Golf Club or EA PGA ?

[MJDrocks]

Hey all, I have been itching to play a good sim golf game since I got my PS4 about a month ago but am hesitant to pay near price for something that has been out for about a year which is why I haven't pulled back the swing meter back on The Golf Club (I realize 30 is still less than 60). Should I save up the little money I have as a broke college guy and get EA PGA when it comes out or would you recommend giving Golf Club a go?

[Flightwhite24]

I don't think anyone could give an honest opinion on the yet to be released game by EA. The Golf Club is a damn good game that keeps getting better.


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[brandon27]

Quote: Originally Posted by MJDrocks

Hey all, I have been itching to play a good sim golf game since I got my PS4 about a month ago but am hesitant to pay near price for something that has been out for about a year which is why I haven't pulled back the swing meter back on The Golf Club (I realize 30 is still less than 60). Should I save up the little money I have as a broke college guy and get EA PGA when it comes out or would you recommend giving Golf Club a go?

For me, it depends on what you are looking for in a golf game.


TGC has it's positives. Course customization, and basically unlimited replay value as a result. It's a fun game to play. It's a challenge too. Almost a ridiculous challenge at some points.


TGC has a major negative to me though, and that's visuals. IMO, it's brutal to look at for a next gen title. There's almost no presentation, no real commentary, it just leaves a lot to be desired from that standpoint. If' you're looking for a game that just drops you on a course and lets you whack around a ball. Then TGC works.


If you are looking for the typical EA experience (assuming you've played the TW series previously as it sounds like you may have), then RMPGATour might be your better bet. The visuals are obviously superior in every aspect by the initial impressions. You have real courses, real golfers, real equipment etc. etc. Some here may not be satisfied with what ultimately ends up being the camera angles for EA's game. Ultimately, it's pretty hard to determine what theyre going to do with it, since it's obviously not out. Check out the info in some of the threads here though, it's looking really good so far. Even with the new game engine being used, I don't anticipate the core gameplay itself changing too much though.

Personally for me, I've always enjoyed the EA series. Some don't because it's not "sim" enough. To me, I don't care too much. If I want "sim", I'll head to the real course myself. I play it as a video game. If it resembles golf, looks good, plays good, I'm happy. Ultimately, I don't end up playing the game enough to really care anyways.


I enjoy TGC... I've enjoyed the EA titles in the past. I have no doubt I'll continue to do so. Ultimately for me though, once RMPGATour is released, I don't see myself going back to TGC.. unless there's a serious lack of courses in RMPGA... The only way that's a knock on TGC, is because of the poor visuals IMO.

[ComfortablyLomb]

I recommend waiting to make a decision until EA's game comes out. No one knows how good the game will be yet.

[sroz39]

I bought TGC day one and for me, its a bit of a soulless experience. It's a good challenge and some of the real courses that have been re-created in the game are alot of fun to play. So are most of the HB Studios courses.

For me, the issue is how much time I can invest into the game and there's weeks where I might be able to play 2 rounds and then there's weeks where I can play as many as my heart desires. For those reasons, I end up playing single rounds or the Tours but those quickly become boring. Especially the Tours where the scores are nowhere within reach.

For me, the EA games have always been challenging if played on the right settings and I liked being able to come home and play a true Career mode or even jump online for a round or two, if that's all I have time for. I bought TGC to support the dev team because of the indie status of the title, because they're Canadian and because when I do have the itch to play a golf game, TGC fills the need. But I'm not able to play it for too long and if I had to choose one, I'd go with RM.

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[MDgolf]

Love TGC but the framer ate effecting swing mechanics are really making me frustrated. I think I will buy Rory. Where before the patches screwed up TGC I wasn't going to buy. I'm on ps4


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[Ruffy]

One game is out one is not...impossible to compare.


If you have like TW Golf in the past then you will likely enjoy EA PGA Golf....I compare The Golf Club to more like the Links Golf PC game somewhat.

I am happy with the golf club and bought the $10 DLC. It plays a great game of golf and the courses created by people in the community. Endless plays here.

[Skyboxer]

Depends on it you want to blow stuff up or not...

Seriously though... I'm certainly going to give RM a try eventually. Nothing wrong with playing both if they both are enjoyable.