Golf Odyssey

This game is super fun and calming but so addictively hard.

You will spend a lot of time working on the first level (no ads during level 1) then they hit you with a lot. Other than it’s ok

Clean. Zen. Fun. Difficult, but not punishing. Physics engine is very predictable and consistent. Wonderful aesthetic.

This game was precisely made for errors and mistakes to be made. With that being said the first few courses were fairly easy. The first course, the general basic entry to the game then eases harder and harder courses and holes upon those course. After completion of the third course you stumble upon so said fourth course. Those course really determines if you quit the game or not, countless times I didn’t think I’d beat it. Sooner or later yesterday night I beat it. You would think world five to be impossible, but honestly it was a bummer, less challenging more of a gimme. Although course four really made me question why I played the game, I did enjoy the challenge and the focus it had. Looking for to future updates if any.

The game entices new players with relatively* intuitive gameplay. The first couple worlds are simple enough to play casually whenever/wherever. The third world requires a bit more of your attention. The fourth world is somewhat of a monster. You may beat it your first try by accident, or you may try for years to no avail. The fifth world is a satisfying "gimme" to reward you for climbing through the trenches that are the 4th world. *The power meter only gives you a rough estimate in the later worlds. I recommend controlling your power by going from one power to the next to find the lower and upper bounds for different amounts of power. Then pick one and find the right angle!

Best game ever

Only 2 shots without add ons is way to hard and makes the game almost impossible to play.

for the first round, they had no ads unless you wanted to watch them to earn more chances. but after you past the first round, ads start showing up even when you didn’t select it.

This games gorgeous! The music and art are lovely. The gameplay is addicting as well. I opted to pay 1.99 to get the extra life and extra chances after failing. The first three worlds were relatively easy, but my goodness the 4th world is brutal! After attempting it some 100 times I decided to stop. It’s a shame cause I really enjoyed it, but I had a hard time improving my shots from attempt to attempt. If I had a note, I think an option to see what your last shot was, both the strength and the position, that way you can judge your shot based on how well you did last hit. Additionally I think a way to permanently increase the amount of balls you have would be nice, maybe add an option to rent for a low amount, or buy for a very expensive price, and increase the price for each ball. Overall it’s a great game that would like to keep playing, but I can’t seem to crack world 4.

I think this is the first time I’ve written a review for an app literally ever since getting my first iPhone in 2011. Golf odyssey reminds me of the simple genius of early mobile games. It actually engages with you. It’s addictive but not ruining addictive. It’s relaxing. It’s challenging. In a sea of poorly designed games with ads every .2 seconds, golf odyssey stands out. It’s been a very long time since I’ve come across such a high quality game. I was happy to pay a couple of bucks not to watch ads for an extra ball or a second chance. I think that’s why I made it through all the available worlds in about a week. I feel ambivalent about a permanent extra ball being attached to the purchase. On the one hand, it feels like pay for purchase play. On the other hand, it is a nice little bonus with getting rid of the ads. I think it would be cool to be able to toggle it on and off. I’m surprised there’s only 5 worlds so far! The game deserves more. In the meantime, I wish there were achievements to give the past worlds replay value. Like personal records of most hole in ones, least balls used, max hole in one streak, number of times world was completed, number of times a certain level was completed, etc. That way, you can take the time to carefully and properly develop future worlds and someone like me who got ahead can replay the old ones to bump up their stats. Thank you for the fun!