I Feel Sorry For Rory Putting His Name To This
In the game - Game face customization? Nerfed! - Almost gone. About 10 faces to choose form (all preset - all awful) if you can make a player that looks remotely like your self? I feel very sorry for you.
In game customization? Nerfed _ You choose from 4 pre-set golfer "types" and when you earn points the game allocates them in the different stats for you depending on the type of golfer you chose. You have no say in it.
Number of courses? Nerfed - Half the courses from the last PS3 version
Number of licensed Pro Golfers MEGA NERFED! Almost all gone. I've counted 2 so far. Told there are less than 12 in the game!
Ladies game? 100% MEGA NERFED. Added in 2013. Removed 100% in this version.
Shot Control/Gameplay - NERFED - The arcade mode is pointless.. The left analogue stick offers zero control. Literally zero. No timing required, no accuracy required. At some point pull back (well back ish. It doesn't matter how sloppy you are) and then at some later point push forward. Accuracy matters 0% Timing matters 0% The shot will be played perfectly. In game-play terms it's an exercise in futility. It's not so much "easy" mode. It's more "Why are you bothering to call this a game?" mode. Set up the shot with the D-Pad then.. do whatever you want, as long as you set up ok the shot will be played perfectly regardless.
Graphics are better, (ever so slightly. I mean really not that much, but yeah a little)
Load times are better once the round has started
Game would have made a lack lustre launch title 20 months ago.
After 2 years waiting it's a travesty. Playing 2012 Masters on my PS3 as I type this. It's a far better game and can be picked up for about $7. Not hating on EA. TW games were pretty good. The first Rory Macilroy game is poor