The world has been in want of more skateboarding games for some time now. After Tony Hawk?s Pro Skater?s disappointing fall from glory and nothing but ethereal rumors for a new Skate game from EA, fans of the genre have been waiting for something to fill that void. Skater XL is the next granular evolution of skateboarding games. Where Tony Hawk was an arcade game full of massive tricks and absurd combos, and EA?s Skate kept things a little more grounded, Skater XL furthers the focus on the player?s relationship with the board.
In the era of COVID-19, social distancing, and staying at home indefinitely, developers have to find new ways to showcase their games thanks to events simply no longer being possible. Easy Day Studios, the team behind Skater XL, took to Discord and live-streamed private sessions of the game, so while I didn?t get to get my hands (or digital feet) on the board, I had the opportunity to talk directly with members of the team while they streamed the game to me in realtime.
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