TGC vs TGC2?

[johndraugr]

I just put The Golf Club in my cart when I noticed there is The Golf Club 2. What is weird is that TGC has a lot of info on the store page about the game. TGC2 has very little in the About This Game on the store page. What I'd like to know is this. How different is 2 vs 1? I know in TGC there is a auto course generator. Does TGC2 have the same feature? Can you host a course online and does the game store course records from past plays or events?

In short is TGC2 just like TGC but with mroe features and possibly better graphics?

How different is multiplayer compared to TGC?

Thanks
John

[NathaN]

2 is much better in every way.

[Josh]

1 is for noobs, 2 is for real men with testicles.

[Trentscousin]

Check out their current prices but TGC 1 is NOT filled with "complaints about wacky physics, bad voice acting, wonky club behavior, non-consistent green play."

TGC1 is the way to go.

TGC2 is for ______-_______

TGC1 might not have done well, but TGC2 is even less successful a title.

[Trentscousin]

Here is a recent review of TGC2.

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POSTED: JANUARY 30
Game makes up its own rules regarding swing. Everytime you swing you will get a different result even though you do nothing differently. I would rather lick a dogs bum hole than fire this up again.

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[NathaN]

Originally posted by valefor_sdad:

Here is a recent review of TGC2.

begin quote:

POSTED: JANUARY 30
Game makes up its own rules regarding swing. Everytime you swing you will get a different result even though you do nothing differently. I would rather lick a dogs bum hole than fire this up again.

end quote.

this may be a review.....but its wrong. Seems like the opinion of somebody who doesnt understand lie and ground angles and probably has ♥♥♥♥♥♥ rhythm on their swing. TGC1 is simple, TGC2 is realistic, thats why some dont like it.

[SBR]

"I know in TGC there is a auto course generator. Does TGC2 have the same feature?"

I read this thread, didn't get an answer. The closest in this thread to an answer is this game is 'better in every way' but it's still not a straight answer. I went on Google: I found ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about whether it does or does not have it. I began to wonder if people weren't being avoidant because the feature was not there.

Bought the game during the current sale anyway and can confirm it does have it. It generates a random course (or at least it appeared to) which you customize and tweak. Not sure if the random courses are even playable without further enhancements, as i never seriously tried them. So it doesn't appear to be a game that spews out random levels/courses that you can get right into for infinite gameplay just provides a template for further creation that only becomes infinite if you're willing to fix up multitudes of problems with every one of them and if you invest that time you're going to probably replay a vastly limited number of them anyway.

What I do find interesting is how you can't change the body type and hair colour in custom character creation. Sounds like something that not only should have been finished by the end of early access, but it should have certainly been finished by the second edition of a fully released game. It gives me pessimism for the rest of the product. It's lacking features to begin with, with only a tournament mode and practice rounds. The only main feature it has is course creation, and it probably has an ample number of courses, but don't expect anything more. If this is 'better in every way', it makes me think the first game must've been half finished in every way.

I also don't know anything about golf, really. Never played. Watched it once or twice in my lifetime on TV. Don't know when to do chips or any of that. But I got a -1 in my 4th attempt at the same course (I was -3 before the second last or third last hole), so it can't be too hard can it? If people are having difficulty, maybe try mouse and keyboard over gamepad. Doesn't seem random to me, either. Took me a while of practicing driving to realize a slower pull back and pull forward is going to get you the perfect swing. Basically, like shooting a gun (as I understand it), you need to keep steady so you should swing calmly. Also, I am getting better at putting. That is where I'm making definite improvements.

Maybe that aspect has simply been fixed in patches since February...

[SBR]

I just noticed that I can't see the hints on the putting green without my glasses, so this is a game where you actually need your eyewear.

It has a career, not tournament mode. Naturally I don't want to play that yet with the scores I am getting. For some reason, I'm playing horribly today, much worse.

It seems random courses are kind of playable, but not enjoyable. I actually hit the ball onto another green. Not sure if that green was actully connected to another hole or not. Never done that before in a golf game.

Correct me if I'm mistaken, but it doesn't seem you can customize the shape of greens and the like, just the height of the terrain. The vast majority seems to be done randomly.

I like that I can have rain. Now all it needs is lightning and cyclonic winds like a certain golf game I once played on either the C64 or the Amiga.