Session: Skate Sim Isn't Bad... You Just Suck.

[@captainshiner42]

I started playing Session and also began skating last summer(2023) at age 42. Just got the last of the historical challenges and the last 2 achievements. This is with manual catch and left/foot right foot. I am soooooo glad I can just play the game and have fun now with no pressure to complete challenges.

[@KJ_Styles]

At age 42? Amazing. So there's still hope for me (age 40). 😅I've been delaying learning to skate for decades now. But I kinda don't wanna die eventually without being able to kick flip.

[@captainshiner42]

@@KJ_Styles You and me both, bro. You and me both.

[@stephenkirkwood3544]

I skated from age 13 to 14 but only learned to ollie, heelflip, and fs shuvit. I wasn't very consistent, but those were the only tricks I could land. I'm now age 38 and want to get back into skating. I bought a skateboard about two years ago, and I've only been trying tricks stationary in the privacy of my home. I've been too ashamed to be my age and be new to skating again.

[@captainshiner42]

@stephenkirkwood3544 I feel ya, man. What's funny is that a few months after I started skating, I started having health problems(like inflammatory arthritis and hypertension) and had to stop for a while. Not too sure I'll be able to keep skating, but I say that if you're still physically healthy, then go for it. Practice in whatever way makes you comfortable. I'm an introvert, so I get not wanting to skate as a beginner in front of other people. Learning to skate is just a shitton of baby steps.

[@Transport4ThatDumpTruck]

Starting at 42. Man I wish I was as cool you respect lmao

[@hereliestales]

This game also has a rewarding factor to it that I can't get with other skating games. I can spend a good chunk of time doing a line and once I complete it it feels so amazing.

[@sprite5760]

Seriously it’s like real life going at a line for at least an hour and once I finally get it it’s so satisfying

[@MansaX]

It's my favorite skateboarding game too. I have so.e game play footage on my channel. Not killing it like this dude but I'm decent at it.

[@akachief8698]

Turn on physical skater animations it makes it look sm better

[@micdonmusic]

One of the first games that had that feeling was Thrasher Skate & Destroy, used to spend hours working on lines. Didn’t get that feeling again until Skate. At the moment I play Session and Skater XL.

[@JayCSkater]

the same as a real life

[@LevitatingGaming]

So glad you are saying this, you earned a sub! As a skateboarder myself, Session is the best skating game ever in my opinion, but when I first played it I still preferred Skater XL for years, but I was subconsciously just enjoying how much easier it was! After several periods of getting a little jaded about XL after playing it for hundreds of hours and getting bored, I would try Session again and again, slowly learning more each time before getting frustrated and going back to XL. Eventually after the 3rd or 4th time, it all started to "click" in my mind. When I started having epiphanies about board control and how to apply pressure for certain grinds and started opening my mind to the higher skill possibilities of the physics and how the game represents it through mechanical skill I realized I was having the closest simulation to the feeling of skateboarding that I have ever felt. Just like with skateboarding, learning one trick linked to another, and then another, and eventually I was making insane montages of ridiculous creative grind combos, lines that lasted for entire minutes, and physics-bug-boundary-breaking 1-in-1000 tricks to hit an even higher level too, like figuring out how to wallride on many surfaces when the game doesn't even have wallrides properly implemented. Learning how to tweak flip tricks and get the slowest possible flip for the maximum steeze and having your own personal style, etc. The fact that it's difficultly allows you to really push what seems possible is a huge attraction for me and keeps me coming back to Session to the point I have 500 hours now! Just posted a new montage right now! I hope to see this games community grow even more!!!

[@that0neskaterrr]

i just love how it looks and how it feels for the controls, yes they are hard to master, but after time it gets easier. yes they might be hated or whatsoever, but its kinda fun.

[@andrewmiranda5115]

Session is my favorite game right now. Almost everyday when I get off work I listen to KZbin videos and try the hardest lines I can over and over and love every minute of it.

[@RedEyeMTL]

the learning curve in Session is so similar to skating in RL

[@CherishHaze666]

You can make it easier tho, auto catch, synced scoops, easy grind mode, same pop height for different tricks and so on. There’s also stats to fine tune pretty much everything

[@jaylenwilliams8271]

That’s why people don’t like it. Xl isn’t really like that as much. Is raining everyday where I’m at. Session holds me over. It feels too much like actually skating

[@laurenalexander4438]

ie, not fuckin worth it

[@justinmccormick2578]

Originally I thought session wasn’t that good, then I dumped a lot of hours in to actually get good and started filming realistic tricks and lines, I now realize, much like real life skating, it becomes more fun the better you get

[@codeapexgaming]

Bro this happened to me, I couldn’t get on with it, I was enjoying SXL too much and then realised session was a lot more fluid the more u get used to it, then I busted session for ages, tried going back to SXL and ended up hating it

[@AfghanHippy]

Idk how many people will understand this comparison but i would compare skate 3 to something like forza horizon, older nfs games, or grand Turismo and skater xl and session to i racing. Its difficult, different, and doesnt do a lot to give a welcoming vibe but once you learn the game and start to get better its by far and away one of the most rewarding games to get better at and see your progress

[@tonynittoli4792]

Nailed it

[@Occams_Greatsword]

I tend to direct these people to JL Nightmare's video on how to make session easier. Either that or I show them a few montages either mine or someone else's so they can see what is possible to do in session. Rebirth by Ocular FS is a really good one because not only is he a really good player, dude also mastered the replay editor so his montages are fire emojis.

