EA Sports PGA Tour

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  • Summary: Compete in PGA TOUR events like all three legs of the FedExCup Playoffs and THE PLAYERS Championship. Additional experiences include the LPGA, U.S. Amatuer Championship, and the Korn Ferry Tour.

    EA SPORTS PGA TOUR is the only place to play the MASTERS Tournament at Augusta National Golf    Compete in PGA TOUR events like all three legs of the FedExCup Playoffs and THE PLAYERS Championship. Additional experiences include the LPGA, U.S. Amatuer Championship, and the Korn Ferry Tour.

    EA SPORTS PGA TOUR is the only place to play the MASTERS Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Discover the best golfing destinations around the world and play championship courses, from Pebble Beach to St Andrews.

    EA SPORTS PGA TOUR is the first-ever video game to integrate ShotLink data, resulting in unrivaled gameplay authenticity.    … Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. XboxAddict
    Apr 14, 2023
    92
    Good things come to those who wait. We waited years for EA Sports to deliver a quality golf game, and not only have they delivered a quality golf game, but they have delivered THE golf game by which all future games will be judged. EA SPORTS PGA TOUR isn't just a new golf game, it's the standard. Deep character development, tons of different shot types to master, focus on accuracy and experience and the deepest collection of utilized data pertaining to golfers and their shots and performance are just a few innovations in EA SPORTS PGA TOUR that make it the uncontested king of Golf. The question shouldn't be are you getting this game, but when. A few slight blemishes within the game do, exist but now that the bar has been set, all of us Golfing fans are eager to see where the future goes with this sport's representation in video games. Congratulations to EA Tiburon for creating the best Golf experience any gamer could ever play.
  2. Generación Xbox
    Apr 27, 2023
    82
    EA Sports PGA Tour bring you to the field again after a long stand by, but now it’s time to come back to try to be the best Golf player around the world. With impressive physics and amazing modes to get fun and a bunch of content. The king of the Golf is back.
  3. Pure Xbox
    Apr 22, 2023
    80
    EA Sports PGA Tour is an excellent return to the fairways for the studio, delivering the most realistic and deep golfing action currently available on consoles. There's a slick and rewarding sim to dig into here and, with recent new additions to the choice of control set-ups, it's an experience we thoroughly recommend to golfing pros and newcomers alike. With plenty of modes, top-notch presentation, best-in-class ball physics and a fine selection of courses to master, we can see ourselves spending plenty of time with this one in the weeks and months ahead.
  4. Shacknews
    Apr 11, 2023
    70
    As a comeback, EA Sports PGA Tour performs well enough to compete with PGA 2K23 on fairly even footing. The inclusion of all four majors, the solid ball physics, the wider arsenal of shots, and the long list of official courses are impressive, though the presentation can be flat, laggy, and rough. If EA decides to turn this into an annualized sports franchise, the next installment will need to revamp the character creator and rework the user interfaces. Despite the game's flaws, though, I can still see myself casually playing it throughout the year alongside other sports games like MLB The Show 23. It’s been a while since we’ve seen two established developers battle each other within the same sport, and I’m all for it. At the very least, golf games will be made all the better from the competition.
  5. SECTOR.sk
    Apr 28, 2023
    70
    EA Sports PGA Tour is a good comeback for virtual golf, but it's a live service game that still feels unfinished and occasionally clunky. It lacks the LPGA Tour and has a slow, glitchy interface with unintuitive elements. There are no tutorials or explanations for those unfamiliar with golf, but it's enjoyable for those who know the sport and will offer more over time.
  6. Meristation
    Apr 18, 2023
    70
    Excellent visual presentation and some solid gameplay fundamentals for the future, but with some puzzling omissions.
  7. Hey Poor Player
    Apr 7, 2023
    60
    EA Sports PGA Tour lays the foundation for what could be a really strong golf game, with a lot of content, deep mechanics, and excellent presentation. Its UI issues, though, are a significant problem that shouldn’t have made it into the final release, and its swing mechanics, while easy to pick up, never feel particularly comfortable. In future years there’s definitely potential to win the tour, but for the moment, I still think the competition offers a more compelling experience.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 2 out of 8
  1. freestar76
    Apr 7, 2023
    10
    Amazing looking game and the only one with all four majors including the Masters. Great job!
  2. MinePlay512
    Apr 7, 2023
    9
    The long awaited return to the PGA Tour series is a very good one. It plays and runs smooth and it has good features. It is a very good golfThe long awaited return to the PGA Tour series is a very good one. It plays and runs smooth and it has good features. It is a very good golf simulation game.… Expand
  4. diabloNL
    Apr 18, 2023
    9
    Did take be some time to compare to PGS 2K23 and EA PGA, but I'm enjoying EA PGA much more. Some courses looks great in 2K23 while othersDid take be some time to compare to PGS 2K23 and EA PGA, but I'm enjoying EA PGA much more. Some courses looks great in 2K23 while others looks horrible. EA also has many great courses but some are bad, like Wolf Creek...something is off in the graphics department.

    EA PGA has nice lighting also on the green. In 2K23 there are beautiful moments where the light comes through the trees but often enough areas are too dark, especially on the green.

