The Golf Club VR

Don't buy , they abandoned the game

Quite fun and reasonably close to real life club distances once you've tweaked your settings. Make sure your floor height is calibrated or you'll suffer whiffs and skied shots.

[b]A very good VR golf simulation, somewhat let down by a distinct lack of gameplay options.[/b] I don't play golf in real life, but I've always enjoyed golf games for some slower-paced, relaxing fun. What better format for such a game than VR? Not quite as "relaxing" as sitting in a chair, swiping a mouse or flicking a thumbstick, but the added immersion is surely worth the extra effort. As a pure simulation of playing a round of gold, The Golf Club VR (TGCVR) does a very good job. The graphics are pretty good (by current VR standards), and the audio is fine. As well as ambience which puts you on the golf course, you can clearly hear when you've hit your ball cleanly and when you've buggered up the shot. The swing mechanics work very well, giving you full control and leaving bad shots as pretty much your own fault. (Played on Oculus Rift S. Other HMDs may vary.) Ball physics also seem pretty good, with bounces and rolls you would expect, although some greens can feel a little too slick in my opinion. Of the various golf games I've tried in VR, TGCVR is easily the most realistic feeling of the bunch, which does it credit. Another great feature is the number of courses. There are a good number of dev-made courses to get you started. Once you've mastered those there are literally hundreds (thousands?) of user-made courses to have a crack at. It's here that you can find just about any course you want, from your favourite real-life course to complete fantasy courses that see you hitting your ball from island to island. Where the game falls down for me is it's complete lack of features. As it goes for realism over arcade action, it's understandable that there are no trick shot modes, mini-games, high score leaderboards, or anything like that. That's fine with me. However, there is also no career mode, no tournament mode, no AI to play against, very limited multiplayer, no equipment upgrades, and no progression of any kind. It's just you and a completely empty golf course, devoid of any atmosphere, every single time you play. For golfing purists the above might not be an issue, but it is for me. I like at least some sense of progress, at least some reason to play. A simple tournament mode with spectators clapping and cheering and a proper leaderboard would have been enough, even without the AI competitors actually being visible. (ie, like HB's 2D golf games.) Just something to make you feel like a pro, rather than a Billy-no-mates playing alone on an empty course on a Monday afternoon. Put simply, TGCVR nails the act of actually [i]playing[/i] golf in VR, yet completely lacks everything else that makes a [i]computer game[/i] interesting to play. With that said, I don't like arcade rubbish so it's still the best VR golf game I've played. That, and the current low asking price, are why I still give it a thumbs up.

Fix for Startup Crash on Newer Intel Processors Hey everyone! If you've been experiencing a startup crash issue with TGC VR on newer Intel processors, I've got a solution for you. I encountered the same problem with my 10th generation Intel processor, where the game would launch with a white screen and then crash. To fix this, follow these steps: Right-click the game in your Steam library. Click on "Properties." In the Properties window, go to the "Launch Options" section. Paste the following command into the launch options: cmd /c "set OPENSSL_ia32cap=:~0x20000000 && %command%" After applying this fix, the issue was completely resolved for me, and now I can play the game without any problems. For more technical information, if you want to apply this fix globally instead of per-game, or if you're curious about where I found this solution, you can check out this Reddit post https://www.reddit.com/r/Smite/comments/pl35y6/comment/he16988/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

Very disappointing. Aside from the tree issue still not being fixed, most courses have a very bleak and depressing feel. Putting greens feel way too fast and slippery. Mulligans are tedious. Selecting clubs are tedious. Somehow all in one sports vr does golf better. Also when you're new to a course and can't see where the pin is, getting an overhead view or something is a must, but this seems to be missing. Also if your ball goes out of sight, there should be a camera that shows you where it's going.

If you want to play realistic golf in your home, this game is like having your own personal golf course, highly recommend for golf enthusiests

does not work anymore for me on Quest 3