[@durrik]

Seeing what is possible to do in Session is IT! A lot of players picking it up for the first time, bailing all over and getting frustrated, the majority seem to lack the vision for what could be possible while they're playing it. Just seeing what CAN be done if they practice is all it takes for a lot of people.

[@Generictingz95]

I can’t even imagine non skaters trying to play this 😂 I been skating for years, played the skate series, and have hundreds of hours playing skater XL and the learning curve on this was still steep, and some challenges were still hard asf even with my knowledge of tricks

[@Bbqluv7]

Facts , good take

[@Cygniii]

I dont skate irl and I love this game. The steep learning curve was tough but I found the controls more enjoyable than the skate series. Not skating irl might turn some people off this game though because they might think it will not be for them but it is possible for non skaters to enjoy it

[@vodkastrats]

I tried real skating for a total of 5 days before playing the game so I get what you mean, I had trouble even adjusting to pushing around and traversing the map. After getting over this, the game just started to become soooo much fun, I remember being absolutely stoked to land a heelflip 180 to manual and then manual out (without manual catch on, mind you), when now I wouldn't be as impressed lol. Game's hard, but totally doable as a non-skater, you just need to have a mentality to take on challenges and not just expect to cruise through the game.

[@Ikirupp1994]

Exactly 😂

[@Ikirupp1994]

@@CygniiiI don’t see how. But ok

[@surfguy87]

People seem to shit themselves at the controls, but if you've skated in real life the controls make total sense anf become the best part of the game. With that said, the game can feel slightly shallow due to the lack of atmosphere and muted pay-off. It just feels lonely. For the game to really splash they could add; story, trans/vert, blood, weather, online league/tournaments, or maybe some sort of in-game podcast/radio station. Session is the best skateboard game in decades, but unless you're a perfectionist into uploading fake video clips (using replay editor), the game gets quite boring. Looking forward to future renditions with more immersive environmentd and story. Most of the basics are nailed at this point.

[@bandaid007jl]

in real life A skater will attempt a trick or line multiple times until they land or get it perfect, session captures that process really well. If you are struggling with landing tricks, remember that when you do eventually land it you will be able to move on from that trick feeling satisfied. getting tricks down after multiple attempts and practice is how the game is intended to be played.

[@juanviveros9182]

People love to b*tch and moan and act so entitled, this is a passion project to be the closest to actually skateboarding and thats not a easy feat. This game is so much like skateboarding in real life such as it weeds out the people who says its too hard... so if you don't like it, then its not for you.

[@johnwashington109]

I picked it up on ps plus and I love it. As someone who use to actually skate , it’s almost just as rewarding landing difficult tricks irl. I love that it’s challenging. Sure it could be a bit more polished but it’s a great game

[@isaaczwiesler2874]

I’ve started play last month with true stance, and honestly for me it wasn’t too bad, i would recommend for other people who are struggling to practice and with time you will get better!

[@vincentzombi3916]

I honestly can’t get enough of this game

[@ralphiemcdingus2075]

Based pfp based comment

[@OrbitalVibes]

Both Session & XL have their ups and downs but they both "look like ps3 games" with shader modes and that's main reason why people don't even wanna try these "skate 3 clones"! Session tried to become "realistic" skate game with slightly outdated graphics and unfinished skate mechanics! Seems like the devs decided to cut the development of the game and let the players change the settings MANUALLY instead of having them change AUTOMATICALLY based on board size, oppsticle, speed, weight etc... Example: Imagine you set up small pop for casual cruise, then forget about it and try to pop up to a bigger oppsticle. You'll fail over and over again until you'll remember to MANUALLY CHANGE THE SETTINGS that should have been AUTOMATED! Session is clearly more for people that like manual tinqering with their settings instead of actually playing the game! 🤷‍♂ XL folks on other hand wanna play out of the box, like skate 3 or tonyhawk pro skater. Nothing inovative, just a different package. P.S Hopefully Session will get all the NEEDED updates BEFORE Skate 4 comes out, so Session have build it's own fan base before skate 4 rolls over everything and everyone in skate scene :V

[@itsjiloo]

This is what I love in this game - character is not getting better, I'm getting better. And this is the best filling. Nothing better then sweet line made in Session.

