Is SKATE 2 the BEST skateboarding game EVER?? - Square Eyed Jak

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  • Опубліковано 25 вер 2023
  • I've played too many skateboarding games to count and I think... I've finally found the best one! 🤘
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  • @minimme
    @minimme 9 місяців тому +53

    absolutely loving skatember, this is the best

    • @MalikATL
      @MalikATL 9 місяців тому +5

      Surprise to see you here

  • @Calplex
    @Calplex 9 місяців тому +59

    This game is beau2ful ;)

  • @mriridebikes
    @mriridebikes 9 місяців тому +7

    Skate 2 was like the feeling of getting Spider-Man 2 and the freedom to explore the grounds free roam.Same feels ❤️🙌

  • @alanjohnsonbmw
    @alanjohnsonbmw 9 місяців тому +12

    You could play Skate 2 in 3D aswell! Pretty cool.

    • @TheHutchIsOn
      @TheHutchIsOn 9 місяців тому

      Never knew it got a 3DS port

  • @nutchunks
    @nutchunks 9 місяців тому +10

    u trying to recreate the phone footage just got me lmaoo

  • @Saxdude26
    @Saxdude26 9 місяців тому +16

    6:26 I'm so glad you brought this up. I always feel bummed out when deterrents cause way MORE issues to the general public, and knowing there's such a deep overlap in skating culture gives me a reinforced respect for the community's rebelliousness.

  • @anthonymorabito32
    @anthonymorabito32 9 місяців тому +14

    I probably have the most hours of any game ever with Skate 2. Legitimately never gets boring just skating around and finding spots. Skate 2 also had the best environment and world of any of the skate games. I think skate 3 had slightly better physics but the world didnt feel nearly as alive.

    • @lxadreadeater
      @lxadreadeater 9 місяців тому +3

      personally, I enjoy skate 1 physics for the tricks more in some ways, but if I could get a Skate 2 but with skate 3 off-board movement and skate 1 board physics, it would be a game from heaven.

    • @anthonymorabito32
      @anthonymorabito32 9 місяців тому +3

      @@lxadreadeater i actually agree, skate 1 flip tricks were crispy

  • @middy5284
    @middy5284 9 місяців тому +9

    my favorite skate game. perfect blend of skate 1 gritty realism with a touch of skate 3 over the top arcade style.

  • @themightybagle99
    @themightybagle99 9 місяців тому +83

    Skate 1: A classic
    Skate IT: a nice lil spin off.
    Skate 2: A masterpiece
    Skate 3: A buggy masterpiece.

    • @Wubsy96
      @Wubsy96 9 місяців тому +4

      Skate 3: A misterpiece

    • @V1VISECT6
      @V1VISECT6 9 місяців тому +10

      ​@@Wubsy96Eh. It really needed an extra year in the oven. I'll agree Skate 3 was fun gameplay wise but Skate 2 felt soo much more alive. Plus the music kills.

    • @le4chehenry324
      @le4chehenry324 9 місяців тому +1

      @@V1VISECT6 agreed
      skate 2 has one of the best soundtracks in gaming

    • @priceG
      @priceG 9 місяців тому

      Pretty much

    • @themightybagle99
      @themightybagle99 9 місяців тому +3

      @@V1VISECT6 Surprisingly, Skate 3 was my most played Skate game In the entire franchise.
      From the create a park where I spent so many hours just messing around with the tools and making some trippy ass parks, to the gameplay and breaking the game as much as possible.
      The glitches we're sorta part of the charm of the third game, and the many speed glitches you can pull off

  • @Arexion5293
    @Arexion5293 9 місяців тому +17

    The soundtrack of this game is absolutely fantastic, one of the best licensed soundtracks ever in a non-rhythm game. A game that opens with Sam & Dave in the main menu is a sight to behold.

    • @J3Wbacca
      @J3Wbacca 9 місяців тому +6

      Best soundtrack of all the ea skate games

  • @norcalbowhunter3264
    @norcalbowhunter3264 9 місяців тому +4

    I was a skater as a kid, and I loved the Tony Hawk games. I spent hours hanging out with my big brother playing those games until our fingers bled.
    When skate came out, it was a mind blowing game. When Skate 2 came out, it was even more mind blowing. I still play to this day, even though I’m now a big fat dude in my 30s, I still like the skate culture and this brings me back to my youth.

