RPGolf Legends

RPGolf Legends is fun idea with some solid mechanics, but is lacking in aesthetic and exciting gameplay.

An admirably odd and confident golf mini-game/ARPG hybrid, brought down by a tedious structure.

Golf. The slow game. The businessman’s pastime. The only sport that is somehow both incredibly relaxing and insufferably stressful at the exact same time. I’ve played golf once in my life, generally enjoying it, but noticing that my lack of left handed clubs gave me a handicap that my fellow players were only too happy to ignore and exploit. Yet we all remember the roaring 90s, when Tiger Woods made us feel like the sport was cool, and Lee Carvello only reinforced this idea. So why should...

There are many indie takes on golf games that range from wacky to genre-blending and RPGolf Legends is a solid example of the latter.

RPGolf Legends is a fun golfing game, but during my time with it, I wished it was just that. I do not think the genre mash-up is bad, mind, but the execution could have been better. I did feel that, had the combat been turn-based, I might have engaged with it more. And maybe if the towns and overworld had more characterization and offered loot of sorts, I would have spent more time questing and roaming about. For the 2D RPG enthusiast, I would recommend this game, but at its current price point, I would have to do a double bogey.

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Developer ArticNet takes a giant swing forward with the second title in the RPGolf series. There's no need to take a mulligan, but the game isn't quite up to par yet.