What makes session controls easier to understand is that each stick is one of your skater’s feet. Just do the movement you would do in real life with the stick.
I feel like if you actually skate irl and have been for a while your gonna love session because it immulates actual skateboarding and as a skater myself i want to play a game that actually feels like skating. I do have a place in my heart for skate 3 though and always will i even played that on hardcore and realistic. At the end of the day im not after an arcade style experience. I want the closest thing to real skateboarding.
Helpful review young man. I'm glad you are discussing the physics and the nuts and bolts of these games I was a big fan of the older skate titles and most reviews aren't going into the fun little details like you did.
I haven't played Skater XL buy I've seen it. After playing Session however, I feel like I don't need to. Session is great, really rewarding just by landing tricks and grinds feeling good.
they both feel like there is something missing though - there is some physics missing, its hard to describe but the board weight and general physics just have that uncanny valley feel to them. I enjoy the controls and dynamics these new gen skate games, but there needs to be more consequential physics for it to be complete. Hope they develop them more
While I love both, I prefer Skater XL, for a few reasons. 1: The Soundtrack is better in my opinion (it doesn’t really matter but it’s one of the only games I don’t mute music.) 2: It’s a bit simpler, so it’s easy to pick up and put down. 3: The DIY map editor, it’s awesome to put together mini diy parks in maps! In the end, though, it’s all up to opinion.
these two games have not lured me away from Skate 2 and 3. I have to play them backwards compatible on Xbox Series X and there are no PC ports, so no mods,.. but they both have way more content, are way more polished, and more enjoyable to control than SkaterXL and Session. (in my opinion)
Really cool that in Session you can cancel your Ollie if you setup it. In SXL if you setup your Ollie you anyway did it if release your stick. Also Session has the damn best replay editor!
Idk if this was added after you made this video but you can tweak all tricks in session too, you gotta turn on flick/scoop sync and after that you can completely tweak your tricks just like in skater xl
Easy Day Studios needs to add the same gravity features in session and the ability to break boards and wear and tear after hours of using the same setup would be sick!!
Bro. the way you articulate your explanation of every little detail is super impressive! Idk how old you are but, your skills in communication thus far should help you become successful in many different things in life. Keep being motivated and do your best bro!
Session is levels ahead, its just between personal preference. So if you've played skater XL you might like it more, same with session. session is also newer meaning (in my opinion), it has a better future.
i played both games and all i can say: skater xl works better for pc (u can get ur own style with every single trick + how u put both feet on the deck, setting how they are in air, stats, impossibles, no complys, landing animation steez, etc) session works better for console (u have a lot of more tricks, feels more like a "street" skate game, better replay editor, etc) ngl both are very good, but imo skater xl looks and feels way better
Session is probably more fun for realistic skating and filming clips, which is closer to irl skating but skater XL isn’t as realistic without mods on pc
Session is better than skater xl I went from skater xl to session and haven’t looked back. Skater XL always crashes on me. The level of customization on session is crazy you can adjust so many different things. The maps on session are better as well featuring many different real locations. The only thing session needs is an online and it would be the best skate game of all time
Many thanks for the comparison. If you're interested in real skating, you can't get past Session. All other applications are perhaps quite nice, but nothing more.
