Session Skater Sim Review (Nintendo Switch OLED)

by Jim Smale · March 21, 2023

For this Session Skater Sim Review, we play a game that is made by and for skaters, the dual stick controls faithfully reproduce your feet on the skateboard for an ultra-realistic experience. Try out real-life iconic skate spots, and customize your skater and equipment with items from the top brands.

Session Skater Sim Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
3.7GB download size.
Opening tutorial section.
Skateboarding gameplay.
At any point, you can jump off your board and walk, run, and jump around.
Missions are complete with checklists and mission markers.
Daily and weekly challenges (optional/trackable).
Open world.
Travel around on foot, on board, or by catching the bus.
The apartment is your hub where you edit your Skater, choose where to travel, settings, etc.
Earn EXP and level up.
Play how you want.
Never before has sucking at a game felt so good.
Has a strong 90s vibe.
Earn cash to spend on new clothes.
Full tricks catalog and controls.
A huge catalog of clothing allows you to create your perfect skater.
Switch stances on the fly.
The satisfaction of nailing a trick or combo is unreal.
Cool looking world.
The world is fun to explore.
It definitely plays more like Skate than Tony Hawk.
The ragdolling is still hilarious.
Photo mode.
At any time just pick up your board and run around.

Session Skater Sim Review Cons:

Difficult opening missions where you need to do tricks in a certain place, but it doesn’t tell you that.
Slow loading times.
The graphics look a bit washed out.
The controls take a lot of getting used to.
Had to go outside the game to get info on moves/tricks/explanations.
The game structure is all over the place.
Incorrect or bad writing of mission requirements.
Manuals take a lot of getting used to.
So easy to bail/ragdoll.
Many weird glitch-outs.

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