|
Have you played this game?You can rate this game, record that you've played it, or put it on your wish list after you log in. |
Playlists and Wishlists |
RSS Feeds New member reviews
Updates to downloadable files
All updates to this page
|
|
About the StoryIt's time to be skatin' and NOT think about what really happened last summer......a spiritual successor to my Twine "20 Strokes"... (a very short little project made for the "Finish A Game" Jam) Game Details
Language: English (en)
First Publication Date: February 14, 2015 Current Version: 1 License: Freeware Development System: Twine Forgiveness Rating: Polite IFID: Unknown TUID: z5iz01b2cab81sv |
Tags
Member Reviews
| Average Rating:  Number of Reviews: 2 Write a review |
1 of
1 people found the following review helpful:
Skate sim with a dark twist, February 16, 2016by verityvirtue (London)
The best way I can describe SKATE OUT! is as a skate sim with a dark twist. You showcase your sick (or slick) skateboarding moves to an adoring audience, but all the time half your mind is occupied thinking about other, more pressing issues at home. The use of language in this game makes an interesting study: the skateboarding tricks are described with generic hyperbole, which alienates the reader from the narrator's external face, even though the terminology seems legitimate. The PC's monologue, on the other hand, is described more naturally, even if it occasionally verges on the melodramatic. The clash between the internal and the external formed an interesting contrast, highlighted by the visual aspects of SKATE OUT!.
This is probably one of Paperblurt's more introspective works. It works quite well as a 'concept game', as it uses a deliberate contrast in tones and styles to illustrate the divide (a divide is particularly nebulous here, compared to other works which have done this). As always, the writing could push the story further and there could be a clearer story arc for the 'internal' side of the story, but it's an interesting little game all the same.
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No | Add a comment
Wonderful game, March 17, 2015This was my first game that I played using the twine system, and it was awesome. I wiped out the first time through, and that was because of a great use of a system I didn't know I could implement with the program. Story was painful, and great. I left wishing things could be better with the character, and it sucks that this is how it is. Great duality of voice, the internal with the external, and how they clash.
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No | Add a comment
If you enjoyed SKATE OUT!...
Related Games
People who like SKATE OUT! also gave high ratings to these games:| 18 Rooms to Home, by Carolyn VanEseltine Average member rating: (5 ratings)18 Rooms to Home is an experimental work of interactive fiction. It’s a day in the life of Yesenia Reed, whose life is far from ordinary, no matter what she might prefer. This story takes place over the course of 18 updates, which are... |
| Composition in a Minor Key, by Aleks Samoylov Average member rating: (5 ratings)"Composition in a Minor Key" is a surreal interactive story about love, community, loneliness, etc. It boasts roughly 8000 words, and does not contain puzzles, action, or difficult moral choices. There is a small park to explore, seven... |
| Chlorophyll, by Steph Cherrywell Average member rating: (38 ratings) |
This is version 2 of this page, edited by PaperBlurt on 15 February 2015 at 2:19pm. - View Update History - Edit This Page - Add a News Item