[@FakeHero69]

Around 6-7 min mark you couldn’t have said it any better. The comments i see on here and reddit make me scratch my head and then I realize they probably played it once and gave up. I fucking sucked for 4 months straight until something clicked and now I consider myself better than most with 900+hours in lol

[@-dfh-866]

It feels so good when you start using manual catch and then can't go back to auto catch.

[@iTeddyArth]

personally i am someone who grew up on tony hawks pro skater, and skate franchise. i recently bought session about a week ago, and ive completed every single mission now. and now im just going around different spots hitting some lines and sick tricks. i personally love session and i think its a very well made game

[@jordanettinger]

It's the animations that kill it for me. Somehow the devs managed to make the animations look stiff and rubbery at the same time. SXL looks and plays way more fluid, but it also comes with its own bag of issues. Fingers crossed that Skate 4 gets it right.

[@10ksb17]

you can actually create your own animations in the game.

[@Fellowhuman2004]

Yea its not animations its a physics system so depending on how you move your sticks depends on how your body moves such as you can ollie really high you barely pop so you just make it off a curb and no im not talking about low pop ollies just dont crouch as long, you can make it so the ollie is really rocketed like you didnt swipe your foot, or you can make it so it almost looks like a fakie ollie and this logic applies to every single trick depending on how you move

[@Fellowhuman2004]

Also if you want a more fluid look try messing with the custom advanced settings

[@hereliestales]

I never understand this argument. XL feels so robotic with it's 1 animation looped across every flip trick or grind that it get's stale. The fact Session has a dedicated animation for a gazelle flip is enough for me.

[@FakeHero69]

You just need to find the perfect setting for you bro trust me. Once you get good at session you will realize how bad sxl actually looked.

[@lukast5904]

you were right with everything u said, lots of game reviewers(even some skaters youtubers) that tried out the game said that the game is bad, but they barely played few hours, lots of people nowadays wants every game to be arcadey or easy.. its says sim in the title, skating is hard, skating sim game should be hard too

[@rafsimons6608]

You can change day/night time (sick visuals). You can change settings which make gameplay super easy. Clothes and skateboard gear looks really cool. If you skate in irl the skating feels satisfying bc its very realistic. They have irl spots in game like the nyc LES park. New playstation's don't have skate 3 ( which I really love ), so session is pretty much all we have. These are the best things about this game. I learned like 50% of all tricks in 2hours too, because I used to play skate 3 religiously. Session is really worth it!!

[@kenpachi421]

Yeah session does have a learning curve, but when you take time to learn how to play it much more satisfying when you land tricks. Skateboarding in real life is hard, so yeah I like how session made this more realistic.

[@yoyofun1]

I’m a skater and I knew what I was getting into with session, being more of a sim. So I’m definitely in the demographic. And I absolutely love the controls, hitting spots over and over is so fun, but the lack of polish in the animations and graphics is definitely apparent and I think that’s what turns more people away tbh. I think if it looked incredible but nothing else was changed it would have less hate.

[@Unlockingparadoxes]

I hope that everyone has an amazing 2024 and safe travels throughout the year.

[@berkmustafaoglu9020]

I played skate 3 for all the 7-8 years I had my PS3. Now that it’s gone, I decided to try this game and honestly it’s addicting. I love the realism, the physics, the maps and everything. Both Skate and Session are amazing games

[@Willowposting]

I think one of the things that needs changed is ragdolls. Like, the game has these ultra real graphics but when you bail you just kinda turn into a wet blanket. I think if they added some active ragdoll animations so it actually looks like a bailout it would look amazing. Also multiplayer pls it would make this game ultimate and is the reason i go with XL instead of session

[@danimacrepa]

bro is a skate simulator not beamng

[@satevo462]

The hardest thing for me to get used to was steering with the triggers. I have decades of muscle memory that whats to steer with the sticks. After you get past that it's wide open and awesome.

[@myflyingpotato0]

I got it two weeks ago, and I just spent time in the skate park map repeatedly attempting ONE grind rail until I was able to nail it repeatedly. Then I skated in the other maps and felt comfortable doing missions, and watching videos made me think of the seemingly empty maps as a IRL skateboarder would see an endless land of opportunity. The random falling off the board is annoying when it happens too much, too pointlessly, but I just say I tripped on a pebble. 😅

[@Yoboyalberttini]

Don’t get me wrong I was one of the guys that played all those Tony hawk franchise games plus with all the skate franchise games when I hopped on to skate Sim I do admit it was frustrating for about a whole day but now is the best game I’ve ever played to tell you the truth in my opinion, it’s better than the Tony Hawk and skate it feels a lot more relaxing and more realistic. The fact that I could have will flat spots have my board with wear and tear and all the other little features are just amazing.

