Activision reportedly rejected a pitch for Tony Hawk’s 3 + 4, preferring Vicarious Visions to work as a Call of Duty support studio.
In a new video from video game historian Liam Robertson, it’s claimed that following the huge success of the first remake, a pitch for a second remake collection was created.
Initially, the first remake, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skate 1 + 2 was planned to include 3 + 4 as well as the first game.
A pitch for Tony Hawk’s 3+4 was presented to Activision following the commercial and critical success of the first remake, it’s claimed, however, this was declined.
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In a new video from video game historian Liam Robertson, it’s claimed that following the huge success of the first remake, a pitch for a second remake collection was created.
Initially, the first remake, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skate 1 + 2 was planned to include 3 + 4 as well as the first game.
We settled on adding some handling features from the later games to reflect the way people remember the old Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater games. The improvements from 3 seemed to bleed into people’s memories of the first 2,” claimed one Vicarious Visions source to Robertson.
Eventually it became clear that we didn’t have time for more than 1 + 2, so the idea that we’d continue on and release 3+4 in some fashion was on the table.
A pitch for Tony Hawk’s 3+4 was presented to Activision following the commercial and critical success of the first remake, it’s claimed, however, this was declined.
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