Hello!! So this video (and my next 3 videos) were filmed within my first 5 or so hours in the new Session update. Since then, I have learned a LOT and gotten MUCH better at the game, and I also figured out how to optimize my game settings so we don't drop frames any more lol. Bare with me on these next couple videos, and let me know how you're liking the Session content!
To pop over grinds. Let go of the grind then quickly left or right on your pop foot then ollie or flip out. If you want to stay straight on the grind, let go of the grind then just ollie.
Played XL for such a long time and im telling you session is W for Real the dedication from the devs paid out it feels good and seems to be looking good more and more like think about the whole settings available on vanilla session it literrally shows you options that all seem to be spot on ideas and gives you the sensation of a game that really try things out instead of letting modders do their job honestly XL should get boycotted session is cheaper and better now so i hope it will make them wake the fuck up
This is the best you've explained why these games are so different thank you for that! People constantly forget that these two games are made by totally different developers with different goals. Whether you think Sessions controls are right or not doesn't really matter, a lot of people didn't like SXL's controls at first also. This is Creature's take on how they think a skateboarding SIMULATOR should work. They're trying to add way more tricks too so there's limitations to what they can do with their controls. I am seriously looking forward to the June update and the 1.0 update in fall. There's so much promise in this game and knowing what these devs have done with each update I don't doubt them one bit.
yeah watched JL explain it. like grinding straight. release the grind input left or right. then reinput ollie and should pop to that side. worked great for JL
@@strangeblocks5756 I could never do it until this update. Now they made the timing much quicker, and easier to pull off. I can do it nearly every time now
Man I've been following this game since kickstarter, I'm so glad the direction it's going. This update has breathed so much life into the game I'm so hyped to see the final product. More so the community maps, if they do it right this will be a game people will be playing for litteral decades.
Absolutely love Session. I can spend hours on one spot, it feels rewarding actually landing tricks unlike in Skater XL Still love both games but Session definitely tickles my fancy more.
Man as a fellow goofy rider i feel your pain on certain spots. However, this update has included a LOT of challenges for switch/fakie lines which has pushed me to do more switch tricks. This has opened up a WHOLE new bag of spots that i can hit that i used to avoid cuz I couldnt skate it goofy! My absolute favorite part about this game tho is how you actually feel yourself progress in the game. I have ~80 hours in the game now and theres still a grip of tricks i just wont touch cuz i cant land them consistently. Cheers brah! Enjoy the update!
The pole jam will probably be part of the same thing as lip tricks - being able to grind the coping without inputting without jumping into it is the same mechanic as a pole jam. Also you're totally right about the transition physics - they got updated with a new weight transfer system, as well as pumping
They did add pumping dude! They also added weight transfer which is why the transition skating just works better. To pump just crouch, back foot down, in and out of the transition. And for the DOF just go up/down in the hundreds till you get what you want in focus, then adjust with the lower values. It will be more or less intense depending on the FOV too
As a non-skater irl an interesting video could be going over proper lock ins for grinds and technical things that non-skaters wouldn't know how to do properly etc... to get proper technique and style when playing :)
Yoooo Garrett you can pump! They added that in the new update! The whole reason they added FDR as one of the maps was so we can test it out. It works pretty nicely imo. I've actually gotten some sick stuff on that map in the game.
Session is a tad tricky to nail grinds perfectly every time but I love it for that reason. It doesn't just magnetise you to the pole in the automatic "best" position, you gotta do it time and time again at times to get the best
I just wanted to give a thanks. I was having trouble deciding whether to get Session or Skater XL. After watching a few of your videos on both, I made the decision to go with Session. It just seems to be exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks for giving me objective information so I could figure out which one would suit me better.
As someone who only has console I have been playing skater xl non stop till I saw this update and I've completely made the switch and for console session is just so much better in everyway
You need to enter input for grinds unless you turn it off in grind settings, makes things like rail jams and 270 boardslides a lot easier. Also they haven't fully implemented it yet however they did add pumping physics, just crouch down like your setting up for an ollie to pump.
Nollie heelflip noseblunt is going to be a great trick to executed the defense of a good elite intensity and energy level from Skater XL of approved and balanced the right adjustments to make a huge approved!
@@gusta_barros607 Nollie heelflip noseblunt is a great trick to balanced executed the right adjustments and a great varietys of tricks and lines that what I meant??!
