HiddenAway
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If you're just aiming for the water skip trophy, use Spin clubs and balls. Don't worry about the side-spin ones.
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If you're just aiming for the water skip trophy, use Spin clubs and balls. Don't worry about the side-spin ones.
xenoflux2113
Member
Will switch to those then. Just got out of the pro ranks last night. I also got the trophy for the long drive by putting the ball on a aquaduct that put me right on the green. Love those little secret areas.
Yeah, easiest place I found to get that was through the water wheel.
JakkuFurosu
Member
Finally put this back in last night to get back into it thanks to talking with Number45 in Vita gen thread.
did absolutely terribad in the dailies last night but im sure ill be back in 10% in no time.
did absolutely terribad in the dailies last night but im sure ill be back in 10% in no time.
xenoflux2113
Member
Did the dailies last night, first one was awesome, top 25% or so (fantastic for me), did the 18 hole second and got the course average at the time so again not spectacular but not that bad, then I did the Harvest Hills 9 hole... double or triple bogey on each hole. I cannot express my hate for the Harvest Hills course.
I actually got it on another green, randomly, after multiple tries on that very hole. Went 350.01
^_^I actually got it on another green, randomly, after multiple tries on that very hole. Went 350.01
Got 377 when hitting through the wheel.
I'm not sure what you mean by modifiers?Finally unlocked easy mode
Is there a list somewhere of what all the different modifiers do?
Also, I don't like the points vs mode, since it seems like the CPU loves to land their shots far enough out so when they sink their birdie they get the long putt bonus :|
Agreed on the points. The amount of times the CPU 'fluffed' their first or second shot just so that they could chip in for the win!
Alex Anderson
Member
Hah, got a Harvest +1 Bunker and Maple +2 Bunker among the dailies today. I might be dropping an f-bomb or three later tonight
HiddenAway
Member
I won my first daily tournament!
^_^
Got 377 when hitting through the wheel.
I'm not sure what you mean by modifiers?
Agreed on the points. The amount of times the CPU 'fluffed' their first or second shot just so that they could chip in for the win!
I mean I know what Mega Cup is, but stuff like Impossible Pin and Crazy Cup don't seem to make a difference.
And ya, I was 2 up on a CPU today only for them to get a hole in one on the next hole after I stuck my ball within 8 feet
HiddenAway
Member
That patch isn't up anywhere yet. Still hoping I can break the top 9 before the season ends...
No idea on crazy cup, but impossible pin just means that the pin is placed on a part of the green that's either difficult to hit accurately (usually near the front) or hard to putt out on.
Nope, nothing on the patch/update yet.
It was cup shuffle, and it just makes the order of holes random vs 1-18. Impossible Pin I got after finally seeing a splash screen about it.
lowrider007
Licorice-flavoured booze?
Fuck silver seriously, I've always loved Hot Shots but this game is just getting infuriating now which is not a feeling I normally attach to this franchise, must of tried 5-1 and 5-2 about 100 times, best I've finished is 6th.
I couldn't beat any of them at all even on easy mode. Then Kid Icarus came out, so I took a long 1 week break from my Vita. I played it again a couple of days ago and finally got 1st. Maybe you should take a break too.
lowrider007
Licorice-flavoured booze?
I think your right, I just came really close to smashing my Vita on the corner of my desk and I really don't normally rage at games, honestly the difficulty jump from Bronze to Silver is game breaking imo.
I'm stuck there too. I don't even bother trying anymore. I just play the dailies.
lowrider007
Licorice-flavoured booze?
Just managed first in 5-2, such a relief, took me 6 hours straight playing, I refuse to use easy mode, I used a novice character, didn't even touch the W1, used the W3 with extra power most of the time off the tee for better control, played super safe shots and got lucky with some of the pin positions.
You'll have an easier time with a better character
I also prefer playing it safe, and going with high control and spin over power
I think 5-1 is the level that gave me the most trouble in the entire game. I might even have completed it after the entire of the rest of the silver levels were finished with.
As mentioned above, look for control (and impact, if that's something that you struggle to time well) above power. Spin is useful as well for stopping the ball quickly on tough greens. I used both pin hole ball and club from about silver onwards, and I'd recommend taking those to level 3 quickly.
lowrider007
Licorice-flavoured booze?
When you say take these to level three quickly how do you do that?, I thought you just had to wait until they appear for sale in the shop?
I'm pretty sure that the next level appears when you buy the one that's available, although perhaps that's not the case?
Himynameischris
Member
It's not, it'll appear if you've unlocked it previously. I just got beat the gold levels and unlocked platinum but only two VS modes show up, are there no more normal tournaments in the platinum level?
I meant the club levels, I think once you buy level one the level two version automatically shows up for purchase?
As for the question about platinum rank, yeah it's just the two VS matches.
