Everybody's Golf

 PlayStation 4
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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 168 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 117 out of 168
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 168
  3. Negative: 28 out of 168
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  1. Kenms
    Aug 29, 2017
    10
    This game is a continue evolution of a comcept, golf fun for everyone, the mechanichs, the content and the hours of play and fun is unlimited with this game and with local and online multiplayer, if you want fun with a deportive game this is your game and the price is very expensive for this expiernce, buy if you wish!
  2. retroman72
    Aug 29, 2017
    10
    I truly haven't had as much fun on a video game as ive had with this game . Wow this game is addicting and so much fun. The graphics aon the ps4 pro when set to 4k is beautiful and the flow and framerates are smooth as silk. This game has it all from local multiplayer to online multiplayer. You don't even have to be a golf fan to enjoy this game and holy cow this game has 1 of the bestI truly haven't had as much fun on a video game as ive had with this game . Wow this game is addicting and so much fun. The graphics aon the ps4 pro when set to 4k is beautiful and the flow and framerates are smooth as silk. This game has it all from local multiplayer to online multiplayer. You don't even have to be a golf fan to enjoy this game and holy cow this game has 1 of the best character creation options I ever seen . you will see so many different looking players that have their own original look ...Its insane . Its neat just seeing all the different creations out there. This is a must buy for everyone ..so much fun!… Expand
  3. rob37641
    Sep 1, 2017
    10
    great game! lots of fun! great 4k and HDR support! gameplay is awesome!......................................................................................................................................................................................................................!
  4. Chell210
    Sep 1, 2017
    10
    Lol at the moron who said anyone said anyone who enjoys this game is a Sony shill when he and .4 guys at once start to **** cry over the fact that shocker people can enjoy a game while these's pathetic losers have to justify their sad existence putting down overs it's a shame. Anyway this game is actually really damn good for kicking back and just relaxing when ya got spare time.Lol at the moron who said anyone said anyone who enjoys this game is a Sony shill when he and .4 guys at once start to **** cry over the fact that shocker people can enjoy a game while these's pathetic losers have to justify their sad existence putting down overs it's a shame. Anyway this game is actually really damn good for kicking back and just relaxing when ya got spare time. Considering the price it's worth it.… Expand
  5. TreadLightly55
    Aug 29, 2017
    10
    One word addicting. This game shows progress you start out normal then improve in more ways this is the game for people that love golfing games but dont go out on the course themselves. This is arcade addictive game play at its finest. I was brought back to my Burnout 3 racing days and it kinda reminds me a little of Sonic Adventure the music and the way you run around free style.
  6. stefanoteixeira
    Aug 29, 2017
    9
    Although there are hints of microtransactions having too much power i have not seen it yet. At the core of it all, this game does a fantastic job at making a boring sport into a fantastic multiplayer game. The solid gameplay mechanics have not been altered with and as a casual gamer i am having a blast playing this game. This is the first time that he Hot Shots series has focused on theAlthough there are hints of microtransactions having too much power i have not seen it yet. At the core of it all, this game does a fantastic job at making a boring sport into a fantastic multiplayer game. The solid gameplay mechanics have not been altered with and as a casual gamer i am having a blast playing this game. This is the first time that he Hot Shots series has focused on the multiplayer aspect. Although the online modes may seem like a gimmick, it is a fantastic addition to a a classic game.… Expand
  7. Cball17
    Aug 30, 2017
    10
    If you have liked Hot Shots Golf games to this point I am confident you will love this game. I know I do. It is true to the fun, challenging, satisfying nature of Hot Shots Golf games but now it has a huge scope and way more depth. I can't say enough about this game. It's obviously not a golf simulation but for pure fun in gaming you can't do better than this.
  8. McCoyPauley
    Sep 1, 2017
    8
    Outstanding and addictive gameplay, simple and accessible yet packing surprising depth. Excellent course design and a fun and powerful character creator.

