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Golf Story swings to the #1 spot on the US eShop
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It's a golf game where you play through a story and explore golf course levels. Instead of it being a typical golf game, you have to actually explore the courses and solve puzzles to advance the story.
It's an excellent RPG with golf instead of combat, an ambience somewhere between Stardew Valley and Earthbound, and extremely Australian writing.
efyu_lemonardo
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I remember being hyped for this but the secrecy around it came off as a lack of conviction so I was a bit weary to bit and when the OT finally convinced me... Wow, turns out it's every bit as good as I wanted and more!
Couldn't be happier for the devs, they definitely deserve it.
Couldn't be happier for the devs, they definitely deserve it.
I'm going with buying physical for large and AAA games, and digital for all the indies. About 10-12 games and some demos and this is my memory usage (32GB card):
Polygonal_Sprite
Member
Never heard of the game but after watching the trailer yesterday on the eshop I bought it.
Looks so charming.
Looks so charming.
The Hermit
Member
Eagle joke
SporeCrawler
Member
SINCe the gba days mon
That's incredible.
Skittzo0413
Member
Great news for a great game. Seriously, I'm addicted to this game.
Out of curiosity, how does the best seller list on the eshop work? Is it a daily list? Weekly? Monthly?
Wow I had no idea it was just two guys. That's seriously impressive.
Out of curiosity, how does the best seller list on the eshop work? Is it a daily list? Weekly? Monthly?
Wow I had no idea it was just two guys. That's seriously impressive.
ScientificPizza
Banned
Im so glad that this game has been so successful. It deserves it so much
Skittzo0413
Member
Wow, that's wild. I personally bought both of them this week so I didn't move the needle haha
This is the dream for any indie developer, to basically come out of nowhere, put out your first game and have it sell incredibly well. The two guys who made this game must be over the moon right now.
I'm only a little jealous
I bought it and I'm certainly not starved for games on the Switch. If anything I have the opposite problem. BOTW dragged me away from Splatoon 2, Sonic Mania distracted me from botw, Mario+Rabbids then took me away from SM, now Golf Story is taking away attention from rabbids.
I still have to get MK8: Deluxe too and we have a new Mario game in October.
It's been one hell of a first year. Anybody who is starved for games on the Switch must have their heads buried in the sand or something.
I still have to get MK8: Deluxe too and we have a new Mario game in October.
It's been one hell of a first year. Anybody who is starved for games on the Switch must have their heads buried in the sand or something.
Monkeyball
Banned
You seem to be starving because you took the bait.
Phife Dawg
Member
Maybe they just don't like good games. Ever since the Wii days we know that Nintendo fans are dirty casuals that only like shovelware minigame compilations. If they buy good games then just for the icons on the homescreen. The inevitable and quick PS4 port will show Golf Story's true sales potential.
BrokenJohnCena
Member
I hope it becomes successful so they can release a physical copy for it
ThatStupidLion
Member
Really good game, but could use a QoL patch or two.
Cannot put this game down. Love it to pieces
Cannot put this game down. Love it to pieces
People can say Switch owners are starving, but with this week alone...we eattin' today!
hell yes. these last two weres ive bought ten games...
i didnt pick up Golf Story yet but i got Butcher, Thimbleweed Park and Pankapu yesterday. dont sleep on Pankapu.
ive never had this big of a backlog in the first year of a systems release. its pretty insane
It depends what games you're in to. For me, as a home console for AAA type experiences it's lacking - but I have a PS4 for that. However, as a portable for more bite sized experiences it's easily the best first year of any portable the world has ever seen, delivering consistently week after week, and showing no signs of letting up.People can say Switch owners are starving, but with this week alone...we eattin' today!
I still need to grab Golf Story but I seem to have developed a strange addiction to Picross S.
People can say Switch owners are starving, but with this week alone...we eattin' today!
I have been eating good these past couple of months on Switch. And there is so much more to come. Nintendo really is on fire this year. Pretty incredible.
And single player games
Argos seemed fine.
Or bug fixes.
Colonel Mustard
Banned
This is without many reviews as well. Meaning, without any indicators as to whether the game is good or not, aside from some impressions, people blind bought the game.
I know I did. As soon as I saw the words 'Golf', 'RPG' and saw the GBA-esq visuals, I knew they had my money, regardless of the game's quality. Thankfully, Golf Story is amazing.
If there's one thing people are starving for, it's quality non-traditional RPGs.
I know I did. As soon as I saw the words 'Golf', 'RPG' and saw the GBA-esq visuals, I knew they had my money, regardless of the game's quality. Thankfully, Golf Story is amazing.
If there's one thing people are starving for, it's quality non-traditional RPGs.
Skittzo0413
Member
You guys need to stop talking about eating on Yom Kippur...
I'm building up quite the backlog too, never had any sort of backlog issue on any console before, let alone in its launch year
Unlikely given the low price point. They would have to charge at least double.
NegativeCero
Banned
Nice. Bought it last night after browsing the store and doing some quick research on it.
wild wild rice
Member
Very cool. It's a nifty and idiosyncratic game, glad to see it do well.
true dat.
I had like 4 camera bugs so far (where the camera was stuck off-center, and i needed to enter a building to recenter it), 1 time where - after clicking my bed - my character wouldn't move anymore.
But those are minor bugs and the game's constantly auto saving, so i'm not really mad.
You certainly notice the 'indie jank'...
Like, it's killing me that after a conversation with a character, the "..." speech bubble sticks around just long enough that an impatient person like myself thinks they have something else to say.
Great, fun game nonetheless.
Keyser Soze
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Bobo Dakes
Member
Hopefully, that 6th spot for Xenoverse is good enough to get us Dragon Ball Fighters Z.
Glen Tennis
Neo Member
Great! I'm torn between this and Thimbleweed Park. I love old Lucas Arts but people seem to also dig Golf Story... no reviews of Golf Story yet?
MatrixMan.EXE
Member
The realest talk.
bananafactory
Banned
I know what it is, everything about it sounds good. But man does it look boring
it's definitely a podcast game.
Nothing you're gonna play on the big screen without any other entertainment on the side.
Lol I guess that makes sense, since real golf is boring as hell to watch. But this game feels soooo fucking good to play. Jump on it!
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