Lol exactly how I felt when I saw the announcement
I understand the sentiment, that is why I didn't buy OlliOilli at first. I have no interest in skateboarding besides playing Tony Hawk 2 on GBA for like 2 hours as a kid. But OlliOlli is really only a skateboarding game as a theme, it is really just a combo driven arcade style game. Hard to describe exactly what I mean, but really it ends up being the gameplay that is really satisfying and the way the game accomplishes it that is good. It could be a rayman autorunner game and have almost the same controls/gameplay and work just as well.
I dunno, I wasn't going to give the first game a chance because I had no interest in skateboarding games, but I am glad I did and I cannot wait for the next one. But I understand where you and chilly are coming from, I was there with you before I tried it.
Fake TotP: Buy OlliOlli lol