To pop over grinds. Let go of the grind then quickly left or right on your pop foot then ollie or flip out. If you want to stay straight on the grind, let go of the grind then just ollie.
@@Iamtherealtsk dude I played session for 5 straight hours yesterday. It's more difficult than I thought it would be but it's an experience I didn't expect. Once I made the decision to just try to start getting GOOD with the basics in BOTH stances, it clicked with me. Learning how to Ollie, kick flip, 180 and manual in BOTH stances, and consistently in BOTH stances, the game really explodes with possibilities. I wouldn't have expected the basics to be such a blast but it totally is. I mean, I'm already doing stuff in the game I can't do in real life, and it looks and feels great. Only downside is the huge amount of glitches, like involuntary grinds when I'm trying to manual. Feel like i still haven't figured out what the best controls are for me.
Would be nice to see you compare different control set ups for session, full control simulator vs completely casual for people that just want to skate around
Honestly I love the session controls but hate them at the same time. There's definitely more of a skill curve compared to sxl which for me is a great cause I spend most of my time gaming now a days playing sim games like assetto, mx simulator, mx bikes and snow compared to the more fun and bit easier games in the same sport categories but the difference in controls is needed and much welcomed to really differentiate and make the games feel a bit different from the other and gives people a reason to buy the different games for a different experience rather than feeling like the same games
For the street part u need to use them old 90s underground memphis rap first of all most of them copyright free second it really match that East Coast/lurknyc feel to it
Bro how do you play both games? The controls are not the same. I have my set up the same as your session settings. I just can't do both and I'm scared to commit myself to session. I feel like I'll lose my skater xl swag....
I think you should make a video comparing them so Easy Day can see how badly they have fucked up and Creature Studios can see how much justice was served for the community.
I know im late but they did a great job with fdr in this game im from Philly and i go there just to chill all the time and ever the graffiti is accurate well was at the time lol
It’s funny people still stay skaterXL is a better game when they have to use a but load of mods to actually enjoy it but people love session without any mods
Something that XL and session need to add is being able to customize your characters body more, like height and bodyweight... because especially in session, with the new pedestrians...it make me realize the male and female body are exactly the same across-the-board...so peds look just like you but they are a bunch of different ethnicity and wear different clothes...but it's virtually the same guy as far as build. XL is very similar, we have more options to customize especially on PC but all the characters body are the same, so online...male or female we all the same body. You should be able to control characters height, body mass..etc. In session, the pros that are in the game are all the same body with the same style. The pros in XL I think it's the same but the animations are so much better it doesn't seem like it. I still can't stand the skaters style on session but I'm enjoying the update.
I wish grinding would be slippery. Like if you grind your front truck but land on a back wheel for a 50-50, you slip into a willy and eat shit on the rail. I also wish flips weren’t so animated, like the verticle tre flips in skater XL are absolutely beautiful. If session gets to be as fluid as modded skaterXL than it will for sure be the better game in my opinion. Let the most realistic game win, cheers🔥
turn down grind alignment and that can happen more frequently. grind alignment is basically how much the board magnets to the ideal line, the more you turn that down, the more physics based it becomes.
Hello!! So this video (and my next 3 videos) were filmed within my first 5 or so hours in the new Session update. Since then, I have learned a LOT and gotten MUCH better at the game, and I also figured out how to optimize my game settings so we don't drop frames any more lol. Bare with me on these next couple videos, and let me know how you're liking the Session content!
When you cross 50-50s like that we call those 25-75s
Yea me too, loving it. Big improvement. Playing session a lot now. And still more updates to come. I like where it's going. 🙌🤙😊
To pop over grinds. Let go of the grind then quickly left or right on your pop foot then ollie or flip out. If you want to stay straight on the grind, let go of the grind then just ollie.
loving your session content! you can pump with this update and there's a setting in the advance settings for it
The videos are great, garret! keep going! love from brazil
Loving the Session content, also would love to see the Session vs SXL video, it's time for Session to get the recognition it deserves
Played XL for such a long time and im telling you session is W for Real the dedication from the devs paid out it feels good and seems to be looking good more and more like think about the whole settings available on vanilla session it literrally shows you options that all seem to be spot on ideas and gives you the sensation of a game that really try things out instead of letting modders do their job honestly XL should get boycotted session is cheaper and better now so i hope it will make them wake the fuck up
This is the best you've explained why these games are so different thank you for that! People constantly forget that these two games are made by totally different developers with different goals. Whether you think Sessions controls are right or not doesn't really matter, a lot of people didn't like SXL's controls at first also. This is Creature's take on how they think a skateboarding SIMULATOR should work. They're trying to add way more tricks too so there's limitations to what they can do with their controls.
