Thanks for everything you do Jake. Your videos and gameranx always bring a smile to my face, and as someone who grew up on these games, I’m dressed in black at the funeral with you. I really hope some solid devs can pick up the IP, and if they can’t hopefully we get a Bloodstained situation where it’s not TH, but it’s totally TH. Idk, just a thought. Thanks again man, appreciate you
I feel like this is a refreshing coming from you. You’re usually tactful with your criticism on games and publishers but this felt authentic and heartfelt.
The sad part is Activision has done this to other talented teams like you said. Toys for Bob, Beenox, and High Moon Studios have all been absorbed into the COD ecosystem. I really hope Microsoft can help them out.
As pissed as I am, I don’t blame you sir. You never know what a company is going to do. But the acquisition was shady af not gonna lie. It’s comforting to know that you were looking forward to it too. We can be disappointed together. Those games helped make my childhood what it was.
@@Kirito_2016 this hilarious coming from a kirito account seeing as his whole shtick was dealing with bugs and hackers in the game and blaming the developer of sao lmao
I grew up with the THUG games and after the success of THPS 1+2, I was hoping eventually they would get remade too. ActiBlizz kills another franchise :/
Gotta love your good vibes, man. Even in a video that seemed like it was gonna be a full out gamer rage video, you said your piece briefly and immediately went on to count our blessings anyway.
It's too bad. A lot of fans wanted more. And I completely understand. I'm from the “other camp,” though, that being I played EA's Skate series. And it's also well documented how EA totally neglected that IP for years, while fans were clamoring for more. You just can't trust the suits with a fun franchise, it seems …
@@JakeBaldino Suits hate skateboarding, what else is new. The people who run X-Games at ESPN actually think extreme sports are a joke, the head guy there said and I quote "Bob Burnquist isn't a real athlete, Derek Jeter is an athlete." Mitchie Brusco, Jason Ellis, and several other pro skaters will tell you how little the x-games suits actually care about the sport/culture.
I feel your pain man. THPS 4 was my favourite in the franchise. I remember having a PS One, and going to the local game store with my friends and.. there it was, the 4th game just released (mind you, I had no internet at the time and didn’t even know it was a thing). We lost our collective minds. When we went home, popped the game in, heard the music, the environments… One my most cherished gaming memories.
I'm with you, I never uninstall TH1&2 either for the same reasons. I like skating around with friends online when we can't decide on what we're trying to play. Activision in the WORST.
Though I didn't play the remake, some of my favorite gaming memories are staying up till 6 in the morning playing THPS 1 & 2 with my friends in my early teenage years. This is of course after we spent all day doing dumb stuff on skateboards ourselves. Those memories are sacred - pure joy - the beginning period of adolescence when you have more knowledge of the world than responsibility and are still young enough to feel invincible. You may have to wait, but in the spirit of those memories I believe you'll get your 3 + 4 someday.
“Underground” was the best game I’ve ever played. Don’t remember how many times I passed it but damn. I’m not even into skating like that either but they were my childhood
Tony Hawk 4 is my favorite, from the levels to the mission variety and the humor it’s the best. No joke my buddy and I were just playing it this past weekend.
I’d love to hear your thoughts on AAA developers getting stuck making sequels and remakes and spin offs instead of new ips. I enjoy many sequels as long as it’s all about advancing a story/characters and improving gameplay and graphics. But I’d also like to see more like The Last of Us and The Order (insert date here) and the Last Guardian.
That's the reason I adored Detroit Become Human and Horizon Zero Dawn on ps4. New IPs are so rare now. I recently played disco elysium which fits as well
@@martinhristov3670 same. Horizon is up there with my favorite originals of the last 5 or so years. Detroit was great too though I wouldn’t consider it totally original as it used a lot of the same style graphics gameplay and structure as their previous couple games. But it was an original story so that’s a big plus. Oh and Ghost of Tsushima was amazing!
Sequel and spin-off is fine because this will always branch to creating new IP. The remake and remastered is the problem here. If it remake for like PS1/PS2 era game, I can tolerate that, but doing for PS3/PS4 game are just straight cash grab. And while many people complain about this, sadly there also many dumb people bought it too. Sometimes I don't understand anymore how gaming fandom thinking now. Because of this the dev keep making this remake/remaster shit, coz y'all keep throwing money at them
@@shawziiz5031 The dumb one is yourself, in the time between the original and the remake there will have been millions of new gamers who never played the original. Those are the majority buying the remakes/remasters of games they've always heard about. People act like the only ones interested in the remake must be those who already played the original, and that's just so very stupid.
Pro Skater 1&2 remake was perfect except for the fact that online and local multiplayer still doesn’t work on next gen consoles. I have faith that Xbox will bring us 3&4 with how consumer friendly they are now.
I'm right there with you; when they announced the 1+2 remix, I pre-ordered (which I haven't done ever since Anthem!) on nostalgia alone but was over the moon with the end product. While the mechanic felt the same (muscle memory kicked almost immediately), the fresh coat of paint, neslw features, and the soundtrack just clicked as it should: a good nostalgia trip for veterans and something fresh for new players to the franchise!
Here's something crazy. On the day I heard they dropped these 2 remakes I was actually thinking the day before that "I wonder when thps 3 and 4 remake will come out". Well fuk Activision and blizzard
Thanks for doing this, Jake. Been loving TH since 1 and after the Remake I was ready for 3+4 Remake and Underground. It was great having this series back after a long absence but old papa Activision just had to crash the party. Damn shame.
