That’s not to say Golf With Your Friends has nothing going for it, of course: it absolutely does. Again, though, given that this is designed primarily as a multiplayer game – up to 12 players can take part – the complicated, maze-like nature of some holes means that players with experience will have a clear advantage there’s no real ‘great leveller’ here that gives everyone an equal chance of victory, something all of the best party games possess. Eventually, after playing courses a number of times, you’ll remember where the best routes are for each hole and will end up with a better score as a result.
GOLF WITH YOUR FRIENDS LOCAL MULTIPLAYER TWO CONTROLLERS TRIAL
Some of the later holes in each course are pretty convoluted and require a fair amount of trial and error before you eventually realise where you’re supposed to go. This extends to playing the game as a whole, really. Once you get used to it it’s fine, but considering this is a game with a heavy multiplayer focus, it’s not unrealistic to suggest that confusion can break out among some less-experienced players. In some modes, the left stick also applies spin to the ball, which can initially cause some problems your power is shown as a horizontal gauge on the bottom of the screen so your instinct will be to move the stick left and right to set your power – but that sets the spin instead. The shot process can take a little getting used to: you aim with the right stick, choose your power in advance by moving the left stick up and down, then press A to hit the ball. Each has its own charm and its own lovely little details, but if we had one criticism it’s that each course only has a single music track that plays on a loop, which can eventually get to you considering it takes roughly half an hour to get through all 18 holes. There’s also one based on Worms, because of course there is. Each course has a theme, from sensible ones like a forest and a desert to slightly more off-the-wall offerings like a space station, a volcano and a world made out of sweets. The game contains 11 courses at launch, each with 18 holes, giving nearly 200 holes in total (a twelfth course based on Team17’s prison breakout sim The Escapists is coming soon). It’s actually even more literal than you’d think, but we’ll address that in a second. Anyone expecting anything other than a golf-themed game with a heavy emphasis on multiplayer would be setting themselves up for disappointment, and with a title like that, they’d only really have themselves to blame.
In terms of doing what it says on the tin it’s fair to say that Golf With Your Friends doesn’t pull any punches. At the time of writing, however, it’s safe to say that the idea of standing in a small area next to people from a different household is frowned upon at best luckily, Team17 is here with Golf With Your Friends, in the hope that it can offer the next best thing. When it comes to having a fun day out with some chums you can’t beat a bit of mini-golf (or crazy golf or putt-putt, or whatever you prefer to call it). Captured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked)
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