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[countryboy]

How is the career mode?

[Gerg04]

Quote: Originally Posted by countryboy

How is the career mode?

Pretty much junk tbh...I want to like this game but its just so shallow in the career department.

Its more fun playing as a pro against a buddy locally, but that is so rare nowadays.

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[Lieutenant Dan]

Quote: Originally Posted by countryboy

How is the career mode?

It is kind of typical for a transitional game in an established franchise; just not all there, from what you are used to (if you're a Tiger vet).

Career Mode PRO's:

+ I like that there is some dynamic commentary, though usually just in terms of 'He bogeyed this hole yesterday" when on the green. Otherwise normal commentary as Play Now for the most part. Still, a neat touch and I like it....just want more as we go forward.

+ They are working new release real-life courses into the schedule as they come out and you don't have to restart your career; the new course will be there for your next season's schedule.

+ You can view your golfer's stats as a whole or per season, though I would prefer a cleaner method for this rather than scrolling through each category trying to find myself.

+ You can select whether to play the four rounds for a tournament either in a fast-play format, or as complete 18 hole rounds.

+ As always, it's good fun to build up your golfer's abilities, unlock new gear and clothes, etc.

+ It's a little thing, but I really like that you can set your outfits for Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Adds a nice touch of realism so you aren't wearing the same stuff each day of a tournament, and you can experiment until you hit your Lucky Sunday outfit

Career Mode CONS:

- Not enough stat tracking, and what's there isn't very clean to navigate. I would also love to see my stats for each course like in some previous editions of TW.

- No PGA calendar to see what you've done and what is coming up. My guess is they didn't have a good way to implement one since they would be adding courses as we go and those get dynamically worked in to the schedule, and maybe the calendar coding had issue with that?

- I still feel lonely out there LOL. I miss...I believe it was Tiger PGA 10....that had the dynamic updates of other golfers making significant putts elsewhere on the course, with accompanying distant cheers. That's a small touch and amazing and would make me feel like it's not just Shooter's Tour out there.

- Obviously, still need more courses but that's being worked on, and the previously linked article helps explain the work going into each course.

I'm sure there are other guys who could offer more feedback on career mode (and already have in this thread), but this is from my perspective as a long-time TW/PGA fan. Career Mode is okay and you will have fun; I guess it's just a question of where that fun will stop for you. In simple math, Career Mode doesn't quite have the legs of say TW14 because it doesn't have as many courses, nor the record-chasing aspects of winning x number of Majors and the like.

The game has a lot of promise and plays very well, and the courses are beautiful and have character. But Career Mode needs to be more robust and that will either grow with this title, or get (hopefully) upgraded in the next version of the game.

[foofighter2455]

If they still had the variety of swings you could choose from that would make things feel deeper. I liked the varieties of finesse/power swing packages and would love to see them incorporate those with some risk/reward or ratings built into the different signature swings.

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by Lieutenant Dan

It is kind of typical for a transitional game in an established franchise; just not all there, from what you are used to (if you're a Tiger vet). Career Mode PRO's: + I like that there is some dynamic commentary, though usually just in terms of 'He bogeyed this hole yesterday" when on the green. Otherwise normal commentary as Play Now for the most part. Still, a neat touch and I like it....just want more as we go forward. + They are working new release real-life courses into the schedule as they come out and you don't have to restart your career; the new course will be there for your next season's schedule. + You can view your golfer's stats as a whole or per season, though I would prefer a cleaner method for this rather than scrolling through each category trying to find myself. + You can select whether to play the four rounds for a tournament either in a fast-play format, or as complete 18 hole rounds. + As always, it's good fun to build up your golfer's abilities, unlock new gear and clothes, etc. + It's a little thing, but I really like that you can set your outfits for Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Adds a nice touch of realism so you aren't wearing the same stuff each day of a tournament, and you can experiment until you hit your Lucky Sunday outfit Career Mode CONS: - Not enough stat tracking, and what's there isn't very clean to navigate. I would also love to see my stats for each course like in some previous editions of TW. - No PGA calendar to see what you've done and what is coming up. My guess is they didn't have a good way to implement one since they would be adding courses as we go and those get dynamically worked in to the schedule, and maybe the calendar coding had issue with that? - I still feel lonely out there LOL. I miss...I believe it was Tiger PGA 10....that had the dynamic updates of other golfers making significant putts elsewhere on the course, with accompanying distant cheers. That's a small touch and amazing and would make me feel like it's not just Shooter's Tour out there. - Obviously, still need more courses but that's being worked on, and the previously linked article helps explain the work going into each course. I'm sure there are other guys who could offer more feedback on career mode (and already have in this thread), but this is from my perspective as a long-time TW/PGA fan. Career Mode is okay and you will have fun; I guess it's just a question of where that fun will stop for you. In simple math, Career Mode doesn't quite have the legs of say TW14 because it doesn't have as many courses, nor the record-chasing aspects of winning x number of Majors and the like. The game has a lot of promise and plays very well, and the courses are beautiful and have character. But Career Mode needs to be more robust and that will either grow with this title, or get (hopefully) upgraded in the next version of the game.

Thank you, i'm going to pick this up on my way home from work tomorrow.

[DJ]

After playing on the default settings to get a feel for the game, I made the move to custom settings and I've really got the game humming along now. Using 3-click method, you really have to be on your game to avoid shanking drives/irons, which I like. Guys like Dustin Johnson can bomb the ball, but the strike zone for a good swing is small, so if you miss, you are going to wind up in some deep rough. That's the risk/reward I was looking for.

[Tomba]

Not sure why they are not implementing a PROPER creater a player in these updates.

If thats whats in store for the new retail then maybe its worth waiting til then ratehr than update the game anymore.

these courses with a very generic player made isnt fun

[OnlookerDelay]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tomba

Not sure why they are not implementing a PROPER creater a player in these updates. If thats whats in store for the new retail then maybe its worth waiting til then ratehr than update the game anymore. these courses with a very generic player made isnt fun

I agree with you Tomba. Not having it really takes a lot of personality out of the game, something it sorely needs, IMO. I really miss the Create a Golfer/Gameface functionality of the Tiger Woods PGA Tour games, which I think were at their peak between TW 10 and 12.

It's ironic that none of the current golf games have a decent create a golfer option. I would say that even Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003 had a more powerful create a golfer feature than ANY golf game released since Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14.