The Golf Club 2 Features Trailer & Interview with Producer Shaun West

[JayhawkerStL]

Quote: Originally Posted by kehlis

We actually do agree. There are many aspects about TGC that I didn't like from a simulation standpoint. I was more coming from the standpoint that I don't think they are targeting people that have to play a licensed version of Augusta or Pebble Beach. I believe their end goal is to target a simulation golf crowd. The first version missed on some aspects of actual game play and enormously on offline play which was a huge miss that I think they eventually realized. I'm looking forward to seeing what they bring with the second iteration, I just don't think their target market is the same as EA's target.

EA is really struggling with targeting a demographic in some of their sports games. In this case, I love the licensed courses and the better gameplay.

The courses in RMPGAT were so good, that I loved to play a course the weekend it was a televised tournament. So many times I found myself in the similar predicaments that Just saw on TV, and I could recognize the course as I was playing. Chamber Bay has many holes where you just feel claustrophobic in ways you never feel in TGC.

TGC just seemed like a great start at a golf, and I'm really interested in the this second version. I think the Societies feature could be the tipping point to make it more compelling too play week to week. Not having Country Clubs just killed a lot of what made EA golf so great week in and week out. Plus the old Play the Pros mode was fantastic.

It's a shame the EA dropped the ball so hard. I could go over several of their releases over the last 5 years or so and compile a list of features that would make it a must buy title. But you couldn't count on them keeping features, and RMPGAT was missing almost all of them.

But playing iconic courses on RMPGAT still beats the generic feeling I get in TGC. Of course, EA failed to deliver enough of those courses, but it still enough to make many weekends fun to play along wit the PGA Tour.

I think TGC needs to get there. But I also think spending these early releases nailing the gameplay and improving the presentation (which was horrid on TGC) is money better spent than licensing golfers or courses. But it still makes the game feel like a long, long, beta.

[scagwi]

I agree with the above post…

If the Rory game had even close to the features of the most recent tiger one on PS3 I think it would've been a very different situation.

The problem is they bailed out before they even finished Rory or brought even close to enough features to make a compelling long-term game.

I don't understand how they make decisions based upon bad sales when it's obvious why the sales are so bad - lack of expected features. It's a real chicken and the egg situation.

[awffltony77]

Will we ever get a release date?

[RIFRIG]

Quote: Originally Posted by awffltony77

Will we ever get a release date?

Maximum games minimum publicity.........normally for a reason.

Don't expect a big improvement on TGC.

[jbd345]

Quote: Originally Posted by RIFRIG

Maximum games minimum publicity.........normally for a reason. Don't expect a big improvement on TGC.

Or I don't know, maybe because they're not done with the game yet? :y14 There has been a dev diary and a pre alpha features video out for some time now.

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by RIFRIG

Don't expect a big improvement on TGC.

That wasn't the question.

[RIFRIG]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

That wasn't the question.

Just a bit of extra information for you roadman

[RIFRIG]

Screenshot showing how little the game has improved from TGC.

https://twitter.com/thegolfclubgame/...15059322667016