Status hay Jun 23, 2024
I wrote a review for Golf Story where I reflect on the game's humour and my own distaste for IRL golf.
Golf Story (2017)
3.69 from 429 ratings
1014 members have it in their collection · 90 playing now · 310 backlogged · 224 wish listed
How long? Main story 17h · with extras 18h · 100% 17h (from 31 logged playthroughs)
Details
- Developers
- Sidebar Games
- Publishers
- Flyhigh Works, Sidebar Games
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Sport
- Themes
- Comedy, Drama
- Event
- Limited Run Games E3 2018 Press Conference
Release dates
- Sep 28, 2017 (Australia) Nintendo Switch
- Sep 28, 2017 (North_America) Nintendo Switch
- Sep 28, 2017 (Europe) Nintendo Switch
- Q4 2017 (Japan) Nintendo Switch
- TBD (Cancelled) (Worldwide) Wii U
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Rating distribution
5 stars
69
4 stars
198
3 stars
126
2 stars
32
1 star
4
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status tylerisrandom Jul 21, 2018
I'm losing my mind trying to beat this final course. The difficulty spike is insane!
Status MarioPrime Mar 14, 2018
Almost done with Golf Story, and really, I don't have anything negative to say about it. If you don't like golf games, sure, it's still not for you. But I really enjoy how it goes beyond just "you play 18 holes, rinse, repeat." The RPG mechanics, and sub-objectives that tie into the narrative are a nice touch. I think Mario …
Read moreAlmost done with Golf Story, and really, I don't have anything negative to say about it. If you don't like golf games, sure, it's still not for you. But I really enjoy how it goes beyond just "you play 18 holes, rinse, repeat." The RPG mechanics, and sub-objectives that tie into the narrative are a nice touch. I think Mario Golf could take a page from it and incorporate some really fun ideas that go beyond the basic golf game set-up.
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Status MarioPrime Mar 2, 2018
It's March 2nd and I'm still just catching up on so many 2017 games I missed. Golf Story is next up, and really digging it already.
