“And here we are. The final hole of the Eternal Golf Championship. This could be his chance to become world champion – oh… oh! He was struck by lightning! No! He’s dead!” This is where the cursed golfer’s life (or should I say death) begins. Next, you’ll be tasked with bringing the Golf Purgatory’s 18-hole golf course to life by completing it. Along the way, you’ll come face-to-face with many fearsome golfers who may or may not help you.
2D golf games usually follow the same formula and tend to be relaxing and therapeutic. Cursed to Golf adds to this formula, but removes the relaxing and therapeutic part. Instead of worrying about getting stuck in the dunes, you’ll need to look out for TNT blocks, golf ball-sucking fans, and many other hazards to make life (or death) more difficult.
Another aspect that makes Cursed to Golf different Another golf game is its roguelikeness. In Cursed to Golf, if you fail to complete the course within your allotted number of strokes, you will be sent back to hole 1 and started over. Moreover, the course itself is not the same every time. The location of hazards and special statues (which give extra strokes) are different each time you dive or restart. Still “18 holes? It’s not that hard.” Now, that’s where you’re going wrong.
These courses are not the usual left to right courses avoiding inclines and hazards. Instead, what you have in front of you is a complex and difficult Metroidvania-like course. Each time you have to scout ahead and find the best strategic course of action. While this adds depth to the gameplay, it seriously detracts from the pace of the game. If something goes wrong, you can start over.
To add an extra layer of strategy to Cursed to Golf, you’ll have an array of consumable cards at your disposal to assist you on each dangerous course. These cards will help you in your journey through Purgatory in several ways. Some of the most useful cards available include a time-stopping mechanism that allows the ball to suddenly stop in its tracks, a “mulligan” that lets you redo the last shot, and a special card that explodes all TNT in sight. . to open path. My favorite is a special card that splits the golf ball into 3 after hitting, allowing you to choose which of the 3 will be the landing ball. You can also switch between 3 different clubs (driver, irons and wedges) to specify the arc and distance of your shot.
It’s no secret that Cursed to Golf is an incredibly difficult video game. One wrong or missed stroke can put you back on the 1st hole (even though you made it!). In addition, you may come across special cursed holes that offer a handicap in addition to the hard course. Some handicaps include not having trophies available that give you more strokes, being restricted from hitting the ball in one direction, or even turning the course upside down and making the controls feel very strange. .
Cursed to Golf’s first round likely won’t have any fatalities, and Thunderful Games anticipated this by including a fast-forward button that can be used at any time. This makes it easier to read hits and text that might not seem important, and comes in handy between strokes. The animation of the character chasing his golf ball is cool, but it’s enough to see him once or twice.
The highlights of Cursed to Golf are its art design and music. Both are a perfect fit for each other and full of terrifying fun. Each course is relatively unique and the soundtrack complements the visuals. Added to this are some very cool characters to encounter throughout Purgatory, from Scots to brutal and sad skeletons.
