This Skate 3 commercial might spark a few memories, mostly of the battles seen on Lord of the Rings. This ad draws inspiration from Tolkien's work, and it came out pretty well. Only showing a bit of gameplay, but thats not the point now is it. Hit the jump to watch teh video.

In a commercial for a skateboarding game, you might think that the folks featured wouldn't draw aesthetic inspiration from warring factions in a Tolkien story, but that's exactly what Skate 3's first TV advert brought to our minds this morning. Sure, there's a bit of gameplay video thrown in, but most of it centers on the much talked about online friend system by way of uniting skateboarders, apparently under an umbrella of brutality.

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