My thoughts on some season premieres:
The Simpsons: Maybe not one of the golden episodes, but I thought it was pretty funny. Good plot and good jokes. That's what I like.
Family Guy: Wow, this sucked. This sucked hard. It may really be the worst episode of Family Guy ever. That's how bad it was.
Heroes: Tons of plot twists and recapping information from Season One. Pretty interesting how they actually put in a time gap since the season finale. I really liked it.
And now, on to Project 8. Project 8...how could you?
The main thing that sets this apart from previous Hawk games is that, instead of going to one places, completing some goals there, then going to another place until you beat the game, you have to get to be the #8 skater in the world/your unnamed city (this doesn't take place in a real location, like previous Hawk games have). Essentially, anything you do will help you move up in the ranks. Find a gap? Move up in the ranks. Complete a goal? Move up in the ranks.
The other thing is that there's one universal difficulty, and what you do decides whether you get ranked Am, Pro, or Sick. For instance, if you do a grind to one point, that's Am, but if you go further, that's Pro.
There are a few main problems here. One of them is that the goals are really repetitive. The only variety comes from the Classic challenges (which are now integrated with the game), Pro challenges, and the unlocking of new areas. Besides that, it's just same old same old same old. There's only so many times you can skate around an area doing tricks and trying to keep up with a filmer before you get bored. Losing the more unique goals that were throughout the previous games hurts a lot.
The other problem is there are now approximately 1000 things mapped to the controller. It's awful. You'll try to grind and end up doing a wallride, try to wallride and do a natas spin. It gets frustrating fast.
And also, Jason Lee is all over the place. It's like getting constant phone calls from Earl Hickey. Seriously, I know he's a skater, but he just feels out of place. Which reminds me, some of the pros can't act.
Overall, it was really just another mediocre Hawk game. The series really needs to step it up back to "great", especially with Skate coming out.
Finally, buy Reese's Snacksters. They're amazing. They put Reese's Puffs, Reese's Pieces, and some other random Reese's stuff into one bag. It's like an endless parade of peanut butter whenever you want it. They also come in a Hershey's version, which I haven't tried, but I'm sure it's just as amazing.
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