  • @joemonkeyman4675
    @joemonkeyman4675 9 місяців тому +9

    Playing Skate 2 in my teenage years was so much fun and I could just skate around casually in the Overworld for hours without ever getting board. It's an absolutely phenomenal sports game experience from start to end.

  • @bigdrippy4104
    @bigdrippy4104 9 місяців тому +11

    Man I remember being shocked as like, a 15 year old learning that Reda was a real person and not just created for Skate lol

  • @oisinholz
    @oisinholz 9 місяців тому +5

    If Skate 2 got an update to the offboard mechanics, and a Hardcore Mode similar to Skate 3 then it would be the perfect skating game imo

  • @baggytony
    @baggytony 9 місяців тому +7

    My fav skateboarding world to explore 🙏🏼 love this game

  • @AlexanderMeek
    @AlexanderMeek 9 місяців тому +13

    Playing skate with the fellas truly were some of the best times!

    • @SourCat420
      @SourCat420 9 місяців тому +1

      Truly was, most moved and don’t talk anymore, it’s sad.

  • @Googlesucksballs
    @Googlesucksballs 9 місяців тому +2

    That backboard challenge was the biggest pain in the ass in the whole game. Glad to see I'm not the only one who felt like that.

  • @afuckingbasement
    @afuckingbasement 9 місяців тому +3

    As a skateboarder for the past 12 years, this game has always been there for me. Fucking perfection. Great video as always jak 🍄

  • @brickadventures
    @brickadventures 9 місяців тому +2

    I’ve never been a fan of the skate games, I use to have blind hatred for it because I was big fan of the tony hawk games but you definitely made me intrested to try this game out.

  • @goat0451
    @goat0451 9 місяців тому +4

    I'm 33 seconds in and I can't stop laughing like a maniac 😂 never change your humor man

  • @DE-GEN-ART
    @DE-GEN-ART 9 місяців тому +1

    i like chill square eye jack, more than angry video game jack

  • @Toberenamedonedaymaybe
    @Toberenamedonedaymaybe 4 місяці тому

    i'm surprised you didn't mention the legendary soundtrack this game brought us. I strongly hold the belief that it is one of the best soundtracks ever. the compilation of songs is so well curated and made me discover music that I cherish to this day

  • @DSled
    @DSled 9 місяців тому

    When talking about the camera/video editing, you forgot one of the biggest things Skate 2 introduced, and that was the Filmer pack DLC. That changed the game and community

  • @crashtefano
    @crashtefano 9 місяців тому +1

    Great live recreation. Disney should take some notes with those remakes

  • @TheNamesJER
    @TheNamesJER 9 місяців тому

    6:20 - man, I love you added in this little bit of info just to call upon how awful these things are to everyone. Fight the good fight indeed!

  • @BobLeeeSwaggga
    @BobLeeeSwaggga 9 місяців тому +1

    loving the uploads!

  • @m.hreels9822
    @m.hreels9822 9 місяців тому +1

    I absolutely love your channel bro ❤️

  • @AngelYZ125
    @AngelYZ125 9 місяців тому

    I love the outro music! Good videos my dude

  • @bigboyskater-koi
    @bigboyskater-koi 9 місяців тому

    ive been getting back into skateboarding, and skatetember is the best motivation, love ya jak!

  • @brodiemorgan4852
    @brodiemorgan4852 9 місяців тому

    mauled like a zebra :P !!! the helicopter was our signature move :P brought back some memories hahah

  • @kasperkk3914
    @kasperkk3914 9 місяців тому

    omgomgomg! he said! "and thanks for watching" love the outro and all the vids of course

  • @wmichelin93
    @wmichelin93 9 місяців тому +1

    Jack pushing mongo so much 😢 love the video though can’t wait to see skate 3!

  • @lpshikayeleri4123
    @lpshikayeleri4123 9 місяців тому

    It was so much fun to watch this video! I love it! 💚😊

  • @efwfew
    @efwfew 8 місяців тому

    absolutely love skate 2, the best in the series and part of my teenage years. I remember it got me interested in skating and literally the first day I broke my wrist. Never skated again in real life lol

  • @twitch6000
    @twitch6000 9 місяців тому +1

    Loving the skatember stuff Jak :D.

  • @heyitsnehemiah786
    @heyitsnehemiah786 9 місяців тому

    I’ve actually never played skate 2. So this whole video was a nice surprise for me. Thank you Jak💙🤙🏾

  • @ant9272
    @ant9272 9 місяців тому +1

    Skate 2 is and will always be the best. Launch me off that E any time

  • @ReconX20
    @ReconX20 9 місяців тому

    Love your videos Jak!

