time. The gameplay and board controls are the best and smoothest I've ever seen. Grinds and tricks feel so satisfying when you land them. My only nitpick is that sometimes the animations can look a bit off.

As someone who has been confined to a wheelchair for over 9 years this game has given me the satisfaction of skating that I have been craving for many years.

Score: 9.5/10

P.S. First time I played this I went to grind and failed and basically broke my back. Thought it was ironic af.

!!! BEFORE YOU BUY !!!

Since there are a lot of new discussions about how the game isn't fun or lacks of content please read carefully before you buy and start complaining afterwards:

1. This game doesn't want to be EA Skate or THPS. There's no story mode, no cutscenes, no progression. The only progression is your skill in skating and filming. If trying tricks or lines over and over again until they are perfect isn't fun to you, this game probably isn't for you.

2. Although there are some nice maps in the game right from the start, you will have much more fun with the game if you use mods. Same for clothing, skateboards, griptapes, wheels, trucks. There a little in the game, but modding makes the game so much better.

3. Physics are okay, but if you skate in real life it feels a little bit over. Jumps feel a little too high, if you want to film realistic looking clips you should use a mod like XXL Menu, where you can change gravity, pop height, flip speed and so on.

What you will be doing most of the time: You find a spot and think "Hey this trick would be cool here. So you try until you make it. And that's fun for some people especially those skating in real life. If you aren't and you are expecting some casual sports game like EA Skate for example: You probably won't have much fun with this game. You have to set your own goals and don't be afraid of modding, otherwise please wait for another skate game, that fits you better instead of complaining how bad the game is.

And if you want a game where you can skate realistically, doing Ollies into banks, getting that perfect fs smith down that handrail, landing a really clean frontside flip down that 20s and then take your time cutting and editing your clips: Congratulations, this game is probably made for you. Have fun.

The studio is trash, they feed off the hard work of the mod community and fail to release any kind of original content. If the mod community wasnt so awesome this game would be close to nothing. Get your s*** together easy day.

Give us access to a level creator! Let us help you

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I tried this game before Session came out, and at the time, I didn't really enjoy it. I felt it had a severe lack of content, and the controls were just confusing to me at first. (I only spent maybe 30 minutes with the game before I returned it)
Then after a while, Session released, and I bought it on release day. I was impressed with the content in the base game, I loved the level editing tools, and since I hadn't fully explored Skater XL's physics, I really liked the way Session played. I put quite a few hours into Session, pretty much exploring and completing everything.
Then I bought Skater XL again, right after the beta with the new California skatepark was added. So much had improved, yet I still preferred Session, I guess because I had gotten used to the control scheme. Then I started seeing all of the different ways you could control your player in Skater XL, and how good some people in videos made their gameplay look. I gave Skater XL another go, this time really trying to learn how the controls worked while trying to block out every other control scheme I had learned from other skating games. This is when I really started to like Skater XL.
The way you can tweak your tricks and style in Skate XL is unlike any other skating game. Now when I try to go back and play Session, the tricks and physics feel so stiff and everything looks like it is just an animation playing over and over again for the same trick. Skater XL keeps me coming back because of how fluid everything feels. Just a simple kickflip can be done in pretty much any way I can think of, and with the help of some modding tools, even more variations are possible.
If you've been trying to decide between either this or Session, I highly recommend Skater XL. The physics are vastly superior to Session. While it might seem like it lacks content in terms of maps and skater customization, the upcoming July update looks like it will fix that. In the meantime, the modding Discord server has tons and tons of content to play with.

Transition Update: The transition physics are so cool, they aren't perfect, but you can now do vert tricks that I haven't seen in many other games. I love doing nose and tail stalls, rock to fakie, and rock and rolls, they are pretty satisfying. The dev team also made custom clothing easier to add.

skamtebord

Pretty trash without mods but yea

lovely skate game that gets carried by modders and the community.

this game is basically like those primitive technology videos where the 2 dudes build an underground pool out of mud and sticks.

The community will ALWAYS run this game. If I couldn't use Dawgs XXL, DeckFX, Exposure Controller, or the Menu Mod; I would NOT play this. Modders have progressed, and have done more than Easy Day could ever do.

The price tag is a bit much, especially if you don't have a controller. If you want a skateboarding simulation game, pick this up on sale. Still, F*** Easy Day

Countless maps, clothing mods, complete board control / customization, and more.

And no, Session is not a better skateboarding game.