PGA TOUR 2K23 Impressions

[golfnut67]

Quote: Originally Posted by Brucie

Fire up 2K and play Sawgrass at noon, and observe the interplay of light and shadows when your golfer is standing in the shady fairway. Every aspect of the game looks photo-realistic to me -- that's me standing in the fairway preparing to shoot (see previous post above for context, ha). Whereas everything about EA's game looks and feels like I'm watching a cartoon-version of what golf is supposed to look and play like... from the hit-every-fairway tee shots, to the clownishly oversized club heads, to the golfer stances and animations (putting especially) that, like you said, are completely off.

Completely agree with all of this and your first post about the player creation. 2k is definitely better in many ways. That's what's so frustrating, it's little things that should have been tweaked from Rory days before release, and they are things I'm assuming are very patchable. Holding out hope these issues and the random/disconnected swing outcomes are patched soon.

[Brucie]

Quote: Originally Posted by golfnut67

Holding out hope these issues and the random/disconnected swing outcomes are patched soon.

I've been hoping for a great game from EA as well. I'm not here to bash them or the game, I'm really just responding to the poster who questioned me about player faces in each game. As for the future, any EA game will need to start/play offline for me. I play all my games offline 99% of the time. Can't play or even start EA's game without an internet connection, so that's a complete no-go for me.

[MrArlingtonBeach]

Quote: Originally Posted by Brucie

Can't play or even start EA's game without an internet connection, so that's a complete no-go for me.

Both games are way, way, way too dependent on their online connections.

All you can do in PGA 2K23 without an internet connection is play local rounds at TopGolf or at the 2K Official courses - none of the user-made courses can be played. You can also work in the designer, but cannot publish a course.

All you can do with EA when not connected to the internet is play a quick round at any of the courses: https://youtu.be/33yBbXeq8GI

Both of these games basically become coasters if you don't have an online connection. It's unfortunate, but it's the way of the world these days.

[Brucie]

Quote: Originally Posted by MrArlingtonBeach

All you can do with EA when not connected to the internet is play a quick round at any of the courses: https://youtu.be/33yBbXeq8GI

I know you can play quick mode without signing into the EA servers. The problem is I cannot even start EA's game without an internet connection, it won't launch, period. It's an issue for me because I don't have internet much of the year. I can play 2K golf without the internet and that's what I do, but not EA's game. Unfortunate because with EA's game I can play vs CPU opponents in quick mode, which would be good enough for me. And I wish 2K had that option. Anyway, I realize it's my issue and that none of this affects anyone else, everyone else in the world has internet 24/7 lol.

[MrArlingtonBeach]

Quote: Originally Posted by Brucie

I know you can play quick mode without signing into the EA servers. The problem is I cannot even start EA's game without an internet connection, it won't launch, period. It's an issue for me because I don't have internet much of the year. I can play 2K golf without the internet and that's what I do, but not EA's game. Unfortunate because with EA's game I can play vs CPU opponents in quick mode, which would be good enough for me. And I wish 2K had that option. Anyway, I realize it's my issue and that none of this affects anyone else, everyone else in the world has internet 24/7 lol.

Oof...yeah, that sounds frustrating. To be honest, if I were in your spot, I'd go back to playing the Tiger Woods games of old and stick with those, as they'd offer much more content than you'd get out of either new game with no online connection.

But I guess my overall point was that both new golf games' reliance on server connectivity is so deep that you basically lose out on a vast majority of the game any time there's a disconnect or server issue. Being stuck playing only local/quick rounds is a shame, especially with 2K23, where having an essentially infinite number of courses to play is such a draw for it. Those user-made courses all disappear the moment the internet or the game servers go down.

[dubcity]

Quote: Originally Posted by lowpaiddonkey10

The faces and player models are much better in 2k.

I just can't go along with this. After playing EA I go back to 2K and the players look like mannequins. All built the same.

[Will I Am]

Randomness in ea is by design.

[RIFRIG]

Quote: Originally Posted by Will I Am

Randomness in ea is by design.

It’s not random.