A new golf-RPG called Golf Story came out for Switch today. Has anyone tried it out yet? I’m mad curious how it is.
I mean I assume a vidcon iteration of the above exists
really wish video game companies in other nations were as passionate about simulating the recreational activities of their middle-aged businessmen
edit: Mad respect for the lads behind the Train Simulator series, though
The GBC Mario Golf game is sort of low to no-nonsense, but it’s a wonderful game. My dad would borrow my Game Boy constantly to play it; his level 99 character could hit the ball like twice as far as my character could.
yeah it is unequivocally the best GBC game
yeah seconding Kirby’s Dream Course. incredibly easy to pick up and play & very charming. it was my go-to “date night” videogame for a while.
i think i saw the Game Grumps play Ribbit King a while back and i’ve been totally wanting to play it. i don’t have a place to have big videogame parties anymore and that would be perfect for it
i might try to pick up that Golf Story game tonight
I played a shit ton of Mario Golf Advance Tour when I was a wee sprout. That and the original GBC Mario Golf were incredibly good games. Camelot really seems to know what they’re doing when it comes to sports RPGs.
I got the newest Mario Golf game on 3DS a year ago and it lacking in a lot of aspects. Maybe it’s the rose-tinted glasses I acquired from the GB era but that game just seems really sterile and it’s missing a lot of content. Also, I never got the online play to work, which is a big reason for me to play the game.
I’ve never played a single Hot Shots game, but I’ve been REALLY craving the new Everybody’s Golf for PS4. It’s actually the only game I’ve had strong urges to impulsively purchase since GGXrd.
Also there’s that new Golf Story coming out on Switch
I actually completely misread the topic, and I don’t have many suggestions for “weird” golf games, other than 100ft. Robot Golf which I didn’t hear much praise for
aqua teen hunger force: zombie ninja pro-am
outlaw golf??
100ft Robot Golf was a pretty fun time, we played a good chunk of it for like a week and never touched it again.
your enjoyment may vary depending on your love of 70’s anime tropes & affinity for McElroy Brothers goofs (they do the color commentary)
I absolutely adore the McElroys, but yeah, after watching the gameplay for a while it seemed kinda bland.
Great concept though.
Kirby’s Dream Course was one of my favorite games growing up. I played theeee absolute shit out of that game. Lots of sleepovers.
Cool to see it in the SNES Mini, even if none of us will ever actually own one.
Golf Story looks fucking amazing and I am buying that immediately.
my god do these games look like piss
I’ve played Golf Story for a couple hours and it is okay. I like the way it looks, it is snappy, the music is uninspiring. It goes down smooth. I think the somewhat-skill-based metaphor of 2D golf is a better battle system for a fetch quest jRPG than menu fighting. There’s little things like fish that jump out of the water to snatch your ball if it flies overhead, gophers that snatch the ball and plop it in a bunker: hope it gets real silly fast.
I also bought Neo Turf Masters on the Switch a month or two ago, its basically just slowly become a golf computer. The best parts of Neo Turf Masters are its non-gameplay screens, the intro, the title, the isometric hole renderings, “I did it!”, “Oh no!” they wash over with a pure and specific delight. I hadn’t put two and two together before a couple years ago that it is essentially a sequel to Irem’s pre-existing golf series, thought them Metal Slug guys just willed it into existence fully-formed on the first try.