Magic Trick
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Magic Trick - Free
Yeah sure, that Tony Hawk remake is pretty dope. It finds a perfect balance between what you remember from the PS1 days while bringing something new to the table. It has a massive progression system with all sorts of unlockables. It has the 2 minute time limit with the increasingly difficult built in challenges per level. But what it doesn’t have, is cute anthropomorphic animal skaters in a bubblegum chill ass world.
Magic Trick is a damn cute skating game with some chill beats and a relaxing atmosphere. There is no timer, score or penalties to keep track of, instead offering up a small world for you to grind around and ollie over to your hearts content.
There are a few little quests built in, from racing around a loop in under 40 seconds to warming up a lovely lady’s lasagna through grinding. There are no major stakes, just you and your board.
The physics are floaty and forgiving, letting you just wander around doing backflips with ease, letting you just have fun in the moment rather than mastering difficult trick combos. Hitting the seesaws was quite a neat surprise.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater this isn’t - but Magic Trick’s Chill Skating Adventure, this sure is.