Grew up with THPS and THPS 3 along with the Undergrounds while playing 2 and 4 thanks to Blockbuster and friends' houses. Vicarious Visions knocked it out of the park and was the first thing that brought me legitimate joy while dealing with a new case of Long-Haul COVID. It was hugely important to me as well and I can only hope that THPS 3+4 could be a silver lining of a Microsoft buyout.
I feel you, memories of hanging at the local used game store are filled with the Tony Hawk series. Also on being a one trick pony...my game was Twinkle Star Sprites, a competitive vertical scrolling shooter/puzzle hybrid on the Neo Geo.
The fact that Kona skatepark in Jacksonville FL was a map in th4 was so awesome for me as a kid. I grew up in the Jax area and when I first played it I had never been there but had heard people talk about it for years before the fact. I later went there several times when I was in my skating phase, and actually went to, I guess they called it a demo, I'd call it a show now as a festival dude, but I saw Geoff Rowley and a couple other pro skaters from Tony hawk and others from magazines skate at Kona and i have a poster signed by a few of them somewhere in the attic. Fun fact, if you played that level in th4, it's like a micro machines or hot wheels version of the real thing proportion wise both in how big the game assets are and how big your character is in relation to it. AFAIK they're still operating, look up some pictures of the real place and compare them to game screenshots. The layout is identical or it was at the time, the big wooden half pipe in the back is like 15 feet tall like it towers over you. Mini street and the snake were where I spent most of my time as a kid. I remember seeing a kid get absolutely mangled on that concrete half pipe. Sorry, I loved th4 as a game but I can't not think about the fact that I've been all around the real life level.
Dude I'm so gutted by this. It seemed like an easy win, the engine and mechanics are there they could so do 3&4 and make loads of money and then a THUG collection would surely be big bucks for them. I knew the chances of it was slim but I really wanted them to eventually get around to American Wasteland, I've loved that game since the first time I played it on my PS2 back in the day, a remake would've been amazing but heck I'd just take a remaster at this point. Let's hope this isn't the last we've heard of the Tony Hawk's series.
I'm someone who's never played a Tony Hawk game in his life, but I bought the 1 + 2 remake when it was new out of the sheer critical acclaim I heard all over, and I absolutely loved it. Such a well designed and excellent arcade-style game. I would've gladly bought a 3 + 4 Remake, so that speaks volumes to the game's quality imo.
Nothing made me happier than when Activision lost the gaming rights to Spidey. As a publisher, they’ve always annoyed me with how they do things. Always seem to rush and half-ass most of their stuff.
I agree! I was really hoping they'd continue with remasters or remakes bc my favorite is one of the later entries, THUG 2, and I would absolutely love to play it again.
I was in the chat of that stream. Was such a good day to see Tony just having fun playing with those guys, but man, was I soon just livid when I heard that Activision just canned what could have been an amazing remake. THPS3 was my childhood in many ways, and to see that revived would have been a highlight in my life. I genuinely hope Microsoft sets them straight once and for all.
This is exactly how I feel. They totally fumbled it. I can´t even think of how much tiem I´ve spent free skating all my life in THPS games. Really wanted them to keep going since they really did get good momentum and praise and love from us.
Sorry you have to go through this man. Skating games don't personally appeal to me, but I've been burned by companies tanking franchises I love enough to relate. It feels like franchises getting dropped or mishandled has really escalated over the past few years (Maybe it's just me)... Hope you're able to regroup and heal. Keep up the content. There's not enough positivity on the internet :)
It could be worse. You could be a Fallout fan. We've only had 76 in the past 7 years and likely won't get a new game for at least 10 more years (unless Obsidian, InXile, or someone else can make a game).
This news broke my heart. I was ready for 3 and 4. Depsite not knowing if it was coming, knowing now it was but isnt anymore felt like a gut punch. Need more thps classics 😭
I got the original game at christmas, when I was adopted and wouldn't speak to anyone. and on Christmas I played this with my new family and opened up and its something I will always remember and cherish, love the game and the feeling it brings to you, a great sadness in the gaming world to hear this news
I wish they just remade Thug, that game did so much right. I remember how happy I was when I got to design my own board. Imagine that feature with the tech now
We need to petition to get Pro Skater 3+4. It's what I was hoping for and expecting after they did such an amazing job with 1+2. Plus I figured it made enough sales to make a 3+4 financially viable enough to keep VV working on it
THUG Pro is an amazing thing - been part of the community for ages. THPS 1+2 was/is good, but couldn't recreate the online community of THPS3-THAW and THUG Pro. I was really hoping THPS 3+4 would step up with the online part, maybe bring in some cool tourneys and stuff, with andyTHPS and other THPS legends hosting and judging. But nope, Activision just can't stop itself. Upsetting indeed :< So I feel ya man
This news is pretty disappointing to me. THPS, Mat Hoffman Pro BMX, Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX, Aggressive Inline and even yes BMX XXX all of these franchises/games sit in a bubble in my mind because they gave me so much joy and introduced me to so much music. THPS was the last one that I had hope for. it's sad that they have been treated like this.
THPS3 was one of the first games I’ve ever played. I remember my parents would tell me that the blood was “juice” that I spilled from my pockets at four years old. I have never stopped playing it in the literal twenty years since then and I won’t stop until my PS2 breaks. I’m really disappointed that I won’t be able to play an updated version of it on my PS5 though. Thank you for speaking on this!
Activision shelved any potential to keep Tony Hawk going because they were too stupidly focused on Call of Duty and that’s why I hated them. Even today with Microsoft holding rights to Activision I still doubt Tony will see the light of day ever again all because of the layoffs they made to game studios like Tango Gameworks the company that brought us the wonderful Hi-Fi Rush.
