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Golf on Mars |OT| Desert Golfing 2
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MEGATON!
How the bloomin' heck did this launch without a single thing mentioned about it beforehand... anywhere?!
How the bloomin' heck did this launch without a single thing mentioned about it beforehand... anywhere?!
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okay I played a couple hundred holes. here's a quick mini-review
- Basically Desert Golfing, but with less friction on the ground. The ball can really roll.
- The game can scroll now, meaning you don't ever really hit it off the level and have to start over. I've hit a shot and had it hilariously roll down 3-4 hills which has led to me going past the next hole.I haven't tried to go way past the hole but it seems like you could just skip all the holes and smash it endlessly.
- Lots of interesting terrain as compared to the original, such as the picture above.
- Still super duper fun for some unknown reason.
Oh I thought the OT subtitle was just being cheeky but it really is the sequel. Gotta wait for this to hit Android, been putting time serious time into DG on my commutes.
Woah, out of nowhere! Awesome. I hit 10,000 holes on the original Desert Golf and then called it. Thought it was a neat way to end it.
Gotta check this out.
Gotta check this out.
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just found the Android link:
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There's a skip button now if you hit 25 strokes! I found out because I hit an impossible hole, which I asked the developer about and he said there definitely are some of those. (The hole here is up above and to the right)
Firstly, thank you for bringing this game to my attention, as there's absolutely nothing on the App Store frontage, or even in the separate games section about 'Golf on Mars'.
As someone who stopped at exactly hole number 7,000 in 'Desert Golfing', as I was playing it a little bit too much once upon a time, I was taken aback at just how quickly/smoothly the ball rolls on Mars.
Took a screenshot on my iPad to show how 'interesting' the environment changes fairly quickly, from the faint yellow haze in the background, a long fluffy cloud and a jagged rock that appears out of nowhere.
That scrapping kind of noise when you finish a hole, followed by the 'plink' sound to signify the next hole is permanently ingrained in my conscious, and am glad it is back ... 😊
If I remember correctly, wasn't there an article on Kotaku with regards to somebody being the first person to see 'the end' of Desert Golfing, which was the ocean or something?
Yeah, I think it was just flat hole after flat hole for like 10 thousand holes or something, and then the ocean.Firstly, thank you for bringing this game to my attention, as there's absolutely nothing on the App Store frontage, or even in the separate games section about 'Golf on Mars'.
As someone who stopped at exactly hole number 7,000 in 'Desert Golfing', as I was playing it a little bit too much once upon a time, I was taken aback at just how quickly/smoothly the ball rolls on Mars.
Took a screenshot on my iPad to show how 'interesting' the environment changes fairly quickly, from the faint yellow haze in the background, a long fluffy cloud and a jagged rock that appears out of nowhere.
That scrapping kind of noise when you finish a hole, followed by the 'plink' sound to signify the next hole is permanently ingrained in my conscious, and am glad it is back ... 😊
If I remember correctly, wasn't there an article on Kotaku with regards to somebody being the first person to see 'the end' of Desert Golfing, which was the ocean or something?
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Firstly, thank you for bringing this game to my attention, as there's absolutely nothing on the App Store frontage, or even in the separate games section about 'Golf on Mars'.
As someone who stopped at exactly hole number 7,000 in 'Desert Golfing', as I was playing it a little bit too much once upon a time, I was taken aback at just how quickly/smoothly the ball rolls on Mars.
Took a screenshot on my iPad to show how 'interesting' the environment changes fairly quickly, from the faint yellow haze in the background, a long fluffy cloud and a jagged rock that appears out of nowhere.
That scrapping kind of noise when you finish a hole, followed by the 'plink' sound to signify the next hole is permanently ingrained in my conscious, and am glad it is back ... 😊
If I remember correctly, wasn't there an article on Kotaku with regards to somebody being the first person to see 'the end' of Desert Golfing, which was the ocean or something?
I hear you about the plink sound. It's very pavlovian.
I wasn't the first, but Waypoint ended up writing an article about my thread here that got me my forum tag.
That 'plink' sound is joyous, but it's not quite joyful as finding out that the person who I was casually talking to Arkestry about is YOU!
I feel oddly humbled, and it is lovely to bump in the chap who teed off upon another 15,000 more holes than I did, and saw the game through to the end ... 🌊
Going to be playing 'Golf on Mars' for a rather long time to come.
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I was stupid enough to beat it again, too. :) But that was after they patched it and cut the holes to 10,000. Once I saw this announced I immediately knew I needed to make the OT, and to make it just as minimalist as the game.
I'm having fun goofing around in this one a bit more than DG. I did this just now:
I'm having fun goofing around in this one a bit more than DG. I did this just now:
Likewise, albeit 280 holes away from where you are ... ⛳️
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interesting. I'm on 500 and didn't have any kind of bugs outside of impossible holes. the game seems to be randomized though so your 400 probably wasn't my 400.
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Really enjoying this! I'm glad to know some holes are impossible. I had one that had a deep pit that I just couldn't solve. It sure seemed impossible. Wish I had screen shotted it now. It let me skip after 25 strokes or so.
I'm glad for the skip feature. I think the reason I stopped playing the first game is I reached some hole that was just too frustrating.
I'm glad for the skip feature. I think the reason I stopped playing the first game is I reached some hole that was just too frustrating.
Anyone know what's up with the Steam release? Still not out and the page says it's still releasing on June 29th.
How did I miss this? I easily have a thousand hours on the original, over multiple phones. Best mobile game ever.
When you see the next hole and are like "ah fuck!"
Also, it only took me about 250 holes to figure out that you can scroll the screen if you use two fingers to swipe.
Also, it only took me about 250 holes to figure out that you can scroll the screen if you use two fingers to swipe.
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While aiming your shot, with another finger scroll up or down to apply spin. It's nuts!
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Picked this up the other day and i've been really enjoying it, up to hole 312 so far. Was there a web version or something of Desert Golfing? I swear i've played a bit of it but never had it on mobile. Still remember that thread a few years ago where someone got to the end which was wild
Spent nearly 300 shots on a very tricky hole that seemed possible but absurdly precise, but ended up using the skip button anyway....oh well
Spent nearly 300 shots on a very tricky hole that seemed possible but absurdly precise, but ended up using the skip button anyway....oh well
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I haven't been playing a ton (by my standards anyway) thanks to Slay the Spire on mobile which is a total time sink. I'm on hole 1456 though.
2724! It's been nice during certain periods of work downtime. I actually was maintaining a spreadsheet tracking my strokes per hole and graphing my overall average for a couple hundred holes lol...haven't kept up with it as much lately though.