Golf Story
Pursue a golfing comeback through courses, character encounters and unusual errands, using golf shots to solve problems beyond the fairway while challenges and new equipment develop your golfer.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.1 / 10
About this game
Golf Story follows a golfer returning to his dream of turning professional. You play courses, meet their surrounding communities and tackle challenges across distinct environments. The club also becomes a tool for dealing with problems away from a formal round: hitting a ball can be the answer to something encountered while exploring. Completing challenges, solving puzzles and buying equipment develop your golfer as the story moves between courses and off-course situations. Disc golf, mowing and drone operation broaden the activities beyond conventional golf. Conversations have their own visual language, with speech bubbles moving and changing appearance to express emotion. The adventure links sporting progress to the people and problems around each course.
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AI review
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A golfing adventure for players who enjoy character encounters as much as the next round.
Using the same golf shot for sport and problem-solving could make exploration feel connected to the central activity. Equipment growth and off-course tasks suggest a journey best approached as a character adventure rather than a continuous sequence of rounds.
Strengths
- Off-course golf problems could encourage experimentation with a familiar sporting action.
- Animated dialogue bubbles may give character exchanges an expressive comic rhythm.
Weaknesses
- Mowing and drone tasks may interrupt the focus for players seeking uninterrupted golf.
Who it is for: Players drawn to golfing challenges, character progression and an adventure built around unusual everyday tasks.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension The movement between courses, puzzles and other activities may suit players who prefer changing tasks to repeated rounds. | Reviewed | 7.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Turning golf shots into problem-solving tools could reward looking at scenery as something to interact with. | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Speech bubbles that visibly react to emotion could help the dialogue carry its own performance. | Reviewed | 8.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension With compatible HD Rumble hardware, feedback for strikes and bounces may add a tactile cue to the shot. | Reviewed | 7.3 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Sidebar Games
- Publisher
- Sidebar Games
- Release date
- 2017
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Sports · Primary genre
- Tags
- Solo-friendlyInvestigationPuzzle SolvingSlow BurnExploration3D GraphicsStory-drivenLinear LevelsMain Story 10–20 HoursThird Person
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Top-down
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2017
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com