Good Gameplay, very bad Greed
posted by Cody0r (RICHLAND HILLS, TX) Aug 1, 2011
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This is the first time I have played any of the games in the Tiger Woods series, and what is there is pretty good. The controls are nice, the graphics are awesome but there are some pretty big gaps.
1. The putting is flawed from a 3 ft and closer. If there is any slope these are some of the hardest putts to make which is completely inaccurate.
2. To have to download courses to play is extremely GREEDY by EA. If you are in a tight points race, you can lose by not participating in events because you haven't purchased the course. These are not cheap and cost as much as it would for me to buy this game from Gamefly. This is the only reason why this game will be going back.
3. The load screens take entirely too long. After you complete each hole the load times take about as long as it took me to finish the last hole. The graphics make this game but I would rather it be less polished in exchange for shorter loading times.
4. The caddie who suggests almost every shot will sometimes just not give you anything to aim for. I know this happens sometimes until your knowledge of the course gets better, but this should never happen during putts and it does.
With that said there are a lot of positives:
1. Gameplay, graphics, and sound are very good and the courses look amazing.
2. The Mid-round saving option is very nice because playing 18 holes is very time consuming.
3. The ability to advance without having to watch the entire shot is very nice, I like not having to watch every drive in its entirety.
4. Progression in skills and in sponsors makes you want to keep playing, the Pins are also a nice touch.
Overall: Enjoy this as a long term rental then send it back. Don't buy the courses because EA needs to learn that we will not tolerate this design. It is a good game minus a few over sites and glaring greed.
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