[@J-boogie89]

I went from skate to session and hated it , stuck with skater xl for 2 years then got sick of the lack of content on Xbox, tried session again and now I won’t go back to skater xl or skate … after I changed the controls a little bit I fucking love , slower flips and all the flick control is nasty. But the lack of grabs and little things are lacking . I’ll take session over the competition any day now … IT WAS DEFINITELY A SKILL ISSUE TO START

[@Platinuments]

Realism doesn't always equate to more fun. That being said, I picked up session for just that! The realism. It's hands down the closest thing to irl skating, especially when compared out the box against SXL and the EA skate franchise. I'm fully into the game now, took a couple days or so to really get the controls into my head. But thinking about the sticks as individual feet, and being a skater myself, it really just clicked! Such a moment of joy when I went from failing to catch tricks, to stacking lines easily and knowing what I wanted to do for every trick. The hardest part isn't the controls per say, but more so unlearning decades of muscle memory by this point. It really does make sense though and is my personal favourite dual stick system for a skateboarding game. Flick-it controls were revolutionary, but limited. Session adds a new ingredient to the mix and it just works so well. My biggest gripes are limited maps and gear on console (get a pc, scrub - I have one, just prefer gaming on console as it's more comfortable to me). The darn wheel bounce glitch. Lastly, it's the sadly dated engine it's on. It makes filming clips, or certain spots nearly impossible to work with due to awful shadow culling, screen space effects like water flowing or reflections for example. But it just feels a bit dated already and has done since release. Despite looking gorgeous, it doesn't feel overly optimised. Big asks for an indie team, but they were so transparent before, they're very quiet now and only seem to pop up with more paid dlc. That said, they have done a filming video lately. So fair play to them for getting more players involved in the most engaging part of the game. Stacking clips! That all said, you have the best style when it comes to session. Your flow and trick selection has always been captivating to watch. Just really hope to see you make another session edit! The last one was beautiful. But I get that it's very time consuming and not profitable. Just another selfish desire. You're absolutely ridiculous at this game and I can't get enough! All the best dude.

[@-dfh-866]

Flick it controls on skate were sick at the time. Skate walked so session can run. Just imagine skate 4. Hopefully it's more like session with the trick system. You can even parkour on skate 4. You can do Slappys, bean plants, no complys..it looks like it's coming along good.

[@fueg00nyxxx]

i ain’t reading allat

[@YYesImCrazYY]

My first encounter with Session went like this - Bought the game in early access when they still had you running around as a prison inmate, tried skating around a bit got insanely frustrated, uninstalled the game and refunded. Then about a year later I went back to it and they added SO MUCH GOOD STUFF. Watched some videos on it and how to actually play it and spent hours getting into it myself. Conclusion - It's a really fun game (especially since the stats menu) but the learning curve is pretty hard haha

[@Rambone1978]

New ps player here, yeah the controls are a little hard but that’s what makes it fun. It feels better then skater XL to land a trick or just ride around in general.

[@demonic75]

I am really enjoying session right now, I've always been into DIY spots and the blackriver dlc objects are perfect especially as I own a few irl.

[@nomodz4real]

Like with skateboarding irl there is a learning curve. Many people don't get past the initial stages. That's okay. For those who do it's all love, for those who don't and want to send negativity, it just turns into more fuel for the rest of us. Like T-Funk we monsters out here, that love each other 💚

[@SessionWill]

I played on ps5…I bought skater XL cause I thought it had skate 3 controls.. nope.. bought session skate sim.. same thing. Little while later I sat down spend about 3-4 hours to figure out how to play it then .. 400+hours later I love it and im decent ❤

[@Saint.Cosmos]

I am someone who picked this up with PSplus this month and I came from SkaterXL and I was reeeeeeeeally struggling with this at first but much like when I learned to skate I had to practice. Once I got some practice in I began to learn and I'm having a TON of fun with this game. I still prefer the "flow" of SkaterXL but Session is absolutely a better product. Easy Day Studios wishes they had a game as complete as Session (or rather, they don't care I'm pretty sure).

[@CrazyDiamondAJ]

last night was rough.. there was plenty of cursing and almost a surrender. Tonight, I'm obsessed. This game is really dope, even better than skate. It's mainly the movement with the triggers that trips me up I keep wanting to steer with the L stick. It is a super enjoyable challenge which makes it all the more rewarding when you do nail something. The thing I had to realize about it is it's more about planning lines and using the session marker rather than just rolling through the map skating everything like in THPS and Skate. I came to youtube to find all the mafs who are really good and see some crazy lines.

[@k6nga]

how have they not fixed the animations yet it still looks so stiff and wonky compared to every other skate game

[@KJ_Styles]

Yeah, they still couldn't keep any of the animation guys they tried to get onboard. 😔 It's really so sad.

