@jambomakaveliEnjoyed your response and it pretty much mirrors mine.
I also have both games but really will only play one. I haven't decided which, but I am really hoping EA will get their game to where it needs to be.
I play masters or legend in 2K23, because like you I make my share of errant shots in real golf and want to do the same in a sim. To me the challenge is working your way through a round. Fairways and greens are as boring as it can get, if it is not earned the reward is low.
I want to feel nervous hitting into a green when there is water in play. I get this in 2K23, for whatever reason there is no fear in EA. I think it is because in 2K23 timing has so much impact on the shot. With EA I know my swing path is pretty straight and off line shots will seldom be an issue.
In 2K23 I can turn off just about everything, and it in my opinion makes the game more realistic and challenging.
The only thing I see on the screen in 2K23 is the hole number and scorecard. Everything else is disabled...
EA I feel has a way to go to satisfy the sim player, but it is not unattainable. I am just hoping that they choose to go this route opposed to servicing the casual gamer. Because the casual gamer is only in it for the short term.
But you are right about the novelty wearing off, it is not the lack of courses or challenges that causing the lack of luster. It is the lack of challenge in the gameplay, and to a point the unfair results for well executed shotmaking.
I regularly will hit a pefectly timed shot with a perfectly straight swing path that will pull left or block out to the right. Yet I can ram the stick to the top of my controller, have a large overswing, very fast timed shot with a crooked swing path and more often than not have it result in a perfect drive.
In 2K23 I know I have made a bad swing the minute I complete my swing, you can get attuned to it if you have played long enough.
With EA there are a lot of surprises... many of which feel unfair. The game shows a lot of promise... I was hoping for a lot more, I had high hopes for this project.
I think the ball physics of EA PGA Tour are far better than 2K . Have you ever played real golf ?
@jambomakaveliI will only play/concentrate on one game at a time currently that would be EA PGA Tour.
But it appears SPYGLASS was released today on 2K23... could be my favorite course. So it seems I will be playing 2K23 tonight.
I still have high hopes for EA that they will improve the gameplay to the point it is challenging and emulates a golf simulation rather than a game.
