2 years ago
Rough Too Easy
On the whole, best golf game to date on console. Really like that limited skill points supports different play styles; in theory. However, the reality is that if you boost power up to 8 you get a hug...
The game seems to be bass ackwards in some aspects. Shots you should have a little fear for, landing in the rough or sand trap, are way to easy to get out of. Even when you get a little % drop in rough the hack shot allows you to hit the ball out as if it is no problem at all.Too often the ball is miraculously moved to a safer spot by some act of mod without any penalty or need to just get out of trouble (conversely shots landing close to water hazards but not in, force a penalty on you).
Shots you shouldn't have to wonder about, like perfect drives, approaches and/or short shots, can go any which way the game decides to send it and perfectly hit 6 foot putts go rolling over the hole for no other reason than the game decides it is time to screw you.
I have tried to be patient with the devs in hopes they will eventually fix these things instead of giving us crap like pro pass but I am running out of it. I fear the next patch will be as empty as the last few in fixing the problems that have plagued the game from the beginning. The phrase 'beauty is sometimes only skin deep' is appropriate for this game. Has potential but too much is just surface right now.