The Golf Club Closed Beta Impressions (Q&A Inside)

[greenegt]

Thanks for the vids, bluengold. I'm really excited about the social aspects. Playing OS tourneys with limitless course selection? Sign me up.

[bluengold34_OS]

Quote: Originally Posted by bowld

Few questions... 1. I noticed a lot of texture popping, especially with the trees. I assume this will be corrected before release? They have hardly optimized anything yet in game. Some games I can play on max settings, others I have to play on medium, or even low. The game is a true beta, not a beta they put out to create buzz. They were very clear with this message in the beta acceptance letters. The next video I am about to load up is on medium, and will look better than my previous one - which was set to low. 2.This may have already been answered but will this game be a full $60 retail game or will it be more in line with a $15-30 downloadable game? To my knowledge no retail price point has been set yet. The gameplay itself looks great but the actual golfer animations themselves look pretty ugly They have been made aware of the animation issues with the golfers - not sure what their plans are though - if any.

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[bluengold34_OS]

So here is a 10:00 minute video(7 holes) This is the best round I have had so far.

[bowld]

Thanks for the videos. Game looks like a ton of fun, just hoping its a downloadable title as opposed to a full $60 game

[bluengold34_OS]

Quote: Originally Posted by bowld

Thanks for the videos. Game looks like a ton of fun, just hoping its a downloadable title as opposed to a full $60 game

It is a lot of fun, and the more you play it the more you enjoy it. I just spent about an hour with the course creator - holy hell is that a robust piece of software. Still learning the in's and out's of it - but I was able to create the first hole of my local course I grew up on almost perfectly - almost.

[half-fast]

This is all great to read. I'm excited for this game, and have no problem paying full price for a game if it's of proper quality.

[jmaj315]

Have they tweaked driving already? It seems that you have a natural draw in the first video and the wind kept it in the fairway until hole 4

Can you make a video of you re-creating your home course? that'd be awesome!

...And honestly I'd pay $60 for this.

[lhslancers]

Quote: Originally Posted by bowld

Few questions... 1. I noticed a lot of texture popping, especially with the trees. I assume this will be corrected before release? 2.This may have already been answered but will this game be a full $60 retail game or will it be more in line with a $15-30 downloadable game? The gameplay itself looks great but the actual golfer animations themselves look pretty ugly

The sound of the ball falling into the hole is overdone much too loud. It doesn't really sound like that IRL.