PGA Tour 2K25 Demo Available Today, Post Your Impressions

[green94]

Quote: Originally Posted by countryboy

My biggest "issue" is putting. I'm not sure why but something just feels off about it. From the sound to the motion, it seems canned. Its like watching a gif repeat itself, nothing feels organic. I don't know, maybe it’s me, but it just looks and feels a bit clunky.

Wow you hit the nail on the head… it does feel extremely disconnected the more I play. Almost “delayed” which kind of reminds me of EAs game. Very strange but good callout.

[green94]

Quote: Originally Posted by green94

So I’ve run into an issue when pulling back the right stick where my player hesitates to bring the club all of the way back… (think quarter/half swing and then it starts with the golfer addressing his ball again) it seems completely random as to when he’ll actually take a full swing. Has anyone else run into this? I’m using the Dualsense Edge if that makes any difference…

Just to follow up on this… I played with a standard controller with zero issues. Is anyone else playing with the Dual Sense? I’m sure this is user error on my part but can’t figure out how to fix this.

[MrArlingtonBeach]

Quote: Originally Posted by green94

Just to follow up on this… I played with a standard controller with zero issues. Is anyone else playing with the Dual Sense? I’m sure this is user error on my part but can’t figure out how to fix this.

I use the standard PS5 controller, and haven't had this issue. I will say, this has happened to me in previous 2K golf games. It seemed to be fixed when a headset was plugged into the controller, for some reason.

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Quote: Originally Posted by green94

Almost “delayed”

Yes... that's an excellent way to describe it! I want my live, solid putting game back!

[MrArlingtonBeach]

Quote: Originally Posted by green94

Wow you hit the nail on the head… it does feel extremely disconnected the more I play. Almost “delayed” which kind of reminds me of EAs game. Very strange but good callout.

I think the putting feels different because there's a rhythm/tempo component to it now, where there wasn't in previous 2K games. I think it seems like EA's because EA's also had a tempo element to it, although 2K25's seems much more impactful...overswings send putts for miles.

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Quote: Originally Posted by MrArlingtonBeach

I think the putting feels different because there's a rhythm/tempo component to it now, where there wasn't in previous 2K games. I think it seems like EA's because EA's also had a tempo element to it, although 2K25's seems much more impactful...overswings send putts for miles.

I was thinking that might be the case this morning as I was on the practice green. Yes, a smoother rhythm with the putting stroke helps, but it's so dang hard get a feel for it because the putter head seems "massless" to me. I do see that I get more consistent results when my rhythm numbers are low and in the gray, but the only way I'll be able to consistent achieve that is through muscle memory of the stick movement, not because of what I'm getting in terms of feedback... which is minimal at best, from the look and feel of the animation as it seems to be on another time continuum from the stick motion.

For what it's worth, I'm playing on the Series X mostly, but I do have three rounds under my belt on the PC version. My gaming PC can't handle this demo in 2160p. Even with the graphics details dialed down to low, the best it it do is 35 fps, while set to 2160p. The game doesn't look good at all when dialed down to minimum. At 1080p, I get a solid 60 FPS, but with the FSR doesn't help it all that much in looks. Oversampling even to only 125 knocks the frame rate back down into the 30s, and it's fluttering slide show.

I thought I was going to go with the PC version with this game now that crossplay in Societies is possible, but right now - at least on my gaming PC - it's not as playable as the Series X version. I like that I can turn off the Depth of Field in the PC version, but that's been the only advantage I've been able to find. Why can't they offer the user an option to turn off Depth of Field in the console versions? There's got to be a legal reason of some sort that I can't put my finger on?

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Quote: Originally Posted by MrArlingtonBeach

although 2K25's seems much more impactful...overswings send putts for miles.

You nailed that one MAB.... and miles is an understatement!

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Let me praise 2K/HB Studios for one thing here at this point (and there's more to come), but at least it appears they've got the XBox Series X controller polling situation figured out. I am now able to go back to using my XBox Elite 2 controller, and I haven't had a single tempo or rhythm misfire that I can blame on the controller stick position not being tracked properly by the game.