  • @Monkamustard
    @Monkamustard 9 місяців тому

    love the vids man keep it up!

  • @CommanderColson
    @CommanderColson 9 місяців тому

    As someone who is also not a mega fan of Skate 3, its DLC maps are some of the best skate areas in the franchise. The Art Gallery and Danny Way's Hawaiin Dream specifically

  • @connax
    @connax 9 місяців тому

    This is a great early birthday present. Thanks for the video, Jak.

  • @SATVRDAY13
    @SATVRDAY13 9 місяців тому

    Another solid Skate review! Keen to hear about Skate 3!

  • @faxrepairgreg5417
    @faxrepairgreg5417 4 місяці тому +1

    Great review, although after such high praise - I thought you were going to maybe give it a 9! It's definitely my fave skateboarding game and even is in my top 50 games of all time.

  • @tryhardmoo
    @tryhardmoo 8 місяців тому +1

    i know DLC isn’t included in the review but one thing to not forget. they had Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory (season 1 layout) in the game and to this day when i hop on, i still love to go back and skate there. just pure nostalgia

  • @insertgenericusernamehere2402
    @insertgenericusernamehere2402 9 місяців тому +1

    2:34 had no idea that Terry Kennedy got arrested that's wild.

  • @Deoxys911
    @Deoxys911 9 місяців тому

    This is a bit random, admittedly, but while watching this for some reason it occurred to me that it would be really cool to see a Square Eyed Jak and J's Reviews collaboration someday!

  • @JasWritesInDarkness
    @JasWritesInDarkness 9 місяців тому

    Skate 3 was my first venture into this franchise!

  • @TrickMazterDK
    @TrickMazterDK 9 місяців тому

    Thanks for making this video man! A huge shout out from the old school glitch community and top ranked players! Still dreaming about a THUG PRO version of this specific game so that the s1 and s3 map can be played with the s2 physics

  • @TacomaParkour
    @TacomaParkour 9 місяців тому +2

    For me it's the best because it has the best map for my tastes

  • @TheDreadfulReaper02
    @TheDreadfulReaper02 9 місяців тому +1

    I recently picked this game up for my PS3 a little earlier this year. Now that I’ve seen your review of it, I am DEFINITELY keen on checking it out for myself all of these years later!

  • @HammerDemonn
    @HammerDemonn 9 місяців тому +1

    Skate board game players be like: *music from Jet Set Radio is playing*

  • @RawLmax
    @RawLmax 9 місяців тому

    I look forward to these videos every year. Hawktober/Skatetember 4 lyfe

  • @ChapSnat752
    @ChapSnat752 9 місяців тому

    0:51 thanks Jak for making me spit water on the screen lmao

  • @KonejoSuicida
    @KonejoSuicida 3 місяці тому

    Just a fact: EA Skate 2 had a "replay editor" DLC, which includes free camera and the options from the third game.

  • @rocksteady702
    @rocksteady702 9 місяців тому +2

    The Goat of the Skate franchise

  • @97spartan
    @97spartan 9 місяців тому

    While I do love and appreciate your professional g4 esc commentary and information about the games I love the little breaks in the character like 0:32

  • @SuperAngryWalrus
    @SuperAngryWalrus 9 місяців тому

    One of my favorite games ever. I still have a clip I uploaded to YT of my favorite gap that I spent hours mastering.

  • @keytostart7053
    @keytostart7053 9 місяців тому +3

    As a skater, the best thing about skate 2 and 3 was the ability to place reset markers, that makes it feel real to me.
    like, im in this huge city, that's all crazy skateable... but i wanna nail a flip-in-flip-out on THIS 9 set rail right now. In rea life, id try it a ton of times till i landed it, and thats how i find myself playing the skate games. For me thats the magic of it.

    • @CliveWarren69
      @CliveWarren69 9 місяців тому

      That reset marker yes doing the same line about 500 times just to get it right lmfao

    • @keytostart7053
      @keytostart7053 8 місяців тому +1

      @@CliveWarren69
      not to just get it right
      to get it just right
      namsayin?

    • @CliveWarren69
      @CliveWarren69 8 місяців тому

      @@keytostart7053 JroccAndTheRockPileHardAsFuckNooomSaaaaaayyiiiin😂😂😂

  • @callumsparrow4379
    @callumsparrow4379 9 місяців тому

    The glitching skater at the start reminds me of Homer Simpson running circles sideways on the floor.

