Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 Graphical Changes Were Planned For A While

Last week Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 developer Robomondo released some new screens of the game, and they were quite a change from what had been originally revealed. Some speculated this change was done to counter some of the criticism of how Pro Skater 5 looked in earlier looks, but Robomondo has now stated that the change in graphics had been planned.

Josh Tsui of Robomondo told Game Informer:

I wouldn’t say there was a single decision, per se – this is the design we’ve been working toward internally for some time now. But as with everything else, it’s an evolving process, and we’ve pushed the visual style forward in increments to balance it alongside other technical benchmarks and gameplay and multiplayer optimizations. So what you’re seeing now is more the next step in a design rather than a totally new concept.

Our priority from the start has been to make sure Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 feels good to play. That means hitting 60 fps at 1080p, even when you’re shredding with 20 people in the same session online. Once we knew we could maintain framerate with the new look – and that took a while – we fully implemented it.

We’ll have to wait just a couple of more months to see how the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 plays, and whether there is a good game under the visual style.

Source: Game Informer