Square Eyed Jak, why was it easier this time? Was it because you knew how to do it efficiently this time, it being much less complicated to do, or both, or some other reason?
I'll go into to it in the making off but yeah, I've learnt a lot about that process in the last year, but the logos this year were also a lot simpler in design (notice how we haven't had a single intro hype type thing yet).
These cutscenes feel like we're back in the 90's where cheesy FMV's reigned supreme. But this is ultimately hindered by a inconsistent gimmick of a board.
Tony hawk wanted a game that taught people how to skateboard without the danger of doing it. Activision took that idea and told robomoto to make dirt trash crap so they could try to pull a guitar hero and kill off a IP.
Is it sad that this is the only Tony Hawk game to feature Corey Duffel as a playable character? I thought he would have been a perfect fit for American Wasteland.
Man, that shark jump in San Toreni speaks miles about Pro Skater 5's quality... Apparently it's possible to get worse from there, a pity... Can't wait to see you rip that to SHREDs! Haha.
Hey guys, remember the last Tony Hawk game we made? The one with the weird skateboard controller that almost everyone hated? Yeah, let's make another one.
7:12 I'll let this slide as its fucking hilarious to know that even Birdman was like "are you fucking kidding me I really just said that" XD with the fucking birds and everyth- OH MY GOD THE BIRDS THEY REALLY PUNNED HIM NO WONDER HE WAS FUCKING LAUGHING XD UNFUCKINGBELIEVEABLE
Well, I never thought I'd hear the statement "slayed her pipe". But then again I'd never thought I'd ever see Tony Hawk Shred either, and here we are. Nicely done Jak.
It’s sad, how I see it is back when Neversoft released the first underground they were like “yah, this is the pinnacle of the Tony Hawk series! It’s been a good run boys, time to move on to something else” but then they got a letter back from the publisher saying “fakin make moar of dah monies with dah Tony Hawks yah bastards!”. So they kept pumping these out with each release being more tired then the last, because what do you do with a series when you’ve pretty much done everything you wanted to do with it? Then finally they were allowed to let go of the series as it slowly died as gimmicky trash like this.
I found the cutscenes quite charming actually... like if they came from a good place. Definitely terrible but they such a nice tone to them I can't even get mad. The kind of stuff I like even more for their flaws because they feel more autenthic in a way but maybe I'm just weird.
When I was a kid growing up I remember both Ride and Shred being advertised heavily in my area. Tony Hawk games in general used to always have commercials running in my area and these 2 flops were no different. I also remember going to shopping malls with my parents and seeing giant stacks of boxes of these games everywhere because no one was buying them lmfao.
I played Tony Hawk Shred as a kid and I remember having fun playing it. Now I dont want to go back to it because I doubt I'll enjoy it the same way I did as a kid But dont you worry, I also had Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 on PS2 to enjoy and still enjoying to this day
It's funny how Skate kinda feels like it was made specifically because EA wanted to give the middle finger to Activision and show them how you make a skateboarding game. Then Skate 3 killed their series even faster than Ride and Shred did the Tony Hawk games.
Man, I just wish we had gotten these Ride and Shred levels in a Tony Hawk game with THPS gameplay. The levels might not be something to write home about but they look like they might be fun with proper gameplay.
@Nicotine So yeah, I tried to not outright say it, because THUG PRO is already amazing and the last thing they need is people demanding stuff from outside the scope of the project, but seeing as they have some Disney Skate Adventure and Project 8 maps in there, I wish they would put in Shred and Ride stuff in as well so people could play the levels with some actually great controls.
Blame it on Activision. It seems that all they wanted for this game was a cheap and pathetic game that's extremely rushed. But wait, Tony Hawk's Motion on DS is even fucking worse than this game.
@@xxdeadchannelxx I couldn’t believe they did tilt controls wrong on DS Even if it didn’t have it the game would still be the worst if you wanna good DS Tony Hawk game play Downhill Jam DS lots of fun I love it.