    EA feels more immersive, like I'm there playing golf. I love the small details like seagulls at the beach going all over the place when there is a decent wind. Details like a grey sky and the sun breaking through which causes the light around your player to get lighter and darker.

    Many complain about the swing mechanics but I have no issues. You can set the swing speed higher in the golfer's profile. I actually like the swing mechanics more than the one in 2K23.

    When you hit the ball it give s a good whack! I also love the different ball trails like plasma and lighting which you can buy, although I believe the prices for in game items are too high.

    What I don't like is the fact that you can't reset your career and it would be nice to have a deeper character customization. Setting you characters height and weight would be nice. Not everyone is skinny!

    Another thing I really don't like is the fact that you need to be connected to internet for career mode and actually most of the game. I know this is "normal" nowadays, but I don't like it. Once the servers are down, that's it.

    In the end they are both great games but I have now deleted 2K23 and will focus on EA.

    Well done EA. Hope you will keep working on it.    … Expand
  5. B5HARP
    Apr 10, 2023
    7
    Almost back to the Tiger Woods 2014 glory. Where is the Alternating online play? I don't want to see a ball line I want to see the fullAlmost back to the Tiger Woods 2014 glory. Where is the Alternating online play? I don't want to see a ball line I want to see the full players' swing et al. Also this game is really hard to get used to again. After playing Golf Club offerings, it really ruined my skills for EA Golf. Also there is not an option to start a different Career. Once you start one, you have to complete it with that golfer and your sign in… Expand
  6. Captiosus
    Apr 16, 2023
    5
    I cannot recommend the game in its current state.

    Pros: + Fantastic job recreating all of these courses, very realistic, detailed, and    I cannot recommend the game in its current state.

    Pros:
    + Fantastic job recreating all of these courses, very realistic, detailed, and beautiful.
    + Augusta National and St. Andrews

    Cons:
    - Career mode very buggy, visit EA's Answers (support) page and you'll see multiple complaints about career mode freezing, deleting itself, not properly completing a round, and more. These issues are happening on all platforms - Xbox, PS, and PC. I, myself, am experiencing this issue right now where it crashed at the end of the Amateur Championship and just keeps crashing any time I try to load into the next round.

    - Challenges and quests are also very buggy, frequently not registering completions.
    - 30 FPS with no performance mode.
    - Persistent online connection REQUIRED. Lose internet? EA Servers go down? No game for you.
    - Plastic player models with a VERY limited character creator.
    - Sluggish UI when trying to set up shots, choppy and sluggish swing mechanic.
    - An obscene amount of menus, all of which are very slow and cumbersome to navigate.
    - RPG elements wall off basic golf functions behind XP/Skill Point grinding.
    - In-Game customization store clearly built around selling microtransactions.
    - Putting is horrendous, especially the way the green grids and putt reads are laid out.
    - Sound bugs where the crowd or background noise just completely cut out and stay silent.

    It really feels like EA spent all of their budget on their course creation team. There's no doubt all their fancy LIDAR course scanning and other technical achievements paid dividends on the course realism, but the rest of the game could have used some of that budgeting. After 8 years from the last EA golf outing, I truly expected better. Until it gets some patches to address the serious game breaking bugs and, hopefully, a patch that allows for 60fps play, save your money and stick with PGA2K. That game has its own bucket of issues but at least it's more consistent (and regularly cheaper).    … Expand
  7. GarmaWarrior25
    Apr 12, 2023
    4
    Game looks pretty good and gameplay is ok. However, parts of the game are broken such as no quest progression or no tracking of completion ofGame looks pretty good and gameplay is ok. However, parts of the game are broken such as no quest progression or no tracking of completion of certain goals, etc.… Expand
  8. Ottalaus_saus
    May 3, 2023
    3
    There are 2 big issues:
    Firstly:
    The biggest issue I have with this game is analog stick swinging. When you first try it it's like you have a    There are 2 big issues:
    Firstly:
    The biggest issue I have with this game is analog stick swinging. When you first try it it's like you have a second of input lag. However that is not the case, the swinging mechanic is just bad. There are two main problems. Firstly your backswing decides power, but you dont stop backswinging when you pull the stick forward. You stop backswinging when you have finished your forward flick of the stick (which is supposed to be the forward swing). The second problem is the fact that you have to put the stick back to center. The forward swing isnt just the forward flick of the stick, but also the stick back to center. This ruins the timing for me. As a beginner you hold it at the top thinking your swing is done, but you end up getting a slow swing.

    Now aside from this, swinging is too forgiving. Even when you **** up, the ball still goes where you want it. I think the swinging mechanic needs a bit of an overhaul as this just isnt something you can get used to or have fun with imo.

    Second:
    Input lag! There is still up towards half a second worth of input lag in this game, tested through 3-click. It's absolutely stupid that this game stumbles on the main mechanic of the game. This may only be an xbox issue, so steer away from the xbox version if thats the case.

    These two issues make the game pretty bad. It's honestly disheartening because other than that it's pretty good. A lot of courses and a great presentation.

    Graphics are okay, theyre blurry and grainy, and foliage looks like it's completely still most of the time.    … Expand

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#71 Best Xbox Series X Game of 2023
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