    Everybody's Golf is an extremely fun game, plain and simple. A few strange design decisions keep it from being the essential game it is painfully close to being. There is no multiplayer matchmaking, and the game relies on an archaic    Outstanding and addictive gameplay, simple and accessible yet packing surprising depth. Excellent course design and a fun and powerful character creator.

    Everybody's Golf is an extremely fun game, plain and simple. A few strange design decisions keep it from being the essential game it is painfully close to being. There is no multiplayer matchmaking, and the game relies on an archaic server browser style system to play rounds with up to 3 other players. Curiously, the source of character progression (improving your clubs) is absent in these matches. The lack of matchmaking also affects the balance of these games, as players with highly upgraded clubs will inevitably be matched with new players. Other multiplayer modes exist, including a daily solo challenge and a mode called Turf-War. The daily challenge is fun, but I've found Turf-War lacking.

    While the game's courses are excellent and fun to play many times over, they are locked behind a considerable singleplayer grind. It can be tedious, especially at the beginning, to put in the 10 hours or so required to unlock even the second course.

    Even these annoying quirks can't hold back a game that is simply a joy to play.    … Expand
  9. Superior_mcd
    Sep 3, 2017
    9
    Fun arcade golf game. A lot of fun to play couch co op. I like the amount of and ease of customization included in the game. The mechanics are smooth and easy to use, but there is a surprising amount of depth if you want to go looking for it.
  10. SwiftReviews
    Aug 30, 2017
    8
    I'm enjoying it so far, fun golf game i remember from ages ago it still has the charm to it and is very entertaining. Good fun for multiple players and is a good price :)
  11. schlampe9856
    Sep 15, 2017
    9
    This is a refreshing breath of fresh air for the series. The character customization possibilities are mathematically endless. The only reason this game is getting a point off is the makers tried too many new ideas.. some work and some kinda don't. They just needed to edit more.
  12. paolylo
    Oct 9, 2017
    10
    Haven't had the time to play it after buying it a month ago but once I started, I couldn't let go of the controller the way I couldn't stop playing Minna No Golf on the PSP a decade ago. It's just a completely addictive game where you won't mind grinding out your character's level especially once getting the timing of the driver swing right. The short game and putting does take a bit ofHaven't had the time to play it after buying it a month ago but once I started, I couldn't let go of the controller the way I couldn't stop playing Minna No Golf on the PSP a decade ago. It's just a completely addictive game where you won't mind grinding out your character's level especially once getting the timing of the driver swing right. The short game and putting does take a bit of experience to control, but after getting the hang of that, it's very easy to get under par in 9 holes so it's just a matter of unlocking every character, course, and item.… Expand
  13. Markos-
    Oct 14, 2020
    8
    Truly family friendly game that does not bring many new ideas to the table but succesfully copies from older golf games. It is really fun to play and the ball physics and terrain reactions are very well made (realistic!). The other elements, particularly the characters and dialogues, are very cartoonish and childish so might not please the more serious audience but helps widening itsTruly family friendly game that does not bring many new ideas to the table but succesfully copies from older golf games. It is really fun to play and the ball physics and terrain reactions are very well made (realistic!). The other elements, particularly the characters and dialogues, are very cartoonish and childish so might not please the more serious audience but helps widening its appeal to virtually all ages.
    One little annoyance I experience is that it take ages to unlock additional golf courses, so you are stuck with the same ones for a veeery long while.

    Overall the best casual golf game I played since the classic Neo Turf masters :)    … Expand
  14. OldSilentHill
    Mar 20, 2018
    10
    Hot Shot Golf Fore! is still today the best game in the franchise.
    This game shines in on-line features, but it´s too easy when playing offline again the CPU.

    Please, use the updates to improve this challenges!

