Ever wonder what content was cut...

[MrSnomtn]

So, the skate series is dead (unfortunately). We will never see new games, maps, or challenges. During development, content must have been cut from the games. What do you guys think was cut? I would guess that some challenges, and maybe some small areas where removed. Does anyone have any actual knowledge of this?

[Goon_Panda]

I bet they were remaking San Van, when suddenly "Bitch, why won't you fucking snap you piece of shit rail!!!"... *earthquake*... "Fuck it guys, new city"

[unplannedman]

^ All of that

[i am a snail]

nope not at all

[MarcoPoloUSN]

You don't know if there will ever be a new game or not. You saw how they brought SSX back.

[Cerebus_]

Crailslides, were definitely cut. Aswell as Cuz's hair.

[Demzilla]

fun facts...

s3 was once a full city...
i played it...

s2 didnt have multiple styles because the team worked more on new features and ran out of time/resources to get other styles working before launch...

s1 would never animate like the rob big show because of how fast the controls worked and the amount of clipping/transitions/cpu issues that engine had on the console.

the xbox lack of hdd might be the achilles heel of the the entire series..

it took bb months to get the approval of dan drehobls cigarette ingame...also the only reason s3 is rated m.

the irate comments and responses from the community is single handedly the reason why many of the original team left bb and the franchise entirely...

bb has never been in control of what products that were featured in the game...

more people play HOM than than any other feature...

every skate game has over 20+ popular famous canadian skate spots...

the entire create a park feature was created in only a few months up to launch...

tiger woods face mapping bullshit takes up so much resources and costs that it was canned before s1 was even released....

s3 in some regards to the og team is around 3/4 of what they wanted s1 to be...



save some for later...

[i am a snail]

fun facts...

s3 was once a full city...
i played it...

s2 didnt have multiple styles because the team worked more on new features and ran out of time/resources to get other styles working before launch...

s1 would never animate like the rob big show because of how fast the controls worked and the amount of clipping/transitions/cpu issues that engine had on the console.

the xbox lack of hdd might be the achilles heel of the the entire series..

it took bb months to get the approval of dan drehobls cigarette ingame...also the only reason s3 is rated m.

the irate comments and responses from the community is single handedly the reason why many of the original team left bb and the franchise entirely...

bb has never been in control of what products that were featured in the game...

more people play HOM than than any other feature...

every skate game has over 20+ popular famous canadian skate spots...

the entire create a park feature was created in only a few months up to launch...

tiger woods face mapping bullshit takes up so much resources and costs that it was canned before s1 was even released....

s3 in some regards to the og team is around 3/4 of what they wanted s1 to be...



save some for later...
storytime with demz? :3

[MrSnomtn]

thank you demz!

[briden]

Crailslides, were definitely cut.

I could bitch about this and the fucked up bluntslides for days on end.

http://i.imgur.com/6bPmI.jpg

:'(

[BannerBoy360]

s3 was once a full city...
i played it...


wait, the same ol pc with more areas or a completely different map? elaborate please and i will love you.

[Demzilla]

i guess you could say the same map..
i mean..
i skated shit that never made the final...
i believe they separated the areas because of loading...
i remember the complaints about the spawn map in 1 and 2...
they wanted to make it so you could spawn anywhere and never get the scratchy load but that never panned out.

you also ave to remember that each game runs on a different engine...
so..
the way the entire game runs on the consoles was a new experience every time something new was added...

one thing im real proud of was getting the dev dudes to agree on making the character in s3 hallow and transparent...
remember in s2 if you cam glitched to 16 mm and got too close youd get the ever famous "ghosting"..
transparency fixed that...
stoked they got that to work...

[unplannedman]

Whut? S3 wasn't M

[Seanne1986]

Got anything else to share Demz? Great read.

[Demzilla]

teen...
my bad..

[mattyman512]

maybe it would have been different if the game was released in that winter but then again it would have been in conflict with Red dead Redemption and I think MW2 but deacon posted some concept art recently and u never kno if they made 1 but city those spots would be the connection between each disctrict! I dunno its just a theory!

I still believe there will be a new 1 but not in the near future!

[unplannedman]

maybe it would have been different if the game was released in that winter but then again it would have been in conflict with Red dead Redemption and I think MW2 but deacon posted some concept art recently and u never kno if they made 1 but city those spots would be the connection between each disctrict! I dunno its just a theory!

I still believe there will be a new 1 but not in the near future!If and when they reboot it, they need to the Tony Hawk road. Bring back skate. with adv free, and hardcore modes. OG San Van had the best flow to, ea just fucked it up with the next 2 games.

[Braddock420]

I'm sure there's a thread somewhere about wishlists and what-not, so I won't hijack. What got cut? So, Black Box makes Need for Speed World. Black Box made Skate. Hmm.. Skate World? Tour for Tourneys in exotic locals other than California or Hawaii? Tokyo, London, Moscow, New York City, LA, Seoul. If anything got cut it would be getting the F out of California.

