Rising does this in droves and I couldn’t have been happier.Īs much as I love the crazy amount of tracks the Trials series has to offer, Trials Rising differentiates itself from its predecessors. Not for the medal, or the quick time, but just to say you did. That’s what Trials games are all about, the sheer determination to complete the levels you’ve worked so hard to unlock. Over 200 restarts and 30 minutes later, you’ll find your time barely scrapes past a bronze medal, but you won’t care, you did it.
Trials is well known for its difficulty, but put it this way – these take away your time, your dignity and your soul, and there will be times when you feel like you just can’t beat certain stages. Yep, these new tracks certainly keep on coming.Īs is tradition with the Trials series, they start off nice and easy, making sure the fundamentals are learnt, before throwing some curve balls at you with tricky ledges – which you will eventually overcome, before dropping the absolutely ball busters the very hard levels. These give you tasks to complete which in turn unlock cool rewards including money, experience points, gears and new tracks. Once you get more established, you’ll start to unlock Sponsors these are real sponsors such as Fox. In the new “Career Mode” – if you want to call it that – you are found travelling across the world, racing against other riders (who appear as ghost riders on the course), all while trying to earn as many gold medals as possible, levelling up quickly. It’s good to see that these crates can also be unlocked using in-game currency, so if you’re really desperate for some new gear, you’re never too far away. In case you hadn’t guessed so far there is an extortionate amount of stuff to collect in Trials Rising. These crates also include new gear, stickers and even new celebrations. Once you increase in skill, you will also unlock new levels, bikes and gear too, earning endless, and I mean endless, loot crates, in the process. The more you ride the more skill points and money you will earn, with this cash then used to buy new merch and gear, with the skill points levelling you up.
New challenges are unlocked through levelling up your rider, so it’s a great way to get ready and start racing! Once you play each level, you’ll be graded from D to A+ so you’ll learn exactly where you stand when it comes to skills. The skills are broken down into nine categories that include throttle control, leaning, bunny hops and many more. This is the time to learn and showcase all the vital skills you need to be the ultimate trials biker.
The first new element to Trials Rising is the “University of Trials”.