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Disco Elysium: The Final Cut
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Red Dead Redemption 2
Tony Hawk's Underground
Tony Hawk's Underground

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Tony Hawk's Underground
Tony Hawk's Underground

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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4

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BioShock

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Final Fantasy: 20th Anniversary Edition
Final Fantasy: 20th Anniversary Edition

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God of War Ragnarök
God of War Ragnarök

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I'm in love.

What more can you possibly want in a video game? Fun story, satisfying gameplay, all-time great soundtrack, superb vibe and a monument to the culture of gaming itself.

Skating culture permeates most everything in modern euro-centric culture, and this game compressed it and stuffed it in a delicious can of beer. Not only this, but it built even further upon an already legendary franchise in a way that sent the series in an entirely new direction that benefited the core gameplay in every way. Wallplants and walking are two VERY welcome additions to the series in my eyes, the final two pieces of the perfect Tony Hawk gameplay puzzle.

And how can I not mention the level design? Every single one so perfectly lays out it's goals in a nonobtrusive manner that familiarizes you with the potential capabilites of the level whilst simultaneously engaging you in it's goofy world that never gets old. Not only are these levels crafted with utmost care in service to the lovingly addictive gameplay loop, but the goals in the levels themselves are an absolute blast that exude so much unique humor and character and never drag on for too long that one of the greatest challenges in the entire game is just putting the controller down and turning the game off.

The story isn't going to knock your socks off but it's a fun rise, fall and rise tale that never insists too much upon itself. It's got it's likeable and unlikeable characters and is a surprisingly simple yet well laid out narrative that get's you to point A to B with just little enough fuss to never bore you out and just enough emphasis to keep you engaged.

Maybe I'm just a pretentious hip-hop head or am too into music when it comes to this kind of thing but let me tell you, when I heard DOOM start spitting after hearing N.Y. State of Mind I couldn't believe that shit. It doesn't even end there. Rock and Roll All Nite too? Then I watch the credits of the game to find out Deltron 3030 and Cannibal Ox were featured and I didn't even hear them? How did Neversoft do it? I'm almost in shock.

These guys clearly love the world of skateboarding and want YOU to love it too. It's actually kinda hard to believe the guys in the end credits of this game knocking their own teeth out and dropping televisions off roofs onto spraypainted cars made something this compassionate and with so much care. No game has EVER and will likely never again make me feel such an appreciation for the names and faces behind the experience laid out before me. Too bad the guys that are still around (if any) are trapped in Call of Duty hell now.

This should be on EVERYONES must play list. It's not a wonderful piece of art because it's much more than that. It's mechanical excellence accompanied by a wonderful tribute to one of the most influential subcultures of all time.

This shit belongs in a fine art museum.

THPS4 has all the marks of a new and improved sequel. Better movement (though it takes a little to get used to), new hub based level design that allows you to get better acquainted with the levels, and new mechanics that further deepen the potential of banging out nasty combos.

However...

This novelty doesn't last forever. Much like THPS2, the latter stages of the game turn into complete fucking nonsense, but this time it's a different kind of nonsense. Rather than braindead level layout, the issue this time is exhausting goals that literally suck the soul out of you. And that's not even mentioning the Pro specific goals. A good majority of them are complete nonsense they threw together with glue and scotch tape and said fuck it because they need to get back to dicking around.

I understand Neversoft had to pump these games out like Phillip Rivers and his wife pump out children, but you weren't there when I was trying to hit 1.5 Million points in Chicago. I have never in my life felt more defeated than when I failed over and over again over the span of nearly four hours trying the same exact line over and over again only to get fucked by the balance meter or just jump in the water and ruin the whole fucking thing. That shit genuinely broke me. I don't ever want to go through some shit like that again in my whole life.

Even still, I can't bring myself to hate this game.

Yes, Neversoft may as well have barged in my room and beat the shit out of me with the way this game had me tweaking, but that pro skater charm is still there. It's not quite as magical as THPS3, but their distinct humor and creative direction is still very apparent in this game. The soundtrack is the worst of the series so far, but that's saying essentially nothing because there is still so many bangers in this game. And how can you not love the bonus movies? Just guys being dudes drinkin beer and playing ping pong and shit. Could be why the goals suck ass actually but that's not the point.

Even if THPS4 totes the best gameplay in the series so far, I can't forgive the sins they committed with the level design in this game, especially since the levels themselves are actually a blast (except for Chicago) (fuck Chicago). The joy in improvising and landing sick lines has never been better, but unfortunately some chump over there wants you to do some nonsense bullshit that somehow manages to be frustrating, difficult, and wildly unfun all in one package that's gonna have you begging Tony Hawk himself to end your suffering.

I usually don't like when people say this, but you're better off playing the levels in THUGPRO.

Jango Fett is fucking awesome though.

This game is exactly what the medium is about. Every way that video games elevate storytelling can be experienced when playing this game with good gameplay to boot. And do I even need to say anything about the atmosphere and worldbuilding? What hasn't already been said a million times? An absolute must play if you take video games as an art form seriously.