Is Tony Hawk Pro Skater a Stylish Action Game?

[sn00zer]

From TV Tropes:
"Stylish Action is a sub-genre of action video games that involves unrealistic combat and the fun that comes from learning how to create it. Its main point is to use a deep set of mechanics to be stylish, rather than the style coming from the animations itself. In short, the style is because you, the player, are earning stylish combat through developing your skills, not just the character through what they're programmed to do."

Looking at the only available definition I could find, THPS is absolutely a stylish action game, its just that the action you are taking is not combat related. You are still building combos, requires great dexterity, and is largely about doing cool things rather just doing the required action. i would say even widening the definition to include THPS wouldnt necessarily be opening it up to a ton of other games.

So do stylish action games require combat....or can you include games in which the goal is to complete actions stylishly?

 

[Khezu]

Tony Hawk is the one true video game, so sure why not.

 

[Dest]

tony hawk is sexier than bayonetta you heard it here first.

 

[Richietto]

Technically yeah I guess it could be, however I think its first and foremost an arcade sports game.

 

[RockmanBN]

Yeah

 

[WillyFive]

Tony Hawk is Tetris.

Prove me wrong.

 

[s y]

tony hawk is x games

 

[Sir_Android]

Well damn, this made me laugh way harder than it should have.

 

[Deleted member 7462]

No, it's a 3D platformer.

THPS2 is arguably the best 3D platformer.

 

[SystemBug]

Okay, hear the OP out. He has a really good point.

What's the difference between DMC, and Tony Hawk Underground?

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Other than THUG having a competent storyline.

 

[rpm]

No.
Just because the title of a genre fits the game, it does not mean it fits the genre. It has to fit the definition of the genre, not just the title.
Even though THPS involves stylish action, it is not a "stylish action" game.
Even though Final Fight involves fighting, it is not a "fighting" game.
Even though Street Fighter involves beating people up, it is not a "beat 'em up".
Even though Ikaruga involves shooting, it is not a "shooter".
Even though Call of Duty involves shooting things up, it is not a "shoot 'em up".

Plenty of other games that aren't "stylish action" games involve gaining skills (player skills, not just like a skill tree), they're both just heavily influenced by arcade games (that type of player skill, scoring, etc.)

 

[Spring-Loaded]

Yes.

It's not a character action (chaction) game though.

 

[AgentLampshade]

I'd call it a stylish arcade game sure.

 

[Kieli]

Tony Hawk is a jRPG.

 

[funky]

Is THPS a strand game?


Connect the world in 1 big combo.

 

[Fat4all]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2btFnKl6Vw

 

[Deleted member 41931]

Absolutley

tony hawk is sexier than bayonetta you heard it here first.

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As if you need to tell us. Ain't nobody saying "see you later, boy" to this Sk8ter Boi

 

[roguesquirrel]

Someone made a really good argument a few years back that you could label THPS as a timeattack 3d platformer and tbh ever since its like i can see through the matrix and realize all the pendantic genre squabbling gamers do about "its not a REAL so&so" etc is a pointless endeavor

so why not.

 

[Deleted member 2474]

No.
Just because the title of a genre fits the game, it does not mean it fits the genre. It has to fit the definition of the genre, not just the title.
Even though THPS involves stylish action, it is not a "stylish action" game.
Even though Final Fight involves fighting, it is not a "fighting" game.
Even though Street Fighter involves beating people up, it is not a "beat 'em up".
Even though Ikaruga involves shooting, it is not a "shooter".
Even though Call of Duty involves shooting things up, it is not a "shoot 'em up".

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if you define a "stylish action" game as a primarily single-player game about the user chaining together skills and improvising combos in creative and visually-flashy ways to rack up large quantities of points and earn high ranks, then thps is still a stylish action game

 

[Deleted member 5621]

 

[ArgyleReptile]

Stylish Sports game like SSX Tricky.

 

[RockmanBN]

No.
Just because the title of a genre fits the game, it does not mean it fits the genre. It has to fit the definition of the genre, not just the title.
Even though THPS involves stylish action, it is not a "stylish action" game.
Even though Final Fight involves fighting, it is not a "fighting" game.
Even though Street Fighter involves beating people up, it is not a "beat 'em up".
Even though Ikaruga involves shooting, it is not a "shooter".
Even though Call of Duty involves shooting things up, it is not a "shoot 'em up".

Plenty of other games that aren't "stylish action" games involve gaining skills (player skills, not just like a skill tree), they're both just heavily influenced by arcade games (that type of player skill, scoring, etc.)

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Yo. I'm trying to chain some combos so I can get Sick rank.

 

[Smurf]

so here i am

 

[Spring-Loaded]

so here i am

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doing everything I can

*grinds metal gear ray blade*

 

[FloBoJo]

I'm fully onboard.

DMC5 DLC confirmed?

 

[chrisPjelly]

Tony Hawk is literally a collectathon platformer

 

[Tavernade]

Tony Hawk is Tetris.

Prove me wrong.

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I'm having a really hard time disproving this.

 

[Fat4all]

tony hawk is like Skyrim with guns

 

[rpm]

if you define a "stylish action" game as a primarily single-player game about the user chaining together skills and improvising combos in creative and visually-flashy ways to rack up large quantities of points and earn high ranks, then thps is still a stylish action game

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I mean, I don't define it like and and neither does the source OP used, but if you want to define it like that, sure, it is
I think "Stylish Action" is a bad term and is why I don't use it to name the genre, I believe it's more than "any score attack game with a combo system that looks cool"

 

[waffleman]

Low-key collect-a-thon with arcade elements. God tier game.

 

[Zombine]

Imagine Tony Hawksouls

 

[KrangBakesaTurtle]

The bmx games were good too

 

[Melkezadek]

Tony Hawk 6 will have a devil trigger confirmed.

 

[logash]

It's an arcade sports game.

 

[Adamska]

More to the point, and considering THPS games predate stylish action games by a whole bunch of years, are stylish action games just THPS without skates?

 

[Deleted member 2474]

Tony Hawk 6 will have a devil trigger confirmed.

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[Deleted member 2669]

It is the platformer equivalent.

 

[sn00zer]

It is the platformer equivalent.

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Or does it just have better level design?

 

[Son of Sparda]

I mean people in the industry categorize DMC5 and CoD:MW in the same genre so why not.

 

[Leviathan]

No. What's with this forum and screwing with perfectly straightforward genres every few months?

 

[Kcannon]

One could make an argument for it being a platformer too.

Maybe even a puzzle.

 

[sn00zer]

No. What's with this forum and screwing with perfectly straightforward genres every few months?

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Because genres are dumb and Telltale made better Role Playing Games than any JRPG ever did.

 

[JoJoBae]

No. But Stylish/Character Action games are Tony Hawk-likes

 

[sn00zer]

No. But Stylish/Character Action games are Tony Hawk-likes

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I like this

 

[Forkball]

Tony Hawk is a roguelike discuss.

 

[Kurdel]

Is Tony Hawk a soup or a sandwich?

 

[Hace]

It's a fighting game

 

[Kcannon]

Is Tony Hawk a soup or a sandwich?

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Both and neither.

 

[Deleted member 2669]

Or does it just have better level design?

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They have different means of performing. One performs on bodies, the other performs via locales.

 

[affeinvasion]

You can't just ignore the first major distinctive part of the definition. That's not how definitions work.