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OK lets end this argument once and for all!Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 or Tony hawk Pro skater 3?
- Thread starter CosmicPanda
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Both fantastic, sank countless hours in to both.
I have extremely fond memories of both sound tracks and map sets, but I have to tip my hat to THPS3 with the dynamic levels like LA's Earthquake etc.
Also THPS3 has Mad Capsule Markets on it, so this instantly puts it in the lead.
I have extremely fond memories of both sound tracks and map sets, but I have to tip my hat to THPS3 with the dynamic levels like LA's Earthquake etc.
Also THPS3 has Mad Capsule Markets on it, so this instantly puts it in the lead.
I played it on ps2 so it had segmented levels unfortunately
The best console version of 2 is still THPS2X for the Xbox.
THPS3 for me overall though. I understand the love for THPS2 though but I just enjoy the gameplay of 3 the most. It's the most fun to go back to randomly
THPS3 for me overall though. I understand the love for THPS2 though but I just enjoy the gameplay of 3 the most. It's the most fun to go back to randomly
When I answered the poll I considered the choices to be the best versions of each game. I think this is Xbox for both, though someone is free to correct me.
I love both these games quite a bit; friendships were built around these games when I was younger.
2 is the idiot choice here. Revert took the combo abilities from just basic stuff to MVC2 levels of infinite madness.
THUG will forever be the best but THPS3 bodyslams 2 through the entire solar system.
THUG will forever be the best but THPS3 bodyslams 2 through the entire solar system.
Ive seen dumber poll results in my life but this one is certainly up there. Tony Hawk is a franchise that is built purely on mechanics and systems that all tie into one another. Tony hawk 2's framerate, laggy controls and shitty draw distance gets in the way of all what makes Tony Hawk great. Its not even a fair comparison considering how much the PS2 fixed all of this over the PS1 Tony Hawk games. Deeper create a skater, more complex missions, level design, revert, and just an overall better performing game makes 3 the obvious choice. Soundtracks are whatever.
This is some out-fucking-rageous stuff to be posting in a Tony Hawk thread.
hahaha i know but if i had to pick one i would say 2 had a better soundtrack, but i dont think it makes or breaks tony hawk for me. In fact allot of the music kind of blends together. I couldn't tell you which game a song came from. I truly am a tony hawk fan. Ive played them all to death and is maybe my most played game franchise of all time. I was speed running 3 before i knew what speed running was.
Want to hear something more outrageous. If i'm going to play a tony hawk game today i would probably play Underground 2. It has Classic Mode, the most complex combo system and most of the levels from previous games and then some. Fuck me right?
I mean I'm a huge Bad Religion fan so You being on THPS2 soundtrack would push it harder, but 3 is just possibly one of my favourites in the series. The Revert is great and I loved all the levels in it. I gots to go with 3.
I actually agree with Chip tho, if I was to play one now it'd be Underground 2. The customisation (and soundtrack again...) was great and it has a genuinely pretty good PSP port.
I actually agree with Chip tho, if I was to play one now it'd be Underground 2. The customisation (and soundtrack again...) was great and it has a genuinely pretty good PSP port.
I'm not here to judge anybody's taste on their favourite THPS game, I think there's merit to every single one of them when viewed in a vacuum.
See, the soundtrack for 3 is better, but the levels for 2 are way better.
So overall, I'm going to go 3.
So overall, I'm going to go 3.
2 had the superior soundtrack but I played 3 so much more. Like...an unhealthy amount of time was spent playing 3.
THPS2
I was a PC guy but THPS2 made me pre-order a PS2 and I've been a PlayStation guy ever since.
I was a PC guy but THPS2 made me pre-order a PS2 and I've been a PlayStation guy ever since.
2, but only by a hair. That damn revert changed the Game in so many ways and opened up insane combos.
I put more thought into this than I thought I would. I have great memories of both games, and there's equal amounts of stuff I like and dislike in each. It comes down to this for me:
I like the stages SLIGHTLY more in 3.
But the soundtrack in 2 is worlds better.
The soundtrack tips it in favor of 2 for me.
I like the stages SLIGHTLY more in 3.
But the soundtrack in 2 is worlds better.
The soundtrack tips it in favor of 2 for me.
Does 2x count?
side note, is there any way to play these games now or would I have to dig up an old console
side note, is there any way to play these games now or would I have to dig up an old console
Are people who are voting 3 just voting for the gameplay mechanics? Because the levels in 3 are so dull and have some terrible lines in them - the worst offenders being Suburbia, Rio, and the Airport - unless you LOVE to grind long, straight (or round) rail segments all day. The vert lines set up for more vert lines, and the rails set up for...more straight, boring rails.
Los Angeles is a massive disappointment, given how much the city means to skateboarding. None of the iconic spots flow into anything significant. Wasted opportunity.
Obviously, the gameplay is a lot smoother in 3, which is the only way I can fathom people voting for it.
THPS2 has some of the most iconic levels of the series that fit the somewhat stiff gameplay well. But, dang, having no revert is rough.
Neither game comes close to the flow of the levels in THPS4 - which is the peak of pure THPS gameplay.
Los Angeles is a massive disappointment, given how much the city means to skateboarding. None of the iconic spots flow into anything significant. Wasted opportunity.
Obviously, the gameplay is a lot smoother in 3, which is the only way I can fathom people voting for it.
THPS2 has some of the most iconic levels of the series that fit the somewhat stiff gameplay well. But, dang, having no revert is rough.
Neither game comes close to the flow of the levels in THPS4 - which is the peak of pure THPS gameplay.
THPS3 was the first of the series that I actually owned (I played the first two at friends' houses), but I respect the hell out of 2...plus Spiderman. That being said, I'd be lying if I didn't admit that in 3 it's much easier to chain tricks than the others.