For someone who Transistion Skated and Bowl skated my whole life session is literally a dream and a nightmare all at once. They get the body physics so right but they lack the ability to make the physics work for the most fun part of skate games imo. I find myself doing very small or segmented lines in session where in skater XL I can do some transitional lines like I’m putting together a real line. It’s a tough choice Cant wait for skate 4 😭
Its been so long i always remembered Skate 3 for some reason. I like to skate on video games that same way i would in real life im not doing tre flips to over crooks doen 15 stairs so i wont do it on the game either. Turns out skate 3 isnt on PS4 which is confusing so im looking for a new skate game and absolutely refuse and tony hawk bs. But anyways thanks for this video session looks cool i also want to check out skate 4 assuming they are both on PS4
Skater xl was abandoned by the devs, we only have session now, skate 4 is not an option for me cause the controls are gonna be like skate 3, and im not going back to those controls its so bad. skate 4 is gonna be a arcade skate game. I like simulators
Session is superior. The animations in both games are kinda trash tbh. However i just prefer the gameplay and difficulty of session Skater xl is just lazy. Easy, just feels lame. Legit find rider republic skating better than xl. Riders has clean animations. However, to this day no game has gotten feel of just cruisin on your board down.. They need that bad
Session flips all same speed. U change the speed in settings and all your flips are the same speed.. but in skaterXL u flip ur thumb slow or fast to get either or. On the go. Session is dookie
Screw Session. I gotta get Skater XL now, because Session sucks. That one tried replicate the Skate games, but made the controls complicated to the point that completing the tutorials are impossible. The first one can be skipped, and you get access to Gameplay setting such as changing gravity(lowering it gives way more air), but the next one cant be skipped. And the ragdolling from bumping into ANYTHING, and skating tiny af gaps, is annoying. Good thing I bought Session cheap. I cant imagine how frustrating that game is to those that spent full price.
skater xl is terrible. the controls are horrible. skate 2 i can do all the tricks all grinds easy , both skater xl n session is tedious to play. im waiting for the new ea skate been almost 15 years.
None of these come close to Tony Hawks underground or American wastland for me. There doesn't seem to have been any progression in this genre since those games.
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I liked Skater XL more for a long time, but I think Session has surpassed it. I will say, Session can be more frustrating, but also, more rewarding.
What makes session controls easier to understand is that each stick is one of your skater’s feet. Just do the movement you would do in real life with the stick.
Yeah it’s pretty easy to learn if you skate in real life
I feel like if you actually skate irl and have been for a while your gonna love session because it immulates actual skateboarding and as a skater myself i want to play a game that actually feels like skating. I do have a place in my heart for skate 3 though and always will i even played that on hardcore and realistic. At the end of the day im not after an arcade style experience. I want the closest thing to real skateboarding.
if you skate in real life, play session. if you like skateboarding because of skate 3, play skater xl
bahaha yea ok
Thank you for sparing 8 minutes of my life
Helpful review young man. I'm glad you are discussing the physics and the nuts and bolts of these games I was a big fan of the older skate titles and most reviews aren't going into the fun little details like you did.
Thank you!!
I haven't played Skater XL buy I've seen it. After playing Session however, I feel like I don't need to. Session is great, really rewarding just by landing tricks and grinds feeling good.
they both feel like there is something missing though - there is some physics missing, its hard to describe but the board weight and general physics just have that uncanny valley feel to them. I enjoy the controls and dynamics these new gen skate games, but there needs to be more consequential physics for it to be complete. Hope they develop them more
While I love both, I prefer Skater XL, for a few reasons. 1: The Soundtrack is better in my opinion (it doesn’t really matter but it’s one of the only games I don’t mute music.) 2: It’s a bit simpler, so it’s easy to pick up and put down. 3: The DIY map editor, it’s awesome to put together mini diy parks in maps! In the end, though, it’s all up to opinion.
Skate is just better than both WE NEED skate 4
Yeah
Thank you for this THE WORLD MUST SEE YOUR COMMENT
Currently wasted my money on session and went back home to skate 3....WE NEED SKATE 4
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these two games have not lured me away from Skate 2 and 3. I have to play them backwards compatible on Xbox Series X and there are no PC ports, so no mods,.. but they both have way more content, are way more polished, and more enjoyable to control than SkaterXL and Session. (in my opinion)
if session had online multiplayer, you wouldn’t need any other skateboard game
Yeah I don’t know why they haven’t done that yet
Really cool that in Session you can cancel your Ollie if you setup it. In SXL if you setup your Ollie you anyway did it if release your stick. Also Session has the damn best replay editor!
Yeah sessions the best!
