Everybody's Golf

 PlayStation 4
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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 168 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 23 out of 168
  3. Negative: 28 out of 168
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  1. whitenazard
    Oct 25, 2017
    0
    Three big problems:
    (1) I had hoped that the reset feature would have been improved from Hot Shots -- if you wanted to restart a round on the same course in Hot Shots, you had to wait for the entire course to be reloaded, re-choose your gear, etc., rather than just re-setting you to the first hole in a second or two (how hard could it be ?). Well, in Everybody's, the reset feature is    Three big problems:
    (1) I had hoped that the reset feature would have been improved from Hot Shots -- if you wanted to restart a round on the same course in Hot Shots, you had to wait for the entire course to be reloaded, re-choose your gear, etc., rather than just re-setting you to the first hole in a second or two (how hard could it be ?). Well, in Everybody's, the reset feature is WORSE ! Takes even longer. Unacceptable.
    (2) They made a big thing in Hot Shots about the Advanced Shot System, and it WAS far superior to the 'meter' shot method. Literally played for years with Advance Shots. But, for those who preferred the 'meter', that was available, too. Not so with Everybody's -- you take the 'meter' or go suck an egg. The 'meter' stinks. Unacceptable.
    (3) I'm tired of playing 'blind' trying to figure out what all the junk on the screen means -- you got no instruction book ! OK in theory, but the game doesn't tell you jack about all the features, icons, gauges, etc. So, you just have to wade in, and hope to get explanations as you go along. Don't know what features can or will be 'unlocked', what you will or won't be able to do at some point... Unacceptable.

    I am highly disappointed, especially considering all the time it took to develop and release the game. i give it thumbs down.    … Expand
  2. Keys1989
    Dec 22, 2017
    2
    It's a step back from out of bounds and has some serious pay to gamble at a chance to win loot box esq issues when it comes to online play.

    The core gameplay is great, it's looks and feels like all the great HSG games of the past. My only game play related complaint was the removal of advanced swing, I had to adjust to my one and only option of traditional, this was forgivable and I    It's a step back from out of bounds and has some serious pay to gamble at a chance to win loot box esq issues when it comes to online play.

    The core gameplay is great, it's looks and feels like all the great HSG games of the past. My only game play related complaint was the removal of advanced swing, I had to adjust to my one and only option of traditional, this was forgivable and I learned the traditional style pretty quick and I thought all was well. I enjoyed the single player game until near the end when you get rewarded your first set of custom clubs that need to be upgraded. At then end of the single player game you unlock special tours that let you earn gems to upgrade the custom clubs. Thing is once you get that far those tours aren't fun or challenging, just a grind to try and earn gems. A serious slow grind! Or you could pay to upgrade them. But here lies another issue, upgrading them is randomly generated and you could spend the money or grind it out and end up with custom clubs that still won't let you compete against the 90% of people who play online with maxed out custom clubs. This is my issue, single player is fun and all but online is where this game shined for me in the past. Once I've played through the single player and learned the mechanics and courses I want to hop online and have some real fun competing against real people. But online is a bare bones version of what it was in past titles, no graded tours just four man lobbies with everybody rocking maxed out custom clubs. Online is pitch and putt pay to win garbage.

