PGA TOUR 2K23 General Discussion, Opinions and Reviews

[Zeokage]

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[Cliffs]

He owns it already.

[Neitsuke]

EA's reputation isn't what I'd call fantastic though. The game is also being sold at a higher price. I expect the game to be riddled with microtransactions/season passes/currency and be even worse than what we currently have here. The physics and graphics didn't look great either. Its only saving grace may be the value offered compared to the poor value 2k23 offers for the price

[Brucie Angus]

2K23 = Terrific game, as good gameplay-wise as any I've ever played, and I've played them all going back to Links 1990. BUT... no offline season mode, plus the online play is a complete joke (cheaters, hackers, and limited difficulty setup) unless you join a society.

EA = We have no idea yet. I'm interested in it because it has offline season mode. One strike against it already is that it's been confirmed there is no swing stick timing variable, just direction and power only. I have the game pre-loaded and can play in 4 hours, and will come back in 5 and give my opinion.

[Brucie Angus]

Originally posted by Neitsuke:

the poor value 2k23 offers for the price

Yes, I waited and bought it at 65% off and I'm glad I did It. Fantastic game from a gameplay perspective no doubt. But so little to it other than that. Not offering an offline season mode is especially bad.

[maroot]

How did you get 65% off?

[Brucie Angus]

Originally posted by maroot:

How did you get 65% off?

Steam sale 3-4 weeks ago, it was $26, the regular price is $79.

[Brucie Angus]

So after playing EA PGA Tour for an hour, it's not a game I would buy in its current state. It feels like it was rushed out and needs a patch or two. It's considerably easier than 2K23, even on the toughest difficulty, and there's no swing timing. Also very choppy fps-wise although that seems to be a PC-specific issue as PS5 players aren't having the same problem. It's a very sluggish game overall, not very fluid at all, like playing in mud. Very nice visuals, good presentation, those are the positives. I'll wait until next fall when it goes on sale for $30-40 bucks... maybe I'll buy it then.

[Spike Hyzer]

Originally posted by Cliffs:

He owns it already.

Yes. Purchased during Season 2 Sale. I also purchased the clubhouse pass when hb/2k put it on sale, during that season. I can't believe they expect people to pay full price for this game, then ask them to buy the season pass. That is one of my rants against the game, as it requires either money or time to have a chance to complete in online matches. I bet they would get a larger player base, and more season pass purchases, if the base game followed the free-to-play model.
Besides, they can't find there way around people using the course editor to make sand-box versions of a real place? So many awesome courses had been "designed" in 2k21'/the golf club's editor- and now not allowed in 2k23. How can they be liable for this/other peoples creations? Absurd, and another draw.

[GmanUK1965]

I've just started my 10 hours of EA Play with EA Sports PGA Tour. I think the menu, setting up your character and instructions on how to play are better than 2K23. The graphics are better in some places with EA but also seems too bright and grainy in places. The gameplay with EA is dreadful. The backswing is slow and seems clunky Putting doesn't seem as fluid and feels clunky.

I cannot see this getting any better in a few days on release day and although 2K23 does crash a lot for me I think it will be worth putting up with it and sticking with 2K23

I only played one hole but that was enough for me. I might use up my 10 hours but cannot see me sticking with it for very long

[Sisohiv]

As two PC games on steam, 2K23 is victorious, not even a competition. As much as I moaned in the past about inconsistency in mouse, knowing what EA offer (no mouse) it wins by default. KB layout in 2K23 is classic WASD based. EA is a place holder system for Alpha testing the input.

The EA Golf game to be blunt, doesn't belong on Steam. It's not a PC game.

[76561199479188489]

for more than a month on my side I'm offline for the games but not for steam, it constantly tells me on my steam account but I'm still online on steam, someone has already experienced the same thing, if yes how did you fix the problem, thanks and have a nice day.

[The Fella]

R.I.P

This will be £7 shortly and I still won't buy it. The new EA golf game will show you how a golf game is made and how to implement a multiplayer experience that your games can't do.

[Chess_Forever]

Every so often I check the Steam ratings for this game, to see if the world makes sense yet.

Again, today, I am disappointed. This is now my favorite video game of all time. It has even replaced "Links" and "Tiger Woods" in my esteem -- and they were fine games indeed.

This has GOT to be the most under-rated game on Steam.

Yes, it's not very easy on the online matchmaking settings. Yes, it really does seem to help if one practices, and does the in-game lessons, and practices some more. And then some more.

I am playing A LOT online, using the 1 vs. 1 matchmaking function. I have played a fair amount by setting up a "private room" with a code, and using it to play against a friend, also.

In all that play, I've experienced a crash only once that I can remember, and that was weeks ago. And it was NOT on the "matchmaking" setting. That has worked PERFECTLY for me (although don't fail to notice that there seems to be a timer -- you can apparently lose a hole by playing too slowly -- and that seems fair. That might also be easy to MISINTERPRET if you don't notice the timer).

Based on my experience, with a decent desktop computer and average internet, using the "3 click swing" and playing on "pro" settings (which the matchmaking set up seems to insist upon), I would expect the most recent ratings, at least, to be "overwhelmingly positive." I have had nothing but an EXCELLENT experience.

I have steadily worked my way up from pitiful to being in the top 7,000 players worldwide. Believe me, when I first started to play, I was bad. The game didn't yet make sense to me.

But instead of telling myself that the game was "bad" I realized that I was the one who was not playing it well. And I practiced and practiced some more. There are things about this game that aren't immediately obvious. But I am convinced that the play is utterly rational and that the game works very well.

If your feet are higher than your ball, and you don't notice it, you might have a result you don't understand. If the green is far above or below where you're standing, and you don't adjust for it, you might have a result you don't understand. The game is a wonderful challenge, and it feels both fair and worthy.

I hope that those who enjoy this game a great deal, like I do, will give it a positive rating on Steam. I am BAFFLED by some of the negative reviews. Perhaps the game had problems early? Who knows. But I am not seeing ANY problems right now.

At this point, I hope I get a chance to nominate this game for "game of the year." The "three click method" and the other changes have turned this into a masterpiece.

No, I don't know the developers. This is my honest opinion, and as you can tell I am unusually frustrated that this game isn't getting the overwhelming respect and Love I think it deserves.

[Brucie Angus]

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[Hopeless]

I guess the developers pay some people to praise the game. I get so many time kicked out the rated games it's not funny. I loose point because of it. They should fix the game so you could go back to resume like the games before. It happens when I play with friends also. It tells me I am offline when I am actually not. We have to restart a game or they finish with out me. If they would fix this errors I would say yes its a grate game.