Idk if this was added after you made this video but you can tweak all tricks in session too, you gotta turn on flick/scoop sync and after that you can completely tweak your tricks just like in skater xl
This vid was recorded February last year so I don’t think it was in a t that time but good tip 👍
Easy Day Studios needs to add the same gravity features in session and the ability to break boards and wear and tear after hours of using the same setup would be sick!!
Bro. the way you articulate your explanation of every little detail is super impressive! Idk how old you are but, your skills in communication thus far should help you become successful in many different things in life. Keep being motivated and do your best bro!
Thank you so much bro, this vid was over a year ago so I was 14 I think.
Skater XL feels like a demo. Such a let down. Session is immersive as hell
How do you have a skate game that doesn't let you do vert? Seems like both of these options aren't very good. :(
I kinda feel like Skate is for people that like skateboarding games and Session is for people that like actual skateboarding. If that makes any sense
This is a really well done video and I appreciate you making it 🤙🏻
Thank you bro!
Session is levels ahead, its just between personal preference. So if you've played skater XL you might like it more, same with session.
session is also newer meaning (in my opinion), it has a better future.
Yeah session is way ahead of skater XL but XL is still a good game
i feel like the Physics is whats most important to me.. and you said XLs is better so thats what i'll go with
i played both games and all i can say:
skater xl works better for pc (u can get ur own style with every single trick + how u put both feet on the deck, setting how they are in air, stats, impossibles, no complys, landing animation steez, etc)
session works better for console (u have a lot of more tricks, feels more like a "street" skate game, better replay editor, etc)
ngl both are very good, but imo skater xl looks and feels way better
I can tell just for your tone of voice from the start that you're way more excited about Session than Skater XL.
Which would you guys recommend if I don’t skate IRL but wish I could 😅
Session is probably more fun for realistic skating and filming clips, which is closer to irl skating but skater XL isn’t as realistic without mods on pc
Session is better than skater xl I went from skater xl to session and haven’t looked back. Skater XL always crashes on me. The level of customization on session is crazy you can adjust so many different things. The maps on session are better as well featuring many different real locations. The only thing session needs is an online and it would be the best skate game of all time
Many thanks for the comparison. If you're interested in real skating, you can't get past Session. All other applications are perhaps quite nice, but nothing more.
For someone who Transistion Skated and Bowl skated my whole life session is literally a dream and a nightmare all at once. They get the body physics so right but they lack the ability to make the physics work for the most fun part of skate games imo. I find myself doing very small or segmented lines in session where in skater XL I can do some transitional lines like I’m putting together a real line. It’s a tough choice
Cant wait for skate 4 😭
Yeah, I feel like if session had a better transition Based update then a lot more people would enjoy it
Decent review thanks kid. Sounds to me if XL was just less floaty and had better graphics..it would be the better game.
Its been so long i always remembered Skate 3 for some reason. I like to skate on video games that same way i would in real life im not doing tre flips to over crooks doen 15 stairs so i wont do it on the game either. Turns out skate 3 isnt on PS4 which is confusing so im looking for a new skate game and absolutely refuse and tony hawk bs. But anyways thanks for this video session looks cool i also want to check out skate 4 assuming they are both on PS4
I have both on PlayStation. Session is way better.
Yeah sessions the best
ps4 or 5? i wanna get it but im not sure if it will perform well on ps4
I need session to give me those skate game controls xd i'm so bad lol
Seems like Session is the way to go unless you’re looking for transition skating. Looks like Skate is still the king of transition though
Thanks for the video. Well-done!
Thank you!!
Cool video bro! Keep it up! ❤
Thanks for all the support on the vids bro 🙏
Skater xl was abandoned by the devs, we only have session now, skate 4 is not an option for me cause the controls are gonna be like skate 3, and im not going back to those controls its so bad. skate 4 is gonna be a arcade skate game. I like simulators
I got Session and Skate Bird on my Switch, really enjoying both.
Yeah I got skatebird a while ago. It’s actually pretty good 😂
How do you have the og red baker deck in session?
