Diet Skate 3 is actually really enjoyable. Still suffers from that instantly-identifiable Ubisoft openworldification where you essentially just snap from side mission to side mission without really feeling a desire to explore the map at all let alone in full. However, what a wicked atmosphere this thing crafts - a soundtrack that's (reliably) filled with lesser-known bangers, gorgeous lighting system, and I mean... snow just always seems to look pristine on eighth generation hardware. When you're careening down a high mountain peak on the snowboard and the sun is setting in just a certain way so that the rays are glistening off the slopes while "Cinnamon" by Cullen Omori or "Falling Down" by The Birthday Massacre is playing? Come on bro, it's just so damn sweet. Controls are a tad iffy but they serve their purpose fairly enough. There might not actually be all that much here but at least when it comes to aesthetics Ubisoft always delivers the goods.

Reviewed on Aug 11, 2022


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