Rory McIlroy PGA Tour: Tour Pro Mode Reactions (Roundtable)

[turbineseaplane]

What are these guys talking about?

Other than courses in TGC (60,000+ and most are auto-gen garbage)... I can't even remember a "less customizable" golf game than TGC (you'd have to go back to the 90's)

[BenGerman]

Quote: Originally Posted by DivotMaker

Huh? If you are talking about GNCD and courses, yes, I agree. As far as customizing anything else, TGC is awfully short on customizations and IMO hit very few of the right buttons there. Am I missing something here? I play TGC daily and see very FEW ways to customize anything.

Should have clarified: while I agree TGC has a lot to improve on in player customization, being able to design my own courses in such a manner is a huge plus, for me (and likely Chris). The Golf Club feels like the experience I want to create, rather than the one they give me - something that I get the feeling EA is pushing with this tour mode.

[DivotMaker]

Quote: Originally Posted by BenGerman

Should have clarified: while I agree TGC has a lot to improve on in player customization, being able to design my own courses in such a manner is a huge plus, for me (and likely Chris). The Golf Club feels like the experience I want to create, rather than the one they give me - something that I get the feeling EA is pushing with this tour mode.

Fair enough, thanks for clarifying. At least now we have competition in the Golf market and I'm thrilled to have more than one game to play since I am not interested in design nor do I have the time for it. Courses (quantity) is currently the only real advantage TGC will have other than pricing and those aren't insignificant. Anxious for EA's E3 Golf presentation so we can compare facts and features between both instead of speculation. Gameplay options will be a huge difference maker as well.

[BenGerman]

Definitely! The more options the better. I'm always hesitant to criticize having more options, even when I think the option is a bit silly (like being able to customize your abilities before you play a certain course). All the same, I'm really excited to see how the game looks. Ultimately, I think, most of us will be happy if the game plays a solid round of golf.

[tonybologna]

I wished this game would have been released for PS3 too. Not everybody has moved onto next gen in the PS4 & XBox One. I mean I can understand certain game series discontinuing on the PS3/360 but this as a new game should have at least been released for the 1st year on PS3/360.

I guess it was a business decision though. I guess golf games are no more on current gen. I'm not quite ready to bite the bullet & move up to PS4/XBox One myself. Disappointed that we don't have the option of getting this game for PS3/360.

[grahamc]

Quote: Originally Posted by tonybologna

I wished this game would have been released for PS3 too. Not everybody has moved onto next gen in the PS4 & XBox One. I mean I can understand certain game series discontinuing on the PS3/360 but this as a new game should have at least been released for the 1st year on PS3/360. I guess it was a business decision though. I guess golf games are no more on current gen. I'm not quite ready to bite the bullet & move up to PS4/XBox One myself. Disappointed that we don't have the option of getting this game for PS3/360.

But PS4/XB1 aren't 'next-gen' - they're current gen. They've been around for 18 months or so, so I'm not quite sure how long people expect companies to cover both platforms at extra expense?

There's no way that the PS3/360 could handle the engine and graphics of the game, so they'd essentially be having to make four different versions of the game. Not gonna happen.

[zoom zoom]

Quote: Originally Posted by grahamc

But PS4/XB1 aren't 'next-gen' - they're current gen. They've been around for 18 months or so, so I'm not quite sure how long people expect companies to cover both platforms at extra expense? There's no way that the PS3/360 could handle the engine and graphics of the game, so they'd essentially be having to make four different versions of the game. Not gonna happen.

Yeah, no way are they going to pay for everything it would take to get the game out on last gen hardware. At least in Madden and NHL, where they just re-release the last version of the game with updated menus and rosters, this is a different beast. Not only would they have to create courses and content, they may not have the right to use anything from the old TW 14 game due to their separation from him. I mean, technically, just slapping Rory's name on it might not be enough.

There is no way they are going to make a game from scratch for the 360,PS3, and the consoles cannot do handle the new game which loads an entire course at one time. I think it might be cheaper to build a game from scratch than try to scale the new game back enough to get it working.

There are just way too many obstacles for this game to be profitable on last gen hardware.

[tonybologna]

You're right guys! I wasn't thinking about this being a totally new game. I was thinking about the continuation of Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf series. This alone makes it not a good candidate for last gen consoles. I wish it was different though. Thanks!