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Everybody's Golf - Review Thread
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ricen-beans
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Greg Miller says it's the best Hot Shots Golf ever. I believe he's played all of them and he loves the series.
https://twitter.com/gameovergreggy/status/902427930013310976
https://twitter.com/gameovergreggy/status/902427930013310976
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I've been asleep... when did they rename this to the Japanese name from Hot Shots?
mcdomination
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While you were sleeping.
Toadthemushroom
Member
What does he think of the microtransactions and uneven game balance? That's what has held me back - that it seems like it'll be more of a grind than usual for the series and the impact of that will be very obvious when playing online.
(In previous games the difficulty of the courses and challenges scaled with your golf or club level, whereas in this you're constantly shown leaderboards and other player stats and experience and so on).
GinoFelino
Member
Too bad Vita's dead
Golf games are so much better on a handheld
Golf games are so much better on a handheld
Diprosalic
Banned
looks like a decent game. will buy.
digitalrelic
Banned
Fuck yeah, this sounds awesome. Another game to add to the list...
lindseybp
Member
Right there with you...
Neuromancer
Member
Absolutely. You can play local MP, taking turns.
panama chief
Member
Jesus man. This, Mario, yakuza. Destiny in a week. How did we get to this point? ❤️
can you sign in as two profiles and earn your own stuff for single player mode? or does the main profile get everything?
ricen-beans
Member
Not sure. He'll probably give his full opinion today on his show. Kinda funny games daily.
But from that tweet, he seems to be extremely pleased with it.
AbandonedTrolley
Member
Yeah I still fire up EG on the Vita, shame it never got another shot!
Most definitely. The gameplay is extremely fun and kid friendly. Also, the customisation options are excellent. Making replicas of themselves on screen will have them entranced from the very start.
Davey Cakes
Member
My friends are going to get a kick out of the multiplayer. As a group we've always enjoyed games like Mario Golf and Hot Shots Golf so it's nice to FINALLY have another game like this to break up our sessions of Mario Kart and Rocket League.
NexusGamer
Member
im pretty shocked at these early reviews, they seem rather high or perhaps "safe" with the 80/100
the game is a grind, you can't play ANY courses in free-play or in multiplayer until you've grinded and unlocked them in the single player campaign, which is painfully repetitive and takes hours just to unlock the second course.
and there's just 5 courses, which is rather thin, but then 2 more are launch day DLC that doesn't sit well with me
the game is a grind, you can't play ANY courses in free-play or in multiplayer until you've grinded and unlocked them in the single player campaign, which is painfully repetitive and takes hours just to unlock the second course.
and there's just 5 courses, which is rather thin, but then 2 more are launch day DLC that doesn't sit well with me
Dangansona
Member
SP to unlock MP courses has been a thing already. And I think most of us don't consider playing SP a chore.
But launch day DLC does suck yes.
Yautja_Warrior
Member
My copy has shipped, glad it's getting good reviews, not that I had much doubt though as Everybody's Golf is normally awesome.
Toadthemushroom
Member
Yeah, I'm surprised reviews aren't mentioning the balancing and grind given the game's focus is clearly one of an interconnected online/social experience from the moment you launch it.
How is the single player mode by the way - is it like EG5 (PS3) and EG6 (Vita,PS3) in that you have different levels of challenges and you clear a row, then a boss, then a new row? Does it really take hours just to get to the second course???
Neuromancer
Member
That's a great question. I don't remember earning anything while I played MP so I'm going to guess progression is SP only.
opticalmace
Member
Pretty good reviews. I might pick this up down the line.
Love this game. I cant see it ever being a chore or a grind since all you do is play all the courses over and over in any HSG game.
60fps is miles nicer than the 4K/30 option (which certainly isnt close to 4K). Everything is much smoother.
Also, HDR support is a nice surprise, and I bought the single-course DLC. Dont want this series to die so throwing them $6.49 every so often is fine with me.
60fps is miles nicer than the 4K/30 option (which certainly isnt close to 4K). Everything is much smoother.
Also, HDR support is a nice surprise, and I bought the single-course DLC. Dont want this series to die so throwing them $6.49 every so often is fine with me.
DarkConfidant
Member
Still havent finished the Vita one.
Theyre too many games!
Theyre too many games!
NexusGamer
Member
I haven't played the previous games in the franchise, so I cannot compare unfortunately. I'm just approaching it from a general game design perspective (i play multiple other sports franchises yearly)
But yes what you're describing is similar. You play multiple championships, so that a boss unlocks, you beat them, then play more to unlock the next boss. Beat 3 bosses and you're at level 2. Then you do it all again, play -> three bosses. Oh and ALL the champs and bosses are played on the same course for the entirety of level 1 and level 2 progress. I am literally sick of that course.
And yes it takes hours to get to level 3, which finally unlocks a second course.
Gameplay is quite great, but the grind is getting to me. And i am shocked you can't just play on every course without unlocking it first - fine, don't make it official and don't level up my character, but let me play some local multiplayer with friends right from the get go! That design goes against the whole social aspect - "sorry, had a launch night planned with friends? hope you grinded the solo play"
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
Make sure they have patience. One of the things with couch golf sessions is that you spend most of your time watching the other participants take their turns, rather than actively playing. Some people get bored quickly with this.
This is what's holding me back. 5 courses isn't enough if I'm going to be leveling up characters and clubs. The gameplay looks great but I'll wait until they sell a version with DLC included.
get2sammyb
Member
Thanks for linking Push Square's text review. I've just added a video one here, too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9sLx9i-iG4
AmuroChan
Member
Special shoutout to Clap Hanz who's been the developer behind most, if not all of the games in the franchise, including this one.
Neuromancer
Member
Knack 2 isn't going to be a dud.
Optimus Prime
Member
Previous games in the series also gated off better characters, clubs and balls. You had to go through the offline single-player mode to unlock them before using them online or in local multiplayer. Even Hot Shots Tennis did this. (Please, please, please, let us get another Hot Shots Tennis.)
Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds for PS3 started with 6 courses and launched at $60. Two DLC courses were released over the next year or so for around $5 each. The new game just launched at $40 with 5 courses and a 6th that's $4.99 DLC but included free with preorders. A 7th course can be bought for $6.49.
I'm totally fine with paying less upfront and then buying DLC if I feel like the game could use more content and is well supported. In fact, the lower initial price will attract more people who are on the fence. I kind of wish they would have sold it for $30, but at that point maybe it would look like a cheap budget title.
I'm not too concerned about DLC courses separating players since that was never really an issue in previous games. Once the online tournaments begin, there will be plenty that feature the main 5 courses.
VibratingDonkey
Member
Sweet to hear this is good. I'm ready for some golfing shit.
Toadthemushroom
Member
If that's the case then that sounds more grindy for sure. In the last game, the first row of challenges took you on two courses, then the second row added another course (while also containing challenges on the previous two courses), the third row another course (for a total of 4 courses) and so on.