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What the Golf? (iPd) Status: Playing I started playing this game on Friday 16 July, 2021
Current opinion of this game
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July 24, 2021 11:04:31 PM
I remember seeing a demo of this game at...the experimental gameplay workshop at GDC? (or some event like that) and being both instantly amused and incredibly skeptical. The game seemed like a single gag that would get old and tired really fast. So far, the gags keep coming and working. It's smart choice to make them all "one offs", perhaps each gag will come back later "with a twist". If that's the case, it'll still work because by then the gag is forgotten and the fun is in remembering it again. I'm not sure how far along I am but I've seen lots of these short levels and I got to a point where I need to go back and earn crowns - which means doing new levels in the them of previous levels... It feels like I'm at an inflection point where the game will either shoot up in difficulty and frustration (thus losing out) or start to get stale because...too many gags? I've only played on two different sessions and the second time around there was even a "hey, you haven't played in a while" golf level gag. So, very polished humor with little details that are genuinely amusing and fun.