Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 12 Features, Enhancements and Box Art, Arrives March 29th

[DJ]

I'm excited about in-game saves and the addition of caddies is pretty cool.

This is a must-buy for me.

[OnlookerDelay]

Quote: Originally Posted by DJ

I'm excited about in-game saves and the addition of caddies is pretty cool.

These two features will please a lot of folks. I think I like the idea of having a caddy along for the ride, but I think one the novelty of his vocal input has worn off, I'll want to stiffle his audio, but still have him in sight. I'm hoping we'll have the option to shut him up and just have in the picture. I'm curious how many different angles and perspectives we'll have on the caddy as well. Will we ever see him tend the flag, or pull the club out of the bag and hand it to us?

I'm also given to wonder if the fact that they've thought about including caddies, will we be able to see our opponents and possibly their caddies as well? I always thought this game was missing a huge atmospheric component by not allowing you to see your opponents when they should be in view. Heck, you can't even see their ball, let alone their persona!? Keeping my fingers crossed for some improvements in this department, but we'll have to see.

[Zinger]

Quote: Originally Posted by OnlookerDelay

I think I like the idea of having a caddy along for the ride, but I think one the novelty of his vocal input has worn off, I'll want to stiffle his audio, but still have him in sight. I'm hoping we'll have the option to shut him up and just have in the picture.

I'm hoping (assuming!) we'll be able to remove the caddy completely. Apart from the realism factor (real golfers have caddies), I can't see why anyone would want a caddy in a video golf game. In real golf tournaments, where fame and money are on the line, yes, golfers want all the help they can get, but in a video game the fun is in calculating the effect of all the variables like wind and lie for oneself and then executing the best shot possible. I don't want to have all those things worked out for me and then just try to follow instructions. Where's the fun in that?

[OnlookerDelay]

Quote: Originally Posted by Zinger

I'm hoping (assuming!) we'll be able to remove the caddy completely.

I seem to recall from watching the preview video on USTREAM that the caddy feature is an option. If they fail to allow you to totally take the caddy out of game, I'll consider that a tremendous oversight.

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Apart from the realism factor (real golfers have caddies), I can't see why anyone would want a caddy in a video golf game.

I'm sure after a round or two, I will tire of having the caddy talk. I want to make the shot decisions myself. To an extent, we have an invisible caddy now. They don't talk nor do you see them, but they do 'put' a club in your hands. About half the time, I override their choice. I want to see the caddy, but that's it. I think they'll help erase 'playing in a vacuum' perception that I currently get playing the game. I still think seeing the other golfers in my group from my player's perspective would be a far greater immersion tool, but I somehow have a feeling we'll still only see them their shot camera perspective. I am curious though, to see how they handle viewing other players when using "True View". It would really be goofy to see another player play their shot using their True View camera.

I'm curious, do we have any TW 11 Wii players tuned in right now? How does the Wii version handle True View in online multiplayer? Are you forced to watch your opponents play their shots from the eyes of their golfer?

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I don't want to have all those things worked out for me and then just try to follow instructions. Where's the fun in that?

As an experienced golfer and gamer, I see no fun in it at all, which is why I'm hoping I'll be able to shut them up and not have to see the telemetry tracer for their recommended shot options. As much as I want out of them long term is to be standing where they'd be standing, and possibly have a animation of them handing me a club... once again, as an option.

If having a fully interactive caddy helps sells this game, I have no problem with it being there. I want to reiterate; however, that I think it would be very foolish for EA Sports to force this on the user, which I'm 99% certain it won't be.

[goalie]

seems to me its a "simplifying" feature like the new feature in madden last year.,,

but like an earlier poster mentioned, there is a caddy kinda built into the game, who invisibly puts the "right" club in your hand...

caddy is probably just for immersion, imo

[rolltide1017]

Will there finally be playoffs for events that end in a tie in the game this year? This is one reason I did not buy the game last year, just don't understand why the folks at EA continue to leave out golf's overtime.

[Seymour Scagnetti]

Quote: Originally Posted by rolltide1017

Will there finally be playoffs for events that end in a tie in the game this year? This is one reason I did not buy the game last year, just don't understand why the folks at EA continue to leave out golf's overtime.

I may be the eternal optimist but I think that's probably being considered for TW 14.

If you go by the old saying "good things come to those who wait" then video golf fans deserve immortality for all the time we have waited to have the simplest things put into the TW game.

[WazzuRC]

After reading everything I could about this game, definite purchase. It'll be the first Tiger I've bought in the last 3 years. Definitely copping the Collector's Edition for the extra courses as well.