It’s a modded board, if your on pc go into the illusory discord and you should find it!
Session only because the devs actually give a shit, unlike Easy Day.
Yeah haha
@@SamSkatess SXL is sooooo much smoother, even vanilla.
Add multiplayer to Sessions so we can skate together and I’d be happy
If only these two games had a baby!!
Their both good!! skater xl flows better, but session looks more realistic!!
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session all the way.. no doubts for me
I vastly prefer Skater XL currently
Session is definitely better but i like skater xl more at the moment
Yeah skater XL feels amazing
so basically Skater xl if u like multiplayer and session if u actually skate
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Sessions is equivalent to Sekiro but for skating.
Good review. Well spoken. Good work.
Thank you!!
man i cannot stand sessions. its too much of a thought process and i'm trying to just chill.
Learning to play sessions is harder than learning how to skate irl. It’s a tech deck simulator if anything. I’m not a fan.
Session is superior.
The animations in both games are kinda trash tbh. However i just prefer the gameplay and difficulty of session
Skater xl is just lazy. Easy, just feels lame.
Legit find rider republic skating better than xl.
Riders has clean animations. However, to this day no game has gotten feel of just cruisin on your board down..
They need that bad
Dude how do you land primo
Kickflip or heelflip then catch like a 5050 so front foot up back foot down, you have to time it right aswell
Ty so much
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Skater XL is fantastic but incomplete smh it's a shame
I know it could of been so good
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Session is so stiff and blocky with the skateboarding, I’ll take XL any day
For me skate 1 &2 is the best
Skater xl has better flow session is pretty clunky feeling
Yeah
Can’t beat skate
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session should add female skaters
I think they have Annie Guglia a pro female skater but I think that’s it
Nicest video!! Thank's!
And Skater XL has MULTIPLAYER which is a super important thing, play with friends is above a lot of things
Yeah I just realised I missed that out🤦♂️
Skater xl less complicated.
Session flips all same speed. U change the speed in settings and all your flips are the same speed.. but in skaterXL u flip ur thumb slow or fast to get either or. On the go. Session is dookie
Session is much better, because they use unreal engine
Skater XL is windows. Session is linux 😂
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Screw Session. I gotta get Skater XL now, because Session sucks. That one tried replicate the Skate games, but made the controls complicated to the point that completing the tutorials are impossible. The first one can be skipped, and you get access to Gameplay setting such as changing gravity(lowering it gives way more air), but the next one cant be skipped.
And the ragdolling from bumping into ANYTHING, and skating tiny af gaps, is annoying.
Good thing I bought Session cheap. I cant imagine how frustrating that game is to those that spent full price.
back to skate 1 i guess
So,in short
Skate 4 is better.
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skater xl is terrible. the controls are horrible. skate 2 i can do all the tricks all grinds easy , both skater xl n session is tedious to play. im waiting for the new ea skate been almost 15 years.
Nobody looks like that (skater xl) when skating
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XL is easier
Yeah
man sessions two stick remote scheme is trash
session > sxl
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Session so realistisch
There no baker board is session
neither play skate
These games will never be good, same as with motorcycle simulators. It's better to go for real wood
not one, the games look nice but it's shit... just add a little money and you can buy real skate and it's really fun... :)
these games are like poop if you play skate 3
Skater XL is so much more realistic when it comes to tricks. Session sucks
Bro cool vid, you forgot the replay editors ✌️🛹
Thank you, I completely forgot about the replays lol
None of these come close to Tony Hawks underground or American wastland for me.
There doesn't seem to have been any progression in this genre since those games.
skate 1,2,3 better both of this 🫵🏻
Idk what to get cause both games are on sale should i get session or skater xl i cant decide
Whic game would u say is best for a first comer cause i loved slate 3 but i cant decide skatee xl or session
I would say skater XL if you liked skate 3 a lot but if you want to Film Realistic clips and have realistic setting then session is better