Was surprised how Ride held up in the beginning on the PS3 version, I just can't help but feel that its overkill over just something like the balance board, reminds me of the skating arcade game Sega made early on, and actually worked ALOT better... Except for its wireless in this case and doesn't work for jack shit.. Does anyone even remember that arcade game? It came out in the late 90's I wanna say, good job being late bird man XD
Night Ninja The game was called "Top Skater". We still have the machine at the mall near where I live but it's just the skeleton so you can't play it. But I remember playing it just before arcades became obsolete and you're right, it actually did work.
Another solid video in the books. I'm very keen on what the second half of the show will bring to the table. Can't wait. See ya tomorrow, mate. Have a great fucking day!
Create-A-Skater is kind of in this game! You use your Xbox Live Avatar in the Xbox 360 version, You use Miis in the Wii version, and nothing in the PS3 version.
I often wonder how much better this whole idea would have been if it was just a downhill racing game with only turning left and right. Considering that's the only motion that reliably worked. That is, if they were determined not to throw the whole idea in the trash.
Everything about this game's presentation (especially the "special effects" at the end of levels) make this game feel like it's catering solely to pre-teens.
12:34 aahhhhhh I see what you did there! 😂 how does a company fuck up a game series so bad that it goes from great to bad to ok to worse?? It's totally beyond me. Loved the video man! :D
All the reviews say "it has more to offer (snowboarding) so it's better" which is fucking bullshit. Hope you've been enjoying the week of Hawktober though! :)
I didn't even know this was a thing tbh, shows Activision were banking more on the Tony Hawk name/franchise to sell it rather than advertising their own product. Not going to lie, it made me think how it's sort of similar like COD, how it's that popular it doesn't need to be advertised because it has a very successful history, much like Tony Hawk did up until RIDE/Downhill Jam etc. Shame really, selling only 3,000 sales is honestly just really really embarassing for a (formerly) massive franchise.
Embarrassing is the perfect word for it. I don't think this was banking on the name, I just think it was a rush job to meet a contractual obligation and if they purposefully let it bomb, they'd have good reason to break contract and bail for a different game plan.
I honestly don't remember this game at all XD Even the boxart doesn't look familiar to me aha, I definitely remember Tony Hawk's Ride though and when it came out
I was expecting a "Hours" slow mo joke from old angry joe vidoes. I'm glad I didn't buy Ride/Shred, they look so boring and those cringe cutscenes don't help either. Just give me the old Tony Hawk games any day. Great video man, you are a legend.
12:34 “It was supposed to be 2 new sports, but we ran out of time.”
Nice Crash Twinsanity reference.
Callum Sparrow I was gonna comment the same thing, good ear 😁
Can we just appreciate how well those intro logos have been edited onto the actual video?
Loving this years hawktober so far
Honestly, that entire process was A LOT easier this year. Cheers mate!
Square Eyed Jak, why was it easier this time? Was it because you knew how to do it efficiently this time, it being much less complicated to do, or both, or some other reason?
I'll go into to it in the making off but yeah, I've learnt a lot about that process in the last year, but the logos this year were also a lot simpler in design (notice how we haven't had a single intro hype type thing yet).
2:56-3:08 I was in tears at that moment
These cutscenes feel like we're back in the 90's where cheesy FMV's reigned supreme.
But this is ultimately hindered by a inconsistent gimmick of a board.
Ugghhhhh...those "good job" things at the end of each level are just hard to watch
I showed 4 of them, try sitting (or standing) through 100 of the shitting things.
Square Eyed Jak Is squating through them acceptable?
I mean honestly, any position would be acceptable. We don't discriminate!
Square Eyed Jak K thanks
I feel bad for them. Just imagine you being part of a game that killed a beloved franchise and everybody hates it
Man these custcenes are the things of Legends... makes oblivion npcs look like some kind of top notch ai
I encountered some mud crabs down by the river.
These cutscenes are something else entirely. Also another great review as always!
Tony hawk wanted a game that taught people how to skateboard without the danger of doing it. Activision took that idea and told robomoto to make dirt trash crap so they could try to pull a guitar hero and kill off a IP.
