EA Sports' return to the links plays a good game of golf but falls into some of the modern sports game trappings.
The course selection is great, offering 30 courses at launch including all the majors. The gameplay feels good and the physics feel very realistic. I really begin to understand the challenge of some of these courses when playing through them.
While the career mode is true to life in how it follows the PGA schedule, there's not much creative going on here or in any other modes. There are challenges and tutorials that can help teach you the game, but these are mostly shallow and uninspired.
Where the game falters is the customization. There's a store where you can use in-game currency or microtransactions, which is problematic as one would expect. The items in the store are generally too expensive, resulting in the player having to play many hours to get the gear they want or pay real money. The selection rotates and is also pretty limited at the time of writing.
This is a good golf game that would be improved with more creative modes and better character customization. If you're ok with just playing a no frills golf game with a great course list, it gets the job done.
The course selection is great, offering 30 courses at launch including all the majors. The gameplay feels good and the physics feel very realistic. I really begin to understand the challenge of some of these courses when playing through them.
While the career mode is true to life in how it follows the PGA schedule, there's not much creative going on here or in any other modes. There are challenges and tutorials that can help teach you the game, but these are mostly shallow and uninspired.
Where the game falters is the customization. There's a store where you can use in-game currency or microtransactions, which is problematic as one would expect. The items in the store are generally too expensive, resulting in the player having to play many hours to get the gear they want or pay real money. The selection rotates and is also pretty limited at the time of writing.
This is a good golf game that would be improved with more creative modes and better character customization. If you're ok with just playing a no frills golf game with a great course list, it gets the job done.