Is EA Sports PGA Tour Losing Its Sim?

[bakan723]

I'd rather play Hot Shots. Not a fan of the analog swing mechanics.

[tHurley2010]

I don't think EA is going to go away from the simulation golf they have attempted to provide with past iterations of golf games. It's important to remember that the enhanced capabilities of the PS4 and XBOne will allow the developers more room to incorporate more sim features. Nobody should be worried about that.

From an EA perspective though, you have to ask what about the game led to a decrease in sales to such an extreme such that sales in 2003 were 1/10th of what they were in 2013. Could it have been that Tiger Woods was significantly more popular in '03 than '13? Could it be that the series just grew stale? Could it be that a purely sim golf game doesn't appeal to the amount of audience EA wants to reach?

[hawley088]

dont see what the big deal is...there have always been fantasy courses

[Matt10]

Might be another year of TW08 on the PC

[Triggerfish]

for me at least Golf Club is a breath of fresh air!! Have it on the PC and awaiting the PS4. EA be gone.. :-) Wish they would put it on Vita also!

[P4ntherBe4r]

As a man who loves sports games, but has never played PGA Tour, or any golf game out there, I do play golf, which might contribute to my sudden Interest in this game. I personally think it is a good idea to include these fantasy maps. When I first saw the trailer; I said "hmm, another golf game." When I saw that they branched out and included the fantasy maps, I thought it was actually something UNIQUE in a golf game, if on the title screen you hit "Play" Then "User Created" or "Fantasy Maps" Which would not be playable in a career mode, would not take away from the actual golf sim, and just be a cool addition, and if you dont like it, dont play it. but for people like me, its something cool, and would make me give this game a try.

[supermanemblem]

To be perfectly honest, there are no games out there that are pure sim that allows for user controls, and that goes for NBA2K, The Show, Madden, Fifa, NHL, UFC, etc. With that said, EA has done a decent job making their golf game playable for folks who want a true sim experience. Video games aren't real life, and none of us have the skill set to compete on a true sim level, otherwise we'd be out there with the pros getting paid to endorse EA's games. All we can hope for as gamers is for the game to be a good representation of the sport we love. My two biggest beefs with the Tiger franchise were the ball physics and swing animations. The ball flights were not natural (in-flight and putting) and the swing was not 1:1.

[Raider510]

Here's a hint for EA on how to increase sales (maybe):

Stop nickel-and-diming your customers. I shouldn't have to pay an extra $3 or $4 every time I want to play a course in the Career mode that hasn't been downloaded. The game is $60 when new, the least you jerks could do is make all of the courses available! I for one will never buy another EA golf game until they fix it.