Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 Review - Square Eyed Jak

Well it's finally time I gave this a shot! But I get the feeling people bash this game purely because it's the thing to do and a lot of the glitches stem from discovery of something less interesting, forced and forced until it turns into something game breaking. I guess I'll have to see for myself!
EDIT November, 2019: This video originally contained a joke that included terminology I no longer feel was in any way appropriate to have been used here in the first place.
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[@TheLonelyGoomba]

I remember being being at a party once, and someone was hyping up this game. This was after reviews and all the glitches had been revealed. I said the game is probably bad and he got super pissy at me. Wonder what he thought when he played it.

[@SquareEyedJak]

I don't know, some people can just be blinded by the most obvious things. Blows my mind.

[@leeeroyjenkins555]

You at a party? But you are stuck between 2 pipes!

[@RadioTails]

He finally got those jet-packs working!

[@soulslayer434]

Honeslty he most likely still likes it because he hyped it so much that no matter what it cant be bad lol

[@surrealbrain4227]

@@SquareEyedJak I know I was with Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric. It blows my mind that I ever tried to defend that one prior to release...and it blows my mind even more that that was four years ago now.

[@tsumuriah2475]

I’m glad this game was horrible. It made tony hawk 1+2 possible

[@dubsgames4719]

I got it days ago and I fucking love it

[@tsumuriah2475]

Dubs games yeah it’s crazy fun. I was so disappointed with the way pro skater 5 came out when I got it. Thought the series was put in its coffin lol

[@n1njahawkssecondchannel84]

traumxiety de ocampo Tony Hawk 1+2 Is so worth my money I haven’t played a lot of Tony hawk games but this is easily my new favorite.

[@tsumuriah2475]

N1njaHawks Second channel definitely One of the best in the series!

[@n1njahawkssecondchannel84]

traumxiety de ocampo I should try buying 3 and underground to see what there like

[@firehedgehog1446]

Hearing how the rushed development broke this game just makes me even more glad Toys for Bob stood up to Activision about delaying the release of the Reignited Trilogy

[@isaacrodriguez9960]

Good!

[@gamerguy425]

fuck I didn't even know they could, but that's bad ass of them. I wish that happened a LOT more. I mean N. Sane Trilogy being delayed lead to a HUGE success, so I hope that sets a good tone for these damn publishers rushing games out.

[@TwoTown]

Interestingly, Toys For Bob developed the underrated and often forgotten Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure, which was based off of the THPS4 engine. I know Activision no longer holds the series so TFB couldn't get it, but one can't help but see the missed opportunity in not giving the Hawk series to TFB instead of Robomodo!

[@ProfessorGroyper]

Yeah but the Reignited Trilogy still sucked because of its terrible art direction and its reworking of important characters.

[@alterbr33d]

Tony Hawk's license with Activision was going to either expire or renew later that year, so they rushed a game out just in case they were going to lose the legal rights to his name, it turns out he renewed his license with them, so they did all that for no reason. The game was a last chance to cash in on his name in case they lost it which they didn't, pointless game. But THPS1+2 so far seems like it is going to be really good.

[@Rustoization]

Great review...but I wish people would make a bigger deal about: The lack of NPCs, lack of double tap tricks, no flatground tricks, no storyline,, and awful trick animations

[@DoswarePictures]

Hey, at least THPS 1&2 preserves a lot of those points, although NPCs and Storylines are not present to preserve the integrity of the first two games, but I’m guessing that if either a remake of a later game happens or an entirely new game comes out, It’ll probably be there.

[@darianechevarria1109]

Who’s here after they announce tony hawk pro skater 1 and 2 remastered!!!!!

[@survive678]

Yessir

[@n1njahawk]

Yes

[@n1njahawk]

Wade Australia Are you looking forward to it I know I hope it’s 100% done

[@sidape8521]

i played the new remake when it came out beat it in 3 weeks 100 percent and still play it that's how amazing it is

[@RodMateu]

Dude the Rooftops power-ups lets you double-jump. Holy moly I can't believe you went through that level without double-jumping, what a legend.