Is it sad that this is the only Tony Hawk game to feature Corey Duffel as a playable character? I thought he would have been a perfect fit for American Wasteland.
Tony Hawk Ride 2 : the SHERD-lectric boogaloo 😁
Tony Hawk Ride 3: *WAAAAARRRRRPED*
Tony Hawk Ride 4: Wrath of Robomodo
Tony Hawk Ride 5: Twin-SHRED-ity
Well for Pro Skater 5, you could just do Twin-SHITity
OctoYoshi Tony Hawk-Clash of the RIDEnts
hands skateboard through t.v like we’re in the ring 😂
Started crying when you threw the prologue footage on the T-Mobile sidekick
1:57 When you can't afford the licensing fees for Ace of Spades
Godofgaminguyz yep
If you're wondering, the song is called "Dont Stop, Believe" by The Law
neat, cheers
They forgot the Joker
Man, that shark jump in San Toreni speaks miles about Pro Skater 5's quality... Apparently it's possible to get worse from there, a pity... Can't wait to see you rip that to SHREDs!
Haha.
Still waiting for Tony Hawk to do SquareEyedJaktober!
Hey guys, remember the last Tony Hawk game we made? The one with the weird skateboard controller that almost everyone hated? Yeah, let's make another one.
With snowboard levels nevertheless
It obviously was stuff that was left behind from the first game, you can also tell by how cheap and cringey the menus look etc
2 20 min videos in the span of 1 day Jake your spoiling us
best review channel
Woo hoo! Another video from the legendry jak! Thanks mate.
Cheers!
This is by far the worst tony hawk game ive ever seen and i thought pro skater 5 was bad. This game is extremely cringy.
Great review Jak! Robomodo nearly killed Tony Hawk. Never forget!
I stumbled across your channel earlier today, and have spent the entirety of my free time watching your entire Tony Hawk's series of reviews, haha!
Awesome, appreciate it! Cheers mate! :D
Thank you for saving me from a mental breakdown because of my degree thesis
7:12 I'll let this slide as its fucking hilarious to know that even Birdman was like "are you fucking kidding me I really just said that" XD with the fucking birds and everyth- OH MY GOD THE BIRDS THEY REALLY PUNNED HIM NO WONDER HE WAS FUCKING LAUGHING XD UNFUCKINGBELIEVEABLE
So do they just leave the bloopers in the game like at 13:21 or is that from like a blooper reel that unlocks or something?
Well, I never thought I'd hear the statement "slayed her pipe". But then again I'd never thought I'd ever see Tony Hawk Shred either, and here we are. Nicely done Jak.
It’s sad, how I see it is back when Neversoft released the first underground they were like “yah, this is the pinnacle of the Tony Hawk series! It’s been a good run boys, time to move on to something else” but then they got a letter back from the publisher saying “fakin make moar of dah monies with dah Tony Hawks yah bastards!”. So they kept pumping these out with each release being more tired then the last, because what do you do with a series when you’ve pretty much done everything you wanted to do with it? Then finally they were allowed to let go of the series as it slowly died as gimmicky trash like this.
Dont act like shit got bad after thug when really shit died after like 2008 when proving ground was released
@@d2msta38 playing proving grounds again, it wasn't too bad. Everything since? Untouchable lol
I found the cutscenes quite charming actually... like if they came from a good place. Definitely terrible but they such a nice tone to them I can't even get mad.
The kind of stuff I like even more for their flaws because they feel more autenthic in a way but maybe I'm just weird.
When I was a kid growing up I remember both Ride and Shred being advertised heavily in my area. Tony Hawk games in general used to always have commercials running in my area and these 2 flops were no different. I also remember going to shopping malls with my parents and seeing giant stacks of boxes of these games everywhere because no one was buying them lmfao.
I played Tony Hawk Shred as a kid and I remember having fun playing it. Now I dont want to go back to it because I doubt I'll enjoy it the same way I did as a kid
But dont you worry, I also had Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 on PS2 to enjoy and still enjoying to this day
12:34 Jak's third twinsanity reference in the past year.
Shred kinda has Create A Skater, but only for Xbox 360 and Wii, using Avatars for the 360 version, and Miis for the Wii version.
