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 We haven't had a decent PC golf game in quite a while; at $40 The Golf Club 2 is a good buy but it's even better at $15 as it has been during Steam sales. The negative reviews are mostly from people who find the game too hard or don't like that there's no multiplayer lobby/voice chat. It's also a very unforgiving game. Most golf games you master the swing meter within 10 or 12 rounds, then the game becomes about holing the ball from the fairway and shooting 36 under par every round. Not this one. You will need to use draw and fade and maybe not swing at 100% every time. You will struggle to make par, no doubt. Things to know: The game is unlicensed. There are no real courses (unless someone recreated one in the frankly kick rear end course creator), real players, or real equipment. You can play it with M+KB or a controller, it's up you you. Bear in mind that THERE IS NO SWING METER IN THIS GAME and that the tempo of your swing is important. Pull back slow but swing fast and you'll feel it. Putting is loving hard. The greens break like crazy and it's probably the most frustrating part of the game when you miss but the most satisfying when you connect. Fast greens are really loving hard. The game is, in general, extremely unforgiving. Better to lay up than overshoot a green by 40 yards and blow your round. For this reason, it's not super relaxing. You have to have an internet connection, even for singleplayer (lame). There's local multiplayer (which is fun with the Steam link) and you can also play against up to three other "ghosts" during your round- you'll see their shots but not their golfer's model. If you've played a particular course yourself before, you'll be one of the ghosts. The only real customization in terms of skill is the three different levels of clubs. You don't power up skills or buy a better putter or balls that bite on the green more. The three levels of clubs add a lot more control but also introduce a lot more difficulty. You can shoot par with the standard clubs but you're going to need to use the good ones to shoot 10 under. Live handicapping! You can spend money on a few things: buying new outfits/hats/club paints, upgrading your personal Society clubhouse, joining or donating to another Society (such as GGG), and entering tournaments. Things I found helpful but that the game doesn't tell you: You can press "G" when addressing the ball to take practice swings that won't connect with the ball. Extremely helpful but not pointed out in the tutorial. You can press "E" to get an overhead shot of the green with more specific distances than just "to the pin". Put the game on an SSD. The first time your backswing is hosed because the game was still reading the course off your HDD platter will make you want to throw whatever you're using to play it across the room. If you notice your character "stutter", bail out of the swing and start again, because your shot will be hosed if you don't. Do the cheevos for Driving, Putting, Chipping. Just practicing will help immensely, plus, you get cheevos! Play Medium greens for your first few rounds. Consider your lie when hitting by holding Shift to see a grid at your feet (again, not in the tutorial). If you have a mouse with variable sensitivity that you switch for different games, make sure you check it before you start or your first drive might be real bad. You can't "quit" a round once you start it. Say you gently caress up and slice into the woods on the first tee and then it takes you 8 to get home. You quit, thinking you'll start over and get that drive right. Unbeknownst to you, though, that round you started is going to be sitting in 'Resumable' until you finish it. If you're a  like me that's untenable and you might end up playing your first 20 rounds on courses that are too hard. You can walk away from and resume a game at any time, though, and quitting a round on a course doesn't mean you can't start another one- but that old one is still sitting there waiting for you.The game also allows for "societies", basically a golf clan. These societies have the ability to host tournaments, which I will be happy to put up once there is enough interest indicated. The tournaments run asynchronously over several days or weeks, so you can log in and play your rounds whenever you want. Everyone kicks down an entry fee and then there's a payout at the end. Search for "Goon Golf Group" and you will be added posthaste. boar guy fucked around with this message at 16:30 on Dec 25, 2017 |
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Game is $15.99 on Steam Sale right now, as well.
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old twitch link
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The first ever Goon Golf Group tournament starts this Saturday and runs for 2 rounds over the weekend. I know some of you bought the game because I see you on my friends list but I don't know who you are  90% cash payout with a 4k entry fee; the rest goes to buying us a fat rear end clubhouse. See you on the links! 
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