Skater XL
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Skater XL Trailers
Skater XL - Coming July 7th, 2020 - Brands and Customizations Trailer
Skater XL Coming to Xbox One in 2020
Skater XL Behind The Scenes - Motion Capture with Walker Ryan
Critic Reviews for Skater XL
Skater XL has promise as a platform but on console it still feels a bit too much like a prototype
While Skater XL's learning curve is steep, for those who stick with it, there is some fun and satisfying skateboarding action to be had.
Skater XL's exit from Early Access doesn't feel like a proper 1.0 release, with disappointing levels and a lack of polish letting its good trick system down.
What Skater XL does well is make you obsess over an 8-set of stairs, or return again and again to a simple curb. You will keep going back to line up the perfect angle, the exact spot to crouch into an ollie, tre flip and land a crooked grind. That’s great, that’s street skating in its essence, and it’s an achievement to capture that. But outside of that microcosm, as soon as you pan out, it steps on its own shoelaces and stumbles into a bush.
Skater XL has successfully brought back the skateboarding genre, and I am eager to see how Easy Day Studios supports the game moving forward.
Skater XL is the most realistic skateboarding simulator we've ever seen, but also the hardest. If you love skateboarding you'll probably enjoy it a lot (specially if you skate in real life), but if you don't, it's difficulty and barebones content won't seduce you.
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Skate XL cleverly mimics real-life skateboarding, but the minimal amount of gameplay means it's only ever going to be for real-life skate fanatics.
Skater XL softens some of the more technical aspects of the sport, but empowers players with the ability to pull off stylish tricks with a swish of the analogue sticks. Even with a lack of content and polish, Skater XL stands on its own four wheels in a soon-to-be-crowded marketplace, providing players with an experience that prioritises fun over simulation.
Industry Coverage
Skater XL Soundtrack Revealed: Modest Mouse, Band of Horses, and More
A skating game without a great soundtrack is like a half pipe without skaters standing around it saying "dude." It just feels off somehow.
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With Skater XL, Easy Day Studios Says Their Role As Genre Revivalist Is "Humbling"
Skater XL was about one month out from launch, but now it's been delayed by an additional three weeks.
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