So Skate 3's coming this way and looks like the focus for the new game is "Teams"(or how they call it, "Teamz". What is this, Skate Bratz?). This means Online, you're going to be playing the same (?) gamemodes as before, but with your own team you've formed. Offline, the story is about forming your team and "selling as much boards as possible and getting your brand out".
I understand that we've done the "Become a Pro skater" two times now but really? The whole point of the game is to make a company and make as much money as possible? What is this? Skate Team Manager 2010?
Also judging from the clips from
http://skate.ea.com/media.action they've taken the games to even more ridiculous heights as evidenced by the crazy flicking and grinding the characters are doing in the videos. I hope the rumour about a "hardcore" mode where the skating is really realistic is true. Otherwise it looks like this is gonna be a game about skateboard "teamz" and "brandz" as in the videos.
"Ultimately your goal is to sell a million boards in the game". Fuck that. I guess they're trying for the natural progression of a Pro Skater: Be a Nobody, get famous, sell out. They should have made that you win the game by starting a rap career.
For reference points:
Offline Teams video: 00:35
Online Teams video: 01:00