  • @megalodon1239
    @megalodon1239 9 місяців тому +1

    Was watching the video, and when you said the physics drive you insane, a super loud thunder struck, right when you said it. Anyways, I love the review, this game was my childhood, so many good memories came from this game.

  • @micksterminator3
    @micksterminator3 9 місяців тому

    that lil surprise 2 minutes in lmao

  • @Trainfan1055Janathan
    @Trainfan1055Janathan 9 місяців тому +1

    I agree with you! I can't stand cities making it harder for homeless people on purpose. As if they're trying to punish them for being homeless. What kind of heartless person came up with this?

  • @nathanyamutt4373
    @nathanyamutt4373 9 місяців тому

    just picked up skate on the ps3 again last week and looking to get skate 2 again this week for my ps3! number 2 was always my fav out of the series!🙏

  • @LAKESICK
    @LAKESICK 2 місяці тому

    Genuinely laughed out loud at the "that sounds gay" after the hall of meat part lmaoooo

  • @tigerdean2209
    @tigerdean2209 9 місяців тому

    I’ve waited for this video all my life or at least the life of this channel lol

  • @Brunoki22
    @Brunoki22 9 місяців тому

    Hell yeah! Finally you reviewed this game! I've been waiting years for it!
    Now, is this the best Skate game? Definitely! Is it the best skateboarding game though? Hummm, maybe. It's kinda hard to top THPS2. That game is still, to this day, one of the highest rated games on metacritic (not just one of the highest skateboarding games, but one of the hightest games in GENERAL!). But nevermind that! As much as I love THPS2, Skate 2 is still my favorite!
    The grungeness, the soundtrack, the innovations, the feel of it all! All of it culminated in a unique experience I didn't even know it was special at the time when I played it! This game was awesome for what it was and my favorite thing to do in it was to just cruise around the city aimlessly, randomly find a spot I've never seen before and just lose myself to it, skating it for hours just for fun! And don't even get me started on hall of meat! I'd just wreck my skater for fun and complete the HoM challenges without even knowing what I did right! All for the sake of getting that sweet, juicy meat necklace! This game had style. Something that was unfortunately lost in Skate 3.
    My main gripe with this game however, was the wonky walking movement. How the hell did they manage to make such fluid skating movement but such awkward walking movement? This kinda bugged me, because it was kinda hard to get around sometimes without the board. In the end, Tony Hawk Underground ended up nailing that better years prior.

  • @wrathofrock8323
    @wrathofrock8323 9 місяців тому +2

    I had the opposite experience when it came to the introduction to the skate. series. I kinda went backwards with going Skate 3, 1, and I’ve yet to get my hands on a copy of 2 to play.

  • @NTesla00
    @NTesla00 9 місяців тому

    Didn't even watch the video but I already agree, loved Skate 2

  • @PolarisCastillo
    @PolarisCastillo 9 місяців тому

    I appreciate the nail polish!

  • @vaultdweller6525
    @vaultdweller6525 9 місяців тому +1

    "best skateboarding game ever"
    "gives an 8/10"

  • @ryanrowe1975
    @ryanrowe1975 9 місяців тому +1

    Nice!

  • @silassnell1815
    @silassnell1815 9 місяців тому

    Loving Skatetember 😎

  • @kornrocket1
    @kornrocket1 9 місяців тому

    Finally, I feel vindicated about that stupid backboard lip photo challenge. By the time I finally pulled it off, I didn't care what the photo looked like. I just wanted it done and over with.

  • @LTJfan
    @LTJfan 9 місяців тому

    I've always enjoyed this game when I was in my late teens....now in early 30's, I still do enjoy this game.

  • @aceassn716
    @aceassn716 9 місяців тому

    Im with you..
    THUG from 03? That is my favorite of the franchise as well, Skate 2 being the other
    From a older fellow gamer in the states
    My friends still say THPS 2&3, but Underground with the combo run out time was nice
    But the career mode having a nice revenge twist is what always stands out to me

  • @Tru3Times
    @Tru3Times 9 місяців тому +1

    I too was 13 at the time 😂 my 95 brethren 💪🏾

  • @DisgruntledDoomer
    @DisgruntledDoomer 4 місяці тому

    Aside from the pointless swearing, I really enjoyed this retrospective. Skate 2 was one of those (few) games that I really wanted to play, but couldn't, since I was on PC. (And I still wish they'd remake this specific one.)

