There?s something about hitting the course on a clear sunny day that sets the soul at ease. Sadly, as enjoyable as playing a round may be, golf is an activity that favors those with quite a bit of disposable income. Due to this rather excessive barrier to entry, it only makes sense that there?s a large community of gamers that have been clamoring for the next chance to tee off on PlayStation 4. The Golf Club 2 looks to follow up on the surprisingly solid first offering in the series, while also attempting to bury 2015?s Rory McIlroy PGA Tour, even deeper than the hole it managed to dig itself.
Returning Challenger
After living through an entire year devoid of full golf games (sorry, mini-golf doesn?t count) it was a welcome change of pace to see The Golf Club 2 make a return after several observing from the gallery. Everything that made the original iteration a shocking success is still very much present and accounted for, while also attempting to address several issues that were gigantic sticking points the first time around. The freshman outing was criticized rather heavily for its lack of a career mode. Societies are supposedly the answer to this unanimous critique, while also acting as the connective tissue that holds both the career mode and online multiplayer together. Players have the ability to custom design their own seasons, which in-turn unlocks higher complexity events as the player?s career progresses. In another interesting twist, much like in the real worl...