head to head

Session: Skate Sim cover artvsSkate 2 cover art

Session: Skate SimvsSkate 2

Session: Skate Sim leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Skate 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION9 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Session: Skate SimSkate 2

Axis by axis

Execution9 vs 8

Session: Skate Sim leans harder on execution: Dual-stick per-foot control makes every ollie a motor skill

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 4

Skate 2 leans harder on optimization: Spot selection and line planning improve scores

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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Session: Skate Sim

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Skate 2