Thanks guys. Can you two give us your impressions yet? The game seems to be getting hammered by the Sim crowd while others are down on the lack of features.
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Thanks guys. Can you two give us your impressions yet? The game seems to be getting hammered by the Sim crowd while others are down on the lack of features.
How is the sim crowd hammering it?Quote:
Originally Posted by SCClassof93
Complaint I am seeing the most is it is way too easy since the removal of the diagonal swing and second ball cam. Putting is universally complained about. Seeing guys post that the 3 click is actually the hardest etc. Far as the other complaints, it is being likened to NHL as bare bones. The career mode is really stripped down, no country clubs, basic player creator etc.
On the plus everyone says it looks good.
I am pretty sure they're going away from yearly on this and making it evergreen. So yeah bare bones at launch, but should eventually get more as time goes on.Quote:
Originally Posted by SCClassof93
On the worst side of things, I see several posts about EA access has saved them the money of purchasing the game. This saddens me as TW14 was a great game when it worked and very fun. I was planning on grabbing this used after I see the support and future additions.
That's what I'm hoping.....will watch and see. ThanksQuote:
Originally Posted by JBHuskers
Career mode may be bare bones, but the progression system, leveling up, attribute group choices, and attributes increasing based on how you've done are all pretty cool and add to your progression of your created golfer.
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Originally Posted by SCClassof93
Yep this is what I have been reading as well. I'll stick with Golf Club for my golf gaming fix and I might pick this one up in the bargain bin or rent it from Game Fly. I simply do not understand why they took 2 years off and them came up with 8/9 real courses and only 12 golfers oh and took away the Golf Clubs and didn't replace it with an online tour or some other similar mode.Quote:
Originally Posted by SCClassof93
Took two years off, but only one year to create these courses from scratch. That is why there are not many at launch.
Well then EA (the company) wasted a year and a suffering franchise is only going to suffer more.Quote:
Originally Posted by JBHuskers
I think you are right. I vaguely remember when tiger was cancelled the pitch we got was "we are going to take 2 years to overhaul this game for next gen" or something similar. Now I assume that we and I mean JB is being told a year cause of this and that etc. Just seems the way they do things, NHL was very similar I heard. If they ever mess with FIFA lookout there would be riots:DQuote:
Originally Posted by CLW
Seeing much of the same. The ones that boggle my mind are the lack of a schedule for the Tour mode. It is just play what comes up next and the Player Creator has gone to complete and utter shit. No facial hair? The player creator in this series was once one of the staples, earning tons of praise.Quote:
Originally Posted by SCClassof93
I'm trying to stay positive and will wait and watch and see if EA supports and fleshes out this product. I will say this, their track record alone and complete lack of info about the future support and development of this product should give the buyer pause. Also, if their devs have the time to post on a site they really should not......well, I said I would stay positive:DQuote:
Originally Posted by bdoughty
The OS thread gave me enough pause to undo my pre-order, because I do not see this selling very well. Just too damn similar to NHL 15 in terms of bare bones. Plus they really need to just retool the putting. Putting should be based on feel and length of the swing (TGC) not set your distance and watch a meter.
If they live up to the updates (adding missing features and free courses) along with the inevitable Amazon price drop, then and only then will I consider picking it up. The putting still grates on me though, enough that if there is a Demo on PS4, I will go that route first to see if I can still use that archaic putting setup. Maybe I will just play the whole thing 3-click swing.
Someone finally found facial hair. Just wanted to clear that up.
Well then sign me up......:DQuote:
Originally Posted by bdoughty
Oops, cancel that order. It was just stubble when you changed the color of your skin. That is what I get for trusting a Divotmaker post. When you get paid by the post, you are going to have a few slip-ups. :PQuote:
Originally Posted by SCClassof93
Just saw that drive-by post by Hands. Bad form.
Most of the PGA team was on Madden Mobile the first year off.Quote:
Originally Posted by SCClassof93
In general, I'd agree with most of the opinions out there... overall, it's a pretty good game, solid gameplay (nothing too different from previous games), great graphics, but on the whole, very shallow. What will make this game worthwhile will be the post-release support.
I would personally pay for some extra courses (like 4 for $5 or something) and also for added-on modes (I'm looking at Online Career) but otherwise, there should also be a focus on expanding on what is currently there (create-a-golfer, offline career, etc.). Maybe even have a Master's update that includes Augusta as well as a re-worked career mode or something.
The gameplay on the tour side is great as your over and underswing's are tracked and displayed for you on your shot along with your downswing.
They make you play with a putt meter?
Thanks GQuote:
Originally Posted by gschwendt
Yeah but the difficulty compared to Sim mode just isn't there from everything I gather.Quote:
Originally Posted by JBHuskers
Can it not be set to Sim mode through custom settings?Quote:
Originally Posted by SCClassof93
I know the actual Sim mode was taken out, but can you not make the settings like they are on Sim...to be Sim mode? Swing difficulty, Zoom and the ball/marker alignment are the only factors when going from Tour Pro to Simulation I thought. Zoom may even already be off on Tour Pro.
Can we not change those settings I wonder...or if they are even available any longer
I'd still like to know if you are forced to use a putt meter when putting like it seems like Doughty was talking about
You can customize settings skip but the diagonal is gone along with the second ball cam etc. I'm already hearing mid 50s being shot.Quote:
Originally Posted by skipwondah33
Diagonal? In the swing?Quote:
Originally Posted by SCClassof93
And no way people are doing that from the Black tees without all the training wheels turned off...especially ball spin. You'd have to be hitting Eagles and Doubles I would think
That's because there is a green grid; which without is a pain in the ass.Quote:
Originally Posted by SCClassof93
There is a custom setting you can use though.
So you can turn the grid off correct?Quote:
Originally Posted by JBHuskers
I'm pretty sure, but I don't have the game in front of me right now, and haven't messed with custom difficulty yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by skipwondah33
Yes diagonal. Pull to 7 o'clock push to 1 instead of 12 to 6. Scared JB so much he wouldn't play it:DQuote:
Originally Posted by skipwondah33
:PQuote:
Originally Posted by SCClassof93
Thought that's what you were referring to lolQuote:
Originally Posted by SCClassof93
Hmm that and not being able to turn off the green gird (possibly) would suck. May be able to live with it if the other options off and settings can somewhat resemble it though
I want to know what settings people are getting into the 50's without the training wheels
Skip I may be wrong but I can't imagine that they won't give you the option to turn the grids off. On the low scores 18 birdies is 54 but I guarantee they are doing this using the golfers included not a scrub created golfer with low stats.
Gotcha. That's what I was thinking too. Has to be a way to turn off.
Yeah but getting 18 birdies is even tough, unless favorable conditions are being used. I noticed on every video or stream I've seen everyone uses the putt path or guide thing. Guess that helps too
What, that post was hilarious and like 5 more pages went by without anyone acknowledging it. I had to give that guy the credit he deserved.Quote:
Originally Posted by bdoughty
All the while ignoring all the legitimate questions people had in that thread, like the one right below your post. Even if you could not answer the question, a simple acknowledgment would have sufficed. People remember that. Just as they remember development teams that communicate with their customers. There is a reason why Tiburon takes a lot of gruff in regards to customer service and other companies, which I will not name, are praised.Quote:
Originally Posted by HANDSWARD
A great shot I had while playing yesterday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODI57Z969XU
Great shot.....ya amateur :D