When I reviewed 2K21, I said that the series was on the right trajectory. Yet the lack of real generation-embracing features – no DualSense witchcraft on PS5, no spectacular visuals – hold PGA 2K23 back from that fifth star. There's a lot here that gives off the 'EA Golf Game' feels, and the shot craft is still excellent and moreish. "Wow! That almost went in the hole!" cries the commentator as my chip rolls literal yards wide – and the contact noises between club and ball are weak and strange too. As for the sound… I heard bad commentary repeated within 20 minutes of starting up the game. Replays are slow to appear and annoying, sometimes even failing to track the ball or have a player totally block the view. Animations are lackluster, repeated frequently, and often don't even relate to the shot (my player regularly pumps his fists and goes wild after holing a double bogey putt). The crowds, courses, and landscape features feel identical, and golfer's wrists look particularly strange at address, almost dislocated. First, there's the visual aspect: it basically looks the same as 2K21 and sometimes appears off.
Yet for all its aces and hole-outs, PGA 2K23 lacks the finesse and slickness of EA's best outings. M圜areer is the main attraction and is hugely improved offering a deep player-building experience (though not without its own foibles), and the other modes provide plenty to get your teeth into after you've finished a season or are after something different.
Overall, there's way more game here than in PGA 2K21. And fixing a flaw from last time out: it's a joy to be finally able to play as a pro, and as none other than Tiger Woods himself – though you can only play as him, or the other pros or celebs, in the casual modes. The strong course designer returns too and will keep the community busy and occupied with recreating world-famous courses and crafting their own hard-as-nails ones. You can also take your efforts online in the form of Online Societies to test your skills against other players and also compete in custom tournaments. Away from M圜areer, the Top Golf mode is an excellent one and successfully recreates the golf-meets-night-out feel, enabling you to have mad fun against friends hitting targets at an illuminated driving range.
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