The Giant
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Go away to your shitty thread you icon crybaby.
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Scalpel Knight
Member
Us Switch owners have no games to play so we talk about them instead.
Blitzrules240
Banned
This game might be my Tin Cup of tea.
No reviews yet, but a few of us have been playing it and it's good.
You can buy with confidence.
RichiRamjag
Member
Hey. No need to drive a wedge between fellow golf story fans.
Jonneh3003
Banned
I suggest just getting it fellas. Reviews shouldn't be out for a while seeming as we only got the game yesterday and there's quite a lot to see and do. It's fantastic and fills a long unfilled void.
Agreed, your approach is better.
The Hermit
Member
GiantBreadbug
Member
So this is expected to go up in the US at 12 pm EST? I'm living in Japan but have a US account so I'm kinda unsure about these kind of things.
I'll for sure stay awake until 1 am Japan time to get this and start trying it out since I have tomorrow off.
I'll for sure stay awake until 1 am Japan time to get this and start trying it out since I have tomorrow off.
RichiRamjag
Member
Did you find all four of the
green buttons
I only found the two obvious ones at the start.
Jonneh3003
Banned
Not yet
Over 6 hours though I'm about to dedicate the rest of my day trying to get through it (which involves ignoring my SNES Mini which is arriving any moment now!)
Panthalassic
Member
Wondering about this too... I know you can redeem Wii U/3DS eShop codes at ec.nintendo.com/redeem and they will download after that, but I haven't figured out how to buy games via browser
Yep that was a rough post he better sling his hook before he gets sliced and diced. Thanks for being a driver for better posts and not allowing some bogey man to drive a wedge in the quality of these posts.
Jonneh3003
Banned
Don't think so. Lots of optional bits to go back and do!
Still got 4 hours in NA I think.
Buggy off.
SinCityAssassin
Member
Review codes.
Honestly you're right, not like it costs that much anyways.
Some people do like favors.
DigitalScrap
Member
A question for you already playing the game. I'm not a fan of golf as a sport, but I don't mind it in say Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort, I even highly enjoy it there. And yet I find myself interested in this game, for the old school rpg light-feels and those charming graphics. Are golf mechanics fun enough and is there plenty of other bits of the game (the rpg bits if you will) for me to like this game anyway?
i will flip you the birdieif you aint careful.
I don't play vanilla golf games and I have zero interest in real world golf. I'm enjoying this a whole lot. The mechanics are very solid and once you get them down, very intuitive. And you can golf literally anywhere lol.
And there is indeed a heavy emphasis on the characters and rpg elements. The story isn't "epic" (at least not in these opening hours) but it's charming as heck.
It's also got this quirky humor that is apparently Australian.
IlGialloMondadori
Member
First review is up from Eurogamer! Recommended!
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-09-28-golf-story-review
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-09-28-golf-story-review
Ha! Seems like a lot of people got Earthbound vibes. From back on page 1:
I really didn't get any Earthbound vibes during what I've seen of the game, yet the reviewer spends like 2 paragraphs describing the game like that. I'm guessing the reviewer played way more than that but I wish 2D RPGs didn't immediately scream Earthbound to reviewers nowadays.
OrbitalBeard
Member
That Eurogamer review + impressions in this thread officially sold me on the game. Looks like I know what I'm playing for the rest of the week.
D
Deleted member 1235
Unconfirmed Member
Wtf the switch has loads of games
In my opinion, based on the few hours I've played, it's not quite as far out as Earthbound. Eurogamer played more than I did though. I almost wanna say the tone reminded me of Stardew Valley? Except funnier. There is a definite wacky humor and occasional bizarreness to it that probably invokes Earthbound for some people.
That's the joke
Claude Dallas
Member
Perfect companion to watching USA dominate the President's Cup this weekend. Can't wait!
But you can only use the 7 iron for every shot.
That's what I was hoping to hear. Thank you! Another Switch game bought, third since last week.
From looking at the surroundings in one of the 'first 30 min' video's:
1. The obvious one to the left of the guy who says he's trying to hit the button
2. On the other side of the first one. To the right, across the water
3. Top left where the guy is hiding in the grass
4. Above the shed that needs you to press the 4 buttons to open it
2. On the other side of the first one. To the right, across the water
3. Top left where the guy is hiding in the grass
4. Above the shed that needs you to press the 4 buttons to open it
Thank you very much for that!
Eurogamer actually describes it as "generous length."
It seems long just judging by all the stuff there is to do in the first area; there are a TON of secrets and sidequests which can probably lead to variable playtimes. I'm a completionist, I'm slow.
One of the early moments when I realized how well the RPG mechanics had been incorporated: There's a driving range where a guy challenges you to make increasingly further shots out onto various greens. At first the last challenge was actually impossible for me; only by leveling up and putting stats into Power (drive length) was I able to hit a ball that far out.
But for every point you put in Power, the rest of your stats (which affect accuracy and the like) suffers a penalty, meaning you need to spend points there too or else you'll be hitting far but going wide.
It's very thoughtfully balanced.
Sergio Garcia? I can't tell what's a pun anymore.