[@Ninjas2222]

Very sad that this was rushed because the Tony Hawk license was dying out. It made me so mad that they claimed they loved the series and said it feels like the original pro skater games...just because you said you grew up with the original stuff doesn't mean we have to respect the game...the best they could do was to show you how to make a skateboarding game with rag doll physics and giant heads that explode. The game lacked so much content! Thps 4 had soooooo much content AND personality! Thps 5 had no people or cars, Everything felt empty. No mini games or memorable levels. What was so annoying was seeing that loading screen over and over, EVEN WHEN YOU SELECT A MISSION FROM THE PAUSE MENU! the "create a skater" mode...just hell to the fucking no. I've been waiting for this review for a long time, so glad to see this game getting bashed after scamming us when it was released. My favorite scene was seeing you throw the game away. It deserves to be forgotten. Tony hawk games may be dead now but we still have our neversoft titles and thug pro. You know what, I feel like playing some pro skater 3 right now. Thank you so much for this review!

[@chomperelectric2676]

Wow, this is the first time I saw someone comment on a game the same way square eyed jak does

[@LouiesVarietyHour]

The worst part is THERE IS NO PS1 VERSION!

[@n1njahawkssecondchannel84]

Your comment made me laugh good job I totally get the reference because of how bad the game looks

[@MichaelHrusovsky]

He forgot to mention that the mission markers don’t even work, forcing you to pull up the menu and choose the mission from there. He should have also pulled up the fact that they replaced the triangle button with a slam instead of a grind, and R2 is go and L2 is brake. What a crock of shit game this is, man.

[@louiskelly9215]

Thps 5 has a total of 3 good levels and those levels were added in a patch that requires 8GB

[@Sixma-ej5vp]

Snow Mountain being the only good original pro skater map in the game.

[@jpward01]

Tony: "I need to go, my planet needs me!" *Glitches into the air* Considering that you've reviewed the last main series game now, it really makes me wonder what the next video will be. The smaller, handheld titles? Outtakes? Whatever it may be, I will be looking forward to it.

[@Spider_Mike023]

A moment of silence for the people who anticipated and bought this at full price on release, and couldn't get their money back due to opening it.... one the few games I'm glad I skipped on release, and that's sad coming from what the franchise used to be. Good video man!

[@gamerguy425]

As someone who bought LittleBigPlanet Karting on release (when it went for free on PS plus MONTHS later no less), I feel dat pain. But fuck, that game was 10x better than this.

[@cadaudioguitars2898]

i waited like 3 years and got it on ebay for like 4$ lol it was worth it then, but i can't imagine paying 60$ at release....

[@jjpelaez1733]

I feel like Pro Skater is the Fallout 76 of hype games Except Fallout 76 is actually worse.

[@boom6578]

that was me had it preordered for months, played for like 2 days

[@survive678]

Pain

[@Kifeno]

Gotta give props to you, don't know if you've had these Hawktober videos on standby for a while now, but I really dig that the rate you've been uploading videos recently at the quality you're doing. Any other channels' monthly event would get two 10-minute videos at most, but you've really outdone yourself here. Seriously, good stuff. Cheers to more!

[@SquareEyedJak]

It's been in production for the past 4 months almost, literally finished tomorrows finale a week ago. But thanks, glad it's appreciated! :)

[@ToastyMann]

3:33 Not even a quarter of the way through and this is already the best video all week.

[@Thorcooper1]

And it's gone...

[@Fanchus]

Bless you Aussie bro, thanks for this gift for all of us Tony Hawk series fans. You put a lot of effort into these and I really appreciate that.

[@SquareEyedJak]

Thanks, glad you're enjoying Hawktober. Still got one more day tomorrow! :D

[@TrevorMason117]

The review I wanted to see for years. After the wait, it finally paid off.

[@fatfurie]

my favorite part about this game is the developers recommending THUG PRO to people lol

[@BugsyFoga]

This is it , the big one , the massive nail of mainy nails in this series coffin, that proved that this series will never reach the days of it's former glory .

[@gamerguy425]

I wouldn't say it's IMPOSSIBLE to make a comeback (I mean look at how well Crash resurfaced) but MY GOD it's got one hell of a hole to get out of. They really need to try and make a new, original game that doesn't just bank on the nostalgia/esteem of the NS games and completely fall flat.