[@eligreg99]

What exactly is stiff to you?

[@JamesExploresHorror]

0:54 the reverb of that impact had me dying! Haha

[@Unlockingparadoxes]

Dont hate on the game. Just put in the hours you need to get better at playing it. Just because you don't progress as quickly as other skateboarding games doesn't make the game bad. It is meant for people who are willing to dedicate themselves.

[@Unlockingparadoxes]

Even whenever I take a month break from this game I get rusty. So don't be discouraged. It is meant to be difficult. Especially if you play with custom settings and manual catch settings enabled. 🙏🏽

[@52bluemondayss]

aphex twin hat in session is so fire

[@obiwanjakobe9814]

downloaded the game the other day and blew my brains out. now im back as a brilliant skater and gonna try it out again.

[@TheoWasHere2]

I started playing this game recently and first I was like "I really suck at this game" but I still kept going cause already failing in the tutorial would be to much of an ego hit. And yeah some stuff took me over 30 minutes, but I do notice that I'm getting better at it. And it's a nice distraction.

[@rendzen3586]

200 hours into session, when i first bought it it took me like 30 minutes ( with auto grind on ) to just learn to jump on rail. Now i use manial catch etc and game doesnt feel hard anymore, but i still get stuck like 30 minutes on single line :D

[@deadvirgo]

I gave up on this game for months and then something made me open it a couple weeks ago and about an hour in the controls suddenly made sense, and I went from not being able to kickflip most of the time to being able to do whatever I want pretty much on demand. Probably somewhere around 20 hours of gameplay total before that were spent just doing ollies and the occasional backside flip lol. But, now that I can play Session, I tried launching Skater XL the other day and kept fucking up the controls. They're damn near mutually exclusive.

[@turtleGIRL_8]

Обе игры (session n skater xl) по своему хороши. В sxl меня привлекает большое количество мод карт, но некоторые аспекты управления отталкивают. Так же, вечная настройка всего, чтобы игру сделать лучше. Session может иметь недоработанную анимацию, баги, но управление там - идеальное, как по мне. (ждём grabs из 0.0.0.5а аххаахах. Зачем они вырезали..., лучше бы так и оставили в экспериментальном)

[@turtleGIRL_8]

ахахах UE4 Error. у меня оно появляется, когда я задеваю грани и тд (хз, так как у меня очень слабый пк), но во время монтажа клипа в игре, ошибок нет

[@zaemulaah]

i feel like anyone who actually likes skating and not just skating games will enjoy session. the only real problem wit the game to me is not enough clothing options... i thought i would unlock more stuff as i played through the story but nope lmao everything u can c at the beginning of the game in the shop is all ur options for the rest of ur experience unless ur modding.

[@Real_human66]

I love “session” and the custom setting to make it more difficult is dope I wish the board would snap on the nose though that would make a good clip for a video part

[@brennyfb]

Bro I subbed today and have been loving the content. Just noticed the Nothing Left To Love hoodie and we just became best friends

[@robdisco9287]

Mt beef isnt with the difficulty its with the fact you a gaming company with the insight it had at the time form skater and skater xl that you didnt think it to be a thought to put in multiplayer in this game it boggles my mind. you make it hard core and the top peak og skate sims. You didnt think people would want to take the very hard skill they acquired and compete with others?

[@TrucKiiN]

I don’t see how people say this game is frustrating and hard? You use two sticks and two triggers. It’s not hard at all, just slow it down and chill tf out lol or go play Tony hawk. I obviously loved skate 1,2,3 but session is just a whole different game

[@Rubito234]

You should make a video about the easiest settings to use for people who are new to the game It would help people getting better with the game and learn how to use the settings menus

[@Legosaremylife4455]

Here’s the thing abt session, it’s hard as hell, UNTIL you mess with your settings a bit, then it’s mad fun

[@anthonysoto1007]

Been playing for 4 days and I had to do 215 nollie backside heels and somehow got it and I can do nose grinds, crooks, lots of flip tricks, five o’s board slides and all that stuff I am not that good but I can at least skate a handrail but that’s a lot of progression in 4 days!!!!

[@almightyIrie]

lmao when first playing Session the simmer (and competitor) in me wanted to go full unlocked manual catch etc from the get go.. i quickly resorted to auto-catch and kept it that way for the first 2 weeks, then went back to manual catch.. These 2 weeks of auto catch really helped me get accustomed to the game itself, albeit it was fresh on steam back then / very early access.. However the level of frustration / difficulty is +/-0 to current version i'd say. EDIT: Of course there's a lot to criticize with this game, so much so that at one point after the 1.0 release i just stopped playing all together.. But did i stop caring because "the game is bad"? Apparently not, i'm here watching every Session video you pump out, and am still hoping the game will reach the level of polish and bugfixing it deserves.