I am seriously looking forward to the June update and the 1.0 update in fall. There's so much promise in this game and knowing what these devs have done with each update I don't doubt them one bit.
To pop out different directions:
>release the grind input for a second
>start an ollie in the direction you need to go
yeah watched JL explain it. like grinding straight. release the grind input left or right. then reinput ollie and should pop to that side. worked great for JL
@@strangeblocks5756 I could never do it until this update. Now they made the timing much quicker, and easier to pull off. I can do it nearly every time now
@@Patty-P cant even lie i cant do it haha just learned from watching JL. fingers arent that fast and im not that good haha
You’ve come so far with Session Garrett. Next background video should be you struggling with Session in your early days of learning it
Man I've been following this game since kickstarter, I'm so glad the direction it's going. This update has breathed so much life into the game I'm so hyped to see the final product. More so the community maps, if they do it right this will be a game people will be playing for litteral decades.
Glad we’re on the same page 🤜🏻🤛🏻
Absolutely love Session. I can spend hours on one spot, it feels rewarding actually landing tricks unlike in Skater XL
Still love both games but Session definitely tickles my fancy more.
Man as a fellow goofy rider i feel your pain on certain spots. However, this update has included a LOT of challenges for switch/fakie lines which has pushed me to do more switch tricks. This has opened up a WHOLE new bag of spots that i can hit that i used to avoid cuz I couldnt skate it goofy!
My absolute favorite part about this game tho is how you actually feel yourself progress in the game. I have ~80 hours in the game now and theres still a grip of tricks i just wont touch cuz i cant land them consistently.
Cheers brah! Enjoy the update!
Also, in Replay Editor, for the Focus - I'm pretty sure the value is essentially in Centimeters. So 2250 would effectively be 22.5 meter focal point.
The pole jam will probably be part of the same thing as lip tricks - being able to grind the coping without inputting without jumping into it is the same mechanic as a pole jam. Also you're totally right about the transition physics - they got updated with a new weight transfer system, as well as pumping
Seeing you just chilling with session and simply enjoying the game is so wholesome to watch. SESSION to me can be such ZEN-like experience, at times.
They did add pumping dude! They also added weight transfer which is why the transition skating just works better. To pump just crouch, back foot down, in and out of the transition. And for the DOF just go up/down in the hundreds till you get what you want in focus, then adjust with the lower values. It will be more or less intense depending on the FOV too
As a non-skater irl an interesting video could be going over proper lock ins for grinds and technical things that non-skaters wouldn't know how to do properly etc... to get proper technique and style when playing :)
From a skater irl that’s not a bad idea. Maybe you could even learn to skate irl from session.
This game looks amazing. Your video edit in the beginning is the first time I've thought a skateboarding game actually looked like real life.
Yoooo Garrett you can pump! They added that in the new update! The whole reason they added FDR as one of the maps was so we can test it out. It works pretty nicely imo. I've actually gotten some sick stuff on that map in the game.
The future of session seems way more promising than SXL
Facts
SXL doesn't have a future without mods. I play both games.
@@matheusjabangi4460 This is true. Easy day doesn't seem to care anymore at this point.
uhhhhhh are you blind or drunk? this looks worse than ea skate1, skater xl looks streets ahead
@@matthewhughes2866 why be a little bitch about it lol, have you played either game?
The update made the game so much more fun for sure, thanks for vid!
Hey Garrett when you setup to pop an ollie that is when the pump happens. just pull the stick down and release or pop the trick either way it pumps.
Session is a tad tricky to nail grinds perfectly every time but I love it for that reason. It doesn't just magnetise you to the pole in the automatic "best" position, you gotta do it time and time again at times to get the best
I just wanted to give a thanks. I was having trouble deciding whether to get Session or Skater XL. After watching a few of your videos on both, I made the decision to go with Session. It just seems to be exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks for giving me objective information so I could figure out which one would suit me better.
