The game generates courses in one huge blob instead of hole by hole, so there are barely any waits from green to tee: divots fly, bugs buzz, wedge shots impact the green with ball marks and skid back with spin. And Rory McIlroy renders those puzzles ably, better than any game in the series before. You have to assess a selection of variables - the position of your ball, the length of the grass around it, the wind, the speed and slope of the green, et cetera - and make an appropriate decision. ![]() Working my way through a golf course is like solving a puzzle, one stuffed with bunkers and trees instead of jigsaw pieces or mechanical contraptions. I can play Destiny or one of the many other action games / shooters on my hard drive, but they’re not exactly going to calm my nerves after a day spent writing and watching news. The appeal of a game like Rory McIlroy is all tied up in its meditative, familiar qualities now. I don’t play real golf any more, nor am I on the hunt for complete immersion in golf video games. I was never going to fly around the world earning millions with a putter or stalk the fairways of the world’s greatest courses, but at least I could pretend before leaving to play a round on my local 18 before sunset. ![]() ![]() (This is the first game in the series since 1998 that doesn’t bear Woods’ name or likeness.) They were stuffed to the brim with real golfers and real courses - 2004’s edition had to be spread across two GameCube discs, a storage reality that was very annoying for this lazy child - and they allowed you to immerse yourself in a world of stunning vistas and booming drives you’d never experience otherwise. I grew up playing the mid-’00s entries in the series with my dad, back when Tiger Woods was still racking up majors and gracing the game’s covers. Rory McIlroy PGA Tour came out last week for PS4 and Xbox One, and I’m not ashamed to say that I was more hyped for the game than any other release this year - more than Bloodborne, more than The Witcher 3, more than Batman: Arkham Knight, everything.
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