[Ladd279]

All i know is If I made a game that I worked my ass off on and then released it just to have community (mostly little kids) complain I would of quit also just like the bb team. Say what u want but skate 3 has some features I love mostly the online camera swapping and of course cap

[briden]

All i know is If I made a game that I worked my ass off on and then released it just to have community (mostly little kids) complain I would of quit also just like the bb team. Say what u want but skate 3 has some features I love mostly the only camera swapping and of course cap

You think that doesn't happen for every single game ever?

[Ladd279]

You think that doesn't happen for every single game ever?

I know it does, you can't do anything in the world today without somebody complaining. It just amazes me that majority of the skate community think that ea screwed up everything since og (look 3 posts up). I'm just saying that skate 3 has been hated on since release, that's it. Everyone acts like it's the worst game in the world and it's not. Even though og might be a better game, Skate 2 and 3 are still good games based on there different features each has

[Braddock420]

Hear Hear!

Opinions are great, but telling game devs "Kill yourself you make trash! You ruined [Insert new game in a series, ANY series] I hate you!" (it's EVERYWHERE) that's...

man... that's not cool.


Shit. I feel sorry for the devs, truth be told. Work your ass off to have a game a) accepted by the industry (because "you pay them to rate your games") b) accepted by gamers (but low scores by the industry actually hurt sales because those self-same hypocrites hating the game mags actually base some of their buying judgement on their reviews) c) loved by both - win. Then you make a sequel. a) Industry loves it (because you made so much money on 1 you can afford to pay them off more) b) gamers love it (it's become a cult classic) c) gamers and industry both think you sold out or ruined the franchise because you wanted to add more features and to do that had to change things a bit, but you only did it because you love the people who play your games and want to expand on what you had, attempting to bring into reality the amazing game in your head.

Yeah, no thanks. I'll just play.

Meh 2¢

[Permy]

i'm pretty sure skate 3, read dead, and alan wake all came out at the same time soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[Deacon]

Damn Demz talk about leave us wanting more. As much a fan I am of reading about what could or might have happened my theory on skate 3 , the game is what you make it. I can still find spots in the city, or different ways to hit them. Not every video has to have all new spots. Take any of Andrew Reynolds vids, he skates the same spots multiple times. And it not just him, other skater will also hit the same spot. The game is the same, just because someone did one thing there, doesn't mean you can't skate the same spot - just find a different way to hit it.

Inrelation to wish lists, I've always said if EA did a redux of OG with walking, free cam and moveable items, i'd be all over it and would hammer that game. Hell i'd even pay top dollar for it, or if they converted the city as an expensive DLC i'd be down for that.

I don't see a skate 4 anytime soon, at a stretch it would be for the next gen systems that are on the horizen, and then it might be a whole new company taking a crack at it. Maybe we should lobby another company to produce a skate game like Rockstar or 2k games. We can live hope hey! lol

[zodas]

"the irate comments and responses from the community is single handedly the reason why many of the original team left bb and the franchise entirely..."

I have a real hard time believing this...they would quit their jobs and risk their livelihood just because people complained about their game? People complain about every game. Hell...be glad people are playing your game to even complain about it and not just dismissing it entirely.

The Devs knew where the game was lacking and fans didnt tell them anything they didnt know...if they quit over harsh criticism of obvious flaws...pick a new career.

...also...I though EA sacked a large part of the BB team anyway.

[replicant]

Rockstar can suck a floppy donkey dick. We don't want them near the Skate series.

[Demzilla]

unfortunatly zoda...
its true...
if i remember correctly i think the harsh fan base was just the iceing on the cake.
im sure there were plenty of other in house issues that help curve the decision for the core 4 to leave.




-old school boards were considered but the engine and the board shape was too hard to balance in the engine so it was scraped...

-many of the npc are based off of popular players from the community....clays afro for example..

-making the trucks able to move ingame was such a huge strain on the engine and console it wasnt added...physics...

-the lack of famous american spots is partly due to the game being made in canada by canadians and also the fear of fucking up the size/shape of spots the team never got a chance to actually go to.



more later...

[emericaridr11]

rockstar can suck a floppy donkey dick. We don't want them near the skate series.

thank you

[briden]

making the trucks able to move ingame was such a huge strain on the engine and console it wasnt added...physics...

Does that mean like how you get wheelbite on a front crook? I had always wondered why loose/tight trucks only mattered when it came to turning.


I started making a list of RL spots in-game a while back, is there a master list somewhere?

[saunders420]

Does that mean like how you get wheelbite on a front crook? I had always wondered why loose/tight trucks only mattered when it came to turning.


I started making a list of RL spots in-game a while back, is there a master list somewhere?

There used to be an OG list of RL spots, a decent site if I remember correctly. I cant even think of any real life spots in S3 right now o.O

[Ayreon]

i can read demz's insider info all day

[NotedDerk]

it took bb months to get the approval of dan drehobls cigarette ingame...also the only reason s3 is rated m.

My skate 3 says rated T, not sure on other peoples.
Just sayin', haha.