    Great game overall, the presentation is really good, keeping all the good aesthetics from last games.
  15. LucianoBAKA
    Nov 9, 2017
    9
    Awesome game! I still love to play the daily 9 holes every day, just for fun! :)

    I would like some more content, other activities more than fishing, and more game modes. That's why I give a solid 9.
  16. donsiphono
    Nov 12, 2021
    8
    Love the Everybody"s Golf series (played all of them since the PS2 era). This one is great too, not perfect, but a good game overall. My criticism is mostly:
    1. The Out of Bounds area are waaay too close to the fairway and in totally playable spot on some courses. Furthermore, a lake separating the tee off point to the fairway or green should not be considered an Out of Bounds, but a    Love the Everybody"s Golf series (played all of them since the PS2 era). This one is great too, not perfect, but a good game overall. My criticism is mostly:
    1. The Out of Bounds area are waaay too close to the fairway and in totally playable spot on some courses. Furthermore, a lake separating the tee off point to the fairway or green should not be considered an Out of Bounds, but a Water Hazard.
    2. No unlockables characters like previous games (like T-Bone, Mel etc.). You create your own characters and upgrade him is a "meh" moment for me. I really liked trying new characters with unique strength and weaknesses instead of unlocking cosmetic items and upgrading your clubs gradually or via using gems.

    The rest is great. It's a Everybody's Golf (Hot Shots Golf) game. Wonder if a new one will come on next gen platform eventually. Something I miss from an old game, the mini putt courses and 9-holes course full of par 3 for very quick match between friends.    … Expand
  17. HellaSavageX
    May 10, 2018
    10
    I've always been a fan of Hot Shots Golf and this game is no exception, it takes everything I've ever loved about the series and adds HD graphics and SO much more! :)
  18. ElSeano89
    Feb 19, 2019
    8
    Everybody's Golf is certainly, to put it mildly, a quirky game. It is a game where you can play a round with your robot/cyborg caddy LuLu who makes mechanical comments on the quality of your shots. It's a game where, once you've progressed enough to play them, you face off in 1 on 1 battles with...a Dutch housewife or a small child and then when you win, you get their clothes... It'sEverybody's Golf is certainly, to put it mildly, a quirky game. It is a game where you can play a round with your robot/cyborg caddy LuLu who makes mechanical comments on the quality of your shots. It's a game where, once you've progressed enough to play them, you face off in 1 on 1 battles with...a Dutch housewife or a small child and then when you win, you get their clothes... It's pretty bizarre or perhaps just very much in line with the Eastern tastes of it's Japanese developer and Japanese publisher. It's like somebody was playing golf one afternoon and thought "wouldn't it be great if we took this game and just mashed JRPG characters into it but really wholesome ones so nobody could feasibly get offended."

    So yeah, for a Western player there will be more than a few raised eyebrow moments as basically every piece of voice acting is just a hair away from being almost offensively stereotypical. You can play with a caddy who will declare chirpily "HOLE 5! ISSA PAH THEE!" but then as you finish your round somebody declares in an incredibly English accent (and I'm English) "GOOD SHOW...WELLLL DONE!" and your character in that special kind of American accent you only find in JRPGs will fist bump, do a 360 and proclaim "ALRIGHT! GOT IT!!". Yeah its odd.

    But in its incessantly cheerful bizarre-ness it actually becomes quite charming and whilst you are busy laughing at this weirdness you're slowly but surely getting addicted to what is actually a really high quality arcade, pick-up-and-play, golf game. It sucks you in and keeps you playing one more round. When you hit a shot close, chip in from distance or make a long putt there is genuine elation even if it is accompanied by fireworks, your avatar doing a little dance with anime eyes and your caddy crying out in a heavily Asian influenced accent "UN-BEE-REEVABLE!" It's wacky, it's weird but importantly it is really, really fun to just pick up and mess around in.

    There are some really nice, small touches to the gameplay too. The way the loading screen tips are helpful and whilst you wait you can practice timing your drive swing. When you take a shot, the movement around the rest of the course pauses and goes transparent so as not to distract you. There is a lot of thoughtful touches to the way the game plays.The interface is easy to understand and estimate distances and power required. It never feels unfair or cheap as some Tiger Woods games did. You don't frequently have a putt stop an inch from going down for example. The wind doesn't carry the ball ridiculous lengths in either direction. It feels fair but challenging and thats one of the biggest hurdles a golf game has.