[@Glass-Bowl]

Easy Day forgot to pay the server bill again so I've finally gotten back into trying Session again (on summer sale right now for like $12 go go), despite there not being any multiplayer (but good on them for trying to see if it could work). Also tired of reinstalling and configuring all the mods every time I have to reinstall for any reason or Easy Day does... anything, which breaks everything. The thing that kept me on XL was 50% I'd played it for hundreds of hours already, and I liked how every action gave immediate feedback, whereas Session is still more input first - result after. While there might be a bit more range of spontaneous motion you can get away with in XL, just because of how the board interacts with objects in the environment (it was a beautiful physics engine despite being Moon-Skater Sim as a package), there's a lot more control and variations of tricks that you can do than I remember. Still not a huge fan of reverts with the triggers (I'd rather peel the board myself somehow) but I'll get used to it in time. Some things from XL make playing it the first time easier, but holy shit; Some bad habits like pulling the sticks the wrong way to pop especially in fakie are really really hard to unlearn. Like... When I started XL I tried to do the thing Session does which makes sense, back foot back, then front foot forward to ollie. Session's pretty amazing. The access and control you have over the precision of the game in the menu is actually insane. The map is huge and there's a billion obstacle combinations to skate. The animations make everything you pull off feel good. Even landing a sketchy sideways ollie has the character throw their arm back to stabilize and you can feel that's it's an animation made to compliment the physics. The sounds give me goosebumps sometimes. Bailing is hilarious which is good because you'll do it constantly. If you're having trouble performing a trick, it **is** because you're not doing the right input the right way at the right time. Memorizing each input in the correct order and actually doing exactly what you were trying to do feels amazing and the replay editor is there for you when you nail it. *You can pop sideways!* This is a completely new mechanic for me in any skating game and I'm having a gratuitously fun time with it. You can actually use the pockets to launch yourself in a sideways trajectory, making things like popping over a rail and catching on the other side look and feel reeeally sweet. Not used to being able to ride parallel with a ledge, and without aiming the nose at it, pop over, and back out again. It's hard as hell. I think it's definitely harder than XL and will take more practice to memorize bags of tricks to make impulsive free skating more doable. First you need to set up in front of a curb, spend 20 minutes trying to bigspin nose stall the thing and pop out on the side you want without flipping the board. Yes, the challenge here is *not* to do a trick on your way out. Fail many times but subconsciously start understanding mechanics better. Study up exactly what the sticks do with your feet when your body is oriented certain ways on the object you're grinding/stalling on, fail another 20 minutes, take a break come back and finally get it. And still not be able to do it twice but it's in your brain now and eventually it will all start clicking and everything you've learned will begin meshing together... from time to time. It's that kind of game. They made it extremely satisfying to try something a hundred times and finally get it. I don't skate but as a fan for 30 years, I can see how this is made to emulate the real thing. You can kinda feel experience and inspiration in every part of this game, save maybe the story but literally no one cares and they're aware of that. Really looking forward to seeing how this one continues developing. Thanks Crea-ture.

[@BruceWayne-xw6sg]

its a learner curve for sure, but when you hit your first line its really addictive.

[@gwopjuug]

bro i have 50 hours in session after putting about 50 into sxl. it it’s so fucking frusturatingly hard but rewarding i feel like im more consistent in real life then on the game. but thats what makes it fun. what i dont understand is how someone who doesn’t skateboard in real life understand all the small stuff about this game that correlate directly to skating in real life

[@itspigeonthief]

It would be interesting to see the game from a perspective of someone who has never skated in real life, it must be completely alien to them.

[@gwopjuug]

@@itspigeonthief exactly

[@muteeverybody]

Session def isn’t bad but this long in between waiting for mid content is bad

[@TheSoxor123]

People saying it's a bad game are non skaters IRL. This game is made for skaters, and it shows because people will complain about the controls, yet the controls are the most realistic setup I've played. The drop off from steam achievements is huge from the first one to the second one. I beat the game on normal and now playing on hardcore and its the best skating game out there.

[@RyGuySmallFry]

This is by far my favorite game, I've never had a more rewarding gaming experience.

[@dbd6393]

As a new player it looks amazing but the 360 ollies have broken me. I can't wrap my mind around it I can either not prewind and do it really janky just by trigger and moving the stick (sometimes.) And I can very rarely do it very smooth prewind and swinging the stick at the right time, but I just can not do it consistently at all.

[@westtexasyoungin5049]

If you skate irl and have real skateboard knowledge this game is mad fun and easy to learn, if you have zero skate experience this game will piss you off.

