Rory McIlroy PGA TOUR Trial Available Now on EA Access, Post Your Impressions

[DivotMaker]

Quote: Originally Posted by Chairman7w

(nodding) Yeah, that's a really good point, fair enough. But you can't argue about the sameness of all the processes, cut scenes, cameras, effects, etc. It just seems so weird to me that they rewrote the game from scratch, and decided to make it JUST LIKE previous games in so many ways. But I'll take your word for it, all good.

I think it comes down to a style that they like to present...a TV style presentation of the PGA TOUR.....that is why you may feel that it is all "the same" and I get that....it's all good!

[sroz39]

Quote: Originally Posted by turbineseaplane

... I don't know man....That is really starting to sound like "golf" to me. Do we really want a "golf game" to have a mode that actually plays so much like "golf"? (super sarcastic of course...haha)

I get what you're saying and the context you're saying it in, but I won't go anywhere near that far in criticizing the devs. They've proven they can make a great, tough and realistic golf game with 11, 13 and 14. I just want them to make the mode they claim they made for us sim players, actually for us.

Make it tough, make it a mental challenge.... Golf is tough, don't shy away from challenging your audience.

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[turbineseaplane]

Quote: Originally Posted by sroz39

but I won't go anywhere near that far in criticizing the devs. Make it tough, make it a mental challenge.... Golf is tough, don't shy away from challenging your audience.

I wasn't meaning to criticize anybody at all!

It's a joke man!
Just having some fun! :-)

I agree with you - Make a mode that's HARD for those of us that want that - 150% agree with you.

[DivotMaker]

Quote: Originally Posted by turbineseaplane

Yep - And a step back in many eyes in terms of where the challenge and difficulty was at in TW14 Sim mode. I was hoping for the next generation of that mode in particular as it was some of my favorite virtual golf EVER on any game or platform.

I was told during TW Community Day for TW14 that if the game did not sell well that all the work they put in for Simulation mode would be one and done and it would not make a return. I do not "get" that kind of thinking as Simulation mode is surely NOT the reason that TW14 sales were dismal......DLC courses (many the same as previous versions), buggy game that wasn't patched properly and left DoA, etc is what caused TW14 to flop commercially. To me, that is not how you develop larger audiences for your product. I feel that with enough feedback from this and the EA Golf forums, we might be able to get them to increase TOUR difficult and/or bring back a new and improved Shot Stick like Tiger 14 had but not have it disappear after 2 seconds......

[DivotMaker]

Quote: Originally Posted by sroz39

Just went and paid off my pre-order. Watched alot of streams yesterday, including Millennium's last night, and there was nothing that made me change my mind about getting it. Were there aspects that were varying degrees of disappointing? Absolutely. The largest one is the lack of difficulty. 13 and especially 14 gave us the tools to make the game tough and realistic. I still play 13 to this day and it's still very rewarding to shoot a bunch under par. The part that bugs me about this game (granted, without having played it) is you have Arcade, Classic and Tour gameplay styles. Why on earth are they not making stock Tour a grind to shoot well? The main difference I see is the swings are the same but on Arcade you have more tools and info available to shoot crazy low scores. You're giving the casual fan what he's looking for which is a legitimate birdie opportunity on every hole. So why not, on Tour difficulty, would you not give me all the tools to make the game as tough as I'd like? Why this series just doesn't want to give us a swing sensitivity slider is beyond me. Problem solved! I can make it as hard to hit a straight shot as I want! Instead, they trick up the difficulty with this tempo nonsense, which is totally unrealistic for PGA Tour caliber players. Watching guys use Rory and miss greens short by 20 or 30 yards is embarrassing. It's not real life PGA golf. Let me make the game difficult. As it stands, I'm going to enjoy the heck out of it but like every other TW game prior to 13 and 14, shooting 60 becomes the new 70 because it's so simple to do so. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

Agree with everything except what is in bold. I like the Tempo addition and do not feel it is "tricked up". I have not had two swings the same yet. Playing with my character, I miss fairways and greens on occasion, but where I am really challenged is on approach shots. Have not stuck any inside 20' yet and that is due to the Tempo IMO. Could the game be more challenging? Yes. Hope Justin and Team are listening because there is some very good feedback here....

[sroz39]

Quote: Originally Posted by turbineseaplane

Where did I criticize anybody? It's a joke man! Just having some fun! :-) I agree with you - Make a mode that's HARD for those of us that want that - 150% agree with you.

I think we're not understanding each other lol. I knew you were joking in your post, sometimes trying to have a convo on forums is not as smooth as face to face.

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[DivotMaker]

Quote: Originally Posted by sroz39

I get what you're saying and the context you're saying it in, but I won't go anywhere near that far in criticizing the devs. They've proven they can make a great, tough and realistic golf game with 11, 13 and 14. I just want them to make the mode they claim they made for us sim players, actually for us. Make it tough, make it a mental challenge.... Golf is tough, don't shy away from challenging your audience. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

Spot on.....

[aaunderisu]

Hey guys, kind of a lurker here but been a member for quite some time. Just wanted to give my two sense and ask a really stupid question. First off I have been playing this for a long time and I would consider myself good enough to do really well on tour mode but not very good at Sim mode. I am really missing the fact that it is not in here though. I love the way it looks and is presented, and from tee to fairway I think it plays great. I am just not feeling putting and its kind of ruining the experience. That and this game just feels super super stripped down. What did all this development time go into, perfect blades of grass? Little things like puma gear, watches, sunglasses, gameface, all the stuff that makes It personal is really limited and that's kind of a bummer. I feel like this is stuff they will try to trickle out in silly packs like puma golf gear pack etc...I also think that the game will get better as its updated with whatever they have planned, that being said I think my preorder just got canceled. I am just not feeling this game at all and I was really looking forward to it. This may be a best buy GCU purchase in the 20-30 range but not full price right now until I see what gets done to it. On a really stupid note, is there no ability to zoom down and see where your ball might land or rotate around the hole with the camera and that kind of stuff or am I completely missing it? Hope you guys have fun if your enjoying it and thanks for reading!