Himynameischris
Member
Yeah I'm not 100% sure but I remember having to wait for the next level club to unlock before I could buy it.
famousmortimer
Banned
Any folks looking for a fun league?
The playerone podcast forums has a league, run by yours truly, and season one is coming to a close and season 2 is starting next tuesday.
http://www.playeronepodcast.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=7686&st=0&gopid=178524&#entry178524
We have a couple pretty skilled guys but i'd say the vast majority of us are average and it's a fun atmosphere. All are welcomed. Come check it out.
The playerone podcast forums has a league, run by yours truly, and season one is coming to a close and season 2 is starting next tuesday.
http://www.playeronepodcast.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=7686&st=0&gopid=178524&#entry178524
We have a couple pretty skilled guys but i'd say the vast majority of us are average and it's a fun atmosphere. All are welcomed. Come check it out.
Himynameischris
Member
Cool I want to join I'm adding u under Maguss.
lowrider007
Licorice-flavoured booze?
1st placed 5-1 today on my first attempt (Normal difficulty), I guess having a break helped, the key on 5-1 and 5-2 is to play super safe shots, I'm always temped to use the w1 or take a short cut but you have to restrain yourself, it pays off in the end.
5-1 and 5-2, I just went with pinhole equipment and played it super safe and basically went for par. CPU characters also bombing out at the end with +2 or +3 helped quite a bit.
ZedIndyLil
Member
Finished the Silver stars last night. I guess it's like real golf--you have good days and bad days. I've been doing better in the Challenge courses lately but bombing in the Daily tournaments. I'm a little afraid to see if I finished dead last in one of the ones from yesterday...hopefully the game fudges and adds a couple people behind you so you don't feel TOO horrible
Alex Anderson
Member
Finished the Silver stars last night. I guess it's like real golf--you have good days and bad days. I've been doing better in the Challenge courses lately but bombing in the Daily tournaments. I'm a little afraid to see if I finished dead last in one of the ones from yesterday...hopefully the game fudges and adds a couple people behind you so you don't feel TOO horrible
Check it and make yourself feel better (unless shot +10 or something
). The game's kinda weird in how it tabulates your provisional ranking during a round. You have to get pretty close to the "Average Score" people shot before it moves the needle up any.I'm a little afraid to see if I finished dead last in one of the ones from yesterday...hopefully the game fudges and adds a couple people behind you so you don't feel TOO horrible
Heh, so you're my competition for not-last. I'm getting a lot better at this game due to the fact that I've spent an insane amount of time playing it this week, but I'm such a choke artist when it comes to the dailies. I usually shoot at least 5 over my average score. I'm glad to hear that I'm probably not really one of the worst players, lol.
ZedIndyLil
Member
Whew, dodged a bullet there. Last place will have to wait for another day
Same here, one of my only two came in that tournament.Why is real golf mode considered unofficial? Just got my first hole in one, but it counts for nothing due to it not being official
My 10 year old daughter is now hooked on this. I'm hoping she might have more luck with the homing/spiral/hole-in-one shots that I'm missing on official rounds!
lowrider007
Licorice-flavoured booze?
Just got a b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l 189.8y chip-in albatross, am now on Gold rank, God this game is amazing, so rewarding when you pull off good shots.
Heavy's Sandvich
Member
Apologies for the rather n00b question, how similar is this to Mario Golf on gamecube?
That's a tough one, it's AGES since I've played that game. I'm not usually one for golf games though and I really liked Mario Golf and I love this, if that helps.
I think I like that they don't take themselves too seriously aesthetically, but they both offer a good solid game of gold underneath. I do think EG wins purely on the golf experience though, for me.
EG doesn't get quite so silly in the latter stages with the geometry either, although it's still fiendishly hard.
I think I like that they don't take themselves too seriously aesthetically, but they both offer a good solid game of gold underneath. I do think EG wins purely on the golf experience though, for me.
EG doesn't get quite so silly in the latter stages with the geometry either, although it's still fiendishly hard.
ashbash159
Member
Thinking of getting this game.
Where's the best place to buy it in the UK? Should I just get the digital version?
Edit: Just had a peek at the reviews in the OP. Are they a little low because it's pretty much the same game as the previous in the series? This would be my first Everybody's Golf game, however.
Where's the best place to buy it in the UK? Should I just get the digital version?
Edit: Just had a peek at the reviews in the OP. Are they a little low because it's pretty much the same game as the previous in the series? This would be my first Everybody's Golf game, however.
I think so, yes. The only other legitimate complaint (in my opinion, obviously) is that the online mode isn't all that well thought out as of right now. This month should see a patch to resolve that though (we don't have specifics on the patch at the moment).
The game is charming, packed full of content (a decent number of courses and challenges, along with the online) and deceptively deep in terms of mechanics - it's a tough game to master, but incredibly rewarding when you do so.