The asphalt streaking by, the board snapping down, that flutter right before the trick lands or breaks.

This new Skate's profile is scattered, and that's normal for a game this fresh. Art direction climbs highest, ahead of three quarters of titles, with fun just past the two-thirds mark, but both lines rest on a single vote each, very much to confirm. Desert island and gameplay hover around the average. Down low, two drops: attachment, ahead of just one game in six, and above all the urge to rediscover it, dead last in the standings, this time on seven duels, so that read is sharper. A game that clicks in the moment, controller in hand, but that you don't ache to relive.

In the open-world skating genre, heir to the cult series, it aims for the permanent social playground rather than the nostalgic campaign. That explains the gap with rediscovery, which rewards memories that stuck.

So, who's it for? For you if you love the style, the smooth flow, the sandbox you linger in with friends. Much less if you want a game that marks you enough to dream of starting it over from scratch.