What makes me upset the most is that this is one of the companies that done a fantastic job with a past one of my faves and got repaid with either losing the IP or their overall owner merges them. Honestly things like this are the reason I am slowly getting more and more jaded with companies, thanks a lot Activision
Same. Pro Skater 4 is one of, if not my favourite Tony Hawk's game. I still play those older ones from time to time, but I agree that it would've been so great to have modernised versions of them since we've already seen Vicarious Visions do such a great job with 1 & 2. The only shortcomings of those were the lack of compelling things to do after completing all the levels. Pro Skater 4 in particular has such a huge amount of playtime compared to the 3 games prior to it, which I another reason I really wanted a remake of that one especially.
On a good/funny note: I love how your character literally looks like you. I remember in the Before You Buy that you mentioned that you were able to make yourself but mentioned it was because you have an npc face. Still makes me laugh and smile.
It’s always funny how every gaming channel on TH-cam takes any excuse to talk about their favourites. You and Pro Skater, Skill Up and Destiny etc. Love you guys. I would do the same. Great video too!
Tony Hawk video games were a big part of my childhood and really infuencial on me. They were the reason I took up skateboarding as a hobby in a small town of Greece where no one else was skating. When the 1+2 remake was announced my inner child was thrilled! I never expected 3+4 to be remastered as well, but now that I heard that this was the case until the cancellation of the project hurts more.
Makes me happy to see you mention tony hawk games after seeing you on your channel and also gameranx. I was one of those people who came back to THPS when 1+2 launched and got into it heavy again in the community and thugpro as well. THPS is great as a casual game and competitive complex combo's as well, and for us boomers the nostalgia is never ending.
I remember getting a tenner from my dad to buy THPS1 second hand from the local game shop and being addicted since, to the entire series and trying to skate myself (badly). Gutted to hear they're not remaking any more as after the disaster of 5 I really thought this was what the fans needed
Activision Blizzard as a company is literally the Eric Cartman of gaming companies and publishers. They'll let other studios make a great product or a great game, absorb that studio at the last tail end of it and then claim whole ownership of that good product. Vicarious visions may have made a good Tony hawk pro skater remake. But in Activision's mind, Activision made a good Tony hawk pro skater remake...
something tells me the main reason those pitches were turned down is because there weren’t any corporate buzzwords used like “shared experiences” or “live service” plus how could they *possibly* integrate THPS with COD???
Jake, great insight on this topic! I, like many of us, grew up on THPS and being from England, it gave a great look into american skate/pop culture at the time, especially with all the music. I loved the 1&2 remake and 3&4 would be incredible. A THUG remake would be aaaaabsolutely amazing as it's one of my favourite games, period! BUT on the other side of the coin, the remake scene is a slippery slope I feel. We all crave new content and if Activision don't wanna back the Birdman anymore, I'd love to see him consult on a new IP maybe? (even though there's probably something in a historical contract that stops him working with other developers?) Anyway, skate games of all shapes and sizes are rad and we need more of them! Also would love to hear you breakdown your favorite THPS/THUG games. Keep up the good work!
Do you guys think we should get a Castelvania game something similar to Elden Ring? While I was playing Elden Ring I felt that will Castelvania would fit perfectly on it.
THPS3 was a unique game - there was 3 sets of SKATE letters, depending on which Pro/Hidden/ Custom was used. They were grouped Green/Orange/Purple in the game guide book.
Kinda sucks I would’ve loved to have Tony hawk’s pro skater 1-4 remastered in a possibility of like a collection or something with all 4 games ughh Damn the devil damn the devil to hell!
I'm the same way with mass effect with ea. Rumors of shepherd coming back feels messed up. It's going to ruin the journey from the trilogy. His story was complete and we either move on or figure out another story. Andromeda was a good idea but it was just they did it wrong. If we can just go back to that and do it right
THPS 1+2 was amazing. One of the best true remakes of a classic franchise. The movement and trick mechanics are arguably better than the original. There is hope for the franchise though, it has gone through dormant periods before and look what that ultimately led to...
Having Pizza Guy as your special was a great touch! I played 1 through Project 8 and THPS 2 and 4 were my favorites. I don't know how much other people played it but multiplayer king of the hill in THPS 4 was 99% of what I played with my brother. There's something so genuinely hilarious about juking someone out while moving 2 mph.
Dude I loved all the THPS games, from 1 and 2, up through Underground with all the Bam Margera antics, all the way to things like Project 8. I enjoyed the early titles as a kid who loved video games, and the later titles as a teen trying their hand at skateboarding, hanging with my skater bro's, still loving video games of course. I would love to see a video on what titles made the biggest impression on you.
I literally live and breathe tony hawk's pro skater 3's music playlist and was entirely obsessed with that release than any game that has ever came out. I have been wanting a remaster for years. Mega bummer
I fell in love with American Wasteland as a kid and when I played the 1+2 remake I was so hoping for the remasters to continue up through the underground games and A.W. This just sucks to hear. 😕
I didn’t hear this and this breaks me down man, I mean what the F**k almost isn’t sufficient enough, because I’ve been playing since the first as well and my FAVORITE and most nostalgic for Pro skater 3 this easily could’ve been a cash cow for activation and I’ve been waiting for the next set of Tony Hawk to drop and really sucks to find it it just isn’t
Would love a half hour (to an hour as long as you can make it lol) deep dive into your fav Tony hawks, your opinions on each etc. there’s so much to nerd out on from mechanics, to Easter eggs, to storylines in the later games-it’s a series that’s so close to alot of peoples heart and I constantly need my fix of discussion about it especially in these trying Tony hawk times 😂
I wish you and more creators would talk about these issues in gaming. I think the true problem is that no one is taken seriously... But you are a very reputable youtuber/reporter. Ive been following you for years and always comment on your vids. Im sick of it too man. Maybe more vids like this is necessary from more people like you. And less people that arent taken seriously. You bring so much potential to games with your reviews alone! (Anytime you look up a game, gameranx is the first to pop up for reviews, or just in general) I believe that you and other agencies that report the gaming news and reviews should start showing the truth. Love you man! Good luck!
