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The Golf Club 2 |OT| High Society
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Doesn't gold have massively different physical properties to wood?
Nope, and I have watched a few streams that have said it's (much) harder than TGC.
Zvonimir Boban
Banned
Xbone or PC? I'm pretty tempted too
Don't forget the new Hot Shots Go- I mean Everybody's Golf is out soon
A youtuber goes through some of the (unskippable it appears) tutorials and answers questions, might give people an idea of how if differs from TGC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKevK7bDjJQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKevK7bDjJQ
In what way? As in it was too easy?
Interesting. I like that they have made it harder.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
I'm going PC/Steam this time, so toss me on that list!
Added. Anyone else?
Added.
I'll be playing the Xbox One version.
Gamertag: ElNino77
I loved the first game, easily my favourite golf game since Links 2003 and was my most played game on the XB1 for quite a while. I played on TGC Tours for a while and really liked playing the courses they were choosing for the tournaments, but eventually found getting my weekly rounds in to be a grind so I stopped playing the Tour rounds.
I found it really refreshing to be able to find almost any kind of course, and many very accurate "real" course recreations in the game. While the driving and short game in the first game was sometimes a bit too easy, the putting made up for it... which is why I could never get into the PGA games as I hated their putting mechanics.
Added. Also, high five for seeing another old school Links fan!
Anyone know how many new original 'official' courses they are, and if the old official courses have been touched up at all?
Also, you can add me to the list:
Agumen - PS4.
But I'm EU so I won't have the game for a couple of days.
Yeah, it was way too easy. Getting a standard chip to stop anywhere near the hole was a nightmare, whereas with a flop shop you could drop it within 3 feet of the cup with just a simple flick of your thumb from anywhere around 20-30 yards out. It made shots from deep rough around the green that should have been a nightmare really, really easy. When you'd rather be 30 yards out in deep rough rather than 15 feet away on the fairway there is a problem, lol.
Also, you can add me to the list:
Agumen - PS4.
But I'm EU so I won't have the game for a couple of days.
Yeah, it was way too easy. Getting a standard chip to stop anywhere near the hole was a nightmare, whereas with a flop shop you could drop it within 3 feet of the cup with just a simple flick of your thumb from anywhere around 20-30 yards out. It made shots from deep rough around the green that should have been a nightmare really, really easy. When you'd rather be 30 yards out in deep rough rather than 15 feet away on the fairway there is a problem, lol.
I'll agree with this. The flop shot was too easy to dial in, while a bump and run or chip shot were much more difficult to control.
The Jackdog
Member
HELLO GOLF CLUB TWO OWNERS.
Very important question for you fellas.
Does local multiplayer STILL only let you play with one user signed in or can multiple users sign in with their own profile, IE, contribute to their own stats and money or whatever when we play local.
The first games implementation of local was pretty awful and im using this kind of as my bar to see what they listened to
Very important question for you fellas.
Does local multiplayer STILL only let you play with one user signed in or can multiple users sign in with their own profile, IE, contribute to their own stats and money or whatever when we play local.
The first games implementation of local was pretty awful and im using this kind of as my bar to see what they listened to
get2sammyb
Member
Hi all! I enjoyed it, another good entry from HB Studios, but still room to improve the Societies stuff.
Written review: http://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/the_golf_club_2
Video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIunaZk9sVo
Written review: http://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/the_golf_club_2
Video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIunaZk9sVo
Thanks. Added it to the OP.
That still doesn't sound great. Might just continue with my plan to wait for Everybody's Golf instead.
manny10032
Member
How is the PC version?
Claude Dallas
Member
Played a few rounds. I love the swing refinements. They didn't screw up the best golf game in decades and in fact made it appreciably better. I actually had some bad full shots! (After hundreds of hours with TGC I didn't think that would be possible...the only challenge was in the short game once you got the swing down). I don't particularly care about the added features as TGCTours is what I'm here for, but most importantly, they didn't ruin a nearly flawless golf game.
Looking forward to hundreds of more hours!
Looking forward to hundreds of more hours!
Nice, sounds like a good update to TGC. I'm looking forward to trying it out tonight.
I haven't played a TGCTours event in a while, but I might just get back into it for TGC2.
They just condensed all the stuff you can do to "or custom"
Claude Dallas
Member
I was honestly terrified that they would Madden it, and ruin it by half assing some game play tweaks while focusing on the garbage periphery stuff. Happy to report they did not! Still the best sim out there.