Don't know if it's your first time doing it, but I just noticed the Silver Surfer music in the background and it made me so happy
As an 8 year old playing this game I loved it 😂
2023 still watching this. I had this game on 360, loved it but only could play for about 30 minutes before I got tired
Watching this now and playing Pro Skate 1+2, the new game feels like an apology lmfao
I wouldn't be surprised if Activation was holding the surf mode for DLC or worse a third motion Tony Hawk game.
Legend has it Tony Hawk started playing the Skate series to escape the downhill spiral
It's funny how Skate kinda feels like it was made specifically because EA wanted to give the middle finger to Activision and show them how you make a skateboarding game.
Then Skate 3 killed their series even faster than Ride and Shred did the Tony Hawk games.
I love the fact that you name dropped Mine Cart Carnage in this video like it was nothing.
More Awesome Square Eyed Jak nice
2:58 LOL 😂😂😂
Magic
Shred had the best menu intro
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ik for a fact they filmed absolutely everything in that one hotel room
I really enjoyed your commentary in this video. Got a couple audible laughs.
I’m watching this in 2024 and I’ve never heard of this game until today
Man, I just wish we had gotten these Ride and Shred levels in a Tony Hawk game with THPS gameplay. The levels might not be something to write home about but they look like they might be fun with proper gameplay.
Yeah, particularly in RIDE. The levels there have a lot more structure than in SHRED.
@Nicotine So yeah, I tried to not outright say it, because THUG PRO is already amazing and the last thing they need is people demanding stuff from outside the scope of the project, but seeing as they have some Disney Skate Adventure and Project 8 maps in there, I wish they would put in Shred and Ride stuff in as well so people could play the levels with some actually great controls.
How just how are you pumping these videos so quickly
OBNOCTIOUS pre recorded!
They also said it was the biggest tony hawk game ever in the commercials. Bullshit, robomodo.
Blame it on Activision. It seems that all they wanted for this game was a cheap and pathetic game that's extremely rushed. But wait, Tony Hawk's Motion on DS is even fucking worse than this game.
@@xxdeadchannelxx i know
@@kaboomgamer333 The good news is that Activision recently made Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 + 2 and it is FAR better than those two games.
@@xxdeadchannelxx I couldn’t believe they did tilt controls wrong on DS Even if it didn’t have it the game would still be the worst if you wanna good DS Tony Hawk game play Downhill Jam DS lots of fun I love it.
@@xxdeadchannelxx I Absolutely agree with you
When you invite a person that make you think lol 😂 2:21
Those cutscenes look like they came from a fucking reality TV show!
It kinda bugs me that it's Tony Hawk Shred and not Tony Hawk's Shred. It doesnt sound right to me?
Yeah it's weird.
Damn I was already at school when this was up... at least it’s great as always! Thanks Jak
As well, I think you might go *lower* in the last game’s review
Was surprised how Ride held up in the beginning on the PS3 version, I just can't help but feel that its overkill over just something like the balance board, reminds me of the skating arcade game Sega made early on, and actually worked ALOT better... Except for its wireless in this case and doesn't work for jack shit.. Does anyone even remember that arcade game? It came out in the late 90's I wanna say, good job being late bird man XD
Night Ninja The game was called "Top Skater". We still have the machine at the mall near where I live but it's just the skeleton so you can't play it. But I remember playing it just before arcades became obsolete and you're right, it actually did work.
7:20 Lmao that fuck off screen is just beautiful
I love the shuttle slated her pipe joke
I had this as a kid and am craving some nostalgia
12:34
I GET THE REFERENCE
and yet Twinsanity managed to save face with the short dev time.
🤦♂️
I got soooo much nostalgia watching this
Another day another fucken great review
Does this game have free skate mode on the maps?
Another solid video in the books. I'm very keen on what the second half of the show will bring to the table. Can't wait. See ya tomorrow, mate. Have a great fucking day!