Damn! 3 & 4 were great games. 4 is my favourite THPS game. I loved the shift in gameplay style and the difficulty in some of the challenges. Hope this is just a bump in the road!🤞🏽🍕
Dude, I am 100% in lockstep with you on this. 1+2 was such an amazingly nostalgic callback to my childhood and I was so hopeful for a 3+4 remake because THPS 3 was my favorite THPS game growing up 😮💨😮💨😮💨
I'm genuinely sad. I got 1+2 on day one and played it a little. Little did know my life was going do a complete 180 and that game carried me through the nights I thought I wouldn't make it through. I know they're levels I've played before but with it all being remade, it was like playing them again for the first time. I would have loved to skate the foundry and Alcatraz again.
Activision Blizzard and EA are pretty much in the same boat at this because both got too big and they grew far more concerned with quick buck instead of delivering on quality. The worst part is these game studios are getting bigger and I fear that means we may see worse things in the future, but here is hoping Microsoft can turn around Activision Blizzard a bit.
I love THPS so much I always kept a board in my trunk, skating with my xgf nephews way younger than me. And I was a huge poser compared to them. My most technical move was the kickflip lol. We did skate with Chade Muska in LA, that was awesome. Even gave us a board. 😎
I'm not crazy upset, because THPS1+2 Remake felt like such found money, I didn't really expect something like that to happen again, but I agree, it's sad not to continue doing *something* with modern THPS.
THUG was the first TH game I threw myself into when I was in highschool, and I didn't even really know 1+2 existed until the Steam version dropped a few weeks ago. So to find out how good and fun it was...then to find out there wasn't going to be a 3+4 was sad. Really wanted more parks to skate in this engine.
I love 1-4 but American Wasteland had some great memories for me. It introduced me to some big time punk rock music, and I loved the new gameplay mechanics that had some more story-line elements (as cheesy as they were). They even went into skateboarding history with Tony Alva and the Z-Boys which was cool.
If y'all like Tony hawk, I'd recommend watching "all this mayhem" it tells the story of two Australian skateboarders who were Tony's top competitors back in his heyday. It does of course paint Tony as the "bad guy" but it's still good to watch, as it shows the Darkside of skateboarding and to me at least made me respect Tony a little bit more for not delving into the underbelly of skateboarding even if he did steal the 900 from Tas lol
I still remember when I played tony hawk the first time, or one of the first times. It was on a couch at my aunts with the nephews I hardly ever saw. Jumping and skating in those games was so much fun. I have so many good memories on this IP. It was so much fun to play these games. Everybody knew these games. Everybody who was a bit of a gamer in the 00's played these games or at least had played a few rounds.
I don't usually do this type of video but I needed to mourn Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
Thanks for everything you do Jake. Your videos and gameranx always bring a smile to my face, and as someone who grew up on these games, I’m dressed in black at the funeral with you. I really hope some solid devs can pick up the IP, and if they can’t hopefully we get a Bloodstained situation where it’s not TH, but it’s totally TH. Idk, just a thought. Thanks again man, appreciate you
I feel like this is a refreshing coming from you. You’re usually tactful with your criticism on games and publishers but this felt authentic and heartfelt.
I’m upset too :/
Any chance MS come in and just give it to VV?
They always do him dirty
The sad part is Activision has done this to other talented teams like you said. Toys for Bob, Beenox, and High Moon Studios have all been absorbed into the COD ecosystem. I really hope Microsoft can help them out.
The original Tony Hawk studio Neversoft.
Fuck is that where high moon went? Ugh. There goes my hope of a transformers game remake
@@blitzfyre669 They also did Darkwatch and Bourne Conspiracy which were underrated
I came to say this exact thing honestly
its like a horror movie
As an Activision QA dude, I was pretty hyped to work on the remakes. Oh well. 😭
thank you for your work regardless!
From now on, I'm blaming you personally everytime I run into a bug in an Activision game.
@@Kirito_2016 lmfaooooo
As pissed as I am, I don’t blame you sir. You never know what a company is going to do. But the acquisition was shady af not gonna lie. It’s comforting to know that you were looking forward to it too. We can be disappointed together. Those games helped make my childhood what it was.
@@Kirito_2016 this hilarious coming from a kirito account seeing as his whole shtick was dealing with bugs and hackers in the game and blaming the developer of sao lmao
Blur 2 getting axed, and now THPS 3+4 getting axed.
I need a moment. 😔
I grew up with the THUG games and after the success of THPS 1+2, I was hoping eventually they would get remade too. ActiBlizz kills another franchise :/
If I could have a remake of literally any game on earth it would be THUG. Sucks man
They better add new things if they do, because those UG games and AW don’t even need a remake.
@@MadDogSolo rose tinted glasses if I've ever seen them. Games are gems but NOT comparable to what could be done with current tech.
@@lolmanyeah1 You right but like I said if it’s done right, because the tech is good but these games are getting worse.
@@MadDogSolo yeah you're right. Vicarious Visions was on to something though sad to see them moved to blizzard
Imagine a Tony Hawk underground 1 remake, fuck, that was my dream and it’s crushed💔💔💔
Gotta love your good vibes, man. Even in a video that seemed like it was gonna be a full out gamer rage video, you said your piece briefly and immediately went on to count our blessings anyway.
