Why are the reviews negative?

[Itchy_Scrotbag]

Looking to buy the game but I am hesitant due to reviews. What's wrong with the game? Cheers

[jinx20001]

i purchased the game very recently, ive put a few hours in and its really not as bad as the negative reviews would have you believe. ive had no crashes at all (yet), everything has been going smoothly, there is a nice progression system to your own personal golfer when playing career but i take minor issue with some shots being hidden behind a skill tree, not being able to putt from the fringe of the green is an example, your golfer shouldn't be there if he lacks the skill to do that but its something you need to unlock through skills amongst many other shot types so you start out only being able to chip it from the fringe. This is just a career thing though to give a sense of progression to your golfer its actually quite nice to play a few rounds and slowly improve skills and abilities.

There is lots of customisation and options to the way you want to play the game down to every detail so you can be assisted in many ways or left to your own eye.

I think the ball behaves mostly as you would expect, moves and bobbles in the rough, spin is relatively aggressive, hitting the ball straight and true comes down to your stick control aswell, straight down and up and it will be pretty sweet if you account for the wind but you can add a bit of slice to it if you get messy on the down swing.

Lots of equipment to unlock but in typical EA fashion if you want it fast you will pay but i can see its possible to just play the game and slowly unlock clubs, bags, clothing etc.

I think it plays a good game of golf, quite slow, commentary seems relatively accurate. A lot of negatives seem to be lots of crashing for people, some are not happy about it being ''always online''... some are just used to the speed of 2k23 and think that plays a better game but for me (having not played 2k23 if being honest) i think there is quite a lot to like, the career seems solid but i should say i do not play online and i also do use a very high end PC (5800x 3d, Rtx 4090, very fast storage), all of which might contribute to it not crashing. i think visually its nice but not the best, sky is a little low resolution, some textures are low res aswell, bridges, rocks etc... not bad but not amazing, good enough.

[aussieboi84]

I gave the gave a negative review due to the unrealistic putting, it made no sense. the grid lines were all over the place, but i found out if u grind and lvl ur player up and spec right and get the skills it isn't too bad but still needs improvement, other than that the gameplay is very good, just alot of time needed to make your player usuable.

[Itchy_Scrotbag]

Thanks , I think I'll go for it. I don't mind the progression aspect to level up etc. Seems solid enough , cheers

[Backspin000]

The main problem with this game is that the career mode doesn't work. I haven't seen any response from EA on this problem.

[THARN]

I bought it on sale- and after playing for about 25 hours now and seeing what they went after here- Id buy it again.(on sale) I have zero issues with performance- I play on sim and am having a great time playing career mode. I really dont like using a game pad and the little stick to hit,(im not into 3 click)
Would really like the mouse swing as in tiger 08, but after some smart people on you tube gave tips on what does what, I see how the mechanics work.-(Where is the game play guide?)
the graphics are amazing-and if you really like golf and go into this as a golfer-not a gamer.
You most likely will enjoy it.

(heres a tip for the stick swing I had no idea about til recently: for tempo-you have to let go of the stick after the follow through{back to center} or your shots will not be as accurate as you expect. doesnt matter for putting, for tee to green its important.

[Lord Azlan]

Originally posted by AdeGBRS40:

Looking to buy the game but I am hesitant due to reviews. What's wrong with the game? Cheers

Most negative reviews are:

1. Anything from EA don't buy;
2. Brainwashed by 2K23 - as in the swing in EA is completely different;
3. Can't get past the pronoun.

1. Consensus EA doing a good job with this one, listening to players and slowly adapting and refining, fixing issues.
2. 2K has course designer and better online play - EA has better career mode, better ball physics, immersion, presentation. 2K play is quicker.
3. Can't get past the pronoun

[Itchy_Scrotbag]

Thanks all, decided to give it a shot.
Edit, Why cant i use mouse to swing ?

[THARN]

Originally posted by AdeGBRS40:

Thanks all, decided to give it a shot.
Edit, Why cant i use mouse to swing ?

before you put in 2 hours. you might want to refund unless you grab an x box type of game pad or gamepad pc compatible. to use thier swing method.(with the sticks)
otherwise you can play with 3 click. the absence of mouse is what turned alot of pc players off.

[Itchy_Scrotbag]

Originally posted by THARN:

Originally posted by AdeGBRS40:

Thanks all, decided to give it a shot.
Edit, Why cant i use mouse to swing ?

before you put in 2 hours. you might want to refund unless you grab an x box type of game pad or gamepad pc compatible. to use thier swing method.(with the sticks)
otherwise you can play with 3 click. the absence of mouse is what turned alot of pc players off.