    They keep things fresh by mirroring holes, playing front 9/back 9 or the whole 18 and with some pretty fun "special rules". You might play with huge cups or small cups for example and each provides their own particular challenge. You might play with tornado cups which mean if you hit it within 3 foot or so of the hole the cup sucks the ball in. Remarkably low scores follow as you can imagine. It makes golf accessible and fun but makes traditional play the main focus. As such you never really get bored because it is always switching things up on you.

    My main criticism is the lack of courses. There are only 6 in the game (though there are another 4 or 5 as DLC, another criticism) and it takes quite a time to unlock them all. I'd say I have put around 20 hours into it and I've only just unlocked the 5th course. The courses that are there however are impeccably designed and imaginative. This isn't PGA tour levels of course design but they look good and are fun to play and importantly have multiple attack options depending on your skill level/character progression.

    If they were only going to have 6 courses I'd have preferred them to all be available from the get go in unranked play because at the beginning playing the same 2 courses over and over, however fresh the little changes can make it, gets old at times.

    But then again that is sort of the beauty of Everybody's Golf. It is extremely accessible and easy to pick up and play. You can start it up, play maybe 3 rounds in 30-45 minutes and enjoy yourself. It is even quite relaxing to do so.

    In the most basic terms it is just simply fun to play. It isn't trying to change the gaming world or anything but it wants you to have fun for however long you play it. There isn't nearly enough of that in modern gaming. Whilst there is unintentional humor in the voice acting and whilst the game looks charming but hardly mindblowing it is all good, simple fun and thats to be applauded, that's rare.

    You will often find this in a sale for next to nothing and if you were a fan of the old school arcade golf games from long past consoles this is the modern version of it. It's easy to play but relatively difficult to be really good at, it's quirky, its pleasantly designed and it's just good fun for a low price. I'd definitely recommend it.    … Expand
  19. ThePSButton
    Sep 28, 2020
    8
    Un relajante y adictivo juego de Golf. Perfeccionando lo que la serie ha hecho desde la época del primer PS.

    Su mayor problema es que solamente incluye 5 cursos completos y para tener 5 más hay que desembolsar buen dinero en DLC. Fuera de eso, el contenido para un jugador es basto, y si se logra hacer clic con el juego, no querrás soltar el control.
  20. drcoomer
    Mar 1, 2021
    8
    A fun and entertaining way to spend a rainy weekend. Not a whole lot of content but what is there certainly keeps you busy in VR. The courses are pretty cool and the gameplay feels as authentic as it can, without a full size club in your hand.

    Overall Score: 7.6/10
  21. Ottalaus_saus
    Mar 6, 2021
    9
    This game is awesome, definitely one of my favorite games ever. It has more than enough maps with the DLC for the game to ever get repetitive, because there are 18 holes each map as well. I'd never expect a golf game to be this addictive!

    Any negatives? Well I think this game could lengthen it's playability (although it's already fairly long) with some added golf-minigames. For a sequel    This game is awesome, definitely one of my favorite games ever. It has more than enough maps with the DLC for the game to ever get repetitive, because there are 18 holes each map as well. I'd never expect a golf game to be this addictive!

    Any negatives? Well I think this game could lengthen it's playability (although it's already fairly long) with some added golf-minigames. For a sequel that's something I'd like to see. Other than that the game is pretty much perfect. This is one of those game franchises that the devs really care for, and it's past metacritic scores show that. I hope the everybodys golf franchise gets more popular, because I highly recommend it!    … Expand
  22. juniortiger
    Apr 7, 2023
    10
    I love feeling you in game haptic feedback control and graphic amazing and I recommend pick one up in store

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#94 Best PS4 Game of 2017
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#73 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2017
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#49 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2017

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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
  3. Negative: 0 out of 48
  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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