I appreciate you getting me
This man's honesty...
"That's something the world sorely needs."
💯
Other developers: “We’d make THPS 3+4 exactly how the fans remembered it, just with modern graphics.”
Activision: “Needs more microtransactions!!”
Tony Hawk Immortal
It's too bad. A lot of fans wanted more. And I completely understand. I'm from the “other camp,” though, that being I played EA's Skate series. And it's also well documented how EA totally neglected that IP for years, while fans were clamoring for more. You just can't trust the suits with a fun franchise, it seems …
seems like they ALL hate skateboarding
Skate 1 was such a breath of fresh air. Skate 3 smells like trash. I really hope they succeed on 4.
@@JakeBaldino Suits hate skateboarding, what else is new. The people who run X-Games at ESPN actually think extreme sports are a joke, the head guy there said and I quote "Bob Burnquist isn't a real athlete, Derek Jeter is an athlete." Mitchie Brusco, Jason Ellis, and several other pro skaters will tell you how little the x-games suits actually care about the sport/culture.
Skateboarding is a crime
I feel your pain man. THPS 4 was my favourite in the franchise. I remember having a PS One, and going to the local game store with my friends and.. there it was, the 4th game just released (mind you, I had no internet at the time and didn’t even know it was a thing).
We lost our collective minds. When we went home, popped the game in, heard the music, the environments… One my most cherished gaming memories.
This isn't gamer rage this is gamer rightful frustration and good on you for highlighting it!
I'm with you, I never uninstall TH1&2 either for the same reasons. I like skating around with friends online when we can't decide on what we're trying to play. Activision in the WORST.
Though I didn't play the remake, some of my favorite gaming memories are staying up till 6 in the morning playing THPS 1 & 2 with my friends in my early teenage years. This is of course after we spent all day doing dumb stuff on skateboards ourselves.
Those memories are sacred - pure joy - the beginning period of adolescence when you have more knowledge of the world than responsibility and are still young enough to feel invincible. You may have to wait, but in the spirit of those memories I believe you'll get your 3 + 4 someday.
We love your videos. Of course we would click on it. You have such a great vibe. And congrats on the podcast. It is awesome.
thank you dude. looking forward to recording the next one! glad you are digging it
It must take a lot to make Jake upset. Activition REALLY fucked up if you make this chill guy upset
“Underground” was the best game I’ve ever played. Don’t remember how many times I passed it but damn. I’m not even into skating like that either but they were my childhood
Tony Hawk 4 is my favorite, from the levels to the mission variety and the humor it’s the best. No joke my buddy and I were just playing it this past weekend.
"I can excuse excessive crunch, abusive workplace, and horrible management, but I draw the line at tony hawk"
I had a demo of tony hawk 2 on a Pizza Hut demo and I’ll tell this. That disc had over a 100 hours of gameplay. Even after I had purchased 2.
I would have like to see a Tony hawk underground remake
I’d love to hear your thoughts on AAA developers getting stuck making sequels and remakes and spin offs instead of new ips. I enjoy many sequels as long as it’s all about advancing a story/characters and improving gameplay and graphics. But I’d also like to see more like The Last of Us and The Order (insert date here) and the Last Guardian.
That's the reason I adored Detroit Become Human and Horizon Zero Dawn on ps4. New IPs are so rare now. I recently played disco elysium which fits as well
@@martinhristov3670 same. Horizon is up there with my favorite originals of the last 5 or so years. Detroit was great too though I wouldn’t consider it totally original as it used a lot of the same style graphics gameplay and structure as their previous couple games. But it was an original story so that’s a big plus. Oh and Ghost of Tsushima was amazing!
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Sequel and spin-off is fine because this will always branch to creating new IP. The remake and remastered is the problem here. If it remake for like PS1/PS2 era game, I can tolerate that, but doing for PS3/PS4 game are just straight cash grab. And while many people complain about this, sadly there also many dumb people bought it too. Sometimes I don't understand anymore how gaming fandom thinking now. Because of this the dev keep making this remake/remaster shit, coz y'all keep throwing money at them
@@shawziiz5031 The dumb one is yourself, in the time between the original and the remake there will have been millions of new gamers who never played the original. Those are the majority buying the remakes/remasters of games they've always heard about. People act like the only ones interested in the remake must be those who already played the original, and that's just so very stupid.
Pro Skater 1&2 remake was perfect except for the fact that online and local multiplayer still doesn’t work on next gen consoles. I have faith that Xbox will bring us 3&4 with how consumer friendly they are now.
I'm right there with you; when they announced the 1+2 remix, I pre-ordered (which I haven't done ever since Anthem!) on nostalgia alone but was over the moon with the end product. While the mechanic felt the same (muscle memory kicked almost immediately), the fresh coat of paint, neslw features, and the soundtrack just clicked as it should: a good nostalgia trip for veterans and something fresh for new players to the franchise!
The speedrun mode was a lot of fun fr
I’m right there with you Jake. I was absolutely heartbroken when I saw this news.
If there was a company - consumer "bro code" ....blizzard broke it
Here's something crazy. On the day I heard they dropped these 2 remakes I was actually thinking the day before that "I wonder when thps 3 and 4 remake will come out". Well fuk Activision and blizzard
Thanks for doing this, Jake. Been loving TH since 1 and after the Remake I was ready for 3+4 Remake and Underground. It was great having this series back after a long absence but old papa Activision just had to crash the party. Damn shame.