    Give us graded tours keep this dirty custom clubs far away from those tours and the score would get a bump to a near 9. As is this game is yet another eg of a beloved series ruined by the all mighty dollar.    … Expand
  3. FrankInOttawa
    Sep 1, 2017
    2
    I waited for the latest Hot Shots Golf to come out, so much so that it was my very first pre-ordered game, only to be disappointed. I don't quite understand the 10's form other reviewers.
    For starters the graphics. Uninspired to say the least. The characters had me wondering if I was on a PS4 or Nintendo Wii. Not even Wii U. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't expecting real to life characters    I waited for the latest Hot Shots Golf to come out, so much so that it was my very first pre-ordered game, only to be disappointed. I don't quite understand the 10's form other reviewers.
    For starters the graphics. Uninspired to say the least. The characters had me wondering if I was on a PS4 or Nintendo Wii. Not even Wii U. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't expecting real to life characters but I was also expecting a step up from Hot Shots. Give me some sort of feeling like I'm on a next gen system. Clothing and hair physics...Something.
    Next is dialogue. Not sure why the dialogue box wasn't narrated but it wasn't. It's not that I had to read through them, but again it was the feeling of being in 2000, not 2017.
    Lets get to some game play. Three tap putting?!? I nearly lost my mind. Why?!? Was that a big complaint that there needed to be more button mashing? Not to mention timing/delays seem to be a little suspect too.
    As I haven't done the online portion of it yet, I'll touch on the match play and tournaments.
    Tournaments...WHY are all four golfers out at once as if it's speed golf? Is it a way to distract from the lack of effort put into each character? It definitely is distracting when getting up to hit. Especially putting. Which leads to the left to right break indication on the greens. It's way too hard to see the left to right that I had to zoom down to the ground to watch for the faintest little dot moving left to right.
    Match play has been easy and to only get their costume, which I can't wait to put on skirts and run around in "cosplay" as a male avatar. Lots of sarcasm there if you didn't pick up on it.
    I'm struggling for something good to say about the game so far and I guess I could say the scenery is well done. Also the club progression seems to be interesting. Do well with certain clubs and get "rewarded". Not a bad touch. A Golf Clash type system is motivating, but this is a good start.
    They stripped away all that was good about Hot Shots and appear to have started from scratch and it feels like a full blown fail. Not only am I disappointed that I spent money on this, but I'm more disappointed that it's not fun after all the changes they made. Changes that didn't make the game better. This may have killed the franchise for me and it saddens me to say it.
    You've guessed by now that I don't recommend purchasing the game, especially as an early adopter, but it might be worth looking into later after some, a lot of, updates.    … Expand
  4. Essexboyee
    Sep 1, 2017
    0
    After the absolute wonder that was EBG on PS3, this, after such a long wait and on next-gen tech, is far, far from good. Not only has the game done away with the utterly magnificent advanced swing mode, reverting to the 1980's style, unintuitive, 3-click bar...but the whole game feels rushed, unfinished and there are so many problems with it I wish I hadn`t bothered!!! Clearly, the gameAfter the absolute wonder that was EBG on PS3, this, after such a long wait and on next-gen tech, is far, far from good. Not only has the game done away with the utterly magnificent advanced swing mode, reverting to the 1980's style, unintuitive, 3-click bar...but the whole game feels rushed, unfinished and there are so many problems with it I wish I hadn`t bothered!!! Clearly, the game has not been made by anyone with any golfing knowledge/appreciation/sympathy and for a title which has had such longevity, there should have been a much higher emphasis on providing a way into/through the game that isn`t directed at TOTAL NEWBIES!!! It`s a real grind to click through all the utterly pointless character chatter and actually get to play some bl00dy golf! The problems, the problems, where do I start!?!?! Yardages are wrong and given differently depending on what screen you`re on, you can be right on the edge of the hole and it tells you there are 1.5ft left!!!!! The graphics!?!?!?!? The old game on the old system looked 1000-times better!!! The bunkers/trees/grass etc all look like PC graphics from an Amiga 500!!! Golfing terminology!?! What the hell is a "do-over"??? I don`t know about others, but I`ve no interest in winning 1500 pairs of shorts, 250 dresses and an assortment of other cr4p to make my character look good/different etc, let`s play some golf eh!?!? Added to that, there`s an unsettling, almost paedophilic nature to some of the chat in the offline mode with characters boasting about how hot some of the outfits are that the girls are wearing (the clearly sub-18 yr old girls btw) and far, far too much innuendo that really doesn`t sit well at all....creepy. This game has not evolved, it has regressed and frankly, I`d rather fire up an emulator on the PC and play Leaderboard from 1986! What a waste of money.… Expand
  5. JohnRedPepper
    Aug 31, 2017
    0
    Nothing more then a pretty game, with no real depth or challenge, online is broken with no options for tournaments and can't connect to people rooms, which are a rubbish idea, nothing more then an attempted money sucker. Not even an option for quick online challenge.
  6. shiftyman
    Aug 31, 2017
    1
    Wow the Sony puppets are out in force, should be tumble weed golf because of how empty it is, from the lack of shot selection (no punch, loft, fade, draw etc) to the lame online effort where there's no tournaments, daily challenges etc and no find a game option, but of course it will be full of micro transactions, can't even play on all 5 courses when you start or many game types, have toWow the Sony puppets are out in force, should be tumble weed golf because of how empty it is, from the lack of shot selection (no punch, loft, fade, draw etc) to the lame online effort where there's no tournaments, daily challenges etc and no find a game option, but of course it will be full of micro transactions, can't even play on all 5 courses when you start or many game types, have to grind to them. Unless all you want is a good looking golf game with a ton of customisations, then you've found your game. Plus the people who developed this has no understanding of golf.… Expand
  7. meyerpark
    Sep 12, 2022
    0
    Game was fine, a more easy golf game and fun to play. Great revenge versus ai matches too. But servers are closing soon, so ahh lol so big 0 lol
  8. Jew69
    Feb 23, 2022
    0
    Let me just clear the air this game is terrible. I wouldn’t buy this for a blind kid. The graphics are terrible and it runs like it’s on a leapfrog. Do you want me to keep going because I could. I wouldn’t recommend this game to you if it was free. I honestly don’t have words how this game costs money and is still on the PlayStation store. I hope this review helped aid your decision onLet me just clear the air this game is terrible. I wouldn’t buy this for a blind kid. The graphics are terrible and it runs like it’s on a leapfrog. Do you want me to keep going because I could. I wouldn’t recommend this game to you if it was free. I honestly don’t have words how this game costs money and is still on the PlayStation store. I hope this review helped aid your decision on whether to get this game. I would recommend for anyone 5+ very low skill and iq is needed for this horse radish you call a game. Stay blessed!… Expand

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 48 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 48
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  1. Games.cz
    Jan 2, 2018
    80
    The first PS4 piece of the time-tested series does not bring a miraculous technical design and it has some flaws. But at the same time, it offers a great entertainment for both new and seasoned golfers and motivates players to show up their mastery.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Oct 15, 2017
    80
    Changes are plentiful, but don't disrupt the formula of what makes this series so great. Come for the characters, stay for the simple-but-demanding golfing. [Nov 2017, p.79]
  3. Games Master UK
    Oct 6, 2017
    75
    One for those who enjoy crazy golf, rather than those who fancy themselves the next Rory McIlroy. [Nov 2017, p.73]
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