PGA Tour 2K23

 PlayStation 5
User Score
4.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 23
  3. Negative: 11 out of 23
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  1. Hoosier
    Jul 9, 2023
    0
    I got this on sale for $20. Still not worth it. I actually found it funny how bad it was(wouldn’t have if I paid full price). Not only did it go backwards, it went 2 systems backwards. This is ps3 level graphics. I have 2k21 and that’s a good game. Figured on the sale price it’d be similar just with new players, and why not get it at the sale price. Even if it was free I’d play 21I got this on sale for $20. Still not worth it. I actually found it funny how bad it was(wouldn’t have if I paid full price). Not only did it go backwards, it went 2 systems backwards. This is ps3 level graphics. I have 2k21 and that’s a good game. Figured on the sale price it’d be similar just with new players, and why not get it at the sale price. Even if it was free I’d play 21 over this. Only reason I can assume people haven’t given it a 0 out of 10 is that they haven’t played a golf game in a really long time. I’ve never put a review on here but felt I had to after this lol.… Expand
  2. Golffreak34
    Mar 25, 2023
    1
    VERY sad to charge money for a stripped down copy of 2k21 with just 1 feature added.
  3. KrillerBomb
    Nov 14, 2022
    0
    One of the worst games in the history of video games, ever. Absolutely terrible and lifeless.
  4. ShinyLane09
    Dec 23, 2022
    0
    Complete garbage is an understatement.

    You have ruined this game and it starts with the basic swing timing controls. It went on sale for 35 dollars, and that was a rip off. I can’t understand how this “update” got through QA of any kind without the conclusion being, “well these idiots will buy anything…”

    Thank you for murdering a great game.
  5. NachoProblem
    Aug 2, 2023
    0
    Game is hot garbage. Loading screens take forever, graphics look worse than 2k22, there are LESS courses, and the new swing system is abysmal. The timing on the downswing feels absolutely horrible. Way to ruin another great sports series 2k.
  6. Otherside
    Sep 6, 2023
    0
    I love golf video games. This one is fun, but the UI and constant ads are a disgusting greedy mess.
  7. Conmanus
    Aug 9, 2023
    4
    THESE DEVS ARE LAZY AND GREEDY

    I'm not even trying to be funny here- Hot Shots Golf, a ps1 game from 1997, is a better game that is way more fun to play. You can tell right away that the devs put no thought into this; the game feels lifeless. You can't even create your own character! I wanted to try out a new golf game cause I was getting nostalgiac about playing Hot Shots back in the    THESE DEVS ARE LAZY AND GREEDY

    I'm not even trying to be funny here- Hot Shots Golf, a ps1 game from 1997, is a better game that is way more fun to play. You can tell right away that the devs put no thought into this; the game feels lifeless. You can't even create your own character! I wanted to try out a new golf game cause I was getting nostalgiac about playing Hot Shots back in the early 2000's... well this game feels and looks old. The controls are so counter-intuitive that I ended up accidentally switching out my putter when I was on the green without even knowing, and smashing the ball 100 yards away, which ruined my first tournament of 'my career', and there's no restart or mulligans or anything, I have to continue from that terrible shot.

    People spend a lot of time arguing over games, but like with any art form or entertainment, genre and tech aspects and such aren't as important as the simple question of whether the game pulls you in and is fun to play. This is not. It is frustrating for all the wrong reasons. There is nothing added here to make the player excited, unless you love having ads pop up constantly trying to get you to purchase hats and shirts and crap. Just pathetic. Even the people giving this an 8 or 9 all say "...but the graphics really do suck".

    Thankfully I didn't pay a dime for this garbage, as it's free on ps+ right now.    … Expand
  8. Grommit
    Aug 6, 2023
    1
    This cash grab makes me want to get an ad-blocker for my PlayStation. Maybe there's a good game in there somewhere but I couldn't get past the stink of desperation on the home screen. As far as the gameplay I did experience before bleaching it off my SSD...
    1. The graphics don't impress, character models look bad, and everything has a stock texture feel to it. Maybe it's time to move    This cash grab makes me want to get an ad-blocker for my PlayStation. Maybe there's a good game in there somewhere but I couldn't get past the stink of desperation on the home screen. As far as the gameplay I did experience before bleaching it off my SSD...
    1. The graphics don't impress, character models look bad, and everything has a stock texture feel to it. Maybe it's time to move on from the Unity engine? I dunno... I just know I had to exit and make sure I was playing the PS5 version because I couldn't see any improvement over 2K21.
    2. If you can sit through 5 minutes of the home screen without adjusting your audio settings, color me impressed. It's supposed to be a golf game, not an IMAX movie.
    3. For the swing mechanics the game gives you 3 input methods to choose from. Though I appreciate these options, I would prefer an option to adjust the dead zone or sensitivity for the X-axis. As with 2K21 I felt stuck having to choose playability over challenge because the swing stick is so sensitive and feels wildly unpredictable. People are expected to play this with THUMBS, right? I don't recall the phrase "all thumbs" being a compliment to describe someone's deftness, precision or accuracy.
    4. The ads. This brings me to why I can't go into a more detailed review. The ad experience is absolutely atrocious... pop-ups on the home screen, banner ads all over the place, and microtransactions looming behind every accidental button press. Companies like 2K want you to believe that they have to hawk their microtransactions in order to be competitive in the market. And yet, they are one of a small group of AAA publishers that actually do it. Plenty of AAA titles come out every year with little or no in-game purchases and they seem to be doing just fine. The way ads dominate the screen real estate cheapens the game experience worse than a "free with ads" mobile game.

    I put off getting this game because of the lackluster reviews. I even went back to 2K21 to scratch that golf game itch while I waited for a sale. Imagine my excitement when it came up as one of the free PSN games for the month. Turns out I couldn't uninstall it fast enough.    … Expand

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#68 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2022
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#70 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2022

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. GameCritics
    Jan 3, 2023
    80
    In the end, PGA Tour 2K23 is far from perfect, but also much closer than anyone could have expected. With EA Sports re-entering the video golf scene next year, I have high hopes that fresh competition and a little fine-tuning will encourage 2K to deliver a resurgence of excitement to golf game enthusiasts in the years to come.
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  2. Games.cz
    Nov 8, 2022
    80
    PGA Tour 2K23 takes an already excellent golfing simulator and builds upon it, making it better and more fleshed out by adding things that were sorely needed. We’re still waiting for properly glamourous careers and tournaments but the gameplay itself will spellbind every golf fan.
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  3. Impulsegamer
    Nov 8, 2022
    88
    I’ve missed having a good golf sim and PGA Tour 2K23 is indeed a good golf sim, part of me would have like a skip button as well/instead of the speed up button so that you could get straight to your next shot rather than having to watch your shot from start to finish… but that’s nit picking and not essential. Once you get over the initial hurdle of getting used to the controls it starts to become a more relaxing experience… but not so calm that you won’t find yourself occasionally shanking your shot into the water or slicing into a bunker. Ultimately though it’s a fun way to spend some time in virtual nature.
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