Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 13 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions

[Skyboxer]

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1 question for those that have played the demo or know about the retail.
Do you pick your own. Clubs etc.. Or does the game tell you the best club to use? And if it does tell you can it be turned off.
I just want to make sure (i'll try demo tomorrow) that there is some thinking involved other than swing power etc..
I bavent gotten TW since 11 and am itching to get a new golf game. Wouldnt mind joining a good group of guys also for some rounds
Thanks!

[orthostud23]

Re: Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 13 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions

1 question for those that have played the demo or know about the retail.
Do you pick your own. Clubs etc.. Or does the game tell you the best club to use? And if it does tell you can it be turned off.
I just want to make sure (i'll try demo tomorrow) that there is some thinking involved other than swing power etc..
I bavent gotten TW since 11 and am itching to get a new golf game. Wouldnt mind joining a good group of guys also for some rounds
Thanks!

In the demo on Tournament settings and caddy off it will still give you a "suggested" club for that distance to the hole. It does not take into account however elevation changes, wind, or lie.

Would glad to get in a round with you if you are on the 360!

[Skyboxer]

Re: Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 13 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions

In the demo on Tournament settings and caddy off it will still give you a "suggested" club for that distance to the hole. It does not take into account however elevation changes, wind, or lie.

Would glad to get in a round with you if you are on the 360!

Ok I'm fine with that. The fun part about golfing is the thinking and manging the course. Suggested club is fine as for the most part you really do start your thinking with one club inmind. Then depending on the elevation, wind etc.. you go from there.

Guess I better get this puppy reserved.
Just need to decide on PS3 or 360.
Will see what the MOVE impressions are first.

[croc500]

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Ok I'm fine with that. The fun part about golfing is the thinking and manging the course. Suggested club is fine as for the most part you really do start your thinking with one club inmind. Then depending on the elevation, wind etc.. you go from there.

Guess I better get this puppy reserved.
Just need to decide on PS3 or 360.
Will see what the MOVE impressions are first.

Im having the same problem, I have both move and kinect. Will probably play with controller too. The move seems easier to aim than the kinect. But, I like both, just dont know which to get.

[Smiley79]

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Im having the same problem, I have both move and kinect. Will probably play with controller too. The move seems easier to aim than the kinect. But, I like both, just dont know which to get.

I was going back and forth between the two demos, and ultimately, chose the 360 version. There was nothing between the two versions that stood out for me that made me choose one over the other. It came down to having more friends on my Xbox Live friends list than my PS3 list. I think both demos showed great promise, and I would be happy with either version. Once the games are fully released, I'll play the 360 version (as a Season Ticket holder) over the weekend, rent the PS3 version (Gamefly) and compare again.

[kerosene31]

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I spent yet more time with the demo and I love this game and hate it. I still can't decide which wins out. I love the way you make full shots. At least it isn't so easy to place the ball exactly where you want it. The swing mechanics are a lot better, and it is a lot easier to miss a shot "a little bit". You can't just place the shots on a dime out there.

Chipping and less than 100% pitches still kill me though. It is just a little too touchy. I'm a poor golfer in real life at best (break 100 on a good day) but I feel I could do better with the short game in real life (and my short game is not great).

Short shots have always been tough in the game, but it seems like they got a little better over the years, but now this feels like a step back. There needs to be a different "scale" for chip shots. I know in real life it is just a swing with a lot less in it, but with a thumb stick this is really hard to pull off with any accuracy. Even with the meter on I am still way off.

I've put some more practice in (purposely putting balls off the green to get chipping practice) and I'm a little better. Still a long way to go though.

I am improving with putting, but it still feels way over sensitive, even with the meter.

I'm also concerned about these pin things which can reduce the wind and other things. Seems very arcadey and I'm not sure how I am going to find any online competition on my (poor) level. In past games we had a friends list going on 360 for live tournaments and at least I could hang with some players here.

I just see myself losing so many strokes to the chipping game especially. Have others spent more time with it and gotten the hang of it?

The physics do seem a lot better overall. That's the one thing that has me encouraged.

[Seymour Scagnetti]

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I spent yet more time with the demo and I love this game and hate it. I still can't decide which wins out. I love the way you make full shots. At least it isn't so easy to place the ball exactly where you want it. The swing mechanics are a lot better, and it is a lot easier to miss a shot "a little bit". You can't just place the shots on a dime out there.

Chipping and less than 100% pitches still kill me though. It is just a little too touchy. I'm a poor golfer in real life at best (break 100 on a good day) but I feel I could do better with the short game in real life (and my short game is not great).

Short shots have always been tough in the game, but it seems like they got a little better over the years, but now this feels like a step back. There needs to be a different "scale" for chip shots. I know in real life it is just a swing with a lot less in it, but with a thumb stick this is really hard to pull off with any accuracy. Even with the meter on I am still way off.

I've put some more practice in (purposely putting balls off the green to get chipping practice) and I'm a little better. Still a long way to go though.

I am improving with putting, but it still feels way over sensitive, even with the meter.

I'm also concerned about these pin things which can reduce the wind and other things. Seems very arcadey and I'm not sure how I am going to find any online competition on my (poor) level. In past games we had a friends list going on 360 for live tournaments and at least I could hang with some players here.

I just see myself losing so many strokes to the chipping game especially. Have others spent more time with it and gotten the hang of it?

The physics do seem a lot better overall. That's the one thing that has me encouraged.

Gotta disagree with the chipping. I think it's so much better this year and the best part of the game because the past games really had no chipping.