Yea, I'm just gonna stick with 2K 23, Thanks

[Komickaazee]

Game is awesome. Great career Mode.

[oldman23]

As a real Golfer for over 50 years this game gives me the closest felling of playing golf. Even if you become an expert at the mechanics of the game you still have to play golf, wind elevation lie angle distance all matter and they give you the different shots to accomplish set tasks. I actually love the putting so satisfying when I get it right. A lot of great courses.

[Hootch]

Originally posted by jinx20001:

i purchased the game very recently, ive put a few hours in and its really not as bad as the negative reviews would have you believe. ive had no crashes at all (yet), everything has been going smoothly, there is a nice progression system to your own personal golfer when playing career but i take minor issue with some shots being hidden behind a skill tree, not being able to putt from the fringe of the green is an example, your golfer shouldn't be there if he lacks the skill to do that but its something you need to unlock through skills amongst many other shot types so you start out only being able to chip it from the fringe. This is just a career thing though to give a sense of progression to your golfer its actually quite nice to play a few rounds and slowly improve skills and abilities.

There is lots of customisation and options to the way you want to play the game down to every detail so you can be assisted in many ways or left to your own eye.

I think the ball behaves mostly as you would expect, moves and bobbles in the rough, spin is relatively aggressive, hitting the ball straight and true comes down to your stick control aswell, straight down and up and it will be pretty sweet if you account for the wind but you can add a bit of slice to it if you get messy on the down swing.

Lots of equipment to unlock but in typical EA fashion if you want it fast you will pay but i can see its possible to just play the game and slowly unlock clubs, bags, clothing etc.

I think it plays a good game of golf, quite slow, commentary seems relatively accurate. A lot of negatives seem to be lots of crashing for people, some are not happy about it being ''always online''... some are just used to the speed of 2k23 and think that plays a better game but for me (having not played 2k23 if being honest) i think there is quite a lot to like, the career seems solid but i should say i do not play online and i also do use a very high end PC (5800x 3d, Rtx 4090, very fast storage), all of which might contribute to it not crashing. i think visually its nice but not the best, sky is a little low resolution, some textures are low res aswell, bridges, rocks etc... not bad but not amazing, good enough.

You cannot tell the stats of any specs you get, cannot tell if any specs are on your clubs, I just crashed 3 times after not playing for a month. This game is absolute garbage. Waste your money if you want. But unless you like sitting in career mode shooting -53 under over 4 days against the AI then you are going to bored out of your mind in 2 weeks

[Lowlight]

Game is amazing. It is leagues ahead of its competitors. I was at the RBC Heritage this year and being able to come home and not only play a 1:1 version of that course but also to recreate top moments of the actual players from that weekend is an experience unlike any other in gaming. I highly recommend the game. Some people are just gonna complain about everything. Or maybe they last upgraded their eMachines desktop back in 2003.

[Hootch]

Originally posted by Lowlight:

Game is amazing. It is leagues ahead of its competitors. I was at the RBC Heritage this year and being able to come home and not only play a 1:1 version of that course but also to recreate top moments of the actual players from that weekend is an experience unlike any other in gaming. I highly recommend the game. Some people are just gonna complain about everything. Or maybe they last upgraded their eMachines desktop back in 2003. :golftopiahole:

under what category is this "amazing" it has proper physics in a game in 2023. YAY. You cannot play online, if you do its just stroke play (seem like a guy who knows his golf, you hopefully can see thats an issue), there are random dead spots on course that give you a drop even on the green (TPC Sawgrass 17th an example), Complain about everything because everything is missing. Its a single player career mode game where the AI loses by 15 strokes on the hardest settings lmao. But hey you went to the RBC Heritage so you gotta know

[Striker]

If playing on PC versus PS5:

1. Unoptimized (DirectX crashes due to memory leaks asking for more VRAM than what is available, proof provided during early access to EA rep in unofficial discord and brushed aside)
   
2. No rumble/vibration support
   
3. No DLSS/FSR support
   
4. No Borderless Windowed Mode

Known issues with the game with no mention of fixes anytime soon:

1. In-game store is overpriced and the same stuff until the next season starts, nothing rotates besides the same specs for improving clubs.
   
2. Golf Bag is broken as it does not auto sort your clubs when you swap them out and all club models are only 1 club for each brand (ie; all irons will say 7i or 6i, all woods will say 3w, etc.). Even changing the driver degree will still show the default skin and not what you are actually using.
   
3. Multiplayer is lacking options, only Stroke Play is available for pre-made groups.
   
4. Career mode crashes randomly with no known permanent fix. I know several people who have had this happen to them and only a few were successful in resetting or restoring their career and a few who had it happen more than once.