TW14 is ALMOST perfect to me…

[bigkev]

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If you're not playing sim mode diagonal swing on TW14, yeah it's basically just an up and down arcade stripping it right down the middle even on expert swing mode. What TW14 had in spades, it's contents.

As much as I complain about the putting breaking right off the blade of the stick on Rory, at least they had something right. Even on expert on TW14, I have to aim way past the hole just about all the time even on tournament greens. On tournament greens like Chambers Bay and Oakmont on Rory, I really had to putt defensively on breaking downhill putts, ie not really trying to make it, just didn't want a long one coming back. Had to aim way short of the hole.

And oh, mid-air spin is by far the most popular mode on TW14 right now. It's difficult to get a game head to head without playing that.

[VoltSwoosh]

TW14 is ALMOST perfect to me…

If you're not playing sim mode diagonal swing on TW14, yeah it's basically just an up and down arcade stripping it right down the middle even on expert swing mode. What TW14 had in spades, it's contents.

As much as I complain about the putting breaking right off the blade of the stick on Rory, at least they had something right. Even on expert on TW14, I have to aim way past the hole just about all the time even on tournament greens. On tournament greens like Chambers Bay and Oakmont on Rory, I really had to putt defensively on breaking downhill putts, ie not really trying to make it, just didn't want a long one coming back. Had to aim way short of the hole.

And oh, mid-air spin is by far the most popular mode on TW14 right now. It's difficult to get a game head to head without playing that.

I remember hearing that with TW14, each green played the same, where as with Rory 15, EA was able to have courses/Greens play more true to life individually.

I really hope they continue and build off of that for the next game.


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[JayhawkerStL]

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As much as I complain about the putting breaking right off the blade of the stick on Rory, at least they had something right. Even on expert on TW14, I have to aim way past the hole just about all the time even on tournament greens. On tournament greens like Chambers Bay and Oakmont on Rory, I really had to putt defensively on breaking downhill putts, ie not really trying to make it, just didn't want a long one coming back. Had to aim way short of the hole.

Been playing a bit of Rory lately, and I really like the challenge of putting. I never feel cheated.

If I was playing with a group of guys that all used diagonal swing, then I would use it to play with them.

Honestly, it adds difficulty I'm not interested in. I play with the hardest settings in everything else, but I don't want to try to hit diagonal. On top of it being really hard for me to get down (I suck at aiming in shooters, too), As long as I'm having to calculate club and power, and still adjust fade and draw and such, I'm okay skipping that part.

I play around par at best. The main thing for me is taking out the zoom to aim. If I start beating the pros in my career, then I might go with diagonal swings.

But if there is a country club, and those are the settings, I also don't mind losing if I'm playing on all the same settings. i just keep practicing. But if I'm competing with myself in a solo mode, I won't use it.

[donkey33]

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Yeah, I love TW14 and have all the DLC on the 360 (hoping it becomes playable with RPCS3 soon though) and only way I play is hardest setting all assists off so diagonal swing path, no green grid, strike meter disappearing but still needing to hold it where you think it is, etc.

Just how I like to play it as it doesn't mean all up and down up the middle as I spray plenty. It's actually a real challenge and took me a long time to make the tour but I like the challenge, for me anyway.

[scagwi]

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Yeah, I love TW14 and have all the DLC on the 360 (hoping it becomes playable with RPCS3 soon though) and only way I play is hardest setting all assists off so diagonal swing path, no green grid, strike meter disappearing but still needing to hold it where you think it is, etc.

Just how I like to play it as it doesn't mean all up and down up the middle as I spray plenty. It's actually a real challenge and took me a long time to make the tour but I like the challenge, for me anyway.

Agree with all that - great game!

For me, at this point in time, the issue has finally become graphics.

They unfortunately are just so dated and low resolution (compared to modern games I mean) that it's harder and harder to enjoy.

For a golf game, I've always wanted the best graphics I can get, as so much extra enjoyment for me comes from a realistic and immersive atmosphere and "feeling".

I really hope the next gen of golf games delivers on that.

As an aside - I also hope the emulation of TW14 keeps progressing. If a day comes where we can play that with upscaled graphics in RPCS3 or Xenia -- oh man -- that would be amazing, because the content is all there.

[VoltSwoosh]

TW14 is ALMOST perfect to me…

Agree with all that - great game!



For me, at this point in time, the issue has finally become graphics.



They unfortunately are just so dated and low resolution (compared to modern games I mean) that it's harder and harder to enjoy.



For a golf game, I've always wanted the best graphics I can get, as so much extra enjoyment for me comes from a realistic and immersive atmosphere and "feeling".



