EA Sports PGA TOUR Impressions (Console)

[Brucie]

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If anyone finds anyway to adjust gameplay settings or even a perspective on how to enjoy the game more please let me know.

You got me thinking that maybe switching to a top-down view of the golfer, with no follow cam (called pro view) and no ball tracer would give the game more of an old-time Links feel. Gonna try that out now.

EDIT: No, doesn't work for me. Also, there doesn't appear to be any way to shut off the putting meter. I can't play a golf game with a cheat meter showing me how far to pull the stick back. If anyone has been able to shut this off, please let me know.

[scagwi]

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Can't cancel the pre order because it was already downloaded. Oh well. $90 ain't that much. Sigh.

Frickin' criminal level polices and nonsense from Sony with that

Just another reason these companies probably all pump everything and show nothing and try to get preorders

It's a way to basically steal money from folks by not allowing cancellation on a pre-order (even if you haven't played it! -- just "downloaded it")

To me, it shouldn't be legal to not offer a demo and/or refunds within a couple hours of game time.

[golfnut67]

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100%.. Feels like a point and click adventure game. Im starting to think im just old and in the minority. How hard can it be to sync the onscreen swing to the controller movements in real time. Maybe that's not what the majority want? I have no clue anymore lol.

This is a major point. The swing is sooo disconnected from what you're actually doing with the stick, it's like you might as well just do a voice command saying "swing!" and then it jumps into action.

[golfnut67]

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The lag from when you start the swing with the stick (any shots, even putts) to when something starts happening almost makes you occasionally think you aren't in "swing mode".

Really makes you feel disconnected from what's going on with the golfer and the gameplay overall

Exactly. A very long initial lag, then a really slow backswing that tops out one or two seconds after you've already pulled the stick back. Completely disconnected feeling.

[countryboy]

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Can't cancel the pre order because it was already downloaded. Oh well. $90 ain't that much. Sigh.

Is this PS5/Sony?

If so, did you call them cancel the preorder or just use the online assitant?

I've been able to cancel pre-orders that were downloaded but not played yet but had to call customer service and talk to a live person to do so.

Hope it works out.

[golfnut67]

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Just got this response back from someone on another forum, when I asked about the online requirement for the game:

"Yes, you need to be logged in to an EA account to get anything other than "Quick Play". Took me a while to sort that part out as my EA account was linked to an old e-mail address, so I eventually unlinked that old one from my Xbox account and re-did it. After that, everything appeared - Career mode, setting up your golfer, etc."

Ya I had to mess with this too, I'm playing career mode, I'm 3 rounds in and about to hang it up. I still can't figure out how to switch from Tour to Sim but it's not going to matter with how disconnected the swing is from the controller.

But gosh it sure is pretty. I'm stuck with it so hopefully patches and stuff will sync the controller to the swing tempo, if not, this will never get played again.

[golfnut67]

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So yea, I’m still going to enjoy this game. I think everyone should give the vibration off a try. There’s no setting in game, only in the ps5 systems. Swing is still slow but much much more fluid and no distractions. Shot even at whistling straights and +5 at pebble on tour with my created golfer on tour difficulty no spin or power boosts.

Definitely better if you turn off vibration completely in the PS5 settings. If they can patch this and get the swing to be faster and more in sync with the stick, no long delay before it starts the backswing, and basically the club moves in sync with the stick, this might have a chance.

[Dawgfan1]

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For all my career mode guys… unfortunately majors do not rotate which is extremely dissapointing considering the courses they chose for this game. I really hope they patch that in because its needed bad for the replay ability aspect of the game

Seriously? Well then what was the point of having courses like Kiawah, Chambers Bay, etc. in there?

That will probably get changed when the 2023 majors are added, but that is egregiously bad on launch. And if they don’t add those courses into the rotation when it is added then that’s a huge disappointment.

[golfnut67]

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Is this PS5/Sony?

If so, did you call them cancel the preorder or just use the online assitant?

I've been able to cancel pre-orders that were downloaded but not played yet but had to call customer service and talk to a live person to do so.

Hope it works out.

Thanks much for that! I'm looking for the number now. Definitely want to cancel if I can, and maybe come back to it if it gets patched down the line for a lot less than $90.

I don't really care about the money, but if I can cancel it I will. Otherwise it's $90 worth of game that's never going to get touched, as it plays now.

[scagwi]

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Wait ..

So did EA Play folks get to play the game before even those who did a Deluxe Pre-Order?

(getting that sense reading Steam comments)

[pokerlife]

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Wait ..

So did EA Play folks get to play the game before even those who did a Deluxe Pre-Order?

(getting that sense reading Steam comments)

YES they did

[countryboy]

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Thanks much for that! I'm looking for the number now. Definitely want to cancel if I can, and maybe come back to it if it gets patched down the line for a lot less than $90.

I don't really care about the money, but if I can cancel it I will. Otherwise it's $90 worth of game that's never going to get touched, as it plays now.

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[CujoMatty]

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1st impression on a 4080 PC.

Game looks incredible.

I see what others are saying about how everything feels slow. It really does feel like everything is very methodical. I dunno. This just really feels diffet3nt than any other golf game I played so I want to chalk this up to getting used to something new.

The create a golfer options are brutal. Why EA games has against deep player customization I'll never know. Non AAA titles have more options and are better than this. In an individual game like golf I want someone who looks exactly like me.



2nd impression on Steam Deck.

Had to turn everything to low and all bells and whistles off. Frame rate to 30.

Plays decently smooth. Graphics are still ok on a small screen.

Crashes galore however. Haven't been able to complete a round.

[scagwi]

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YES they did

Wow..

So for $1 ...I got to try the game before those who are on the hook for $80+ -- with no recourse?

Just -- wow

[MrArlingtonBeach]

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Seriously? Well then what was the point of having courses like Kiawah, Chambers Bay, etc. in there?

That will probably get changed when the 2023 majors are added, but that is egregiously bad on launch. And if they don’t add those courses into the rotation when it is added then that’s a huge disappointment.

Gotta assume it's because there's only one Open Championship rota course in the game at launch. But I don't see why all the other majors couldn't rotate from the get-go.

PGA: Whistling Straits, Quail Hollow, Ocean Course at Kiawah, Southern Hills
US Open: Torrey Pines, Pebble Beach, The Country Club, Chambers Bay