![]() ![]() It also introduces you to the new Frostbite 3 engine-powered courses, which do look amazing, capitalising fully on the capabilities of current-gen consoles. ![]() The game begins promisingly, with the Prologue – taking place in the final stages of the US open, accompanied by a voiceover by McIlroy – doing a great job at introducing you to the three new control systems. That’s not to say that there aren’t any redeeming features. There isn’t even a replay option anymore, so you had better hold on tight to the memory of that spectacular hole-in-one you made on Hole 14, because you won’t be seeing it again. The worst part is that the game seems to know this, as the Career mode defaults to a “quick round” setting, reducing each tournament to a handful of holes per round rather than the full four rounds of 18, allowing you to get it over with as quickly as possible.Ĭareer isn’t the only mode that disappoints, as the online options have also been slashed dramatically, and you can no longer create your own Country Club to share with friends. You no longer have the ability to rise through the amateur tournaments into the PGA, or the option of playing the pre-tournament practice rounds in order to earn additional experience, leaving you with very little reason to actually play through the Career section. Instead, the game simply transports you from one tournament to the next, without providing any real context or reward. The entire Career mode fails to give you the sense that you’re actually, well, playing a career. How are you meant to live vicariously through your in-game self now? You can’t even add facial hair, for crying out loud. Fewer options, in fact, than the last PGA Tour game. You are given the option of creating your own character in Career mode, similarly to FIFA, Madden, and NBA, but the system is years behind those other titles, with only eleven pre-set heads and three body types to choose from. The line-up of playable golfers is similarly embarrassing: gone are almost half of those playable in Tiger Woods PGA Tour ’14, including the women from the LPGA, the entire list of Legends from the previous games, and, rather amusingly, Tiger Woods himself. Since the game’s release, there have been small steps taken to fix this issue, with EA putting out a new course as free DLC, but really it’s a case of too little, too late. This is boosted somewhat with the “fantasy courses”, which are not based on any real-world location, such as courses based on Battlefield 4’s Paracel Storm map, the Grand Canyon and a nightclub. There are woefully few courses in comparison to its predecessor – eight instead of twenty Augusta being the most obvious omission. For a series that waited two years after Tiger Woods PGA Tour ‘14 to produce this game, the lack of overall content is startling.Īt first glance, the game feels more like a demo than an actual full-retail release. ![]() Unfortunately, the problem for the latest installment in EA Sports’ PGA Tour series, and the first since 1998 not to feature Tiger Woods as its namesake, is that it doesn’t do very much. What Rory McIlroy PGA Tour does, it generally does well. ![]()
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