[@NEEDbacon]

And now Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 + 2 remake is busting out like The Bride from Kill Bill.

[@sebastianthatboy4422]

This game broke my whole tv and I had to get a new one

[@lawrence80405]

Forever and always one of your best videos. Humor, editing and pure trash talk at its finest!!

[@2004flippy]

Your videos are curing my depression 😂 Tony Hawktober is just so fucking amazing man, I'm soo glad to see your anger replaced with funny enthousiasm again. Great work Jak

[@terrymorgan5304]

Man, I had hopes for this game to bring the franchise back on its feet, but playing this game again, it still reminds me how far the franchise has fallen, and only lord knows what the future TH game would turn up as.

[@azraelentertainment3178]

Oh my fucking god! "Square Boobs Jak" is one of the most hilarious skits you've ever done, man XD

[@phdman]

"The MegaPark is mega pathetic" I love that quote 7:32

[@roxlobster]

Jak your content for this series has been wonderful!!! from the sly comparisons to other games, use of crash music in the background, to the wonderful slapstick humor... these have really inspired me!!

[@SquareEyedJak]

Thank you, got one more tomorrow! :)

[@vahalo2886]

You know your game is bad when the Pro vid montages are better than the actual game

[@n1njahawkssecondchannel84]

Vahalo true

[@MathieuLeblanc1991]

It was weird having TMNT in this game though they also got away from Activision's creepy palms when their contract expired as well

[@machr293]

He mentioned an interesting thing: Do you guys feel the need to 100% all of your games?

[@Wubsy96]

Depends on the game and the 'type' of 100%. I bought this game on the 360 for the sole purpose of getting all of its achievements.

[@machr293]

@@Wubsy96 THPS5?

[@Wubsy96]

@@machr293 Yup

[@stephenthedude4383]

If i love the game maybe. It really depends

[@AshyGashy]

Muhammed Asghar you cant get it on 360 do you mean pro skater hd?

[@GILx87]

* Person finds THPS5 in the bushes and calls the police * Officer: Were you mugged? Are you hurt? Person: Yes, some stranger left this for me to have.

[@wek__]

Wow the editing is on point with these videos cheers Jak

[@PlotlinePlus]

Really been digging the effort put into the little intro segments.

[@SquareEyedJak]

Thanks! :)

[@Lilpresh42069]

Props to you on this series, I really like how you edit the games logo to say hawktober. Super dope. Also I pre ordered this game and paid full price for it. Yikes..

[@Lilpresh42069]

Nicotine well at the time I was hype about the game because of the nostalgia

[@ZumbeeYTB]

I picked up a physical copy of the Xbox 360 version of this game, and surprisingly I did not have some of the issues mentioned here, like the laggy logos or the 8 GB patch download, and honestly, I don't know why but I personally have less trouble performing tricks in this game than any other Tony Hawk game that I have played, and I actually enjoy my time playing it, even with all the game's flaws

[@connormoelmann6429]

I'm very impressed with your video and editing skills. Really enjoyed this!

[@sarasaland4709]

I honestly feel bad for Robomodo. They just didn’t have the chops to work on a TH game and were obviously forced to rush these games out. They were shut down after this abortion and that’s pretty upsetting since they deserved something else to prove their capabilities.

[@Nebdev]

i love your tonyhawktober videos and all your tonyhawkreviews

[@LilShootDawg]

I again immediately stopped what I was doing. Loving these vids Jak!

[@shadowwolfgaming4052]

Ive never clicked on a video so fast in my life. this is the review ive been waiting for! Your the best Jak!

[@thegreendragon-rongxanh5040]

Loving these hawktober reviews, I'm fairly new to your channel. I Love the humour and effort I see you put into every video dude.

[@SquareEyedJak]

Thank you, I really appreciate it! :)

[@Danziii]

You were saying about the 8gb download update on day one, Black Ops 4 came out recently with a 50GB day one download...it annoys me how no-one has complained about that

[@SquareEyedJak]

Well that's news to me, sounds fucking bullshit, jesus.

[@AndreyPSMODS]

definately you make every day of mine better seeing how you make a review in a cool and funny way

[@alaeriia01]

I love how you're still using the RIDE board for your sketches.