As someone who only has console I have been playing skater xl non stop till I saw this update and I've completely made the switch and for console session is just so much better in everyway
Bro even as a Pc XL modded gamer i switched to console session it is really that good
You need to enter input for grinds unless you turn it off in grind settings, makes things like rail jams and 270 boardslides a lot easier. Also they haven't fully implemented it yet however they did add pumping physics, just crouch down like your setting up for an ollie to pump.
This update changed the whole game no pun intended. If this is the path the game is going to go… this puts it ahead of xl for me.
@@ArkhBaegor “it changed the game”
Loving the session content lately keep it up brooo💜
damn bro the filming of your lines in the street part preview are smooth af
Nollie heelflip noseblunt is going to be a great trick to executed the defense of a good elite intensity and energy level from Skater XL of approved and balanced the right adjustments to make a huge approved!
Very constructive comment, nice job
@@VX10000 Thanks Bro!
What?
@@gusta_barros607 Nollie heelflip noseblunt is a great trick to balanced executed the right adjustments and a great varietys of tricks and lines that what I meant??!
the way I think of DOF is there's a big wall of blur, the higher the number the further away the blur is, the lower the number the closer the blur is
I’m pretty sure you’ve gotta actually pop down in the pockets of the tail I order to Ollie left or right
To pop over grinds. Let go of the grind then quickly left or right on your pop foot then ollie or flip out. If you want to stay straight on the grind, let go of the grind then just ollie.
Bro you should start doing the historical challenges.. hell yeah 👍
Your videos made me re download this game… now I’m hooked..
I barely touch SXL after downloading Session.
@@rendzen3586 whats the new update
session is looking soo good now
I think you can turn off darkslides. what's rotation setting to you use? speed pressure or the third one?
Just push the right stick left or right instead of down to Ollie in direction you want, bump out left - right stick left and ollie
Loving the session content! Keep up the hard work!
i recently been playing skate 3, the last skateboard game I played in the last 10 years. What newer skateboard game do you recommend for pc?
This has me absolutely pumped. I just bought the game and will be playing tomorrow first chance I get.
How do you like it? (:
@@Iamtherealtsk dude I played session for 5 straight hours yesterday. It's more difficult than I thought it would be but it's an experience I didn't expect. Once I made the decision to just try to start getting GOOD with the basics in BOTH stances, it clicked with me. Learning how to Ollie, kick flip, 180 and manual in BOTH stances, and consistently in BOTH stances, the game really explodes with possibilities. I wouldn't have expected the basics to be such a blast but it totally is. I mean, I'm already doing stuff in the game I can't do in real life, and it looks and feels great. Only downside is the huge amount of glitches, like involuntary grinds when I'm trying to manual. Feel like i still haven't figured out what the best controls are for me.
It's mad how much you've changed when it comes to session, I hope we all remember the rage quit 🤣
What is the song of the street part 1:07
You can turn up pump intensity in the advanced settings
This game is amazing and so are you Garrett you were the reason i started skating 2017
Where's the music at?
Would be nice to see you compare different control set ups for session, full control simulator vs completely casual for people that just want to skate around
Can’t wait to get this! Sept 22nd can’t get here soon enough! SXL is too slow to me
can you turn off the motion blur?
Honestly I love the session controls but hate them at the same time. There's definitely more of a skill curve compared to sxl which for me is a great cause I spend most of my time gaming now a days playing sim games like assetto, mx simulator, mx bikes and snow compared to the more fun and bit easier games in the same sport categories but the difference in controls is needed and much welcomed to really differentiate and make the games feel a bit different from the other and gives people a reason to buy the different games for a different experience rather than feeling like the same games
That edit is about to go so hard!
does this game run well on a i5 7500 , gtx 1060 6 gb setup?
pumping has been added to the game but not full transition skating just yet
If you hold down the back foot stick at the bottom of the transition you’ll pump
Chur love the content keep it up 🤙🏼
For the street part u need to use them old 90s underground memphis rap first of all most of them copyright free second it really match that East Coast/lurknyc feel to it
When session comes out on console and have an all new animation update it will burn Skater XL to the ground
It’s already on console
@@pearbuns101 yea my bad. Im on PS so forgot about Xbox but I meant when the full game is out
by the way you pump by holding the stick down like you said were going to pop a trick then let go as soon as you reach the bottom of the bank
Can you do skater XL controlls like you pull down and it Ollie’s? Not have to flick uo
No you pull down with the back foot and flick up with your front foot just like you would in real life
Bro how do you play both games? The controls are not the same. I have my set up the same as your session settings. I just can't do both and I'm scared to commit myself to session. I feel like I'll lose my skater xl swag....
