It's tough to know where to start with this one. I read the Gamespot review and thought it can't be that bad. At least if it has decent mechanics I can put up with lighter game modes and fewer courses. The mechanics are mediocre at best, certainly no improvement over previous years. The classic controls are impossible for putting so that's not worth using. The analog swing speed is completely inane - losing 10% of your power because you didn't jam it forward quickly enough - there is no distinguishable consistency to how this is measured. The new "character creation" is OFFENSIVE. Why do you remove that element? That's the most basic immersive tool of this series - let the player create themselves. There might not be loading times between holes but I'm forced to watch every single idiotic reaction from my golfer; I guess they were trying to capture the 10 year old demographic with that presentation choice. The swing sound effects are lame, especially with the fairway woods. The announcer situational AI is moronic. The fantasy courses were one of the most disappointing aspects. This is your opportunity to show off the Frostbite engine. There are no rules you have to follow - the designers can bring their imaginations to life and you give us the Lighthouse course??? They must have churned out that boring piece of garbage in a few days. Apparently they thought the random dispersal (including on the green) of two different type of flower objects would be ok. This was also the best example of the random object popping the people have been complaining about. The Grand Canyon course is passable and shows some creativity. The COD course is stupid. This is as disappointed and angry about a game as I've ever been. But I'm the sucker apparently... I should have known better with EA Sports. Between this and Madden it's clear they do not care about the products they vomit out on a yearly basis. EA Sports should be grovelling to gamers know. A couple of free DLC courses is not going to make up for this. I'm giving it a 3 based ONLY on the level of detail that was put into the graphics on a few of the courses. Go F yourself EA.
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