[@Timic83tc]

also PRAISE KEK, he appeared in the skate park

[@TheKiller92272]

Robo Modo closed after this

[@n1njahawkssecondchannel84]

Yes they did & the Internet Server not too long after they shut down

[@thehorsefromGOTs8]

wow man, can't remember too many reviews where the person played unpatched and patched versions. good job!

[@st333n]

just found you last night, i went to bed at 8am, good shit man. support ya local!!!

[@SquareEyedJak]

Cheers mate!

[@marrowyoutube]

this guy speaks in caps lock

[@e93sports80]

2:26 my favorite part

[@n1njahawkssecondchannel84]

E93 Sports same here

[@RyderPlatinumWarpstar]

Damn, you're really pumping out these reviews! Keep it up!

[@SquareEyedJak]

It's been 4 months of hard work, just glad it's paying off and people like the videos! :)

[@RyderPlatinumWarpstar]

Square Eyed Jak we like them for good reason, you do a good job with your reviews! :)

[@isard7833]

I just found your channel today. and man, totally loving ur content! Saludos desde venezuela.

[@yosh2165]

The Tony Hawk series is dead and underground (not the good kind of underground either). Been loving this series by the way. Can't wait for the last one.

[@ironcityrailfan8467]

Not no more. THPS 1+2 is now out.

[@ChaseMC215]

3:33 is missing! Jak, where the fuck did it go?! Oh please don't tell us youtubers that you edited the fucking scene out, that scene was comedic gold!

[@SquareEyedJak]

Please check the description. It was removed as I no longer feel that it was appropriate to include.

[@jeremyanderson1139]

I can't wait to see your review of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2

[@djtoxicdhg]

Bro I've been waiting for this review since your last year's skate Tober

[@AzraelDarkness64Gaming]

Nice keep it coming Jak

[@themidnightotaku22]

Unsurprisingly enough this was another reason why I didn’t usually play the Tony Hawk games. The SSX games were more death defying & festive... could you do a month of SSX games sometime in the future?.......... Please?

[@fizzpeakgamer1318]

SSX Sunday!

[@hunterjulian98]

SSXcember

[@themidnightotaku22]

There we go!

[@assassinonprozac]

SSXmas nerdcubed made that up not me

[@NanaKyoto]

If they were to *ever* get a Pro Skater 6 developed, perhaps it should be handled to a team who actually know the game inside and out.

[@daveberkley1573]

I didn't know kmac had a second channel but it's cool to see he has such a wide range of interests

[@quazall4936]

3:02 holy shit the nostalgia kicked in so hard

[@SquareEyedJak]

Thank god it was nostalgia kicking in and not something else, though I wouldn't blame you with that on screen! ;)

[@alaeriia01]

2:33 well, they weren't lying. The goal was to make a Pro Skater game and have it come out in 2015 before they lose the license.

[@bgsonicgt]

Radical jak is back

[@mcant17]

Maybe 20 years from now we’ll finally get a cool skateboarding game again

[@dereknight861]

When I first heard of this game announced I thought “OH HELL YEAH gonna bring back the skateboard genre! The OG is back!” Then I saw gameplay from you tubers.... “THIS GENRE IS A FUCKING ZOMBIE! What the Fuck happened?!?!?!??”

[@toyminator9006]

I read the description and I knew something was missing. I'm binge watching these episodes and something about this one felt missing, I know what it is.

[@SnizelOfficial]

You are on a roll!

[@internetisalie5696]

Who’s here after the remake dropped and here just to laugh 😆

[@Sphat90]

Does anyone know if the patch is still up? Not too expensive 2nd hand and am morbidly curious to play it.

[@merifon1100]

Greetings from Italy, love your vids

[@SplatKoopa]

3:02 and beyond is when the video gets really fucking good!

[@mattuk1693]

"wiping your darta" cracked me up.

[@KXA_Prime]

This is the one I’ve been waiting for.... *grabs popcorn*

[@bradpollard444]

So I was correct when I said Romodo has made no good game. It baffles my mind that Activision continued using that Studio. When Neversoft ended so should have the Tony Hawk's series.

[@ItchyTastyPlays]

My friend told me about this channel and I gotta say man I love the amazing work. Have a great fucking day.