A little advice for the short game: For those delicate chips and putts the follow thru is more important than the backswing. If you only need to chip 20 yards to the hole then take a tiny backswing and do a full follow thru and adjust accordingly according to distance. Keep hitting mulligan and practice and after awhile you will get a feel for both putting and chipping, it just takes practice.

Even watch the pros on TV and see what they do with thier swing on chips and putts because this new swing replicates it pretty well. Don't watch the animation of the golfer and just decide before hand how much you are going to move that joystick back and forth and do it without being influenced with the animation. Once you get better with it (and you will) it feels very rewarding hitting a nice little chip that almost holes out. And remember the slope of the green so it doesn't just keep roilling. You may have to hit underneath the ball so it gets some loft and stops more quickly.

[kerosene31]

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Gotta disagree with the chipping. I think it's so much better this year and the best part of the game because the past games really had no chipping.

A little advice for the short game: For those delicate chips and putts the follow thru is more important than the backswing. If you only need to chip 20 yards to the hole then take a tiny backswing and do a full follow thru and adjust accordingly according to distance. Keep hitting mulligan and practice and after awhile you will get a feel for both putting and chipping, it just takes practice.

Even watch the pros on TV and see what they do with thier swing on chips and putts because this new swing replicates it pretty well. Don't watch the animation of the golfer and just decide before hand how much you are going to move that joystick back and forth and do it without being influenced with the animation. Once you get better with it (and you will) it feels very rewarding hitting a nice little chip that almost holes out. And remember the slope of the green so it doesn't just keep roilling. You may have to hit underneath the ball so it gets some loft and stops more quickly.

Very good to know... thanks. Overall I'm liking the game. I'm just not the kind of person to put a ton of time into a demo so as long as I will figure it out eventually that's good.

[Flightwhite24]

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Finally downloaded the Demo and I love it!!! I don't fully understand how the "Coins" work in regards to getting the DLC courses or fully unlocking them? Do we not have to buy the PDLC courses anymore if we just play the "CUSSWORD" out the game??? Can all the PDLC courses be unlocked permanently this way? Thanks in advance.

[DivotMaker]

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My understanding is you can "rent" the DLC courses with pin accumulation. Once you have purchased rounds with pins, you can play them in everything but CM. once you reach Course Mastery for each course, you then own that course and can play it in any game mode.

Or, you can purchase the course directly, and play in any mode from the outset which is what I plan to do since I rarely have enough time to reach course mastery on any course. Hope this helps.

[Flightwhite24]

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My understanding is you can "rent" the DLC courses with pin accumulation. Once you have purchased rounds with pins, you can play them in everything but CM. once you reach Course Mastery for each course, you then own that course and can play it in any game mode.

Or, you can purchase the course directly, and play in any mode from the outset which is what I plan to do since I rarely have enough time to reach course mastery on any course. Hope this helps.

Thanks DivotMaker. I'm sure I will just purchase it as well.

Also how are some of you fairing with putting?? I keep skulling my puts for some reason but other than that I am really digging the demo especially the short game.

[DivotMaker]

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I am enjoying the putting interface in Kinect....have not even picked up a controller for the demo and if the final product using Kinect is as good or better than the demo, I will likely never play TW13 with a controller....

[Seymour Scagnetti]

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I am enjoying the putting interface in Kinect....have not even picked up a controller for the demo and if the final product using Kinect is as good or better than the demo, I will likely never play TW13 with a controller....

Same here except with the Move. I still find the controller too forgiving and too arcadey with controlling distance made much simpler with the aiming marker deciding how far back you need to backswing.

Divot, is the Kinect like the Move where it is totally by touch and feel and the backswing not restricted and influenced by where you put the aiming marker? I still have this fear that they are going to put the controller restrictions on the Move swing for the full game which would ruin it. The demo has it down pat for swinging and putting. It all has a precision feel to it like the putting system of TW12.

[Lieutenant Dan]

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Great posts/thoughts from Kerosene and seymour's input on chipping/putting is great.

My understanding is you can "rent" the DLC courses with pin accumulation. Once you have purchased rounds with pins, you can play them in everything but CM. once you reach Course Mastery for each course, you then own that course and can play it in any game mode.

Or, you can purchase the course directly, and play in any mode from the outset which is what I plan to do since I rarely have enough time to reach course mastery on any course. Hope this helps.

Yeah, I'm a DLC course slut, I admit it. I'll be just buying them like I do every year. I feel I play the game enough to more than get my money's worth and I don't buy DLC for many games at all. That's what is nice about being employed and having freedom of choice LOL.

Next week for the full version, guys!

[mctrees02]

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Gotta disagree with the chipping. I think it's so much better this year and the best part of the game because the past games really had no chipping.

A little advice for the short game: For those delicate chips and putts the follow thru is more important than the backswing. If you only need to chip 20 yards to the hole then take a tiny backswing and do a full follow thru and adjust accordingly according to distance. Keep hitting mulligan and practice and after awhile you will get a feel for both putting and chipping, it just takes practice.

Even watch the pros on TV and see what they do with thier swing on chips and putts because this new swing replicates it pretty well. Don't watch the animation of the golfer and just decide before hand how much you are going to move that joystick back and forth and do it without being influenced with the animation. Once you get better with it (and you will) it feels very rewarding hitting a nice little chip that almost holes out. And remember the slope of the green so it doesn't just keep roilling. You may have to hit underneath the ball so it gets some loft and stops more quickly.

and nothing about what you just said applies to how you chip a golf ball in real life.

I'm with others in that I love the full swing and your ability to control the plane of the club but the putting and chipping is maddening. As an avid golfer and a single digit handicap (just barely under 10 now! ), there is very little that is realistic about the motion and/or ball physics in the game for your short game that also applies to what you would do in real life.