[@wavez_9107]

Tbh Pigeon I like the more discussion type videos of just talking about the state of the game or something like this while just skating around

[@pryo_immortal1834]

wait people say this game is bad? i played like last year because i havent been able to play skate on my pc and this was that game for me just satisfying chill skateboarding game with good controls

[@Rednot_]

The game is good, I’ve just played it for 1hr and I’m getting good at it, the only problem for me is that you (necessarily) have to turn your body with L2/R2 because otherwise you end up doing tricks just before a gap or just falling down. I miss Skate 3 so much, but I guess this is the closest I can get.

[@Moooniemoon]

i feel the learning curve part for session, but the game is soo fun to casually go back to with the auto/easy mode equivalent for the game from time to time. however I should probably get use to manual catch because the game looks a little wonky with auto everything turned on lol. good video though guy! I see your points

[@monfrezo]

personally i found the game easy to learn, but challenging to master, its quite fun just skating doing a the same trick in many different variations and speed and is probably what pulls me back to it when it get tired of it, in comparison to skate where every tre flip is the exact same as the first one... If u find this game hard, u should mby practice ur motor skills a bit more, try tapping the top of ur head with ur right hand and moving ur left hand in circles around ur belly button

[@Bra1nzs]

Took me a while to learn it but nothing is more satisfying than landing a trick!! I just hope they add at least some co-op option!

[@obiwanjakobe9814]

that'll be dope. either online or play with friends in a private session. no pun attended

[@alleyshortcut]

Session is by the far the best skate game. I won’t even be bothering with skate 4s moon gravity and single stick controls. Session claiming to be a skate sim but not having proper animations for getting on and off your board is an absolute crime though.

[@lochnessspeedwerkz6557]

Although its a lot different, the difficulty is on par with thrasher skate and destroy. I remember that game being just as much a pita.

[@Sxuuum]

i think they should change the title from "session skate sim" back to "session : hardcore skateboarding simulator" XD

[@slimbroco572]

Ill say, I dont skate but love Session. I love it cuz I cant skate n this makes me feel a lil cooler at least lmao I could always "skate" but could never do tricks really. Why I always give a shout out to ppl that can cuz its not an easy sport. It was always a great workout too

[@BootyStarfish]

This game rules. The replay editor is incredible i just keep making skate videos on share factory

[@vampirehunterd.]

Just like skating in real life it takes time dedication and patience, this game is amazing.

[@Bbqluv7]

This game is definitely worth the patience to learn , best skate sim we got out right now .

[@Generictingz95]

I can’t stop playing! Restarted on manual catch today and already almost done the story again in one day 😫 It even replicates the feeling of trying a line and sun starts to go down so you try to get it before dark…or when you know you have to get off so you got that “one more chance” feeling like when you’re getting kicked out a spot irl….definitely the best skate sim out right now!

[@sneakerheadforlife]

"2:40" Man I'm just tryna tre on flat, please don't try and shoehorn everyone who has a problem with this game into people who've never seen a skateboard in real life. I understand what they're going for using two sticks with different inputs to simulate what one foot for popping and the other for maneuvering the board but it doesn't translate well and using L2 and R2 instead of the directional sticks to do180's and 360's just feels awkward. Also the camera when your off the board is so slow and inaccurate but when your on the board using L2 and R2 fixes that why not just have to the camera be like that all the time? or at least and option for camera speed.

[@Toripusutashi]

I got this on pc and i swear everyones animations look better and physics feel different from mine... Like your flick tricks feel faster and grinds feel flatter. If i do a nose or tail grind the voard wiggles up and down ? Instead of being a solid foot plant no matter what i do

[@boss_galaga94]

Bro ur settings vid help me get so much better THANK U😂

[@TheDealer1228]

At this point, the skate/skater xl/session discourse is probably always going to be garbage because neither of these games are going to be 100% there, yet people coming from Skate 3 are going to still gravitate towards skate. even though it’s less realistic and the game seems less focused on skateboarding than the two sim titles on the market. It’d be great if crea-ture or Easy Day got around to finishing and fine-tuning their games, but I doubt that’s ever going to happen, so we’re left in this limbo state where vanilla Session is *arguably* the best game out of the box even though it’s riddled with issues.

[@AFellowDoktuh]

Session is just like any other Skateboard game, the only issue or gripe I have with it are the animations for some more technical tricks, but overall I went from goofing around on Skate 2, to playing this with no real issue aside from the clunky feeling Session has. It's not a bad game, but it's also not a good game either, it's pretty mediocre at best. The thing I like about session is you're not launching yourself 1000 feet into the air like in the SKATE and Tony Hawks video games which was a gripe I had with those games, they lacked realism which is what SESSIONS offers.