[@SquareEyedJak]

Awesome, tell your friend thanks for me! ;)

[@ItchyTastyPlays]

You bet I will.

[@pdanny526]

Activision. Please for the love of god, please make Tony hawks underground 3. And don’t mess up like you did with pro skater. I don’t even mind micro transactions, I could live with that. But please make a great tony hawk game again😥

[@Ramirez77]

I wonder if the last review is going to be for THUG Pro I kind of hope so!

[@DomtheDemonSlayer]

I remember back in 2015 when Caddicarus did a video on it, man that game was and still is so broken. If Pro Skater 6 ever happens, I can only imagine what that would be like. Imagine it running on the switch.

[@robfredric14]

Picking the game up today! This review sold me!

[@H_bomb_]

A great fucking series. Good stuff Jako

[@Shockwerk]

3:50 That got a chuckle out of me

[@NightNinja1998]

I've noticed that a good chunk of these video reviews for the Tony Hawk series have a bit of music from a lesser known skateboarding game with one hell of a Goof, hmmm... Wait, what is the 6th review then??

[@FPSpooky]

The game i believe still has online (i also brought this game.. 6 months ago for $10).. also i dont know if SquareTitsJak is something we needed or something with wanted. either way great video as always man

[@ivv6954]

great job keep up the good work

[@RadioTails]

Get a load of those balloons!

[@michaelmacvittie6977]

You remind me of an over-acting Angry Video Game Nerd, but talking about stuff I know. I like it.

[@WH250398]

Or you going to do the handheld games as well?

[@w0r7less24]

I feel like your Aussie 😂 also are you skating the bloody ride skateboard with trucks on. 😂

[@antonwilhelmnow]

Never played it, but sounds about right! At least with Pro Skater HD I didn't pay much for it. Thanks for your thorough review and doing some grueling tasks that I don't have time for, like giving this game a chance. I also don't understand why the graphics were so cartoony in 2015...

[@AlcoholByVolume]

I basically got this game for free when I bought a used PS4 off Craigslist (along with a handful of other games) and have yet to play it. Mind you, I haven't played a Tony Hawk game since the PSX, so will it be THAT bad for me or only kinda sorta bad?

[@t5p155]

Great Video Jak Keep It Up!

[@SourCat420]

Waiting for that session skate game to come out!!

[@petepems6169]

Hey Jak do You think they are going to make Pro Skater 6

[@jacobbelyea7945]

The powerup in Rooftop lets you double jump. That’s why the level is built with so many huge death gaps.

[@SquareEyedJak]

I noticed that in the editing phase and honestly, I think it's fucking absurd. How about just make the level nice to navigate instead of inventing ways to help navigate the fucking thing.

[@Killagoose77]

Almost missed this one, didn't appear in my subscription feed for some reason. Even had the bell clicked. Either way, a fantastic review. Shame that custom characters are broken, or you could be Progressive Eyed Jak.

[@SquareEyedJak]

When you click the bell, select always notify! But thanks! :)

[@alex_-yz9to]

What will day 6 bring? Will it be the Portable THPS games? Will it be something completely unexpected? I can't wait!

[@jeftar3po372]

Well he did it guys. I take it next episode is the left overs.

[@SquareEyedJak]

Now THIS guy here gets it!

[@jeftar3po372]

Square Eyed Jak I looked up on wikipedia and saw 2 games that weren't already reviewed. I'm guessing there's more than that after the Spyro and Crash leftover episodes.

[@SquareEyedJak]

Got a couple in there, it'll be a good time!

[@MrRywee123]

@@SquareEyedJak chomo

[@beatboxlanguage]

Wow really hyped that Ishod Wair is in there.

[@MoonSpiritChannel]

Aww, was hoping to see you go in as Square Eyed Jaqueline. ;) Either way, what a crock of a mess this game turned out to be. This was the ending of a legacy I was not hoping for.

[@UltraPrimeHunter]

been looking forward to this video lol.

[@Palmer2189]

Gotta watch those audio levels.

[@naed_coral]

Wow! You actually gave this 3/10 somehow, originally I played 30 seconds of the demo and learned there was this "slam" button and... I turned it off XD the slam button is the metaphor of THPS5