The Golf Club VR
- February 24, 2017
- HB Studios
- 7h median play time
Get on SteamThe Golf Club VR is built off the foundation laid by HB Studios' "The Golf Club", taking advantage of the original game's stunning visual presentation and over 130,000, two kilometer² procedurally and user-generated courses. The Golf Club VR will allow you to enjoy your round of golf like never before. Choose the right club for every situation from your interactive golf bag. Plan how you want to …
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game offers a highly immersive golf experience, closely replicating the feel of real golf.
- There are a vast number of courses available, including user-created ones, providing extensive replayability.
- The swing mechanics and physics are well-implemented, allowing players to see the impact of their swing and improve their skills.
- The game suffers from performance issues, with frame rate drops and graphical glitches, making it difficult to play smoothly.
- Controls can be awkward, particularly for Oculus users, as the game was primarily designed for Vive controllers.
- There is a lack of multiplayer options, which limits the social aspect of playing golf with friends.
- graphics80 mentions
- 31 % positive mentions
- 56 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The graphics in this VR golf simulator receive mixed reviews, with many users noting significant aliasing issues and demanding performance requirements that lead to frame rate drops, even on high-end hardware. While some players find the visuals acceptable for VR standards, others criticize them as outdated and lacking detail compared to promotional screenshots. Overall, the game shows potential for improvement in graphical fidelity and optimization, but currently struggles with performance and visual quality.
“Incredible sense of realism, great controls, and nice graphics makes the golf club VR the best golf game for virtual reality, no doubt!”
“The graphics look great even on low settings, in my opinion.”
“The ambience, graphics, ball physics, etc., are really good, but I have a complaint about the performance of the game.”
“Graphics are extremely demanding for some reason, even though they aren't very good.”
“The blurry, ugly graphics along with framerate drops totally break the immersion for me.”
“The graphics don't match the screenshots either; screenshots look impressive, good detail and lighting, but in the VR environment, it's like playing a golf game from the 1990s (even with detail settings maxed out).”
- optimization64 mentions
- 11 % positive mentions
- 67 % neutral mentions
- 22 % negative mentions
The game's optimization has received significant criticism, with many users reporting poor performance, stuttering, and graphical issues across various hardware setups. While some players note improvements in recent updates, the overall consensus is that further optimization is needed to enhance the gaming experience, particularly for VR users. Despite these performance challenges, many still find the game enjoyable and hope for future updates to address these concerns.
“It's a perfect sim with a less perfect performance.”
“The game has been optimized so that now if you have a killer system you can run everything at max and have a stutter-free experience.”
“Assuming the developers can continue to improve upon the basic functions and performance as well as delivering new courses... I foresee playing this game well into the future.”
“It is horribly optimized.”
“Performance is absolutely abysmal, rendering the game completely unplayable.”
“Lately the stuttering and graphic performance has become dreadful.”
- gameplay60 mentions
- 42 % positive mentions
- 53 % neutral mentions
- 5 % negative mentions
The gameplay in this VR golf simulation is generally praised for its realistic swing mechanics and physics, providing a rewarding experience for players who enjoy golf. However, many users express frustration with the limited gameplay options, unintuitive controls, and issues with tracking and stability, which detract from the overall experience. While the game offers a solid foundation for golf simulation, improvements in gameplay variety and control responsiveness are needed for a more enjoyable experience.
“The swing mechanics work very well, giving you full control and leaving bad shots as pretty much your own fault.”
“The swing mechanics are as real as possible, considering players are holding a controller instead of a real, weighted club, and adhere to key components such as club rotation and swing path and contact. Striking the ball correctly affects a shot in this game as much as it does in real life, and that keeps me coming back.”
“The gameplay is amazingly rewarding and fun when you get used to it.”
“A very good VR golf simulation, somewhat let down by a distinct lack of gameplay options.”
“Greenside chipping and putting are the only redeeming qualities of this game, and it's a lot of fun here, but it doesn't make up for how broken the mid and long gameplay is.”
“Gameplay and behavior are nothing like the demo videos.”
- story20 mentions
- 10 % positive mentions
- 75 % neutral mentions
- 15 % negative mentions
The reviews primarily focus on the technical issues and gameplay experience rather than the story, indicating that players find the game challenging to control on the Oculus Quest 2. Many users report difficulties with the controllers and tracking, leading to frustration in gameplay, while a few mention enjoying the strategic aspects of navigating the golf course. Overall, the narrative elements of the game are not highlighted, suggesting that the story is either minimal or overshadowed by gameplay concerns.
“Hopefully I'll get better because it's enjoyable trying to plot your way through the holes.”
“I played this golf club VR with the Oculus Quest and the Quest controls, but it is hard to play. Swinging the club and hitting the golf ball are not working too well; the golf ball cannot go too far, only able to go a short distance.”
“Does not work at all with the Quest 2.”
“Don't buy if you're using Quest 2.”
- stability8 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The game's stability is a mixed bag, with users reporting various bugs and graphical glitches that can disrupt gameplay, particularly after updates. While some players find it relaxing and immersive, they note that the game could benefit from further optimization and bug fixes, especially given concerns about the developers potentially abandoning it. Overall, it runs well for many, but issues like flickering graphics and inconsistent swing playback detract from the experience.
“For those on the fence about buying this game because of the previous SteamVR update that broke it, I just purchased it and it runs great.”
“Runs great and feels great!”
“It's buggy and apparently been abandoned by the devs, but I find it relaxing and more like actual golf than any other game.”
“It's not a bad game; when it works, it feels almost like you're out on the course, but it's still too buggy at this stage of development.”
“Some graphical glitches can be frustrating (flickering, especially with swing playback), and bringing up swing playback sometimes fails for no obvious reason.”
- grinding6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Users find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and time-consuming, particularly criticizing the processes involved in mulligans and club selection. The overall user interface is also seen as lacking basic functionality, contributing to a frustrating experience that detracts from the enjoyment of gameplay.
“Mulligans are also tedious and time-consuming where you must go to your bag, grab a ball, drop it into a circle on the ground, and then move back around to hit the ball.”
“Selecting clubs is tedious.”
“The user interface is just tedious and is lacking basic functionality.”
- replayability3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
Users find the golf simulation game to have significant replayability, especially when compared to mini-golf games, due to its engaging VR experience. They anticipate that future advancements in VR technology, such as lighter headsets and wireless capabilities, will further enhance its playability and replay value.
“Overall, a great VR experience which is far more compelling than mini-golf games and has much more replay value.”
“I think once VR headsets lose a bit more weight, lose the trailing wire, and become wireless, then a golf sim will become infinitely more playable.”
“Overall, a great VR experience which is far more compelling than mini-golf games and with much more replay value.”
- emotional3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Users highlight the emotional impact of the game's haptic feedback, which enhances the immersive experience when interacting with the environment. However, some players report feeling discomfort due to jittering issues, which detracts from their overall enjoyment and emotional engagement with the game.
- atmosphere1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is criticized for being lifeless and uninviting, with players feeling isolated on a barren golf course that lacks any engaging elements or ambiance.
“It's just you and a completely empty golf course, devoid of any atmosphere, every single time you play.”
- music1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The music in the game is largely criticized for its absence, with players noting that the lack of a soundtrack and minimal sound effects outside of the gameplay creates a dull experience.
“There is no music, just minimal sounds from the club hitting the ball, which makes the experience very dull.”
“The lack of a soundtrack really detracts from the overall atmosphere of the game.”
“The audio experience is lacking; it feels empty without engaging music to enhance the gameplay.”
