The Golf Club (PS4/XB One/PC)

[ETC]

Is it ?29 worth though, I would buy it on a blu ray for that but digital only for ?30 when I could just wait for tiger?
is it decent

[hudson]

If you like your Golf game's to be challenging, without stabilisers, a sim basically, then I'd highly recommend it. If you prefer the more accessible, character building, in-flight ball control of Tiger, then probably best to avoid.

[ozzzy189]

I really miss a decent golf game like links 2004 on the original xbox. Hopefully this will be a great replacement finally.

[hudson]

In answer to ETC's question... I'd say it should be a ?15.99 game or thereabouts. Great game mechanics, graphics could be better, there's no career system to get stuck into. You do get unlimited courses though. There are loads of official dev made courses and then a plethora of user created courses. There is a nice play with ghost friends/non-friends system in there too.

[hudson]

Oh I have a BD friend playing this! talizker! Oh I think he played it once...

[VR46]

This has 25% off the price for the next seven days (assuming you have PS+).

Nice way of the dev to kick early adopters in the balls for paying full price three weeks ago, why on earth didn't they discount it at launch.

[hudson]

Boooooo

[ozzzy189]

Typical, I bought it last week and my friend a couple of days ago. Good game though. There's some awesome courses, Marston marsh in particular.

[EvilBoris]

This has 25% off the price for the next seven days (assuming you have PS+).

Nice way of the dev to kick early adopters in the balls for paying full price three weeks ago, why on earth didn't they discount it at launch.

Because they wanted early adopters to pay full price?

Why didn't early adopters just wait could be the other question.

[VR46]

And how many of those early adopters will purchase one of their games again at full RRP?

Have read somewhere that they wanted a discount at launch but the Sony EU red tape meant it took weeks to process. Could be true, could be bull.

[EvilBoris]

It could be, you have to deal separately with sea and see when publishing on psn, two lots of certification and two chances to fail. There have been occasions where one region has passed and the other hasn't, so they've had to hold back games or on occasion some have not bothered to continue.

It's how all bigger indie titles will be priced, defense grid two is double the price of the original but there is not a chance in hell that will last long. Heavy discounting culture has conditioned consumers to not buy games unless they are on sale, subsequently the RRP is being bumped up specifically so it can have a sale. The quality of the product or the actual price is irrelevant, people just want to think they've saved money.

[hudson]

There have been occasions where one region has passed and the other hasn't, so they've had to hold back games or on occasion some have not bothered to continue.
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Yeah, when I worked in SCEE there was a lot of this. I remember finding a major problem on a big name title that got held back here but went out in US.

Did Counter-Strike GO ever get a PAL PS3 release?

[Brad]

Nope. Failed EU qa and valve don't care.

[ozzzy189]

Wow! This new update has really improved this game. I loved it before, but now it's bloody awesome. I've just finished two gorgeous courses, ascension bay definitive and tgc players' at shawnee creek. I've disabled v sync, depth of field, ball trail and follow camera and it's running like a dream on the courses I just tested. Camera 3 for general and putting too, and pressing x mid flight will track the ball or wait til it lands, or for either nice surprise or a nightmare, don't press it at all and wait til next shot. The game still needs more club choice and OOB and penalty drops, but it's really really good fun and is getting better as the months pass. Aside from metro redux, this is my favourite ps4 game.

[dave heats]

I'm keeping a close eye on this incase of any more price drops. Nothing like a decent golf game to chill out with / slowly drive yourself mental with.