Cheers mate! :D
Well hey, at least you got a small tech filled snowboard now
okay I fucking laughed my head off already when you parodied the cutscenes from the last game FUCKING LMAO! XD
A tony hawk game where you not just do skateboarding but snowboarding as well?!.....how did they screw this up
Best event of october!
Big big fan of your work. Keep it up.
Cheers!
Is there one of these games for Xbox 360? I wanna try it using the hands free board.
Hasn't anyone found a way to play Shred or Ride with a regular controller? Like a mod? Guess it probably wouldn't be possible..
What are the next three videos? THPS5 and...some DS versions??
didnt it come out around december i remember getting this and dj hero when i was at the mall with my parents and said i wanted them lol
I loved the part where the skateboard came out of the tv
Create-A-Skater is kind of in this game! You use your Xbox Live Avatar in the Xbox 360 version, You use Miis in the Wii version, and nothing in the PS3 version.
No, doesn't count at all.
It's funny that the game begins AFTER RIDE!
I often wonder how much better this whole idea would have been if it was just a downhill racing game with only turning left and right. Considering that's the only motion that reliably worked. That is, if they were determined not to throw the whole idea in the trash.
I found this at Big W for $3 once. I dumped it in the garden section.
Another awsome video lets go!
This feels like a badly remake of Downhill Jam, but without its charm
I mite get them can i play any wii tony horeck with a gamecube pad
Everything about this game's presentation (especially the "special effects" at the end of levels) make this game feel like it's catering solely to pre-teens.
Let's fucking do this.
wtf i have that same panasonic plasma downstairs is yours 42 inch?
Yep.
I loved this game when it came out
12:34 aahhhhhh I see what you did there! 😂 how does a company fuck up a game series so bad that it goes from great to bad to ok to worse?? It's totally beyond me. Loved the video man! :D
And I thought this was supposed to be better than Ride, I'm sorry you had to endure both these games.
All the reviews say "it has more to offer (snowboarding) so it's better" which is fucking bullshit. Hope you've been enjoying the week of Hawktober though! :)
Is that a german cooy of shred?
Jak’s at it again!
I didn't even know this was a thing tbh, shows Activision were banking more on the Tony Hawk name/franchise to sell it rather than advertising their own product.
Not going to lie, it made me think how it's sort of similar like COD, how it's that popular it doesn't need to be advertised because it has a very successful history, much like Tony Hawk did up until RIDE/Downhill Jam etc.
Shame really, selling only 3,000 sales is honestly just really really embarassing for a (formerly) massive franchise.
Embarrassing is the perfect word for it. I don't think this was banking on the name, I just think it was a rush job to meet a contractual obligation and if they purposefully let it bomb, they'd have good reason to break contract and bail for a different game plan.
Didn't expect to see you here lol
That board design is pretty sick though.
It was understood by cover and screenszhots of game, i agree
Damn, you've been busy!
Fucking oath!
To be honest the game could do with a remake get rid of the skateboard and allow us to use the controller
If the game had a long story, LESS CRINGE CUTSCENES, *AND FUN LEVELS!!!* this game would of been awesome.
Well it could have been tolerable at the very least!
I grew up on this game
I honestly don't remember this game at all XD Even the boxart doesn't look familiar to me aha, I definitely remember Tony Hawk's Ride though and when it came out
This looked like extreme sports mobile game, that accidentally included Tony Hawk's home videos and got released on consoles.
I'm disappointed by how we never got to build a spaceship and live on the moon.
I was expecting a "Hours" slow mo joke from old angry joe vidoes.
I'm glad I didn't buy Ride/Shred, they look so boring and those cringe cutscenes don't help either.
Just give me the old Tony Hawk games any day.
Great video man, you are a legend.
“I don’t burst through your TV and wreck your shit!”
Well after this and Pro Skater 5, you likely will.
12:34 You've been making a lot of Twinsanity references lately, Jakky. If I didn't know better, I'd think you were trying to tell us something.
Well these videos were written back in July-August when I might have been, but plans changed.
11:38 I swear it looks like he doesn’t have eyebrows...
I didn’t know until now thanks for Pointing it out hilarious terrible editing from Robomodo How not do make a video🤣