I haven't seen if they have plans to provide Skytrak support but when they do I'll give that a shot as well. I really didn't like it in TGC, the simulation was just too much for the software and everything chugged.
MarineMountie
Member
So how do I play online?
The tutorial is skippable, by the way. Just pause it and you can choose to skip it.
The character creation is a lot more in-depth than I expected, or really wanted given that you spend most of the time looking at your character's profile and back. I'd have spent more time on expressive animations reacting to big putts/drives or bad putts/drives.
On Xbox One S, shadow pop in during drives and hole flybys is noticeable. The game hitched a bit at times, but I turned off bloom/depth of field and it got quite a bit better. Might turn off FXAA to see what it looks like.
Also, join my society - Oilers Fans Club! There's a cheap tournament going and I'm a terrible player!
The character creation is a lot more in-depth than I expected, or really wanted given that you spend most of the time looking at your character's profile and back. I'd have spent more time on expressive animations reacting to big putts/drives or bad putts/drives.
On Xbox One S, shadow pop in during drives and hole flybys is noticeable. The game hitched a bit at times, but I turned off bloom/depth of field and it got quite a bit better. Might turn off FXAA to see what it looks like.
Also, join my society - Oilers Fans Club! There's a cheap tournament going and I'm a terrible player!
MrPressStart
Member
Does anybody know if my wife and I can both play created characters at the same time? Also, does the game have any driving via golf carts...?
Thanks!
Thanks!
MarineMountie
Member
Any PS4 GAF clubs? I read through the thread and didn't see any. Sorry if I missed it.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
So do Clubhouses serve any purpose in terms of exploration or anything?
Not yet, but I imagine there will be soon. If you (or anyone else) is interested, I can add your name to the OT and one of us will probably start a society.
Just picked up my copy at lunch. My local EB only received a couple of copies so beware that hard copies may be under-stocked elsewhere.
The multiple swing types stated in the OP has me a little worried. To anyone who has played it already, can you please tell me which mode best emulates the amazing feeling of the original? If possible, I'd like to make all these adjustments from the start, and never look back.
The multiple swing types stated in the OP has me a little worried. To anyone who has played it already, can you please tell me which mode best emulates the amazing feeling of the original? If possible, I'd like to make all these adjustments from the start, and never look back.
Setzer
Member
I loved the Links games. Played them all throughout the 90's. I remember playing Links 386 version on my 386 20mhz and you'd have to wait like 30 seconds for it to draw each piece of the course for every shot.
I was going to check this game out while I wait for the new Hot Shots but not a big fan of the analog shot system. Is there a demo for this?
My understanding is that there's only really one 'swing type' which is the one featured in the first game, but what there are now is 'swing difficulties'. Basically if you leave it at default it's what it was in the first game, and you hit the ball about 270 yards. If you increase the difficulty to 'Player' you can hit the ball 285, but it's much more sensitive to left-right movements and jerky backswing / followthrough on the analogue stick. And 'Tour' difficulty just increases that difficulty to its maximum but allows you to hit it 300 yards.
That's what I saw on a stream last night.
Also in this game it outright tells you whether your backswing was too slow, fast or perfect, and the downswing as well. That was hidden in the last game which was a pain in the ass - I often struggled getting 100% due to swinging too fast.
JayhawkerStL
Banned
Same here. then a network error dropped me out of the round of golf I played after two shots.
I expected more polish this go around.
And no, they didn't fix commentary. It's copy and pasted from the last game. Just horrid.
Looks better, and I hope the network issues get resolved. But this still feels like an early access game on consoles.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
I stopped listening to the commentary after a while. I just listen to a podcast or turn on a movie/TV show on my other screen when playing.
I put over 80 hours into the first game, so I decided to switch to Player immediately, and I cannot seem to get my driver to go straight hahaha.
So torn on this game. Not sure if I should just wait for HSG in August.
Some more reviews for the OP:
Gaming Nexus - 4.9/10.0
COGConnected - 77/100
The Sixth Axis - 8.0/10.0
Some more reviews for the OP:
Gaming Nexus - 4.9/10.0
COGConnected - 77/100
The Sixth Axis - 8.0/10.0
Claude Dallas
Member
I so love it when a sports game is reviewed by someone with next to no knowledge of the sports. Amazing.
MarineMountie
Member
I now know to never take Gaming Nexus seriously.
The game is really good. They really nailed all important aspects of golf. I don't know how to play online and there is nothing to point you in the right direction. Presentation is still subpar. If you want a golf simulation that will challenge you, TGC2 is for you.