The Golf Club Hands-On (Xbox One, PlayStation 4)

[RaychelSnr]

While EA is slowly making it's return to golf with PGA Tour 15, another Canadian studio is trying to make an impression with The Golf Club, coming this summer to Xbox One, PS4 and PC. It's already out through early access on Steam, but I got a chance to try out the Xbox One version of the game at E3 2014 back in June.

The gameplay pitch for this Unity-powered golf simulation is that it's an actual simulation, with a proper learning curve and a reduced number of assists from what you'd usually find in the Tiger Woods games. This means that there are no landing indicators on shots and that the player has to line up an approach with some level of foreknowledge. The Golf Club uses analog swinging, and there is even more room for error than in the Tiger Woods games. This doesn't mean that it's unfair, but each shot will have to be executed carefully to avoid shanking. Your swing is represented by a graphic on the side, and this helps provide useful feedback should things go awry. There is also a grid-like interface for adding spin, draw or fade on the ball.

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[mike24forever]

Great write up which makes me even more excited for this game. I cannot wait until it is released.

[N51_rob]

I have been looking forward to this game all spring.

[charter04]

This will be the first Golf game I may get in years. If it's 30 or less I'm getting it.

[GrandMaster B]

Should be out soon. They just sent it to the consoles for approval.

[supermanemblem]

I have a ton of courses from my hometown that I want to create. Looking forward to this.

[Hunkerdown]

Cannot wait, hurry up on xbox one!!

[TheBleedingRed21]

Quote: Originally Posted by charter04

This will be the first Golf game I may get in years. If it's 30 or less I'm getting it.

I would not get your hopes up for that. It is $35 on steam and somewhere the devs said it would be close but probably not cheaper.