Session Is More Than Just Skate 4 // HeavyEyed

Skateboarding games have been kind of an empty genre as of late, with all the anticipation for EA's Skate 4, Session has come along to challenge the throne for the best skating game.

Skate 2 and THPS footage from World of Longplays

music from 90s hip hop instrumental albums

#session #skate4 #heavyeyed

[HeavyEyed]

Despite having 20 some hours in this game when I wrote the video I didn't know about checkpointing or moving objects around which is my bad but i will say the consistent discovery of things to do is rad and just like real skating - no matter how long you do something there's always something new to discover and sharing experiences with people is always the best way to learn.

[WritingOnGames]

I love this video so much, you've convinced me to pick up Session you beautiful bastard

[gewurzbonon]

7:06 dpad down to save, dpad up to respawn

[luiswaffles]

Bro deadass I thought my alarm was going off but it was the background music.

[IfYouSeekCaveman]

How closely should a game represent the actual experience of skateboarding before you might as well go outside and learn how to skateboard?

[DIZE]

7:09 this is not true both skate and session have markers
for me session in its current state is sadly far from perfect. I really liked it at the beginning but the more I played it the more I noticed how many glitches the game has.
90% of the time when i fail a trick or a line it is because of a glitch and there is nothing you can do about that.
Also the controlls in some cases make not that much sense to me since for some grinds you have to use both sticks and for some only one.
Some things like the replay editor also feel over complicated.
In my opinion Skater XL is in many ways better atm since you can customise each trick to the max, have an eay to use replay editor, custom maps and a not so glitchy game.
All said this was a very chill and great video keep going man!

[Weighty]

What a goddamn good vid, literally is making me pick up my board and go outside right now to skate a bit. Thanks for this, you got a way with words HeavyEyed! now to eat shit over and over again

[Lazypackmule]

I just wish there was actual stuff to do
Not anything too abstract, just stuff like being able to move shit around and uncover hidden skate spots or something, really make exploring and skating the world that much more impactful

[thetriptrap]

That Book of war loop behind the video feels so good, awesome job as always!

[gelfrecs]

Totally agree! Session is the purest skate game, the one that gives the deepest feeling of satisfaction. Thanks for telling people about this game! I wish more people discover it.

[CaliforniaBigHunks]

So this is the dark souls of skateboard games... I'm in.

[Creative_Welshman]

I kinda want a game like the old Tony Hawk's Pro Skater games, where it's just pick up and play arcadey goodness

[Maghan]

I subscribed for the song choice 10/10

[davidskime]

What's that background beat. I know wutang uses it for a song

[morbid.]

I really hope they will add progression/career mode where you start with 3 basic tricks and need to perform and learn more and more to get better, like in Thrasher:S&D (my fav skating game)

[haplecenum]

There's this weird unnamed fear in videogames where the game feels erie, you being the only one in it. Although I LOVE the game, Session strokes this fear in me like no other every time I think about it... Like... it's so creepy. Imagine shit happening randomly like a horror game, just messing with your mind because you know it's just a normal game but you keep seeing stuff.

[morbid.]

there is edit mode when you're on foot, it's RB, I don't remember, oh and bus stops work, when you're on foot you can travel between bus stops :D

[redeyerob]

Survival of the fit, only the strong survive - Between session and Skater Xl Session just feels more satisfying, there just feels like there's more weight to everything

[saland]

I find trying to conquer self set goals in mechanically demanding games extremely addictive. I imagine it's closer to what speedrunners experience when playing a game since you are constantly using your knowledge of the game to search for potential, retrying and optimising. For a while I've been drifting in Project cars 2, something that most see as too hard to bother. The feeling of stringing together a few corners after the 30th attempt, with perfect positioning, momentum and steering/throttle inputs feels way more rewarding to me than being able to easily slide around in arcade or even other sim games, which is similar in comparison to session and tony hawks/skate. Hopefully most people who buy this game can find enjoyment in the type of progression that is in your brain, not in the game.


Mobb Deep - Survival Of The Fittest, nice.

[StokedMatty]

Looks like I'll be picking this up. If only we knew someone with close ties to local punk and hardcore scenes 🤗