I really hope the next gen of golf games delivers on that.



As an aside - I also hope the emulation of TW14 keeps progressing. If a day comes where we can play that with upscaled graphics in RPCS3 or Xenia -- oh man -- that would be amazing, because the content is all there.

Imagine a video like this with Augusta….I might cry [emoji24] 🤣

https://youtu.be/zHCZmbTT-_E

https://youtu.be/0SOd_xmZwl8

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[scagwi]

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Imagine a video like this with Augusta….I might cry [emoji24] ��

https://youtu.be/zHCZmbTT-_E

https://youtu.be/0SOd_xmZwl8

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I have to say, the Sawgrass one looked mostly "brighter" than much "better"...

Really does make me wonder how much we could squeeze out of TW14 with emulation and upscaling ... and maybe some re-shade type of stuff... some day

The Wolf Creek one, however, whole new deal..

The lighting engine and capabilities can add so much

[VoltSwoosh]

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I have to say, the Sawgrass one looked mostly "brighter" than much "better"...

Really does make me wonder how much we could squeeze out of TW14 with emulation and upscaling ... and maybe some re-shade type of stuff... some day

The Wolf Creek one, however, whole new deal..

The lighting engine and capabilities can add so much

I agree, I posted then watched the sawgrass one. Figured Wolf Creek showed the change off more so I added it too.


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[donkey33]

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Yeah very true regarding the graphics. I mean, gameplay is where it's at for me when it comes to gaming but a golf game is enhanced when it looks great.

Hopefully PGA 23 is the TW14 successor otherwise I'm looking forward to when TW14 is playable on RPCS3 in 4k

Although I'm actually looking at picking up a cheap old HD or Full HD set just for my 360 and TW14 given it'll look a little better than when it's upscaled on a 4k TV.

[scagwi]

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Hopefully PGA 23 is the TW14 successor otherwise I'm looking forward to when TW14 is playable on RPCS3 in 4k

I am really hoping the emulation gets there.

To this very day the hockey game I play is still PS3 NHL legacy edition. But I only play through emulation anymore even though I have it on the PS3 in the other room. It’s just better… and loads faster and looks better.

[donkey33]

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Yeah I'm the same with College Hoops 2K8. Just so much better running it at 400% and playing it that way.

TW14 joining that list would make my day or if someone could mod the files to update the golfer lists, etc.

[VoltSwoosh]

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Yeah I'm the same with College Hoops 2K8. Just so much better running it at 400% and playing it that way.

TW14 joining that list would make my day or if someone could mod the files to update the golfer lists, etc.

If someone could mod TW14 like they do with NCAA 14…. Oh boy [emoji16]


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[donkey33]

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So.... I'm playing Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 Historic Masters Edition with all DLC in RPCS3 at 4K

I found this post on the game and tried it myself and yep, it's working for me at 4K resolution and at 30 FPS (game max). Granted I only just started playing so I have no idea if it will crash at some point but this is great news and I'm all set now haha.

https://forums.rpcs3.net/thread-203695.html

Just need to do as the post says to get it up and running. Have only played half a practice round so far but so far so good

EDIT: I actually made a mistake and set the SPU decoder to static instead of the PPU decoder which was giving me the full 30 FPS. When I changed it to how it was meant to be, the FPS does drop so I'm leaving it the other way. Not sure what impact changing the SPU decoder to static has but seems to be working fine for me.

[scagwi]

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So.... I'm playing Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 Historic Masters Edition with all DLC in RPCS3 at 4K

I found this post on the game and tried it myself and yep, it's working for me at 4K resolution and at 30 FPS (game max). Granted I only just started playing so I have no idea if it will crash at some point but this is great news and I'm all set now haha.

https://forums.rpcs3.net/thread-203695.html

Just need to do as the post says to get it up and running. Have only played half a practice round so far but so far so good

EDIT: I actually made a mistake and set the SPU decoder to static instead of the PPU decoder which was giving me the full 30 FPS. When I changed it to how it was meant to be, the FPS does drop so I'm leaving it the other way. Not sure what impact changing the SPU decoder to static has but seems to be working fine for me.

Would you be a total superstar and please post some 4K photos of Augusta?

I’m so stoked this game is finally working towards actually playable in emulation!

[donkey33]

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I may have got ahead of myself as not sure why but the game was freezing in between holes this morning without anything changed and no idea why. So had to revert to changing the PPU decoder which tanks the FPS from 30 to anywhere between 15 and 30 although still semi playable. Still got a little way to go I guess.

Here are some shots from Augusta though. If they can get performance right, I'm set even if the new titles fail for whatever reason.