Grew up with THPS and THPS 3 along with the Undergrounds while playing 2 and 4 thanks to Blockbuster and friends' houses. Vicarious Visions knocked it out of the park and was the first thing that brought me legitimate joy while dealing with a new case of Long-Haul COVID. It was hugely important to me as well and I can only hope that THPS 3+4 could be a silver lining of a Microsoft buyout.
The Until the Wheels Fall off Documentary was fucking amazing.
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I feel you, memories of hanging at the local used game store are filled with the Tony Hawk series.
Also on being a one trick pony...my game was Twinkle Star Sprites, a competitive vertical scrolling shooter/puzzle hybrid on the Neo Geo.
The fact that Kona skatepark in Jacksonville FL was a map in th4 was so awesome for me as a kid. I grew up in the Jax area and when I first played it I had never been there but had heard people talk about it for years before the fact. I later went there several times when I was in my skating phase, and actually went to, I guess they called it a demo, I'd call it a show now as a festival dude, but I saw Geoff Rowley and a couple other pro skaters from Tony hawk and others from magazines skate at Kona and i have a poster signed by a few of them somewhere in the attic. Fun fact, if you played that level in th4, it's like a micro machines or hot wheels version of the real thing proportion wise both in how big the game assets are and how big your character is in relation to it. AFAIK they're still operating, look up some pictures of the real place and compare them to game screenshots. The layout is identical or it was at the time, the big wooden half pipe in the back is like 15 feet tall like it towers over you. Mini street and the snake were where I spent most of my time as a kid. I remember seeing a kid get absolutely mangled on that concrete half pipe. Sorry, I loved th4 as a game but I can't not think about the fact that I've been all around the real life level.
Dude I'm so gutted by this. It seemed like an easy win, the engine and mechanics are there they could so do 3&4 and make loads of money and then a THUG collection would surely be big bucks for them.
I knew the chances of it was slim but I really wanted them to eventually get around to American Wasteland, I've loved that game since the first time I played it on my PS2 back in the day, a remake would've been amazing but heck I'd just take a remaster at this point. Let's hope this isn't the last we've heard of the Tony Hawk's series.
I would love a Tony Hawk Underground MMO lite
I was really hoping 3 & 4 remaster was coming next
saaaame
I'm someone who's never played a Tony Hawk game in his life, but I bought the 1 + 2 remake when it was new out of the sheer critical acclaim I heard all over, and I absolutely loved it. Such a well designed and excellent arcade-style game. I would've gladly bought a 3 + 4 Remake, so that speaks volumes to the game's quality imo.
Who the girl in your pfp
@@Curlyheart Izuna from Blue Archive, a mobile gacha game.
Nothing made me happier than when Activision lost the gaming rights to Spidey. As a publisher, they’ve always annoyed me with how they do things. Always seem to rush and half-ass most of their stuff.
I agree! I was really hoping they'd continue with remasters or remakes bc my favorite is one of the later entries, THUG 2, and I would absolutely love to play it again.
Man it must feel so good to just get your thoughts on a mic and have such a big audience just for sharing them. I have no one that really listens.
TH-cam might even delete this comment.
Well I don't blame them, I'm so sick of everybody's sh#t anyways, It's only normal that they would get tired of mine.
I was in the chat of that stream. Was such a good day to see Tony just having fun playing with those guys, but man, was I soon just livid when I heard that Activision just canned what could have been an amazing remake. THPS3 was my childhood in many ways, and to see that revived would have been a highlight in my life. I genuinely hope Microsoft sets them straight once and for all.
This is exactly how I feel. They totally fumbled it. I can´t even think of how much tiem I´ve spent free skating all my life in THPS games. Really wanted them to keep going since they really did get good momentum and praise and love from us.
I thought that after the success of thps 1+2, we were definitely going to get a tony hawk underground or American wasteland remake. This is just sad.
Sorry you have to go through this man. Skating games don't personally appeal to me, but I've been burned by companies tanking franchises I love enough to relate. It feels like franchises getting dropped or mishandled has really escalated over the past few years (Maybe it's just me)... Hope you're able to regroup and heal. Keep up the content. There's not enough positivity on the internet :)
Activision is more worried about keeping all of their teams working on cod projects than focus on quality games.
It could be worse. You could be a Fallout fan. We've only had 76 in the past 7 years and likely won't get a new game for at least 10 more years (unless Obsidian, InXile, or someone else can make a game).
This news broke my heart. I was ready for 3 and 4. Depsite not knowing if it was coming, knowing now it was but isnt anymore felt like a gut punch. Need more thps classics 😭
Activision forces every studio to work on cod, but whenever a cod game comes out it still manages to be hot garbage
I got the original game at christmas, when I was adopted and wouldn't speak to anyone. and on Christmas I played this with my new family and opened up and its something I will always remember and cherish, love the game and the feeling it brings to you, a great sadness in the gaming world to hear this news
This is really unfortunate, THPS 3 was the one I played a lot of when I was younger so I was looking forward to a 3 + 4 Remake
Same. 3 (PS1) and 4 (PS2) are the games I have nostalgia for.
I wish they just remade Thug, that game did so much right. I remember how happy I was when I got to design my own board. Imagine that feature with the tech now
We need to petition to get Pro Skater 3+4. It's what I was hoping for and expecting after they did such an amazing job with 1+2. Plus I figured it made enough sales to make a 3+4 financially viable enough to keep VV working on it
THUG Pro is an amazing thing - been part of the community for ages. THPS 1+2 was/is good, but couldn't recreate the online community of THPS3-THAW and THUG Pro. I was really hoping THPS 3+4 would step up with the online part, maybe bring in some cool tourneys and stuff, with andyTHPS and other THPS legends hosting and judging. But nope, Activision just can't stop itself. Upsetting indeed :< So I feel ya man
THPS 4 got it right for me. The soundtrack was also so amazing.