[@TheGoldenKaren]

I downloaded the game yesterday and had it mastered within 3 hours. It seriously doesn’t take much to learn it. I had one friend who just like everyone else couldn’t get used to the controls and never took the time to tweak settings so they said it was a horrible game. I freaking love it. It’s called “skate sim” for a reason😂

[@alexanderbernpetersen4276]

If your not lying then your the fucking goat at skating sims😂

[@TheGoldenKaren]

@@alexanderbernpetersen4276 haha nah it really just came naturally. Never played it before until a few weeks ago. Always been a problem solver and overly hand eye coordinated. (I don’t play games non stop either😅)

[@The7Reaper]

I'm one of those new PS Plus players but I knew what I was getting into and I've had a fun and frustrating experience in my almost 30 hours of playing, I did beat most of the missions and went pro though so that was cool, the hardest stuff for me was anything involving manuals, especially that damn Daewon Song one at the playground, holy shit was that mad annoying lmao

[@STELLARMIGHTY]

I love this game - once you get the hang of it - it grabs you

[@goldenchild5296]

My thing is, people wouldn't be caught off guard if they just looked up a game and few different perspectives on it and decide if they wanna try it or not 😂😂

[@Impressingthedead]

I just hate they made turning with L2 & R2 if you’re using a key board I see no difference between the two because your still tweaking the turns instead of smoothly going left and right looks like your tapping it to turn so you don’t over do it one of the major problems I’ve had ( turning)

[@laurenalexander4438]

Know what sucks? Session's controls. Steering with the triggers is unintuitive.

[@itspigeonthief]

I completely disagree as having both sticks free to control your individual feet is the biggest improvement for realism in a skateboarding game. I’m waiting to see if the new Skate changes my mind though.

[@SEVSREVENGE]

I just hope this game gets better anims

[@itspigeonthief]

Word on the street is the old animator is back, can't 100% confirm tho!

[@gleefoolyy9421]

just downloaded it i loved skate 2 and 3, yes i suck sat session ol but i enjoy this game just gotta practice and play more!

[@yeetdiscreet1278]

Sorry but I guess I'm in the minority here. I picked up the game, invested like two hours into it, put it down and haven't looked back since. The controls are just too Janky for me. It doesn't help that I'm not really a huge fan of "simulator" games, which is why I don't really play games like Forza or Gran Turismo unless I'm in a very specific mood. I find them unnecessarily difficult to master and rather time-consuming, plus if I wanted something that emulated real life… I would just go out and skate myself. I'm busy during the week and I only have so much time to play games, so I'm not really interested in trying to fight a game to force myself to like it. I guess I can understand why people love it… I guess… But I just can't get behind it. I think the game is well made and everything but it's just not for me.

[@dabberdaffy256]

The main game lol 300 players isn’t a main game skate 3 still has more players

[@nitro292]

for real life skaters, skate 3 is for kids🤣

[@iHoPStA]

Kearney street has become 1 of my fav go to spots...

[@mikejustman1542]

the only thing is that I wish on the Switch, they made it easier to manual. its literally impossible to pop into manuals and I've played this for weeks.

[@2brokegamers664]

i think skate one and 2 are more like real skateboarding other than say tony hawk or skate 3. I'm 30 i have played pretty much every skateboarding game made other than the ride game for Wii. i grew up skateboarding, rollerblading, BMX, Motocross and all that good shit. i don't anymore I'm getting older and i cant afford to get hurt like that anymore but i still know how a lot of the tricks are done so when skate 1 came out and you had to actually swipe the stick to do a trick it was like oh snap the sticks can be our feet and now here we are lol using both sticks as our feet in a skate sim! didn't like it at first but the more i play this the more I like it. same thing when skate 1 came out man i played tony hawk all my life and like thrasher and a few other odd skate games also BMX games too then when skate came out i was wtf is this lol now i love all of them tony hawk to skate3 now this is becoming pretty sweet too other than it needs a graphics update sheesh lol nah prolly just cause its on the switch lol

[@TheExpressionx]

Yeah the trick detection and clunky animations kill it for me, I love the game but the historical challenges and the story mode challenges are sometimes very difficult to pull off even if you land them, if the trick detection doesn’t work, then it doesn’t count, and they really need to fix this, they don’t seem to be prioritizing fixing that so it really sucks for me as a trophy hunter. But after countless hours of grinding, I finally got the platinum trophy, no I don’t have to worry about this as much but it definitely almost ruined the game for me, I would almost rather play skater xl even though the modding on PlayStation is very lackluster

[@SeuQynGaming]

Free? What? I just paid 12.50

[@dajex16]

Played this game for about 12 hours and can say that the issues outweigh the positives. Skating mechanics are so addicting, the customization of the boards are insane, and theres a sandbox. The things I couldn't get past was the music (there like 3 songs on loop), you get caught on everything, reward system is not very appealing, there no story, little motivation to play, and straight up feels like a $5 game janky game. If you are good with playing a game that you can get really good at with customization and not much of a reward system not being a priority, this is for you. If you want a story, music, competitive aspect, or anything to show for it (aside from feeling like you got better), I'd say skip this game. It's a shame