  • @n1njahawk
    @n1njahawk 9 місяців тому

    you know what when I come back I’m gonna start all over again on this game
    Since I didn’t get it the first time, I figured, be a good thing to start again

  • @tylerdunnan5059
    @tylerdunnan5059 9 місяців тому

    Love Skate 3, but I really need to play this one too

  • @TheDapperCat
    @TheDapperCat 9 місяців тому

    Shout outs for using Parappa the Rapper 2 music, not enough appreciation out there for that soundtrack

  • @JayJay-tz4uh
    @JayJay-tz4uh 9 місяців тому +2

    I had so many arguments with my mates that Skate 2 was always the best of the trilogy.

  • @derekwilhelm1555
    @derekwilhelm1555 9 місяців тому

    Ive never played the skate games but i know all about the thrasher mode

  • @TiffanyStarrxxx
    @TiffanyStarrxxx 9 місяців тому +1

    I love your Ratchet and Clank shirt. It's so rad. Also while Skatw 2 may be the best skateboarding game ever I still prefer the arcade style of THUG 1 and 2. Watching you review these Skate games though makes me want to replay them.

  • @xxx_donvanvliet_xxx
    @xxx_donvanvliet_xxx 9 місяців тому

    Dope video mate. U gonna play the new skateboard DLC for riders repblic? it looks good

  • @audir8fan2006
    @audir8fan2006 9 місяців тому

    Yes my fav skate game now its a great day

  • @AndyDugganYT
    @AndyDugganYT 9 місяців тому

    0:30 made me howl

  • @gracekim25
    @gracekim25 9 місяців тому

    Dang you are fast Jak 😅

  • @MrMegaMario64
    @MrMegaMario64 9 місяців тому

    We do love flip phone potato footage!

  • @aces10321
    @aces10321 9 місяців тому

    I remember going to a friends house and seeing Skate 2 being played and then playing myself. Oh my, I was in awe with what I had seen! After playing Tony Hawks, the gameplay was something else, so realistic and I loved the open world aspect. Literally all I did was play that game when I was there. Then later on I got the game myself and absolutely loved it. I agree with everything you said. The gameplay, open world, environments, online, skate.reel, multiplayer, thrasher hall of meat, Big Black. Everything in this game was perfect and is way up there in one of the greatest games of all time for me.
    But then I played Skate 3, and just like you, I didn't like it. There was something off, it just didn't feel realistic at all and felt too gamey. Plus the world didn't feel as open, the story was meh too. It didn't give me the same feeling I had when playing on the gritty streets of Skate 2.

  • @GMECRTL
    @GMECRTL 9 місяців тому

    0:30 made me piss myself. Great video. Skate 2 was my favourite in the series, but I DESPERATELY want Skate 3's Hardcore Mode in the prior games. It made the game a lot more fun and enjoyable to master.

  • @straightedgesteve3923
    @straightedgesteve3923 9 місяців тому

    I don't even have to watch this video because I already know that the answer to the question posed in the title is "no." THPS 2 is the only skateboarding game that matters.

  • @azraelentertainment3178
    @azraelentertainment3178 9 місяців тому +1

    Ah, yes, the wankcopter, truly the superior way to establish one's dominance, even more powerful than the T Pose😂

  • @alegomanYTPs
    @alegomanYTPs 9 місяців тому

    fuck dude, i was trying not to snot in my cereal within the first couple of minutes lmao, my characters had his fair share of hand wafting his genitals and turning into a giant bin bag then spaghetti in skate 3. Trying to decide whether to add this one to my collection or not.

  • @daynmitchell7543
    @daynmitchell7543 8 місяців тому

    Definitely my favorite

  • @CliveWarren69
    @CliveWarren69 9 місяців тому

    Yes defo and im a diehard THPS fan like yourself

  • @carlhaucke3304
    @carlhaucke3304 9 місяців тому

    It is and sadly the only skate that’s not in the gamepass…… love this game so mutch

  • @FunkSwaggMusiK
    @FunkSwaggMusiK 9 місяців тому +1

    11:01 is this a remix to Futurama's Theme song? I like it. 🔥
    Edit: I found it! Its the World Of Tomorrow Remix. Noice 💯

  • @mattasaurus12
    @mattasaurus12 9 місяців тому

    Reda was always your camera man

  • @josephwilhems5687
    @josephwilhems5687 9 місяців тому

    Nice.

  • @skaterkid7able
    @skaterkid7able 9 місяців тому

    Your character is in jail because he tried skating the San Van dam, also that Terry Kennedy line had me dead 💀