You could make Jango Fett (secret character) go stupid high in the middle of a combo and complete those impossible challenges. 👍🏼
This news is pretty disappointing to me. THPS, Mat Hoffman Pro BMX, Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX, Aggressive Inline and even yes BMX XXX all of these franchises/games sit in a bubble in my mind because they gave me so much joy and introduced me to so much music. THPS was the last one that I had hope for. it's sad that they have been treated like this.
THPS3 was one of the first games I’ve ever played. I remember my parents would tell me that the blood was “juice” that I spilled from my pockets at four years old. I have never stopped playing it in the literal twenty years since then and I won’t stop until my PS2 breaks. I’m really disappointed that I won’t be able to play an updated version of it on my PS5 though.
Thank you for speaking on this!
Activision shelved any potential to keep Tony Hawk going because they were too stupidly focused on Call of Duty and that’s why I hated them.
Even today with Microsoft holding rights to Activision I still doubt Tony will see the light of day ever again all because of the layoffs they made to game studios like Tango Gameworks the company that brought us the wonderful Hi-Fi Rush.
What makes me upset the most is that this is one of the companies that done a fantastic job with a past one of my faves and got repaid with either losing the IP or their overall owner merges them. Honestly things like this are the reason I am slowly getting more and more jaded with companies, thanks a lot Activision
Same. Pro Skater 4 is one of, if not my favourite Tony Hawk's game. I still play those older ones from time to time, but I agree that it would've been so great to have modernised versions of them since we've already seen Vicarious Visions do such a great job with 1 & 2. The only shortcomings of those were the lack of compelling things to do after completing all the levels. Pro Skater 4 in particular has such a huge amount of playtime compared to the 3 games prior to it, which I another reason I really wanted a remake of that one especially.
On a good/funny note: I love how your character literally looks like you. I remember in the Before You Buy that you mentioned that you were able to make yourself but mentioned it was because you have an npc face. Still makes me laugh and smile.
It’s always funny how every gaming channel on TH-cam takes any excuse to talk about their favourites. You and Pro Skater, Skill Up and Destiny etc. Love you guys. I would do the same. Great video too!
well, it is kind of relevant?
@@DemonKingNemo I agree. More of a general observation rather than specifically relating to this video.
Tony Hawk video games were a big part of my childhood and really infuencial on me. They were the reason I took up skateboarding as a hobby in a small town of Greece where no one else was skating. When the 1+2 remake was announced my inner child was thrilled! I never expected 3+4 to be remastered as well, but now that I heard that this was the case until the cancellation of the project hurts more.
Makes me happy to see you mention tony hawk games after seeing you on your channel and also gameranx. I was one of those people who came back to THPS when 1+2 launched and got into it heavy again in the community and thugpro as well. THPS is great as a casual game and competitive complex combo's as well, and for us boomers the nostalgia is never ending.
I remember getting a tenner from my dad to buy THPS1 second hand from the local game shop and being addicted since, to the entire series and trying to skate myself (badly). Gutted to hear they're not remaking any more as after the disaster of 5 I really thought this was what the fans needed
Activision Blizzard as a company is literally the Eric Cartman of gaming companies and publishers. They'll let other studios make a great product or a great game, absorb that studio at the last tail end of it and then claim whole ownership of that good product.
Vicarious visions may have made a good Tony hawk pro skater remake.
But in Activision's mind, Activision made a good Tony hawk pro skater remake...
something tells me the main reason those pitches were turned down is because there weren’t any corporate buzzwords used like “shared experiences” or “live service”
plus how could they *possibly* integrate THPS with COD???
Hopefully soon enough Acti/ Blizz will be no more, and Phillbox will take over.
Jake, great insight on this topic! I, like many of us, grew up on THPS and being from England, it gave a great look into american skate/pop culture at the time, especially with all the music. I loved the 1&2 remake and 3&4 would be incredible. A THUG remake would be aaaaabsolutely amazing as it's one of my favourite games, period!
BUT on the other side of the coin, the remake scene is a slippery slope I feel. We all crave new content and if Activision don't wanna back the Birdman anymore, I'd love to see him consult on a new IP maybe? (even though there's probably something in a historical contract that stops him working with other developers?)
Anyway, skate games of all shapes and sizes are rad and we need more of them! Also would love to hear you breakdown your favorite THPS/THUG games. Keep up the good work!
I was there in Andy's chat when Tony spilled the beans. I was heartbroken.
Shiiiit
Do you guys think we should get a Castelvania game something similar to Elden Ring? While I was playing Elden Ring I felt that will Castelvania would fit perfectly on it.
THPS3 was a unique game - there was 3 sets of SKATE letters, depending on which Pro/Hidden/
Custom was used. They were grouped Green/Orange/Purple in the game guide book.
Kinda sucks I would’ve loved to have Tony hawk’s pro skater 1-4 remastered in a possibility of like a collection or something with all 4 games ughh Damn the devil damn the devil to hell!
I'm the same way with mass effect with ea. Rumors of shepherd coming back feels messed up. It's going to ruin the journey from the trilogy. His story was complete and we either move on or figure out another story. Andromeda was a good idea but it was just they did it wrong. If we can just go back to that and do it right
Always clicking on your face my dude, been a huge fan of you for years, I can feel your passion for gaming and it’s infectious
Reasons why backwards compatibility is important
THPS 1+2 was amazing. One of the best true remakes of a classic franchise. The movement and trick mechanics are arguably better than the original. There is hope for the franchise though, it has gone through dormant periods before and look what that ultimately led to...
