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Demo is Live on XBL as of 5:00 AM EDT - 8/14 - 8/14/2008 4:55:31 AM   
OnlookerDelay


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Status: offline 		Just played the three hole demo twice, and Hank's custom drills twice, followed by a club tuning session at the driving range. First, the demo is unfortunatly locked in Default mode and it is insanely easy to hit the ball straight. I had to try to not hit it straight in order to hit one off line. I shot two under par on both three hole rounds, without thinking about what I was doing.

There are no camera control options available in the demo. It's ball cam all the way for live shots, which I don't like. Of course if you're playing this game in Default mode, you have to have this camera to steer the ball with post shot spin. I don't like the chances for not having another option for Tour Pro mode though. One thing that immediately struck me as broken is the way the camera cuts away to impractical, useless views once you've struck a putt. I just missed a 32 foot putt that rolled by 4 feet. Instead of viewing the putt head-on from a reverse angle (where I could have gleaned some information about the break coming back), I was forced to watch it from a zoomed out, 2 foot high camera looking at it from a 45 degree angle!? This happened to a number of my putts.

What I can say positive about the game is that there seems to be more feel in the swing interface. The golfer's swing animation actually lags the stick movement in a manner that more closely resembles the laws of physics. The shot power is stronger for a tempo that flows more naturally than one that is the fastest twitch.

It's hard to make a call on the graphics. The lighting for this course had either an early morning or late afternoon tint. I thought everything looked a bit yellowish as a result. I have a sick feeling that each course is going to have its own time of day and each time you play it, the lighting will be the same.... I really hope I'm wrong about this.

And those of you who wanted to get rid of the audio stylings of Gary McCord and David Feherty, you'll be begging to have them back after 5 minutes!

Anyway, as I suspected, the demo doesn't represent the game the way I'll be playing it. I wish Tiburon could have taken a page from their NASCAR 2009 brethren in how to make a configurable, meaningful demo!

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RE: Demo is Live on XBL as of 5:00 AM EDT - 8/14/2008 5:06:05 AM   
MarkoC


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Status: offline 		What's wrong with the ball cam?

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RE: Demo is Live on XBL as of 5:00 AM EDT - 8/14/2008 5:11:34 AM   
OnlookerDelay


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Status: offline 		Ball cam destroys the perspective for me.  I want to view the shot from my golfer's perspective until it gets at least half way to its resting place.  Then I want to swith the view to a ground, or short tower based camera to track it the rest of the way.  Ball-cam is technically impressive, but it presents the action in a manner that looks whimsical to me. 

I know it's essential for Default mode players who need to steer the ball using it, but I don't get into Default mode play and ball-cam seems really out of place when playing Tour Pro mode.  I'm not saying that I want it out of the game, I just want to opt for something more traditional.

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RE: Demo is Live on XBL as of 5:00 AM EDT - 8/14/2008 7:11:10 AM   
FM6CT


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Status: offline 		Left stick default    
meaningless tuning doesn't change your attributes for the demo
Camera doesn't bother me at all

This demo did not sell me on buying this game..... definite rental so far
Will be comparing it to the PS3 version later today....

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RE: Demo is Live on XBL as of 5:00 AM EDT - 8/14/2008 7:18:23 AM   
MarkoC


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Status: offline 		If they are going to make the left stick the default for the swing I don't understand why they won't let you switch it.

Even swinging with the left stick I was still able to hit the ball straight most of the time.

The graphics look great, that Gary Player course looks sweet.

As always, a definite buy for me on the 360. I am curious to see how the demo plays on the PS3.

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RE: Demo is Live on XBL as of 5:00 AM EDT - 8/14/2008 2:13:40 PM   
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Status: offline 		No way I can get a feel for it as I can't play using the left stick and you can't change it in the demo.  One the is for sure, the commentary is absolutely PUTRID!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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RE: Demo is Live on XBL as of 5:00 AM EDT - 8/14/2008 3:01:10 PM   
musikamole


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Status: offline 		I'm downloading the 360 demo right now. Has there ever been a pre-release demo of TW before?

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RE: Demo is Live on XBL as of 5:00 AM EDT - 8/14/2008 3:13:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		its ok,  but i need to swing with the right stick

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RE: Demo is Live on XBL as of 5:00 AM EDT - 8/14/2008 3:36:53 PM   
SlickRick


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I'm downloading the 360 demo right now. Has there ever been a pre-release demo of TW before?


For the past two years there has been a demo.  I'm not sure about '06.

