Wow. I just played this game properly on my own for the first time today.

It really really clicked as a masterpiece when I did the Peak 1 Race.

You and the mountain alone.

This game design is absolutely wonderful.

Röyksopp - Poor Leno playing in the background as you scale down through all the parts of the mountain you thought were purely there as a menu system.

Then you hit metro city and other parts of peak 1, no other snowboard game comes close.

It felt like actually snowboarding in real life going in any direction you want.

I thought tricky was better before this, but no, SSX 3 is a vibe.