I watched the HBO Max documentary earlier this year. Great stuff. Learned so much more about him.
Having Pizza Guy as your special was a great touch!
I played 1 through Project 8 and THPS 2 and 4 were my favorites. I don't know how much other people played it but multiplayer king of the hill in THPS 4 was 99% of what I played with my brother. There's something so genuinely hilarious about juking someone out while moving 2 mph.
Dude I loved all the THPS games, from 1 and 2, up through Underground with all the Bam Margera antics, all the way to things like Project 8.
I enjoyed the early titles as a kid who loved video games, and the later titles as a teen trying their hand at skateboarding, hanging with my skater bro's, still loving video games of course.
I would love to see a video on what titles made the biggest impression on you.
I literally live and breathe tony hawk's pro skater 3's music playlist and was entirely obsessed with that release than any game that has ever came out. I have been wanting a remaster for years. Mega bummer
I fell in love with American Wasteland as a kid and when I played the 1+2 remake I was so hoping for the remasters to continue up through the underground games and A.W. This just sucks to hear. 😕
I didn’t hear this and this breaks me down man, I mean what the F**k almost isn’t sufficient enough, because I’ve been playing since the first as well and my FAVORITE and most nostalgic for Pro skater 3 this easily could’ve been a cash cow for activation and I’ve been waiting for the next set of Tony Hawk to drop and really sucks to find it it just isn’t
Would love a half hour (to an hour as long as you can make it lol) deep dive into your fav Tony hawks, your opinions on each etc. there’s so much to nerd out on from mechanics, to Easter eggs, to storylines in the later games-it’s a series that’s so close to alot of peoples heart and I constantly need my fix of discussion about it especially in these trying Tony hawk times 😂
4 was my childhood, I’m absolutely gutted 😭
4:02 this one hurts the most cuz Tony hawk underground was my first Tony hawk game and I’ve been begging for a remastered of that game for years
I wish you and more creators would talk about these issues in gaming. I think the true problem is that no one is taken seriously... But you are a very reputable youtuber/reporter. Ive been following you for years and always comment on your vids. Im sick of it too man. Maybe more vids like this is necessary from more people like you. And less people that arent taken seriously. You bring so much potential to games with your reviews alone! (Anytime you look up a game, gameranx is the first to pop up for reviews, or just in general) I believe that you and other agencies that report the gaming news and reviews should start showing the truth. Love you man! Good luck!
Damn! 3 & 4 were great games. 4 is my favourite THPS game. I loved the shift in gameplay style and the difficulty in some of the challenges. Hope this is just a bump in the road!🤞🏽🍕
I missed THPS 1, 2, 3 and 4 back in the day. The THPS games I adored were Underground 1 & 2, American Wasteland and to a lesser degree Project 8.
Dude, I am 100% in lockstep with you on this. 1+2 was such an amazingly nostalgic callback to my childhood and I was so hopeful for a 3+4 remake because THPS 3 was my favorite THPS game growing up 😮💨😮💨😮💨
Upset as well. THPS was my favorite series growing up. I was especially looking forward to 3 and 4 and their more open mission environments.
I'm genuinely sad. I got 1+2 on day one and played it a little. Little did know my life was going do a complete 180 and that game carried me through the nights I thought I wouldn't make it through. I know they're levels I've played before but with it all being remade, it was like playing them again for the first time.
I would have loved to skate the foundry and Alcatraz again.
I'm hoping this decision gets overturned with Microsoft at the helm, despite Kotick having been reelected as CEO this week.
When the acquisition is finished, Bobby Kotick has to resign.
Activision Blizzard and EA are pretty much in the same boat at this because both got too big and they grew far more concerned with quick buck instead of delivering on quality. The worst part is these game studios are getting bigger and I fear that means we may see worse things in the future, but here is hoping Microsoft can turn around Activision Blizzard a bit.
I love THPS so much I always kept a board in my trunk, skating with my xgf nephews way younger than me. And I was a huge poser compared to them. My most technical move was the kickflip lol. We did skate with Chade Muska in LA, that was awesome. Even gave us a board. 😎
I'm not crazy upset, because THPS1+2 Remake felt like such found money, I didn't really expect something like that to happen again, but I agree, it's sad not to continue doing *something* with modern THPS.
Are we ever gonna see a collab between you and MrMattyPlays?
absolutely. our paths often cross
THUG was the first TH game I threw myself into when I was in highschool, and I didn't even really know 1+2 existed until the Steam version dropped a few weeks ago. So to find out how good and fun it was...then to find out there wasn't going to be a 3+4 was sad. Really wanted more parks to skate in this engine.
I love 1-4 but American Wasteland had some great memories for me. It introduced me to some big time punk rock music, and I loved the new gameplay mechanics that had some more story-line elements (as cheesy as they were). They even went into skateboarding history with Tony Alva and the Z-Boys which was cool.
Dude I feel ur passion and how hurt you are about this. I'm sorry bro.
If y'all like Tony hawk, I'd recommend watching "all this mayhem" it tells the story of two Australian skateboarders who were Tony's top competitors back in his heyday. It does of course paint Tony as the "bad guy" but it's still good to watch, as it shows the Darkside of skateboarding and to me at least made me respect Tony a little bit more for not delving into the underbelly of skateboarding even if he did steal the 900 from Tas lol
I still remember when I played tony hawk the first time, or one of the first times. It was on a couch at my aunts with the nephews I hardly ever saw. Jumping and skating in those games was so much fun. I have so many good memories on this IP. It was so much fun to play these games. Everybody knew these games. Everybody who was a bit of a gamer in the 00's played these games or at least had played a few rounds.