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RE: Demo is Live on XBL as of 5:00 AM EDT - 8/14/2008 3:56:34 PM   
IIICASHIII


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Status: offline 		looked good played good but it's still EA 

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RE: Demo is Live on XBL as of 5:00 AM EDT - 8/14/2008 4:00:24 PM   
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looked good played good but it's still EA 
I think it will be fine... all of the 09 EA efforts have been pretty good so far IMO.

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RE: Demo is Live on XBL as of 5:00 AM EDT - 8/14/2008 4:03:29 PM   
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looked good played good but it's still EA 
I think it will be fine... all of the 09 EA efforts have been pretty good so far IMO.




10s across the board in my collection.

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RE: Demo is Live on XBL as of 5:00 AM EDT - 8/14/2008 4:18:44 PM   
MarkoC


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ORIGINAL: SlickRick

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ORIGINAL: Schriney

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ORIGINAL: IIICASHIII

looked good played good but it's still EA 
I think it will be fine... all of the 09 EA efforts have been pretty good so far IMO.




10s across the board in my collection.

I wouldn't give Tiger 08 a 10 but definitely a solid 9. I expect 09 to be just as good if not better.

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RE: Demo is Live on XBL as of 5:00 AM EDT - 8/14/2008 4:29:57 PM   
SlickRick


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ORIGINAL: SlickRick

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ORIGINAL: IIICASHIII

looked good played good but it's still EA 
I think it will be fine... all of the 09 EA efforts have been pretty good so far IMO.




10s across the board in my collection.

I wouldn't give Tiger 08 a 10 but definitely a solid 9. I expect 09 to be just as good if not better.




Not that I wouldn't give Tiger 08 a 10, because we all know how I feel about that game.

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RE: Demo is Live on XBL as of 5:00 AM EDT - 8/14/2008 4:40:12 PM   
FM6CT


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Status: offline 		To me the 360 version plays better..... but I think its the controller difference and the left stick issue.... with the right stick as the swing stick it would be better for me for the PS3 .... both pretty good no obvious glitches in either one. 

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RE: Demo is Live on XBL as of 5:00 AM EDT - 8/14/2008 4:56:03 PM   
MarkoC


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ORIGINAL: MarkoC

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ORIGINAL: SlickRick

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ORIGINAL: Schriney

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ORIGINAL: IIICASHIII

looked good played good but it's still EA 
I think it will be fine... all of the 09 EA efforts have been pretty good so far IMO.




10s across the board in my collection.

I wouldn't give Tiger 08 a 10 but definitely a solid 9. I expect 09 to be just as good if not better.




Not that I wouldn't give Tiger 08 a 10, because we all know how I feel about that game.


No doubt bro, you are an EA Pimp if there ever was one.

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RE: Demo is Live on XBL as of 5:00 AM EDT - 8/14/2008 5:03:30 PM   
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RE: Demo is Live on XBL as of 5:00 AM EDT - 8/14/2008 5:08:27 PM   
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Status: offline 		I am sure the demo will be great.TW08 was good to but it all boils down to the Online play and the glitches that are there every year.they need to start releasing demos with 3 hole online games.that way we can realy test the game out as it is going to be played by the members here,online.I am downloading it now but I am still sceptic of how the online vesion will be.I have my fingers crossed..

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RE: Demo is Live on XBL as of 5:00 AM EDT - 8/14/2008 8:09:53 PM   
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Status: offline 		Looks nice, can't tell anything gameplay-wise with the retarded left swing stick. I can't believe they didn't add the option to switch it in the demo.  They will undoubtedly lose sales just by casual players trying it and thinking they are stuck that way in the full game.  I tuned my club for performance at the expense of "sweet spot" and I was consistenly slicing.  It did seem that you can't swing more than 1/4 of the way without being commited (can't swing half and stop and try again). 

I like the club tuner.  I also like the feedback on each swing where you can look at the ball in the lower left and see where you are missing.

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RE: Demo is Live on XBL as of 5:00 AM EDT - 8/14/2008 10:49:59 PM   
Drgnfyr5


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Status: offline 		Hmm goods and Bads I guess. Seems I consitently get 98% on swings and 99% is likely. Havent seen a 100% yet.

Hate the announcers but that isnt a killer. Seems very similar to 08. I think the Tuner is a good idea but I dont know how much difference it will make. I tuned for a draw and it was pretty consistent. Course that is with the forgiving controller. Like an idiot I didnt try the Turbo out!

Overall I think it will ultimately be abiout the online play. I love building my guy up but most dont. It will live or die here according to how well the online portion plays. Hopefully it is good!

As far as looks I didnt like it as much. Maybe I just am jaded but 08, nor the Demo looked as good to me as previous versions!

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