I never had trouble switching to sxl if at a mates house for 15 minutes, they're almost identical
They did as pumping to this update. Def. Polished
This was awesome, please play more session
Still think that you should do a session submit series
That nollie inward heel bs noseblunt is 🔥🔥🔥
Just called me out at 2:06 I wear nikes with a vans hoodie quite a bit
This game is only pc? I can't find it for ps5. My compooter is potato
On xbox/pc
Garrett, play a jdm drift compilation in the background of the next video pwease🥺
The last clip looked soo IRL 🤯
You can pump by timing a crouch like irl 😉
What’s the song from ur edit
The copyright free one
Dance move on point Garrett 😂😂
1:10 white people dance from garrett ginner
session does have pumps. i seen jl show it off in his update video
You can actually pump in session now. Just wanted to let you know
i like the fact that you wear a skater xl t-shirt
I think you should make a video comparing them so Easy Day can see how badly they have fucked up and Creature Studios can see how much justice was served for the community.
I know im late but they did a great job with fdr in this game im from Philly and i go there just to chill all the time and ever the graffiti is accurate well was at the time lol
With the Skater XL shirt too....fucking savage.
I just followed the discord fam love ur videos and been a big fan since u kickflip the L.A river
I’ve been meaning to try it again
Yes, you CAN PUMP already! Just like in SXL.
yup
You can even adjust the pumping effect in advanced settings.
It’s funny people still stay skaterXL is a better game when they have to use a but load of mods to actually enjoy it but people love session without any mods
There is some input lag in the game, hope they fix that
Its getting better with each update...But i hope they wont make it like SXL...cuz that feels way too arcady
Something that XL and session need to add is being able to customize your characters body more, like height and bodyweight... because especially in session, with the new pedestrians...it make me realize the male and female body are exactly the same across-the-board...so peds look just like you but they are a bunch of different ethnicity and wear different clothes...but it's virtually the same guy as far as build. XL is very similar, we have more options to customize especially on PC but all the characters body are the same, so online...male or female we all the same body. You should be able to control characters height, body mass..etc. In session, the pros that are in the game are all the same body with the same style. The pros in XL I think it's the same but the animations are so much better it doesn't seem like it. I still can't stand the skaters style on session but I'm enjoying the update.
Is this on console
On xbox it is . It will be on PS after fall when full release comes out
I wish grinding would be slippery. Like if you grind your front truck but land on a back wheel for a 50-50, you slip into a willy and eat shit on the rail. I also wish flips weren’t so animated, like the verticle tre flips in skater XL are absolutely beautiful. If session gets to be as fluid as modded skaterXL than it will for sure be the better game in my opinion. Let the most realistic game win, cheers🔥
turn down grind alignment and that can happen more frequently. grind alignment is basically how much the board magnets to the ideal line, the more you turn that down, the more physics based it becomes.
@@Jer9-Carver thank you💯💯💯💯
Don’t take the lord’s name in vein
So I was playing last night and did a rock to fakie
edit looks fucking banging but I personally think maybe change the music sounds a bit odd for a skate edit imo. Looks like a banger tho.
They did ads pumping to it jl nightmare covered it
This looks so much better than SkaterXL. I wish they released on PS5
Which game feels more realistic?
Playing Session with a Skater-XL t-shirt he?! That's compromise right here
Skater XL shirt playing Session lol
Where is skate 4 that will make both skater XL and season to step up there game
Imagine giving EA money
1:16 adhdmode activated
oh hi am i early? anyways, love to see you get better and better at this game :)
though, please buy a board 😭
Hahaha the sxl shirt
okay fine i’ll buy it!!!!!!!!!
I love session
If you own just a console, session is 5 billion times better then skater XL no contest IMO
Not sure why I just reaaaalllyyyy don't like the way tricks look at all in Session 😫😫😫 but it is such a beautiful game
What?!? The tricks are on point and only gonna get better lol
Need some riders republic vids yo
SXL a bright future ? lmao
I bet you play with legacy controls 😂