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Here's my hot take:
Neo Turf Masters is overrated to hell and back
Yes, it looks nice. Yes, it has great music and sound effects. The main problem I have with it is the hand-holding difficulty level. I realize not everyone likes a decent challenge in a golf game, but NTM always makes me feel like a child. It's practically idiot-proof and makes it way too easy to hit par or get birdies. Maybe people like playing My First Golf Game? It's not my thing.
The other huge glaring issue is the announcer, she is fucking nails on a chalkboard irritating. "ON THE GWEEEEEN!" is probably the worst voice clip, but for fucks sakes you hear it at least 18 times during a full round of NTM.
I actually do like Top Player's Golf more. Yes, it's not as showy or fast paced, but it doesn't hold my hand and the announcer is pleasant to listen to. Even the optional caddie is great. The FM music is also absolutely fantastic in TPG, one of the few Neo Geo games that heavily uses FM sound. That is a criminally underrated game that is unjustly disliked.
Neo Turf Masters is overrated to hell and back
Yes, it looks nice. Yes, it has great music and sound effects. The main problem I have with it is the hand-holding difficulty level. I realize not everyone likes a decent challenge in a golf game, but NTM always makes me feel like a child. It's practically idiot-proof and makes it way too easy to hit par or get birdies. Maybe people like playing My First Golf Game? It's not my thing.
The other huge glaring issue is the announcer, she is fucking nails on a chalkboard irritating. "ON THE GWEEEEEN!" is probably the worst voice clip, but for fucks sakes you hear it at least 18 times during a full round of NTM.
I actually do like Top Player's Golf more. Yes, it's not as showy or fast paced, but it doesn't hold my hand and the announcer is pleasant to listen to. Even the optional caddie is great. The FM music is also absolutely fantastic in TPG, one of the few Neo Geo games that heavily uses FM sound. That is a criminally underrated game that is unjustly disliked.