Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 14 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions (PS3, 360)

[believeinnow]

To the author of this "article"

http://www.ojr.org/copy-paste-journalism-wants-to-be-free/

Seriously, if you're just going to copy-paste a press-release, put it in quotes.

[Kevin26385]

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I captured 4 gameplay videos of the Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 14 demo this morning. It is important to note that I am a novice at the series and was playing on the default difficulty level (Pro). Please select "720p" for the best viewing experience.

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[OnlookerDelay]

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I will certainly give it a fair shake. However, onlookerdelay and I share the same opinion on camera angles. as an avid golfer myself, i feel the source of my gaming satisfaction boils to hitting the golf ball. Crisp impact and watching the ball take off into the distance is what keeps me playing real golf and video golf should be the same. It's especially frustrating when I am so close to reaching video golf nirvana.

Just give us a user definable camera. None of the camera angles provided by EA capture the essence of the game from a golfer's perspective.

BagMan, I appreciate you and Fishepa weighing in on this here. I think it's more of an issue with gamers than EA assumed. Here's the response I got to my critique of the demo in this area, from the Executive Producer:

"Sorry we didn't hit your sweet spot with the presentation JC. We were after the tv style more this year because of all the stats we added in."

Then later in response to someone else making the same complaint about the camera insta-switch, he replied:

"come on now. We put in tasks based almost solely on community feedback this year. We may have missed this one camera thing that a few of you wanted, but we can't get everything. You are welcome to your opinion and you definitely don't have to like how we implemented that community feedback. But it's hardly fair to be using the "we never listen to the community" line this year. This game was made for the community."

The Producer's name is Sean Wilson. He really seems like a good guy and is trying to answer questions as honestly as he can. I think they misjudged the demand for this, thinking only a few wanted it. I would encourage you and Fishepa to weigh in on the Demo Impressions thread at the official site about this. They need to know there's more than a few interested in this. Here's a link to it:

come on now. We put in tasks based almost solely on community feedback this year. We may have missed this one camera thing that a few of you wanted, but we can't get everything. You are welcome to your opinion and you definitely don't have to like how we implemented that community feedback. But it's hardly fair to be using the "we never listen to the community" line this year. This game was made for the community.

http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/9328139.page

[OnlookerDelay]

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I captured 4 gameplay videos of the Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 14 demo this morning. It is important to note that I am a novice at the series and was playing on the default difficulty level (Pro). Please select "720p" for the best viewing experience.

Good work Kev5890, I'm sure a lot of folks will appreciate that!

[BagMan]

BagMan, I appreciate you and Fishepa weighing in on this here. I think it's more of an issue with gamers than EA assumed. Here's the response I got to my critique of the demo in this area, from the Executive Producer:

"Sorry we didn't hit your sweet spot with the presentation JC. We were after the tv style more this year because of all the stats we added in."

Then later in response to someone else making the same complaint about the camera insta-switch, he replied:

"come on now. We put in tasks based almost solely on community feedback this year. We may have missed this one camera thing that a few of you wanted, but we can't get everything. You are welcome to your opinion and you definitely don't have to like how we implemented that community feedback. But it's hardly fair to be using the "we never listen to the community" line this year. This game was made for the community."

The Producer's name is Sean Wilson. He really seems like a good guy and is trying to answer questions as honestly as he can. I think they misjudged the demand for this, thinking only a few wanted it. I would encourage you and Fishepa to weigh in on the Demo Impressions thread at the official site about this. They need to know there's more than a few interested in this. Here's a link to it:

come on now. We put in tasks based almost solely on community feedback this year. We may have missed this one camera thing that a few of you wanted, but we can't get everything. You are welcome to your opinion and you definitely don't have to like how we implemented that community feedback. But it's hardly fair to be using the "we never listen to the community" line this year. This game was made for the community.

http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/9328139.page

They were so close with True-Aim (at least the camera angle) it just needed some polish.

[BagMan]

I captured 4 gameplay videos of the Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 14 demo this morning. It is important to note that I am a novice at the series and was playing on the default difficulty level (Pro). Please select "720p" for the best viewing experience.

Thanks for the vids. I'm scratching my head as to why there is a "swoosh" noise during a putting stroke. Total turn off!!

Do any of the devs even play golf?

[cdawg44]

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Damn, I just got home and I can't download the demo. I just keep getting error messages.

EDIT: Nevermind, stupid Time Warner Internet.

[jbd345]

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First impressions are good. The only gripe I have is the brightness. Waaay to dark. Hope that it gets fixed in the final product.

[OnlookerDelay]

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Guys, check out the replay of the shot that Kev holes at Royal Birkdale in the second video. It happens about 2:48 into the video. THAT'S the type of camera presentation I want for real time gameplay... bump the swing camera up to shoulder/head height (the replay has it at waist height), hold the golfer perspective view for maybe 1 or 2 more seconds, and you have presentation bliss!

[Kevin26385]

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First impressions are good. The only gripe I have is the brightness. Waaay to dark. Hope that it gets fixed in the final product.

I definitely agree with this comment. As you can tell in my videos, the game is a lot darker than in previous versions.

I am uploading one more video of gameplay with the new broadcast camera angles. I will update when it is live.

[ctulb]

Impressed with Simulation difficulty so far, nice to have to really think about your shots. Unfortunately the trees are still brick walls in disguise but guess I'll have to try and avoid hitting it near them! Putting distances seem much more tied to the aiming marker than last year. Have missed quite a few short ones by not swinging more fully.

Managed 2 lots of +2 as my best Simulation Connected Tournament score, that mode looks like it could be a blast.

Thumbs up so far, glad I pre-ordered!

[BagMan]

Guys, check out the replay of the shot that Kev holes at Royal Birkdale in the second video. It happens about 2:48 into the video. THAT'S the type of camera presentation I want for real time gameplay... bump the swing camera up to shoulder/head height (the replay has it at waist height), hold the golfer perspective view for maybe 1 or 2 more seconds, and you have presentation bliss!

I agree with this!

[cccgolfer08]

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I definitely agree with this comment. As you can tell in my videos, the game is a lot darker than in previous versions.

I am uploading one more video of gameplay with the new broadcast camera angles. I will update when it is live.

The darkness has some to do with the time of the day feature that was implemented in the game. That is what was mentioned at the EA Forums... I haven't gotten to play it yet though so it is hard for me to really say, that's just what I saw.

[Kevin26385]

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Here is a gameplay video showing off the new broadcast camera angle.

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[fishepa]

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Thanks for the vids. I'm scratching my head as to why there is a "swoosh" noise during a putting stroke. Total turn off!!

Do any of the devs even play golf?

LOL I noticed that. Surely that will be gone in the real game.