The Golf Club/EA PGA 2015

Would recommend everyone give Magnolia National, Georgia course a go. Its basically Augusta so can get your masters fix there. Theres a few different versions. Its tough but a bit of fun.

Actual gameplay footage from the EA game.......meh.

Played about 3-4 hours. It's only middling for me so far. Graphics are kind of poor, considering it's on the 'new' consoles. The models are a bit sh*te and I've noticed a decent bit of pop-in. Now, it's a golf game so it's obviously not a dealbreaker but I was just disappointed. Like if you saw it on 360 you wouldn't be blown away.

Gameplay wise, it's decent. Controls are a lot more customisable than The Club. Of the swings modes, there's 'three-click', 'arcade' (which I presume is like the old one with boost and mid-flight spin) and 'tour'(or something like that, can't remember the exact name). That version is very similar to The Club if you've played it, though a bit more forgiving. I've customised it so I have the 'tour' swing but I can zoom into the target, which is handy (minus the shot arc and all that).

Been playing season only. Customisation of your character's actual appearance is kind of limited if you're into that. For your face, you just pick skin tone and it kind of gives you the face, you can't go putting your eyes really far apart or give yourself a Michael Jackson nose if ya wanted! Attributes wise, it's kind of interesting. You pick traits rather than upgrade skills individually. So I have a trait that improves my power attributes and another that boosts my putting ones. You can unlock four overall I think

Overall it's grand. Wouldn't really go paying full-price for it though, 25-30 tops. I'd probably have it ahead of The Club but I'm a bit of a sucker for licensed gear and stuff like that!

I have it as well, that just means it's still installing, you can only play prologue or quick round of chambers bay while it's installing

The gameplay is good I think but it's got almost no content. Barely any pros, not many courses and the career mode is pretty shocking. I remember in the old ones there was a sense of achievement in unlocking the various clubs, now there's barely any licensed clubs and it's just a slow progression to unlock them. Quick rounds is a great idea and works well though. Graphics are mediocre compared to other next gen sports games. Don't get the online tournaments, the open is on at the moment yet there's no online tournaments at St. Andrews. Odd. There's no alternative shot option either which kinda ruins local multiplayer for me as that's what we always played that.

6/10 about right I think.

Ivefoundgod wrote: »

The gameplay is good I think but it's got almost no content. Barely any pros, not many courses and the career mode is pretty shocking. I remember in the old ones there was a sense of achievement in unlocking the various clubs, now there's barely any licensed clubs and it's just a slow progression to unlock them. Quick rounds is a great idea and works well though. Graphics are mediocre compared to other next gen sports games. Don't get the online tournaments, the open is on at the moment yet there's no online tournaments at St. Andrews. Odd. There's no alternative shot option either which kinda ruins local multiplayer for me as that's what we always played that.

6/10 about right I think.

Sounds like an EA game to me.

Picked up the golf club last week working towards handicap finding the wind/ green slopes inconsistent

Really enjoying Rory 2015 especially the career mode reminds me of the old tiger games, have the Golf Club as well but have sank more hours into Rory 2015

I've played both and prefer The Golf Club. If you want a challenge - TGC, if you want to breeze through a game - Ror Ror's. Played all the Tiger Woods games on PC and 360 and it was good playing with friends but it all became too easy, especially the last Masters iteration. I've put over 120hrs into TGC and still feel it can kick me in the a$$ if I'm not careful on some courses. It's probably like comparing and arcade game to a simulation really, but whatever your preference is.

I see The Golf Club 2019 is out with some of the PGA events on it and a proper career mode it's €50 on PSN probably the same on Xbox store. Anyone picking it up?

I have it on PC and play it a good bit, over 40 hrs so far I think, I have probably over 200hrs across all of the Golf Club games. It is certainly the most realistic and challenging, not for the faint hearted. But imho, it is streets ahead of anything out there. Was a big fan of the Tiger games and I did play the Rory Mc game but that was just waaaaay too easy.

It does have a campaign with some good official courses like Sawgrass, and you can get custom ones easy enough for every other big course out there. I haven't tried multiplayer yet but I'm an anti-social barsterd at best anyways

This still have the issue where the ball bounces on the green and keeps running (no backspin)?