![]() Golf With Your Friends isn’t an open-world RPG like The Witcher 3 or The Outer Worlds, so translating it from beefier consoles and PC rigs to a handheld, less powerful machine resulted in it looking far better, especially on the smaller screen. It’s a functional experience that feels hollow in execution. You’re thrown into a level of your choosing with some brilliant concepts such as the Egyptian-themed desert, but everything feels very mechanical and produced – there’s nothing beyond the golfing, no progression beyond striving for cosmetics, no humorous announcers or stylized loading screens and visuals. Team17 are famous for their English-wit and charming designs, such as with the aforementioned Worms, but Golf With Your Friends lacks a lot of that personality. Very few levels feel cheap in their difficulty, and they never once felt repetitive, even in replays. There’s often alternative paths, means of skipping over certain parts as well as a vast amount of forethought that can be had, especially given the free camera at your disposal that allows for some meticulous, albeit timed planning. The environments are as wacky and inventive as you’d hope to get from a minigolf experience but that doesn’t detract whatsoever from the layouts that can reward you for taking risks or push you to find inventive ways to cut down your number of shots. World / Level DesignĮven in the very first level of the eleven at your disposal, The Forest, there are some grueling courses that put your skills, or lack thereof, to the test. As such, there’s a wealth of replay value to be had as you strive to nab those sweet unlockables. Nonetheless, the wealth of customizability that you can find in their other titles has resurfaced, allowing for you to deck out your golf ball to make it much more than the typical bog-standard white sphere. Although, at first, it does feel somewhat akin to a tech demo, as it seems to lack in a lot of the personality that bleeds into Team17’s other works such as Worms and Escapists. Nonetheless, bugs aside, Golf With Your Friends is exactly that – a polished experience. You can end up thrown under the map, trapped in a nauseating first-person perspective or lodged in a gap that reveals the underbelly of the level, all of which serve to diminish the polished feel that the game overwise basks in. Also, please consider supporting us on Patreon so that we can continue to do what we love doing. However, bugs and janky glitches leave a lot to be desired, as, at times, Golf With Your Friends feels worse than a Bethesda game on launch.Įnjoying our Golf With Your Friends Switch review so far? Don’t forget to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for more Nintendo Switch content. Toppled with responsive gameplay that’s incredibly easy to pick up, even if you still find yourself doing absolutely terrible a few hours in, and Golf With Your Friends succeeds in its goal of letting the multiplayer fun speak for itself. Connectivity is flawless, as even playing with an Australian from the comfort of the UK resulted in no input lag or delay. It’s that simple, with the former allowing for singleplayer or a couch co-op experience, whilst the latter does what it says on the tin, letting you connect with friends and family across the internet to partake in a virtual golfing experience. There are two options you’ll pick from – offline or online. ![]() The cutesy logo is sprawled atop a slick and modern interface that leaves you with very few options, opting to serenade you with some upbeat music and a quaint windmill, rather than bombarding you with a migraine-inducing mess. That extends into the intuitiveness of the design, from the second you boot up Golf With Your Friends and find yourself face-to-face with the main menu, a moment of contention that can make-or-break a first impression. ![]() The experience retains the charming simplicity of the sport with the engaging and entertaining environments that make the miniature variant so popular, whether you’re golfing in a candy land or a magma-filled active volcano. Golf With Your Friends might not be a title that rolls off the tongue but the ball that you swing with your illustrious invisible club is unbelievably smooth in its responsiveness: Team17 has magnificently brought their hit multiplayer extravaganza to Nintendo’s latest console. ![]()
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